It’s National Osteopathic Medicine Week! | JOIN THE CELEBRATION
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a blood test used to measure kidney function. It is also an important test for diagnosing kidney disease. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is an equation used as a primary method for identifying and managing kidney disease. The equation includes age, sex, race and bodyweight to estimate kidney … Read More
U.S. News & World Report recently published their annual rankings of the best medical schools in the United States in several different categories. Many osteopathic medical schools are featured on the various lists for this year. In particular, the lists demonstrate that DOs play critically important roles in providing care in the primary care specialties … Read More
The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to memberservice@osteopathic.org. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here.
Humans are hardwired to strive for acceptance, and medical students even more so. Our intrinsic ambition and often type-A personalities lead us to reach for high levels of personal experience and achievement so that we can confidently apply for programs, positions and other opportunities.
The COVID-19 pandemic posed great challenges for undergraduate and graduate medical education, as schools and programs adapted to social distancing guidelines. Thomas Cavalieri, DO, dean of Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, shares how his school navigated these challenges while undergoing reaccreditation with the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).
In 2003, Linden Lab, a company in San Francisco, released a multiplayer online game called Second Life. At its peak in 2013, it had 1,000,000 active players and as of 2017 had 800,000-900,000 active players. In January of 2008, players spent over 28 million hours actively engaged in game play, and around the same time, an average … Read More
Theodore Schuck, DO, MBA, is a Philadelphia native, chief medical officer, National Health Service Scholar and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate who followed I-95 south to Florida to begin a career of service to underserved patients.
Taking a look at the past can help us better appreciate where we came from and how we got to where we are today.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health care workers, patients and the health care system in general in more ways than we ever thought possible. Although many of the impacts—such as overloaded hospitals and postponed procedures—were negative, some initiatives that began during COVID have impacted the delivery of patient care for the better.