吃瓜爆料 COM focus of osteopathic medicine journal鈥檚 August issue
The 吃瓜爆料 (吃瓜爆料 COM) is the focus of the latest issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA).
The journal鈥檚 August issue features four research articles written by 吃瓜爆料 COM faculty and students plus an editorial by Carol Brenner, Ph.D., associate dean for Research and Scholarship for the college, and a special communication by Jane Carreiro, D.O., 吃瓜爆料 COM dean and vice president for Health Affairs. The issue builds off of 吃瓜爆料 COM鈥檚 existing reputation as an innovator in medical education by highlighting the college鈥檚 role as an increasingly productive environment for diversified research and scholarship.
鈥淭his issue allows us the opportunity to showcase who we are, what we do, and how we are preparing the next generation of the U.S. health care workforce,鈥 Brenner said.
Included in the August issue of JAOA are the following publications:
- Editorial: by
Carol A. Brenner, Ph.D. - by Douglas Spicer, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences; Kathryn Thompson, Ph.D., professor of biomedical sciences; and Sean Kilgallen, M.B., assistant clinical professor
- by David Mokler, Ph.D., professor emeritus of pharmacology; Shelley Cohen Konrad, Ph.D., director of and professor in the School of Social Work and director of the (CECE); Kris Hall, M.F.A., CECE program manager; Victoria Thieme, D.O., associate clinical professor, Primary Care; Jenifer Van Deusen, M.Ed., 吃瓜爆料 COM interprofessional education coordinator; and others
- by Tristan Reynolds, D.O., assistant clinical professor; Christopher Frothingham, D.O., associate clinical professor; Jane Carreiro, D.O.; Angela Branda, D.O., assistant clinical professor; Mark Schuenke, Ph.D., associate chair of biomedical sciences; Kerry Tucker, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy; Frank Daly, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy; and Frank Willard, Ph.D., professor of anatomy
- " by Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., professor and director of Geriatrics Education and Research; Divya Padmanabhan (D.O. 鈥21); and Emily Silberstein (D.O., 鈥21)
- Special Communication: by Jane E. Carreiro, D.O.
Carreiro鈥檚 closing piece highlights 吃瓜爆料 COM鈥檚 achievements over the course of its 40-year history, specifically noting that the college has graduated more than 3,300 physicians who practice throughout the nation and world, that 62% of graduates practice as primary care physicians, and that more than 26% of graduates practice in rural and underserved areas.
Additionally, Carreiro points out, 吃瓜爆料 COM graduates practicing primary care in Maine have an annual economic impact of more than $100 million.
"Community and environment were important to our founders, and they remain the underpinnings of 吃瓜爆料 COM today,鈥 Carreiro said. 鈥湷怨媳 COM is emblematic of New England values and resources, and our commitment to supporting the mind, body, and spirit of our students, faculty, staff, and community is heartfelt. Our gratitude to those who took a chance on the future is ever present as is our sense of responsibility to live up to that vision and trust.
鈥淭his sense of community, belonging, and support is one of our proudest achievements, and it is what makes 吃瓜爆料 COM, 吃瓜爆料 COM,鈥 she added.