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10 Things You Might Not Know about Your New President
by  Martin S. Levine, DONo presence information  on 7/18/2011 9:26 AM

I am so proud and humbled to represent the osteopathic medical profession as its 115th president. 

You can read my inaugural address but I thought I would share with you 10 things you might not know about me:

1.       My Dad, Howard Levine, DO, was president of the AOA from 1997-1998.  We are the first father/son president of the AOA.

2.       There are almost 20 DOs in my family (the 20th will graduate from KCOM in 2012).

3.       I am an avid barefoot water skier. 

4.       I have served as a physician for elite athletes at the Boston and New York marathons as well as for Olympic and professional teams.

5.       I have treated some of the best athletes in the world with OMT and made a difference.

6.       I am a grandfather. My granddaughter is almost 1.

7.       I am a strong advocate for the AOA’s Clinical Assessment Program.  In fact, if you’re on a rotation with me, you can bet you’ll be involved in this program.

8.       I have been a family medicine residency program director and DME twice. I still precept third-year osteopathic medical students.

9.       I tell students to first observe your patients, especially when they move.  It will help you develop your questions for your history as well as the direction for your physical. And, I tell them to include OMT in every patient visit.

10.   I am married to an architect.

I am eager to travel the country this year and meet many of you including our osteopathic medical students, interns/residents and new physicians in practice. You are the future of this profession and I want to hear your ideas, your concerns and your vision for moving this profession forward.

So ask your questions, respond to my posts and respectfully disagree! I look forward to our dialogue this year.

Marty
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10 Things You Might Not Know about Your New President

Dear Dr Levine,

Hello, I am an osteopathic family medicine physician in New York. I recently read an article about Michigan State University's visit to South Korea to petition for recognition and medical licensure for osteopathic physicians in Korea. I want to commend you, Dean Strampel, and Associate Dean Nassiri, for addressing this issue. I speak for many Korean American osteopathic physicians in that we would love to have the ability to practice medicine in Korea if we elect to do so.

The broader issue is that advocacy for equal practice rights and recognition as US DOs throughout the world is paramount, and I am hopeful for our future under your leadership! Thank you from my bottom of my heart.

Yours Truly,
Dr Jung
Dr Jung on 4/19/2012 10:00 AM

10 Things You Might Not Know about Your New President

I was a classmate of Dr Levine's at KCOM as well as his anatomy lab partner.  Please have him email or call me.  I would love to congratulate him and catch up on old times.    614 406 5688(cell)
Dr Peter Koumas on 10/12/2011 10:29 AM
 

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