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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 [email protected]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns.
As an oral board examiner for the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AOBOG) since 2010, I am a passionate advocate for AOBOG certification. I am a member of AOBOG’s Executive Committee and have served as chair of the written exam committee.
As a book reviewer for The DO Book Club, I have expanded my limited reading adventures to a wider variety of genres that I might never have gone to on my own. “Passages: A Voyage from War to Peace,” a 2025 novel written by a retired physician, P.K. Edgewater (his pen name), is one of … Read More
Each year, we both celebrate and are celebrated on March 30 for National Doctors’ Day (NDD). While the gratitude expressed by others is meaningful, this occasion is also a powerful reminder for us to reflect inward by acknowledging our own sacrifices and commitment. Self-care and self-celebration are not indulgences—they are essential for sustained excellence in … Read More
The American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) has launched Project Future, a collaborative initiative and strategic roadmap designed to navigate the fast-evolving medical and sociocultural landscape osteopathically.
Artificial intelligence is already embedded in the daily reality of osteopathic medicine. Students use it to study. Residents use it to clarify clinical questions. Faculty use it to organize teaching. Health systems are testing AI for documentation, patient education, operations and clinical decision support. Whether we invited it or not, AI is in the room.
Ileft my clinical clerkships on a high, plane ticket in hand and eager to carry this new clinical lens into my longstanding passion for global public health. Throughout my life, service trips to Kenya and Honduras have shaped my life choices, from selecting my college major to committing to medicine. This year, I planned to … Read More
If you search the app store for “mental health,” you’ll find yourself scrolling through hundreds of options. Meditation apps, therapy apps, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, mood trackers—the list goes on. The mental health app space is saturated, and it can be overwhelming to decide which ones are actually useful and worth downloading.
Join the AOA for the osteopathic profession’s premier public policy event of the year: DO Day 2026. Whether you attend in-person or virtually, DO Day offers a platform for physicians and medical students to sharpen their leadership skills while advocating for the legislative issues that matter most to doctors and patients alike.