May 3, 2012Thursday new physicianspractice managementwork-life balance Career Journeys Q&A: New physician finds equilibrium between academia, clinic, home A mother and a wife, Shannon C. Scott, DO, knows all-too-well the juggling act faced by new physicians craving balance.
May 2, 2012Wednesday advocacy Prescription for controversy DO to Congress: OTC rule ‘significantly’ cuts into time for sick patients Joel M. Feder, DO, told a House subcommittee of the burdens of the new rule that expands the need for prescriptions for OTC medications.
April 27, 2012Friday physical medicine and rehabilitationspecialties Perfect match DOs a natural fit for physical medicine and rehabilitation Mutual attraction characterizes the relationship between the specialty and osteopathic physicians.
April 24, 2012Tuesday medical schoolmuslimreligion Advocates for change Being different: Muslim DO students see themselves as cultural emissaries “When non-Muslims find out you’re Muslim, it engages them and opens up the avenue for them to ask you a lot of questions,” one student says.
April 20, 2012Friday medical school Access to care Mississippi’s first DO school desperately needed in nation’s poorest state Having opened in 2010, WCUCOM is only the second medical school in the state that ranks last in physician density.
March 28, 2012Wednesday advocacyDO Day on Capitol Hill Up the hill DO Day participants press for GME increases, reallocation With nearly 1,000 students taking part, DO Day on Capitol Hill focused on the future of graduate medical education.
March 28, 2012Wednesday advocacyDO Day on Capitol Hill Putting patients first Improve patient access to quality care, DO Day participants tell Congress DOs, students highlight four bills related to patient access, including one to repeal a burdensome provision of the health reform law.
March 16, 2012Friday advocacypatient care An eye for advocacy Q&A: Spirited, Vietnam-born TCOM grad takes no freedoms for granted ”Here, we have freedom of speech and freedom of the press,” says the blogging, letter-to-the-editor-writing ophthalmologist Tayson DeLengocky, DO.
March 1, 2012Thursday anesthesiologyspecialties Dream Job Anesthesiology’s allure: High pay, flexibility, intellectual stimulation DO anesthesiologists describe their field as fast-paced and demanding, yet amenable to family life and personal time.
March 1, 2012Thursday medical school Keeping the faith Indiana takes aim at physician shortfall with new osteopathic medical school In a state that ranks 38th in physician density, MU-COM plans to open in 2013 with 150 students.