Commencement 3 pieces of advice for this year’s DO graduates DO leaders share words of wisdom with the newest group of freshly minted DOs. June 24, 2020Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics graduation This year’s graduation season is markedly different from years past, but some things remain the same: a new group of freshly minted DOs is ready to provide compassionate, whole-person care in diverse health care settings across the country. The AOA rounded up some of the best commencement advice for grads from today’s DO leaders and compiled it in the video above. Below are three key tips from the video: “A piece of advice that has worked well for me is to not be afraid to say ‘I don’t know.’ ” —Mikhail Varshavski, DO, also known as Dr. Mike, a New York-based family physician and health content creator “It’s important that you cultivate just as much compassion for yourself as you do for your patients.” —Lauri Hicks, DO, director of the CDC’s Office of Antibiotic Stewardship “Preventive care is everything, and that’s how we can change this nation.” —Rozy Khan, DO, a critical care attending physician in Los Angeles More in Training DOs hope that new research will lead to universal use of COMLEX for DOs The research found positive correlations between performance on COMLEX and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE)/American Board of Surgery (ABS) exams, which means residency programs can confidently use applicants’ COMLEX scores to predict future ABSITE/ABS exam performance. COCA seeks comments on proposed amendments to COM accreditation standards The COCA seeks comments from the osteopathic medical profession and the public at large on the proposed amendments. Previous articleFrom a one-minute workout to a daily gratitude practice, DOs share wellness tips Next articleCOVID-19 resources for DOs and DO students: COVID-19 sick notes and a public policy roundtable
DOs hope that new research will lead to universal use of COMLEX for DOs The research found positive correlations between performance on COMLEX and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE)/American Board of Surgery (ABS) exams, which means residency programs can confidently use applicants’ COMLEX scores to predict future ABSITE/ABS exam performance.
COCA seeks comments on proposed amendments to COM accreditation standards The COCA seeks comments from the osteopathic medical profession and the public at large on the proposed amendments.