By Steven F. Rubin, DO, FACOFP dist.
February 15, 2008
Mixed Results for Family Medicine in Osteopathic Match
One key indicator for the long-term viability of osteopathic family medicine as a profession is the result of the annual AOA Intern/Resident Registration Program – “The Match”.
Results released this week reveal that 244 students matched into 554 available osteopathic family practice positions offered at 162 residency programs. That’s an increase of 54 new residents over 2007 when 188 students matched into 368 available positions offered at 119 programs. In addition, 11 students matched into 20 available residencies offering “plus-one” fellowships for emergency medicine and OMM with the family practice residency.
Those who did not match still can be recruited into unfilled positions, post-match.
Family practice ranked first with 255 students matching to our programs, followed by emergency medicine with 183 and internal medicine with 175.
ACOFP’s Task Force on Maintaining Osteopathic Family Practice Residency Programs will submit its report to the 2008 ACOFP Congress of Delegates meeting in Denver.
Today is the Deadline! Book your Hotel Room for ACOFP's Annual Convention!
The 2008 Convention is quickly approaching. Book your hotel room before the February 15th deadline.
Other Deadlines in February…
February 15th deadline for Poster Abstract
Students, Family Practice Residents and Faculty Members are encouraged to present their research for this scientific poster session. The Osteopathic Clinical Research Committee will review submissions and prizes will be awarded. This year Poster Presentations will be accepted via e-mail “only” all information must be typed directly on the forms and you are required to submit the forms including your Abstract to residencyprograminfo@acofp.org.
Resident Spouses’ Lottery Deadline: February 15
The Auxiliary to the ACOFP is offering the spouses of the residents who will be taking the Certification Board Exam a chance to win $300. If you are planning to attend the ACOFP 45th Annual Convention & Exhibition, March 12 – 16 in Denver, Colorado you could be one of seven winners of this $300 “Resident Spouses’ Lottery” stipend. To win, residents must be currently enrolled in an AOA-approved Osteopathic Family Practice Residency and registered to take the Certification Board Exam in Denver. Please fill out the form and return it no later than February 15, 2008.
Support Casino Night!
At the 2008 ACOFP Annual Convention in Denver, the Auxiliary will be presenting “Casino Night”, a new fundraiser. Casino Night will be on Thursday, March 13, 2008 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm and will be located in the same room as Fun Night. An evening of fun and casino gaming, with fantastic and leading state-of-the-art raffle prizes to be won. Help make this fundraising event a success by providing a donation or sponsorship. The deadline for sponsorship is February 27, 2008. All proceeds will fund student scholarships, as well as student and resident programs.
New Online CME available through ACOFP
ACOFP has a new online education course available for members “Getting a Leg Up on Cardiovascular Disease”. This course offers 2 Category 1-B AOA Credit. It provides physicians information on the risks posed by atherothrombosis and the evidence-based measures that can be taken to improve the recognition and treatment of patients with PAD and post ACS/stroke so as to reduce future MI and stroke. Register for it today!
ACOFP’s Fit for Life
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Back to Campus
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Chapter of the ACOFP sponsored a bone marrow drive with the Iowa Marrow Donor Program to recruit students, faculty and people from the community for the bone marrow registry. Under the leadership of chapter president Charleen R. Balcer they helped to sign up 50 people to the registry. The drive was coordinated with the first year immunology course lecture topic of “Transplantation” to provide more information to students prior to the drive. A bone marrow transplant patient will speak about her experiences to the students this spring.
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