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The Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators is an open-membership society of osteopathic medical educators (faculty and staff) who are involved in planning and/or providing osteopathic medical education programs along the full continuum of osteopathic medical education. The Society seeks to include those involved in educational programs through the colleges of osteopathic medicine, osteopathic post-graduate training institutions (OPTIs), specialty colleges, and continuing medical education programs. The mission of the society is to promote the continuous collaborative improvement of osteopathic medical education.
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AACOM Staff Liaisons:
Linda Heun, PhD, VP for Medical Education, lheun@aacom.org
Tyler Cymet, DO, Associate VP for Medical Education, tcymet@aacom.org
Operating Strategies of the Society
The strategies of this Council shall be to:
A. share information regarding current educational practices, including content, processes, and administrative oversight, along the continuum of osteopathic medical education
B. implement best practices for medical education programs along the continuum of osteopathic medical education
C. promote, plan, conduct and disseminate the results of individual and collaborative osteopathic medical education research
D. provide opportunities for collaboration among the colleges of osteopathic medicine and among educational programs along the continuum of osteopathic medical education
E. develop and recommend administrative policies that would promote and reward education scholarship,
F. present recommendations to the Board of Deans and to prepare and present other
reports which may be requested by the Board of Deans.
Leadership of the Society:
The Society is led by a Steering Committee that is representative of the full continuum of osteopathic medical education, including continuing medical education. Membership on the Steering Committee is determined by a vote of the Society membership in attendance at the Annual Meeting.
Steering Committee Members
|
Name |
Title |
Institution |
Position |
| Mark A. W. Andrews, PhD |
Chair |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill |
Professor of Physiology and Director of Examination Management |
| Donald J. Sefcik, DO, MBA |
Past Chair |
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Senior Associate Dean |
| Craig J. Lenz, DO |
Chair-Elect |
|
Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| |
Senior Associate Academic Dean |
| Patricia S. Sexton, DHEd |
Secretary |
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Community and Preventive Health |
|
Joseph S. DeGaetano, DO, MSEd |
Member |
Nova Southeastern University - College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum/GME |
|
Bartley Gordon Yee, DO |
Member |
Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (COMP) and Director of Medical Education (GMC) |
|
Nehad l. El-Sawi, PhD |
Member |
Central Michigan University College of Medicine |
Associate Dean for Medical Education and Faculty Development |
| Luke H. Mortensen, PhD, FAHA, EMT |
Member |
Des Moines University - College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Assistant Dean of Faculty Development and Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology |
| Timothy J. Barreiro, DO, FCCP, FACOI |
Member |
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine |
| Lindsay LaCorte, OMS II |
Student |
Nova Southeastern University - College of Osteopathic Medicine |
COSGP Med Ed Representative |
| To be named |
Resident |
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