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The DO

When working with angry patients, seek to understand the fear behind their anger, AOA President advises

AOA President Robert Piccinini, DO, D.FACN (also known as Dr. Bob), is brimming with inspiration this week in his newest segment of “The President is in.” As he grills corn on the cob, Dr. Bob chats with viewers about working with angry patients. Try to approach them with understanding and patience, he advises.

The DO Staff

10.20.25

The DO

5 DOs share how they matched into their top-choice programs

As medical students apply to residency during their fourth year, many have goals of matching into their top-choice program and specialty. I talked with five DOs who share their journeys to matching into their first-choice residency programs when they were OMS IVs. Below, please enjoy edited Q&As with each.

The DO Staff

10.19.25

JOM

Incorporating the Certified Professional in Patient Safety credential into undergraduate medical curriculum: assessment and lessons learned

Medical error is cited as a leading cause of preventable harm and death. Medical education in the United States must be restructured to enhance the development of skills, behaviors and attitudes that medical students will need upon graduation, including the crucial ability to manage clinical and scientific information, understanding the basic concepts of human dynamics, … Read More

JOM Staff

10.19.25

JOM

Assessing fundamental clinical skills of osteopathic medical students

Clinically based performance assessments, including those employing standardized patients (SPs), have been utilized to educate and assess medical students and graduates. Starting in the 1990s, demonstrating competency on these types of assessments became part of the medical licensure pathway in some countries, and was re-added to the licensure pathway in the United States in 2004.

JOM Staff

10.17.25

AOA

Funding lapse update, Oct. 15, 2025

As the lapse in federal funding continues, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has instructed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to continue temporarily holding claims with dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2025, for services impacted by expiration of provisions passed under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. These … Read More

AOA Staff

10.16.25

The DO

Physicians under threat: Understanding workplace violence in the emergency department

Emergency rooms have long been places dominated by urgency and chaos, but increasingly, physicians are finding them to be frightening places as well. Reports of intimidation, verbal threats and even physical assaults are climbing, and those on the frontlines are feeling the strain.

The DO Staff

10.16.25

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