AACOM UME-GME Task Force Working Group
Graduate Level Osteopathic Training (OGME)
Charge
The Graduate Level Osteopathic Training Working Group of the UME-GME Task Force (also known as OGME) is charged with assessing the future of Osteopathic Recognition (OR) and ‘osteopathic’ GME, and osteopathic competency at the graduate level. The group will also recommend a course of action to increase interest in osteopathic GME, address the influence of role models in osteopathic GME and describe the role of COMs and AACOM in supporting such an effort.
OGME Resources
Content on this topic is provided by the UME-GME Task Force's OGME Working Group (OGME) and its Action Groups.
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
Chair
- Richard Terry, DO, MBA, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Elmira
Members
- Olivia Adepoju, OMS II
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine - Luis Banuelos, PGY1
Baylor Scott & White Health - Dennis Blankenship, DO, Dean
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Terri Donlin, MBA, President and CEO
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation - Michael Finley, DO, Independent Consultant, Medical Education and GME
- Anthony Furlano, DO, Director of Osteopathic Education
Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Eau Claire - Richard Labaere, DO, Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville - Michael Naddaf, PGY1
McLaren Oakland Family Medicine Residency Program - Helan Palouse, OMS II
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Montana - Sajid Surve, DO, Assistant Dean for Osteopathic Recognition and Director of Osteopathic Education
UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine - Dimitri Tito, DO, Attending Physician
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Elizabeth Zmuda, DO, Director of Medical Education
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Chair
- Ward Stevens, DHSc, CEO, VCOM Affiliated Academic Practices
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Members
- Natasha Bray, DO, Dean Cherokee Nation Campus
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences of Osteopathic Medicine – Tahlequah - John Dougherty, DO, Chief Academic Officer
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville - Robyn Dreibelbis, DO, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine - Brian Ebersole, Vice President Academic Affairs Associate Designated Institutional Official
The Write Center for Graduate Medical Education - Gretchen Holmes, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and DIO
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Mathew Huff, MHA, Assistant Dean for Post-Graduate Affairs
Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine - Ahmer Iqbal, OMS III
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kerrie Jordan, DHSc, Director of GME and Assistant Professor of Clinical Education
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Arnold Kim, OMS II
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine - Clif Knight, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine - Jeffrey LeBoeuf, EdD, Director of Residency Programs
SSM Health Care St Anthony Hospital - Mark Lee, MD, Assistant Dean for Clinical Education for Graduate Medical Education
Rocky Vista University Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine - Russell Maier, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - Lori Rodefeld, MS, Deputy Director and Director of GME Development
GME Technical Assistance Centers, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina and WI Collaborative for Rural Graduate Medical Education, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Chair
- Kerrie Jordan, DHSc, Director of GME and Assistant Professor of Clinical Education
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Members
- Jeffrey LeBoeuf, EdD, Director of Residency Programs
SSM Health Care St Anthony Hospital - Brian Ebersole, Vice President Academic Affairs Associate Designated Institutional Official
The Write Center for Graduate Medical Education - Clif Knight, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine - Russell Maier, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Chair
- John Dougherty, DO, Chief Academic Officer
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville
Members
- Gretchen Holmes, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and DIO
Russell and Glenda Gordy College of Osteopathic Medicine - Natasha Bray, DO, Dean Cherokee Nation Campus
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences of Osteopathic Medicine – Tahlequah - Ward Stevens, DHSc, CEO, VCOM Affiliated Academic Practices
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine