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Subject Advocacy

May 9, 2025Friday
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Capitol Hill

My DO Day 2025 experience: Advocating for Medicare physician payments, THCGME and Medicaid access

“Each DO Day is unique, and it is always exciting to see the theme of each year unfold,” writes Cassandra Holub, OMS IV.

Advocacy By Cassandra Holub, OMS IV
April 9, 2025Wednesday
Advocacy

DO Day CME now available on-demand

Access DO Day content on-demand through June 20, 2025.

March 18, 2025Tuesday
advocacyvaccinationsvaccines
Public health

Why ensuring continued access to vaccines is essential to the health of America

Jason Jackson, DO, shares tips for supporting pro-vaccine policies and working with patients who express skepticism or hesitancy about vaccines.

Advocacy By Jason Jackson, DO
Feb. 13, 2025Thursday
Access to health care

AOA urges Congress to protect Medicaid program

For decades, the Medicaid program has provided health care coverage for millions of people, including children and parents, low-income adults, older adults and pregnant patients.

Feb. 12, 2025Wednesday
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Letter to the editor

DO breaks down life expectancy disparities of 20-plus years in the Chicago area

A Chicago-based physician goes over why life expectancy varies so dramatically in different parts of Chicago and its suburbs, and he also shares recommendations for addressing this gap.

Advocacy By Richard Multack, DO
Jan. 8, 2025Wednesday
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Health care policy

A closer look at the 2024 election and osteopathic medicine’s advocacy wins

The 2024 election cycle was a unique one as Americans saw not just one but multiple moments of history being made and new records set across parties and states.

Advocacy By Aerial Petty, DO
Dec. 2, 2024Monday
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Advocacy

BEL DO Day Scholarship applications due Dec. 20

The AOIA is looking for scholarship candidates who want to become more involved in medical advocacy and public policy.

Oct. 22, 2024Tuesday
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Making strides

Why we are advocating for residency unions and access to opioid reversal drugs

Brittany Garza, DO, and Kyra Powers, OMS II, share their experience at the AOA’s 2024 House of Delegates meeting, where they advocated for policies supporting patient care, physicians and trainees.

Advocacy By Brittany Garza, DO
Aug. 30, 2024Friday
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Forward motion

The long game: A progress update surrounding our DO Day asks

Jason Jackson, DO, shares the advances made via DO advocacy for the REDI Act, the SAVE Act and a bill focused on strengthening Medicare.

Advocacy By Jason Jackson, DO
Aug. 14, 2024Wednesday
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Training in Policy Studies

The TIPS experience: A Q&A with DOs who put advocacy into action

Two recent participants in the AOA’s Training in Policy Studies program discuss what first drew them to the program, its highlights and their advice for those interested in applying in the future.

Advocacy By Aerial Petty, DO

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Editor in Chief
Vania Manipod, DO
AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Orange County, California
Advisory Board
  • Mahi Basra, DO
  • Parul Chhatpar, DO
    Preventive medicine resident
    UMass Chan, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
  • Alyssa Cole, DO
    Assistant Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Laura Dalton, DO
    Retired OB-GYN
    Boynton Beach, Florida
  • Jennifer Gaertner-Otto, DO
    OB-GYN resident
    York, Pennsylvania
  • Angel Green, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Tristan Hazebrook, DO
    Psychiatry resident
    North Carolina
  • Deborah Herchelroath, DO
    OB-GYN hospitalist
    UPMC Magee Womens - Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rachana Kolli, OMS IV
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Patrick Leary, DO, MS
    Director, Sports Medicine
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
    Psychiatry resident
    Corvallis, Oregon
  • Saahir Mukherjee, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Asheville, North Carolina
  • Ahmed Nahian, OMS III
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill
  • Joan Naidorf, DO
    Emergency Physician, Author, Speaker
    Alexandria, Virginia
  • Aerial Petty, DO
    Family medicine health policy research fellow
    Washington, DC
  • Miko Rose, DO
    Psychiatrist and Founding Dean of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's proposed college of osteopathic medicine
    Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Jeanne Sandella, DO
    VP for Professional Development Initiatives and Communications at the NBOME
    Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
  • Steve P. Sanders, DO, MBA
    Recently retired internal medicine physician
  • Akshay Sharma, OMS IV
    California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
    Psychiatry resident
    BayCare, Lutz, Florida
  • David O. Shumway, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Ian Storch, DO
    Gastroenterologist and podcaster
  • Ilana Stukal, OMS IV
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Gene Tekmyster, DO, MBA
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
  • Undine Vallejos, DO
    Internist
    Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness-Carpentersville Community Center, Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
    Author and retired surgeon
    Mason City, Iowa
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