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May 6, 2026Wednesday
motherhood
Finding balance

Medical school & motherhood: The stats, the reality & the truth

Amid the chaos of training and new motherhood, one osteopathic medical student discovers that letting go of perfection and learning to be present may be the most essential skills to cultivate.

May 5, 2026Tuesday
Mother’s Day

The family business: When mother and daughter both choose osteopathic medicine

Four families, two generations, one shared philosophy: Meet the mother-daughter duos who are turning the art of osteopathic medicine into a powerful family legacy.

May 5, 2026Tuesday
Mother’s Daywomen in medicine
Like mother, like daughter

No glamour, all heart: Why this surgeon-mom is proud her daughter chose the same path

Nelayda Fonte, DO, shares her own journey in osteopathic medicine and she and her daughter, Kaili Yap, OMS I, discuss how Yap chose the same field.

May 5, 2026Tuesday
Mother’s Daywomen in medicine
In her footsteps

In Kirksville, Missouri, a milestone in motherhood and medicine

As graduation, residency and new motherhood converge, Madeline Taber, OMS IV, steps into a family legacy shaped by her mother, Mary Kennedy, DO.

May 5, 2026Tuesday
Mother’s Daywomen in medicine
Leading by example

Lessons from mom: Why personal connection is a physician’s best tool

As one enters residency and the other nears retirement, this mother-daughter duo in osteopathic medicine embodies a shared legacy of patient-centered care across generations.

May 5, 2026Tuesday
Mother’s Daywomen in medicine
Healing generations

Full-circle care: From children to centenarians

Through unconventional detours and “lightbulb” moments, mother-daughter duo Katherine Galluzzi, DO, and Claire Bogan, DO, have built a unique legacy of care that covers the full human experience.

April 20, 2026Monday
DO & student voiceshospitals
TLC for L&D

3 DOs featured on recent episode of HGTV’s ‘Home Town’

The hosts of this popular renovation show transformed several rooms in a maternity ward in Laurel, Mississippi.

March 2, 2026Monday
DO & student voicesjobs
Life lessons

Did you work in the service industry before becoming a physician?

Working in nonmedical service industry jobs before medical school helps prepare us for the realities of practicing medicine, writes Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA.

Feb. 16, 2026Monday
Start your engines

Motorsports medicine: An emerging subspecialty ripe for growth

Motorsports medicine is a growing subspecialty addressing the extreme physical and cognitive demands faced by racecar drivers, with osteopathic physicians uniquely positioned to enhance safety, recovery and performance through OMM.

Jan. 29, 2026Thursday
DO Day
Advocacy & adventure

Beyond the Hill: Making the most of DO Day in Washington, D.C.

Connect with lawmakers and explore D.C.’s landmarks, museums and local gems during DO Day.

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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
    Retired sports medicine director
  • 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, D.C.
  • 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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