Apply by March 31 for New Physician in Practice and Postdoctoral Trainee seats on the AOA Board of Trustees | LEARN MORE
Last fall, Gemma Sookprasong flew to Wichita, Kansas, for an interview that could have led to a medical residency at a hospital there. She never made it to the interview, but she did end up at that hospital.
Progress to realign AOA Board Certification is well underway, with a goal to improve the user experience for applicants and diplomates. This complex process requires multiple infrastructure changes that will adapt board certification to meet members’ expanding technology expectations.
During National Physicians Week, March 25-31 this year, a physicians’ advocacy group is offering a free, physician-led, virtual conference intended to give guidance on the health care system and ways to improve patient care.
As a medical student, your first patient experience isn’t during clinical rounds. Rather, it’s in your first year of medical school, during anatomical science dissection labs.
Welcome to the emotional roller coaster of finding out where you’ve matched—and that a cross-country move is in order. For many newly matched residents, relocating can be just as stressful as beginning the next phase of their careers.
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.