AACOM Medical Education Research Mini-Grants Announced

In early February, AACOM announced the recipients of its first medical education research mini-grants of $5,000, issued to support OME research in (1) Identification of best practices in the teaching/learning and assessment of the seven core competencies, (2) Integration of real-world experiences into training for the core competencies and (3) Identification of the unique benefits of osteopathic medical education.

Recipients and their projects include:

Author: Neal Chamberlain, PhD
Institution: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Title: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Assessing medical student beliefs about OMT before entering medical school to their utilization of OMT in their clinical practice

Author: Hershey S Bell, MD, MS
Institution: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Title: Developing Valid and Reliable Instrument to Asses the Seven Osteopathic Competencies in the Pre-Clinical (COMS1 and OMS2) years

Author: Eric D Zemper, PhD
Institution: Michigan State University
Title: Assessment of a Program to Enhance Journal Clubs for Medical Residents and Faculty

Author: Christina Dokter, PhD
Institution: Michigan State University
Title: Preparation of a pilot online, graduated-learning module to teach communication skills

Author: Jay Shubrook, DO
Institution: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Title: The value of the AOA-CAP to teach the Core Competencies of systems-based practice and practice-based learning in Graduate Medical Education: A Pilot Study

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
5550 Friendship Boulevard, Suite 310, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-7231 P 301.968.4100 F 301.968.4101