Complete the AOGME Membership Needs Assessment; Educating Leaders 2025 Call for Abstracts Now Open

By Juan Acosta, DO, MS
AOGME Chair

August 6, 2024

In June, the AOGME leadership convened in Bethesda, Maryland for two days for its annual strategic planning retreat, where the group refined strategic goals and set priorities for the 2024-2025 membership year. The group brainstormed ideas to enhance support for graduate medical education and our nearly 1,500 members. A first step is to collect feedback through brief member surveys on your experience with AOGME over the past year.

We Need Your Input! Complete the AOGME Membership Needs Assessment

Your input on the 2024 AOGME membership survey is vital to shape the future of AOGME’s programs and services. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey, which was sent to you directly via email through Qualtrics (noreply@qemailserver.com). If you have not received the survey in your inbox, please check your spam folder or email us at aogme@aacom.org for assistance. Your responses will directly influence our strategic planning and initiatives to better meet your needs. Thank you for your engagement and continued support of AOGME!

Educating Leaders 2025 Call for Abstracts Now Open, Due September 16

The call for abstracts for Educating Leaders 2025, the AACOM Annual Conference, is open! The conference will take place on April 9–11, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. We invite all AOGME members to submit abstracts for one of this year's six specialized audience tracks. Explore themes, guidelines and FAQs and submit your abstract by September 16, 2024. Learn more and begin your submission. If you are interested in submitting a session abstract for AOGME’s GME development preconference workshop, please email us directly at aogme@aacom.org. The submission deadline for preconference workshop proposals is September 9, 2024.

Save the Date! GME Professionals Day is Friday, August 16

The Association of Hospital Medical Education (AHME) designated Friday, August 16, 2024, as GME Professionals Day to recognize the invaluable contributions of all GME workers. Join us as we honor all GME professionals! Mark your calendars and submit a testimonial and photo of your celebration to have your celebration featured on the AHME GME Professionals Day webpage and social media pages!

AACOM Advocacy Day 2024: Registration Now Open

Join us on September 11–12, 2024, for AACOM Advocacy Day and make your voice heard on critical federal policy priorities for osteopathic medical education (OME):

• Promote DO GME parity through the FAIR Act
• Fund community-based clinical rotations with the Community TEAMS Act
• Increase osteopathic research funding at the National Institutes of Health

Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to advocacy, this virtual event is for you. On Day 1, you'll gain the knowledge and skills needed to effectively advocate. Then, on Day 2, you'll put those skills into action. You won't be advocating alone. You'll join forces with us, your fellow advocates from school and the entire OME community. Learn more and register today!

Just Announced: NOFO for Two New HRSA THCGME Funding Opportunities

The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) just released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. The first funding opportunity is for expanding new residency slots in newly established teaching health centers for residency slots starting in academic year 2024–2025. The deadline to apply is September 5, 2024. The second funding opportunity is for expanding new residency slots in existing teaching health centers for residency slots starting in academic year 2025–2026. The deadline to apply is September 20, 2024. View more information.

VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency RFP Release Notification

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER). The RFP announcement provides information to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Sponsoring Institutions (SI) about program requirements and procedures to apply for VA’s PPGMER. The pilot program provides funding to support resident physician rotations at facilities operated by the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations. Other health care facilities located in areas designated by VA as underserved, Federally Qualified Health Center programs and those operated by the Department of Defense are also eligible as rotation sites. The VA will host its final RFP information session on August 21, 2024. The application window is now open and closes on September 30, 2024. Learn more.

Monthly Membership Discussions

Join us on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET for the monthly AOGME membership discussion. This is an open discussion for all members to connect and discuss topics of interest or concern in GME. This month, we will provide updates on the UME-GME Task Force, ACGME accreditation changes for combined programs and the new AACOM/UNC Sheps Center GME Development Fellowship program application. We also want to begin featuring members and their work during these meetings, if you would like us to feature your residency program or have a GME-related topic to bring to membership, please reach out at aogme@aacom.org.

Please feel free to reach out to us at any time with direct inquiries by emailing aogme@aacom.org or calling us at 301-657-7881.

Thank you for your continued engagement and dedication to AOGME!

Thank you,

Juan Acosta, DO, MS
Chair, AOGME