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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, Pa

To the Editor: During my rotations as a third-year medical student, I always asked the interns, residents, and staff physicians what it would take to match into their postgraduate programs. Time and time again they answered, without hesitation: research experience and published medical articles.

During my first 2 years as an osteopathic medical student, my professors did not emphasize the value of research and did not particularly encourage students to take advantage of the few research opportunities available. When I read the article by Alfred M. Pheley, PhD, and coauthors (2006;106:667-670) in a past issue of JAOA—The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, I was grateful to learn that this void in osteopathic medical education is being addressed. I hope the electives described in the article by Pheley and colleagues will be used to enhance and further osteopathic medicine and not merely to "keep up with the Jones'," our allopathic counterparts.

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