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Hi FP wannabe's,
I have an important question for you. For former osteopathic medical students and future FP's, did/ does your school chapter cater solely to ACOFP issues or did you routinely have presented to you the AAFP issues as well? In our state, we only have limited DO FM residency opportunities, and we have a huge amount of support from our state AAFP chapter. Our grads routinely fill all these programs, ACGME and AOA. However, our national ACOFP organization has asked us to stop associating with the state AAFP chapter. We have as many practicing DO's in our state that are members of the state AAFP as are members of the ACOFP chapter. Most of the state MD programs recruit us and even have set up OMM training into their residencies for those interested in it. I feel to isolate ourselves from all our options is not helpful to anyone. What should we do since we are a subdivision of the ACOFP? To form a second club would be division.
If you want to see how much we are beginning to be embraced by the AAFP, just take a look at their conference for residents and students brochure for their August meeting in KS, Ms. It has a seminar titled " Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy" for those MD students and residents wanting to learn some.
I have an important question for you. For former osteopathic medical students and future FP's, did/ does your school chapter cater solely to ACOFP issues or did you routinely have presented to you the AAFP issues as well? In our state, we only have limited DO FM residency opportunities, and we have a huge amount of support from our state AAFP chapter. Our grads routinely fill all these programs, ACGME and AOA. However, our national ACOFP organization has asked us to stop associating with the state AAFP chapter. We have as many practicing DO's in our state that are members of the state AAFP as are members of the ACOFP chapter. Most of the state MD programs recruit us and even have set up OMM training into their residencies for those interested in it. I feel to isolate ourselves from all our options is not helpful to anyone. What should we do since we are a subdivision of the ACOFP? To form a second club would be division.
If you want to see how much we are beginning to be embraced by the AAFP, just take a look at their conference for residents and students brochure for their August meeting in KS, Ms. It has a seminar titled " Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy" for those MD students and residents wanting to learn some.
