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Looking Forward

Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) updates & helpful tips

Educational debt looms over most early-career members of the osteopathic community and represents a major stressor for many residents. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a frequently pursued means to alleviate some of that burden. Are you up to date on all things PSLF? PSLF is a government program in which the remaining balance of … Read More

The BEL Communications Workgroup

09.16.24

Looking Forward

How to assure successful transitions to clinical rotations and internship

Transitions can be scary before they happen but look a lot less frightening once you’re on the other side. To help ease these transitions, we’ve reached out to our colleagues who just experienced some of the stressful transitions of being a medical student. Here is their advice for those moving through the process. From second … Read More

William Rinaldi, DO

09.13.24

Looking Forward

Member Spotlight: William Rinaldi, DO

The Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is a bureau within the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and housed within the Membership Department. The BEL represents osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice. The BEL has several representatives from each group of constituents. This month, we are highlighting one of our BEL members, William … Read More

Maria D. Jones, DO

09.13.24

Looking Forward

Fall 2024 BEL Workgroup introduction & welcome

As we welcome a new year with AOA President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG, CS, leading the way, your Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is already hard at work representing all osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice throughout the country. We are your voice to the AOA Board of … Read More

Shawn M. Hamm, DO, MPH

09.13.24

Looking Forward

Previous poll results: The integration of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents one of the most significant changes in health care in decades, with the potential to change the way we practice medicine forever. In particular, the advent of large language models (LLM) has super-charged the AI revolution due to their advanced natural language processing (NLP) functions, generative capabilities and ability to think … Read More

David Shumway, DO

09.12.24

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Know your BEL member: Daniel Krajcik, DO

With each newsletter, we will highlight one of the members representing you on the AOA’s Bureau of Emerging Leaders! This edition: Daniel Krajcik, DO. Dr. Krajcik is one of the New Physician in Practice members of the BEL (AOA members within their first five years after completing training are eligible to serve). For the past … Read More

Daniel Krajcik, DO

09.12.24

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G2211: Add RVUs for the care you already provide

Most of our Medicare patients take up a significant amount of our time and medical decision-making efforts, as their complex conditions take time to manage. Rarely do we have a single concern to address during their office visits in primary care, and in fact, I would argue that the unspoken expectation is that we listen … Read More

Shawn M. Hamm, DO, MPH

09.12.24

Looking Forward

Contract negotiations

Many physicians change jobs within three years of graduating training, so even new physicians in practice who are currently under contract can benefit from a greater understanding of contract negotiations and pitfalls. According to one medical executive, “Doctors only read their contracts twice: when they are signing, and when they are leaving; they never gain … Read More

The BEL Communications Workgroup

09.12.24

Looking Forward

Grow DO: Insight into leadership with AOA President Dr. Hubka

Leaders come in many different forms. As learners and the rising future of the osteopathic profession, we are fortunate to be surrounded by leaders. We recently had the opportunity to sit down with one very special leader, our new AOA President! Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG, CS, is not only our newly elected … Read More

William Rinaldi, DO, and Maria Jones, DO

09.12.24