March 29, 2011Tuesday geriatric medicinemedical school Learning by living Age-old insights: UNECOM student experiences life inside a nursing home Matthew E. Sharbaugh, OMS II, hopped in his truck and set off to sign into a nursing home.
March 23, 2011Wednesday technology Reputation management Legal recourse: Taking action against defamation on physician-rating sites Although they face several hurdles, DOs and MDs can proactively protect and defend their online reputations.
March 21, 2011Monday advocacyresidency training Becoming advocates Tracking the 112th Congress: SOMA’s call to action Student association targets need for more residency slots, compensation for preventive care.
March 18, 2011Friday In Memoriam A life in medicine In Memoriam: March 18, 2011 View the names of osteopathic physicians who have died recently.
March 14, 2011Monday House of Delegates Call to order Official call: AOA’s 2011 annual business meeting The AOA House of Delegates will be meeting July 15-17 in Chicago, and the AOA Board of Trustees will be meeting July 12-14.
March 4, 2011Friday patient care Financial health Clinical recession: Economic slowdown takes toll on DOs’ practices, patients Battered by patient losses, osteopathic physicians have cut expenses, learned new skills and added services.
March 3, 2011Thursday research Best of both worlds MSUCOM’s DO-PhD program trains bench-to-bedside-savvy researchers One of eight in the nation, MSUCOM’s DO-PhD program has doubled its applicants in recent years.
March 2, 2011Wednesday board certificationgraduate medical educationosteopathic medical education Rebooting osteopathic training AOA Board approves key changes to education continuum Trustees endorse 71 of 83 recommendations to “re-engineer” training and assessment of DOs from graduation to retirement.
March 2, 2011Wednesday AOAleadership Stepping up Be heard: AOA seeks nominees for committee positions The deadline for nominations, which should include a cover letter and CV, is April 1.