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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 |
| Donald J. Sefcik, DO, MBA |
Chair |
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Senior Associate Dean |
| Mark A. W. Andrews, PhD |
Chair-Elect |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Director of the Independent Study Pathway and Professor of Physiology |
|
Bartley Gordon Yee, DO |
Secretary |
Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (COMP) and Director of Medical Education (GMC) |
|
Joseph S. DeGaetano, DO, MSEd, FAAFP, FACOFP |
Member |
Nova Southeastern University - College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum/GME |
|
Bruce D. Dubin, DO, JD |
Member |
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Chairman for the Department of Medical Education and Academic Affairs |
|
Marguerite Elliott, DO, MS |
Member |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Director of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education |
|
Nehad l. El-Sawi, PhD |
Member |
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine |
President of KCUMB Institute for Education Innovation |
| Jeremy M. Huff. DO |
Member |
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
Resident Representative |
| Matthew LaPorta, OMS-IV |
Member |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine |
National Medical Education Representative |
|
Craig J. Lenz, DO |
Member |
Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Senior Associate Academic Dean and Chair of Family Medicine |
| Patricia S. Sexton, DHEd |
Member |
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Community and Preventive Health |