As you move through transitions this spring, consider the positive impacts of creativity on every stage of your life. Writing poetry, composing music and crafting visual art are fun and inspiring ways to broaden your perspective. Creativity allows one to funnel emotions into something beautiful, expressive and uplifting, and the winter is a time when … Read More
Medical school can be a stressful time. While starting school, everything is new and exciting. However, it literally is like drinking from a firehose. Endless amounts of information that seem impossible to learn. As a medical student, I felt like I needed to forget useless facts like song lyrics to make room for the Krebs … Read More
Dakota White, DO, a recent graduate from the Internal Medicine residency program at Baptist Memorial Hospital—Northern Mississippi, is committed to developing the next generation of physicians. A graduate of William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM), Dr. White serves in multiple roles including as faculty at Baptist University College of Osteopathic Medicine (BUCOM) in … Read More
Paging Dr. Kalin! This former osteopathic medical student has officially transitioned into the role of a newly minted first year resident. The recent transition of Jacob Kalin, DO, marks a significant milestone, and in this spotlight, we explore how his journey continues to evolve in the world of patient care. Prior to osteopathic medical school, … Read More
One of life’s biggest transitions for those aspiring to become physicians is the leap from pre-medical dreams to the reality of medical school. This month’s student spotlight, Akul Gupta, OMS I, is currently navigating this pivotal shift and learning not only the science of medicine but also what it takes to grow into the role … Read More
Daniel Krajcik, DO, MBA, is an osteopathic family physician based at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He currently holds the position of Chair for the AOA Bureau of Emerging Leaders and serves as the New Physician in Practice Member on the AOA Board of Trustees. As a teaching faculty member at the Cleveland Clinic … Read More
Suk-Lin Zhou, DO, is currently a PGY-3 internal medicine resident from Seattle, Washington. This year she is serving as the Resident Member on the AOA Board of Trustees, Vice Co-Chair of the BEL and Chair of the BEL Events & Scholarship Workgroup. She is so excited for the events we have planned for this year … Read More
Looking for more ways to get connected with wellness and fitness? These apps and resources offer a unique way to engage with new wellness habits! General wellness resources for trainees ACGME Meditation The Honest Guys Michael Sealey Fitness apps WeWard: Get rewards and collect cards based on the steps you take StepUp: Challenge friends and … Read More
Body, mind, spirit. These three tenets have defined osteopathic medicine since A.T. Still, DO, famously unfurled our profession’s flag in 1874. More than 150 years later, we practice in a world where efficiency often eclipses connection and metrics threaten to overshadow meaning. In such a landscape, tending to the spiritual wellness of physicians and patients … Read More