Last week, medical students and DOs engaged with Congress and lawmakers to advocate for the profession for DO Day 2018. During Capitol Hill meetings, medical students and DOs shared their personal experiences to illustrate why access to student loan programs in The Higher Education Act and the protection of medical volunteers via the Good Samaritan … Read More
Inappropriate scope of practice expansions by non-physician providers can threaten the health and safety of patients. The AOA, in support of its belief in physician-led teams, continues to fight unnecessary scope-of-practice expansion efforts by non-physician clinicians that might interfere with a physician’s ability to provide the best care possible for patients.
Mentors are an integral part of the osteopathic tradition, serving as teachers, guides and role models for future and current DOs. Nominations for the 2018 Mentor of the Year award are open, with the winner announced at OMED ’18 in San Diego.
As the #OscarsSoWhite social media outcry made Hollywood listen to the call for racial inclusion (cue inclusion rider speech, please) the world of medicine has been rallying its own cry for diversity.
Over 1,000 white-coat-clad DOs and medical students descended on Washington, D.C., today to advocate for access to education funding and increased access to emergency care at disaster sites, while also promoting the osteopathic profession’s impact on health care.
I walked into the emergency department and met my new preceptor, who introduced himself and told me to get access to electronic medical records.
For a medical student, failing to match may be one of the most difficult challenges to face and overcome. But there is help. The DO spoke with Scott Glassman, PsyD, clinical assistant professor and associate director of the master of science program in Mental Health Counseling at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), about overcoming … Read More
The focus on physician well-being continues to gain prominence in the health care space, particularly within the clinical learning environment as physicians and physicians in training seek to eliminate burnout and find more joy and meaning in work.
Deane Stryker, a first-year student at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, was fatally stabbed Saturday at a public library in Winchester, Massachusetts. She was 22.