Kenneth J. Veit, DO, senior vice president for academic affairs at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), delivered 2023’s A.T. Still Memorial Lecture at the AOA’s House of Delegates meeting in July. Dr. Veit started off his lecture by telling the audience of how PCOM got its start just a few years after A.T. Still, … Read More
This time of year, prior to the ERAS application deadline, many residency programs are hosting virtual open houses. These virtual events are typically from late July to September and serve as an opportunity for interested applicants to learn more about the program.
When I was a medical student, I developed a love of health policy and advocacy. It was an unexpected trajectory for me, but now I can’t see myself doing anything else within the realm of my career as a family medicine physician. The majority of what I initially learned, however, I learned on my own. … Read More
I was two years into clinical practice and that day already running late with clinic patients. I spent so much time restarting my laptop with system updates and failing wireless connections, I thought for sure I could make up the time by just moving faster—so I did.
Pregnant and lactating individuals have long been withheld from clinical trials due to fear of the unknown effects of a particular medication, vaccine or other intervention. In reality, in a clinical trial, the same could be true for a nonpregnant individual, but they are offered informed consent to proceed with the trial.
As readers of The DO, you are probably already familiar with many well-known osteopathic physicians, from the founder of osteopathic medicine, A.T. Still, DO, MD, to civil rights pioneer William G. Anderson, DO, along with countless others. The three osteopathic physicians discussed below are less well-known but have nonetheless made lasting impressions on history.
The AOA’s The DO magazine has received a 2023 Gold Circle Award for Best Digital Publication from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).
Medicine is a cornucopia of different experiences, walks of life and worldviews. Torben “Ben” Hamilton, DO, is a recent medical school graduate and a proud second lieutenant in the US Army. He has just recently started his family medicine residency at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The AOA’s 103rd House of Delegates (HOD) annual meeting drew more than 1,100 osteopathic physicians, medical students, delegates and guests to Chicago in July, where Ira P. Monka, DO, MHA, FACOFP, was installed as the AOA’s 127th president during the weekend’s most anticipated event.