AACOM congratulates the 2018 grantees of its annual Research Grant Program. This program supports research in osteopathic medical education by providing topic-specific medical education and institutional study grants to qualified applicants from colleges of osteopathic medicine.

Osteopathic Inter-Institutional Research

• Elizabeth McClain, PhD, EdS, MPH, WCUCOM
  Factors Impacting High-Stakes Exams II

Participating Organizations:
WCUCOM
UNTHSC/TCOM
GA-PCOM
TUCOM-CA

Co-Investigators: 
Michael Oglesby, PhD, UNTHSC/TCOM
Bonnie Buxton, PhD, GA-PCOM
Walter Hartwig, PhD, TUCOM-CA

Osteopathic Institutional Research

• Robert A. Augustyniak, PhD, VCOM-Carolinas
  The Development and Validation of a Tool to Assess Non-Cognitive Skills in Medical Students Using Collaborative Group Testing

Co-Investigators: 
Adrienne Z. Ables, PharmD, MS, VCOM-Carolinas
Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH, VCOM-Carolinas

• Andrea Belovich, PhD, ICOM
  Implementation of connected-case study learning strategy during preclinical undergraduate medical education toward development of osteopathic clinical reasoning skills

• Danielle Cooley, DO, RowanSOM
  Improving Accurate Prescription Writing Among Medical Students

Co-Investigator:
Christian White, DO, RowanSOM

• Terrence W. Miller, MS, PhD, TUNCOM
  Lost Sleep and Lost Knowledge? The Correlation Between Sleep and Exam Performance

Co-Investigator:
Kristina Lindquist, MS, TUNCOM

• Tracy Shaub, D, OU-HCOM
  An Examination of Preceptors’ and Medical Students’ Views on Social Media Use and Opinions Regarding e-professionalism Training for Medical Students

Co-Investigators:
Anna Kerr, PhD, OU-HCOM
Lisa Forster, MS, OU-HCOM

• Shiyuan Wang, PhD, RowanSOM
  Relationship of Preceptor Entrustment Decisions with Students’ Clinical Performance

Co-Investigator:
Pam Basehore, EdD, MPH, RowanSOM

AACOM's Research Grants Program includes awards for medical education research and institutional research.

Visit AACOM Research Grants for details.