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

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This is our first episode in our new resident series. 

In this episode, we will be talking with Dr. Ryan Moncman, a neurosurgical resident at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 

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Approach it with a good attitude, defined as: 

• working with diligence and a smile
• understand that the patient is always watching

Dr. David Elkowitz comes from a line of physicians, with his father being one of the founders of NYITCOM.  He trained as a pathologist and found early on in his career that he had a passion and skill for teaching students.   

For years, he was a professor at NYITCOM and was ultimately recruited by the progressive Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Zucker is an MD institution where he now holds the title of Associate Dean.  Dr. Elkowitz wins teaching awards almost yearly and has inspired and mentored thousands of students over the years. 

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On today’s episode of D.O. or Do Not, we will be talking with Dr. David Galinkin. Dr. Galinkin is an infectious disease expert who graduated from NYITCOM in 1998, did his IM residency at North Shore Manhasset, and completed his ID fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Today, he will take us through his journey in medicine and give us his thoughts on the COVID-19 situation. 

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Welcome to our third episode. We hope that you and your family are staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. Our podcast will continue to give you high-quality interviews with relevant information from the safety of our homes. 

For our interview, we have Dr. Adena Leder, a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders. Dr. Leder graduated from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999 and completed her neurology residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center. She moved on to finish her movement disorder fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in 2004 and practiced clinical neurology for 10 years before joining NYITCOM.

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Dr. Matt Nelson is an emergency medicine physician who received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from NYITCOM in 2001 and trained in emergency medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. He was selected as chief resident in his final year and subsequently completed a fellowship in emergency ultrasound.

In addition to his numerous publications, he became program director of the prestigious emergency medicine residency at North Shore/LIJ-Zucker School of Medicine in 2014. As program director, Dr. Nelson has selected and trained hundreds of EM physicians, both DO and MD, over his career.  By reputation, both medical students and residents feel that their love of emergency medicine was fostered by Dr. Nelson and feel that their training would not be complete if he were not there to guide them in their training. Today, Dr. Nelson will not only shed light on his personal path to success but also give insight into what a residency looks for, particularly for osteopathic students, especially with the new changes recently instated by the NBME and USMLE.

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In the first episode, we delve into the career path of Dr. Ian Storch, an accomplished gastroenterologist and founder of this series. Tune in to discover how he overcame numerous obstacles throughout his professional career as well as invaluable advice regarding how he achieved his career goals. 

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Osteopathic Medicine is a distinct pathway for training physicians in the United States. There are currently 34 schools that have trained more than 145,000 practicing physicians. Osteopathic medicine has a holistic approach at its core and has historically been geared toward training primary care physicians. 

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Hosted and produced by Ian Storch, D.O., and Tianyu She, OMS-III
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