July 21, 2012Saturday graduate medical educationHouse of Delegates For sale? House votes for efforts to keep offshore MD schools from buying U.S. GME slots U.S.-based graduate medical education programs should maintain their ability to select residents based on merit, House says.
July 5, 2012Thursday employed physicianspractice management Pros and cons Thinking about selling your practice? DOs open up on life as an employee Some solo phyisicians feel engulfed by new mandates, choices and expectations as they struggle to meet overhead and still make a living.
July 5, 2012Thursday Public Health A ventriloquist and magician, WVSOM president pulls TV show out of his hat With his dummy, Joey, as his sidekick, Michael D. Adelman, DO, DPM, JD, promotes healthful habits for kids on “Abracadabra.”
July 3, 2012Tuesday Combating scarcity Founded by a medical center, Alabama’s new DO school to leverage hospital ties Hospital partner will provide the school “great resources in the classroom and the clinical training of our students,” dean says.
June 29, 2012Friday osteopathic manipulative medicinespecialties Broad Skill Set How to specialize in osteopathic manipulative medicine “We are seeing a renaissance of people—patients and MDs especially—who seek DOs who do OMT,” says NMM/OMM specialist.
June 19, 2012Tuesday pathology ‘The Best of All Worlds’ Pathologist finds niche in blood banking, transfusion medicine Melissa R. George, DO, of Pennsylvania dispels the myth that pathologists are chained to their microscopes and work only with the dead.
May 28, 2012Monday hospital medicine Week On, Week Off One of a soaring number, DO takes to hospital medicine’s fast pace, complexity “There are more job openings for hospitalists than physicians to fill the positions, so it’s a seller’s market,” DO says.
May 25, 2012Friday osteopathic medical education New Frontier WesternU/COMP’s new campus plants flag for profession in Oregon Tapping homegrown talent and broad community support, COMP-Northwest takes aim at physician shortages in the region.
May 24, 2012Thursday premed Hands-On Learning Art of shadowing: Students need to be committed, curious, professional Premeds who would like to shadow DOs should display the character traits of top-notch medical students and physicians.
May 3, 2012Thursday accountable care organizations Coordinated Care DO-led ACO selected to be among nation’s first for new Medicare program New York City group, headed by Lisa Eng, DO, is among 27 ACOs in Medicare’s new Shared Savings Program.