The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) announced today the recipients of its 2026 awards, recognizing physicians, medical students and affiliate organizations across four categories. Honorees will be celebrated at OMED 2026, held Oct. 22-25 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The conference centers on the theme of “Your Career. Your Path. Your OMED.” Registration and housing … Read More
AOA Past President and Civil Rights Movement leader William G. Anderson, DO, passed away on Aug. 16, 2026, at the age of 98. In his 98 years, Dr. Anderson made an incredible impact on the history of the U.S. and was also instrumental in fostering the welcoming, supportive culture of the osteopathic medical profession. “On … Read More
CHICAGO—The American Osteopathic Information Association (AOiA) today announced the launch of the Doctor of Osteopathic Resources Assistant, or DORA, an AI-powered assistant developed specifically for the osteopathic profession. Available at no cost to registered users of the Emerging DO platform, DORA delivers answers about medical education, board certification, career development, wellness and osteopathic policy, drawn … Read More
AOA CEO Kathleen S. Creason, MBA, outlines the AOA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029, which is centered on raising the profile of osteopathic medicine, lifelong professional development and physician leadership.
As frontline physicians caring for patients in every community, our organizations strongly oppose the final public charge rule announced last week. This rule deepens fear and uncertainty for immigrant families and will lead patients—including children who are U.S. citizens—to avoid vital healthcare, nutrition and housing supports for which they are eligible. Physicians are already seeing … Read More
Medicare’s outdated payment system must change. Without a more reliable payment system, physician practices struggle to invest in the staff, technology and resources needed to provide high-quality care for millions of patients. Our organizations applaud the introduction of the Patients First Act, which would modernize how Medicare pays physicians, strengthen investments in primary care and … Read More
This year’s OMED Joint Specialty Session will bring together physicians from across the osteopathic profession for a half-day, deep dive into one of medicine’s most universal—and most underutilized—clinical tools: nutrition. The session is organized into four, 35-minute panels, each pairing a presentation with direct Q&A and built around a different stage or application of nutritional … Read More
AOA leadership is extremely saddened to report the tragic passing of Blake Thacker, the son of AOA President-elect Richard Thacker, DO, and wife Sherry Thacker. Blake perished in the Missouri skydiving plane accident on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Blake was among the 12 who perished in the accident, including 11 skydivers and the pilot, when … Read More
Access to evidence-based preventive services is central to delivering whole-person care and supporting long-term patient wellbeing. Representing more than 207,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and medical students in the U.S., we are deeply concerned by the abrupt dismissal of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Vice Chairs and political interference in the USPSTF process. … Read More