Love and medicine
Dec. 10, 2018Dating in residency: Looking for ‘the one’ while training
Residents open up about work romances, unexpected connections and the continuing quest for Mr. or Ms. Right.
Flying High
Dec. 5, 2018He’s a fourth-year med student—and a Black Hawk helicopter pilot
Finding balance begins with maintaining interests outside of medicine, says Mike Brisson, OMS IV, whose first passion was aviation.
Starting Over in America
Dec. 6, 2018NYITCOM program helps foreign doctors practice medicine in the U.S.
After emigrating from Siberia, learning English and then completing the Émigré Physicians Program at NYITCOM, this doctor is finally living his dreams.
CME update
Dec. 5, 2018Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education gives AOA provisional accreditation
ACCME approval is expected to increase the number of osteopathic learning opportunities offered by AOA and its affiliates.
Newsbriefs
Nominations open for NRMP board of directors
Share your viewpoints on the Match as a board member of the National Resident Matching Program.
Dec. 6, 2018
Policy webinar: Learn what’s next for health care policy in 2019 on Dec. 12
Learn what the results of the midterm elections will mean for health care policy and advocacy next year.
Dec. 5, 2018
Webinar teaches private practice DOs how to build and expand online
Having a robust online presence can help practices avoid missing out on potential new patients. Learn more in this Dec. 18 webinar.
Dec. 3, 2018
Get answers to your student loan questions in upcoming seminar
Have questions? Get answers during a November webinar and get a jumpstart on your 2019 financial goals.
Nov. 21, 2018
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News in brief
Wisconsin nurse arrested for allegedly posing as an osteopathic physician
Authorities have booked the nurse on suspicion of practicing medicine without a license.
Single GME news
AMA officially recognizes COMLEX as equivalent to USMLE
AMA HOD resolution calls for the association to help educate residency program directors on using and interpreting COMLEX scores.
Leading the way
J.D. Polk, DO, chief medical officer for NASA, to speak at LEAD 2019
Hear from Dr. Polk and other DO trailblazers at the Leadership, Education, Advocacy & Development conference, Jan. 24-25, near Las Vegas.
It's personal
Just what is functional medicine and why do some DOs gravitate to it?
Learn more about this growing practice of personalized medicine, often described as ‘root cause medicine.’
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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.