Then How the Reindeer Loved Him The story of Rudolph is a familiar one: a member of the community, once ostracized, demonstrates that he has a unique and special skill and is consequently welcomed into the fold as an important contributor. We never hear any follow up verse in which Rudolph mo...
Editor's Message
Brief Reports
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Two weeks after announcement of the AOA/AACOM unified residency accreditation system with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the ACOFP Congress of Delegates passed a Resolution – AOA/AACOM Unified Residency Accreditation System – seeking greater disclosure of the agr...
Review Articles
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The oral cavity is the window to the body and is often the area where systemic disease first presents itself. The various tissues including lips, tongue, gingiva, mucosal surfaces, dentition and bone are involved in the presentation of disease state. This review introduces an organized s...
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Team-based care is a key element of a successful primary care practice or patient centered medical home (PCMH). The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a concept that has evolved over the last 40 years and has the potential to take good primary care practices to great. However, befor...
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Many factors should be considered when managing a joint injection for an osteoarthritic knee. Along with the type of needle, medication to be injected, and how often the injections need to be done, the actual step-by-step procedure should be carefully considered. Studies have shown varia...
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Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine secreted tumor, which is derived from chromaffin cells. These tumors are estimated to occur in 2-8 out of 1 million people per year. In this case, a 50-year-old Caucasian female presented to a primary care physician’s office with a 10-year history of s...
Letter(s) to the Editor
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Need for Standardized Professionalism Training in the Osteopathic Family Practice Residency Training
Landro, Laura, “The Talking Cure- improving the ways doctors communicate with their patients can lead to better health care- and lower costs.” The Wall Street Journal. April 9, 2013, R1. Kamp, Jon, “Updating Doctors’ Offices Via Cloud Services”. The Wall Street Journal. April 17, 2013, B7. DeC...
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This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. Oral Hygiene Good oral hygiene is important to your health. Brush your teeth and floss between teeth 2-3 times a da...