AACOM UME-GME Task Force
“Over the next three years, the committee will undertake the exciting work of not only refining the existing model of graduate medical education, including the integration of osteopathic training, but also emphasizing what drew us to osteopathic medicine at the beginning of our careers.
—Margaret Wilson, DO, Dean, ATSU-KCOM
About the UME-GME Task Force
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Board of Deans established the UME-GME Steering Committee in 2022 to address the transition from undergraduate medical education (UME) to graduate medical education (GME), improve graduate level osteopathic medical education and strengthen the osteopathic model of medical education. This three-year effort will be led by a 15-member steering committee, chaired by AACOM Board Member Brian Kessler, DO, dean and chief academic officer at the Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine.
As of March 2024
38 COMs
30 main, 9 branch & add'l locations
28 health care institutions
31 learners
15 osteopathic medical students, 16 residents
106 task force members
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Events, Recommendations, Grants & Articles
Upcoming Events, Event Proposals
Recent Events/Proposals
Train-the-Trainer Hands-On Workshop for Osteopathic Preceptors
The AACOM UME-GME Task Force and Its Approach on the Transition to Residency
Impact of Innovative Interviewing Course on Residency Preparedness
Impact of Virtual Interviews on Osteopathic Medical Students and International Medical Graduates
Workshop: GME Strategies in Underserved and Community Based Settings
Osteopathic Recognition Grant: A Concurrent Mixed Methods Approach
Comprehensive Review of the Single GME Accreditation System and Impact on the OME Community
Harmonizing the Academic Model with Osteopathic Principles to Optimize Medical Education
- 2023 NRMP Conference Proposal
- Pre-Clinical and Clinical Deans Convening at Educating Leaders 2024
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Recommendations
Chair, Steering Committee
Brian Kessler, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Members
Chair, UME-GME TF T2R Working Group
Tami Hendriksz, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer;
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California
Chair, UME-GME TF WG3 and AACOM Board of Deans
Shane Speights, DO, Dean,
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas
Chair, UME-GME TF OGME Working Group
Richard Terry, DO, MBA, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer;
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
at Elmira
UME-GME TF Facilitator
Joshua Mintz, President,
CHP Mintz, LLC
Luis Banuelos, OMS III
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Katherine Bombly, OMS IV
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-South Georgia
Linda Boyd, DO, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Cain, DO, President and CEO
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael Clearfield, DO,
Retired (formerly Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California)
Terri Donlin, MBA, President and CEO
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
Heather Ferrill, DO, Vice President of Faculty Affairs and Dean
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ashley Gullett, DO, PGY2, Family Medicine
University of Michigan Health-West
Victor Kolade, MD, Member of Board of Directors and Programming Committee
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers
Christopher Loyke, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabeth McMurtry, DO, Associate Dean for Clinical Education
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rishikesh Menon, OMS III
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California
Thomas Mohr, DO, Dean
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine