ACOP PULSE

THE QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC PEDIATRICIANS

FALL 2015 ISSUE

Melnick at Large

Aye Hope Yule No Better

By Arnold Melnick, DO, FACOPArnold Melnick

At your computer, you've finished the draft of your new article/report/letter and are very satisfied with it, but to be sure it's OK, you run it through the spell-checker. Fine, nothing seems amiss and you are ready to submit it.
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Osteopathic Education

Why is Medical School So Hard?

By Tami Hendriksz

Tami HendrikszI mentor and counsel osteopathic medical students on a daily basis and one question continues to surface:  “Why is medical school so hard?” 

No one is surprised to find out that medical school is academically challenging. The old adage of learning in medical school being equivalent to drinking water from a fire hose has stood the test of time for good reason: there is an ever-growing amount of medical
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Tales from Adolescent Medicine

The Real Stressors
of Back to School

By Jessica S. Castonguay, DO, MPH

There is much stress associated with back-to-school time for parents and teens alike. Parents may worry about the cost of back to school, the difficulty of getting a dozing teen out of bed at 6 A.M. after a summer of sleeping until noon, or the forthcoming arguments about homework. Adolescents on the other hand have very different concerns with back-to-school. Will my new
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Pestilence Paragraphs

Are Your Patients Up-to-Date on the Vaccine That Can Protect Them Against Cancer?

By Jessica Mondani, DO

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a known cause of cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer in females, penile cancer in males, and anal and oropharyngeal cancer in both males and females. While there are approximately 100 types of HPV, about 40 infect the genital area.  Of those, types 16 and 18 are responsible for 60% of HPV related cancer, and types 6 and 11 cause 90% of anogenital warts.
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Members in Print

Happiness, The Joy From Living

By John W. Milionis, DO

authorThe book, Happiness, the Joy from Living, dares to take on humanity’s longest running yearning since the beginning of time.   Along with his drive for survival and procreation, seeking happiness is man’s oldest craving, in spite of herculean human effort, unbelievable expenditure of resources and employment of modern technology and science, yet its unlimited and effortless source and supply are but a
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Welcome New Members

ACOP is pleased to announce the following new members that will ad strength, expertise and vitality to our college.
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President's Message

What an Exciting Time!

Carl BackesBy Carl Backes, DO, FACOP, FAAP
ACOP President

On a daily basis, osteopathic medicine is discussed. As we move forward in the new single GME accreditation system, almost all of our osteopathic residency programs are being accepted by the ACGME review committees using the AOA certification. I want 100%... only two programs to go.
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Leadership in Our Profession

The Pediatrician as Leader in American Health Care

By Charles W. Callahan, DO, FAAP
Colonel (Retired) United States Army Medical Corps
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
"America's Medical School"
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda Maryland  - Henry F. Jackson Foundation

“Why now?”
Training in pediatrics was an integral part of earliest medical school curricula in the U.S. and Europe in the nineteenth and first decades of the twentieth centuries. It remains a mandatory component of medical school education.  Leadership unfortunately is not.
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Member Spotlight

Jamie Eller

Jamie EllerColumn Editor – Katherine Locke

Jamie Eller is a third year medical student at Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine. 

Q: Please introduce yourself and your background for the
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Editor's Corner

Why are Pediatricians
in the US Military?

By Robert Locke, DO, MPH

Even top Pentagon officials, such as Dr. Winkenwerder, are occasionally confused about the need of pediatricians in the US military. But pediatricians serve as essential members of the US military. Forty-three percent of the military is under 25 years of age. Forty-two percent of active military, including reserve and guard members, have children, with nearly one-half of those having at least one child
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News from the AACOM

Implementing the Single Accreditation System for Graduate Medical Education: Seeking Osteopathic Recognition

Stephen ShannonBy Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH
AACOM President

Much has been written about the implementation of a Single Accreditation System (SAS) for Graduate Medical Education (GME) specialty training in prior columns and articles within Inside OME and elsewhere. Osteopathic GME (OGME) is currently accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and other GME is accredited by the Accreditation Council on
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News and Updates

Monthly Online Grand Rounds with Free CMEs Offered

CDC logoThe CDC offers excellent monthly online Grand Rounds with free CMEs on a variety of public health topic. The August 2015 Grand Rounds was “Adolescence: Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness,” and can be viewed at
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