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.