Residency Readiness
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Resident Readiness Survey
AACOM has collaborated with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to offer a process for providing feedback to Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine about the performance of their graduates for evaluation of their curricula and continuous quality improvement. Learn More.
Related Articles
- The resident readiness survey: a national process for program directors to provide standardized feedback to medical schools about their graduates. Howley L, Grbic D, Speicher MR, Roskovensky LB, Jayas A, Andriole DA. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2023 Oct 1;15(5):572-81.
- Program Directors’ Assessments of US Medical Graduates’ Transition to Residency. Grbic D, Andriole DA, Roskovensky L, Speicher M, Horvath KA, Howley L. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(1):e2454048.
- ACGME Milestones Resources
- Essential Elements of an Excellent Letter of Recommendation (LoR) video
- LoR Checklist | LoR FAQs
- OnlineMedEd Intern Bootcamps
- Osteopathic Considerations for Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Entering Residency
- Readiness for Residency Resources
(an EPA Courseware Series) - Transition to Residency Toolkit
Assessment tools for our member COMs
- AAMC-AACOM Readiness for Residency Survey of Program Directors
- Guidance in Use of ACGME Milestone Data in UME
- Perspectives On Assessment Across the Continuum: EPAs, Milestones, And More (panel discussion from AACOM's Educating Leaders 2021 conference)
Match Research Article
Characteristics of ACGME Residency Programs That Select Osteopathic Medical Graduates. Jamie J. Beckman, Mark R. Speicher; J Grad Med Educ 1 August 2020; 12 (4): 435–440.
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