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Recent Presentations by AACOM President Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH
The Challenges and Opportunities for Osteopathic Medical Education
(From the January 14, 2010 UMDNJ-SOM Strategic Planning Session)
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Osteopathic Medicine and Medical Education and Health Care Reform
(From the June 14, 2009 Maine Osteopathic Association's Annual Convention presentation)
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Some Factors Impacting Osteopathic Medical School Graduates’ Specialty Selection—A Preliminary Exploration of Recent Historical Data, T. Levitan, S. Shannon, J. Meron, AACOM, AAMC Workforce Conference, April 2009.
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The Future of Osteopathic Medical Education: Physician Workforce Projections and the Response of U.S. Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
(From the June 20, 2008 Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians presentation)
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How to Change the Downward Trend in Family Medicine? What COMs Can Do
(From the March 11, 2008 ACOFP Program Directors Workshop)
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8 minute video: "Explore the DO Difference!"
Osteopathic Medical Education: An Overview for the NW Confluence
Prepared by Thomas Levitan, MEd,VP for Research and Application Services, AACOM
(From the March 21, 2009 NW confluence meeting in Portland, OR)
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Osteopathic Medical College Growth Plans Through 2011-12
Prepared by Thomas Levitan, MEd, and Stephen C Shannon, DO, MPH
(From the May 2007 AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference)
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Information was supplied by all 23 osteopathic colleges, and the survey was conducted collaboratively with the Association of American Medical Colleges
The OHF Medical Education Summit: A Summary
Prepared by Tom Levitan, MEd, AACOM
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Sponsored by American Osteopathic Association and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine with support from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
Official Osteopathic Thesaurus
Osteopathic Terminology Glossary
The Metrics and Demographics of NW Medical Student Matriculation – An Exploration
By Tom Levitan, MEd, AACOM
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NEAAHP update on Osteopathic Medical School Admissions
By Tom Levitan, MEd, AACOM
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Data on the Osteopathic Medicine applicant and matriculant pool including: size and growth, quantitative measures of quality/performance, race/ethnicity, gender, and future projections
Dual Degree and Other Special Programs at Osteopathic Medical Colleges
By Carol A. Fox, PCOM
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