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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), which proudly serves more than 178,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and medical students, applauds the United States Senate for adopting Senate Resolution 162, which designates April 17-23, 2023, as “National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) Week.” Introduced by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and sponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore … Read More

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.

Rotations can be a daunting task. At the beginning of my third year of medical school, recommendation letters were the last thing on my mind. Rotations require a steep learning curve, and a lot of rising third-years (including myself) feel overwhelmed. Now that I have a few rotations under my belt, I’ve learned some tips … Read More

In 2022, USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 both went pass/fail. While it has been argued that the goal of this transition was to relieve the perceived pressure of examinations and enforce a more holistic review, the reality is that medical students no longer have an early litmus test of their future competitiveness for … Read More

We celebrate Earth Day on April 22 every year, yet the health of the earth is failing. The 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Impacts report states that climate and health care are inseparable. Climatic changes can adversely affect up to 78% of known diseases by placing increased pressure on vulnerable systems, populations and regions, compounding already existing medical … Read More

Space. The Final Frontier. No, not the celestial, Star-Date, Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor kind. I’m talking about the space we occupy and the one we once occupied.