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The Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is your direct representation to the American Osteopathic Association, made up of students, residents, fellows, and new physicians in practice. Several workgroups have been formed to serve our members: Advocacy, Communications, Resolutions, and OMED/DO Day Scholarships. Read on for updates on our recent activities. Advocacy DO Day is around the corner … Read More
The old doctor once said that anyone can find disease, and as a good osteopathic physician, I won’t waste your time with another tired tale about the dropsy and myopia of the American medical system. We don’t need to talk about schizophrenic and disjointed care because as students, residents, and attendings, we live it every … Read More
The Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is your direct representation to the American Osteopathic Association, made up of students, residents, fellows, and new physicians in practice. Several workgroups have been formed to serve our members: Advocacy, Communications, Resolutions, and OMED/DO Day Scholarships. Read on for updates on our recent activities. Advocacy The Advocacy Workgroup recently … Read More
What do you want to do before you die? That’s a question motivational speaker Ben Nemtin has asked people almost every day since leaving his home on Vancouver Island in 2006 with the dream of helping strangers check items off their bucket lists. The best-selling author and star of the MTV show The Buried Life, shared … Read More
The following policies were adopted at the July 2022 AOA House of Delegates Meeting in Chicago: Resolution H-203: Disability Determinations Policy affirming the AOA’s support for education, training, and involvement of osteopathic physicians in the process of impairment ratings as they can be used to establish disability determinations. Strikes the inclusion of students, instead preferring … Read More
The AOA’s Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) represents the interests of osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows, and new physicians in practice. Read on for the latest updates on recent actions of the BEL. Communications By Tim Beals, DO, 2021-2022 Workgroup Chair This edition marks the completion of our first year with a new format for … Read More
“Get off your brother’s bike; it is too big for you,” advised my mom. “No, it’s not,” I replied. And in that exact moment, the bike with me on it tumbled toward a tree. It is important to realize that the advice you receive doesn’t always have to apply to your specific situation at hand. … Read More
The AOA’s Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) represents the interests of osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows, and new physicians in practice. Read on for the latest updates on recent actions of the BEL. Advocacy By Shawn Hamm, DO, MPH, Workgroup Chair The AOA DO Day on the Hill 2022 was a huge success and the … Read More
The AOA House of Delegates will be held July 15-17 in Chicago. In preparation for the occasion, the Bureau of Emerging leaders (BEL) spoke with AOA Vice Speaker of the House, David Broder, DO. Dr. Broder is an Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Education at NYIT-COM, a practicing internal medicine physician, graduate of the AOA Health … Read More