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Students Host First-Generation Celebration, Take a Culinary Medicine Elective and More

October 30, 2022

You’ll also read about WVSOM’s 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee, UNTHSC/TCOM’s scholarship for military veterans and UP-KYCOM’s relief efforts following a devastating flood.

AACOM Announces 2022 Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship Recipients

October 24, 2022

Award honors underrepresented minority students in osteopathic medical education.

Raising Voices: Honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month

October 13, 2022

AACOM President & CEO Robert A. Cain, DO, recounts the inspirational work osteopathic medical students across our colleges are doing to promote National Hispanic Heritage Month and create a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system for all.

Hispanic Heritage Month: Building Prosperous and Healthy Communities

October 13, 2022

ARCOM Director of International Medicine and Cultural Education Dr. Monica Rojas and ACHE student Alex Pollock discuss how they are working to advance health equity, including efforts to teach medical Spanish and a focus on the education of our youth to increase Hispanic representation.

Am I Latina Enough? – ¿Es Mi Latinidad Suficiente? – Connecting to My Roots Through My Community

October 13, 2022

UIWSOM second-year medical student Jasmine Castillejos shares how being born as a mixed-race Peruvian and Filipina woman fills her with pride, but how it also comes with cultural conflict.

Culture and Healthcare: A Crucial Connection for Healthy Patient Populations

October 13, 2022

PCOM second-year medical student Ryan Almodovar champions the goal of bringing healthcare to the whole patient population. As a Cuban and Puerto Rican American born and raised in Miami, Florida, where the majority population is Hispanic, he found that Hispanic culture and health were always at the forefront of the medical community.

Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Nationally Recognized for Primary Care and Research

October 07, 2022

U.S. News & World Report Ranks 16 COMs in Top 124 for Primary Care and Research

AACOM Spearheads Bill to Support Residency Fairness for DOs

September 15, 2022

Bipartisan legislation requires federally funded graduate medical education (GME) programs to equitably accept and assess DO and MD residency candidates.

Motivating Pre-Meds: Dr. Renée Volny Darko Helps the Next Generation Succeed

September 15, 2022

To celebrate Women in Medicine Month, AACOM interviewed Renée Volny Darko, DO, MBA, an obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 15 years of experience helping pre-medical students get accepted into medical school.

Dr. Julieanne P. Sees Is DO P.R.O.U.D.

September 01, 2022

Breaking Barriers: Dr. Joyce Johnson Elevates Women and DOs at the Federal Level

September 01, 2022

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Appoints Christopher J. Loyke, DO, to National Academic Affiliations Council

August 24, 2022

Dr. Loyke’s appointment ensures the council will continue to benefit from the osteopathic voice.

OHPF Class of 2022 Graduates in Washington, DC

August 22, 2022

After a year of virtual meetings, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)'s 2021-2022 class of the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship (OHPF) met for their final program session in Washington, DC, June 6-8, 2022.

AACOM Launches Course to Enhance Health Equity and Address Health Disparities

July 27, 2022

First of its kind program offered at all colleges of osteopathic medicine.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Appoints Timothy J. Kowalski, DO, to National Academic Affiliations Council

July 22, 2022

Dr. Kowalski’s appointment strengthens osteopathic representation among the council.

Congressional Letter Urges NIH to Increase Research Funding for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

July 20, 2022

NIH Director asked to end historic funding disparity.

AACOM Announces Executive Committee of the Board for 2022-23

July 06, 2022

H. William Craver, DO, to serve as Chair of the Board of Deans