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Subject Advocacy

June 1, 2022Wednesday
advocacyDO Daytelemedicine
Advocacy in action

DO Day 2022 participants advocate for loan repayment, telemedicine and stopping Medicare cuts

The osteopathic medical family reunited in person and virtually to advocate for patients and physicians.

Advocacy By Alexis Cates, DO
May 4, 2022Wednesday
NOM Week

AOA commends Senate for unanimously adopting resolution on National Osteopathic Medicine Week

U.S. Senate unanimously passes NOM Week resolution.

May 2, 2022Monday
rural medicine
Health care policy

Bill addresses rural health care access and physicians’ medical school debt

The Rural America Health Corps Act would provide physicians with $200K in loan repayment for practicing in a rural area for five years.

Advocacy By Aerial Petty, DO
April 5, 2022Tuesday
GMElegislationOsteopathic medicine in the newsresidency
Residency training

Utah passes legislation to provide additional state funding for GME programs

Spearheaded by the dean of Noorda-COM, the legislation includes a provision to ensure that both DO and MD applicants are treated equally by programs that receive funding.

April 1, 2022Friday
Advocacy in action

Lorna Breen Act signed into law by President Biden

President Joe Biden signs the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into law.

April 1, 2022Friday
DO & student voicesmed school debtmedical schoolstudent debt
Taking action

The burden of medical school debt: How to advocate for change

Currently, addressing student debt is a Herculean task, which is worsening as inflation creeps higher.

DOpinion By Polly Wiltz, DO
April 1, 2022Friday
telemedicine
Access to care

CONNECTions for all: Expanding coverage for telemedicine beyond COVID

Learn about advocacy opportunities to support a permanent expansion coverage for telehealth services.

Advocacy By Alexis Cates, DO
March 1, 2022Tuesday
Advocacy in action

DO Day 2022: A chance to meet with lawmakers to discuss issues important to physicians and medical students

Join thousands of your osteopathic colleagues at the profession’s largest public policy and advocacy event.

March 1, 2022Tuesday
advocacymental health
Taking action

The Lorna Breen Act: Why mental health matters

In a time where the risk of suicide is two times higher for physicians than the general population, physician advocacy has helped create concrete change via the Lorna Breen Act.

Advocacy By Aerial Petty, DO
Feb. 1, 2022Tuesday
advocacyDO Day
Advocacy and leadership

DO Day 2022 offers virtual and in-person opportunities

DO Day 2022 will take place April 23-27 virtually and in Washington, D.C. Registration is now open.

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Editor in Chief
Vania Manipod, DO
AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Orange County, California
Advisory Board
  • Andrew Albano, DO
    Chief Medical Officer
    Greenville, South Carolina
  • Jerry Balentine DO
    Executive VP, COO
    New York Institute of Technology
  • Mahi Basra, OMS II
    Tampa, Florida
  • Alyssa Cole, DO
    Assistant Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Jane Datinguinoo, OMS IV
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Kate de Klerk, DO
    Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
    Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Sherri Eldin, OMS IV
    Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, New York
  • Nicolet Finger, DO
    PM&R Resident
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Angel Green, OMS III
    Ocala, Florida
  • Steven Gunderson, DO
    Anesthesiologist
    Rockford, Illinois
  • Tristan Hazebrook, OMS III
    Chicago, Illinois
  • Nicholas Imperato, OMS IV
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Deanah Jibril, DO, MS, MBA
    Assistant Clinical Professor, OB-GYN
    University of California Riverside School of Medicine
  • Mauricio W. Jones, DO
    First-Year Resident, Internal Medicine
    Temple, Texas
  • Jessica King, OMS III
    West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV
  • John Kylan Lynch, DO, MPH
    Neurologist
    Bethesda, Maryland
  • Brian Le, DO, MS
    Family Medicine Resident
    Glendale, California
  • Stephanie Lee, OMS IV
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Patrick Leary, DO, MS
    Director, Sports Medicine
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Sydney LeFay, DO
    Psychiatrist
    Corvallis, Oregon
  • Kasia Marciniec, DO
    PGY-1
    Iowa City, Iowa
  • Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA, RDN
    Senior Global Medical Science Liaison in Medical Affairs 
    U.S. and International 
  • Joan Naidorf, DO
    Emergency Physician, Author, Speaker
    Alexandria, Virginia
  • Michael Olek, DO
    Attending Physician, AD of Neurology
    Touro University Nevada
  • Samantha Payton, PhD, OMS II
  • Aerial Petty, DO
    Family Medicine PGY-2
    New York Presbyterian – Columbia University
  • Julia Pignanelli, OMS II
    NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine- Tampa Bay Regional Campus
  • Reshma Pinnamaneni, OMS III
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • Miko Rose, DO
    Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor
    Michigan State University
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    VP for Professional Development Initiatives and Communications at the NBOME
    Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
  • Kevin Seely, OMS III
    Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Jesse Shaw, DO
    Director of Clinical Research at Sparta Science and Associate Professor of Sports Medicine and Performance
    University of Western States, Portland, Oregon
  • Alex Sher, MSN, ARNP-BC, OMS III
    Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee
  • David O. Shumway, DO
    Internal Medicine Resident
    Biloxi, Mississippi
  • 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
  • Kevin Volkema, DO
    Family Medicine Physician
    Sentara Healthcare, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
    Author and Retired Surgeon
    Mason City, Iowa
  • Polly Wiltz, DO
    Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Yakima, Washington
  • Julia Winje, DO
    Second-Year Internal Medicine Resident
  • Samuel Zarbock, DO
    Pediatrics Resident
    University of Wisconsin
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