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Osteopathic physicians and students connect with international osteopaths in Australia

By The DO Staff

01.24.25

Imposter syndrome has always been something that I struggle with, and when I attended the 2024 Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA) conference in Sydney, Australia, in October as a DO student, I questioned my ability to make a meaningful contribution to the conference. Despite my advocacy journey with the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) and the AOA, there are still times when I feel that I have stumbled onto this path by mistake.