07.27.26
Your Journey. Our Shared Commitment: The road ahead for our profession
By AOA CEO Kathleen S. Creason, MBA Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in The DO. Every journey…
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AOA mourns passing of Civil Rights Movement leader and influential physician William G. Anderson, DO | 08.18.26
AOA Past President and Civil Rights Movement leader William G. Anderson, DO, passed away on Aug. 16, 2026,…
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New subspecialty certification in neurocritical care available; AOBS expands certification eligibility
The American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) has been hard at work modernizing and improving its exams and…
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