Reports
2011 Osteopathic Medical School Applicants - A Profile (6/28/11)
2010 Applicants to U.S. and Offshore Medical Schools (4/20/11)
A survey analysis of the 2010 AACOMAS applicant pool
U.S. Osteopathic Medical Schools by Year of Inaugural Class (4/29/11)
Trends in Osteopathic Medical School Applicants, Enrollment and Graduates (3/3/11)
Medical School Applicants, Enrollment and Graduates (3/3/11)
AACOM 2009-10 Academic Year Entering Student Survey Summary Report (3/16/11)
AACOM 2009-10 Academic Year Survey of Graduating Seniors Summary Report (3/16/11)
Osteopathic Medical School Growth Survey Analysis Report, Fall 2009
Contract and Grant Activity by Osteopathic Medical College
For additional reports - see Data & Trends
Presentations
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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"Explore Osteopathic Medicine!" 5 minute video
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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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
The Metrics and Demographics of NW Medical Student Matriculation – An Exploration
By Tom Levitan, MEd, AACOM
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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.
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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Introduction to Osteopathic Medicine for Non-DO Faculty: What Makes an Osteopathic Education Different? (2010, wmv, 21 minutes)
Developed by AACOM's Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles (ECOP)
Presented by Kevin Treffer, DO
Description of contemporary osteopathic medicine and the integration of its philosophy into academic and clinical teaching of today's ostepathic physicians in training.
Please answer a brief survey regarding this video presentation.
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