July 1, 2013Monday Hero Next Doormedical missions ‘Indefatigable’ Michigan DO’s passion for surgery spurs four decades of annual missions Every summer for the past 42 years, Harris M. Mainster, DO, has spent six weeks in the developing world performing surgery.
June 7, 2013Friday medical schoolnontraditional students Bucking Tradition Older medical students persist, leverage life experience to achieve dreams For some older students, medicine is a natural segue from a related occupation. For others, it is a bold departure.
June 6, 2013Thursday graduate medical educationmedical specialtiesneurologyosteopathic medical education Medicine of the Mind Neurology on the brain? Here’s how to specialize in it “To be in neurology, you need a pure sense of curiosity about the unknown,” says Wynde Cheek, DO. “It’s kind of like deep space.”
June 5, 2013Wednesday osteopathic manipulative treatment Healing Touch Helping hands? DOs make case for teaching MDs OMT basics Several DOs believe that instructing MDs in OMT builds awareness of OMM and leads to more referrals.
June 3, 2013Monday osteopathic medical educationpremed Liberal Arts Edge or liability? DO students weigh effects of majoring in the humanities Humanities majors need to study even harder in med school, but many believe their skills will be an asset in their medical careers.
May 30, 2013Thursday osteopathic medical education Sharing is caring DO students find classmates to be collaborative, not cutthroat Do the bonds formed in OMM lab, the types of personalities attracted to the field enhance cooperation among students?
May 2, 2013Thursday nutrition Slow Food What’s for dinner? How DOs are helping patients figure out what to eat In the age of smartphones and tweets, bad diet advice has never been more widespread.
May 1, 2013Wednesday pathologyspecialties Behind-the-scenes experts Medicine’s detectives: Pathologists master the art of diagnosis “Pathologists must be definitive,” says Jack S. Moskowitz, DO. “When I see cancer, I call it, but I have to be absolutely sure.”
April 26, 2013Friday Hero Next Doororgan donationpatient care Gift of life Transplant surgeon inspires admiration from patients, colleagues Alan N. Langnas, DO, who heads a renowned transplantation program in Nebraska, fell into the field by chance.
April 18, 2013Thursday disaster medicine From celebration to tragedy DOs at Boston Marathon become first responders to gruesome scene Two DOs—a race medical director and a runner—quickly responded to the bomb blasts.