Teaching is something that is in my blood. My grandfather, father and brother have all dedicated their lives to education. When the opportunity to make my own mark on the next generation came, I couldn’t say no. During my gap year before my medical education started, I accepted the title of Mr. Slade and taught … Read More
I still remember the feeling of stepping into Washington, D.C., surrounded by a sea of white coats. It was my first time attending the American Osteopathic Association’s DO Day advocacy conference, and as a recipient of the AOA Bureau of Emerging Leaders Scholarship, I carried both excitement and a quiet sense of responsibility.
This spring, I joined osteopathic physicians and medical students from across the country for DO Day in Washington, D.C., as a representative of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) and Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM). I was proud to be joined by outstanding students from RVUCOM along with my colleagues from the ACOI, CEO … Read More
Retirement is a dramatic lifestyle change that can be wonderful, but needs to be managed. Ideally, physicians will plan for retirement for years prior to jumping in. However, even with the best of plans, many of us are unprepared for this change.
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.
Born in Nigeria and raised in both Canada and Connecticut, Olutayo Sogunro, DO, MS, is a breast surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Sogunro’s clinical focus is breast surgical oncology. She says the whole-person care model is vitally important for patients with breast cancer. She is also interested … Read More
If you haven’t tuned up your car in years, you likely wouldn’t hop in the driver’s seat to take it on an unplanned trip across the country.
Before she was “Paging Dr. Fran” to over a million followers online, she was a medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) discovering the profound impact of a comforting osteopathic touch. Now a full-time OB-GYN and mom of three, Franziska Haydanek, DO, is on a mission to cut through the digital noise … Read More
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.