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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.
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.
Exceptional ACOFP student members and student chapters have been honored for their commitment to excellence and upholding osteopathic values.
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.
Students interviewed Region 6 Representative Liana Kobayashi, 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.
To make the U.S. student loan system more manageable and to ease financial burdens, the Biden Administration announced in August a one-time student loan debt relief plan for borrowers of federal student loans targeted to low- and middle-income families.
Evan Bischoff, OMS-III, interviews 2022–23 ACOFP Immediate Past President Nicole Bixler, DO, MBA, FACOFP, about her family medicine journey, her advice for students, what she hopes to see students accomplish within ACOFP and lessons for future female osteopathic family physicians and leaders.
Students interviewed Resident Council Vice Chair and Region 1 representative Ravin Patel, DO, PGY-3, for their latest Resident Council Spotlight interview to learn more about why he chose family medicine, what a typical day looks like and what he loves most about ACOFP.
Students interviewed Resident Council Region 4 Representative Janani Naidu, DO, PGY-3, for their latest Resident Council Spotlight interview to learn more about why she chose family medicine, what a typical day looks like as a resident and what advice she has for students.
Jacob Lenz, OMS-IV, explores the benefits and adverse effects of cannabis—both recreational and medicinal—and how the role of continued legalization across the United States impacts patient care.
Students interviewed Resident Council Chair Athena Chatzigiannidis, DO, PGY-3, for their latest Resident Council Spotlight interview to learn more about her residency program, what being a part of ACOFP means to her and what advice she has for students.
Evan Bischoff, OMS-III, interviews 2022–23 ACOFP President-Elect David Park, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP dist., about his family medicine journey, his advice for students as a dean and what he hopes to see from student chapter leaders over the next year as part of his July Student Governor Report.
Monica Hammer, MPH, OMS-III, discusses the role primary care physicians can play in helping foster relationships between mothers and their children, highlighting both risks of and potential solutions for attachment issues.
Georgianna Stoukides, OMS-III, MA, highlights the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS—not only in the type of virus but also in how they are transmitted and who they most often affect—and the role stigmatization plays in treatment.
Nicole Rakhmanova, OMS-III, highlights the importance of tailoring preventative medicine approaches and interventions to community and cultural beliefs, while providing suggestions for ways to overcome mistrust and misinformation.