FAIR Act Momentum Grows with Stakeholder Support

The bipartisan Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act (H.R. 751), which would ensure DOs have an equitable path to residency training, continues to gain momentum through increased stakeholder support. A robust group of nearly 70 national and state healthcare organizations agree that it is time to guarantee federally funded graduate medical education (GME) programs are open to DOs and accept the COMLEX-USA. In addition, a resolution (H-345) was recently introduced before the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) House of Delegates (HOD) that calls for the AOA HOD to support the FAIR Act, reinforcing the importance of resolving this issue for our students and community. Furthermore, during the recent American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates Annual Meeting, the AMA adopted a resolution that resolved its continued “support of equal treatment of osteopathic students, trainees and physicians in the residency application cycle and workplace through continued education on the training of osteopathic physicians.” If your organization wants to sign the FAIR Act coalition letter, please email aacomgr@aacom.org.