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AACOM UME-GME Task Force Working Group

Transition to Residency (T2R)

Charge

The Transition to Residency Working Group (also known as T2R) of the UME-GME Task Force, is charged with improving students’ journeys through residency and is focused on three main areas of improvement: data collection, residency readiness, and unmatched students. 

T2R Working Group members

Action Groups

T2R formed the three action groups below to provide recommendations and solutions in these areas.

Unmatched Students
Action Group

This Action Group provides recommendations for COMs to offer unmatched osteopathic medical graduates. See the latest deliverable below: 

Toolkit to Support Students Reentering the Residenc Application & Match Process Toolkit to Support Students Re-entering the Residency Application & Match Process

This toolkit provides a wide variety of in-depth options medical schools can offer unmatched students in order to equip them with additional credentials and experiences for success in the residency match.

Residency Boot Camp
Action Group

This Action Group proposes recommendations to support initiatives at colleges of osteopathic medicine that validate and prepare graduates for residency readiness. See the latest deliverable below: 

Readiness-for-Residency-Bootcamp-Implementation-Playbook cover

Readiness for Residency Bootcamp Implementation Playbook

This national framework guides COMs on how to implement a residency readiness bootcamp at their institutions, including a recommended list of skills to validate, refresher resources and more. 

Data Collection
Action Group

This Action Group is charged with understanding available data in the transition to residency, determining gaps and mechanisms to share and utilize the data and resources for advising. See the latest deliverable below:

Residency Application Data Guide Residency Application Data Guide

This tool helps students navigate key data resources on the transition to residency, and outlines the benefits and potential drawbacks of each one to help inform students on how to best use them.

Webinar

Additional Deliverables

Member Rosters

T2R Working Group Members

Chair
Tami Hendriksz, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Members
Mustafa Basree, DO, MS, PGY2 Radiation Oncology
University of Wisconsin-Madison/UW Health

Linda Boyd, DO, Dean & Vice President for Academic Affairs
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Ashley Gullett, DO, PGY2 Family Medicine
University of Michigan Health - West

Kenneth Heiles, DO, Campus Dean, KCU-COM Joplin; Associate Dean for GME
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Elizabeth McMurtry, DO, Associate Dean for Clinical Education
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicole Wadsworth, DO, Dean
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jason Steele, OMS IV
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Utah

Samaneh Bolourchi, DO, PGY1
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Natalie Regian, OMS IV
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Louisiana

Daniel (Beom) Lee, OMS III
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Azaria Lewis, DO, PGY
Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Victor Kolade, MD, Member of Board of Directors & Programming Committee
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers

Kara Renner, DO, PGY1
Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine

Robby Schranze, DO, PGY3
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Psychiatry

James Toldi, DO, PGY4
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

Linda Logan, DO, PGY4
University of Vermont Medical Center

Unmatched Students Action Group Members

Chair
Katie Harden, MBA, Residency Placement Coordinator
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Members
Jacqueline Giacobbe, MEd, MA, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Brianne Howerton, DO, MSBE, PGY1
Corewell Health

Nick LaTorre, MA, Assistant Director for Career and Residency Advising
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Christopher Loyke, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jett Murray, BS, OMS III
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jose Rodrigues, DO, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Albany, State University of New York

Lisa Shelburne, MBA, Director of Career Services
Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brooke-Lynn Vij, MEd, Academic and Career Advisor
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alesia Wagner, DO, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency Boot Camp Action Group Members

Chair
Natalie Nevins, DO, Associate Dean of GME and Program Development
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Members
Samaneh Bolourchi, DO, PGY1
Graduated Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, CA

Katherine Byrd, DO, PPGY3
Alaska Family Medicine Program

Carrie Champine, DO, Associate Dean of OMS IV and GME
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia

Amber Fedin, DO, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs & Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Wendy Finch, MA, Clinical Career Advisor
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Colorado

Abigail Frank, DO, Assistant Dean of GME
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Kenneth Heiles, DO, Campus Dean, KCU-COM Joplin; Associate Dean for GME, KCU-COM
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alissa Hendricks-Wenger, PhD, OMS III
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Danish Javed, MD, Assistant Professor
AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine - Arizona

Lawrence LeBeau, DO, Chair of Graduate Medical Education Department
AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine - Arizona

May Lin, DO, Assistant Dean of GME and Program Development
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Machelle Linsenmeyer, EdD, Associate Dean for Assessment and Clinical Education
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Praful Patel, MD, Chair and Assistant Professor of OB/GYN & Surgery
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ananya Seth, OMS III
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia

Jordan Spencer, DO, Psychiatry Specialist
Barrier Islands Psychiatry

Alexandra Spirou, MD, PGY2
UPMC Altoona Family Medicine

Data Collection Action Group Members

Chair
Martin Timoney, EdD, Director of Residency Advising
University of the Incarnate World, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Members
Megan Boyer, DO, PGY3
UPMC Harrisburg

Angie Clemmer, BBA, Residency Placement Coordinator
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Bryson Dabney, DO, TY Resident
Unity Health - White County Medical Center

Glenn Davis, MS, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California 

Dawn Dewar, MEd, Academic and Career Advisor/Operations Manager
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Melva Landrum, MEd, Director, TCOM Medical Student Success Residency Counselor 
UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicholas Lukish, MS, OMS III
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jose Rodrigues, DO, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Albany, State University of New York

Jason Steele, BS, OMSIV, Neurotology Research Fellow (University of Utah Health)
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine