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Osteopathic medical education: A message to primary care

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A conversation with the leader of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine President & CEO Robert A. Cain, DO, FACOI, FAODME, offers this parting message to primary care physicians.

Medical Economics: Our main audience is primary care physicians. What would you like to say to them? Or what would you like them to know?

Robert A. Cain, DO, FACOI, FAODME: Throughout this conversation, we've been trying to talk about our support for primary care. It is an integral part of our identity, and certainly a space where we want to be able to partner with organizations and individuals who can help us make a difference in the health care system here in the United States.