April 3, 2014Thursday medical schoolpremed Looking into the future National ShaDO Week: Schooling premeds on osteopathic medicine During National ShaDO Week later this month, premeds will shadow osteopathic medical students to learn more about the profession.
Feb. 5, 2014Wednesday medical school Expanding patient care New school aims to meld Christian worldview, dedication to underserved The Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lynchburg, Va., looks to address physician shortages in Appalachia.
June 7, 2013Friday medical schoolnontraditional students Bucking Tradition Older medical students persist, leverage life experience to achieve dreams For some older students, medicine is a natural segue from a related occupation. For others, it is a bold departure.
June 7, 2013Friday medical schoolnontraditional studentsosteopathic medical education Fast Track Young blood: What’s it like to become a physician at age 22? Remember age 18, when medical school was a faraway dream? At that age, these students were donning white coats and learning anatomy.
April 24, 2013Wednesday medical schoolosteopathic manipulative treatment Now I’m a believer Confessions of an OMM skeptic, or How I learned to stop worrying and love OMT Kevin D. Hageman, OMS III, quietly questioned the effectiveness of OMM—until his first clinical rotation.
April 24, 2012Tuesday medical schoolmuslimreligion Advocates for change Being different: Muslim DO students see themselves as cultural emissaries “When non-Muslims find out you’re Muslim, it engages them and opens up the avenue for them to ask you a lot of questions,” one student says.
April 20, 2012Friday medical school Access to care Mississippi’s first DO school desperately needed in nation’s poorest state Having opened in 2010, WCUCOM is only the second medical school in the state that ranks last in physician density.
March 1, 2012Thursday medical school Keeping the faith Indiana takes aim at physician shortfall with new osteopathic medical school In a state that ranks 38th in physician density, MU-COM plans to open in 2013 with 150 students.
July 22, 2011Friday depressionHouse of Delegatesmedical school Seeking Help AOA House acknowledges urgency of combating med student depression “Medical school is the most intense environment med students have ever been in,” one student says.
June 30, 2011Thursday medical school Cream of the crop Best medical schools? Profession mixed on fairness, merits of U.S. News rankings School representatives agree that the ranking methodology is flawed, but they differ on what should be done about it.