National licensing exams (NLEs) including the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 1 evaluate student achievement. Scores have historically been utilized to stratify medical student applicants for residency. Grade point average (GPA), number of practice questions completed, and performance on practice exams have been shown to be predictive of NLE performance. Test anxiety and … Read More
A memorandum of understanding was reached between the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) in 2014 outlining the course for a single accreditation system for graduate medical education. This process was completed in 2020 and has included the transition … 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 [email protected]. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here.
Transurethral resection (TUR) is the mainstay for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of both high-grade and low-grade nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). It is reported that 51% of initial transurethral resection of bladder tumors (iTURBT) does not contain muscle, which results in higher rates of clinical upstaging on repeat transurethral resection (reTUR) and worse oncologic outcomes. … Read More
When one examines the path to a given specialty—say, how to become a neurologist—it can be helpful to look to those who recently went through the process of matching in that specialty.
In the April issue of Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM), you’ll find a lineup of articles across various subspecialty areas and topics, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of countywide mask mandates at reducing SARS-CoV-2 infections, an analysis of publication trends of orthopedic surgery residency graduates in relation to academic achievement, the development of Osteopathic … Read More
In honor of National Doctors’ Day, which is observed annually on March 30, we’re celebrating everyone in the osteopathic family. Within this profession, there are fantastic physicians in every specialty, including those on the frontline, as well as pioneers in racial and gender equity, health care leaders and innovators.
Welcome back to The DO Book Club! This month, I reviewed Heartsounds and Echoes of Heartsounds, both by Martha Weinman Lear, and Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients by Joan Naidorf, DO, my copilot on The DO’s books column.
Many physicians and health care professionals who are curious about getting their start on social media are often intimidated by the choices of how many platforms there are to choose from.