Episode 41: Jason Haxton M.A., D.O. (h.c.) Director of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the first episode in our series highlighting physicians for  Osteopathic Awareness Month. Today, we interview Jason Haxton, who has been awarded an "honorary D.O." because of his role as the director of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO. for the past 20 years. Today, he will share with us some of the fascinating history of osteopathy.The collections of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine include more than 80,000 objects, photographs, documents, and books dating from the early 1800s to the present (focused mainly on 1870–1940). The core of the collection consists of artifacts from the professional and private life of A. T. Still, the founder of osteopathy; most of the artifacts were donated by Dr. Still's daughter and her family members.Since the founding of the museum in 1934, other family members, DOs, and museum supporters have donated many additional artifacts that reflect the ongoing history of the osteopathic profession. The research collections of the International Center for Osteopathic History (ICOH) also include many former holdings of the A. T. Still Memorial Library, for which the museum assumed responsibility in 1997. Of note, when we interviewed Dr. Darnita Anderson Hill last month, author of "Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come," she found the resources of the museum invaluable to her writings. We hope you enjoy this episode.