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As 2024 comes to a close, The DO is taking a pause to review the stories our team and contributing writers have worked hard on this past year. These pieces, many of which were written by very talented members of the osteopathic medical community, inspired us, provided us with new perspectives and ideas, and helped … Read More
The AOA is currently accepting applications for the Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) DO Day Scholarship, which provides opportunities for osteopathic residents and fellows to attend DO Day on Capitol Hill, set for March 22-23 (virtual) and March 26-27 (in-person), 2025.
As I approach the three beehives comprising my tiny backyard apiary, I pause several yards away to check in with my mental state. I’m about to perform brief, targeted inspections on each of the hives, encountering tens of thousands of bees in the process.
As the osteopathic medical profession celebrates its 150th anniversary, the latest Osteopathic Medical Profession (OMP) report finds the profession to be in a consistent state of growth. This year, for the first ever, the number of DOs in the U.S. surpassed 150,000 (the exact number is 157,456). Eleven percent of all U.S. physicians are DOs.
Remember the Three A’s of a successful practice? Be Able, Affable and Available. That bit of advice served many of us well although some, no doubt, did OK with Meat Loaf’s musical axiom, “Two out of three ain’t bad.” But if your practice days are winding down, there are a few things you should have … Read More
The year was 2002 and I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting on a torn chocolate-brown leather couch in the chief resident’s office at North Shore University Hospital after a long shift. There were four of us leaning on a low-lying coffee table with many scratches, stains and scars winding over it. … Read More
The American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) and the American Board of Surgery (ABS) are collaborating on the ABS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) Focused Practice Designation (FPD).
Despite receiving a negative review from The New York Times, “Night Watch” by Jayne Ann Phillips is a National Book Award nominee and a Pulitzer Prize winner. The book is a work of historical fiction set during the Civil War and its Reconstruction aftermath, showcasing numerous themes that make this novel a definite recommendation—trauma and … Read More
Does a surgeon’s undergraduate medical training impact patient outcomes? That is the question that researchers set out to answer when they conducted a study that was published in JAMA in October. The study examined patients’ health and wellbeing after surgery performed by DO and MD surgeons. It used Medicare claims data from 2016 to 2019, … Read More