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Welcome to another issue of Osteopathic Family Physician.
Caution, dad joke ahead. “April showers bring May flowers. What do May flowers bring?”
As the Editor-in-Chief of OFP I get to work with some incredible people to assemble this premier journal for our profession. From the Managing Editor to the Editorial committee members and contributing authors, all are dedicated to producing a great resource and reference for clinical practice.
I had the privilege last month to speak with a number of potential contributors to OFP at the Family Medicine Program Directors’ meeting. I presented to a group of medical educators working with what will hopefully be the next motivated set of primary care physician authors. A big thanks to Dr. Rob Danoff for allowing this to happen. I hope to see future submissions from this group and look forward to working to help this group of educators meet their scholarly activity requirements. As OFP moves forward this year towards full Medline listing, I anticipate the quantity and quality of articles to far surpass previous years!
Besides providing primary care updates and reviews, one of the unique features of Osteopathic Family Physician is the inclusion of Osteopathic specific examination, treatment, or management options for our patients. I enjoyed reviewing Dr. Torres’ article in this issue on greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Imaging is nice, but having a good hands-on examination is critical for efficient and cost-effective care for our patients. More examination skills are highlighted in the article on snuffbox tenderness. Creating an atmosphere of mind-body-spirit is stressed in Dr. Riley’s article on a novel curriculum for Family Medicine residents. Another privilege of being Editor-in-Chief is seeing the submissions become part of the medical literature helping family medicine D.O.’s become better doctors. Being a excellent Osteopathic Family Physician means more than just doing OMT!
End of dad joke: “Pilgrims.”
Have a wonderful next couple of months and we will see you in the summer!