Oct. 7, 2020Wednesday COVID-19 Noteworthy news 5 things to know about COVID-19 this week The WHO estimates that 10% of the world has been infected, the CDC updates its guidance on airborne transmission, and the FDA clarifies the vaccine safety data threshold that must be met for emergency use authorization.
Oct. 7, 2020Wednesday COVID-19COVID-19 Q&As Rural outbreak How a DO is helping a Native American reservation navigate a COVID-19 outbreak “I feel a moral and ethical obligation to get these people through the pandemic as unscathed as possible,” said Larry Dean Smith, DO, the clinical director for two Indian Health Service clinics in Washington state.
Sept. 30, 2020Wednesday COVID-19COVID-19 Q&As Vulnerable population ‘Tremendous fear and uncertainty:’ Geriatric care in the time of COVID-19 A New Jersey geriatrician shares the lessons learned from battling a nursing home outbreak in the early months of the pandemic.
Sept. 30, 2020Wednesday advocacy Advocacy win Utah Medical Association denounces discrimination against osteopathic physicians and students The UMA now stands against discriminatory acts or behavior on the basis of training and will adopt a non-discrimination position statement or policy.
Sept. 23, 2020Wednesday a new frontier How to navigate virtual residency interviews during COVID-19 Program directors and a recently graduated resident give their advice for a unique interview season.
Sept. 15, 2020Tuesday Medicine on TV A DO is in the Grey’s Anatomy writers’ room In her role as a Surgical Communications Fellow, Carisa Champion, DO, JD, MPH, consults on the medical aspects of the show and is also helping write scripts.
Sept. 14, 2020Monday Health care equity Tips for health educators on addressing discrimination in the learning environment Creating a brave space for having difficult conversations can be an important step for educators to take, according to a new commentary article in NAM Perspectives.
Sept. 8, 2020Tuesday Health policy Expanding GME, rather than expanding scope of practice, can alleviate looming physician shortage, DO writes Harris Ahmed, DO, MPH, emphasizes the importance of strategic GME expansion and physician involvement in advocacy efforts.
Aug. 26, 2020Wednesday COVID-19COVID-19 Q&As physician becomes patient For this DO, isolation was one of the most difficult parts of having COVID-19 “You always wonder, is this the day it’s going to go south?” said Brian Rogers, DO, MPH, a family physician in Dallas.
Aug. 25, 2020Tuesday The DO book club biomedical ethics The DO Book Club, August 2020: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Henrietta Lacks’ cells sparked a medical science revolution and a multi-million dollar industry, but her family was kept out of the loop.