OSTEOFACTS | HCOM Matches 99%

March 22, 2024

	OU, Oh Yeah! HCOM Achieves 99% Match Rate Preliminary numbers showed that 99% of the Ohio University Heritage College Class of 2024 successfully matched! Of those, 69% matched in Ohio, and 47% matched in a primary care specialty. One-third of the students matched in primary care in Ohio. OOA President Nick Hess, DO, posted a message on OOA social media accounts on behalf of the membership to recognize the match participants: I would like to congratulate all of the students after the most recent residency match. Your hard work has paid off, and you all should be tremendously proud of your accomplishment. This is a huge step along your osteopathic journey. For those that will be training in Ohio, please remember that the OOA will continue to serve you through your postgraduate training. Again, congratulations students! Graduating students can use this form to update the OOA on their training institution and specialty. Medical students from around the country learned where they would be matched last Friday, although a handful of students followed a different timeline, including students who matched through the military, and urology and ophthalmology specialties as well as students participating in the HCOM Transformative Care Continuum (TCC). The TCC program is an accelerated curriculum developed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic. Students are admitted directly into family medicine residency programs at Cleveland Clinic Akron General or Cleveland Clinic Lakewood Family Health Center upon graduation. Nationwide, fourth-year osteopathic medical students achieved a 92.3% match rate. A record high number of 7,705 osteopathic medical students and past DO graduates matched into year 1 (PGY-1) residency positions through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). This number reflects the 92.3% match rate for the 8,033 DO seniors who participated, a 0.7% increase from last year. Participating fourth-year osteopathic medical students matched into 25 specialties and 16 combined specialties. In total, the 2024 NRMP match included 6,395 certified programs offering 41,503 PGY-1 and PGY-2 training positions, the largest number in the NRMP’s 72-year history. Offerings included 125 more programs and 1,128 more positions than the 2023 main residency match. According to a whitepaper published by the NRMP last October, DO seniors had the highest placement rate of all applicant types in 2023. This was the fifth match to take place since the transition to the single graduate medical education accreditation system was fully implemented. Final placement numbers, which include students who participated in the NRMP Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program and those who place after Match Week, will be available in the coming weeks. The following national breakdown shows the top 15 specialties matched into by fourth-year osteopathic medical students seeking PGY-1 placements: Internal medicine (categorical) Family medicine Emergency medicine Pediatrics Psychiatry Anesthesiology Transitional year Obstetrics and gynecology Surgery (categorical) Physical medicine and rehabilitation Neurology Diagnostic radiology Internal medicine – preliminary year Orthopedic surgery Pathology
	Book Your Room NOW! The room block and the discounted rate for the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium close tomorrow! If you are attending in person, be sure to book your room ASAP via the OOS website or by calling the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center at 614-414-5000. The Symposium kicks off at 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 18, and concludes at noon on Sunday, April 21. It is the largest osteopathic CME conference in the state and offers 29 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit. Register now! Your OOA membership gets you a discount!
	125th Celebration Continues We’re celebrating the OOA’s quasquicentennial this year. That’s 125 years of dedicated service to promote and advance Ohio DOs and the osteopathic profession. The latest issue of Buckeye Osteopathic Physician focuses on the milestone anniversary and details the story of the OOA’s distinguished past. A complimentary copy of the magazine was emailed to all DOs in the state. The $125 for the 125th fundraising campaign is also underway. Donations support Ohio Osteopathic Foundation projects, including education, outreach, student initiatives, and leadership development. Make your tax-deductible donation here.
	NHSC Application Period Open The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is currently accepting locations for three loan repayment programs and a scholarship program. In exchange for commitment to serve at an NHSC-approved facility, practicing clinicians providing primary medical, dental, or behavioral health care services may qualify for a loan repayment up to $75,000 with a Loan Repayment Program Award; up to $75,000 for the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program; and up to $100,000 for the Rural Community Loan Repayment Program. Get the details about the loan repayment programs here. Application deadline is May 9. The scholarship program provides financial support for full-time enrollment in an eligible degree or training program for primary care health professions for up to four school years. This includes tuition and select fees, annual payment, and monthly stipend for living expenses. Get the details about the scholarship program here. Application deadline is April 25.
	ACOFP News Congratulations to Jennifer Gwilym, DO, who was named ACOFP Outstanding Female Leader of the Year! She will be honored April 4 during the ACOFP 61st Convention and Scientific Seminars in New Orleans. The Convention runs April 3-7. Dr. Gwilym is the first Ohioan to receive the award. She has held many leadership positions in Ohio and nationally, including OOA president and Ohio ACOFP president. She has been a mentor to dozens of osteopathic medical students and is a role model for young female physicians looking for ways to gain leadership experience. She chairs the Department of Primary Care at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. The ACOFP Congress of Delegates is held at the Convention. Ohio was allocated 22 delegates and will be led by Ohio ACOFP President Jill Y. Porter, DO. Family physicians who are interested in serving on the Ohio ACOFP Board of Governors are encouraged to complete the interest form here.
	Still Technique Course with Dr. Van Buskirk The OMM Department at OU-HCOM is holding a Still Technique Course, May 17-19, featuring Richard L. Van Buskirk, DO, who is internationally recognized for his unparalleled expertise in osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine. With a career spanning 35 years, Dr. Van Buskirk has made substantial contributions to the advancement of this specialized medical field. Still technique is an osteopathic manipulative medicine technique derived from the Indirect then Direct manipulative techniques first developed and utilized by Andrew Taylor Still in the late 19th century. After a 90-year hiatus in which the methodology was rarely used (and when used was not recognized as that of Dr. Still), it was rediscovered and redeveloped by Dr. Van Buskirk and others. The course is focused on teaching this methodology to physicians and OMS who are interested in learning and using a manipulative method that is relatively rapid, generally painless, and quite effective. It requires a good working knowledge of functional musculoskeletal anatomy, which is also taught in the course. For those who already have a reasonable working knowledge of the methodology it should add to their technique base. After taking this course all should be able to use at least some of the techniques in their daily practice and will have developed a base on which they can grow their proficiency. The course will run simultaneously from the HCOM Dublin and Cleveland campuses. Dr. Van Buskirk will present live with Cheryl Hammes, DO, at the Dublin campus. Katrina Rakowsky, DO, is the on-site facilitator in Cleveland. Complete details and registration are here.

IN MEMORIAM

The Ohio Osteopathic Association honors a Life Member who recently passed away.

Frank R. Raymond, DO, 79, Marysville, December 16, 2023

If you’d like to honor a colleague with a memorial contribution to the Ohio Osteopathic Foundation, you can do so here. A card is sent to the family informing them of the gift in their loved one’s memory. No amounts are mentioned. The OOA’s In Memoriam archive can be found here.