COVID-19 altered the supply-demand curve in many professions, and health care is no exception. Physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants alike saw significant changes in demand for their services based on geography, specialty and other factors, according to a recent Merritt Hawkins report on health care professional recruiting incentives.
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.
On-demand access to all programming from OMED21 is available to participants for another week, through Nov. 26. Registration, however, closes after Nov. 19. Register here.
Welcome back to The DO Book Club! Starting this month, two literary DOs will alternate writing this column each month. November’s author, Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA, will be reviewing three medically themed books in his column—one current, one classic and one work with significant DO authorship or editorial input. All non-academic genres are open, … Read More
As we close out our second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are looking for holiday safety tips for guidance on safely traveling and celebrating with their families. While 2020 left many families unable to get together safely, this year celebrations might look a tad bit more normal, with vaccines now available.
The AOA and the osteopathic profession are filled with men and women who have served in the military. AOA immediate past president Thomas Ely, DO, served two tours in Vietnam for the Army. Current AOA president Joseph A. Giaimo, DO, continued a long family tradition of military service by joining the Navy after his medical training.
U.S. News and World Report recently released its rankings of American hospitals by 15 different specialties and 17 procedures and conditions. U.S. News also released a list of the top hospitals overall—hospitals that ranked highly across multiple specialties and conditions.
Since 1992, Dennis Hursh, JD, has been a physician’s contract attorney. In an upcoming American Osteopathic Information Association webinar, Hursh will discuss the biggest traps found in physician employment contracts, including commencing employment, restrictive covenants and malpractice insurance coverage.
In typical years, students participating in clinical rotations would have many opportunities to connect with patients and other residents. But for 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, processes have to be slightly adjusted, since there are fewer opportunities available, especially in-person ones. Instead, students are spending more of their time studying on their own and … Read More