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Subject Lifestyle

May 1, 2022Sunday
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The nature of caregiving

The DO Book Club, May 2022: The English Patient, Flying Blind and Patients at Risk

In its own way, each book examines the core of what we do as physicians, what our job is and where our responsibilities lie.

The DO Book Club By Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
May 1, 2022Sunday
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Building your brand

How to find your identity online and be authentic

If you are a physician who is interested in sharing more online, here are tips on how to start and how to be yourself.

What's Trending By Hala Sabry, DO
April 1, 2022Friday
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Retirement

Medicine as your Second Life: What happens when the game ends?

Medicine is what we do. In retirement it is or will become what we did. How will you handle the transition to a non-physician identity?

Back Nine By Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
April 1, 2022Friday
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Race and medicine

The DO Book Club, April 2022: Black Man in a White Coat

Damon Tweedy, MD, examines the complexities of being a Black person training as a physician and a Black patient in a system fraught with cultural, social and economic inequities.

The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
March 1, 2022Tuesday
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Social media

Which social media platform is right for you?

Learn more about the five most popular platforms for content creators, including tips on growing your following and readership based on each platform’s algorithm.

What's Trending By Hala Sabry, DO
March 1, 2022Tuesday
COVID-19 Q&Asemergency medicine
Healing with music

A prescription for music in the time of COVID-19

Jasper Yung, DO, practices the art of healing in the emergency department; he also explores the healing properties of music with the Detroit Medical Orchestra.

Pandemic By Jane Datinguinoo, OMS III
March 1, 2022Tuesday
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Narrative medicine

The DO Book Club, March 2022: Heartsounds, Echoes of Heartsounds, Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients

Heartsounds vividly describes the author’s experiences and emotions as her husband, a urologist, suffers a myocardial infarction while she is out of the country.

The DO Book Club By Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
March 1, 2022Tuesday
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Stitch fix

This hobby helps me cope with my grueling medical training

My hobby doesn’t particularly reveal my inner self to the outside world. But I’ve realized that it does benefit me in ways that I haven’t always been aware of over the years.

After Hours By Sherri Eldin, OMS III
Feb. 1, 2022Tuesday
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Student loans

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What’s new, what’s left out, and what steps to take

Here’s what you need to know about the recent PSLF changes and some steps you can take to take advantage of them.

Money Matters By Seger Morris, DO
Feb. 1, 2022Tuesday
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Art of medicine

The DO Book Club, Feb. 2022: It’s All in the Delivery and Motherhood, Medicine & Me

One DO details his quest to improve patient communication, and another shares her experiences as a mother and OB-GYN, in this month’s featured reads.

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
  • Jerry Balentine DO
    Executive VP, COO
    New York Institute of Technology
  • Jane Datinguinoo, OMS III
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Kate de Klerk, DO
    Chief Resident, Family Medicine
    Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Sherri Eldin, OMS III
    Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, New York
  • Ulysses Fernandez-Miro, OMS IV
    Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Nicolet Finger, DO
    PM&R Resident
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Michael Finley, DO
    Sr. Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
    Kansas Health Science Center
  • Deanah Jibril, DO, MS, MBA
    Assistant Clinical Professor, OB-GYN
    University of California Riverside School of Medicine
  • Wes Jones, DO
    First-Year Resident, Internal Medicine
    Temple, Texas
  • Brian Le, DO, MS
    First-Year Resident, Family Medicine
    Adventist Health, Glendale, California
  • Patrick Leary, DO, MS
    Director, Sports Medicine
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA, RDN
    Medical Science Liaison, CTI BioPharma
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • Joan Naidorf, DO
    Emergency Physician, Author, Speaker
    Alexandria, Virginia
  • Michael Olek, DO
    Attending Physician, AD of Neurology
    Touro University Nevada
  • Susan Payson, DO
    Emergency Physician
    Remote
  • Jesse Shaw, DO
    Assistant Professor of Primary Care and Sports Medicine
    OHSU, Portland, OR
  • Alex Sher, MSN, ARNP-BC, OMS II
    Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee
  • David O. Shumway, DO
    Internal Medicine Resident
    Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Aldwin Soumare, MS, OMS IV
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Jason Vadhan, DO
    Emergency Medicine Resident
    Dallas
  • Undine Vallejos, DO
    Internist
    Westchester, Illinois
  • Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
    Author and Retired Surgeon
    Mason City, Iowa
  • Polly Wiltz, OMS IV
    Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Yakima, Washington
  • Samuel Zarbock, DO
    Pediatrics Resident
    University of Wisconsin
  • Sabri Zooper, OMS III
    University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth
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