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- 1Osteopathic medical colleges receive accreditation decisions for May 2026▼Accreditation decisions for colleges of osteopathic medicine – May 2026
The American Osteopathic Association has announced its latest accreditation decisions for colleges of osteopathic medicine, covering May 2026. The commission's rulings determine which osteopathic medical schools and campuses are newly accredited, maintain their status, or face changes such as probation. Prospective students, faculty, and administrators follow these updates closely because accreditation affects eligibility for students to sit licensing exams and for graduates to enter residency programmes.
- 2'How Not to Die' author to keynote osteopathic medical conference▼‘How Not to Die’ author Michael Greger, MD, to give keynote talk on nutrition in medicine at OMED26
Physician and bestselling author Michael Greger, known for his book 'How Not to Die,' will deliver the keynote address on nutrition in medicine at OMED26, the American Osteopathic Association's annual conference. The announcement highlights the growing emphasis on diet and lifestyle in medical practice, and Greger's prominence in the plant-based nutrition movement.
- 3Osteopathic medical colleges receive September 2026 accreditation decisions▼Accreditation decisions for colleges of osteopathic medicine – September 2026
The American Osteopathic Association has issued its September 2026 accreditation decisions for colleges of osteopathic medicine. The announcements determine which osteopathic medical schools meet the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation's standards, affecting institutional standing, federal funding eligibility, and the ability of graduates to sit licensing exams. Specific school-by-school outcomes were not detailed.
- 4What medicine misses when care becomes fragmented▼The elephant in the room: What medicine misses when care becomes fragmented
The American Osteopathic Association is highlighting concerns that fragmented care is causing medicine to overlook key aspects of patient health. The piece argues that when treatment is split across disconnected specialties and providers, the whole picture of a patient's wellbeing is lost, and it calls for a more integrated approach to care.