News in brief Updates to DO family medicine board’s CME requirements now available for review and comment The proposed updates will change the current CME requirements for AOBFP-certified physicians. Jan. 22, 2020Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP) submitted proposed updates to the AOBFP CME requirements, which are now available for review and comment. The proposed updates will change the current CME requirements, which are listed on page 6 in the 2019-2021 AOA CME Guide for Osteopathic Physicians, for AOBFP-certified physicians. More details about the updates are available here. The AOA Board of Trustees and/or the Executive Committee of the AOA Board of Trustees will review submitted comments. The open comment period will close March 2, 2020. Please send comments to AOBFP-CME@osteopathic.org. More in Newsbriefs “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. DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel. Previous articleHow to choose a medical specialty Next articleThe DO Book Club, Jan. 2020: The Destiny of the Republic
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DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel.