News from ACOI

June was National Safety Month, and for many of us in internal medicine, safety means fall precautions, medication reconciliation, and minimizing iatrogenic harm. But for some of us, safety doesn't stay at the hospital door.

Unlike humans, many pathogenic fungi are thriving as Earth’s temperature increases, quickly adapting to higher temperatures and becoming more virulent. As new pathogenic fungi emerge and known fungal pathogens spread and evolve, physicians need to be more attentive.

Student Doctor Buckway was nominated because of his dedication to osteopathic internal medicine through leadership, research, and service.

Get ready for something new at ACOI 2025. We’re introducing an extended access option* which gives you more than eight months to watch and review content after the event ends.

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

The ACOI Nominating Committee has announced the slate of candidates for election at the Annual Meeting of Members scheduled for October 11 as part of the ACOI 2025 Annual Convention & Scientific Sessions.

Whether you've been practicing medicine for years, or are just getting started as a medical student, there’s nothing like connecting with a community to remind you of why you do what you do and how much it matters.

ACOI is excited to announce the newest addition to the Online Learning Center: Digital Health for Practicing Clinicians: A Certificate Program. This course is offered by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Digital Health Track (RVU-DHT), in collaboration with the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). It includes foundational educational content that will support current and future practicing clinicians in providing exceptional care in the digital era of healthcare.

A tax and spend, or budget reconciliation, bill that passed the House and is now under consideration in the Senate includes provisions that would limit access to medical school loans and loan forgiveness programs — threatening the future of our physician workforce at a time of growing need.

Physicians commit to a career fueled by serving others. What does it mean to integrate that experience into public service? Over the past several months, Zachary West, DO, FACOI, has been finding out for himself. An osteopathic internal medicine physician and longtime ACOI member, Dr. West had the unique achievement of, in 2024, being elected to the office of coroner in Seneca County, Ohio. Dr. West was already accustomed to serving his community as the owner of a local direct primary care practice; he considered this simply a new way to continue doing the same.

When I hear ACOI members describe what they like most about being ACOI members, I often hear words like family, home, friendships, and reconnecting.  I hear about great educational offerings taking place in more intimate settings rather than large convention halls.

My master's thesis, completed at the University of Illinois in 1985, focused on iron deficiency anemia (IDA). While my research then highlighted the prevalence of IDA, I could not have foreseen the dramatic exacerbation of this nutritional deficiency due to climate change.