Latest Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Stories
Older patients battling pneumonia spent less time in the hospital when treated using osteopathic manipulative medicine - a drug-free form of hands-on medical care focusing on increasing muscle motion - in addition to conventional care, recently published research shows.Kari Hortos, a Michigan State University professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine, was one of seven site investigators as part of the five-state Multicenter Osteopathic Pneumonia Study...
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- For osteopathic medical students and recent graduates, their love of medicine will begin a new chapter today as the National Matching Services, Inc., announces the results of the 2010 osteopathic match. Of the 1,896 individuals who participated in the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Intern/Resident Registration Program, 78% of students and recent graduates successfully matched for a total of 1,473 successful matches. This figure is slightly up from...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- April is Autism Awareness Month and to celebrate, renowned osteopathic physician Eric Dolgin, D.O., F.C.A., announced today the creation of Kids' Brain Trust, a nonprofit clinic that aims to treat autistic children with cranial osteopathy, a clinically validated specialty. KBT will provide one year of free treatment for children from low- to middle-income households. Enrollment is anticipated to begin in Spring 2009 for pediatric cases...
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elsevier, world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the July 2009 launch of a new peer-reviewed medical journal in partnership with the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP), Osteopathic Family Physician. Osteopathic Family Physician, Official Journal of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, is designed to deliver...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Lauren LaFleur of University of North Texas Health Science Center, +1-817-735-5152, cell: +1-817-504-3603, llafleur@hsc.unt.edu FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) Class of 2008 scored the best in the nation on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 2, marking the second consecutive year the medical school has been the top performer on this exam. The class,...
REVIEW-JOURNAL The Nevada Board of Osteopathic Medicine is looking to suspend a local doctor over allegations of prescription drug abuse. The actions of Dr. Susan Miko, a doctor of osteopathy, "represent a real and significant threat to the public health," according to a complaint filed by the board Friday. In the complaint, Miko is accused of going to a Fremont Medical Center location in May 2007 and ordering 2,000 hydrocodone pills, a pain killer, on behalf of her husband. Her husband...
BLUE HILL - The Maine Osteopathic Association recently presented its MOA Young Physician of the Year award to Dr. Merideth Norris, a physician at Blue Hill Family Medicine. The award is given to a doctor of osteopathic medicine who has been in practice for at least one year and not more than five years, who has already demonstrated involvement as a practitioner and as a member of the community, as well as the potential to become a major force in osteopathic medicine in the future. Norris...
By Ridgely Ochs, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Jun. 20--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Flanked by his attorney and desperate to regain his license to practice medicine, Dr. George Jakymenko quietly read his statement before the State Medical Board of Ohio. For 21 years, the 55-year-old internist had had a family practice in Canton. "I was well liked by the community," he said. "I would like to continue." Then he detailed a cascade of events that seemed to have started with getting lower reimbursements from...
MIAMI, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AvMed Health Plans announced the promotion of Kirk Cianciolo, D.O., MBA, CPE to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Cianciolo is a seasoned medical professional, with more than 25 years in the healthcare industry as a clinician and physician executive. He has been with AvMed since 2006, in the role of Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. In his new position, Dr. Cianciolo will continue to provide leadership, medical...
The performance of doctors taking a postgraduate medical exam declined between 1997 and 2001, reveals a study carried out by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and published today in the Open Access journal BMC Medicine. After a steady increase between 1985 and 1997, the overall performance of postgraduate students taking the Part 1 examination of the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom, MRCP (UK), which is a part of higher specialist training, showed a decline...
