Specialty-Specific Advising Resources
Updated July 2026
AACOM UME-GME Task Force's Data Collection Action Group has developed a series of resources to provide Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (COMs) and students with a general overview of specialty information and key data on the transition to residency. This resource contains several downloadable PowerPoint files that can be edited to cater to each COM's advising needs.
Please visit the link to each of the provided specialties to download its corresponding .PPT presentation:
- Anesthesiology
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine - Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Neurology - Child
- Neurological Surgery
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM)
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMNR)
- Psychiatry
- Radiology - Diagnostic
- Surgery - General
After exploring specialty-specific advising resources, use the COM-Affiliated Residency Programs Database to identify affiliated residency programs and begin building your application strategy.