News in Brief Still Relevant: JAOA seeks historical vignettes for new section JAOA is accepting reflections on how the profession’s history meshes with the modern health care landscape. Oct. 12, 2016Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics JAOA In recognition of the centennial of the death of the profession’s founder Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) is accepting contributions for a new section devoted to how the profession’s history meshes with the modern health care landscape. Contributions to this section, launching in January, should be interesting historical vignettes with a brief discussion of how the topic is relevant to the future of health care, such as: A brief analysis of a quote from Dr. Still. A discussion of a current health care issue through the lens of one of the founding principles of osteopathic medicine. A look back at osteopathic history and where we are today. Submissions should be 500 words with a maximum of five references. One photograph or figure may be included if relevant. All manuscripts are subject to the review and approval of the AOA editor in chief. See the JAOA’s submission guidelines to learn more. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleNearly three-quarters of Americans feel lonely, survey finds Next articleEmpathy is a critical skill that med students must be taught, DO writes
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