Voices

Burnout

Sneha Karthikeyan, OMS III

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: Turning awareness into action

More organizations are recognizing the need for longitudinal mental health resources for clinicians and health care systems.

Art of Medicine

Badi Eghterafi, DO

My 2020 reflections on working as a family physician during COVID

Badi Eghterafi, DO, shares raw reflections from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as insights about the peace he found afterward.

Meet Your Match

Tristan Hazebrook, DO

Residency interview tips from faculty and newly matched DOs

Residency interviews require more than just strong qualifications. Recently matched DOs offer their best interview tips, which cover building connections, staying authentic and embracing the unexpected.

The DO Book Club

Stephanie Lee, DO, MS

The DO Book Club, Sept. 2025: ‘Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy’

Sarah Ban Breathnach’s book is composed of 366 essays about exploring your life and journey through creative expression, contemplation and self-directed action.

DOs to Know

Alex Sher, DO, MSN, APRN

6 DOs, 1 amazing story: After escaping Vietnam in the ’70s, this family embraced osteopathic medicine

Huy Nguyen, DO, FACOS, shares how his refugee family became a powerhouse of six DOs dedicated to whole-person care.

OMS Life

William Rinaldi, DO

Making the move from the second to third year of medical school

Laura Frackiewicz, OMS IV, shares how she approached studying for COMLEX and scheduling and prepping for rotations.

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"Her essays for each day of the year focus on your spirituality being in union with your lifestyle. In a world where brute force, aggressiveness and physical power are applauded and rewarded, we must be reminded of our holistic nature of being human."

Focus The benefits of pursuing research

DOs and medical students explain how research has helped guide them, and what to look for.