The osteopathic medicine profession passed 200,000 physicians and medical students for the first time in the field’s over 150-year history, the American Osteopathic Association announced.
The milestone “is a powerful testament to the growing trust patients have in our whole-person approach to care,” American Osteopathic Association (AOA) President Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, D.FACN, said in a press release. “Our profession continues to evolve while staying true to the values that define osteopathic medicine — empathy, connection and quality patient care.”
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