AACOM UME-GME Task Force
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The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Board of Deans established the UME-GME Steering Committee in 2022. This three-year effort, led by a 15-member steering committee, is chaired by AACOM Board Member Brian Kessler, DO, dean and chief academic officer at the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.
This mission is to:
- Address the transition from undergraduate medical education (UME) to graduate medical education (GME)
- Improve graduate level osteopathic medical education
- Strengthen the osteopathic model of medical education
About
AACOM's UME-GME Task Force is comprised of three Working Groups who are assigned to focus on the following areas:
- Transition to Residency
- Graduate Level Osteopathic Training, and
- Strengthening the Osteopathic Model of Education.
Each Working Group has created deliverables for use by the Osteopathic Medical Education and Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education community.
Learn more about the UME-GME Task Force and its Working Groups.
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COM Affiliated Residency Programs
This guide features COM affiliated residency programs in various specialties and subspecialties. -
AACOM's Clinical Education Think Tank Report
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The State of Clinical Education in COMs
Clinical education in U.S. COMs has grown dramatically over the past decade, now representing nearly 1/3 of all U.S. medical students.
Transition
to Residency
Content on this topic is provided by the UME-GME Task Force's Transition to Residency Working Group (T2R) and its Action Groups for the following audiences:
Sections are organized by most recent deliverable first.
In the News
- AACOM Celebrates Multi-Year Investment in Advancing Physician Well-Being and Training Outcomes
- Recap: Train-the-Trainer Hands-On Workshop for Osteopathic Preceptors
- AACOM Fellowship Graduates Advance Rural and Community Health
- AACOM Announces Inaugural Graduate Medical Education Development Fellows
Resources
- Data Brief: Audition Rotations - Examines how audition rotations influenced residency match outcomes for osteopathic medical students graduating in 2022–2023 using AACOM Graduating Senior Survey data.
- Residency Application Data Guide - Provides osteopathic medical students with a concise overview of major residency application data tools—such as FREIDA, ACGME ADS, NRMP Charting Outcomes, Residency Explorer, and Texas STAR—to support informed residency planning and match strategy.
- Specialty-Specific Advising Resources - Provides downloadable, customizable slide decks with specialty overviews and key data to support residency advising for COMs and their students.
- Guide to Residency Programs Affiliated with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
This national guide identifies over 600 residency and fellowship programs affiliated with COMs, providing osteopathic medical students with program contacts, COMLEX acceptance information, and other details to support the residency application process. - Toolkit to Support Students Re-entering the Residency Application & Match Process - This resource provides COMs with guidance and strategies to support students who did not match into residency, including tailored advising approaches and pathways to strengthen their applications for reentering the Match.
- AACOM Roadmap to Transition to Residency: Response to the CPA UGRC Recommendations - This resource outlines AACOM’s roadmap for responding to the Coalition for Physician Accountability’s UGRC recommendations and identifies priority actions to improve the transition from undergraduate medical education to residency for osteopathic students.
- Insights into Residency Advising: Focus Group Findings - This report summarizes focus group and survey findings from osteopathic medical students and residency advisors on the current state of residency advising and opportunities to strengthen support for the transition from UME to GME.
- Readiness for Residency Bootcamp Implementation Playbook - This resource provides COMs with a framework and practical guidance for designing and implementing residency readiness bootcamps to support students’ transition from medical school to residency.
- Guide to Residency Programs Affiliated with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine - This national guide identifies over 600 residency and fellowship programs affiliated with COMs, providing osteopathic medical students with program contacts, COMLEX acceptance information, and other details to support the residency application process.
- Toolkit to Support Students Re-entering the Residency Application & Match Process - This resource provides COMs with guidance and strategies to support students who did not match into residency, including tailored advising approaches and pathways to strengthen their applications for reentering the Match.
Presentations
- How to Use Data to Inform the Residency Selection and Match Process
- The AACOM UME-GME Task Force and Its Approach on the Transition to Residency
- NRMP Poster: The AACOM UME-GME Task Force – Osteopathic Medicine’s Approach on the Transition of Residency
- AAIM Poster: AACOM UME-GME Task Force
- Educating Leaders 2022 AACOM UME-GME Task Force Update
Graduate Level
Osteopathic Training
Content on this topic is provided by the UME-GME Task Force's OGME Working Group (OGME) and its Action Groups for the following audiences:
Sections are organized by most recent deliverable first.
In the News
- The Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School Awarded AACOM Grant to Advance Graduate Medical Education in Underserved Communities
- Grant Supports New Effort to Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Residency Training
- Innovations in Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Grant
- Recap: Train-the-Trainer Hands-On Workshop for Osteopathic Preceptors
- AACOM Fellowship Graduates Advance Rural and Community Health
- AACOM Announces Inaugural Graduate Medical Education Development Fellows
- AACOM Awarded Grant to Conduct National, First-of-its-Kind Review of Osteopathic Recognition
- AACOM/UNC Sheps Center GME Development Fellowship
Resources
- Pursuing Osteopathic Recognition: A National Survey on U.S. Program Director Perspectives - This JGME research article reports findings from a national survey of formerly AOA-accredited residency program directors on their interest in Osteopathic Recognition, perceived barriers to adoption, and its value within the single accreditation system.
- Advancing Graduate Level Osteopathic Training Summit – Meeting Proceedings - This resource summarizes proceedings from the AACOM Advancing Graduate Level Osteopathic Training Summit, where national leaders discussed strategies to strengthen osteopathic training, address barriers to Osteopathic Recognition, and support the UME–GME continuum.
- Guide to Residency Programs Affiliated with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine - This national guide identifies over 600 residency and fellowship programs affiliated with COMs, providing osteopathic medical students with program contacts, COMLEX acceptance information, and other details to support the residency application process.
Presentations
- What’s Next for Osteopathic Recognition: Follow-up on a National Landmark Study
- Osteopathic Recognition: Confronting the Barriers and Why it Matters
- 10-year Retrospective: ACGME Sponsoring Institutions by Size and Review Committee Representation
Strengthening Future Model
of Osteopathic Education
Content on this topic is provided by the UME-GME Task Force's Strengthening Future Model of Osteopathic Medical Education Working Group (WG3) and its Subgroups and Action Groups for the following audiences:
In the News
- The Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School Awarded AACOM Grant to Advance Graduate Medical Education in Underserved Communities
- Grant Supports New Effort to Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Residency Training
- Innovations in Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Grant
- AACOM Fellowship Graduates Advance Rural and Community Health
- AACOM Announces Inaugural Graduate Medical Education Development Fellows
- AACOM/UNC Sheps Center GME Development Fellowship
Resources
- AACOM Clinical Education Think Tank Summary - This executive summary highlights insights from the AACOM Clinical Education Think Tank, where national leaders discussed challenges in clinical education and strategies to strengthen partnerships and advance the future osteopathic training model.
- The State of Clinical Education in Osteopathic Medical Schools - This data brief examines the state of clinical education in osteopathic medical schools and how rapid growth in COMs is affecting access to clinical rotation sites nationwide.
- Expanding Clinical Education Opportunities: A Strategic Approach for Health Workforce Goals and Physician Recruitment and Retention - This issue brief outlines the case for expanding clinical education opportunities to address physician workforce shortages and strengthen recruitment and retention, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
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