Opinion
Aug. 15, 2018Medicare for All equals quality health care for none
Physicians do not pursue years of training to be told how to practice medicine by legislators and business people.
Feeling fake
Aug. 15, 2018Imposter Syndrome: preventing it, overcoming it and the link to burnout
When a physician feels like a phony, it can create a ripple effect.
Best in Care
Aug. 14, 2018America’s best hospitals, as ranked by U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report rated the 20 best hospitals for 2018-19.
Crossfit nation
Aug. 10, 20185 things to know about your patient who enjoys CrossFit but has an injury
The nature of CrossFit allows patients to participate while recovering from an injury.
Newsbriefs
Learn more about discounted MHA, MBA programs during a Virtual Open House Sept. 11
Take your career to the next level without emptying your bank account.
Aug. 15, 2018
Scholarship for $1,000 available to medical students: Entry due Dec. 21
Write an essay on what your ideal medical career looks like and you could receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Aug. 13, 2018
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine creates a new internal medicine residency program
New program will accept 10 residents yearly; three additional residency programs are also coming to Idaho with ICOM’s help.
Aug. 8, 2018
DO creates mobile app to track compensation, seeks beta testers
A new app aims to simplify compensation for physicians with easy tracking of CPT codes.
June 25, 2018
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A life in medicine
In Memoriam: Aug. 14, 2018
View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.
News in Brief
Med schools with the most first-choice residency placements: 6 DO schools in top 10
DO schools lead the way, filling more than half of this year’s top 10 ranking from U.S. News and World Report. See who made the list.
Health care in America
The best and worst states for health care in 2018
See where your state landed in a new WalletHub analysis of health care delivery across the nation.
Policy update
AOA supports review of cannabis classification
Schedule I status limits research, slows opioid response.
Spotlight
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Downsizing
Micropractices: Small footprint, big changes for patient care, DOs say
A different way to practice
A micropractice is a type of solo practice that aims to run more efficiently by reducing overhead costs in order to increase time with patients. Physicians running micropractices limit the size of their patient population and employ time-saving technologies to increase efficiency; these actions serve the goal of fostering a strong patient-doctor relationship.