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Registration and housing open: OMED early bird rate ends May 12
Join thousands of DOs and students at OMED 2019, Oct. 25-28 in Baltimore. Register by May 12 and save $200 off the full on-site conference registration rate.
JAOA cannabis study covered by CNN, Newsweek, Reuters, Vice and others
Patients who regularly use cannabis can require more than two times the usual level of sedation when undergoing medical procedures, the study found.
Life outside medicine: These DOs paint, play music and raise chickens
Maintaining a well-balanced life outside of medicine is key to productivity within the profession. Learn how creative pursuits, yoga and culinary education help some DOs find work-life balance.
Leading the way: Apply to serve on an AOA bureau, council or committee
The AOA is accepting applications and nominations for open leadership positions on its 2019-20 bureaus, councils, and committees. Applications and nominations must be submitted by Monday, May 20.
Money matters: How much money doctors are making in 2019
The average doctor salary has increased by about $13,000 year over year, according to Medscape’s annual physician compensation reports.
U.S.-trained DOs recognized as equal to MDs in 20 African countries
The Association of Medical Councils of Africa recently approved a resolution recognizing U.S.-trained DOs as fully licensed physicians with practice rights equivalent to MDs.
