OMM is like a martial art form, it’s a healing martial art; you need to practice it…you’ve got to be doing this every day. And, as with martial arts, there are masters for each style of practice. In this episode, Student Doctor Colon “Vinny” Cook, OMS-III at ATSU-KCOM, interviews OMM master Dr. Alex King, DO. Dr. King is the Associate Professor and Residency Program Director of osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. They discuss his route to osteopathy, including a background in sculpture, and his use of creativity in medicine.  

Student Doctor Cook completed academic fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, or OMM, during medical school. OMM is sometimes also called Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, or OMT. (For a definition of OMM/OMT for the layperson, skip ahead briefly and listen to 22:20 - 24:30.)

You can find Dr. King on social media:

Instagram: instagram.com/doctor.alex.king

TikTok: tiktok.com/@doctor.alex.king

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Doctoralexking 

For more on OMM/OMT, check out this presentation: https://www.atsu.edu/ncoppe/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Intro-to-OMM-2024-1-Introduction-to-OPP.pdf

If you’re a Missouri medical student, don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a $100 Fabletics gift card to upgrade your scrubs! 

To enter:

1. Leave a comment on this episode and let us know which episode has been your favorite so far.
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Giveaway ends March 31, 2026. Winner announced in April episode.

Producers: Tam Nguyen, OMS-III & Sammy DeLuca, OMS-IV

Audio Engineer: Ben Iba, OMS-II

Communications Director: Angelina Hein, OMS-II

Outreach Coordinator: Trinh Nguyen, OMS-II

**This podcast and our parent organization, MAOPS, did not receive any financial gain or otherwise benefit from the resources mentioned. The opinions are that of the medical students alone and not of their parent institutions.**