Pitch Perfect
Oct. 29, 2014Media 101: How to position yourself as a medical expert
Do you see yourself as the next Dr. Sanjay Gupta? A seasoned expert shares words of wisdom on working with the media.
Fourth-Year Frenzy
July 18, 2018Get ready for residency: 2019 Match timeline
Keep it moving with AACOM’s 2019 Match timeline, which has every date you need for the NRMP and AOA matches.
House of Delegates
July 20, 2018AOA CEO reflects on ‘envisioning the possible’
AOA CEO Adrienne White-Faines, MPA, FACHE, encouraged DOs to embrace their champions during her final address to the AOA House of Delegates.
Money Matters
July 18, 2018Proposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule could cut paperwork and payments
CMS presents a single payment rate for Level 2-5 office visits with reduced documentation requirements.
Newsbriefs
Scholarship for $3,000 available to medical students: Entry essay due Aug. 1
Write a 500-800 word essay on what your ideal medical career looks like and you could receive a $3,000 scholarship.
July 3, 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
Global health competition for DO students and residents: Win $500-$1,500
DO students and residents are invited to enter the AOA’s Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine (BIOM) competition. Apply by July 20.
June 6, 2018
Postdoctoral trainees: Receive a free trip to OMED 2018 in San Diego
Scholarships are available to send 10 DO postdoctoral trainees to OMED 2018. Apply by June 30.
May 30, 2018
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A New Direction
Switching specialties during residency: What you need to know
Changing residency programs is possible, according to DOs who’ve done it. Here’s their advice.
Opinion
It’s time for a single-payer health care system in the US. Here’s why.
There are many arguments for a single-payer system, but for us it comes down to this: the incentive structure of the current system isn’t working.
A promise kept
Leaving a legacy: AOA Past President Boyd R. Buser, DO, fulfills his promise
Upon his retirement, Dr. Buser reflects on his decade-plus tenure as dean of the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he expanded access to care in eastern Kentucky.
Sexual harassment
#MeToo in medicine: Docs who are sexually harassed struggle to report behavior, survey suggests
Both female and male docs are harassed on the job and more than half of the victims do not report the incidents, Medscape survey finds.
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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.