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Playing sports is a great way children can stay active and healthy and develop skills like persistence that will help them throughout their lives. Sports are also incredibly popular among American children, with 54.1% playing at least one sport, noted Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, during a recent OMED CME session.
The average medical resident is earning around $75,000 annually, according to Medscape’s 2025 Resident Salary and Debt Report. Average salary for U.S. residents increased 6.5% this year, a jump from the 4% increase that Medscape reported in their 2024 report. In the report, Medscape noted that resident pay has increased more significantly in the past … Read More
With Halloween right around the corner, now is the perfect time to learn about some of America’s most macabre medical exhibits, full of fascinating, unsettling and downright eerie artifacts and specimens.
New research has found positive correlations between performance on Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE)/American Board of Surgery (ABS) exams. The study’s authors hope that their published research will encourage all surgery residency programs to no longer require osteopathic candidates to take the United States Medical Licensing … Read More
At OMED 2025, speaker and musician Cameron Atlas presented a keynote presentation on how we go about moving through change and embracing rather than running from advancing technology. Atlas is a thought leader on creating change and has 15 years of experience helping organizations adapt to changing environments. In his work, he blends sharing his … Read More
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.