Media update
Jan. 20, 2021Osteopathic medicine in the news: Jan. 20, 2021
Medscape, the Chicago Tribune and Medpage Today recently featured DOs or osteopathic medicine in their news coverage.
specialty insights
Jan. 19, 2021Considering rheumatology? Cleveland Clinic DO shares what you need to know
If you’re interested in investigating “really complex and puzzling diseases,” rheumatology might be the field for you, Cassandra Calabrese, DO, says.
Workforce trends
Jan. 19, 2021Physician is No. 5 on the U.S. News & World Report Best Jobs 2021 list
Five medical specialties also made the list of 100 jobs.
Public health
Jan. 13, 2021AOA statement regarding vaccine misinformation and hoaxes
The AOA without reservation encourages the use of the COVID-19 vaccines and remains ready to help administer and educate the public about them.
Newsbriefs
WCUCOM first osteopathic medical school selected for STARS program
Student scholars in STARS participate in virtual leadership summits and have the opportunity to network with a large community of care experts.
Jan. 20, 2021
TUNCOM’s class of 2021 has the highest COMLEX exam pass rate of all DO schools
Class of 2021’s pass rate for Level 1 is 99.2%.
Jan. 13, 2021
AOA files suit against ABIM
The lawsuit challenges an ABIM policy that effectively requires ACGME residency program directors to be certified by the ABIM, unfairly disadvantaging AOBIM-certified osteopathic physicians.
Jan. 7, 2021
Upcoming webinars cover COVID-19 vaccines at work and E/M coding changes
Learn what to consider when developing a COVID-19 vaccine policy for your practice staff.
Jan. 6, 2021
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A life in medicine
In Memoriam: Jan. 20, 2021
View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.
In your words
Requiem for the written note
There is something mystical about the thinking/writing nexus—the direct connection, the crackling intellectual current that flows unimpeded from brain to paper.
listening material
6 DO-hosted podcasts to have on your radar
Podcasts founded and hosted by DOs cover a wide range of topics surrounding osteopathic medicine and life as a physician.
TIPS FOR FOURTH-YEARS
How to prepare your best possible Match rank order list
Three physician experts offer their advice for this year’s highly unusual Match cycle. Get their opinions on fellowships, backup plans, doing things virtually and more.
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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.