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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
The fund, administered by American Osteopathic Foundation, will support scholarships and training for osteopathic medical students CHICAGO—October 22, 2021—A one-million-dollar donation is being gifted to the American Osteopathic Foundation by Jeffrey S. Grove, DO, an osteopathic family physician and president of the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) Board of Directors. Dr. Grove made this generous commitment … Read More
Context: Healthcare delivery was dramatically affected during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Many outpatient visits were cancelled or forgone for fear of exposure to the virus, allowing telemedicine to take on a much larger role in healthcare. The delivery of manual therapies, such as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), via telehealth posed a unique challenge … Read More
For the first time in two decades, data shows that sales of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products increased last year. Join AOA President and pulmonologist Joseph Giaimo, DO, in conversation with CDC experts during a free webinar at 4 p.m. CT on Nov. 18. Dr. Giaimo and the CDC experts will discuss the best practices for reducing … Read More
Context: Sacroiliac dysfunction is characterized by a hypomobility of the range of motion of the joint, followed by a positional change regarding the relationship between the sacrum and the iliac. In general, the clinical tests that evaluate the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and its dysfunctions lack validity and reliability values.
Context: Medical student involvement in research is an important metric used by residency programs across most specialties to better assess the candidates’ commitment to advancing medicine as well as their specialty of interest. One strategy is presentation of research work at national conferences in the specialty of interest; another is simply attending these events for … Read More