Press Releases
2024
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99 Percent of Osteopathic Medical Students Secure Residency PositionsJune 20, 2024
8,117 new DOs set to embark on residency training this year
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AACOM Study Highlights the Impact of Medical Student Mindsets on Resiliency and Well-BeingJune 14, 2024
Effects are especially significant among students from historically marginalized populations
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Five Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate Their Inaugural ClassesJune 04, 2024
Celebrating a Historic Milestone: Congratulations to CHSU-COM, VCOM-Louisiana, LECOM Elmira, OSU-COM Cherokee Nation and SHSU-COM’s first class of graduates!
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AACOM Releases Historic Statement After “Food As Medicine” Special SessionApril 19, 2024
World’s largest gathering of osteopathic medical educators embraces new principles of Food as Medicine.
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AACOM Recognizes Award-Winning Leaders and Students at Annual ConferenceApril 17, 2024
Rita Getz, PhD, and Student Doctors Paul Delgado, Sarah J. Adkins and Saumya Shah honored for their dedication, leadership, research and scholarship
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Osteopathic Students Make up Growing Percent of Medical School GraduatesApril 08, 2024
DO graduates increase by 2.5 percent over last year
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Senate Introduces Legislation Funding Medical Student Clinical Rotations
March 26, 2024
Bipartisan, bicameral bill would address growing need to expand clinical training opportunities
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Overcoming Challenges, a Record-Setting 92.3 Percent of DO Students Match into ResidencyMarch 15, 2024
Record Number of Osteopathic Medical Students Successfully Complete Match Week
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AACOM Joins Partners in Announcing the Health Workforce Well-Being Day of AwarenessMarch 11, 2024
Health Workforce Well-Being Day on March 18 and events throughout the month recognize importance of protecting health workers’ well-being
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AACOM President and CEO Recognized for Compassionate Care and Human ConnectionMarch 04, 2024
Dr. Robert Cain among luminaries inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society
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AACOM-Supported Bill Funding Rural Clinical Rotations Introduced in House of Representatives
February 06, 2024
Bipartisan legislation would expand community-based training in medically underserved communities
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AACOM Hails Selection of Erika Linden, CHC, as Primary Negotiator for Department of Education’s Program Integrity and Institutional Quality CommitteeJanuary 16, 2024
Ms. Linden will represent private nonprofit institutions of higher education during negotiated rulemaking sessions
2023
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Osteopathic Medical Students Find Residency in Record NumbersApril 24, 2023
Final numbers show a 99.5 percent placement rate
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Not the Luck of the Irish, the Talent of the Students: DO Residency Match Numbers Rise to Record-Setting 91.6 PercentMarch 17, 2023
Record Number of Osteopathic Medical Students Successfully Complete Match Week
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AACOM Announces Dr. Nicole Wadsworth as Chair of Educating Leaders 2023February 27, 2023
Largest conference yet set to celebrate AACOM’s 125th Anniversary
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AACOM Kicks Off 125th Anniversary Celebration with New Website, Logo and BrandingFebruary 09, 2023
“We are very proud to be celebrating over a century of medical innovation and a rich history of training world-class, compassionate physicians at our colleges of osteopathic medicine,” said AACOM President and CEO Robert A. Cain.
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Reintroduced AACOM-Supported Bill Advances Residency Fairness for DOs
February 06, 2023
Bipartisan legislation requires federally funded graduate medical education (GME) programs to equitably accept and assess DO and MD residency candidates.
2022
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AACOM Awarded Grant to Conduct National, First-of-its-Kind Review of Osteopathic RecognitionDecember 06, 2022
The $420,451 grant aims to better understand Osteopathic Recognition adoption among residency and fellowship programs
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AACOM Announces 2022 Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship RecipientsOctober 24, 2022
Award honors underrepresented minority students in osteopathic medical education.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Appoints Christopher J. Loyke, DO, to National Academic Affiliations Council
August 24, 2022
Dr. Loyke’s appointment ensures the council will continue to benefit from the osteopathic voice.
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AACOM Launches Course to Enhance Health Equity and Address Health Disparities
July 27, 2022
First of its kind program offered at all colleges of osteopathic medicine.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Appoints Timothy J. Kowalski, DO, to National Academic Affiliations Council
July 22, 2022
Dr. Kowalski’s appointment strengthens osteopathic representation among the council.
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Congressional Letter Urges NIH to Increase Research Funding for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
July 20, 2022
NIH Director asked to end historic funding disparity.
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AACOM Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
June 30, 2022
We are concerned about the impact on women’s well-being and health, how we train new physicians and how they are able to care for their patients.
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Osteopathic Medical Community Urges Further Discussion and Understanding About Distinctive Licensure Assessment of DO and MD Students
June 30, 2022
AACOM, AAOE, AOA and NBOME acknowledge and empathize with trainees who often encounter bias in transition to residency.
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AACOM Strongly Recommends Hybrid Residency Interviews for 2022-23 Cycle
May 13, 2022
Students should have choice between in-person or virtual.
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Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Nationally Recognized for Top Service in Rural, Underserved Areas and Primary Care
March 30, 2022
U.S. News & World Report Rates COMs Among Nation’s Top Medical Schools
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DO Residency Match Numbers Rise to Record-Setting 91.3 Percent
March 18, 2022
Record Number of Osteopathic Medical Students Successfully Complete “Match Madness” 2022
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AACOM Honors Ukraine’s Strength of Spirit, Denounces Violence and Urges Swift, Diplomatic Solution
March 01, 2022
AACOM condemns the intolerable violence and humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine and honors the Ukrainian people for demonstrating resiliency and strength of the human spirit.
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AACOM Awarded Health Workforce Resiliency Grant
January 21, 2022
HRSA grants AACOM more than $2.2 million to promote mental health and wellness among the healthcare workforce.