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 Getting a secondary MD degree as a DO—is it possible, and what could be the harm? As DOs have been targeted by businesses offering to help them earn fast, affordable MD degrees, The DO talked with two attorneys who share insights about the legality of these programs, the risks of using them and why they don’t recommend them. DO Day CME now available on-demand Access DO Day content on-demand through June 20, 2026. Previous articleThe best and worst states for doctors in 2025 Next articleQ&A: OMM specialist discusses academia, prison medicine and AI in healthcare
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