D.O. or Do Not: The Osteopathic Physician's Journey for Premed & Medical Students
Interviews with Osteopathic physicians on how their trials and tribulations got them to where they are! Geared towards osteopathic students but also for all healthcare students, pre-medical students, practicing physicians as well as anyone else interested in medicine. Team: Pre-Medical and Medical Students. Mentor: Dr. Ian Storch, DO
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Epidose 161: Dr. Thomas Cavaliere, D.O.: Rowan-Virtua Health-COM Dean- Best in Class Primary Care!
In this episode, we will interview Dr. Thomas Cavaliere, the current Dean of the Rowan Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Cavaliere graduated from the Des Moines University Coll…
Episode 160: Dr. Katie Davenport, DO: Family Practice with an "OB" Twist!
If you enter a residency in family practice is it limiting? We've always heard things like "jack of all trade but master of none?" Not true! Listen to this D.O. who does family practi…
Episode 159: Chrissa Karaginnis- MS-IV; Primary Care ROI? Health Service Scholar!
Today’s guest speaker is Chrissa Karagiannis, a fourth year medical student at Touro California College of Osteopathic Medicine, who is currently in the thick of the residency applicati…
Episode 158: Dr. Min Je Woo, D.O. Family Practice- Is my D.O. degree accepted in Canada? Yes! Singing O' Canada!
D.O.'s are complete physicians in the US, but what happens if you go to another country? This DO went to school in America, did residency and now is practicing in Canada? How do you d…
Episode 157: Crossover: White Coat Investor with Ian Storch: D.O. vs US-MD : Which Degree is better?
Dr. Storch again? YUP! He is invited by Jim Dhale, MD to disucuss the benefits of osteopathic medicine and have a showdown with him on which degree is better!
Episode 156: Jonah Zeitlin D.O. and Samantha Gerstman, M.D.: Osteopathic vs Caribbean Showdown!? (or DO and MD in love)
What should someone know when applying to a Caribbean MD medical school? We have been asked this question more than once, but this is a D.O. podcast!
But we have the perfect answer. . .…
Episode 155: Dr. Sean McMillan, D.O.- Orthopedic Surgeon and President of the AOAO, Do you know what it takes to do Ortho? Soon you will!
Today we will interview Sean McMilan, the president of the AOAO, which stands for the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics. He will discuss why he feels orthopedics is a great s…
Episode 154: Dr. Denise Wunderler, D.O.- Orthopedic Surgery Dropout? No way! Family Practice, Sports Med and Harley Davidson! Plus, the tragedy of SUDC.
Dr Wunderler is a wonderful human being!
She started her career as an Orthopedic Surgery resident but left when she found that the specialty was not for her.
She loved sports and shifte…
Episode 153: Dr. Olutayo Sogunro, D.O. From Trauma Surgery to Breast Surgery! Saving Lives and changing outcomes!
A member of the Board of Governors for the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Dr. Sogunro feels that she was "born to be a D.O."
She will share with us her journey from growing up…
Episode 152: Dr. Anna Levy, D.O. - Hematology/ Oncology- Director of Hepato-billiary Malignancies at NorthWell Health!
In today's episode we have the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Anna Levy, D.O. Dr. Levy is an oncologist who works in the very specialized area of liver related cancers. Dr. Levy is Medi…
Episode 151: Dr. Shandra Basil, D.O.- Are there Difficulties with Family Practice? Have you considered Direct Primary Care? Is this model the answer?
Direct Primary Care or DPC is a model of medicine that has been around for well over decade. It has become a growing movement of passionate physicians focusing on restoring the physicia…
Episode 150: Dr. Lisa Warren, D.O. Dean- Western University of Health Sciences- Triumphs and Hardships!
This week, we are joined by Dr. Lisa Warren, Dean of Western University of Health Sciences, COMP and COMP-Northwest. Dr. Warren discusses the unique student experiences across the dual …
Episode 149: Dr. GinaMarie Papia, D.O.: Integrative Medicine in the modern era! What is that??
This week, we are joined by Dr. Ginamarie Papia, a remarkable physician whose journey spans from her studies at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to her current practice in int…
Episode 148: Dr. Kris Belland, D.O.- Aerospace Medicine and Medical Errors- Never say "Whoops" in the OR! and what it's like to fly an F-14 Tomcat!
Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Chris Belland, D.O., a retired Navy flight surgeon and the first osteopathic physician to serve as president of the Aerospace Medical Association. D…
Episode 147: D.O. Myths and Misconceptions 3: Osteopathic Manipulation is a Placebo? No Science? NOT! C.O.R.K.: The Conference on Osteopathic Research and Knowledge- Evidence based OMM
This is our third episode in a Series called M and M , or Myths and Misconceptions about Osteopathic Medicine. Today we will tackle the sentiment that “Osteopathic Manual Medicine is V…
Episode 146: Josh Baker, D.O., PhD- Why would you do a PhD!? The Value of the Dual Degree! Plus why Michigan State University- COM?
We are always excited when listeners reach out to us to share their story. Today, we're excited to speak with Josh Baker, a DO/PhD student at the Michigan State University College of O…
Episode 145: Dr. Michael Ayoub, D.O.- Tales from the Dark Side- NO Match? NO Soap? A New HOPE!
Michael Ayoub was an Osteopathic Medical students with great expectations. . . and then some difficulty passing a test called the COMLEX created a speed bump. He didn't Match, he didn…
Episode 144: Dr. Richard Terry, D.O.- Premed Highlight- LECOM Middletown Dean: Classic Ideas with a New Perspective
Today, we’re joined by Dr. Richard Terry, D.O., a family medicine physician and founding dean of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Elmira campus, who also holds the titl…
Episode 143: Dr. Christopher Fullmer D.O.- Integrated Plastic Surgery Resident- Can a DO match into a competitive surgical residency? You bet your Tram flap! Crossover from the Physicians Mind
Today’s episode is a crossover episode of an interview with Chris fullmer, a plastic surgery resident at Penn State. To start, our listeners should know that for plastic surgery there…
Episode 142: Dr. Nicholas Elwert, D.O.- PM & R; Neuro-Rehab in Kentucky plus Residency Matching Pearls!
Today, we have a special guest, Dr. Nicholas Elwert, DO, MS, who wears many hats in the field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R). Dr. Elwert is an Assistant Professor at the U…