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As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare, osteopathic medicine faces a critical inflection point. This commentary examines how AI integration can augment osteopathic practice while addressing potential challenges to its foundational tenets.
The AOA continues to work closely with state osteopathic affiliates to advance legislation that protects physician practice, strengthens the workforce and safeguards patient access to care. Below are highlights of the states and issues where the AOA has actively advocated on behalf of osteopathic physicians and their patients during this legislative session. Michigan Michigan’s participation … Read More
As systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) are crucial for treatment development, they must provide guidelines that represent diverse patient demographics to promote equitable health care. As new research and treatment modalities are being developed for geographic atrophy (GA), establishing an equitable research foundation is becoming vitally important to physicians as they personalize their treatment plans.
Suk-Lin Zhou, DO, is currently a PGY-3 internal medicine resident from Seattle, Washington. This year she is serving as the Resident Member on the AOA Board of Trustees, Vice Co-Chair of the BEL and Chair of the BEL Events & Scholarship Workgroup. She is so excited for the events we have planned for this year … Read More
Spring is right around the corner, which means DO Day is almost here. Each year, the AOA brings osteopathic physicians and medical students to Washington, D.C., for an unmatched opportunity to strengthen their advocacy skills and help shape the future of healthcare.
Thanks to sustained advocacy efforts by the AOA and our members, Congress recognized the need for greater access to osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Signed into law on Feb. 3, 2026, the FY26 spending bill states: “Non-pharmacologic treatments for pain management have shown to be effective in reducing pain and reliance on prescription opioids. The Committee … Read More
Looking for more ways to get connected with wellness and fitness? These apps and resources offer a unique way to engage with new wellness habits! General wellness resources for trainees ACGME Meditation The Honest Guys Michael Sealey Fitness apps WeWard: Get rewards and collect cards based on the steps you take StepUp: Challenge friends and … Read More
Body, mind, spirit. These three tenets have defined osteopathic medicine since A.T. Still, DO, famously unfurled our profession’s flag in 1874. More than 150 years later, we practice in a world where efficiency often eclipses connection and metrics threaten to overshadow meaning. In such a landscape, tending to the spiritual wellness of physicians and patients … Read More
Ethan Galloway, OMS IV Ethan Galloway, OMS IV, is a current student at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) and currently serves as the Student Member on the American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees. In this role, he represents osteopathic medical students nationwide and collaborates with physician leaders to help shape the future … Read More