Emergency medical kits are now providing the public with easy access to antibiotics. Just how dangerous is this development?
On Oct. 9, 2025, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) reviewed and approved proposed amendments to the “Accreditation of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: COM Continuing Accreditation Standards” and “Accreditation of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: COM New and Developing Accreditation Standards.”
AOA President Robert Piccinini, DO, D.FACN (also known as Dr. Bob), is brimming with inspiration this week in his newest segment of “The President is in.” As he grills corn on the cob, Dr. Bob chats with viewers about working with angry patients. Try to approach them with understanding and patience, he advises.
As medical students apply to residency during their fourth year, many have goals of matching into their top-choice program and specialty. I talked with five DOs who share their journeys to matching into their first-choice residency programs when they were OMS IVs. Below, please enjoy edited Q&As with each.
Emergency rooms have long been places dominated by urgency and chaos, but increasingly, physicians are finding them to be frightening places as well. Reports of intimidation, verbal threats and even physical assaults are climbing, and those on the frontlines are feeling the strain.
Osteopathic physicians are excelling as distinguished authors in many genres as they publish books that educate and entertain their readers. As a reviewer, I have enjoyed many medical memoirs and mysteries, as well as a spicy romance, all written by our physician colleagues. Below, I review two new additions to my collection of DO-written books; … Read More
Medicine is often described as both an art and a science, but for Richard Edwards, DO, and Monica Sher, MD, it is also a partnership—one that extends from their personal lives into their professional practice. This husband-wife duo are the physicians behind Elite Medical Concierge in Winter Park, Florida, a practice that reimagines the physician-patient … Read More
OMED On-Demand is now available. The program offers CME across 20 specialties and is accessible through Dec. 31. OMED On-Demand fits your schedule and location, giving you the flexibility to learn at your own pace through the end of the year.
Through an innovative online community and peer-driven podcasts, osteopathic voices continue to expand their reach across the osteopathic medical profession and beyond. Below, learn more about the launch of the American Osteopathic Information Association’s (AOiA) new networking platform, a student-led podcast supporting DO trainees and a moving podcast appearance by Veronica Nkie, DO, MPH, on … Read More