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Subject Newsbriefs

Aug. 13, 2021Friday
House of Delegates 2021
News in brief

A who’s who of osteopathic leadership: View the AOA’s 2021-2022 Board of Trustees and Appointment Book

The AOA’s latest Appointment Book is now available to download.

Aug. 2, 2021Monday
Advocacy

Save the date for DO Day: April 23-27, 2022

DO Day 2022 will include a two-day virtual health policy conference followed by two days of in-person briefings and meetings with policymakers.

July 21, 2021Wednesday
CME opportunity

OMED 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.

July 20, 2021Tuesday
Leadership

Family physician and professor to serve as AOA president-elect

Ernest Gelb, DO, will become AOA president in July 2022.

June 30, 2021Wednesday
CME

Upcoming 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.

June 29, 2021Tuesday
Opportunity

Applications 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.

June 29, 2021Tuesday
News in brief

Advocacy win: APRN scope expansion bill defeated in Louisiana

Bill would have enabled APRNs to perform a wide range of medical services without physician involvement.

June 7, 2021Monday
CME
News in brief

OMED 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.

May 26, 2021Wednesday
Preventive medicine

USPSTF 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.

May 26, 2021Wednesday
Call for entries

BIOM competition on global health research and narrative medicine now open for entries

Medical students and residents: Enter your abstract or essay by Aug. 16 for a chance to receive award funding of up to $1,500.

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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
    Retired sports medicine director
  • 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, D.C.
  • 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
  • Curtis Wilkerson, OMS I
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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