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Subject Lifestyle

Nov. 21, 2025Friday
exercise
Movement

How physical activity trains our brains for medicine—and how to fit it into your schedule when you’re in training

Physical activity trains both the body and the brain, helping medical professionals stay focused, manage stress and perform at their best.

After Hours By Katarina Milosavljevic, OMS IV
Nov. 18, 2025Tuesday
DO & student voices
Giving thanks

Growth, patient openness and free food: What health care workers are grateful for this season

“I am grateful for the children I currently serve at a psychiatric residential program,” writes Stephanie Lee, DO, MS, who also shares reflections on gratitude from other members of the health care team.

Art of Medicine By Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
Nov. 18, 2025Tuesday
gift guideholiday gift guide
‘Tis the season

The best holiday gifts for DOs and osteopathic medical students in 2025

Peruse great gifts for DOs and students, from a quality water bottle and book light to a personal memoir kit, a doctor’s bag and more.

Nov. 12, 2025Wednesday
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Opportunity

Applications now open for the AOA’s 2026 Leadership Academy

The AOA’s Leadership Academy provides an opportunity to gain leadership skills in preparation for future roles within the osteopathic medical profession.

Nov. 11, 2025Tuesday
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Weight lifting

How a passionate DO became a bodybuilding champion

Don Gibbon, DO, shares how he became interested in bodybuilding, why he’s so passionate about staying in shape and how he prepares for his competitions.

After Hours By Don Gibbon, DO
Nov. 4, 2025Tuesday
mental health
Healing out loud

DO’s bipolar diagnosis leads him to a career in psychiatry

After publicly sharing his bipolar diagnosis as a premed, Logan Noone, DO, transformed his lived experience with mental illness into a driving force for empathy and advocacy in psychiatry.

Burnout By Vania Manipod, DO
Oct. 30, 2025Thursday
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Under the surface

The DO Book Club, Nov. 2025: ‘Recitatif’

Tim Barreiro, DO, breaks down Toni Morrison’s only novella, which he says deserves a place on every physician’s nightstand.

The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Oct. 28, 2025Tuesday
Medical history

Where medicine meets macabre: A tour of America’s most chilling medical exhibits

These exhibits offer eerie yet fascinating glimpses into medical history, showcasing preserved specimens, rare anatomical displays and unsettling artifacts.

Oct. 22, 2025Wednesday
OMED25
A changing world

OMED25: Thought leader on creating change shares insights on adapting to rapidly advancing technology

Speaker and musician Cameron Atlas shares a four-step approach to discovering and developing breakthrough ideas.

Oct. 6, 2025Monday
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Holistic habits

The DO Book Club, Oct. 2025: ‘Mindful Beauty’ and ‘Doctor Goldman’s Guide to Effective Patient Communication’

Joan Naidorf, DO, reviews two new additions to her collection of DO-written books; one is a compelling self-help book and the other is a great professional resource.

The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO

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Editor in Chief
Vania Manipod, DO
AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Orange County, California
Advisory Board
  • Mahi Basra, DO
  • Parul Chhatpar, DO
    Preventive medicine resident
    UMass Chan, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
  • Alyssa Cole, DO
    Assistant Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Laura Dalton, DO
    Retired OB-GYN
    Boynton Beach, Florida
  • Jennifer Gaertner-Otto, DO
    OB-GYN resident
    York, Pennsylvania
  • Angel Green, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Tristan Hazebrook, DO
    Psychiatry resident
    North Carolina
  • Deborah Herchelroath, DO
    OB-GYN hospitalist
    UPMC Magee Womens - Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rachana Kolli, OMS IV
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Patrick Leary, DO, MS
    Director, Sports Medicine
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
    Psychiatry resident
    Corvallis, Oregon
  • Saahir Mukherjee, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Asheville, North Carolina
  • Ahmed Nahian, OMS III
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill
  • Joan Naidorf, DO
    Emergency Physician, Author, Speaker
    Alexandria, Virginia
  • Aerial Petty, DO
    Family medicine health policy research fellow
    Washington, DC
  • Miko Rose, DO
    Psychiatrist and Founding Dean of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's proposed college of osteopathic medicine
    Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Jeanne Sandella, DO
    VP for Professional Development Initiatives and Communications at the NBOME
    Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
  • Steve P. Sanders, DO, MBA
    Recently retired internal medicine physician
  • Akshay Sharma, OMS IV
    California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
    Psychiatry resident
    BayCare, Lutz, Florida
  • David O. Shumway, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Ian Storch, DO
    Gastroenterologist and podcaster
  • Ilana Stukal, OMS IV
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Gene Tekmyster, DO, MBA
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
  • Undine Vallejos, DO
    Internist
    Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness-Carpentersville Community Center, Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
    Author and retired surgeon
    Mason City, Iowa
  • Curtis Wilkerson, OMS I
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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