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For Family, By Family—ACOFP Blog
ACOFP is a community of current and future family physicians that champions osteopathic principles and supports its members by providing resources such as education, networking and advocacy, while putting patients first.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award author Mackenzie Pargeon, OMS-III, reviews the evident line between physical and mental health and how physicians can help incorporate movement into patients’ lives.
Students interviewed Region 5 Representative Thomas Duffy, DO, for their latest Resident Council Spotlight interview to learn more about why he volunteered for the resident council, what a typical day looks like and a few words of advice for current students.
ACOFP President Dr. David Park dives into his Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage and explains why it is essential for the AAPI community to be active in the medical community and pursue careers in the field.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award author Kathleen Wong, OMS-IV, reviews the ongoing obesity epidemic and shares how we can combat it with proper nutrition.
Dr. Velayudhan explains how growing up Hindu and loving-kindness meditation practice has molded the way she faces life on and off the cushion. “I am learning that by being friendly toward our own discomfort, fears, doubts, anxieties, and uncertainties we can more easily be with these feelings when they percolate in our patients, friends, and family members.”
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award third-place winner Violeta Foss, OMS-III. reviews and advocates for plant-based nutrition in the fight against COVID-19.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award second-place winner Elisabeth Arndt, DO, Ph.D. reviews and advocates for equitable reimbursement rates for osteopathic manipulation therapy.
Thoughts on empathy and how to be a better osteopathic family physician for your patients and for yourself from outgoing Student Governor Evan Bischoff, OMS-III.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award first-place winner Maura Fox, DO reviews the current stigmas surrounding obesity and provides ways osteopathic family physicians can treat their patients.
Despite current legislation across the country that affects the LGBTQIA+ community, the medical profession has a responsibility to treat and serve all people. In order to provide the best possible care for all of our patients, it’s important to make sure we understand the challenges our patients may face. Going the extra step to be an ally improves patient/provider trust and increases the chance for positive medical outcomes.
In 2000, the National Institute of Health defined disparity as a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic and environmental disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systemically experienced greater obstacles to health and have historically been linked to discrimination in healthcare.
When looking at differences among patient populations and finding the best ways in which to customize treatment options, we as physicians need to take a step back to understand the varying racial, ethnic and cultural differences from which our patients come.
Exceptional ACOFP student members and student chapters have been honored for their commitment to excellence and upholding osteopathic values.
ACOFP President Bruce R. Williams, DO, FACOFP, explores what membership means to him in the November/December Letter From the President’s Desk.
Students interviewed Region 2 Representative Brittany Custer, DO, for their latest Resident Council Spotlight interview to learn more about why she chose family medicine, what a typical day looks like and what she loves most about ACOFP.
ACOFP Student Governor Evan Bischoff, OMS-III, interviews ACOFP Governor Peter Bidey, DO, FACOFP.