Emerging DO Platform
A digital community built by DOs, for DOs.
Explore Residency Programs
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Share Residency Experience
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Make an Impact
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Join a Community
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Explore Residency Programs • Share Residency Experience • Make an Impact • Join a Community •
Meet the Emerging DO Platform
Explore opportunities to connect, collaborate, and support fellow members of the osteopathic community through seamless digital tools for mentorship, insights, and career development.
Wherever you are in your DO career journey, the Emerging DO Platform provides valuable resources and ways to get involved.
The Emerging DO Platform will support lifelong learning, loyalty to the practice and science of osteopathic medicine, and a means to connect with a community of likeminded physicians. Through this innovative platform, members have the opportunity to transform health care while strengthening the osteopathic cultural affinity.
Insights
Access real information on DO Residency programs.
Choosing the right DO Residency program is daunting. Finding comprehensive, transparent information you need to make a well-informed decision on where to apply can feel next to impossible. Insights combines unique feedback from a wide array of sources to provide you the data you need to make the right choice.
Physicians: Give back to the next generation of DOs by sharing your residency experience.
Students: Start exploring real insights and ask questions that matter to you.
Program Snapshot
Find key residency details like hospital location, osteopathic recognition, and salary—all in one easy-to-navigate, centralized platform.
Alumni Insights
Learn from DOs who have trained in your target programs—hear about culture, mentorship, and career impact from those who’ve been there.
Forum
Engage in real-time discussions with residents and alumni in a secure, professional forum to get candid answers to your burning questions.
Mentor Program
Get connected with a DO Mentor or Mentee.
Mentorship is powerful at every stage. Our Mentor Program connects DOs looking for guidance with those eager to share their expertise, fostering growth at every career stage. With seamless technology and flexible options, mentors & mentees can build meaningful, career-shaping relationships that last.
Sign up to join an upcoming cohort and start connecting.
Feb. 2026 - May 2026
Focus: Residency Guidance (specialty selection, residency applications, how to be a competitive applicant)
Mentors: Residents, New Practicing Physicians
Mentees: Students
June 2026 - Sept. 2026
Focus: First-generation & Non-Traditional Student Guidance
Mentors: Experienced Physicians
Mentees: Students, Residents, New Practicing Physicians
Oct. 2026 - Jan. 2027
Focus: General (guidance, research, networking, career transitions, work-life balance, leadership)
Mentors: Experienced Physicians
Mentees: New Practicing Physicians
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Collaborators
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American College of Osteopathic Internists
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The American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
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American Osteopathic Foundation
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AOA Bureau of Emerging Leaders
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Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
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Maine Osteopathic Association
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Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons
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Ohio Osteopathic Association
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Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California
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Student Osteopathic Medical Association