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July 2023 Vol. 123, No. 7

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COVID-19 scent dog research highlights and synthesis during the pandemic of December 2019−April 2023

Tommy Dickey, MS, MA, PhD, and Heather Junqueira, CVT
The authors examined the safety, effectiveness, and practicality of utilizing trained scent dogs in clinical and public situations for COVID-19 screening. Specifically, results of 29 trained scent dog screening peer-reviewed studies were compared with results of real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid antigen (RAG) COVID-19 testing methods.
Medical Education

A student-driven mindfulness curriculum for first-year osteopathic medical students: a pilot study

Christina Nielsen, BS; Sabrina Katz, BA; Meriah Parker, BS; Janelle Trefsgar, BS; Hend Bcharah, BS; Jacob Kalin, BS; Desiree Delavary, BA; Mark Brunk-Grady, MS; and Breanne Jaqua, DO, MPH
The objectives of this study are to assess student satisfaction with four student-selected and student-led mindfulness activities incorporated into mandatory small-group sessions, the immediate impact of these activities on student stress levels, and student use of these activities outside the mindfulness sessions.
Medical Education

Effects of a focused training on first-year osteopathic medical students’ ability to incorporate point-of-care ultrasound in assessment of the anterior knee

Christina Weaver, DO; Deborah M. Heath, DO; Inder Raj S. Makin, MD, PhD, RDMS; Kamalani Hanamaika’i, DO; Raghu Kanumalla, MS; Starr Matsushita, BS; Payush Chatta, BS; and Srikar Adhikari, MS, MD
The objectives of this article are to determine the effects of a focused ultrasound training on first-year osteopathic medical students’ ability to identify normal sonographic anatomy of the anterior knee and to differentiate between three common pathologies: joint effusion, prepatellar bursitis, and cellulitis

Proposed Amendments to the AOA Constitution

View the proposed amendments to the AOA Constitution & Bylaws that will be discussed during the 2023 AOA House of Delegates meeting taking place July 21- 23, 2023 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile.

Distinguished Service Award Application

We are pleased to announce nominations are being accepted for the AOA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award is presented annually to deserving physicians or lay individuals for outstanding contributions to the understanding and advancement of osteopathic medicine through research, education, financial aid, or other areas that enable the profession to make a greater contribution to public health. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 1. The application can be found here: https://aoaforms.formstack.com/forms/distservice2023

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Clinical Image

Superficial spreading melanoma within a nevus spilus

A superficial spreading melanoma within a nevus spilus presented on the left lateral arm. The white arrow points to the suspicious lesion within the nevus spilus, which was proven through biopsy to be a superficial spreading melanoma. Read more