Aug. 11, 2021Wednesday Advocacy in action Senate passes Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Advocacy from the osteopathic medical profession helped contribute to the act’s success in the Senate.
Aug. 11, 2021Wednesday Research news Mistreatment during medical school is associated with burnout and career regret by graduation, study finds Roughly 23% of medical students surveyed during their second year reported mistreatment, according to the JAMA Network Open study.
July 28, 2021Wednesday House of Delegates 2021 Past, present, future A.T. Still Memorial Lecture: ‘We embrace our past as we walk into the future’ Sarah Wolff, DO, discusses how the osteopathic medical profession’s rich history positions it well to take a leadership role in today’s health care landscape.
July 28, 2021Wednesday House of Delegates 2021 A new day ‘Step into the arena,’ urges AOA President Joseph Giaimo, DO, during his inauguration Bolstering pride in the osteopathic medical profession will be a chief area of focus for the AOA in the year ahead, Dr. Giaimo noted.
July 21, 2021Wednesday Olympicssports medicine Sports medicine DOs at the Tokyo Olympics share the joys and challenges of working with world-class athletes Get Olympic DOs’ advice for aspiring sports medicine docs and learn what it takes to care for elite athletes.
June 30, 2021Wednesday Practice settings Hospitals and corporate entities now own nearly half of physician practices, according to analysis The pace of practice acquisitions by hospitals and corporations increased during the pandemic, the analysis found.
June 23, 2021Wednesday The DO book club Food as medicine The DO Book Club, June 2021: How Not to Die In this book, Michael Greger, MD, and Gene Stone provide a rigorous overview of the disease-preventing power of food and a road map for adopting a more healthful diet.
June 16, 2021Wednesday Data and trends Researchers predict a lower future US physician shortage than in 2020 More than 40% of the active physician workforce is nearing age 65 or over 65, reports AAMC in its annual physician shortage report.
May 19, 2021Wednesday Practice settings For the first time, less than half of physicians are in private practice, survey finds Report chronicles dramatic rise in employed physicians from 2012 to 2020.
May 19, 2021Wednesday Labor of love DO creates wellness app to help physicians with burnout Following his own journey of burnout and recovery, Britton Jewell, DO, MHA, developed the Meaningful Doc app.