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The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to memberservice@osteopathic.org. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here.

An 83-year-old woman presented to the outpatient clinic in December 2020 with the complaint of recurrent bilateral frontal headaches for 3 months. She did not identify any precipitating factors. She described the headaches as random, dull in nature, non-positional, and non-radiating. She denied nausea, vomiting, phonophobia, or photophobia. Most headaches were rated 6 out of 10 in severity, … Read More

I had a psychic aura reading done for fun in December 2021. One of my main colors was yellow, which symbolizes optimism and positive energy. I laughed out loud when I received my results because I thought I was leaning more pessimistic. Being rejected from medical school for basically three application cycles can do that … Read More

The Doctors Blackwell, Janice Nimura’s history of the famous sisters, Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, and Emily Blackwell, MD, presents so much more to her audience than the history of these two pioneers in medicine. Their story casts a spotlight on a tumultuous time in American history.

To the Editor: We would like to thank Dr. Boulet and coauthors for their comments on our article in their Letter to the Editor. The letter’s authors raise some important points regarding our study’s limitations and the value of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) for osteopathic applicants to post-graduate training programs.

The time to prepare to match into residency starts early in your third year. Two critical components of preparing to apply to residency include writing your residency personal statement and asking for letters of recommendation.