A life in medicine In Memoriam: March 24, 2021 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. March 24, 2021Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics In Memoriam The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to [email protected]. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here. Col. (Ret.) Norman E. Bussell Jr., DO, PhD, 73 (DMU-COM 1994), of Bakersfield, California, died March 17. Stephen Patrick Cafferty-Freed, DO, 65 (WVSOM 1987), of Ocean Shores, Washington, died Feb. 8. Visit Dr. Cafferty’s online guest book. Larry W. Fish, DO, 64 (DMU-COM 1983), of Red Bluff, California, died Jan. 20. Peter Frank, DO, 76 (MWU/CCOM 1968), of Ridgeland, South Carolina, died in early 2021. Col. (Ret.) Daniel E. Gooding, DO, 75 (PCOM 1979), of Charlotte, North Carolina, died March 13. Joseph P. Olekszyk, DO, MS, 67 (PCOM 1985), of Seaford, Delaware, died March 9. David Shingles, DO, 79 (PCOM 1975), of Allentown, Pennsylvania, died March 16. Editor’s note: If you’d like to honor a colleague with a memorial contribution to the American Osteopathic Foundation, you can do so here. More in Profession Leading physician groups issue statement on Senate reconciliation package “We urge lawmakers to protect patients’ access to affordable health insurance, maintain full access to loan borrowing and student loan forgiveness programs to ensure a path for aspiring physicians, and meaningfully reform Medicare physician payment to safeguard access to care in underserved rural and urban communities,” the statement notes. Upcoming CME webinar to share RSV vaccine updates for older adults AOA webinar takes place Thursday, May 29 from 2-3 p.m. CT. Previous articleNRMP Match results in 6,597 new DO residents Next articleThe DO Book Club, March 2021: The Pull of the Stars
Leading physician groups issue statement on Senate reconciliation package “We urge lawmakers to protect patients’ access to affordable health insurance, maintain full access to loan borrowing and student loan forgiveness programs to ensure a path for aspiring physicians, and meaningfully reform Medicare physician payment to safeguard access to care in underserved rural and urban communities,” the statement notes.
Upcoming CME webinar to share RSV vaccine updates for older adults AOA webinar takes place Thursday, May 29 from 2-3 p.m. CT.
Please convey my condolence to family of those DOs that helped to make the Osteopathic Profession among the best. William H. Anderson, D.O., FACOS AOA Past president Mar. 25, 2021, at 10:46 am Reply