May 14, 2026Thursday medical educationmedical schoolmental healthstudents Mental Health Month One of the biggest challenges in medical school—and how it gets a head start Miko Rose, DO, discusses burnout among medical students and shares strategies for combatting it. OMS Life By Miko Rose, DO
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
Oct. 31, 2025Friday DO & student voicesmedical school A passion for learning The NASA engineer who went to osteopathic medical school at age 58 Clarence Nicodemus, DO, PhD, shares his inspiring story and journey to becoming an osteopathic physician later in life. No Limits By Curtis Wilkerson, OMS I
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 15, 2025Tuesday advocacyDO & student voicesDO Daymedical schoolpatient care Be the change 5 ways to get involved in advocacy as a medical student Margo Winter, DO, shares the reasons that engaging in advocacy was an integral part of her medical school experience. She also offers advice on how to get started as a med student. Advocacy By Margo Winter, DO
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
May 2, 2025Friday medical school Persistence & purpose This DO student started med school at age 50. Now, she’s sharing her journey on Instagram and TikTok “Med-fluencer” Jen Reinmuth Birch, OMS III, is inspiring nontraditional students nationwide by showing them that it’s never too late to follow your dreams. DOs to Know By Angel Green, DO
May 1, 2025Thursday DO & student voicesmedical schooltransitions Adapting Preparing for the transition from third to fourth year of med school William Rinaldi, DO, an emergency medicine resident, shares his best tips for studying for COMLEX, scheduling rotations and preparing for rotations. OMS Life By William Rinaldi, DO
March 26, 2025Wednesday clinical rotationsmedical schooltransitions Transitions 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. OMS Life By William Rinaldi, DO
Sept. 30, 2024Monday COMLEXDO & student voicesmedical school Overcoming obstacles Task failed successfully: How I turned my failed board exams into a triumphant residency Brian Mason, DO, shares his story of navigating COMLEX failures and how a past connection led to a match. OMS Life By Brian Mason, DO