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

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Transitions in Medical Education Series Webinar: How to Succeed in Your Clinical Rotations

This webinar provides tips and strategies to help you succeed in your core clinical rotations and away rotations

Hosted by the AOGME Residents and Fellows Council (RFC) and AACOM's Council on Residency Placement (CORP), this interactive webinar featuring a breakout session highlighted tips and strategies to help you succeed in your core clinical rotations and away rotations. The opening panel and closing remarks were recorded.

Panelists:

  • Abigail Frank, DO, Assistant Dean of GME, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Kimberly Warfield, C-TAGME, Career and Residency Counselor, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Linda Logan, DO, Breast/GYN Pathology Clinical Instructor, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
  • Mustafa Basree, DO, MS, PGY-4 Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison/UW Health
  • Michael Furey, DO, MSMEd, PGY-4 Orthopedic Surgery, Geisinger Health System Wyoming Valley

 

 

Supplemental Resources:

Tips for Assessing a Good Fit for Away Rotations:

  • Pick your specialty
  • Pick your ideal location
  • Check interview rates for DO applicants
  • Review the website for current residents
  • Email the coordinator about VSLO or other platforms for applying for away rotations and ask about the catalog release date

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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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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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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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