Feb. 1, 2022Tuesday Ask A LeadercareerleadershipMBAMHAosteopathic medical education Ask A Leader Physician leadership: How do I move from practicing medicine into an administrative role? Our advice columnist answers a DO’s question about advancing one’s career and a student’s question about dual-degree programs at COMs. Ask Dr. Balentine By Jerry Balentine, DO
Nov. 29, 2021Monday DEImedical educationosteopathic medical education Focus group Med students discuss the minority tax, tokenism and other DEI issues they have encountered Student leaders came together to discuss challenges and potential solutions to address challenges encountered by underrepresented minority osteopathic medical students.
June 2, 2020Tuesday medical schoolmedical specialtiesosteopathic medical education Predicting primary care Women are almost twice as likely to choose primary care as men, study finds Researchers review the influences on medical students’ choice of specialty with the goal of improving the primary care pipeline.
Aug. 14, 2019Wednesday empathymedical studentsosteopathic medical education Soft skills Will medical schools start testing for empathy? A new JAOA study gauged the empathy levels of more than 16,000 DO students to establish a set of national norms, which serve as a benchmark for assessing future applicants’ suitability to the profession.
Aug. 22, 2017Tuesday academic medicinecareerosteopathic medical education Career Paths Academic medicine: This DO found her calling in the classroom Stacey Pierce-Talsma, DO, is changing the practice of medicine one student at a time.
June 21, 2017Wednesday leadershiposteopathic medical education News in Brief OU-HCOM student elected national chair of the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents Dan Krajcik, OMS IV, will be the voting voice of all osteopathic medical students.
May 31, 2017Wednesday COCAosteopathic medical education COM accreditation COCA to vote on accreditation standards The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is holding a public meeting June 5 on its accreditation standards for COMs.
May 31, 2017Wednesday leadershiposteopathic medical education Celebrating a legacy ‘Courageous impact’: Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, trailblazer for women and minorities, retires The DO talks with the first African-American woman to be named dean of a U.S. medical school about her impact on the osteopathic profession.
May 24, 2017Wednesday leadershiposteopathic medical educationstudents A unique voice First osteopathic medical student to lead the SNMA shares plans “I am dedicated to actively breaking down as many barriers as possible,” writes Danielle Ward, OMS IV.
May 5, 2017Friday innovationosteopathic medical educationstudents Art of Observation Art & medicine: Finding color in the gray Educators at KCU-COM are incorporating the healing properties of art into the medical school curriculum.