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Progress continues: Nearly 70% of AOA programs have obtained or applied for ACGME accreditation

Additional AOA training programs have successfully achieved ACGME accreditation as the review committees completed their April meetings. Here’s a brief update.

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05.16.18

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Karen J. Nichols, DO, the first female president of the AOA, leaves academia to help build osteopathic medicine’s influence

After a 16-year tenure as dean of Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM), AOA Past President Karen J. Nichols, DO, is moving on in order to devote more time to serving in other leadership positions in medicine.

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05.16.18

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Accreditation achievement: UNECOM and ATSU-SOMA become the first COMs to receive 10-year accreditation

For the first time, the AOA’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) has granted 10-year accreditation to two colleges of osteopathic medicine: the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and the A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona.

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05.16.18

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Hometown hero: DO first responder reflects on recovery 5 years after the West, Texas, fertilizer explosion

George N. Smith, DO, coordinated the emergency response to the explosion in 2013, and has been there every step of the way during West’s five-year recovery.

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05.15.18

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Destination Vegas: Why the sports business means big business for DOs in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a sports medicine mecca these days. Not only are its economy, population and businesses growing explosively, but so are its sports teams.

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05.15.18

News Releases

Survey Finds Patients Want to be Friends with their Physicians on Social Media

CHICAGO—May 14, 2018—A new survey from the American Osteopathic Association finds more than half of millennials (54%) and more than four out of 10 (42%) adults are or would like to be friends with or follow their health care providers on social media. The online survey was conducted by The Harris Poll in April 2018 … Read More

AOA Media Team

05.14.18

News Releases

Accreditation Decisions for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

CHICAGO, May 10, 2018–The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) today announced accreditation decisions made at its April 26-29, 2018 meeting. Comprehensive site visits occur at the end of an accreditation cycle. The following comprehensive site visits occurred following a seven year accreditation cycle: A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in … Read More

AOA Media Team

05.10.18

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State by state: Where does your state land for doctor work, life happiness?

For maximum satisfaction at work and at home, Medscape suggests physicians consider relocating to North Dakota, Hawaii or Nebraska.

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05.09.18

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Romance in medical school? These med students share insights on how they balance both

Medical school is hard. But so is maintaining a relationship. Combine the two and you’ve got quite a challenge on your hands. But some medical students are balancing the demands of both—navigating their way through lessons, exams, clinicals and romance.

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05.07.18