This month, the Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) highlights one of our members, Christopher Behringer, DO. Christopher Behringer, DO, was born and raised in Saudi Arabia before moving to the United States for college. He attended the University of Central Florida, where he double majored in microbiology/molecular biology and biotechnology while pursuing his passion for … Read More
The journey to becoming a physician is not easy. However, the determination to change the world around us has fueled so many to join the field of medicine, especially our resident spotlight of the quarter, Chinaka Ukachu, DO, MPH, MAA. When Dr. Ukachu was asked what made her choose OB-GYN, she stated that her passion … Read More
The Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is a bureau of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and is housed within the Membership Department. The BEL represents osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice. The BEL has several representatives from each group of constituents. This month, we are highlighting one of our student members, … Read More
Educational debt looms over most early-career members of the osteopathic community and represents a major stressor for many residents. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a frequently pursued means to alleviate some of that burden. Are you up to date on all things PSLF? PSLF is a government program in which the remaining balance of … Read More
Transitions can be scary before they happen but look a lot less frightening once you’re on the other side. To help ease these transitions, we’ve reached out to our colleagues who just experienced some of the stressful transitions of being a medical student. Here is their advice for those moving through the process. From second … Read More
The Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is a bureau within the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and housed within the Membership Department. The BEL represents osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice. The BEL has several representatives from each group of constituents. This month, we are highlighting one of our BEL members, William … Read More
As we welcome a new year with AOA President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG, CS, leading the way, your Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is already hard at work representing all osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice throughout the country. We are your voice to the AOA Board of … Read More
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents one of the most significant changes in health care in decades, with the potential to change the way we practice medicine forever. In particular, the advent of large language models (LLM) has super-charged the AI revolution due to their advanced natural language processing (NLP) functions, generative capabilities and ability to think … Read More
With each newsletter, we will highlight one of the members representing you on the AOA’s Bureau of Emerging Leaders! This edition: Daniel Krajcik, DO. Dr. Krajcik is one of the New Physician in Practice members of the BEL (AOA members within their first five years after completing training are eligible to serve). For the past … Read More