AACOM is very pleased to share with you a copy of today’s Washington Post’s Health & Science section, on the growth of osteopathic medical education and practice in the United States. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/osteopathic-doctors-ma y-help-alleviate-a-shortage-of-medical-care-in-rural-areas/2013/03/11/56074f 08-752e-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html An additional article highlighting the 2015 changes which will recognize both DO and MD programs being accredited equally. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/osteopathic-physicians -make-headway-in-conventional-medicine/2013/03/11/ddecb3a8-7147-11e2-ac36-3d 8d9dcaa2e2_story.html In addition, the Kaiser Health News also has run an article titled, Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer to Rural Health Care Needs? http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/March/11/osteopaths-Answer-To-R ural-Health-Care-Needs.aspx
