News in brief Nominations open soon for the AOIA’s Digital Health Innovation Steering Committee Help shape the evolution of digital technology use within osteopathic medicine. Self-nominations are open from March 31 to April 25. March 26, 2025WednesdayApril 2025 issue AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The AOIA Digital Health Innovation (DHI) Steering Committee serves to shape how digital technologies will enhance—rather than replace—osteopathic principles. Self-nominations are open from March 31 to April 25. To nominate yourself, use the AOIA’s nomination form. As a DHI Steering Committee member, you will: Help ensure digital innovations support hands-on care while expanding access to osteopathic medicine. Influence the development of ethical AI guidelines and standardized competencies that will prepare the next generation of osteopathic physicians to leverage digital tools while maintaining distinctively osteopathic care. Help create a collaborative ecosystem where digital innovations, education, and policy work together to advance osteopathic medicine. Preserve our core principles of whole-person, hands-on care. Ideal candidates should demonstrate expertise across digital health technologies (therapeutics, telehealth, AI, clinical informatics), have leadership experience in health care innovation, and be able to share past success in stakeholder engagement and change management. Nomination submissions are due Friday, April 25, 2025. 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 articleThe best and worst states for doctors in 2025 Next articleQ&A: OMM specialist discusses academia, prison medicine and AI in health care
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.