AACOM UME-GME Task Force
“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.
Focus Areas
Transition to Residency (T2R)
Graduate Level Osteopathic Training
Strengthening Future Model of Osteopathic Medical Education (Working Group 3)
Representation
As of June 2023
38 COMs: 33 main, 5 branch & add'l locations
14 health care institutions
26 learners
15 osteopathic medical students, 11 residents
90 task force members
Organization
Steering Committee
CHAIR:
Brian Kessler, DO
AACOM CEO, PRESIDENT:
Robert Cain, DO
AACOM BOARD OF DEANS CHAIR:
Shane Speights, DO
FACILITATOR:
Joshua Mintz
Linda Boyd, DO
Michael Clearfield, DO
Terri Donlin, MBA
Heather Ferrill, DO
Ashley Gullett, DO
Tami Hendriksz, DO
Victor Kolade, MD
Christopher Loyke, DO
Elizabeth McMurtry, DO
Thomas Mohr, DO
Richard Terry DO, MBA
Luis Banuelos, OMS-III ★
Katherine Bombly, OMS-IV ★
Rishikesh Menon, OMS-III ★
★ = students
