Category: The DO

I walked into the emergency department and met my new preceptor, who introduced himself and told me to get access to electronic medical records.

For a medical student, failing to match may be one of the most difficult challenges to face and overcome. But there is help. The DO spoke with Scott Glassman, PsyD, clinical assistant professor and associate director of the master of science program in Mental Health Counseling at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), about overcoming … Read More

The focus on physician well-being continues to gain prominence in the health care space, particularly within the clinical learning environment as physicians and physicians in training seek to eliminate burnout and find more joy and meaning in work.

Deane Stryker, a first-year student at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, was fatally stabbed Saturday at a public library in Winchester, Massachusetts. She was 22.

Navy Lt. James A Mazzuchelli, DO, of Orange Park, Florida, died Feb. 24 following injuries sustained when he was struck by a tail rotor of a helicopter. He was 32.

Some of the Honduran patients standing in line at Clinica Medica to see the team of U.S. medical personnel had been on waiting lists for years. It was an eye-opening experience for Lauryn Przeslawski, DO, a third-year ob-gyn resident at Metro Health in Cleveland, Ohio, and member of the healthcare team that traveled to Honduras … Read More

As most doctors can attest, the chasm between how medicine is portrayed in television dramas set in hospitals versus the reality of an actual hospital experience is vast.

Launched in 2016 by the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP), today marks the third annual OMS Day of Wellness. The day aims to raise awareness, encourage open discussion and erase stigmas surrounding mental health.

In this piece, a student reflects on how an office-based opioid agonist treatment is a viable modality for primary care physicians to consider.