Ready, set, serve Election 2016: DOs in several states elected to office Newly elected DOs bring physician voice to state policymaking bodies. Nov. 30, 2016Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics advocacyleadership Michigan state Rep. Edward Canfield, DO, was first elected to public office in 2014. At the time, he told The DO that he had a desire to make a greater impact on his community. “I tell my kids all the time, ‘We need to try to make a difference,’ ” Dr. Canfield said. “I want to show my kids that sometimes you have to serve. It’s not just all about making a living.” Dr. Canfield and DOs in six other states will be providing a physician voice in their state governments in 2017. Here’s a list of DOs elected to state office. Beyond the following DOs, the AOA is not aware of other DOs serving in state office; please email thedo@osteopathic.org if there’s a DO not on this list that the AOA should know about. Kansas: Gregory Lakin, DO (R), was elected to his first term in the state House of Representatives. Michigan: Edward Canfield, DO (R), was re-elected to a second term in the state House of Representatives. Dr. Canfield joined the Michigan House in 2015. Missouri: Two DOs, Keith Frederick, DO (R), and James W. Neely, DO (R), will serve in the state House of Representatives. Dr. Frederick has served since 2011; Dr. Neely has served since 2013. Ohio: In 2017, Terry Johnson, DO (R), will begin his fourth term in the state House of Representatives. Oklahoma: Dale Derby, DO (R), was elected to his first term in the state House of Representatives, while J. Michael Ritze, DO (R), was elected to his fifth. Texas: J.D. Sheffield, DO (R), was re-elected to the state House of Representatives, where he has served since 2013. West Virginia: Samuel Muscari Sr., DO (D), won the county commissioner race in Wyoming County. Tom Takubo, DO (R), was elected to a four-year term in the state Senate in 2014. More in Advocacy Students and health policy: The importance of getting involved and where to start Osteopathic medical students have a variety of opportunities available to them when it comes to participating in and influencing the health care policies that will directly impact their future patients. AOA responds to ‘The View’ regarding misleading comments “Comments implying that DOs are not medical doctors could not be further from the truth,” reads the AOA response to producers of the show. Previous articleResearch finds kratom may have medical benefit as opioid alternative Next articleThe best holiday gifts for DOs and med students
Students and health policy: The importance of getting involved and where to start Osteopathic medical students have a variety of opportunities available to them when it comes to participating in and influencing the health care policies that will directly impact their future patients.
AOA responds to ‘The View’ regarding misleading comments “Comments implying that DOs are not medical doctors could not be further from the truth,” reads the AOA response to producers of the show.