A life in medicine In Memoriam: May 12, 2021 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. May 12, 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. Fredrick W. Boling, DO, 94 (KCU-COM 1952), of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died April 26. Adalbert W. Filipowicz, DO, 83 (KCU-COM 1969), of Gladstone, Missouri, died April 25. Matthew Gilliss, DO, 44 (UMDNJ-SOM 2003), of Haddon Heights, New Jersey, died April 11. Elias J. Isaac, DO, 88 (PCOM 1964), of Allentown, Pennsylvania, died April 23. Antoinette J. “Toni” Campion-Kruc, DO, RPH, 81 (PCOM 1977), of Havertown, Pennsylvania, died April 24. James A. Martin, DO, 88 (ATSU-KCOM 1962), of Prescott, Arizona, died April 20. Arthur J. Speece III, DO, 76 (KCU-COM 1975), of Burleson, Texas, died Feb. 9. 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 A 1.5-inch piece of osteopathic history: Revisiting the 1972 USPS osteopathic medicine stamp In 1972, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring osteopathic medicine in celebration of the AOA’s 75th anniversary, recognizing the profession’s growing contributions to American health care. National Defense Authorization Act recognizes AOA’s Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 notes that the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the AOA meets the Defense Health Agency’s criteria for physician certifying organizations. Previous articleWhat this DO says the osteopathic profession can do to encourage more DOs to do OMM Next articleOsteopathic medicine in the news: May 12, 2021
A 1.5-inch piece of osteopathic history: Revisiting the 1972 USPS osteopathic medicine stamp In 1972, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring osteopathic medicine in celebration of the AOA’s 75th anniversary, recognizing the profession’s growing contributions to American health care.
National Defense Authorization Act recognizes AOA’s Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 notes that the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the AOA meets the Defense Health Agency’s criteria for physician certifying organizations.