Best Wishes for a Successful Match Week! RSVP for our AOGME Reception at Educating Leaders 2025

By Juan Acosta, DO, MS, FAOGME
AOGME Chair

February 19, 2025

As we approach March, I want to extend my heartfelt best wishes to all those participating in Match Week. This significant milestone is a testament to your dedication and hard work, and we are confident that you will achieve success. We also hope to see many of you in Arlington, Texas, in early April at the AACOM Educating Leaders 2025 (EL25) annual conference.

AOGME Celebrates Appointment of Lisa Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, to HRSA Federal Advisory Committee on Primary Care Training

AOGME celebrates the recent appointment of AOGME past chair and current member, Lisa Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, to HRSA's Federal Advisory Committee on Primary Care Training. Read more.

Dimitri Tito, DO, RFC Past Chair, Sends Greetings to AOGME from Northern Iraq during US Military Deployment

Dimitri Tito, DO, past chair of AOGME's Residents and Fellows Council (RFC), assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and US Army Captain, recently sent greetings to AOGME from Northern Iraq during his military deployment. AOGME honors Dr. Tito for his dedicated service to our country and wishes him a safe return in May!

You’re Invited! RSVP for our AOGME Reception at Educating Leaders 2025

AOGME invites you and your colleagues to attend the 2025 AOGME Reception on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 6:30 PM CT at the AACOM Educating Leaders 2025 (EL25) annual conference in Arlington, Texas, where we will celebrate this year's AOGME Award recipients and Collegium of Fellows inductees. All conference attendees are welcome! RSVP today!

Register Now! AOGME GME Development Pre-conference Workshop at Educating Leaders 2025, AACOM’s Annual Conference

Registration is now open for AOGME’s half-day pre-conference workshop at Educating Leaders 2025, AACOM’s annual conference, which will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 1:30–5:00 PM CT, in Arlington, Texas. The workshop will focus on GME development strategies in underserved and community-based settings. Participants will engage in interactive learning through case studies, small group work and discussions, gaining insights from national experts and taking home best practices and strategies for developing GME programs in their areas. View more information and register today!

Save the Date: State GME Summit, March 26, 2025

Participate in the inaugural State GME Summit on March 26, 2025, from 12:00–4:00 PM ET, hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This virtual event will bring together rural GME and teaching health center leaders, technical assistance organizations, state office staff, policymakers and other stakeholders to explore best practices for optimizing state GME funding and strategies to support rural and medically underserved communities. View more information and register today!

AOGME Webinar Series: Upcoming Webinars

Join us for upcoming AOGME webinars covering key topics, including best practices for publishing in medical education journals, overcoming the challenges of applying for and achieving Osteopathic Recognition and more. View the full webinar schedule.

• Tonight, Feb 26, 2025, 7:00 PM ET: Transitions in Medical Education (TME) Series session on how medical students can succeed in their core clinical rotations and away rotations.
• March 12, 2025, 7:00 PM ET: Academic Careers Pathways/Clinical Education Leaders session on best practices for publishing in medical education journals.
• March 26, 2025, 4:00 PM ET: Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Series session on overcoming the challenges of applying/achieving Osteopathic Recognition.
  

AOGME Webinar Series: Recordings Available

• Jan 27, 2025: TME Series session featuring program directors highlighting how to address red flags in residency applications and interviews.
• Feb 5, 2025: GME Development Series session on how robust community engagement is essential to the development and sustainability of rural GME programs.
  

Monthly Membership Discussions

Join us today, Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET for our AOGME membership discussion, which will feature our first Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Program Spotlight: Allegheny Health Network Internal Medicine Residency. Additionally, this open forum allows members to connect and discuss GME topics. If you'd like your residency program or a GME-related topic featured, contact us 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.

We sincerely appreciate your ongoing involvement, commitment and support for AOGME!

Thank you,

Juan Acosta, DO, MS, FAOGME
Chair, AOGME