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Shaping Care across Communities: Insights from the 2025 OME Impact Report

Join AACOM on February 13 at 3 PM ET for a look inside the inaugural 2025 OME Impact Report, the first analysis of its kind showcasing how osteopathic medical schools are helping meet primary care and rural health needs across the country and fueling local economies along the way. Hear AACOM leaders share more about the strategic vision, key findings and methodologies.

Join us for Insights from AACOM's 2025 OME Impact Report, Feb 13, 2026

 

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) will host a free webinar to discuss the recently released 2025 Osteopathic Medical Education (OME) Impact Report, the first report of its kind to highlight how the OME community is driving local economies and addressing healthcare needs for primary care and in rural health across the country.

Date: February 13, 2026
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Eastern Time
Location:
Zoom
Price:
Free to attend

Join AACOM’s President and CEO, Robert A. Cain, DO, FACOI, FAODME, and Senior Vice President of Research, Learning, and Innovation, Mark Speicher, PhD, MHA, to learn more about this inaugural report, it’s value for the OME community and reflections around key workforce and economic impact findings. 

By attending, you'll:

  • Understand AACOM’s strategic vision that shaped the 2025 OME Impact Report

  • Review key workforce and economic findings from the report

  • Explore the methodology of the report

  • Understand the role OME plays in shaping health and well-being

  • Learn how we can cultivate supportive landscape for osteopathic medicine

  • Gain insight into the strategic vision for future reports

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Leadership Institute

The AACOM Leadership Institute offers leadership development opportunities to leaders and aspiring leaders in the osteopathic medical and medical education community. 

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AACOM provides opportunities for osteopathic medical educators to collaborate, contribute to and influence the future of medical education.

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Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship

Learn how advocacy can impact OME, osteopathic medicine and the health of patients and communities through the OHPF.  

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This initiative is to develop solutions in three major focus areas: the transition to residency, graduate level osteopathic training and strengthening the model of osteopathic training.

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NAOME Fellowship

Be recognized for your contributions to osteopathic undergraduate and graduate medical education and collaborate to shape the future of OME, as a member of AACOM’s selective academic fellowship program.

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AOGME Fellowship

The Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME) Fellowship recognizes those who have made specific contributions to osteopathic graduate medical education.  

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Job Connection

Find a job or post a job for the OME community!  AACOM's Job Connection also offers career coaching, resume writing, reference testing for a fee and a free career learning center. 

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UME-GME Digital Resource Library

This digital library contains resources on osteopathic training, Osteopathic Recognition, accreditation, evaluations, technology tools and more.
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