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DO leads University of Chicago military-civilian trauma training program

Lt. Col. Timothy Plackett, DO, MPH, is leading a program that trains Army medical personnel while providing critical care to patients at University of Chicago Medicine. The program provides Army personnel serving on forward resuscitative surgical teams with the opportunity to sharpen and maintain their clinical skills. They work at leading trauma centers across the … Read More

The DO Staff

05.27.21

The DO

Upcoming webinars will cover homebuying, managing student loans

Real estate experts will share strategies to increase your chance of finding a home and financial experts will discuss the best practices for handling your student debt in 2021. Learn more and register now.

The DO Staff

05.16.21

The DO

The importance of advocating for med students to receive COVID vaccines

For osteopathic medical students, signing up for the COVID-19 vaccinations wasn’t easy in the beginning, despite the fact that students were staffing vaccination clinics. In response, the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) partnered with the AOA to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for its members earlier this year.

The DO Staff

05.16.21

The DO

Across the country, the osteopathic medical community celebrates NOM Week 2021

National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) Week is April 18-24, 2021. This annual observance brings together our profession—now more than 151,000 strong—to unite in the pursuit of a common goal: celebrating and raising awareness of osteopathic medicine in communities across the nation.

The DO Staff

04.23.21

The DO

How DO students/graduates matched to their top-choice residencies in 2021

This year’s Match cycle was unlike any other, with students navigating the pandemic, virtual interviews and limits on audition rotations throughout the process. It’s currently unclear how much COVID-19 will impact next year’s residency application cycle. However, it’s certainly possible that incoming OMS IVs will encounter some of these same issues.

The DO Staff

04.14.21

The DO

Reasons to be proud to be a DO on National Doctors’ Day 2021

The pioneers, frontline care providers, leaders and innovators within the profession represent countless reasons to be proud. Here are some of many.

The DO Staff

03.30.21

The DO

What to expect during your first year of residency

DO residents share their best advice for making the challenges of intern year more manageable.

The DO

03.17.21

The DO

Recent advocacy wins combat professional discrimination against DO trainees

Following AOA advocacy, institutions in Missouri and Virginia update their policies to include DO candidates.

The DO

02.25.21

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On National Women Physicians Day, female DOs reflect on women in medicine

Women have been involved in osteopathic medicine from the very beginning. In 1892, when A.T. Still, MD, DO, opened the first osteopathic medical school, the inaugural class of 21 students included six women, according to the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine. Over the years, the number of female doctors has grown steadily. In the past 50 … Read More

AOA Staff

02.03.21