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The DO

The top Match tips and advice from osteopathic physicians and students from the past year

The Match season is an exciting, and also stressful, time for those planning to make the leap into the next step of their osteopathic medical career: residency. Match Day 2024 will take place on March 15, when students and DOs who are participating in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) match will find out which … Read More

The DO Staff

03.17.24

JOM

Challenges to address prior to considering performing musculoskeletal point-of-care ultrasound

To the Editor, I commend the efforts of McGillicuddy and Haus on their publication entitled, “Rotator cuff injuries: improving identification with bedside ultrasound.” They highlight the role of musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound (US) and especially point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as a valuable and accurate tool in the evaluation of rotator cuff pathology.

JOM Staff

03.17.24

The DO

Taking a holistic approach to voting in the 2024 election

The buzz around the 2024 U.S. presidential election is increasing as citizens prepare to head to the voting booths to determine the future leadership of the country. While the central question typically revolves around who the next president will be, the ballot also features numerous names and items that will significantly influence regional developments in … Read More

The DO Staff

03.16.24

AOA, News Releases

DO placements in 2024 NRMP Match reach all-time high

CHICAGO, March 15, 2024—The American Osteopathic Association is pleased to announce that a record high number of 7,705 osteopathic medical students and past DO graduates matched into year 1 (PGY-1) residency positions through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). This number reflects a 92.3% match rate for the 8,033 DO seniors who participated, a 0.7% … Read More

AOA Media Team

03.15.24

The DO

The DO Book Club, March 2024: ‘Go by Boat’ and ‘Island Medicine’

Fortunately for us, author Chuck Radis, DO, loves to share the moving stories of how he came to practice internal medicine and raise his family on a Maine island. Unlike many medical memoirs that play out in the urban hospitals of Boston, New York City or Philadelphia, Dr. Radis brings us to the wild and … Read More

The DO Staff

03.15.24

JOM

The evolution of type 2 diabetes management: glycemic control and beyond with SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent diseases encountered by the primary care physician on a daily basis. Complications associated with DM can include nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy (“microvascular complications”), along with cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can include myocardial infarction (MI) and strokes (“macrovascular complications”).

JOM Staff

03.15.24

The DO

The ‘doctor’ treatment: How to vet physicians for ourselves and those we love

There’s an old Dutch Proverb which goes: “We grow too soon old and too late smart.” I’m not so sure about the “too late” part. I’ve learned a lot and maybe even gotten a tad smarter (about some things) in the almost five years since I walked off the mound for the last time. I can … Read More

The DO Staff

03.14.24

JOM

Increased circulating microRNA-21 level as a potential indicator for predicting a higher risk of incident fragility fractures

As a common disease in the elderly, osteoporosis clearly increases the risk of fractures, leading to higher mortality, but the current markers to estimate the risk of fractures are limited. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) may play an important role in osteoporosis, but the link of this biomarker with fractures was undetermined.

JOM Staff

03.13.24

Public Policy

Advancing telehealth: AOA’s advocacy for equitable health care

The AOA recently sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) stressing the importance of maintaining payment parity for telehealth and in-person services. The letter highlights a commitment to ensuring telehealth services, including both audio-visual and audio-only modalities, receive appropriate payment. These ongoing advocacy efforts reflect an understanding of the challenges … Read More

AOA Staff

03.12.24