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Welcome back to The DO Book Club! For August, I am reviewing “Only the Paranoid Survive,” by Andrew Grove and “The Ottava Method: Take Your Life Up an Octave,” by Corinna Muller, DO. Both of these books are good reads as the lazy, hazy days of summer wind to a close and the crazy-busy days … Read More
Physicians pursue additional advanced degrees for various reasons, including leadership development and the desire to be a more competitive job applicant. One of the most popular additional degrees for health care professionals is a Master of Business Administration (MBA), which typically provides physicians with valuable insights into the business of medicine.
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.
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