April 29, 2016Friday mental healthmental illnessosteopathic medical education ‘What you don’t see’ Watch: Medical students discuss mental illness Osteopathic medical students urge teachers, colleagues and classmates to look out for and assist one another.
April 29, 2016Friday burnoutmedical schoolosteopathic medical educationvideowork-life balance Student health Osteopathic medical students share burnout prevention strategies When discussing ways to prevent burnout, medical students emphasized the importance of maintaining a life outside of medicine.
March 24, 2016Thursday mental illnessosteopathic medical educationvideo Student perspective Promoting mental health awareness: Med schools host OMS Day of Wellness Thirty-three osteopathic medical schools celebrate the OMS Day of Wellness with activities dedicated to medical student wellbeing.
Feb. 17, 2016Wednesday anatomyosteopathic medical education Beyond memorization Q&A: What do fossils and osteopathic medical education have in common? Jonathan H. Geisler, PhD, is an expert on the evolutionary history of whales, dolphins and porpoises. He’s also an anatomy professor at NYITCOM.
Feb. 13, 2016Saturday anatomyosteopathic medical educationresearch Comparing creatures When your anatomy professor is a paleontologist NYITCOM faculty members use their knowledge of ancient and modern animal species to teach anatomy to osteopathic medical students.
Dec. 23, 2015Wednesday free health care clinicsosteopathic medical education Let’s get clinical After a long day of studying, CUSOM’s student-run clinic is my reward “In the nine months I’ve been volunteering, I’ve been thrilled to realize how much I actually can do for a patient,” writes Claire Unruh, OMS II.
Dec. 21, 2015Monday clinical rotationsosteopathic medical education Best foot forward 9 ways to succeed in your clinical rotations After interviewing attending physicians and reflecting on her own experiences, Farrah Fong, OMS IV, offers tips to her fellow medical students.
Dec. 17, 2015Thursday medical schoolosteopathic medical education Student focus Words of wisdom: How my mentors helped me see beyond my textbooks In his first year of medical school, Adi Y. Segal began wondering if becoming a physician is worth the significant effort. Here’s what his mentors had to say.
Dec. 4, 2015Friday osteopathic medical education Training transformation Innovating medical education: 3 COMs receive $75,000 grants from AMA MSUCOM, ATSU-SOMA and OU-HCOM Cleveland join a medical school consortium that’s working to reshape how future doctors are taught.
Oct. 8, 2015Thursday osteopathic medical educationresidency trainingsingle GME accreditationvideo Building Momentum Single GME transition: Your top questions answered AOA President-elect Boyd R. Buser, DO, shares the latest updates and answers questions about the single GME accreditation system.