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 Sept 2025 the UME GME Task Force is represented by 38 COMs, 28 Healthcare Institutions, 29 Learners and 122 Task Force Members


Focus Areas


Latest Deliverables

Innovations in Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Grant

This initiative aims to catalyze bold, practical innovations that strengthen and expand workforce development efforts through GME in ways that advance physician training, improve community health, and support the next generation of physicians. Through this competitive funding opportunity, we invite medical schools, institutions, consortia, and organizations committed to medical education to submit proposals that align with AACOM’s priorities. Awards will typically range from $10,000 to $50,000 or more over a period of 1–2 years depending on project.

Proposals are due by Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

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,
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine

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

Chair, UME-GME TF WG3
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

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

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

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

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

Rishikesh Menon, OMS IV, Teaching Fellow,
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California

Ashley Gullett, DO, Family Medicine Physician,
The Iowa Clinic Family Medicine Department

Reginald Boateng, OMSIII,
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kansas City

Clayton Rawson, OMSIII,
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine


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