Theodore Schuck, DO, MBA, is a Philadelphia native, chief medical officer, National Health Service Scholar and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate who followed I-95 south to Florida to begin a career of service to underserved patients.
Taking a look at the past can help us better appreciate where we came from and how we got to where we are today.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health care workers, patients and the health care system in general in more ways than we ever thought possible. Although many of the impacts—such as overloaded hospitals and postponed procedures—were negative, some initiatives that began during COVID have impacted the delivery of patient care for the better.
Efforts to tackle the current student debt burden – which is especially shouldered by medical students – must reflect a balance of principle and practicality. Currently, addressing student debt is a Herculean task, which is worsening as inflation creeps higher.
Help shape the future of the AOA by serving in a leadership capacity. Nominations and applications for open leadership positions on the AOA’s 2022–23 bureaus, committees and councils (B/C/C) are now being accepted.
Our profession lost an American hero, a trail blazer, a visionary and a consummate professional on October 19, 2021 as William F. Ranieri, DO, DFACN, 80, passed away peacefully.
If you participated in the NRMP Match, the first thing you should do immediately following Match Week—before you start thinking about preparing for residency—is congratulate yourself. You have put in a lot of time and effort to reach your career goals, and taking a brief pause to give yourself positive encouragement is important.
Welcome back to The DO Book Club! This month, I reviewed Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy, MD (Picador, 2015, 294 pp.).
I know, I know … it sounds a bit paradoxical to tell physicians to start their careers with sound financial decisions when they just voluntarily sacrificed more than a decade of earning power in training while borrowing hundreds of thousands of dollars to enter a field with increasing regulation, a compensation bubble about to burst … Read More