June 22, 2026Monday DO & student voicesMatchmatching Stories of success 5 insights from DO graduates who matched in 2026 We talked with five new DOs who shared their thoughts on the Match process, connecting with mentors and getting experience in your chosen specialty. Meet Your Match By Alexa Wilkerson
June 17, 2026Wednesday DO & student voices Healing What I learned about forgiveness in my father’s final days “Forgiveness is not something you grant another person; it is a gift you give yourself,” writes Gary MacDonald, DO, MS.
June 10, 2026Wednesday DO & student voicesmusicpatient care Listening with intent A tempo all her own: What a patient taught me about listening beyond words “Sometimes the breakthrough comes not from fixing what’s broken, but from finding an entirely different path,” writes Danyal Tahseen, DO. OMS Life By Danyal Tahseen, DO
June 3, 2026Wednesday DO & student voiceslifestyleretirement Living your best life Prepping for retirement: My top 10 tips From prioritizing health to setting realistic goals, Ronald Librizzi, DO, shares the things that made his transition to retirement easier. Back Nine By Ronald Librizzi, DO
May 28, 2026Thursday DO & student voiceseducationteaching Soft skills Teaching in medicine: 3 physicians share their best tips for patient education Timothy Slade, OMS III, shares his mentors’ key guidance on learning styles, connecting with patients and more. OMS Life By Timothy Slade, OMS III
May 8, 2026Friday DO & student voicespatient carevolunteer workvolunteering Global health In the Dominican Republic, a medical mission provides valuable lessons on access to care Two osteopathic medical students share their journey to Santo Domingo and the insights they gained from helping underserved patients in a new environment. OMS Life By Murshea Tuor, OMS II
April 24, 2026Friday DO & student voicesfirst generation Inspiration How mentorship helped this first-generation DO become the first Vietnamese-American dean of a medical school John Pham, DO, shares his journey of arriving in America and finding a mentor who had a pivotal impact on his life.
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 5, 2026Thursday DO & student voicesfirst generationmentoring DO connections Mentorship, the single greatest solution AOA Trustee Joshua Lenchus, DO, shares his story of how mentorship changed his life. Early on in his journey in medicine, he met osteopathic physicians who saw potential where he saw uncertainty.
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.