While the award will be presented as part of the 2021 OMED program, the news was shared via the The DO (see below) and the AOA Affiliate News.

The Outstanding Affiliate Awards recognize state and specialty college affiliates that demonstrate innovation, creativity, resourcefulness and flexibility; highlight outstanding affiliate performance; recognize affiliate contributions that advance the osteopathic profession; and celebrate and share noteworthy programs and initiatives with all affiliates to encourage best practices. The awards will be presented virtually during OMED 2021.

It’s that time of year again! The 2021 AIM Melanoma Walk is Sunday, October 10th. Please show your support and if you want to join a team we suggest ADAMSTRONG. Thank you to all of those who have supported this great cause in the past.

All AOA members receive the monthly DO Engage newsletter via email. The DO Engage is the AOA’s electronic newsletter detailing current legislative and regulatory activity, and updates on issues that directly affect our members. Please remember to check your inboxes for this newsletter containing important policy updates. Additionally, available within the AOA OAN Action Center, you will find archived editions of the DO Engage Newsletter.

As an advocate for immunization efforts, the Michigan Osteopathic Association is a member of the Parent Information Network (PIN), a coalition of groups advocating for vaccines and vaccine use in Michigan. And in the wake of COVID-19, their work could not be more important.

Since the onset of the pandemic, immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases like the measles, mumps and rubella have fallen off dramatically here in Michigan. According to a study published by the CDC earlier this year, vaccination rates overall for children 18 and younger dropped by more than 20 percent, leaving far too many children and communities unprotected and vulnerable to outbreaks of potentially deadly, completely preventable conditions.

It’s a serious problem and one that PIN is working to address as the world begins to return to a more normal state with children returning to school in the fall. As part of that back-to-school effort, PIN is asking parents around the state to pledge to have their child’s immunizations up to date before returning to the classroom.

Taking the pledge to get caught up has never been more important. With social distancing requirements easing and in-person learning returning this fall, the conditions will be just right for a serious outbreak of a highly contagious and potentially deadly communicable disease like the measles.

That’s something we can prevent, but only if we all do our part to see that our children are caught up on their routine immunizations. Please take the pledge today and ask others to do the same. Getting our children caught-up on routine, life-saving immunizations before the start of the coming school year could very well save lives—that alone should be reason enough to take the pledge.

Detroit Free Press article:

Change and growth are the hallmarks of a successful career in medicine. The challenges that accompany each phase of our training can seem innumerable and insurmountable.

Luckily, there are those who have gone before us on this trek. We are not alone!

In this first of our discussion series on the seasons of change, we will explore the daunting transition into residency. The Council of Interns and residents has partnered with MSUCOM and the Statewide Campus System of residents to bring you this informative panel discussion. We will touch on the adaptations these residents have made in their first year as their expectations, priorities and lifestyles were shocked by the responsibility of becoming a resident physician.

Who: Interns and All medical students especially 3rd and 4th years.

Where: MSUCOM’s Detroit Campus in room CG(G0)28.

When: October 7th 2021 at 6:30 PM.

To attend virtually, contact Janna Ruedisale

The 2022 membership renewal notices have been sent through email and USPS mail. A reminder—90% of your yearly dues can be deducted on your tax returns.

The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), on behalf of Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) is conducting a survey to understand how the new auto insurance law is impacting crash survivors and their families, as well as service providers. The aggregate information will be shared with lawmakers and other stakeholders to better understand the effects of the 2019 changes to Michigan Auto Insurance Law including those that took effect July 1, 2021 on the healthcare systems and patients in our state. We are encouraging you to participate in this very important survey. To track the changes over time, a series of three online surveys will be conducted September 2021 to April 2022. We invite you to participate today in the first survey in the series.

For survivors and/or family members, the survey will ask questions about services you or a family member received before and after July 1, 2021. Additionally, the survey will invite you to provide some demographic information, including personally identifiable information and some health information. Completing the survey on average should take approximately 30 minutes.

For service providers, the survey will ask questions about the services your organization provides and how the changes have impacted your operations. Completing the survey on average should take approximately 15 minutes.

To ensure that all those affected by the changes in the law are represented in the survey responses, we urge you to share the survey link with contacts that have the potential to contribute.

1.       To open the survey, click the link Auto Crash Survivors and Service Providers Survey,

or copy https://redcap.mphi.org/surveys/?s=JD9HKLL4HP into your web browser

2.       If this is your first attempt, just follow through the questions to the end (the last step is to click “Submit”). If you need to stop and continue later, click  “Save & Return Later” at the bottom of the page you are working on and you will be given a Return Code. Please write down the Return Code.

3.       If you want to continue from where you left and you have a Return Code, open the survey the same way, then click “ Returning?” on the upper right corner of the first page (the consent page), enter the return code as instructed. You can modify your answers by clicking “<>”

4.       If you have forgot your Return code, please Email szhai@mphi.org to request your Return Code be emailed to you (you would need to use the same email you provided in the survey for us to identify your Return Code)

       If you have any questions contact Shaohui Zhai, Statistician, PhD.  szhai@mphi.org or 517 324-8354.

The American Advocates for Osteopathic Medicine are hosting the Still Fit for Life Fun Run remote via their JustMove App!

To register, visit: https://aaoafunrun.jmvirtualraces.com

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Despite many months of public and private efforts to make vaccines widely available across the United States, approximately 48% of the general population remains unvaccinated. To date, over 500,000healthcare workers have contracted coronavirus. Of these, over 3,600 workers have died. As recently as June 2021, it was estimated that one of every four hospital workers with direct patient contact was still unvaccinated. 

Many organizations have “reached the breaking point with soft efforts to encourage vaccination” and are considering vaccine mandates. On March 31, 2021, Houston Methodist broke ground by becoming the first major academic medical center to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for its 26,000 employees. Soon after, it extended the mandate to 7,500 private practice physicians with hospital privileges. In response, 117 employees sued the organization, claiming it could not require a vaccination mandate as a prerequisite for employment. A federal judge dismissed this suit. As of June 28, Houston Methodist’s employee vaccination rate was 99%.

A number of large healthcare organizations have followed Houston Methodist’s example. Not all, however, have gone so far as to terminate employees refusing vaccines. Policies range from those issuing vaccine mandates to those accommodating employees who refuse or have a medical reason to refuse. Mayo Clinic has mandated staff vaccination by September 17, but employees refusing vaccines can keep their jobs if they complete mandatory education modules, receive regular COVID-19 testing, wear face shields in addition to masks, and practice social distancing while on campus. (Continue to full article)

MDHHS has prepared a COVID-19 Vaccine webpage for providers. It is the ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Guidance and Education Resources’. Another way to access this site is directly from the Department's COVID-19 vaccine webpage: www.michigan.gov/COVIDvaccine, then selecting “Provider Guidance and Education”.

Visit: Beaumont Physician Careers

Assistant Professor-Fixed Term

Job no: 715240

Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff

Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Department: Osteopathic Medical Specialties Com 10034467

Sub Area: FAS- Fac./Acad Staff

Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience

Location: East Lansing

Categories: Education/Training, Fixed Term Faculty, Part Time (1-49.9%), Union

Link: Assistant Professor-Fixed Term

The MOA has developed an online Learning Center to deliver CME in a virtual format. Our Spring and Autumn sessions were a tremendous success with over 900 attendees. These sessions can still be accessed, along with other CME sessions, all qualifying for AOA Category 1-A CME credits.

Autumn CME Sessions Online, available November 15 - www.domoa.org/autumn

Fulford Percussion Course - www.domoa.org/fulford

For questions, contact Melissa Budd: mbudd@domoa.org

Michigan Osteopathic Physicians CME Information

To better serve our members, the MOA has developed an online CME platform to help you meet MI LARA CME requirements. For a current listing of MOA Learning Center On-Demand CME programs offered to members at a discounted rate, visit www.domoa.org/meded

Please visit www.domoa.org/cmeinfo to verify a license expiration and other CME related information.  

July 3, 2021, saw the passing of Joseph Richert, DO

May 19, 2021, saw the passing of John Bodell, DO

April 15, 2021, saw the passing of Bruno Borin, DO