Match 2020
June 26, 2019The NRMP 2020 Match and ERAS timeline for residency applicants
Do you know when to register for the NRMP Match? Sync our calendar to yours so you’ll know every important date for the 2020 match season.
In your words
June 25, 2019Second victim syndrome: A doctor’s hidden struggle
When medical errors occur, the first victim is the patient and the second victim is the health care provider. The emotional effects of second victim syndrome should not be understated.
Highly rated
June 26, 2019The nation’s best children’s hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report
The publication’s lists of the best children’s hospitals for 2019-2020 are now available.
Crunching the numbers
June 25, 2019Chart: Doctors top health care providers in education and training
As efforts to expand nonphysician clinicians’ scope of practice continue, the AOA and AMA examine training requirements for different professions.
Newsbriefs
KCU-COM earns 10-year exceptional outcome accreditation
The designation, COCA’s highest level of accreditation, is effective for a maximum of 10 years.
June 24, 2019
Daily HIV prevention pill recommended for high-risk patients, USPSTF says
‘Currently, many people who could benefit from a daily HIV prevention pill are not taking one,’ says Dodson Thompson, DO, the AOA’s representative on the USPSTF.
June 19, 2019
NIH selects two osteopathic trainees for its Medical Research Scholars Program
The trainees will participate in a year-long research program for young scientists.
June 19, 2019
Entries wanted for BIOM competition on global health research and narrative medicine
Medical students and residents: Enter your abstract or essay by Aug. 16 for a chance to receive award funding of up to $1,500.
June 5, 2019
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Advocacy in action
4 recent scope of practice wins for DOs in Indiana, Hawaii and New Hampshire
While nonphysician clinicians try to expand their scope of practice rights, DOs are advocating for patient safety.
A life in medicine
In Memoriam: June 24, 2019
View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.
In your words
5 things I’ve learned as an LGBTQ+ advocate
I wanted to become the person who could have helped me when I was young and struggling with my sexuality.
Canine cancer detection
Cancer-sniffing dogs 97% accurate in identifying lung cancer
JAOA researchers say the dogs’ abilities may lead to the development of an effective, safe and inexpensive means for mass cancer screening.
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Great debate
Does it matter if doctors wear white coats?
Dressing to impress
From germs to patient perception: Here’s what to consider when you’re considering the traditional physician garb. DOs who proudly wear their white coats and those whose coats live in their closets both weigh in. “I’m not opposed to physicians taking off their white coats in the office as they see appropriate, but it still sends a loud message about who we are and what we stand for in medicine,” says Anita Showalter, DO, associate dean at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.