News from ACOI

The American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI), a national professional organization representing osteopathic Internal Medicine physicians and subspecialists, recognized the recipients of its inaugural David Susser Award.

Baxter International’s North Carolina manufacturing facility is closed with no estimated timeline for resuming production following Hurricane Helene. The North Carolina site is the largest U.S. manufacturer of IV solutions, including saline and peritoneal dialysis solutions. ACOI is monitoring the situation.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced Medicare fee-for-services providers and suppliers affected by Hurricane Helen

ACOI announces the results of the second national election of officers for its Student Osteopathic Internal Medicine Association (SOIMA) held in September.

Being an academic physician and medical school dean, I have often been asked why physicians should do research, heard the various objections to research, and have had folks ask for inspiration for conducting research. I thought I would try to capture my thoughts and experience here on the topic. I hope it is helpful and inspires folks to do more research and scholarly activity.

Read the latest from ACOI members who have received awards, promotions, and other recognitions.

ACOI is delighted to join the GEMS Alliance. GEMS is an independent alliance of organizations advocating for equity for all women in academic medicine and science, which will drive healthcare equity for all. This alliance of organizations focuses on four gaps known to impede attainment of gender equity in academic medicine and science:

ACOI offers comment on a range of policy issues in letter to CMS; Court halts FTC noncompete rule; UHC prepares to launch Gold Card Program.

ACOI 2024, October 30-November 2, will be an invaluable opportunity for members of the ACOI Family to share an unforgettable experience of learning, renewal, and growth together. As the Annual Convention Chair, I’m greatly looking forward to connecting with many of you in Scottsdale, AZ, to explore this year’s theme, Art to Health: Health, Humanities and Osteopathic Internal Medicine.

In 2022 there were 1,714 heat-related deaths in the United States. By 2023, the number of heat-related deaths grew to 2,300. To date, 2024 has been one of the hottest years on record and this will likely result in even more deaths.

As I sat there, having started the day like any other with the hustle and bustle of hospital medicine and residents and making sure every ‘I’ was dotted and every ‘T’ was crossed, I was quiet. Listening and yet not quite hearing, feeling the stillness between each of my breaths as my mother was working her way through a lengthy explanation of her medical journey over the past month to get to – “I have cancer.”

Laura Rosch, DO, CS, MS, FACOI, entered osteopathic internal medicine to help save the lives of people like her grandfather, who died of heart disease when she was 14. “What drew me into medicine is that I loved science,” Dr. Rosch said. “I love studying the body. I love understanding physiology. Like a lot of things, you might have health problems of your own [or] you want to figure out a solution for someone in your family who has heart disease, which was the case for me." You want to be able to solve it “but more importantly, prevent it.”