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DO placements in 2024 NRMP Match reach all-time high

CHICAGO, March 15, 2024—The American Osteopathic Association is pleased to announce that a record high number of 7,705 osteopathic medical students and past DO graduates matched into year 1 (PGY-1) residency positions through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). This number reflects a 92.3% match rate for the 8,033 DO seniors who participated, a 0.7% … Read More

AOA Media Team

03.15.24

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Navigating your practice through the Change Healthcare disruption

NOTE: This article will be updated frequently as new information and resources become available. March 18 update CMS announced that it is reopening applications for the 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship exemption due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack. The deadline to apply for an exemption is April 15, 2024. The 2023 MIPS … Read More

AOA Staff

03.04.24

The DO

The top Match tips and advice from osteopathic physicians and students from the past year

The Match season is an exciting, and also stressful, time for those planning to make the leap into the next step of their osteopathic medical career: residency. Match Day 2024 will take place on March 15, when students and DOs who are participating in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) match will find out which … Read More

The DO Staff

03.17.24

JOM

Challenges to address prior to considering performing musculoskeletal point-of-care ultrasound

To the Editor, I commend the efforts of McGillicuddy and Haus on their publication entitled, “Rotator cuff injuries: improving identification with bedside ultrasound.” They highlight the role of musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound (US) and especially point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as a valuable and accurate tool in the evaluation of rotator cuff pathology.

JOM Staff

03.17.24

The DO

Taking a holistic approach to voting in the 2024 election

The buzz around the 2024 U.S. presidential election is increasing as citizens prepare to head to the voting booths to determine the future leadership of the country. While the central question typically revolves around who the next president will be, the ballot also features numerous names and items that will significantly influence regional developments in … Read More

The DO Staff

03.16.24

The DO

The DO Book Club, March 2024: ‘Go by Boat’ and ‘Island Medicine’

Fortunately for us, author Chuck Radis, DO, loves to share the moving stories of how he came to practice internal medicine and raise his family on a Maine island. Unlike many medical memoirs that play out in the urban hospitals of Boston, New York City or Philadelphia, Dr. Radis brings us to the wild and … Read More

The DO Staff

03.15.24

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