AACOM congratulates the 2019 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

• Adrienne Z. Ables, PharmD, MS, MedEd
  Faculty Vitality in Osteopathic Medical Schools: Implications for Faculty Development

  Participating Organizations:
  Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine—Carolinas Campus (VCOM-Carolinas)
  Indiana University School of Medicine

  Co-Investigators:
  Robert A. Augustyniak, PhD
  Amy K. Ribera, PhD
  Shanna M. Stuckey, MS

• Angela Machelle Linsenmeyer, EdD, WVSOM
  Examining the Efficacy of Mobile Device Use in Capturing and Reporting Entrustable Professional Activity Data

Participating Organizations:
Arkansas Colleges of Health Sciences
Des Moines University—College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM)

Co-Investigators:
Elizabeth K. McClain, PhD
Leslie Wimsatt, PhD

Osteopathic Institutional Research

• William Blazey, BS, DO, NYITCOM
  Effects of Student Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Use on Clinical Performance in Osteopathic Medical Students

  
  Co-Investigators: Jerry Balentine, DO; Bhuma Krishnamachari, PhD

• Nils Viesturs Brolis, DO, RowanSOM
  Use of Hybrid Simulation to Enhance Clinical Skills Training in Medical Students

  
  Co-Investigators: Kevin Overbeck, DO; Pam Basehore, EdD, MPH

• Leslie Catron, MAED, BSN, RN, CHSE, CHSU-COM
  A Pilot Study of Faculty Student Advisor Training Using Standardized Participant Encounters to Develop Competency in Difficult Student Conversations Involving Complex Feedback Skills

  
  Co-Investigator: Mahboob Qureshi, MD, PhD, MPH

• Kelli Glaser, DO, ATSU-SOMA
  Determining if a Required Online Graded Curriculum in the Clerkship Years Enhances Student Performance on National Standardized Exams

  
  Co-Investigators: Denise R. Sackett, DO; Valerie Sheridan, DO

• Elizabeth Oviawe, PhD, EdS, MSBI, MMIS, MSc, NSU-KPCOM
  Development of an Advanced 3D Immersive Simulation-based Application for Enhanced Interprofessional Core Competency and Patient-Centered Care

  
  Co-Investigators: Martha Snyder, PhD, PMP; Laurie Dringus, PhD

• Melissa K. Thomas, PhD, MSPH, MSA, MCHES, OU-HCOM
  Testing the Effectiveness of an Amish and Mennonite Narrative Photography Project in Increasing Cultural Competency among Medical Students

  
  Co-Investigator: Tracy Shaub, DO

• Mary Wurm-Schaar, PhD, Med, OU-HCOM
  Exploring Medical Students Numeracy Skills and Tolerance for Ambiguity

  
  Co-Investigator: Thu Hoan, DO

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

Visit AACOM Research Grants for details.