Educating Leaders 2025 Recap and AOGME Honorees; New AOGME Leadership Members

By Juan Acosta, DO, MS, FAOGME
AOGME Chair

April 25, 2025

I want to express my sincere gratitude to all AOGME members who participated and contributed to making AACOM’s annual conference, Educating Leaders 2025 (EL25) a success! At this year’s conference in Arlington, Texas, AOGME hosted its second consecutive preconference workshop on GME development strategies in underserved and community-based settings and held its annual AOGME Awards & Collegium of Fellows induction reception. Additionally, several AOGME members attended or served as speakers and participants for sessions in the main conference. This included the inaugural AACOM GME Development Fellowship preconference workshop and the Council on Residency Placement full-day preconference workshop on advising and career development strategies to maximize residency match success. We are grateful to those who were involved in the planning efforts, abstract reviewers, and all others who participated in preconference workshops and EL25 events and sessions.

Welcome New AOGME Board Members and Council Leadership

Congratulations to the newly elected AOGME Board members!

• Martin Levine, DO, MPH, was re-elected to another two-year term as At-large Member
• J. Michael Finley, DO, was re-elected to another two-year term as At-large Member
• Jeffrey LeBoeuf, EdD, was elected to a two-year term as Council of GME Leaders Chair
• Richard LaBaere II, DO, MPH, was elected to a two-year term as Collegium of Fellows Chair
• Maria Jones, DO, was elected to a two-year term as Residents and Fellows Council (RFC) Chair

Additionally, Lawrence LeBeau, DO, was elected to a two-year term as Vice Chair of the AOGME Council of GME Leaders.

2025 AOGME Award Recipients

AOGME is excited to announce three recipients for this year’s AOGME Awards.

• Amanda Maynard, DO, is the recipient of the AOGME Special Award of Appreciation.
• Brian Mulroy, DO, is the recipient of the AOGME Leadership Award
• Thomas Boyle, DO, MBA, is the recipient of the AOGME Special Lifetime Achievement Award

This year’s three award recipients were recognized during our AOGME Reception at the Educating Leaders 2025 annual conference earlier this month. Congratulations to the 2025 AOGME Award recipients!

2025 AOGME Collegium of Fellows Inductees

AOGME is pleased to announce two 2025 Collegium of Fellows inductees. This year’s two inductees are: Sherry Turner, DO, MPH, and Theotonius Gomes, DO. Congratulations to Dr. Turner and Dr. Gomes for their induction into the AOGME Collegium of Fellows!

AOGME Chair-Elect Kenneth Heiles, DO, Receives 2025 ACOFP Lifetime Achievement Award

AOGME Chair-Elect Kenneth A. Heiles, DO, campus dean of Kansas City University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Joplin, Missouri, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). This honor recognizes individuals whose career-long service has significantly impacted osteopathic family medicine, their patients and the profession. Read more.

Call for Nominations: DIOs to Serve on the ACGME Institutional Review Committee

The ACGME is seeking nominations from DIOs for two open DIO seats on the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) to serve a six-year term beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2032. Additional information about the role and the nomination form are available on the ACGME IRC webpage. Nominations are due to the ACGME by September 15, 2025. If interested in a nomination from AACOM/AOGME, please email aogme@aacom.org no later than August 15, 2025.

AHRQ Webinar: Approaches to Address the Health of Specific Patient Populations in Primary Care

Join the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research for a webinar on May 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET. This webinar will highlight research on approaches to address the health needs of specific patient populations in primary care. There will be a Q&A session after the presentations. Advance registration is required. Register now.

AACOM UME-GME Task Force’s Residency Resources for Osteopathic Medical Students

AACOM's UME-GME Task Force has developed a series of valuable resources designed to support your journey from medical school to residency. These include a Toolkit to Support Students Reentering the Residency Application & Match Process, Residency Application Data Guide, Guide to Residency Programs Affiliated with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and educational session on How to Use Data to Inform the Residency Selection & Match Process. Access the UME-GME Task Force's residency resources.

AOGME Webinar Series: Upcoming Webinars

Join us for upcoming AOGME webinars covering key topics, including overcoming the challenges of applying for and achieving Osteopathic Recognition, outcomes data from community-based and rural underserved residency programs and more. View the full webinar schedule.

• May 7, 2025, 4:00 PM ET: GME Development Series session on outcomes data from community-based and rural underserved residency programs.
• May 15, 2025, 4:00 PM ET: Academic Careers Pathways/Clinical Education Leaders session providing guidance and information on scholarly activity for GME programs.
• May 28, 2025, 4:00 PM ET: Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Series session on how OPP can be better integrated into the clinical curriculum.
  

AOGME Webinar Series: Recordings Available

• March 26, 2025: Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Series session on overcoming the challenges of applying/achieving Osteopathic Recognition.
• April 21, 2025: Transitions in Medical Education (TME) Series session for medical students on how to utilize self-awareness for success in applying to residency programs.
  

Monthly Membership Discussions

Join us on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET for our AOGME membership discussion. This open forum allows members to connect and discuss GME topics. We are also currently featuring GME programs that are integrating osteopathic training at the graduate level in our short Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Program Spotlights during these meetings. If you'd like your residency program or a GME-related topic featured, contact us at aogme@aacom.org.

Please feel free to reach out to us at any time with direct inquiries by emailing aogme@aacom.org or calling us at 301-657-7881.

We sincerely appreciate your ongoing involvement, commitment and support for AOGME!

Thank you,

Juan Acosta, DO, MS, FAOGME
Chair, AOGME