March 2, 2026Monday DO & student voicesjobs Life lessons So-called ‘lousy’ summer jobs make better physicians 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. 17, 2026Tuesday DO & student voicesfirst generationpatient care Seeing patients as family First-generation medical student: Listening matters in uncharted waters When Brianna Scivinsky, OMS II, first shadowed osteopathic physicians, she noticed something that immediately resonated with her: the depth of their relationships with patients.
Feb. 13, 2026Friday AOiADO & student voices #DOProud How do we rebuild a sense of community between DOs, and why should we? Eric Lesh, DO, explores methods of maintaining connection among osteopathic physicians and shares details about the AOIA’s new Emerging DO platform.
Feb. 11, 2026Wednesday DO & student voicesOlympicssports medicine Pathway to Italy Meet the DO who’s serving as the Team USA CMO for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games Jonathan Finnoff, DO, shares details about his past experience at the Games, what the role is like and how he found his way to this position.
Feb. 10, 2026Tuesday Black History MonthDO & student voicesThe DO book club Black History Month The DO Book Club, Feb. 2026: ‘Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come’ In her book, Darnita Anderson Hill, DO, expands on the contributions Black DOs have made to osteopathic medicine. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Jan. 29, 2026Thursday DO & student voicesretirement Golden years A recently retired DO shares what motivated her to take the next step confidently Wendi Lovenvirth, DO, shares how she came up with her “5 M’s of retirement” and how they helped her transition to this new stage. Back Nine By Wendi J. Lovenvirth, DO
Jan. 27, 2026Tuesday DO & student voiceslifestyle medicineNWPDwomen in medicine NWPD Physician leader Bisi Alli, DO, talks women in medicine and the power of writing our own stories Ahead of National Women Physicians Day on Feb. 3, Dr. Alli shares her experience of being a woman in medicine, her thoughts on the power of storytelling and more.
Jan. 20, 2026Tuesday DO & student voicesretirement Golden years How physicians can lose their identity in retirement and what to do about it Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA, shares details about the identity crisis he experienced when he retired and how he resolved it. Back Nine By Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA
Jan. 8, 2026Thursday AOADO & student voicesfirst generation Inspiring stories Interview with first-generation DO highlights the importance of mentorship AOA Trustee Joshua D. Lenchus, DO, says mentorship was “probably the single greatest solution” to overcoming the challenges he faced as the first person in his family to pursue medicine.
Dec. 3, 2025Wednesday DO & student voicestop 10 Osteopathic perspectives A year in review: The DO’s top 10 stories of 2025 As The DO and our contributing writers celebrate the close of another year of insightful and inspiring stories, we’re taking a look back at the most popular articles of 2025.