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Meeting COCA Standards with Aquifer

Meeting the requirements for continuous accreditation of the educational program is a core focus for osteopathic medical schools. Currently serving 66% of US osteopathic medical schools, Aquifer is a trusted tool in medical education. Aquifer’s...

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Meeting ARC-PA Standards (6th edition) with Aquifer

This blog was updated June 2026 to match the 6th edition of the standards and current Aquifer cases. The Killer B’s Updated Meeting the requirements...

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Teaching Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy: Tools for Active Learning

There are a wide variety of challenges facing both osteopathic students and educators today in the clinical setting. Students often have difficulty...

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9 Ways to Teach Pre-clinical Learners with Aquifer Cases

Aquifer cases are a staple assignment in many clinical rotations, but did you know that an increasing number of educators are putting them to work in...

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Meeting LCME Standards with Aquifer

Meeting the requirements for continuous accreditation of the educational program is a core focus for medical schools. Currently serving 96% of US...

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Flexibility & Innovation: The Power of Aquifer’s Curricular Partner Program

As a non-profit organization, Aquifer is committed to supporting faculty and students through broad access to our trusted content. To that end, we...

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What Students are Saying: Social Determinants of Health Cases

Aquifer’s Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) cases focus on helping students improve health outcomes and equity for patients through realistic...

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Improving Student Confidence and Performance with an Engaging Hybrid Clerkship

At Windsor University School of Medicine, we have adopted pieces of our COVID-19 learning design and resources to create a long-term hybrid rotation...

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Six Activities to Get Started Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Learning

“There is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” (Desmond Tutu) Making a small change in the way you teach can have a significant impact...

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Case Study: Using Aquifer Across the PA Curriculum

Touro University California Physician Assistant Program has been utilizing Aquifer cases since 2019. Originally, the cases were assigned to clinical...

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