Workshops
Held on Tuesday, April 16, available onsite only.
FULL DAY (8:30 am – 5:00 pm CT)
Graduate Medical Education Development Strategies in Underserved and Community-Based Settings
This workshop will provide best practices in GME development in underserved (rural and urban) and community-based settings. Interactive sessions and education will focus on strategies to create and sustain GME programs in primary and non-primary care specialties in these settings. GME funding opportunities and solutions at the federal and state level will be explored with real-life exemplars and case studies. Approaches to recruit program leadership, faculty, and residents, ACGME accreditation and osteopathic training models for GME programs will also be addressed. The target audience is GME program and institutional leaders, medical school leadership, GME faculty, individuals interested in GME academic careers and individuals involved in GME development and administration.
This session will be an opportunity to highlight opportunities identified by AACOM’s Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME) and the AACOM UME-GME Task Force GME Growth Action Group.
Objectives:
Understand strategies to grow and sustain GME in underserved and community-based settings.
Identify the latest state and federal opportunities and solutions for funding new and existing programs.
Determine recruitment strategies for residency program leadership, GME champions, and residents in underserved and community-based settings.
Presenters:
- Lori Rodefeld, MS, WCRGME
- Russell Maier, MD, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Kenneth Heiles, DO, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Ward W. Stevens, DHSc, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus
- Marina Shapiro, PhD, MS, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Elizabeth Zmuda, DO, OhioHealth
- Alan B Douglass, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- David Schmitz, MD, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Ted Epperly, MD, Full Circle Health
- Capt. Paul Jung, MD, Health Resources and Services Administration
FULL DAY (8:30 am – 5:00 pm CT)
Advising and Career Development Strategies to Maximize Residency Match Success
This interactive session presented by the AACOM Council on Residency Placement (CORP) will examine and present best practices on the transition from undergraduate medical education to graduate medical education (GME) focusing on residency selection and match strategies. Topics will include a review of residency match statistics from the 2024 match, data-driven strategies for providing advice to students on residency selection, residency program perspectives on the residency application process and the latest trends and developments in the transition to residency.
Proposed Agenda/Sessions: Match 2024 In Review; Data-Driven Residency Choices: Strategies for Medical Students; Panel: The Timeline of Career Counseling; The Residency "Dating Game"; Interview Approaches; Presentation by CentralApp: OBGYN and Other Specialty Applications.
Objectives:
Describe the latest in best practices and recommendations for student advising for residency match success.
Understand how to use data to advise students on the residency application and selection processes.
Discuss the latest developments in the transition to residency space, including the moving of certain specialties out of the ERAS application service and more.
Presenters:
- Melva M. Landrum, MEd, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Martin Timoney, EdD, MA, MS, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
- George Haddad, Liaison International
- Katie Harden, MBA, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Joplin
- Kenneth A. Heiles, DO, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lisa Shelburne, MBA, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Carrie Champine, DO, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus
- PJ Kania, MBA, AAMC
- Patrick Fritz, AAMC
- Ross Newman, DO, MHPE, Children’s Mercy Kansas City Pediatric Residency
- Melissa Middlemas, DO, HCA Internal Medicine Residency
- Pam Barney, MSRT, RRT, NPS, AE-C, Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Nauman Ashraf, MD, KCU-GME Consortium/Ozark Center Psychiatry Residency
- Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO)
- Kianna Jackson, MD, CentralApp
HALF DAY Morning (8:30 am – 12:00 pm CT)
Integrating COCA Diversity Standards into Your COM
Incorporating the new COCA DEI accreditation standards into osteopathic medical education may seem to be a daunting task; however, there are best practices to promote DEI integration and strategies to assess the effectiveness of DEI initiatives to adequately meet these standards. In this workshop, you will learn the importance of DEI in healthcare and how integrating DEI into your institution’s curricula and training can positively impact diverse patient communities. Participants will be provided with tools to analyze their institution’s integration of DEI. Participants will engage in conversations with each other and with our panel of DEI experts and work to develop practical strategies for integrating DEI principles into the leadership, culture, training, and curricula of their respective institutions. Each participant will leave this workshop with an innovative plan of action to implement DEI learning outcomes for faculty, staff, and students. Join us for this engaging conversation as we work to achieve the required DEI accreditation standards.
Objectives
Identify specific COCA accreditation standards and criteria where DEI initiatives can be integrated effectively.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion and their relevance int he context of osteopathic medical education.
Explore methods for assessing the impact of DEI initiatives and strategies for holding institutions accountable for progress in DEI, ensuring continuous improvement.
Presenters
- Nicole Wadsworth, DO, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Robert Jason Walker, PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia
- Veronica Scott, PhD, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Sarah Zahl, PhD, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
HALF DAY Morning (8:30 am – 12:00 pm CT)
Train-the-Trainer Hands-On Workshop for Osteopathic Preceptors
This is a newly designed effort critical to the development of an enhanced osteopathic clinical education workforce. To encourage participation in this workshop, we are waiving the $250 fee.
This workshop is ideal for educators, MD and DO, who encounter osteopathic students or residents or would like to better enhance their understanding of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM). Facilitated by national experts, this workshop
serves as an introduction or reintroduction into osteopathic principles for precepting osteopathic learners both residents and osteopathic medical students.
Maximum capacity: 30 preceptors, 6 residents
Objectives
Participants will describe elements of an osteopathic learning environment and how to implement them into home institutions.
Participants will apply concepts of competency-based training to support learners' incorporation of OPP into clinical care.
Participants will compose a needs assessment and change management plan to strengthen the osteopathic environment at their home institution.
Presenters
- Richard Terry, DO, MBA, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Elmira
- Anthony Furlano, DO, Mayo Clinic - Eau Claire, Family Medicine Residency
- Andrew Eilerman, DO, OhioHealth, Family Medicine Residency
- Sajid Surve, DO, FAOCPMR, FAAO, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Karen Snider, DO, MS, FAAO, FNAOME, A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Michael Rowane, DO, MS, FAAFP, FAAO, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
HALF DAY Afternoon (1:30 pm – 5:00 pm CT)
Faculty Challenges in Supporting At-Risk Learners Across the Continuum
Osteopathic Medical Schools matriculate students with a variety of academic skills and a wide range of career goals. The same is true for residency programs. Each osteopathic medical student (OMS) or medical resident experiences a unique developmental journey. Learners attribute much of their success and achievements to their ability to effectively study for, and subsequently pass, examinations. Medical school as well as residency exposes a subset of these students who are challenged in the new environment and experience failure, often for the first time in their life. Medical school administrators, program directors, faculty, and staff often dedicate a disproportionate amount of effort, resources, and time to support these struggling learners. This session is designed to inspire dialogue among novice and experienced faculty focused on useful approaches to identifying struggling learners earlier and options on how to create individualized interventions that mitigate the risk of future failure.
Objectives:
Participants will review the evidence behind identifying, diagnosing, and intervening with struggling medical learners across the educational continuum.
Participants will examine strategies to diagnose signs and/or profiles of learners experiencing difficulty and intervene in common case scenarios
Participants, through interactive discussion, will formulate a framework for intervention and/or remedial deficits to support retention and success
Presenters:
Trish S. Sexton, MS, DHEd, A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kim Peck, MBA, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Donald Sefcik, DO, MBA, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
