Leaders in advocacy Advocates for osteopathic medicine recognized at DO Day 2021 Award recipients include DOs, affiliates, a medical student and an osteopathic medical school. March 10, 2021Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The AOA Board of Trustees Committee on Awards recognized the following winners of the new AOA Advocacy Awards, which were presented on Monday during DO Day: Individual Excellence in Advocacy Student – Jennifer Lee Resident – James Latronica, DO Physician – Roozehra Khan, DO Affiliate Executive – Tabitha Arnett, Indiana Osteopathic Association Today's Individual Excellence in Advocacy awards recognize personal commitment to public policy advocacy on behalf of our profession. Our inaugural recipients are Jennifer Lee, OMS-IV, James Latronica, DO, Roozehra Khan, DO, and Tabitha Arnett of @IndianaOsteo. #DODay21 (1/5) pic.twitter.com/k9QoGC0nDL — AOA (@AOAforDOs) March 8, 2021 Organizational Excellence in Advocacy College of Osteopathic Medicine – Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Southern Utah Nonpractice Affiliate – Student Osteopathic Medical Association Osteopathic Specialty College – American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists State Osteopathic Association – Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association The award for Organizational Excellence in Advocacy recognizes osteopathic affiliates and a college of osteopathic medicine for advancing public policy on behalf of our profession. Today we recognize @RockyVistaU-Southern Utah, @NationalSOMA, @ACOOG1934 and @DOsofMOMA. (1/5) pic.twitter.com/XB3UeomD1i — AOA (@AOAforDOs) March 8, 2021 Excellence in Media Owais Durrani, DO We are pleased to present @owaisdurrani with our Excellence in Media award for his work in advancing public policy through media advocacy and his service as an expert on national media platforms throughout the #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/TsroBPPt2y — AOA (@AOAforDOs) March 8, 2021 Excellence in Journalism Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News We present the inaugural Excellence in Journalism Award to @LaurenWeberHP. This award recognizes a journalist for increasing public awareness about our profession. This past year, Ms. Weber exemplified accurate and unbiased reporting, and helped expose false narratives about DOs. pic.twitter.com/lCa7zVSYfO — AOA (@AOAforDOs) March 8, 2021 Congressional Champion of Osteopathic Medicine Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) We recognize Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) as Congressional Champions of Osteopathic Medicine. These lawmakers were lead sponsors of the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019, and helped reauthorize the #THCGME Program. pic.twitter.com/nHQnEQIe5k — AOA (@AOAforDOs) March 8, 2021 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 articleUpcoming webinar covers approaches to advancing health equity through behavioral health integration Next articleThe 100 best hospitals in the US in 2021, according to Healthgrades
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.