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Geographical distribution of osteopathic urology residents and match trends in the United States

Ryan Wong, BS; Bebe Eke, BS; Andrew D. Vogel, MS; Bracken Burns, DO; and Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DO
This study aimed to examine the number of DO graduates in urology residency programs over time and map their current distribution throughout the United States.
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DO (under) representation in US guideline development: an investigation of guideline authors from 2021–2023

Alfred B. Amendolara, MS; Steven Salazar, BSN; Tiffany Nguyen, BS; Porter Fife, BS; Blake Harris, BS; Alessandra M. Rivera, MS; Kennedy Madrid, BS; Yvannia Gray, BA; and Stephen Stacey, DO
Clinical guidelines are the backbone of evidence-based medical practice, shaping healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. To ensure that guidelines reflect the entire medical community, it is important that guideline-creation bodies have adequate representation from stakeholder groups with diverse viewpoints. To quantify the contribution of DOs to the body of literature guiding practice, author information was extracted from all US-based guidelines published in the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 listed in the ECRI Guidelines Trust database.
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Comparing intubation techniques of Klippel–Feil syndrome patients in the last 10 years: a systematic review

Mitchell Fisher, BS; Andrew Simonsen, BS; Christopher Stewart, BS; Salma Alkhatib, BS; Abbigail Niewchas, BS; Alex Otto, DO; Randall Hansen, DO; Kent McIntire, DO; and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, PhD
The purpose of this study is to analyze first-attempt intubation success rates of Klippel–Feil syndrome patients by intubation technique and stratified by location and quantity of cervical fusions and a Mallampati score if reported.
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Determining the effects of social media engagement on surgery residents within the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

Vincent S. Alexander, MS; Bebe Eke, BS; Andrew Xu, BS; Ryan Wong, BS; Andrew Greek, BS; Michael Ernst, MS; Hayden Roberts, BS; Ogechukwu Ariwodo, BS; Andrew D. Vogel, MS; Bracken Burns, DO; and Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DO
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of “X” (formerly Twitter) in networking between osteopathic medical students and surgical residents, specifically assessing engagement rates and the potential of social media as a tool for mentorship in the osteopathic surgical community.
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Incidence of fall-from-height injuries and predictive factors for severity

Carlos Palacio, MD; Muhammad Darwish, MD; Marie Acosta, RN; Ruby Bautista, RN; Maximillian Hovorka, MD; Chaoyang Chen, MD; and John Hovorka, MD
This retrospective study investigated the incidence of fall-from-height injuries utilizing conventional statistics and a predictive AI model to understand the fall-related injury profile and predictive factors.
J Osteopath Med; 125(5): 229-236

Trends of public interest in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from 2004 to 2022

Blakelee Eggleston, BPH; Caitlin Wenske, BS; Carly Sweat, BS; Douglas Nolan, DO; Nicholas B. Sajjadi, DO; Anna Mazur, PhD, ABPP, ABN; and Micah Hartwell, PhD
Public interest in sport-related medical conditions is known to be affected by social media and pop cultural coverage. The purpose of this project was to assess the relationship between popular culture concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy and analyze of how often this topic was searched on the internet.
J Osteopath Med; 125(4): 173-178

Protecting the profession: lessons from the recent physician scandals

R. Andrew Kelso, MA, PhD; Deborah Schmidt, DO; and Celia McLay, MS, DO
The goal of this paper is to elicit lessons that can be learned from recent scandals so that physicians, healthcare institutions, physician practices, medical boards, and patients can introduce measures to help prevent them from happening in the future.
J Osteopath Med; 125(2): 55-60

Predictors of a positive attitude towards rural practice in female osteopathic medical students

Dana E. Kahl, PT, DPT, EdD; and Kevin M. Roessger, PhD
This study aims to determine if a rural background, a plan to practice family medicine, and motivation toward civic duty are associated with attitudes toward eventual practice of rural medicine in female osteopathic medical students.
J Osteopath Med; 124(12): 521-527

Research integrity and academic medicine: the pressure to publish and research misconduct

Molly Kearney, MSc; Maren Downing, MEng; and Elizabeth A. Gignac, DO
The authors explore existing guidelines for authorship, common types of research misconduct, the implications of scholarly work for medical learners and faculty, consequences of research misconduct, and possible solutions to promote integrity in academic medicine.
J Osteopath Med; 124(5): 187-194

Implementation and mixed-methods evaluation of “Walk with a Doc” program at Stony Brook

Ursula N. Landman, DO; Zaina Naeem, MD, MPH; Ingrid L. Chen, MD; Areeg Naeem, MS; and Raja Jaber, MD
This report presents data from the Walk with a Doc program’s first 5 months at Stony Brook to inform practice-based management decisions pertaining to the clinical utility and future adaptation of walking programs in suburban communities.
J Osteopath Med; 124(6): 243-248