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March 2025 Vol. 125, No. 3

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Medical Education

Understanding COMLEX-USA Level-1 as a Pass/Fail examination: impact and opportunities

Ashley Gerhardson, PhD; Melissa Efurd, EdD; Patricia Sexton, MS, DHEd; and Donald Sefcik, DO, MBA
In late 2020, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners announced that the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) Level 1 examination would discontinue reporting numeric scores, only providing a Pass/Fail designation. The authors of this study generated a series of five hypotheses to investigate the perceived impact of the transition to Pass/Fail scoring.
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Effects of a single osteopathic manipulative treatment on intraocular pressure reduction: a pilot study

Hollis H. King, DO, PhD; Robert N. Weinreb, MD; Evan Walker, MS; and Linda M. Zangwill, PhD
Research on the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on visual functions and conditions is very limited, so a pilot randomized clinical trial was conducted to assess the impact of one OMT session on patients diagnosed with suspected ocular hypertension or glaucoma.
Cardiopulmonary Medicine

Impact of osteopathic tests on heart rate and heart rate variability: an observational study on osteopathic students

Flora Gillet, DO; Mathilde Gault, DO; Vincent Dussault, DO; Saïda Cheggour, MD; Marilyne Grinand, PhD; and Pierrick Martinez, DO
This study aims to evaluate the influence of osteopathic listening tests on heart rate and heart rate variability markers, including the root mean square of successive differences and the low-frequency/high-frequency ratio, in healthy participants, and to contextualize the findings within existing osteopathic research on autonomic nervous system modulation.

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Receives an Impact Factor!

The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) recently received an Impact Factor! The JOM’s current Impact Factor is 1.5 and the journal will be included in the “Medicine, General and Internal” category. Read more about this monumental achievement here.

Submit a Nomination for the AOA’s Highest Honor!

The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to deserving physicians or lay individuals for outstanding contributions to the understanding and advancement of osteopathic medicine. Nominations are due by Friday, March 28, 2025. Click here for more details and the application.

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Pityriasis lichenoides chronica presenting in skin of color

A 40-year-old male with a history of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) 15 years prior presented to a dermatology clinic in February 2023 with occasional red scaly papules that became hypopigmented macules over time. He denied any cutaneous symptoms and gross review of systems was negative. A physical examination, including Wood’s lamp evaluation, showed several hypopigmented macules and patches on his back and thighs. Read more