The Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is a bureau within the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and housed within the Membership Department. The BEL represents osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice. The BEL has several representatives from each group of constituents. This month, we are highlighting one of our BEL members, William … Read More
As we welcome a new year with AOA President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG, CS, leading the way, your Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) is already hard at work representing all osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and new physicians in practice throughout the country. We are your voice to the AOA Board of … Read More
The AOA recently submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which outlines critical changes that will affect physician reimbursement, telehealth services and overall healthcare delivery. Below is an abridged summary of the key points highlighted in the response. Calendar year 2025 conversion factor CMS has … Read More
From the first day we enter medical school, we are working toward eventually choosing a specialty and matching into residency. Many of us overlook the weight “who you know” carries alongside “what you know” when it comes to residency applications. Medical conferences, especially those within your chosen specialty, offer invaluable opportunities to forge connections with … Read More
Racial inequalities across social determinants of health (SDOHs) are often influenced by discriminatory policies that reinforce systems that further uphold these disparities. There is limited data describing the influence of food insecurity (FI) on childhood racial discrimination.
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents one of the most significant changes in health care in decades, with the potential to change the way we practice medicine forever. In particular, the advent of large language models (LLM) has super-charged the AI revolution due to their advanced natural language processing (NLP) functions, generative capabilities and ability to think … Read More
With each newsletter, we will highlight one of the members representing you on the AOA’s Bureau of Emerging Leaders! This edition: Daniel Krajcik, DO. Dr. Krajcik is one of the New Physician in Practice members of the BEL (AOA members within their first five years after completing training are eligible to serve). For the past … Read More
Most of our Medicare patients take up a significant amount of our time and medical decision-making efforts, as their complex conditions take time to manage. Rarely do we have a single concern to address during their office visits in primary care, and in fact, I would argue that the unspoken expectation is that we listen … Read More
Many physicians change jobs within three years of graduating training, so even new physicians in practice who are currently under contract can benefit from a greater understanding of contract negotiations and pitfalls. According to one medical executive, “Doctors only read their contracts twice: when they are signing, and when they are leaving; they never gain … Read More