This article is from the April 2022 issue of the Looking Forward BEL newsletter. If you’re like me, the thought of tackling student loans and loan repayment is a waking nightmare. There are too many details and possibilities to be explored and, like a deer in the headlights, freezing seems like an acceptable option at … Read More
With the rise of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 and the low vaccination rates in the United States, mitigation strategies to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are essential for protecting the health of the general public and reducing strain on healthcare facilities. This study compares US counties with and without mask mandates and determines if … Read More
This article is from the April 2022 issue of the Looking Forward BEL newsletter. The AOA Bureau of Emerging Leaders recently spoke with John-Michael Villarama, MA, AOA Senior Director of Congressional Affairs and Affiliate Engagement about AOA advocacy regarding the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program. This interview has been edited for clarity. For those … Read More
Reaching a nearly 7% increase from the 2021 Match, the 2022 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) matched 7,049 osteopathic medical students and past DO graduates into postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency positions, an all-time high. Reaching yet another high, 91.3% of the 7,303 participating DO students matched into residency programs in 41 specialties, the most … Read More
National Doctors’ Day (NDD) is celebrated every year on March 30 and is a day to honor doctors all over the world. This day was founded in 1842 by Eudora Brown Almond, who was the wife of family medicine physician Charles B. Almond, MD.
When choosing to incorporate osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) into a patient’s care, the risk-to-benefit ratio, the choice of treatment technique, as well as the frequency of treatments are always taken into consideration. This has been even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which social distancing has been the best preventative measure to decrease exposure. … Read More
On March 18, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden. This bipartisan bill was developed to address the high rates of burnout among health care professionals as well as the high suicide rate among doctors.
Brian Loveless, DO’s, recent piece, “What is Osteopathic Medicine,” was thoughtfully written and quite timely. Dr. Loveless rightly calls for the need to come together on a unified definition of who we are and how we practice.
Traditionally, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires residency programs to implement research and other scholarly activities into their training curriculum. Encouraging residents to publish during residency is believed to promote research throughout their careers; however, no study has attempted to quantify research productivity among orthopedic surgery residents before, during, and after residency.