AACOM/UNC Sheps Center GME Development Fellowship

About the Fellowship

The AACOM Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Fellowship is an innovative partnership designed to foster leaders in GME development between AACOM and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. Through this 10-month interactive program, attendees will learn the latest on GME development strategies, collaborate with national experts and craft capstone projects on GME development to support their institutions.

This 10-month fellowship will consist of monthly 1.5 hr interactive virtual learning sessions and will pair fellows with GME experts to serve as mentors. Fellows must work with their mentor to compose their own capstone project in GME development, which will be submitted as a presentation at AACOM’s Educating Leaders 2025 conference. To receive certification of completion of the fellowship, participants must attend at least 80% of the sessions. 

Who Should Apply

Anyone charged with advancing GME development at their institution including:

• Senior Leadership Roles: Deans, GME Deans, Clinical Deans, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) directly involved in supporting GME development and expansion.
• Aspiring Leaders: Individuals aiming to broaden or deepen their expertise in GME, including areas such as GME finance, state-based funding, and accreditation.
• Experienced GME Professionals: Individuals with significant experience in GME development seeking to fill gaps in their knowledge and skill set.
• Institutional GME Advocates: Anyone responsible for advancing GME development within their institution.

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Cost

The program cost is $5,000. For the pilot year, AACOM will sponsor the program cost for any individual from an AACOM member college of osteopathic medicine (COMs) who meet the minimum 80% attendance requirement. Individuals from all other organizations (proposed COMs, GME programs, etc.) will pay the $5,000 registration fee. 

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Potential Education Topics

• Intro to GME Development – Site assessment, timeline, strategy, getting started, roadmap, stories of GME programs launching.
  • Value of GME (why start GME)
  • Create learning community.
  • Resources for GME development
• GME Finance: Beyond the Basics
• Grant Writing and Funding
• State GME Initiatives / Medicaid GME
• Governance/Partnerships
• Teaching Health Center GME 101 (requirements, structure, funding)
• Rural GME or Rural Track Training Programs (RTPs) 101 (structures, funding, prime rural hospitals)
• Sponsoring Institutions and Consortia
• Innovative GME Partnerships – Tribal, Veterans Affairs, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
• Program Accreditation – High Demand/Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Specialties (2 sessions)
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine - Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology 
  • Psychiatry
  • General Surgery
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Other High-Needs Specialties
• GME Development Case Studies

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