CME opportunity
July 21, 2021OMED 2021 registration is now open
Attendees can earn up to 30 1-A CME credits and 20 1-B CME credits or 50 AMA PRA Category 1-A Credits™. Those who attend in-person will receive bonus credits.
Newsbriefs
Leadership
July 20, 2021Family physician and professor to serve as AOA president-elect
Ernest Gelb, DO, will become AOA president in July 2022.
CME
June 30, 2021Upcoming webinars will cover implicit bias in patient care and retiring from private practice
Learn more about cultural competency and understand the strategies that can foster a successful retirement.
Opportunity
June 29, 2021Applications now open for the AOA’s 2021-2022 Training in Policy Studies program
TIPS is a policy-based program for residents that provides leadership opportunities and education on current health care policy issues.
News in brief
June 29, 2021Advocacy win: APRN scope expansion bill defeated in Louisiana
Bill would have enabled APRNs to perform a wide range of medical services without physician involvement.
News in brief
June 23, 2021Call for nominations for the AOA’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Unification award
Submissions are due July 9, and winners will be recognized in October during OMED 2021.
News in brief
June 7, 2021OMED 2020 CME self-study courses now available in 6 specialties
Watch or listen to AOA live conferences at your own pace and on your own time and earn AOA Category 1-A credit.
Preventive medicine
May 26, 2021USPSTF updates colorectal cancer screening guidelines
Screening should start at age 45, task force recommends, noting that colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.