News in brief Physicians targeted in extortion scam by criminals posing as DEA agents Criminals are calling physicians, demanding money, and threatening to suspend their target’s DEA registration. April 3, 2018Tuesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency reports that physicians and the public have been targeted by criminals posing as DEA agents. Criminals mask their telephone number on caller ID, instead displaying a DEA support number, then demand money or threaten to terminate their target’s DEA registration. The DEA urges physicians who receive such calls to report the information to the DEA here. More in Newsbriefs DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health. Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories. Previous articleIn Memoriam: April 3, 2018 Next articleNRMP Match results: DO students participate and match in record numbers
DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health.
Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories.