D.O. or Do Not: The Osteopathic Physician's Journey for Premed & Medical Students

Send us Fan Mail In April of 2022, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) graciously invited the D.O. or Do Not Podcast to attend their national meeting, the "Educating Leaders” conference, in Denver, Colorado. Our two producers, Lerone Cark, MS-II at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Brooke Pillegi, MS-II at the Alabama Co...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are excited to hear from Dr. Sadia Riaz. Dr. Riaz is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist. This specialty deals with disorders of the blood as well as various tumors and cancers. Training is intensive, with three years of internal medicine residency followed by three years of fellowship. Dr. Riaz started her career in an accelerated seven-year program at NYITCOM, fo...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jeremy Polman, D.O., is a third-year internal medicine resident and aspiring gastroenterologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Polman attended Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and Baton Rouge General for internal medicine residency. He is passionate about teaching and has even worked for an online education company throughou...

Send us Fan Mail Today on D.O. or Do Not, we have Ashton Gatewood, an osteopathic medical student at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. Gatewood is a member of the Choctaw Nation and a descendant of Cherokee and Chickasaw ancestors. Before enrolling in medical school, she worked as a nurse and health care administrator at an Indian Health Services clinic in Oklahoma City for...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have Dr. Lewerenzii, who gives us a unique perspective of a physician working in a non-clinical position. Dr. Lewerenzii graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, now better known as A.T. Still University. He completed his residency in family medicine. After 10 years of practicing, he decided he wanted to do something different. Dr. Lewerenzii...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. John Biery is a family medicine-trained physician that currently teaches osteopathic manipulative medicine at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine and also recently completed an osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine (ONMM) residency. In this episode, Dr. Biery discusses the different possible routes to ONMM residency, including his unique path that involved pharmacy...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we will hear commentary from Ian Storch, D.O. to "break down" the recent "D.O." performance from Hasan Minhaj on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," both to discuss some misconceptions that may arise from the comedian's comments as well as discuss some of the hard truths that are brought up and how D.O.'s might learn f...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Joe Bush is a chief resident at the AMITA St. Francis Ob/Gyn residency program. Dr. Bush comes from a long line of physicians. Prior to residency, he served in the US Navy for four years as a general medical officer. After graduating, he plans to join his father and brother in their Ob/Gyn private practice clinic. Dr. Bush is eager to share stories from his military experience...

Send us Fan Mail Tian Yu "Collin" She is a first-year internal medicine resident at NYU Long Island. His parents immigrated from China when he was a child and he long had aspirations of becoming a physician. He chose a 7-year medical program through the State University of New York and NYITCOM.  With aspirations of becoming a gastroenterologist, he sought out mentorship from Dr. Storch a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have family medicine physician Dr. Hollis H. King, D.O. Dr. King attended UNT Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and received his Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University. He serves on the research committee for the Osteopathic Cranial Academy and is also on the editorial advisory board for The Journal of the Americ...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Amir Olfat is a native Californian and a graduate of Chapman University, where he earned a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. After graduating from Chapman, Dr. Olfat moved to New York's Hudson Valley for medical school. While in medical school, he had the opportunity to explore the greater New York area, from Brooklyn's East Flatbush to Nyack, in order to...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Julieanne Sees, DO, FAAOS, FAOA, FAOAO, is an AOA board-certified osteopathic orthopedic surgeon with dual fellowship training in pediatric orthopedic surgery and neuro-orthopedic surgery. She notably has been recently named a 2021 "Top Doc of America." She currently is the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine fellow in Osteopathic Medicine, serv...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Norman Gevitz currently serves as senior vice president of Academic Affairs at A. T. Still University. His osteopathic journey started at the University of Chicago, where he studied sociology. Interested in writing his thesis on "occupational role duplication," he spoke to an MD friend about different professions. When the topic of osteopathic medicine came up, he be...

Send us Fan Mail Dermatologist and current Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow Dr. Luke Maxfield, D.O., joins host Amir Khiabani, OMS-IV, in this episode of D.O. or Do Not. Dr. Maxfield attended Pikes Peak Community College and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, receiving a Bachelor of Science in biology. He then attended Lake Erie’s College of Osteopathic Medicine...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jenkins is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Her interest is in medical sociology, and she recently published a book describing her post-doctoral work entitled, "Doctors' Orders: The Making of Status Hierarchies in an Elite Profession." She evaluates the differences between US MD and "Non-US MD" physic...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Perry Marshall, D.O., is an emergency medicine physician. He completed medical school, his internship, and his residency all at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a member of the Health Professions Scholarship Program with the Navy, Dr. Marshall served a three-year tour in Hawaii as a general medical officer between his intern year and residency....

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Andrew Little, D.O., emergency medicine physician at AdventHealth East Orlando Hospital, joins host Amir Khiabani, OMS-IV, in this episode of D.O. or Do Not. Dr. Little serves as the associate residency director for the emergency medicine residency at AdventHealth East Orlando. In addition to this role, Dr. Little is the co-founder and host of "EM Over Easy," the off...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Aimee Stotz is board-certified in anesthesiology, pain management, and osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine. Prior to attending osteopathic medical school, she worked as a physical therapist and discovered her passion for cranial sacral therapy. Drawn to osteopathic medicine, she decided to pursue a career as a DO at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Lawrence Sands has spent over 25 years working as a public health physician. He has led a variety of local and state-level teams in community health services, biodefense preparedness, and epidemiology. Dr. Sands was introduced to medicine by working in his father’s primary care practice in Michigan before going on to earn a Master of Public Health from the University of Michig...

Send us Fan Mail An emergency medicine physician by training, Dr. Thomas Boyle, DO, FACOEP, FACEP, currently serves as the dean of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) at Midwestern University. As a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine, Dr. Boyle began his career at Midwestern University in 1992. From 2001 to 2008, he served as its Student Education coordinator and chai...

Send us Fan Mail Jann Gael, OMS-IV, is a medical school student at Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest. Born in Amarillo, TX, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of science in biology before spending several years working at the university as an embryology research assistant. During his time in research, Gae...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of D.O. or Do Not, we interview Dr. Melanie Jessen. Dr. Jessen is the Family Medicine Residency Director at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Jensen also serves as the second-year Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine course director at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of D.O. or Do Not, we welcome Dr. Justin Boge. Dr. Boge did a residency in anesthesiology at UW Madison and a fellowship in pain medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He is an Air Force veteran who is currently on staff at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  While working part-time in his pain management practice, he is simultaneously furt...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we interview Dr. Georgeanne Freeman, a family medicine physician who graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. She then went on to complete her intern year at East Tennessee State University followed by a family medicine residency at the University of Washington. Currently, Dr. Freeman owns her own full-spectrum...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of D.O. Or Do Not, Dr. Tonni Bacoat-Jones shares her story with us. Dr. Bacoat graduated with a degree in mathematics from Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She attended medical school at Des Moines University and completed a traditional osteopathic rotating internship in Brooklyn New York. Dr. Bacoat completed a residency in anesthesiology and a pain...