Transitions can be scary, especially when you’re in medical school. It is often very helpful to hear the wise words of the DOs and students who have already been through these changes.
A patient with chronic low back pain on long-term opioid therapy visits the physician for a medication refill. The physician finds that the patient’s pain and functional status remains unchanged and questions the benefit of continuing opioid therapy.
When many of us think about vaccines, images of children lining up for the first doses of the polio vaccine may pop into your head. This was the first publicized vaccination campaign to eradicate an easily transmissible but now preventable disease.
As Match season 2025 wraps up this year on March 21, students and DOs who are participating in this year’s National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match are anxiously awaiting to find out which programs they have matched into. The NRMP uses a computerized mathematical algorithm to place applicants into residency and fellowship programs; the algorithm … Read More
Edward Stiles, DO, FAAO (Dist.), has dedicated his career to advancing osteopathic medicine. A graduate of A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), he was mentored by leading specialists and pioneered the first hospital-based osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) services and Medicare coding system. With decades of leadership at osteopathic colleges, including the University … Read More
Let me start by saying that I don’t plan to, nor do I wish to, ever pick up a scalpel again. Depending on your line of work, you may never wish to pick up your respective medical implement either, whether it’s a stethoscope, a reflex hammer or simply a pen.
The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to [email protected]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns.
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, will host a live continuing medical education (CME) webinar on March 13 covering working with difficult patients, how to prevent conflict before it starts and how to manage it when it occurs. Mismanaged expectations can result in conflict, and even when expectations are properly set, other conflicts may arise.
Stories and storytelling illuminate ideas and create shared understanding and connection. Stories are important—powerful ones have changed the world. Some stories happen without notice, while others impose themselves on our lives.