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Biomedical Research

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Osteopathic and allopathic physicians and scientific investigators conduct biomedical research to understand the causes of diseases and to develop treatments and preventive measures to advance patient care and safety. While biomedical research has led to many years of groundbreaking treatments, it is needed more now than ever as new diseases emerge that threaten the health and safety of various populations.

Are you interested in becoming an osteopathic physician-scientist? Explore the career option of an osteopathic physician-scientist and the biomedical research programs available through the member colleges of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) that are training the next generation of scientists and physicians.

  Building Communities

AACOM has several councils, committees and special interest or affinity groups comprised of faculty, administrators, staff, students, physicians and other professionals in the osteopathic medical community who work in biomedical research or support scientific investigators at their colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs).

Group members receive benefits such as leadership and professional development, networking opportunities, collaboration and recommendations rooted in evidence-based outcomes on how to improve or advance biomedical research programs at their COMs. 

Consider joining one of these vital AACOM groups.

Osteopathic Physician-Scientists Engagement Network (OPEN)

This AACOM interest group, composed of administrators, physician-scientists, DO/PhD program directors and trainees, supports and promotes the development and nurturing of physician-scientists by representing the interests of DO/PhD programs and research-focused osteopathic physicians and trainees throughout the continuum of their research careers.

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Council of Osteopathic Researchers (COR)

AACOM's Council of Osteopathic Researchers (COR) supports and coordinates medical education research efforts, focusing on teaching/learning issues as well as institutional research at osteopathic medical schools.

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Recent Research News

Court Halts Policy on NIH Funding Reductions

Feb 24, 2025, 16:18 by AACOM Government Relations
On February 21, 2025, a federal judge extended the pause on a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy that would implement a 15 percent cap on Facilities and Administrative (F&A) reimbursements for all new and existing grants.
  • On February 21, 2025, a federal judge extended the pause on a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy that would implement a 15 percent cap on Facilities and Administrative (F&A) reimbursements for all new and existing grants.
  • F&A costs include the upkeep of laboratories, management of data security, adherence to federal safety regulations and administrative support that facilitates compliance and operational efficiency.
  • The NIH policy, which the NIH estimated would save more than $4 billion each year, came amidst a flurry of executive activity that aims to shrink the federal workforce and budget, and creates a funding shortfall that universities and researchers would need to cover themselves.
  • AACOM and other health professions associations issued a statement to underscore the impact of these funding restrictions on research and healthcare education. We will continue to monitor executive activity and report on how it impacts researchers at our colleges of osteopathic medicine.

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