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More than 5,000 DO students and grads match in largest NRMP Match ever

A record high number of DO students and graduates participated in this year’s NRMP Match. Nearly 85 percent of DO student and graduate applicants successfully matched, a record-high as well.

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03.15.19

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Certification news: AOA board certification will soon include two pathways

In the near future, candidates will be given the choice to become board certified in the osteopathic practice of their specialty or to become board certified in their specialty only.

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03.14.19

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A twist on patient care: 5 things to know about direct primary care

For a flat monthly fee, this practice model offers patients direct, unlimited access to their primary care physicians with longer appointment times and no insurance billing.

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03.13.19

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Eight DO schools rank in top 10 for producing the most primary care residents

For the second year in a row, LMU-DCOM tops U.S. News’ list of schools with the most graduates going to primary care residencies.

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03.13.19

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Single GME update: Over 1,600 new positions added to formerly AOA-only programs

More training positions are now available to DOs while nearly 40% of all ACGME programs now have at least one DO in training.

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03.12.19

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Back on the dance floor: 91-year-old patient celebrates with DO who helped her dance again

Neurosurgeon Sabino D’Agostino, DO, danced beside the patient he helped to move again after new minimally invasive robotic surgery.

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03.06.19

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A career in medical cannabis: DO treats children with epilepsy, cancer patients and others

Junella Chin, DO, discovered cannabidiol first as a patient to treat her own pain. Now she has found a clear path forward in the intricate and evolving world of treating with cannabis.

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03.06.19

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DO Day 2019: Over 750 DOs and medical students meet with DC lawmakers

DOs and med students urge Congress to support direct primary care and reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program.

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03.05.19

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Telemedicine enables DO to pursue dual careers as doctor and Boeing 747 pilot

J. Ting, DO, has a deep devotion to both medicine and aviation, but it was the advent of telemedicine that allowed him to take his aviation career to the next level.

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02.27.19