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Dec. 10, 2025Wednesday
Matchmatchingmedical school
Love in medicine

A couples match journey: How a DO graduate and a Caribbean medical school graduate matched together

Couple Jonah Zeitlin, DO, and Samantha Gerstman, MD, highlight some of the key differences between their medical educations.

Meet Your Match By Ian Storch, DO
Nov. 19, 2025Wednesday
Matchresidencyvisa
Road to residency

A DO’s guide to navigating the visa process when applying to residency

If you are a foreign student attending a DO school, following the Match, you will likely begin the process of applying for a visa that will allow you to stay in the U.S. for residency.

OMS Life By Anonymous
Oct. 17, 2025Friday
COMLEXresearchresidency
News

DOs hope that new research will lead to universal use of COMLEX for DOs

The research found positive correlations between performance on COMLEX and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE)/American Board of Surgery (ABS) exams, which means residency programs can confidently use applicants’ COMLEX scores to predict future ABSITE/ABS exam performance.

Oct. 14, 2025Tuesday
DO & student voicesMatchthe match
Journey to match

5 DOs share how they matched into their top-choice programs

Residents who matched into neurology, internal medicine and pediatrics provide tips, insights and resources for those going through the Match process.

Meet Your Match By Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
Oct. 14, 2025Tuesday
medical education
Medical education

COCA seeks comments on proposed amendments to COM accreditation standards

The COCA seeks comments from the osteopathic medical profession and the public at large on the proposed amendments.

Sept. 15, 2025Monday
DO & student voicesmedical schoolmilitary
School of life

How our lives before medicine help us become the doctors we’re meant to be

Whether you have worked in a restaurant, managed a business, taught in a classroom or served in the military, you carry lessons and perspectives that will make you a better physician.

OMS Life By Keith Kern, OMS III
July 1, 2025Tuesday
aamcresidencyresidents
Planning ahead

How the Residency Explorer tool can transform your application strategy

The Residency Explorer tool draws on verified information from reputable organizations, including AAMC, NBOME, NRMP, ACGME and NBME.

June 24, 2025Tuesday
DO & student voicesmedical schoolstudents
The big picture

Remembering your ‘why’ in medicine during the preclinical years of medical school

Medical students share how they stay connected to their purpose in medicine during a time when they have little direct patient contact.

OMS Life By Chayston Brown, OMS III
June 23, 2025Monday
MatchNRMPresidency
Match 2026

The NRMP 2026 Match and ERAS timeline for residency applicants

Check out our calendar for every important date during the 2026 match season.

May 30, 2025Friday
Global health

From nursing to NYITCOM: A Filipina physician’s quest for DO excellence

In an inspiring personal narrative, Filipina physician Therese Anne Limbaña, BSN, MD, DO, shares her remarkable journey from serving as a nurse in the Philippines to pursuing her passion for osteopathic medicine in the U.S.

Diversity in Medicine By Therese Anne Limbaña, BSN, MD, 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
    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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