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

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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 American Osteopathic Association. We hope you enjoy listening to Dr. King talk about his journey as well as his passion for cranial osteopathy!

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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 College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as Ben Berg, our premedical student liaison, attended the conference to continue our mission of promoting awareness of osteopathic medicine by interviewing leaders in the field.
We would like to thank Dr. Robert Cain, president of AACOM, Joseph Shapiro, director of media relations, and Helene Cameron, vice president of medical education services for having us at the conference and supporting the podcast. We had an amazing experience and would recommend the conference to any medical or premedical students interested in learning more about the inner workings of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic medical education.
Today on the D.O. or Do Not podcast, we have Dr. Sharon Gustowski, the chair of the Department of Osteopathic Principles and Practices (OPP) at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. For those unfamiliar, D.O.’s treatment modalities are similar to our M.D. counterparts, with OPP being one of the main factors that makes osteopathic physicians unique by giving us another “tool in the tool belt” with hands-on musculoskeletal treatment.
In this episode, Dr. Gustowski discusses both her clinical practice, which focuses on manual therapy for children, as well as her role as a professor of OPP in Texas. She will further share her views on how new osteopathic students engage with the philosophies and techniques of osteopathic manipulative medicine, and why these techniques and philosophies bring value to all osteopathic students, regardless of what specialty they pursue.

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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 College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as Ben Berg, our premedical student liaison, attended the conference to continue our mission of promoting awareness of osteopathic medicine by interviewing leaders in the field.
We would like to thank Dr. Robert Cain, president of AACOM, Joseph Shapiro, director of media relations, and Helene Cameron, vice president of medical education services for having us at the conference and supporting the podcast. We had an amazing experience and would recommend the conference to any medical or pre-medical students interested in learning more about the inner workings of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic medical education.
In this episode of D.O. or Do Not, we have Dr. Joel Dickerman, the current dean of the newly established Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the first osteopathic school in Kansas. Dr. Dickerman will discuss the new campus in the city of Wichita and what makes the school special, including innovations in education, a virtual anatomy lab, and a team-based approach to learning. He discusses some of the benefits to students looking for population management and in-person experiences that they may not get elsewhere. He explains the pros of attending a new school and helping to shape the future of the educational experience. He also talks about the diverse clinical opportunities that are open to students while in Kansas. Dr. Dickerman shares his unique journey and how being treated by an osteopathic physician while in high school changed his trajectory from becoming a teacher to an osteopathic physician and finally coming full circle as a dean of an osteopathic medical school.

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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 and residency training that highlight just how critical of a role osteopathic training plays in patient care. We hope you enjoy this episode.

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Dr. Jennifer Caudle is a board-certified family medicine physician and associate professor in the department of Family Medicine at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Caudle was a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital residency program in internal medicine in Baltimore, MD, and an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Caudle graduated with honors from Princeton University and earned her medical degree from UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine.
She appears as a regular on-air health expert for local and national news networks, including The TODAY Show, The Dr. Oz Show, CNN, FOX News, The Rachael Ray Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Fox 29 Philadelphia News, PBS, and many others.
Her health articles have been published in The Daily Beast, CNN.com, DoctorOz.com, and ABCNews.com, and she has been quoted by USA Today, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Prevention, Shape, The Huffington Post, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, and others.

Dr. Jen is a spokesperson for the American Osteopathic Association and a radio/video host for ReachMD.
She is a national lecturer on opioid prescribing for physicians. She presents the CORE-REMS “ER/LA Opioid REMS: Achieving Safe Use While Improving Patient Care” lecture throughout the country. She also presents workshops on health, wellness, and motivation to companies and organizations, and she lectures on the topic of childhood bullying to hospitals and healthcare organizations.
As a musician who plays the cello, Dr. Caudle has performed in orchestras and string ensembles internationally. She attended Walnut Hill School for the Arts and studied cello at the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School during her high school years. Dr. Caudle is a former trustee of Walnut Hill School for the Arts.
In 1999, Dr. Caudle earned the title of Miss Iowa and competed in the 1999 Miss America Pageant.
Interviewed by Dr. Carisa Champion
Edited by Thomas Jasionowski