The AOA National Osteopathic Medicine Week

With a longtime interest in pain management, Dr. Dan Kendall practices as an interventional pain medicine specialist at National Spine & Pain Centers in McLean, Virginia. Additionally, as a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO), Dr. Dan Kendall is an active member of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

As the primary certifying body for osteopathic physicians and the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools, the AOA promotes public health and scientific research. On April 15 through 21, 2018, the AOA will hold National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) Week to bring together osteopathic medical professionals in order to increase awareness of osteopathic medicine and doctors in communities throughout the United States. 

Physicians and medical students can raise awareness on social media by using the official Doctors that DO Facebook profile overlay and the Twitter hashtag #DoctorsThatDO or #ProudDO. Additionally, NOM Week can be promoted by distributing the "What is a DO?" brochure to patients or setting up a table at a local hospital to distribute information. More ways to support NOM Week can be found on the official site for the AOA, www.osteopathic.org.