The BEL represents the interests of osteopathic medical students, resident physicians, fellows and new physicians in practice.
The American Osteopathic Association’s Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is the representative body and advocate for all osteopathic medical students, osteopathic physicians in postdoctoral training and early career osteopathic physicians.
Looking for leadership opportunities within the osteopathic profession? Explore opportunities within the AOA and other osteopathic organizations to see where new physicians in practice, residents/fellows and osteopathic medical students can get involved. This directory outlines the governing bodies and committees driving the profession forward.
Each year, the BEL sponsors scholarships opportunities for residents, fellows and new physicians in practice to attend AOA events like DO Day and OMED. Learn more about how you can advance your professional development and engage with your profession through these events!
View updates below from the most recent issue of the Looking Forward BEL newsletter.
Sweeney is a student at MWU/CCOM and has recently taken on the role of National Research Director with SOMA.
Read moreDr. Parker is passionate about family and rural medicine, and his professional interests include POS ultrasound, OMT and office-based procedures.
Read moreFormer AOA President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG, CS, reflects on what lies ahead for the osteopathic profession through leadership and stewardship.
Read moreMany medical students don’t pursue hobbies outside of their studies. Blake Kendrick, OMS II, encourages us all find a passion outside of medicine in the pursuit of mastery.
Read moreThe following BEL members represent osteopathic medical students, residents and new physicians on the AOA Board of Trustees.
Daniel M. Krajcik, DO, MBA
Daniel M. Krajcik, DO, MBA, currently serves as the AOA’s New Physician in Practice Member. Dr. Krajcik also serves on the Ohio Osteopathic Association’s (OOA) strategic planning committee. He is an associate staff physician with the Cleveland Clinic Primary Care Institute in Avon, Ohio, and coordinator of the osteopathic curriculum in the Family Medicine Residency Program.
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Suk-Lin Zhou, DO
Suk-Lin Zhou, DO, currently serves as the Postdoctoral Trainee Member of the AOA Board of Trustees. She is a second-year resident in internal medicine at Washington State University, where she provides comprehensive patient care across inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Zhou is is particularly interested in complex diagnostic medicine and patient-centered care.
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Ethan Galloway, OMS IV
Ethan Galloway, OMS IV, serves as the Student Member on the AOA’s Board of Trustees.
Jennifer Kendall, DO
Jennifer Kendall, DO, serves as the program lead for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Spine Program at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis. She is on the Board of Directors for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), and serves as Chair of the AOA Membership department, which oversees the BEL.
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