AACOM UME-GME Task Force

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“Over the next three years, the committee will undertake the exciting work of not only refining the existing model of graduate medical education, including the integration of osteopathic training, but also emphasizing what drew us to osteopathic medicine at the beginning of our careers. 
Margaret Wilson, DO, Dean, ATSU-KCOM

About the UME-GME Task Force 

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Board of Deans established the UME-GME Steering Committee in 2022 to address the transition from undergraduate medical education (UME) to graduate medical education (GME), improve graduate level osteopathic medical education and strengthen the osteopathic model of medical education. This three-year effort will be led by a 15-member steering committee, chaired by AACOM Board Member Brian Kessler, DO, dean and chief academic officer at the Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine. 


Organization

UME GME Task Force Steering Committee has 3 focus areas, 6 Action Groups and 3 subgroups


Representation

As of March 2024

TF Map as of March 2024

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38 COMs
30 main, 9 branch & add'l locations

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28 health care institutions

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31 learners
15 osteopathic medical students, 16 residents

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106 task force members


Focus Areas


Latest Deliverables

Specialty-Specific Advising Resources

 

 

A series of downloadable PowerPoints providing COMs and students with a general overview of specialty information and key data on the transition to residency. 

 

AACOM/UNC Sheps Center GME Development Fellowship


The AACOM Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Fellowship is an innovative partnership designed to foster leaders in GME development between AACOM and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. Through this 10-month interactive program, attendees will learn the latest on GME development strategies, collaborate with national experts and craft capstone projects on GME development to support their institutions.

Steering Committee

Chair, Steering Committee
Brian Kessler, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Members
Chair, UME-GME TF T2R Working Group 
Tami Hendriksz, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer;
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Chair, UME-GME TF WG3 and AACOM Board of Deans
Shane Speights, DO, Dean,
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas

Chair, UME-GME TF OGME Working Group
Richard Terry, DO, MBA, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer;
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Elmira

UME-GME TF Facilitator
Joshua Mintz, President,
CHP Mintz, LLC

Luis Banuelos, OMS III
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Katherine Bombly, OMS IV
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-South Georgia

Linda Boyd, DO, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Robert Cain, DO, President and CEO
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Clearfield, DO, 
Retired (formerly Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California)

Terri Donlin, MBA, President and CEO
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation

Heather Ferrill, DO, Vice President of Faculty Affairs and Dean
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ashley Gullett, DO, PGY2, Family Medicine
University of Michigan Health-West

Victor Kolade, MD, Member of Board of Directors and Programming Committee
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers

Christopher Loyke, DO, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Elizabeth McMurtry, DO, Associate Dean for Clinical Education
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rishikesh Menon, OMS III
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Thomas Mohr, DO, Dean
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine


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