Category: News Releases

Agilda Dema understands that environmental circumstances factor into a person’s health. When she was deciding a preferred career path, she wanted hands-on training and an opportunity to think and treat patients as a whole. “I’m very thankful for my osteopathic medicine training because it taught me to have a well-rounded, whole-person approach to diagnoses such … Read More

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has reopened the reporting time for recipients of Period 1 Provider Relief Funds. Physicians who received more than $10,000 in provider relief funds and failed to submit their period 1 report should act immediately. Between Monday, April 11 and 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, April 22, 2022 providers … Read More

CHICAGO—February 1, 2022—The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the nation’s largest professional membership organization serving more than 168,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and medical students, announces that Vania Manipod, DO, has been named Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of its award-winning news magazine, The DO. In this role, Dr. Manipod will lead a newly commissioned 25-member editorial advisory board composed … Read More

CHICAGO–The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) today announced accreditation decisions made at its December 2 – 3, 2021 meeting. Comprehensive site visits occur at the end of an accreditation cycle. The following comprehensive site visits were reviewed: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Des Moines, IA) – granted continuing accreditation … Read More

The AOA is now accepting applications for the Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) DO Day Scholarship, which provides opportunities for osteopathic residents and fellows to attend DO Day on Capitol Hill, set for April 23-27, 2022. The ideal scholarship candidate will be interested in advocacy engagement and public policy, and ideally will not have attended … Read More

The fund, administered by American Osteopathic Foundation, will support scholarships and training for osteopathic medical students CHICAGO—October 22, 2021—A one-million-dollar donation is being gifted to the American Osteopathic Foundation by Jeffrey S. Grove, DO, an osteopathic family physician and president of the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) Board of Directors. Dr. Grove made this generous commitment … Read More

The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), which serves as the accrediting agency for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, has received a five-year renewal of its recognition from the United States Department of Education. The COCA ensures that the highest medical education standards are implemented and maintained by osteopathic medical schools, and the … Read More

CHICAGO–The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) today announced accreditation decisions made at its August 26-27, 2021 meeting. Comprehensive site visits occur at the end of an accreditation cycle. The following comprehensive site visits were reviewed: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) – granted continuing accreditation with heightened monitoring. Other … Read More

More than 35 osteopathic medical organizations have signed on in support of the following statement produced by the American Osteopathic Association. A full listing of supporting organizations is viewable below the statement. Position statement: In response to the recent announcement that the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has changed its name to the “American … Read More