Almost all counties in Tennessee face a health care shortage, and leaders at a rural health care conference in Nashville discussed ways to help underserved communities. Robert A. Cain, DO, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, said osteopathic medical education is bringing primary care physicians to rural and underserved areas where people tend to be older and have more chronic conditions.

Elina Maymind, MD, director of graduate and medical student mental health at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, finds that women face unique challenges when choosing to be mothers during medical school. The role of mother and physician must be intimately intertwined, Dr. Maymind writes, and lessons learned can be used to become a more effective physician.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-South Georgia offers incoming medical students the opportunity to become better prepared through its Fundamental Integration Required for Excellence, or FIRE, program. The two-week program introduced students to faculty and included hospital tours, financial literacy sessions and instruction on suturing techniques.

Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship program has accepted three East Central Community College graduates to the undergraduate portion of its program. Upon completing all medical school admission requirements, students in the program can use the scholarship at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine or the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-Montana held its grand opening with a white coat ceremony presenting the inaugural class of 109 students, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks by Gov. Greg Gianforte.

Jane Carreiro, DO, vice president for health affairs at the University of New England and dean of the UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been named to the Coalition for Physician Accountability, a national group that analyzes and addresses issues related to physician practice and education. Dr. Carreriro was recently named chairman-elect of the Board of Deans of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

The call for abstracts for Educating Leaders 2024, the AACOM Annual Conference, is now open! Don't miss your chance to present with us during the nation's premier osteopathic medical education event, April 17-19, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Join us on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. ET, as two residency program directors provide you with actionable insights to help you succeed in your psychiatry residency application. During this forum, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of specific application requirements, discover the expectations of psychiatry program directors, grasp the nuances of both virtual and in-person interview processes and more. Register now.

Experts Dr. Alan Douglass and Dr. Kent Voorhees will share crucial information about rural GME development funding, including the Rural Track Programs, funding opportunities and qualification requirements. Join us on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 4:00 PM ET.

You'll also read about LMU-DCOM's health care simulation accreditation, WVSOM's recent graduate practicing rural healthcare and a sports medicine workshop at VCOM-Auburn. Read more.