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Introducing the New ACOFP President’s e-Newsletter
ACOFP is providing a new benefit for its members: Leading the Osteopathic Way. This electronic newsletter is designed to communicate with members in an efficient and timely manner about ACOFP’s leadership activities, events, and people.
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ACOFP/AOA Annual Convention & Scientific Semiar
September 30 - October 4, 2007
San Diego, California
Come for the convention. Stay for the vacation.
ACOFP’s 22 Educational Program Offerings:
- Migraine Management
- Primary Care for HIV/AIDS
- Genetic Testing
- OMT for Common Conditions
- Minimizing Asthma Impact
- Self-Evaluation for Dementia
- Emerging Infections
- Managing Patient Emergencies
- Osteopathic Care of the Athlete
- Environmental Causes of Illness
- Chronic Liver Disease
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Childhood and Adolescent Care
Registration is open at https://www.do-online.org/index.cfm?PageID=aoa_profmain&au=D&SubPageID=conv_main.
Search for an of Osteopathic Family Physician Preceptor
Search for a board-certified osteopathic family physician for your family practice rotation by accessing the ACOFP Registry of Osteopathic Family Practice Preceptors. The Preceptors in this database have provided detailed practice profile information that helps you locate a Preceptor based on the criteria most important to you.
Please Visit ACOFP’s Preceptor Search
Once you have located potential Preceptor(s) please contact them directly to set up the rotation. If you have any questions, please contact tobik@acofp.org
Professional Growth Opportunity – Become the 2008-2009 ACOFP Student Academic Board Member
Expand your professional opportunities by participating on the ACOFP Board of Governors. Many students who have served as the Student Academic Board Member did so to participate in developing ways to serve the needs of Student Members and to involve Student Members in ACOFP strategic initiatives and activities. Put your mark on the future of osteopathic medicine – serve as the 2008-2009 ACOFP Student Academic Board Member.
Applying is easy...
Review the criteria for nomination of a Student Academic Member of the ACOFP Board, then review the Student Academic Board member responsibilities and submit the application with a one page personal letter of interest and current CV no later than August 17, 2007.
Download an Application 
Scholarships and Awards
Twenty-five $1000 Scholarships Available from ACOFP in 2008
The deadline to submit your application for one of the twenty-five $1,000 individual scholarships funded by the Auxiliary to the ACOFP is February 15, 2008.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award Competition
Click here for complete details
NBOME Website Offers Authoritative Information on COMLEX-USA
Students and others interested in accurate, authoritative information about the COMLEX-USA examination sequence, including updates on tests, important dates and deadlines, and pre-test study aids, are encouraged to visit the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) website at www.nbome.org.
Spotlight on Strongest Link/Residency Program -
Via Christi Regional Medical Center/Riverside
Program # 156882
Program Description: To broadly train our residents so that they will have the competence, confidence, and comfort to practice in any setting, be it suburban, rural, urban, or overseas. We serve the metropolitan Wichita and rural Kansas areas, population of around 500,000 plus. Our residents are treated as competent physicians from day one and are given the freedom and responsibility to care for their patients at their comfort level from admission to discharge.
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is located in the south central part of Kansas and is the largest city in the state with 360,000 people. Wichita is a community that celebrates its diversity as it includes 11.4% African-American, 9.6% Hispanic, 4% Asian citizens and a variety of other ethnicities. As a 3-time All-American City award-winner, Wichita offers its residents a quality of life that is clean, safe, and growing. There is no shortage of things to do. With more than 250 days of sunshine a year, Wichitans take advantage of all the outdoors has to offer as well as the outstanding attractions that educate and enhance the city's quality of life. Old Town is Wichita's premiere entertainment district with nightclubs, laid back bars, distinctive restaurants, live concerts, quaint specialty shops, and a Saturday farmer's market.
Strongest Link: Gregory Dennis, DO He is available to answer your questions via e-mail at gdennis@kumc.edu.
View complete program descriptions including number of beds, stipend and vacation days.
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