New Bill Exempts Health Care Professionals from H-1B Fee
Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) introduced the H1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961).
Like many physicians, I used to think of burnout as a terminal, one-time event. Once you are burned out, that’s it—career over, passion gone, identity shattered. What I learned instead is something far more hopeful: burnout can be a process, and recovery—while neither quick nor linear—is possible.
Welcome! As we approach the finish line of this academic year, I want to take a moment to recognize how much you have accomplished. I hope you finish strong and take time to reflect on the knowledge, resilience, and growth you have developed along the way.
April Student of the Month: Ismihan Uddin, OMS-III
Please join us in congratulating April 2026 Student of the Month Ismihan Uddin, OMS-III, Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
If A.T. Still Were Here, He’d Probably Ask Us to Log into the Portal
I sometimes wonder what A.T. Still would think if he walked into one of our clinics or hospitals today. I imagine he would marvel at what we can now see, measure, and image. He would appreciate the lifesaving therapies we prescribe, the precision of modern diagnostics, and the speed with which information moves—once he figured out the password, completed the two-factor authentication, and reset it twice.
ACOI Student Members Celebrate a Record-Breaking Match Day 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026, was more than just a memorable Match Day—it was a notable, record-breaking one for DOs. The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) reported that a record number of DOs secured residency positions through this year's Match.
How the Experience of Personal Grief Can Shape Us as Physicians
Residency can often be known as the hardest period of time in our lives as physicians. The long hours, hard work, and sacrifices we make in our 20s and early 30s often go unnoticed. At times, we can feel like robots when it comes to working as a resident. We have always been taught to treat patients like they are members of our family, but the volume of patients we see on a daily basis can take away this feeling. Until personal grief happens to you.
Voices Across ACOI: Eric Smith, DO, FACOI and Hye Rim Smith, DO, FACOI
For Eric Smith, DO, FACOI, and Hye Rim Smith, DO, FACOI, osteopathic internal medicine is a family affair, and a journey they’ve had the chance to take on together. Both members of ACOI, the Smiths also became ACOI Fellows together this past October at ACOI 2025. This important step marked how much they value the osteopathic internal medicine community as a whole.
