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May 2011 AAO Newsletter 1

President’s MessageMichael A. Seffinger, DO

The month of April ignites memories of rain showers and blooming flowers, cherry blossoms in Washington, DC, and warm evenings mixed with cool nights. I have travelled across the country from sunny Los Angeles to foggy and rainy Virginia, then to tornado-stricken Oklahoma and Texas.

The Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles, consisting of the chairs of the Osteopathic Principles and Practices departments at the colleges of osteopathic medicine, met from April 6-9 in Blacksburg, VA, home of Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. We tackled many issues germane to the Academy’s mission, including the education of osteopathic medical students; an osteopathic research curriculum; updates to the Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology; and the determination of an optimum ratio of faculty to students for OMT instruction at the colleges (no less than one faculty per eight students; with a one-to-one or one-to-two ratio required for some of the more detailed and difficult procedures, such as osteopathy in the cranial field and cervical high velocity low amplitude treatments). There are 30 campuses now—twice as many as there were at the AAO’s 50th anniversary 25 years ago. The tremendous growth of the profession has created a demand for faculty proficient in OMM instruction, as all osteopathic medical students must pass a national OMM competency exam at the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Philadelphia in order to graduate with a DO degree. The 34 Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine residency programs are increasingly becoming a prime supplier for this market demand. AAO members who are C-SPOMM or C-NMM/OMM, or have attained the FAAO degree bestowed by the Academy, are considered experts in the field, and are highly sought after for faculty positions. There have been lean times in this profession, but this is definitely its most prolific era. No Academy member

should be suffering from lack of work given the high demand for expert OMM services throughout the country.

In Norman, OK, the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association held its annual convention April 27-May 1, at which I provided OMT to DO participants. I gave a lecture on the evidence base of OMT, citing the many national guidelines, as well as the AOA national guidelines, for patients with low back pain published in the November 2010 JAOA issue. While there, I met with the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) president, George Sawabini, DO, FACOFP. He requested support from the AAO for the ACOFP proposed resolution to the AOA House of Delegates, which meets annually in July to establish AOA policies. There is a movement among AOA leadership to have professional, non-DO, on-site evaluators of our residency programs. The AAO opposes this movement, as does the ACOFP. Only DOs should be allowed to evaluate DOs, especially the unique osteopathic aspects of each program. The AAO is submitting its own resolution alongside the ACOFP one.

That same weekend, the Florida Academy of Osteopathy invited me to lecture and demonstrate OMT procedures at the relatively new college of

May 2011AAO Member News

Table of ContentsExecutive Director’s Message .................2

AAO Calendar of Events .........................5

Poster Contest Winners.............................5

In Memoriam ...........................................8

Resident of the Year .................................8

New SAAO and PAAO Officers ..............8

Slogan Contest Winner ............................9

Golden Ram Update ............................... 11

Membership Announcements .................12

Bylaws Changes......................................13

Passing on the Tradition .........................17

Convocation Photos...............22, 24, 26-27

Component Society Calendar ................28

2 May 2011 AAO Newsletter

Executive Director’s MessageDiana L. Finley, CMP

The 2011 AAO Convocation is history and was a resounding success by any measure. Congratulations to Program Chair James Binkerd, DO, for organizing a most appealing didactic program around the theme, “The Legacy of the Integrative Work of William G. Sutherland, DO.” The three and one-half day convocation focused on the contributions of Dr. Sutherland and his students to the science of osteopathy, and offered the participants insight on the development of palpatory, diagnostic and treatment skills using the Primary Respiratory Mechanism.

This year’s convocation brought together an all-star ensemble cast to share their experience and research in the advancement of Dr. Sutherland’s work. In addition to AAO’s tradition of starting off its program with Frank H. Willard, PhD, who discussed the continuity of fascia from the cranium to the pelvis, attendees heard from Kenneth J. Lossing, DO, on the work of Dr. Beryl Arbuckle; Rachel Brooks, MD, presented the contributions of Rollin Becker, DO; Eric Dolgin, DO, and Darick Nordstrom, DDS, helped attendees understand the interrelationship of dentistry and the osteopathic field; and Paul Dart, MD, gave us an in-depth look at how optics and our vision affect, and are affected by, Primary Respiratory health. Attendees also welcomed two very special guests who presented two new topics to the AAO membership; Margaret Sorrel, DO, discussed the work of Charlotte Weaver, DO, who independently researched, developed and contributed to the field of Cranial Osteopathy, and Jean-Paul Höppner, DO, MRO (Belgium), presented a series of lectures on the biodynamic view of human embryology. I am confident the 2011 AAO Convocation attendees will agree that Dr. Binkerd achieved his goal for this program. Congratulations, Dr. Binkerd!

A special “thank you” goes to the Cranial Academy and the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation for their support of this successful program.

osteopathic medicine OMT lab space. Since I was already double booked for that weekend, I sent a speech emphasizing the Foundation for Osteopathic Research and Continuous Education (FORCE) and its mission to the executive director and took a rain check, without the tornados, thank you.

In Texas from April 29-30, I engaged in collaborative efforts with Orlando, FL’s Wm. Thomas Crow, DO, FAAO, along with ten other AAO members, to develop a national OMM Practice Based Research Network (PBRN). Dr. Crow is the East Coast Regional Director and I am the West Coast Regional Director. The PBRN is being developed and directed by John Licciardone, DO, MBA, Executive Director of The Osteopathic Research Center at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Hollis King, DO, PhD, FAAO, is the Vice Executive Director. We are training AAO members who have expressed an interest in, and demonstrated a commitment to, this endeavor in bi-monthly meetings held at the Osteopathic Research Center. Over the next three years, we will train over 30 DO clinical researchers and develop local and national multi-site, outcome-based OMM studies. These research endeavors will likely be funded by local and national institutions and foundations, including the FORCE.

Speaking of the FORCE, I invite you to make a thoughtful contribution to the development of the FORCE in support of the Academy’s vision of improving all Americans’ access to the care of osteopathic physicians who practice osteopathic medicine with an emphasis on precise, practical and proven-effective OMT. If you have not decided on what thoughtful donation you can make, please feel welcome to contact Guy DeFeo, DO, FORCE campaign chairperson, or Diana Finley, Executive Director of the AAO, to arrange for a one-on-one, exploratory Q & A and discussion at your earliest convenience. I decided to contribute using the patient-a-week (PAW) approach because it felt best for my situation. As Boyd Buser, DO, said, “Please give until it feels good.”

I hope you continue to take advantage of the many educational offerings of the Academy, and I look forward to seeing you all at the AAO’s program at the AOA convention in Orlando, FL, this fall. Next March, I hope to see you at the Diamond Anniversary Convocation in Louisville, KY, with Kenneth Lossing, DO, as program chair, carrying the theme, “The Unified Osteopathic Field Theory.”

Thank you for supporting the mission and vision of the AAO, and for providing the highest quality of health care—osteopathic medical care—to your patients. FYI: I can be reached any time by e-mail, [email protected] or by phone, (310) 344-9697 (Pacific Standard Time).


Congratulations also go to Michael L. Kuchera, DO, FAAO, Evening with the Fellows program chair. Every year, the Fellows of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAOs) gather at Convocation to explore a topic of interest during a program organized by one of their members. This year, Dr. Kuchera recruited R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO; Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO; Hollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAO; and Kenneth E. Nelson, DO, FAAO, to participate in a round table discussion focused on Sutherland’s Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM). This program allowed each attendee the opportunity to more deeply and holistically understand the inherent forces central to life and health.

Each year, the Education Committee provides more options for Academy members in connection with convocation. Kenneth Lossing, DO, served as program chair for the four-day pre-convocation course “New Manual Articular Approaches to the Spine” with featured speaker, Jean-Pierre Barral, DO. In addition, Jane Carreiro, DO, and Gregg Lund, DO, co-chaired a two-day “OMM for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Conditions” course. Along with Drs. Carriero and Lund, Ali Carine, DO, and Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO, also served as faculty for this pre-convocation course. Both courses were a colossal success!

The AAO staff just completed entering course evaluations into our database and will present summary data to the Education Committee at their summer meeting.

At the annual meeting of the membership, outgoing President Richard A. Feely, DO, FAAO, introduced the new “Pioneer in Osteopathy Award,” which was created to recognize AAO members who have demonstrated a life-long commitment to the study of Osteopathy. The AAO, Cranial Academy and Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation recognized Doran Farnum, DO, FAAO; Louis Hasbrouck, DO; Viola M. Frymann, DO, FAAO; Edna M. Lay, DO, FAAO; and Harold (Hal) I. Magoun, DO, FAAO, for achieving excellence as leading pioneers in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, specifically Osteopathy in the Cranial Field.

AOA President Karen J. Nichols, DO, and AOA Executive Director John B. Crosby, JD, attended the business meeting to speak to the AAO membership. Dr. Nichols stated that the theme during her term has been “teamwork” and how osteopathic organizations can work together more efficiently and effectively. She said she feels no other organization in the osteopathic profession exemplifies teamwork like the Academy, and she thanked those present for their contributions. She explained that the AOA crafted its strategic plan on the framework taken from the specialty colleges and state societies the leadership visited during the past year. The AOA is using the phrase “GREAT Family” (Governance, Research, Education, Advocacy, Teamwork) to talk about the things it is doing for the membership. Dr. Nichols reported that the AOA turned the process of strategic planning upside down this year by asking specialty colleges and state societies what they would like the AOA Strategic Plan to look like. The AOA pulled together 150 DOs and Executive Directors from all these groups to hold a planning session at OMED 2010 in San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Nichols said that one of the areas in which the AAO has aligned with the AOA is in public awareness and education. She reported that an AAO member indicated the information in the section on OMT in EBSCO, one of the largest and most accessed academic research databases, was inaccurate. The AAO assisted the AOA in rewriting that information correctly. Dr. Nichols also reported on her visits to the 26 osteopathic medical schools in 32 locations and how passionate the students and faculty there were. She stated that students asked about OMM research, and with the help of Dr. Seffinger, she was able to answer their questions and place the information on her blog. Dr. Feely presented Dr. Nichols with a ram statue at the conclusion of her address.

Dr. Crosby updated AAO members on the federal government’s Affordable Care Act. He explained that the act is a much better system for osteopathic physicians involved in primary care; it will support professional liability insurance reform, it will bring Medicaid levels for reimbursement up to Medicare levels, physicians working in underserved areas will receive 5 percent more, and training programs for residents in community health centers will receive a $160 million dollar boost. He said the AOA is working to improve the act as efforts are being made to repeal and defund it. Dr. Feely also presented Dr. Crosby with a ram statue to add to his collection.

As a special order of business, Dr. Feely introduced George J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO, to report on the Foundation of Osteopathic Research and Continuous Education (FORCE). Dr. Pasquarello stated that the leadership has been driving the strategic plan over the last few years to develop ideas on how to move the Academy forward in ways that have not


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been utilized in the past. To that end, the leadership created the FORCE to fund clinical research and develop CME courses from that research to educate physicians on why OMT is important. The hope is to increase the number of DOs using OMT.

David Massello, vice president of the FORCE, gave a slide presentation on the AAO’s newly developed business plan. He stated that the purpose of a business plan is to promote the economic success and fulfillment of the organization’s mission. The plan was based on three ideas. First is the building—a location for all AAO services which would include a first-class, state-of-the-art educational facility to conduct the education programs that play a huge role in driving the AAO’s mission. Mr. Massello stated the programs must be derived from research, and out of research comes evidence, which is turned into education and then into money. Thus, the mission is fulfilled and you have economic success.

Capital Campaign Chair Guy DeFeo, DO, then spoke to the audience, emphasizing the amount of work that has been done over the past few months related to strategic planning. He stated that Carlton and Company, a fundraising consulting firm, came to convocation last year and conducted more than 65 interviews with AAO members. The information garnered was used to establish the Committee of One Hundred, which will provide volunteer leadership for the campaign program. Dr. DeFeo reminded the audience that the Academy was built on blood, sweat and tears, and the time, talent and treasures of its pioneers. He thanked the Pioneers in Osteopathy and the AOA for their contributions.

Newly elected AAO President Michael A. Seffinger, DO, concluded the convocation by ending the evening of the president’s banquet with a dance party for students and physicians. Students were encouraged to participate in a dance competition, with the prize being bragging rights for the winning college. A great time was had by all!

Please mark your calendars to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the American Academy of Osteopathy in Louisville, KY, March 21-25, 2012. Program Chair Kenneth J. Lossing, DO, has named “The Unified Osteopathic Field Theory” as the theme for the 2012 AAO Convocation. You will receive more information via the AAO Member Newsletter and convocation brochure in the near future. Watch your mail—you won’t want to miss this event!


2011 AAO Calendar of EventsMark your calendar for these upcoming Academy meetings and educational courses.

May 26 Membership Committee Teleconference, 8:30 PM EST

June 8 Postdoctoral Standards and Evaluation Committee Teleconference

June 10-12 Osteopathic Considerations in Sports Medicine combined with a little GOLF! Kurt Heinking, DO, FAAO; Mark McKeigue, DO—CCOM, Downers Grove, IL

July 9-10 AAO Board of Trustess Meeting—Indianapolis, IN

July 12-14 AOA Board of Trustees Meeting—Chicago, IL

July 14-17 AOA House of Delegates—Chicago, IL

July 15-16 Osteopathic Diagnosis & Treatment Education Service—Chicago, IL

August 5-6 Education Committee Meeting—University Place Conference Center & Hotel, Indianapolis, IN

August 5-6 UAAO Council Meeting—University Place Conference Center & Hotel, Indianapolis, IN

August 25-28 Rapid OMT for the Busy Practitioner (Co-Sponsored by Florida East Orlando Hospital) Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO; Wm. Thomas Crow, DO, FAAO

Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL

September 23-25 Seated Facet Release: Techniques of the Still Family

Karen M. Steele, DO, FAAO—Virginia Beach, VA

October 7-9 Prolotherapy Weekend—Mark S. Cantieri, DO, FAAO; George J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO UNECOM, Biddeford, ME

October 30 AAO Board of Trustees Meeting—Orlando, FL

October 30 Progressive Inhibitions of Neuromusculoskeletal Structures (Pre-OMED) Dennis J. Dowling, DO, FAAO—Orlando, FL

Oct. 31- Nov. 2 AAO Program at OMED—Kendi L. Hensel, DO, PhD, Program Chair—Orlando, FL

October 31 Fellowship Committee Meeting—Orlando, FL

October 31 Postdoctoral Standards & Evaluation Committee Meeting—Orlando, FL

November 1 Education Committee Meeting—Orlando, FL

December 3-4 AOBNMM Examinations—Indianapolis, IN

December 9-11 Visceral Approach to the Sacrum and Pelvis—Kenneth J. Lossing, DO—COMP, Pomona, CA

Students receive trophies for research postersThe American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine joined the Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research

Committee (LBORC) and the National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) as a sponsor of theEleventh Annual LBORC/NUFA Scientific Poster Session that took place during convocation in Colorado Springs, CO. The competition was open to students, physicians, researchers and any combination thereof, but only students were eligible to compete for the Ram Head trophies. A panel of judges reviewed the posters March 18, and the awards were presented at the President’s Banquet March 19. Congratulations to the following winners:First Place, Clinical Research—Katrine Bengaard, DO (Resident)First Place , Student Clinical Research (Tie)—Precious Barnes, OMS (PCOM); Amanda Cooper, OMS (NYCOM)Second Place, Student Clinical Research—Nicole Myers, OMS (PCOM)Third Place, Student Clinical Research—Veronica Ferencz, OMS (PCOM)Best Student Case— Michelle Bradley, OMS (AZCOM) and Regina Hart, OMS (AZCOM)


Osteopathic Considerations in Sports MedicineCOMBINED with a little golf!

June 10-12, 2011 at CCOM, Downers Grove, ILCourse Description:

This course will outline a manipulative approach to common sports medicine injuries and conditions of the spine, upper extremity and lower extremity. The program will have a balanced content of didactic material and hands-on OMT workshops. For interested participants, there will be a golf outing at the beginning and end of the course. Objectives: 1. The participant will review diagnosis and treatment of

common athletic injuries of the spine and upper and lower extremity.

2. The participant will perfect his/her palpatory diagnosis of somatic dysfunction of the spine and upper and lower extremity.

3. The participant will learn three to five osteopathic manipulative techniques for each region and how and when to utilize them in the athletic population.

Program Chair:Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAODr. Heinking is a 1994 graduate of Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and is the current chairman of the Department of OMM at CCOM. He is board certified in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, and has a private musculoskeletal practice in Willowbrook, IL.

Facutly:Mark McKeigue, DO Dr. McKeigue graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1977, and completed internship and residency programs at Chicago Osteopathic Hospital. He is currently in family practice in Orland Park, IL.

CME:The program anticipates being approved for 20 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME

Course Location:Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine555 31st StreetDowners Grove, IL 60515

The course will include an optional session on Thursday, June 9, 2011. This session will start with one hour of 1-A CME with Drs. Heinking and Mark McKeigue at noon at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in nearby Lemont, Illinois. Cog Hill is renowned for frequently hosting the Western/BMW Open.

This CME session will review proper warm-up and stretching exercises to teach patients before they golf. Immediately after this review session, participants will have the option to join the instructors for a golf outing at Cog Hill’s Course #3. After finishing your 18 holes, you will have the option to meet with the instructors in the Clubhouse.

Upon completion of the CME program on Sunday, June 12, you will again have the option to join the group for a round of golf at 1 p.m.—this time at Cog Hill’s Course #1.

The only additional costs for the golf outings are your green fees. We must pay these separate from your CME course registration fee. The cost for golf, with cart, on Thursday, June 9, is $53. The cost for golf, with cart, on Sunday, June 12, is $61.

If you wish to participate in one or both outings, please indicate this on your registration form. We will contact those who wish to participate in the outings with payment information for this portion of the weekend.


Registration FormOsteopathic Considerations in Sports Medicine

June 10-12, 2011

Name: ____________________________________________

Nickname for Badge: _______________________________Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________City: _____________________ State: ____ Zip: ________Office Phone: _________________ Fax: _______________E-Mail: ____________________________________________By releasing your Email, you have given the AAO permission to send mar-keting information regarding courses via email.AOA#: __________ College/Yr Grad: ________________

❒ I request a vegetarian meal(AAO makes every attempt to provide snacks/meals that meet participants’ needs, but cannot guarantee to satisfy all requests.)

Registration Rates On or before 5/10/11 After 5/10/11 AAO member $680.00 $780.00 AAO Non-Member $780.00 $880.00 AAO accepts Check, Visa, Mastercard, or Discover (in US dollars)Credit Card # ______________________________________Cardholder’s Name _________________________________Date of Expiration ____________ 3 digit CVV#__________I hereby authorize the American Academy of Osteopathy® to charge the above credit card for the full course registration amount.Signature _________________________________________

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Indianapolis, IN 46268Phone: 317-879-1881 Fax: 317-879-0563

Register online by visiting the AAO Web site www.academyofosteopathy.org

Schedule: Friday, June 10, 2011– Introduction– Pre-participation screening exam– Evaluation of axial spine injuries– C-spine: burners/stingers; discs/radiculitis; fractures– Thoracic spine and ribs: sprains; rib fractures; sternal

contusions– Lumbar spine: spondylolysis/listhesis– Discs/radiculitis: compression fractures– Choosing appropriate OMM techniques based on

orthopedic pathology

Saturday, June 11 2011– Evaluation of upper extremity injuries– Shoulder: rotator cuff tears; A/C joint sprains; instability– Elbow: pronator syndrome; radial head injuries; sprains– Forearm/wrist: overuse injuries/tendonitis; scaphoid

fracture; myofascial strains– Choosing appropriate OMM techniques based on


Sunday, June 12, 2011– Evaluation of lower extremity injuries– Hip and sacroiliac: trochanteric bursitis/IT band

syndrome; labral tears; sacroilitis– Knee: patellofemoral pain; ACL disruption; quadricep

hematoma– Ankle: inversion sprain; high ankle sprain; posterior

tibialis tendonitis– Choosing appropriate OMM techniques based on


Cog Hill Golf & Country Club 12294 Archer Ave., Lemont, IL 60439

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_____ Yes, count me in for the June 9 golf outing; I am sending a check in the amount of $53.00. _____ Yes, count me in for the June 12 golf outing; I am sending a check in the amount of $61.00. _____ Yes, count me in for both golf outings; I am sending a check in the amount of $114.00. Make checks payable to Mark McKeigue, 10755 W. 1063rd Pl., Orland Park, IL 60467

Name (please print): _______________________________________

E-mail address: ___________________________________________ Cell phone number for day of event: ___________________________


In MemoriamThomas M. Richards, DO, FAAO, of Mincoqua, WI, passed away on April 18. Dr. Richards

was born on August 16, 1942, in Milwaukee, WI. He received his undergraduate degree from Roo-sevelt University in Chicago in 1967 and graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1972. He completed a fellowship in osteopathic principles and practice at CCOM and a rotat-ing internship at Mount Clemens General Hospital in Mount Clemens, MI. He was certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice.

From 1973 to 1984, Dr. Richards was in private practice at the Ansfield-Gilman Clinic in Mil-waukee, WI. He went on to work in emergency medicine and family practice at Northwoods Hos-pital and Clinic in Phelps, WI. He joined the Marshfield Clinic in 1993 as a family practitioner at its Lakeland Center, where he established an NMM/OMM service in 2000. A Past President of the Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, he was named Physician of the Year by the Wisconsin Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians in 1997.

Dr. Richards was active in research, and served as a clinical instructor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, IA, as well as the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, WI. He frequently lectured before civic groups on medical topics. He became a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy in 2005 and later served on the AAO Fellowship Committee. Dr. Richards was involved with Trinity Lutheran Church and School for many years. He is survived by his wife Becky and sons Korin and Thomas.

Dr. James receives Resident of the Year AwardThe Academy’s Board of Governors and Membership Committee announced Sarah James, DO, as the 2011 recipi-

ent of the AAO Resident of the Year Award. Dr. James completed her undergraduate degree at Beloit College in Beloit, WI, and graduated from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2008. She is an Osteopathic Family Medicine Resident with the Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee, MI, where she received the “SOAR” Patient Care Award in 2009, and currently serves on the Resident Recruitment Committee and the Emergency Response Advisory Committee. Dr. James is Chair of the Student and Resident Recruitment Committee for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. She also serves the Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institute of Kirkville as an Executive Committee Member, Resident Liaison and Delegate to the American Osteopathic Association Council of Interns and Residents.

The AAO Board of Trustees approved the annual Resident of the Year Award in 2009. Last year, the inaugural award was conferred upon Teodor Huziji, DO. Nominees exhibit a commitment to osteopathic principles and practices during their residency programs, and encourage other residents, faculty and students to continue to use osteopathic prin-ciples and practices during their residency and practice careers. Other 2011 nominees included Peter J. Blakemore, DO (MSUCOM), Craig De Chappell, DO (PCSOM) and May S. Lin, DO (TUCOM/CA). Award recipients receive a plaque and an invitation to the Gavel Club reception at the AAO Convocation. Congratulations to Dr. James and the other nominees!

SAAO and PAAO members elect new leadersPostgraduate American Academy of Osteopathy members elected May S. Lin, DO, and Victor Nuno, DO, Chair

and Vice Chair, respectively, at the PAAO annual membership meeting in Colorado Springs, CO, March 18. Both are graduates of TUCOM/CA and will serve a one-year term.

Student American Academy of Osteopathy members also participated in elections at the SAAO annual membership meeting in Colorado Springs, CO, March 18. They elected the following officers: Nicole K. Mullins, OMS (AZCOM), Chair; Caitlyn E. Painter, OMS (TUCOM/CA), Vice Chair; Joshua L. Brown, OMS (OUCOM), Secretary-Treasurer; Elizabeth M. Potts, OMS (PCOM), National Representative; and Taralyn C. Sowby, OMS (LMUDCOM), National Undergraduate Fellows Association Liaison. They will serve a one-year term.


Dr. Magoun expresses gratitude for awardDear Academy Members,

Thank you for the Pioneer in Osteopathy Award. I will treasure it. I have had big footsteps to follow in, but I have done my best. I have always felt we are here to serve our fellow man, and there is no better way to do it than through osteopathy. We can serve our patients, our family, our pre-osteopathic students, our students, our interns and residents, and our contemporaries. We can also serve in many capacities through the Academy. I just recently recorded a session with Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine about my experiences and thoughts about the profession, so I am still able to contribute. What more can you ask for?

I was very pleased to receive the winged parietal bones with all the signatures on the back—dear friends, many of whom I have known for almost sixty years, and many students I have seen progress in the profession. That is very gratify-ing. Just thanking you is not enough, but I am very grateful.

Sincerely,Harold I. Magoun, Jr., DO, FAAO

The Academy encourages members to get involvedAAO members are encouraged to promote osteopathy by being active in the profession at all levels. If you are

unsure of where to begin, then consider a local osteopathic society. The AAO has 19 state, regional and special interest component societies established to contribute to the objectives of the Academy with the purposes of:

1. Developing the sciences and art of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in health care.2. Arranging programs to improve the manipulative skills of their individual members.3. Seeking out members of the profession who have developed original and successful manipulative techniques and analyzing those methods for teaching purposes.4. Aiding in publishing original papers.5. Promoting the formation of effective departments of manipulative osteopathy in every Osteopathic hospital.6. Aiding members of the profession in improving themselves through proper osteopathic management of their patients.

Contact information for the following states can be found on the AAO website under the Component Societies tab: Arizona, California (Northern), Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Maine (New England), Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (and Presque Isle), Washington, and Wisconsin. Special interest groups are: The Cranial Academy (Indiana) and The Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation (Washington). AAO members are welcome to create an AAO Component Society by completing and filing the necessary paperwork with the AAO Board of Trustees. Contact the AAO office for more information.

Board of Trustees announces slogan contest winnerCongratulations to Stevan A. Walkowski, DO, for winning the AAO Slogan Contest! The American Academy of

Osteopathy Board of Trustees reviewed numerous submissions for the contest, and his suggestion of “Hands on Health” was selected as the winner.

Dr. Walkowski is an Assistant Professor in the OMM Section of the Department of Family Medicine at Ohio Uni-versity College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is also Chair of the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Educations Osteo-pathic Principles and Practices Committee, and President of the Ohio Academy of Osteopathy.


Rapid OMT for the Busy PractitionerAugust 25-28, 2011 in Orlando, FL

Course Description: In this course, participants will learn the use

of osteopathic manipulative techniques in an officesetting through hands-on experience.

Course Objectives: After completion of the conference, course participantsshould be able to:1. Approach common clinic problems with the use of

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.2. Integrate Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine into

their daily routines3. Participants will learn billing and coding for the techniques

taught.

Course Location:Disney’s Contemporary Resort4600 North World DriveLake Buena Vista, FL 32830The site for this course is an ultra-modern, lakeside Disneydeluxe resort, made up of a towering A-frame highrisebuilding—the iconic Contemporary Tower—andcomplemented by one garden wing annex. One of thevery first hotels to be built on Disney property, theContemporary is within walking distance of the MagicKingdom® Park. The sprawling grounds include a marina,pools, restaurants, recreational facilities, a health club,tennis courts and convention facilities. Rooms areavailable for conference attendees for $195 per night.Please contact the hotel directly for your reservation at (407) 824-3869.This course is co-sponsored by Florida Hospital East Orlando.

Course Prerequisites:Basic education in osteopathic principles and practices.

CME:The program anticipates being approved for 14 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO, Program Chair/PresenterDr. Habenicht, a 1982 graduate of Midwestern University

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, is board certified in both Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Osteopathic Family Practice. She is a Professor of OMM at Midwestern University CCOM, and is in private practice in Oak Forest, IL, and urgent care in Orland Park, IL. Dr. Habenicht is a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. She is a Past President of the AAO, and has served as Chair of the organization’s Education Committee.

Wm. Thomas Crow, DO, FAAO, PresenterDr. Crow is a 1987 graduate of the University of North

Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. He is the Director of the Family Medicine/Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program at Florida Hospital East Orlando. Dr. Crow is a professor at the University of Health Sciences at Kansas City, Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has lectured widely in the United States, as well as in Japan, Australia and Germany, and is the author of multiple research papers.

Registration FormRapid OMT in the Office Setting

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Golden Ram Campaign surpasses fifty-nine percent of goalAAO members’ “dues check-off” donations to the Golden Ram Society have steadily increased total contributions to the annual fundraising campaign. The Academy’s leadership encourages all AAO members to support this annual fund. As of April 30, 136 donors have contributed a total of $47,600 – 59.5 percent of the $80,000 goal. Thanks to all AAO members for their loyal support!

President’s Club ($2,500 +)Anthony G. Chila, DO, FAAOGuy A. DeFeo, DORichard A. Feely, DO, FAAODaniel J. Kary, DO, FAAOGeorge J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAODamon M. Whitfield, DO

A.T. Still Club ($1,000-2,499)John Evan Balmer, DOLawrence Barnard, DOBoyd R. Buser, DOLisa Ann DeStefano, DOJohn C. Glover, DO, FAAOPamela L. Grimaldi, DOAnn L. Habenicht, DO, FAAOJohn G. Hohner, DO, FAAOHollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAOGary L. Ostrow, DOHirokuni Shimomura (Japan)

T.L. Northup Club ($500-999)Stephen D. Blood, DO, FAAODennis J. Dowling, DO, FAAOHugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAOWilliam J. Garrity, DO, MPHPhilip E. Greenman, DO, FAAOJames H. Gronemeyer, DOGretta A. Gross, DOKendi L. Hensel, DO, PhDT. Reid Kavieff, DOClaudia L. McCarty, DO, FAAO Tim Mosomillo, DODavid D. Musgrave, DOMonica M. Rogalski, DOJeanne R. Roll, MDMichael J. Warner, DO

Louisa Burns Club ($250-499)Dennis A. Burke, DODenise K. Burns, DO, FAAODaniel J. Callan, DOGregory Craddock, DOdes Anges Cruser, PhDNate DeLisi, DOEdward R. Douglas, DOMikhail Gleyzer, DOJacey Elizabeth Goddard, DOKenneth Eugene Graham, DO

Sharon Gustowski, DO, MPHDavid B. Hagie, DOStefan L. J. Hagopian, DO, FAAOPaul Langevin, DOPaul R. Rennie, DO, FAAOSonia Rivera-Martinez, DOMelicien A. Tettambel, DO, FAAOAdrian Lynne Woolley, DO

Vicki Dyson Club ($100-249)Kerry S. Agnello, DORichard H. Armond, III, DOCharles A. Beck, DODaniel F. Bensky, DOJoel Berenbeim, DOMichael P. Burruano, DOThomas R. Byrnes, DOMichael Aaron Chipman, DORichard Chmielewski, DOElizabeth C. Clark, DOKevin C. Considine, DOJoan F. Dawson, DOLori A. Dillard, DOR. Todd Dombroski, DOLyudmila Edshteyn, DOStephen M. Ellestad, DOJ. Yusuf Q. Erskine, DOPaula L. Eschtruth, DOStuart J. Friedman, DOMelvin R. Friedman, DOJerel H. Glassman, DOAndrew M. Goldman, DOStephen I. Goldman, DO, FAAOMark R. Gugel, DORichard N. Halstead, DOEric Alexander Hegybeli, DOHuy Kim Hoang, DC, MDChristie A. James, DOMichael Z. Kuschelewski, MDCarol L. Lang, DOKenneth J. Lossing, DOTamara M. McReynolds, DOMasayoshi Midorikawa (Japan)Miriam V. Mills, MDWendy S. Neal, DOCandace Nowak, DOMichael J. Porvaznik, DOHorace C. Purtzer, DO

Philipp Richter, DO (Belgium)Barry Stephen Rodgers, DOMark E. Rosen, DOJay Sandweiss, DOEric L. Schneider, DOTherese M. Scott, DOAlice R. Shanaver, DOJoel D. Stein, DO, FAAOJean Ann Swift, DOShigeru Tajiri (Japan)William B. Trimble, DOPiers N. Vigers, DOGlenn Norman Wagner, DO

Supporter Club ($1-99)Anonymous donorRichard M. Appleby, DOChad R. Bigony, DOHaifan Chen, DOBrian F. Degenhardt, DOJ. Wayne Dillard, DOKelly Evans, DOKarl Felber, DOJeffrey Greenfield, DOMasahiro Hashimoto (Japan)Yumiko Kabasawa, (Japan)Anne K. Kaplan-Still, DOLaura Liles, DOMary E. Malcom, DOMasami Matarai (Japan)Stacey L. Pierce-Talsma, DOJana H. Prevratska (Canada)Ian Schofield, DO (UK)Charles B. Schuetz, DODaniel A. Shadoan, DOHeather A. Sharkey, DOMary M. Smith, DOMark J. Stevens, DONegash K. Tesemma, DOBeth N. Thompson, DOEric Toder, DOMichelle F. Veneziano, DOMelissa M. Ventimiglia, DOJeanne Marie Wahl, DOCraig M. Wax, DODavid P. Yens, PhD


New Member ReportThe following individuals joined the AAO as new members between October 6, 2010, and February 10, 2011:

Ogose Akihiro (Japan)Donald L. Allison, DOTheresa R. Anderson, DOChantelle M. Baldwin, DOMary Banihashem, DO (UK)Jessica D. Bell, DOShannon M. Bennett, DORajni B. Bhardwaj, DOMelissa R. Blum, DOThea M. Bordenave-Sande, DODavid C. Brendle, DOLeslie K. Buchanan, DOArabella A. Bull-Stewart, DODamian J. Bundschuh, DOAmanda L. Burgoon, DOEmily J. Burgoon, DOEllen Fitzgerald Bursch, DOLarissa Ann Calka, DOErba E. Carskadden, DODanielle L. Cooley, DOJason D. Comfort, DO

Shannon V. Crout, DOLee Ann M. Cuny, DOTyler C. Cymet, DOLinda Y. Dula, DOKendra Emery, DOKevin Alika Felix, DO, MSSarah M. Gabel, DOMarshall Neal Gabin, DO (NewZealand)Gary C. Galius, DOZain A. Hakeem, DOMegan E. Haldy, DOElizabeth T. Hinnant, MDKathie M. Horrace-Voigt, DOHiroko Ichii (Japan)Sarah J. James, DOTimothy Mark Kobernik, DODaniel M. Kohn, DOChris L. Larson, DO, PAErika L. LeBaron, DOMichael C. Leins, DO

James G. Lennon, DOKara C. Mintier, DOKristen N. Mitchell, DODonna M. Mueller, DONkemakonam I. Okpokwasili, DOTara L. Palmer, DOAnnamarie J. Pond, DOJordanna Quinn, DOThomas A. Richardson, DOHans-Martin Schneider-Bandura, MD, DO (Germany)Kristin L. Sanborn, DONicole F. Sears, DOKathleen A. Shore, DOMason M. Sopchak, DOMichael D. Sopchak, DOMichael B. Tentori, DOHarold B. Troxler, DOAnne Marie Wall, DOSue Y. Yang-Novellino, DOMatthew A. Zatkin, DO

Membership AnnouncementsIt is never too late to renew membership dues! The AAO fiscal year is from August 1 to July 31. Dues notices will

be sent in June. If you do not receive a dues notice by the end of June, e-mail Susan at [email protected] or call her at (317) 879-1881.

Don’t make a move...without notifying the AAO! We don’t want to lose track of any of our physician or student members when they relocate. Please remember to inform Susan of any changes in your contact information.

Once you graduate from osteopathic medical school, you do not automatically become a member of the AAO. Therefore, SAAO members graduating in 2011 should strongly consider rejoining the AAO as a Postgraduate AAO (PAAO) member, and continue to attend Convocation each year. Information is always available on the AAO Web site at www.academyofosteopathy.org/paao/home. Here you will find the PAAO membership application and announcements about upcoming courses. No matter which field of medicine you choose and which residency program you attend, the AAO has much to offer in continuing your development as an osteopathic physician.


AAO Constitution and Bylaws ChangesThe following edits were approved by the Academy membership at the annual business meeting in Colorado

Springs, CO, March17 and are effective immediately (deleted items are strike through, additions are boldfaced):

Section B: Bylaws, Article I. Membership, Section 2, line 157

A. Active DC. Student GE. International Affiliate IG. Honorary Life


B. Joint Active ED. Associate HF. Life JH. Honorary


CB. Retired F. Joint Associate

Section B: Bylaws, Article I. Membership, Section 3, lines 175-180

B. Joint Active Members are two or more relatives practicing in the same office. They shall pay dues and assessments at the regular rate of an Active Member for the first of the Joint Active Members and one-half this rate for each additional Joint Active Member. All names will be listed in the Directory, but only one set of publications will be sent to the Joint Members. “A set of publications” means all publications sent free to Active Members. Joint Active Members may vote, hold office, serve on committees or as committee chairmen, or in other capacities as the Academy deems useful or necessary.


CB. Retired Membership may be conferred by the Board of Trustees upon any member provided that the member has


DC. Student Membership may be granted to students in osteopathic colleges approved by the American Osteopathic Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation or its successor. Such members, however, shall have no voting rights.


ED. By action of the Board of Trustees, Associate Membership may be granted to the following: graduates of accredited

Section B: Bylaws, Article I. Membership, Section 3, lines 202-205

F. Joint Associate Members are two or more relatives practicing in the same office. They shall pay dues and assessments at the regular rate of an Active Member for the first of the Joint Associate Members and one-half this rate for each ad-ditional Joint Associate Member. All names will be listed in the Directory, but only one set of publications will be sent to the Joint Members. “A set of publications” means all publications sent free to Members.


GE. International Affiliate may be granted by the Board of Trustees to those persons who have made written application, who


HF. Life Membership may be conferred upon any Active or Associate Member who has been in good standing, paying


IG. Honorary Life Membership may be awarded by the Board of Governors upon a member(s) selected by the Member-ship


JH. Honorary Membership. This association may elect to bestow Honorary Membership on those persons who are not


Seated Facet Release Techniquefrom the Still Family

September 23-25, 2011Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA

Faculty:Karen M. Steele, DO, FAAO, Program Chair

Thomas F. Steele, DO; Sarah Steele-Killeen, DOCME: This course anticipates being approved for 20 Hours Category 1-A by the American Osteopathic Association

Course Description:During the late 1980s, Dr. Karen Steele spent Wednesday af-

ternoons in the office of Richard Still, Jr., DO, great grandson of Andrew Taylor Still, founder of the osteopathic profession. Dur-ing these afternoons in his office, Dr. Steele observed and assisted Dr. Still treating patients in the manner he was taught by George Andrew Laughlin, DO, son of Blanche Still, DO, daughter of A.T. Still.

This technique treats the patient in the seated position, and re-lies on subtle palpation of the facet joints for diagnosis, positioning and release. The osteopathic physician is either standing or seated behind the patient. Thus, Dr. Still and Dr. Steele have chosen to call this approach the Seated Facet Release Technique (SFR).

In 2009-2010, Drs. Still and Steele collaborated on the creation of a course to teach this approach.

Objectives:At the end of this course, students should be able to:* Describe the basic principles of the SFR technique* Test for and diagnose individual somatic dysfunction* Treat facet restrictions of the axial skeleton, ribs and sacroiliac

areas with the SFR technique* Diagnose facet joint restriction in patients in the seated position* Guide seated patients into treatment position, so patients con-

trol their own weight while balanced over their pelvis* Induce movement in patients so the entire body is balanced on

one facet joint while palpating for tissue response and avoiding strain on the operator.


Course Location:The Cavalier Hotel4201 Atlantic Ave

Virginia Beach, Va 23541(757) 425-8555 / (800) 446-8199

www.cavalierhotel.com

Room rate: $129 (single and double)Registration Deadline: August 23Please make room reservations

PRIOR to August 23.

For the history buffs:http://www.cavalierhotel.com/history/index.cfm

For things to see and do in Virginia Beach:

http://www.cavalierhotel.com/attractions/index.cfm

Karen M. Steele, DO, FAAO, Program Chair and PresenterDr. Steele is a 1978 graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is certified by the Ameri-

can Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. She is Professor and Associate Dean of Osteopathic Medical Education at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Clinically, she focuses on the osteopathic treatment of children and is active in osteopathic research. Dr. Steele is also co-author of the recently released Pocket Manual of OMT: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Physicians, 2nd Edition.

Cavalier Hotel Lobby

Photos courtesy of the Virginia Beach Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau and Cavalier Hotel.

Cancellation and Refund Policy:The American Academy of Osteopathy reserves the right to cancel an educational program if an insufficient number of physicians register. Sufficient registrations must be received 30 days prior to the opening of the course. If you are considering registering for a course less than 30 days prior to the opening, contact the Acad-emy office before making travel plans. In the event of course cancellation due to lack of registrations, all registration money will be refunded. Cancellations from participants received in writing up to 30 days prior to the course opening are subject to withholding of a 20 percent administrative fee, or registrants may transfer 80 percent of their tuition to another educational program to be held within the next 12 months. For cancellations received in writing less than 30 days prior to the course opening, registrants may transfer 80 percent of their registration fee to another course to be held within the next 12 months. Registratns who fail to appear for an AAO program can transfer up to 50 percent of their registration fee to another AAO educational program to be held within the next 12 months if a written and signed explanation is received at the AAO office within 10 days of the scheduled course. All other cancellations will receive no refund or transfer of registration fees.

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Seated Facet Release Technique from the Still FamilySeptember 23-25, 2011

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CLASSIFIED ADSSEATTLE PHYSICIAN OPPORTuNITY

Contact Stephen Cavanaugh, DO, at [email protected] or (206) 834-5438. Web site for the practice is SeattleDO.com.

MAINE DO SEEKING PARTNERLooking for a DO who is BC/BE in NMM/OMM to join a thriving OMM practice in Northern Maine. Broad spectrum of OMT techniques needed, including cranial osteopathy. Full-time position. See “Career Opportunity” at www.WellSpringHealthCenter.com for further information or e-mail Eva Shay, DO, at [email protected].

PRACTICE AVAILABLE IN VIRGINIAOsteopathic practice for sale in McLean, VA, 22101. Established and long-standing patient base.Patients are most familiar with being treated using Fulford percussion technique, cranial osteopathy (standard and Jealous-biodynamic) and ME. Expected income from practice approximately $200,000 plus. Sale price $100,000.00. Reason for sale is relocation. If interested, e-mail [email protected] or call Lillian Somner, DO, at (301) 305-1119 (cell).

PLACE YOuR AD HERELooking to sell office equipment, hire a board certified DO, or present a similar inquiry to the osteopathiccommunity? Place a classified ad in the AAO Journal or AAO Member Newletter! Contact Tessa at the AAO office at (317) 879-1881 for details.

NEW at the AAO Bookstore!

Outline of Osteopathic Maniputive Procedures: Memorial Edition

by Paul E. Kimberly, DO, FAAOPurchase your copy at

www.academyofosteopathy.org(select “AAO Bookstore” from the left-hand menu)

AAO Member Price: $90.00List Price: $100.00

(plus shipping and handling)


[Editor’s Note: The AAO continues the series conducted by Charlotte H. Greene, PhD, with editorial assistance provided by Donald R. Eaton, Jr. Dr. Greene conceived this project—an ongoing series of interviews—to convey some of the rewards and challenges encountered during a career in osteopathic medicine, to highlight the role and contributions of mentors and to provide accounts that might otherwise be lost.]

My first exposure to osteopathic medicine is one of my favorite stories because people often think it’s too good to be true. My best friend and undergraduate roommate was in the library working on a sociology paper. He was fumbling around for a book on a top shelf when one fell, hit him in the head, and then landed on the floor open to a picture of a man fighting a snake with a whip. I think, having been a boy scout, it fascinated him, so he read the book, which turned out to be The Autobiography of Andrew Taylor Still.

He later came to me and said, “Darren, you have got to read this book. I mean, this is fantastic. There are a group of people in this country who are practicing medicine the way we have always talked about: how the organs all function together based on their relationship with each other, how structure and function really do define health as being a balance between the two.”

At first I was very resistant to the idea. It was our junior year at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, and I didn’t want to be deterred from being anything other than an MD. However, he kept hounding me to read the book, and when I finally did, my life was changed. I found a new definition for the word “doctor;” it encompassed more than just a person who took care of patients or could prescribe medicine or perform surgery or use a specific modality. That autobiography instilled in me the thought and the belief that a doctor is a healer, someone who uses every modality available to him so he can heal. I fell in love with osteopathy, and I never looked back.

I graduated in 1997 with a degree in biology and entered the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in Stratford, NJ. Two of my mentors during medical school were Drs. Eleanor Masterson and Adam Gilliss. One of the most outstanding lessons Dr. Masterson taught me involved the use of leverage. Dr. Masterson was signifi-cantly smaller, lighter and older than I was, yet she still managed to do all the same techniques—all the HVLAs, all the counterstrain, all the muscle energy. A part of that was because a lifetime of doing manipulation had given her amazingly strong hands and forearms, but another part was her use of leverage. It’s leverage that makes each fulcrum work to the best of its ability. She taught me individual techniques and ways of assesssment, but her ability to utilize leverage was her most valuable lesson for me.

Dr. Gilliss had a private practice but taught as an instructor in our lab, and I learned many individual techniques from him. His perspective on muscle energy and high velocity are still what I mirror today when I’m doing those tech-niques. I can remember him teaching me how to engage a barrier in order to do a lumbar roll as if he taught it to me yesterday. One of my biggest mistakes when doing high velocity was that I kind of followed a recipe. I put the patient in the position I thought they should be in, waited until things got tight, and then tried to thrust. Dr. Gilliss taught me to dial down the barrier; when he taught me the lumbar roll, it was like the clouds parted and from then on, every time I did HVLA I was thinking about dialing it down to one segment on top of another. It was something I had read about, studied and gotten correct on written exams, but I had never felt it before. He showed me how to do it.

In my first year of medical school, I sent out a mass e-mail to all the first and second year students basically say-ing, “Have table, will practice.” I had tons of other medical students coming to get treatments from me on a pretty regular basis as a result. During those first two years, I probably did at least 3 treatments a day, 5 days a week.

I took an internship at Christ Hospital, a UMDNJ affiliate in Jersey City, after graduation in 2002. During my intern-ship, I realized how little I knew about using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in a hospital setting. I had no idea what to do with a patient in a hospital bed with IV lines. I had no idea how to approach those people at all, and medical school hadn’t really equipped me for this type of a situation. The high-velocity, muscle energy, counterstrain and, to some extent, myofascial release techniques that were the cornerstone of my medical school education really left me unprepared for treating in the hospital setting.

Passing on the TraditionDarren McAuley, DO


After my internship, I did my residency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). I started at United Hospital in Port Chester, NY, and when it closed, I finished at Plainview Hospital in Plainview, NY. Both hospitals were affiliated with St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, NY, and it was during my residency training that I learned balanced ligamentous tension (BLT) thanks to Dr. Hugh Ettlinger, the residency program director at St. Barnabas, and Dr. Paula M. Grimaldi, the program director at Port Chester. The myofascial release they taught me was completely different from what I learned in school. It was more aggressive, more visceral. It was not just for treating the musculoskeletal system—it involved an interaction between the musculoskeletal system and the other organ systems. At first I had no idea of what to do, but Dr. Gramaldi worked with me. During the first two months of my residency, I worked hands over hands with her. I saw every patient with her. She would literally place her hands on my hands and say, “This is what you are trying to feel. This is the balance point between these tissues.“

One case I remember in particular was with Dr. Larry Barnard, the residency director at Plainview Hospital. The woman had pancreatic and liver cancer—she was horribly sick and dying in all respects of the word. There was only so much medicine was able to do for her, and when we walked into her room, her breathing was fast and labored. She was so thin from the cancer that with each breath I could see intercostal retractions—the strength of her diaphragm would overpower the muscles in between the ribs. I remember wondering what I could possibly do for the woman. I was almost afraid to touch her.

We examined her together and found a tiny bit of myofascial strain that was twisting her body—kind of rotating her toward the left and forcing her into flexion. Dr. Barnard asked me to very gently put my hands on her chest. He then put his hands over mine and twisted her into that strain, held her there for a couple of seconds, and then whatever fascia was holding her literally popped! As we let go, she unwound, sat upright, took a deep breath and let it out. Her breathing slowed down immediately. I was stunned at how profound the treatment was and how immediate the results were. Even though the woman couldn’t speak, she looked up at us and the look in her eyes said, “Thank you.”

There is always something you can do for a patient if you’re judicious about it. Do what you can do, and do it with compassion. I don’t know what happened to her after we left, but considering the advanced level of her disease, I’m sure it eventually won. But maybe she was a bit more comfortable and able to breathe a bit easier, and that is the kind of vic-tory that I am willing to fight for. I will never forget the woman.

I went to flight school in the middle of my residency and deployed to Puerto Rico with the National Guard. I func-tioned basically as a general practitioner. However, wherever I’ve served as a physician with the military, the fact that I specialized in osteopathy made me stand out because people have a myriad of musculoskeletal complaints they can’t get treatment for besides taking muscle relaxants or NSAIDS—especially in deployed locations. There is a huge vacuum that osteopathy fills in the area of musculoskeletal medicine. In Iraq, I was doing five or six OMM treatments a day. Word spread quickly and patients would flock to see me. I had a real problem turning anyone away, so I went on working, even on my days off.

After my residency, I realized I wanted to broaden my medical perspective and entered a Sports Medicine Fellow-ship at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Reading, PA. I had the privilege of being trained by Paul Marr, MD. Dr. Marr explained that the basic tenants of Osteopathy are realized by a number of allopathic physicians after they have been in practice for many years. They often come to the same conclusions we were taught in medical school. One great advantage of our osteopathic training is that we are exposed to the basic tenets of osteopathy during our very first year of medical school, but MDs who are truly practicing musculoskeletal medicine eventually wind up in the same place. I watched him do myofascial release, muscle energy and even counterstrain (his own version of it), because he realized over time and from working with DOs, these techniques really helped people get better.

Dr. Marr taught me to keep digging for an actual diagnosis. We were usually invited to see patients as consultants—there to do OMT with the understanding we should leave the internal medicine to the internists, the cardiology to the cardiologists and the breathing problems to the pulmonologists. Dr. Marr instilled in me the idea that it is necessary to have a grasp of everything else that’s going on with the patient in order to treat effectively. He forced me to expand my differential diagnoses and to have a better and deeper understanding of musculoskeletal medicine.

My advice to students is to practice, practice, practice. It’s easy for me to say because I’ve always thought that oste-opathy was fun, and it is easier to practice what’s fun. But the more you do something, even if you have done it 100 times, it might be that 101st time that you feel something different that will change the way you do it the 102nd time. Also, go


Come Join Our Established, Expanding Practice

The Center for Progressive Health & Wellness is a three-doctor, state-of-the-art Osteopathic PM&R Practice located in a family-oriented community in Southeastern Michigan since 1988. Our 7,500 sq. ft. facility includes aquatherapy, massage, physical therapy, exercise and other treatment options our patients may need to be restored to full health.

We are looking for an OMM Specialist or a board-eligible/certified Osteopathic Physiatrist with skills in Manual Medi-cine to join our team of physicians, therapists and support staff. Let us help you quickly get up to speed in the state-of-the-art practice of OMM.

• Excellent benefits package

• Productivity bonuses• Full-time or part-time positions available

For consideration, please mail or fax your CV to:

Rehabilitation Specialists of MonroeAttn: J. McManaway975 S. Monroe St., Suite CMonroe, MI 48161Phone: (734) 241-0560 Fax: (734) 241-3230E-mail: [email protected]

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM) is seeking an osteopathic physician (D.O.) for a full-time faculty position in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Responsibilities include teaching, patient care and program development. In addition, there are opportunities for conducting research.

Qualifications: Graduate of an AOA-approved osteopathic medical collegeSatisfactory completion of an AOA-approved internship Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. The applicant must also be licensable in the State of Nevada.

TUNCOM offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Touro University Nevada is an EEO.

In addition, Southern Nevada has year-round sunshine with excellent weather, close proximity to Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon National Parks, world-class food and entertainment in Henderson and neighboring Las Vegas, and convenient access to an international airport.

Information regarding this position may be obtained by contacting: Paul R. Rennie, DO, FAAO Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic MedicineDepartment of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, NV 89014(702) [email protected]

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to courses offered at different schools and try to do rotations with people in different parts of the country. Unfortunately, osteopathy is very regional, so what we’re doing here might be very different from what folks are doing in Texas, Califor-nia and Arizona. Go there for a month and try to get their perspective—it can only broaden your horizons and make you a bettter physician.

I sometimes say to my colleagues that it’s easy to get lost in the fact that we’re medicine’s minority. People will ask what it is you do, and there will always be those who don’t know if you’re a “real doctor.” You may even run into the OR tech or nurse who basically does not trust you. But it’s important to remember that holding on to the osteopathic concept of medicine gives us the potential to offer more to our patients, and that’s really what it’s all about. After years of being stereotyped, cast aside and misunderstood, osteopathy’s future is bright. Bench-free medicine is finally catching up to the fact that Andrew Taylor Still’s basic tenets have always been correct, and in order to have a real effect on bodily func-tion, you have to incorporate the structure. Every physician’s job is really to augment the healing the body already has the capacity to do.

On a more personal note, if you are in a bad mood or having a bad day or in a rush, treatments aren’t as effective as when you’re in a centered place. You have to leave your own baggage at home in order to treat people appropriately. Ad-ditionally, patients who are not ready to accept your healing intentions can blunt your effectiveness. Sometimes you have to spend the time to reach a patient. It can be as simple as getting someone to understand that if they keep running without their inserts, their feet are going to hurt. The patient has to be the captain of the ship. I look at the doctor as an advocate for their health.


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BioBasics – Biodynamics in General Practice

June 24-27, 2011

Best Western White Mountain Resort, Franconia, New Hampshire

Course Directors: Eric Cohen, DO, Summit, NJ, and Evan Rubin DO, NY, NY, along with the BioBasics faculty

Course Overview: The purpose of this program is to explore the foundations of Biodynamic Osteopathy, its origins and its role in general osteopathic practice. This program has been devised to fulfill the need for further clinical Osteopathic training and education of students and physicians in the Biodynamic Osteopathic model. After the course, participants will have a better understanding of the role of the neutral in Osteopathic treatment, and have an increased familiarity with the other principles of Biodynamic Osteopathy, such as the midline, synchronization, rates, zones, and the relationship of the health and the lesion. CME: The University of New England is accredited by the AOA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UNE has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for a maximum of 19.0 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME and 15.0 NMM/OMM specialty credits. Approval is currently pending.

**To register for this course or for more information please visit our website at www.jamesjealous.com.

You may also contact Marnee Jealous Long at [email protected] or (813) 765-5005 for more information.

Day One: Friday, June 24

12:00pm Registration

1:00pm-2:00pm Welcome, What is Biodynamics and Why. --Lecture Evan Rubin D.O., NY, NY

2:00pm-3:00pm The Neutral --Lecture

Donald Hankinson D.O., Falmouth, ME

3:00pm-4:00pm Sensing Neutral --Lab Donald Hankinson D.O., Falmouth, ME

4:00pm-5:00pm Tempo and Synchronization --Lecture

Stephen Kisiel, D.O., Pittsfield, MA

5:00pm-6:00pm Synchronization --Lab

Stephen Kisiel, D.O., Pittsfield, MA

Day Two: Saturday, June 25

9:00am-10:00am Questions, first day overview Evan Rubin D.O., Donald Hankinson D.O., Stephen Kisiel D.O.

10:00am-11:00am Perception --Lecture

Andrew Goldman D.O., Great Barrington, MA

11:00am-12:00pm Perception --Lab Andrew Goldman D.O., Great Barrington, MA

12:00pm-1:00pm Osteopathy and Nature --Lecture

Kim E. Tripp, PhD, Pittsfield, MA

1:00pm Break for afternoon outdoors.

Day Three: Sunday, June 26

9:00am-10:00am Questions, second day overview Andrew Goldman D.O., Great Barrington, MA Kim E. Tripp, PhD, Pittsfield, MA

10:00am-11:00am CV4 and Fluid Body --Lecture

William Foley D.O., Newton, MA 11:00am-12:00pm CV4 and Fluid Body

--Lab William Foley D.O., Newton, MA

12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch 2:00pm-3:00pm Embryonic Forces of Growth and

Development --Lecture Greg Yesensky D.O., Venice Beach, CA

3:00pm-4:00pm Embryonic Forces --Lab GregYesensky D.O., Venice Beach, CA

4:00pm-5:00pm The Health and the Lesion --Lecture

Maureen Sacon D.O., Portland OR

5:00pm-6:00pm The Health and the Lesion -- Lab

Maureen Sacon D.O., Portland OR

Day Four: Monday, June 27

9:00am-10:00am Questions, third day overview William Foley D.O., Greg Yesensky D.O., Maureen Sacon D.O.

10:00am-11:00am Midline --Lecture Keelyn Wu D.O., Falmouth, ME

11:00am-12:00pm Midline --Lab Keelyn Wu D.O., Falmouth, ME

12:00pm Thank you.


Progressive Inhibition of Neuromusculoskeletal Structures (PINS)

Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, Florida October 30, 2011 (Pre-OMED)

Course Description:This Level I course, developed by Dennis J. Dowling, DO,

FAAO, presents a system of diagnosis and treatment in which the osteopathic practitioner locates two related points and sequen-tially applies inhibitory pressure along a series of related points.

Progressive inhibition of neuromuscular structures (PINS) is a technique that can be included in the osteopathic manipula-tive treatment repertoire. It relies on knowledge of anatomy and neuromuscular physiologic features, as well as on standard forms of osteopathic palpatory diagnosis and treatment. It is a variant of the inhibition technique that has been taught as an osteopathic manipulative technique for many years, and it bears some resem-blance to other manual medicine techniques. The emphasis of the approach is the determination of the alteration of the tissues due to dysfunction, delivering treatment based on palpatory evalua-tion and patient feedback. Two related points are initially chosen, followed by a progression from one to the other. Relationships to similar techniques will also be discussed. Theoretical as well as selected practical applications will be presented.

Course Times:Sunday, October 30, 2011 .......................... 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Dennis J. Dowling, DO, FAAODr. Dowling is a 1989 graduate of New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He specializes in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in private practice in Syosset, NY, and is the Director of Manipulation in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Nassau University Medical Center in Long Island, NY. He is also Direc-tor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

(OMM) Assessment for the National Board of Osteopathic Medi-cal Examiners Clinical Skills Testing Center. Dr. Dowling is the former Chair of the OMM Department at NYCOM, and a Past President of the AAO. In addition to co-editing An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, he is a contributor and illustrator for several other textbooks and journals. He frequently lectures throughout the United States and abroad.

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of functional anatomy

CME:The program anticipates being approved for 6 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Registration Form PINS Course * October 30, 2011

Name: ___________________________________________

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Cancellation and Refund Policy The American Academy of Osteopathy reserves the right to cancel an educational program if an insufficient number of physicians pre-register. A sufficient number of registrations must be received 30 days prior to the opening of the course. If you are considering registering for a course less than 30 days prior to the opening, contact the AAO office before making travel plans. In the event of course cancellation due to lack of registrations, all registration money will be refunded Cancellations from participants received in writing up to 30 days prior to the course opening are subject to withholding of a 20 percent administrative fee, or the participant may transfer 80 percent of their tuition to another educational program to be held within the next 12 months. For cancellations received in writing less than 30 days prior to the course opening, participants may transfer 80 percent of their registration fee to another course to be held within the next 12 months. Regis-trants who fails to appear for an AAO program can transfer up to 50 percent of their registration fee to another AAO educational program to be held within the next 12 months if a written and signed explanation is received at the AAO office within 10 days of the scheduled course. All other cancellations will receive no refund.

Registration Rates

Registration fee: ...................................................$180.00

AAO accepts checks, Visa, Mastercard or DiscoverMake checks payable to “American Academy of Osteopathy”

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Photos courtesy of Michael Rowane, DO, FAAO, and Mic Click.


Prolotherapy Weekend

Course Outline: Thursday, October 6 (5:00 pm - 10:00 pm): This is

required for those physicians who have not taken a prior course in prolotherapy. It will include an introduction to prolotherapy, wound healing, degenerative postural cascade, coding and billing.

Friday and Saturday, October 7 - 8 (8:00 am - 5:30 pm): Participants will be divided into two groups, beginners and advanced. These two groups will alternate between lectures in anatomy and injection technique, while the other group will be in the anatomy lab performing injections under supervision and reviewing prosections. *Principles of Prolotherapy by Ravin TH, Cantieri MS and Pasquarello GJ, will serve as course syllabus. Please seehttp://principlesofprolotherapy.com/index.html for details.

Presenting:Mark S. Cantieri, DO, FAAO, Program ChairGeorge J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO

Prerequisites:Functional Anatomy: (1) Level I course or equivalent

CME:The program anticipates being approved for 20 hours of AOA

Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Who May Attend Policy:The primary educational objective for AAO is to provide

programs aimed to improve understanding of philosophy and diagnostic/manipulative skills for AAO members, DOs who are not AAO members, individuals who are licensed for the unlimited scope and practice of medicine, and for those in programs leading to such licensure.

Course Location:University of New England, Biddeford Campus11 Hills Beach RoadBiddeford, ME 04005(207) 283-0171 http://www.une.edu

Travel Arrangements:Globally Yours TravelTina Callahan at (800) 274-5975

*A rental car is recommended since the campus is located about 15-20 minutes from most hotels and restaurants.

Registration Form Prolotherapy Weekend, October 6-8, 2011

Name: ___________________________________________

Nickname for Badge: _______________________________

Street Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________City: _____________________ State: _____ Zip: ________

Phone: _________________ Fax: ________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________By releasing your fax/e-mail you have given the AAO permission to send marketing information regarding courses via fax or e-mail.AOA#: __________ College/Yr Grad: ________________

❒ I require a vegetarian meal(The AAO makes every attempt to provide snacks/meals that meet participant’s needs but cannot guarantee to satisfy all requests.)

Registration Rates❒ $1,200 - I already own a copy of Principles of Prolotherapy❒ $1,510 - Please order me a copy of Principles of Prolotherapy

The AAO accepts checks, Visa, Mastercard or DiscoverMake checks payable to “American Academy of Osteopathy”

Credit Card #: ______________________________________

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Signature: _________________________________________American Academy of Osteopathy®



October 6-8, 2011 at UNECOM




Visceral Approach for the Sacrum and Pelvis

[Note: Due to overwhelming response at the March 2010 pre-Convo-cation course, Dr. Lossing has agreed to repeat this course for the AAO membership.]

Course Description: This course will look at the most common medical and osteopathic

problems in the sacrum and pelvis from a visceral osteopathic perspective. It will explore medical and osteopathic conditions such as coccygodynia, dyspareunia, menstrual irregularity, infertility, uterine fibroids, chronic low back pain, sacral fractures, stress incontinence, benign prostatic hypertrophy, chronic prostatitis, pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunction. During the course, participants will palpate, diagnose and treat fascial chains from the feet to the pelvis, the coccyx, the sacrum (including sacral fractures), sacral ligaments, pelvic floor muscles, the lymphatics of the pelvis and its organs, the prostate, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and bladder. Internal exams and treatment will be taught where appropriate.

Course Location:Western University of Health Sciences309 E. Second StreetPomona, CA 91766(909) 469-5505www.westernu.edu

Kenneth J. Lossing, DO, PresenterDr. Lossing is a 1994 graduate of Kirksville

College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed internship and residency programs at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. Dr. Lossing studied under French osteopath Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, and is known internationally as a lecturer on visceral manipulation. He is currently in private practice in San Rafael, CA.

Except for acting as the 2012 AAO Convocation Program Chair in Louisville, KY, Dr. Lossing has decided to take a sabbatical from teaching in 2012. Visceral Approach to the Sacrum and Pelvis is the last AAO course Dr. Lossing will teach until 2013. Mark your calendars now and do not miss this opportunity!

CME:The program anticipates being approved for 24 hours of AOA

Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Registration Form

Visceral Approach for the Sacrum and PelvisDecember 9-11, 2011

Name: ____________________________________________Nickname for Badge: ________________________________

Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________City: ______________________ State: ___ Zip: _________Phone: ____________________ Fax: __________________E-mail: ____________________________________________By releasing your fax/e-mail, you have given the AAO permission to send marketing information regarding courses to your fax or e-mail.

AOA#: __________ ___ I require a vegetarian meal(The AAO makes every attempt to provide meals/snacks that meet participants’ needs but cannot guarantee to satisfy all requests.)

Registration Rates

On or before 11/9/2011 After 11/9/2011

AAO member $ 960.00 $1,060.00Non-member $1,060.00 $1,160.00

The AAO accepts Check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover

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December 9-11, 2011 at Western University/COMP in Pomona, CA





Component Societies and Affiliated Organizations upcoming Calendar of Events

June 2 - 6SCTF Basic Course: Osteopathy in the Cranial Field

Course Director: Melicien Tettambel, DO, FAAOPNWUCOM, Yakima, WA

CME: 40 Category 1A AOA credits anticipatedPhone: (509) 469-1520 Fax: (509) 453-1808

Email: [email protected] site: www.sctf.com

June 3 - 6Biodynamics of Osteopathy: Phase II

UNECOM, Biddeford, ME CME: Up to 22 Category 1A AOA credits anticipated

Contact: Joan Hankinson Phone: (207) 781-7900

E-mail: [email protected] Web site: osteopathichealthcareofmaine.com

June 4 - 5Massachusetts Osteopathic Society

Facilitated Positional Release and BeyondCourse Director: Lucette Nadle, DO

Faculty: Stanley Schiowitz, DO, FAAOEmbassy Suites, Marlborough, MA

CME: 12 Category 1A AOA credits approvedPhone: (800) 621-1773, ext. 8190

E-mail: [email protected] site: www.massosteopathic.org

June 10 - 12The Maine Osteopathic Association100th Annual Summer Convention

Samoset Resort, Rockport, MEPhone: (207) 623-1101 Fax: 207-623-4228

Email: [email protected] Web site: http://mainedo.org/

June 11 - 15Cranial Academy Introductory Course:

Osteopathy in the Cranial FieldCourse Director: Michael J. Porvaznik, DO

Hyatt Regency, Indianapiolis, INCME: 40 Category 1A AOA credits anticipatedPhone: (317) 594-0411 Fax: (317) 594-9299

E-mail: [email protected] site:www.cranialacademy.org

June 15 - 19Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and

Texas American College of Osteopathic Family Physicisians Fourth Annual Joint ConventionThe Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, TX

Phone: (512) 708-8662 Fax: (512) 708- 1415E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.txosteo.org

June 16 - 19Cranial Academy Annual Conference

Clinical Pearls: A Tribute to theJournal of the Osteopathic Cranial Association 1948-1958

Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, INCourse Director: Daniel J. Kary, DO, FAAO


E-mail: [email protected] site:www.cranialacademy.org

June 23 - 26 98th Annual Northwest Osteopathic Convention

2011 Primary Care UpdateSemiahmoo Hotel & Conference Center, Blaine, WA


E-mail: [email protected] site: www.woma.org

July 22 - 24Intro to Osteopathic Medicine and

Evaluation & Treatment: Lumbar SpineUNECOM, Biddeford, ME


E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.une.edu/com/cme

July 24 - 27Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association

21st Annual Emerald Coast ConferenceHilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort, Destin, FLCME: 20 Category 1A AOA credits anticipatedPhone: (256) 447-9045 Fax: :(256) 447-9040

E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.aloma.org

August 13-14, 2011The Illinois Society of the American College of Osteopathic

Family Physicians & The Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society6th Annual Summer Primary Care Update - Women’s Health

Four Points Sheraton, Fairview Heights, ILPhone: (312) 202-8174 Fax: (312) 202-8224

E-mail: [email protected] site: www.ioms.org

August 20 - 21Dallas Osteopathic Study Group Basic Course

Ligamentous Articular Strain TechniquesDallas, TX

CME: 16 Category 1A AOA credits anticipatedContact: Conrad Speece, DO

Phone: (214) 321-2673E-mail: [email protected]

Documents

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