It’s a marathon, not a sprint. I say this to my patients and medical students all the time. Everyone’s journey to medical school is unique - some matriculate straight from college, others take time off or have an entire career before deciding on medicine (in my medical school class we had a nurse, a lawyer, and an opera singer). Whatever path you’re on, keep...

The news including The Rachel Maddow Show, CNN, and NPR have yet to apologize for attempting to turn DOs (Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine) into a political smear campaign. So let’s take a moment to educate them and the rest of the world on a few key terms including OMM and the differences between DOs and Osteopaths.OMM, also known as Osteopathic Manipulative...

Photo Credit: shootwithcassDOs may be less common but we are not less than MDs. It takes years to receive the education and training needed to be a US physician but minutes to destroy our reputation. The media is capitalizing on the healthcare crisis and trying to discredit DOs because of the current political arena. CNN and NPR implied Dr. Sean Conley was less...