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Professional development and leadership resources for osteopathic medical educators, administrators and researchers.  

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AOGME Residents and Fellows Council (RFC) Webinar on Managing Your Student Loan Debt

Hosted by the AOGME Residents and Fellows Council (RFC), this webinar will provide a comprehensive review of the Federal Student Loan Repayment System

Hosted by the AOGME Residents and Fellows Council (RFC), this webinar will provide a comprehensive review of the Federal Student Loan Repayment System. John LaSota, Default Prevention Counselor at Nova Southeastern University, will highlight how borrowers can benefit from the system, effective strategies for repaying their Federal Student Loans and practical personal finance tips for beginners.

This webinar will provide information on how to track your loans, types of student loans, the repayment plans available, loan forgiveness options, loan consolidation, loan postponement, loan default, current issues with the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and what happens if the SAVE Plan is revoked.

Objectives:

  • Teach borrowers to understand the type of loans they’ve borrowed
  • Explain the repayment plans available
  • Teach borrowers how to keep accounts from defaulting

Speaker:

  • John LaSota, Default Prevention Counselor, Nova Southeastern University

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Development Opportunities

Leadership Institute roundtable discussions

Leadership Institute

The AACOM Leadership Institute offers leadership development opportunities to leaders and aspiring leaders in the osteopathic medical and medical education community. 

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Councils & Committees

AACOM provides opportunities for osteopathic medical educators to collaborate, contribute to and influence the future of medical education.

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Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship

Learn how advocacy can impact OME, osteopathic medicine and the health of patients and communities through the OHPF.  

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UME GME Task Force Steering Committee has 3 focus areas, 6 Action Groups and 3 subgroups

UME-GME Task Force

This initiative is to develop solutions in three major focus areas: the transition to residency, graduate level osteopathic training and strengthening the model of osteopathic training.

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NAOME Fellowship

Be recognized for your contributions to osteopathic undergraduate and graduate medical education and collaborate to shape the future of OME, as a member of AACOM’s selective academic fellowship program.

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Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators

AOGME Fellowship

The Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME) Fellowship recognizes those who have made specific contributions to osteopathic graduate medical education.  

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UME-GME Digital Resource Library

This digital library contains resources on osteopathic training, Osteopathic Recognition, accreditation, evaluations, technology tools and more.
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Job Connection

Find a job or post a job for the OME community!  AACOM's Job Connection also offers career coaching, resume writing, reference testing for a fee and a free career learning center. 

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