American Osteopathic Association Honors the 130th Anniversary of the Founding of… – Press Release

CHICAGO, April 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Each year, the osteopathic medical profession joins together during National Osteopathic Medicine Week (NOM Week) to raise awareness of osteopathic medicine and the distinctive care osteopathic physicians provide. This year’s observance, which runs April 18-24, 2022, will highlight the many milestones achieved since the founding of osteopathic medicine in 1892. Osteopathic physicians, or DOs, practice in every medical specialty and believe there’s more to good health than the absence of pain or disease. Their whole-person approach to medicine focuses on prevention, helping promote the body’s natural tendency toward health and self-healing. The American Osteopathic Association, with headquarters located in Chicago,  represents more than 168,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical students.

Aldwin Soumare knows the impact he can make not only in the black community, but in the health profession overall. As a fourth year osteopathic medical student, he looks forward to helping his future patients understand the importance of treating the whole person and not just the symptoms of disease.

“Where I am from, you are more likely to be incarcerated or killed in gun violence than to become a physician.”

“Where I am from, you are more likely to be incarcerated or killed in gun violence than to become a physician. So I consider it a privilege to be a medical student, not only for myself but for my community,” said Aldwin Soumare, a fourth– year medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.  “Every day, I think about my future patients, my community and the opportunity to become a leader in a profession that is empowering and impactful.” 

 “Our distinctive practice of osteopathic medicine provides great care to many patients in the United States,” said AOA CEO Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD. 

Building on a proud 130-year history of providing distinctive, whole-person care, the osteopathic medical…

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