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AACOM Update on Osteopathic Medical

Education

Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPHPresident/CEO

Presentation to the Osteopathic Medical Education Leadership ConferenceScottsdale, AZJanuary 6, 2013

Copyright © 2013, AACOM. All rights reserved.

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM):

29 Colleges at 37 Locations in 28 StatesRepresenting:

Over 21,000 medical students (over 1 in 5 entering U.S. medical students)32,000 faculty

4000 full time 28,000 clinical (45% DO, 55% MD)

1750 Administrative staffOver $100 million research grants/contracts


Source: AACOM, AOA

New Branch or Location

Osteopathic Medical Schools: New Since 2000 or In Active Planning

New COMs

Planned COMsPlanned

Branch or Location


Location of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine


Osteopathic Medical Schools

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University (CCOM), IllinoisDes Moines University – College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM), IowaKansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences –College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCUMB-COM), MissouriLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Pennsylvania

LECOM–Bradenton Campus

Private (23) Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine –Arizona (ATSU/SOMA)A.T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU/KCOM), MissouriArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University (AZCOM)Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CUCOM) North Carolina



Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Washington (PNWU-COM)Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Pennsylvania

PCOM--Georgia Campus Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Colorado (RVUCOM)


Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM), Harrogate, TennesseeMarian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM) IndianaNew York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology (NYCOM/NYIT)Nova Southeastern University –College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM), Florida



Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)-Virginia

VCOM-CC Carolinas Campus, SC

Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Western U/COMP), California, OregonWilliam Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mississippi


Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine(TouroCOM-NY) NYTouro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM-CA), California

TUCOM–Nevada CampusUniversity of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM), MaineUniversity of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (UP-KCOM), Kentucky



Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences –College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM)

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Fort Worth (UNTHSC/TCOM)West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)

Public (6) Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine


New Osteopathic Medical Colleges (Source: COCA and personal communication)

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine—in association with Southern Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL (2013)Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis, IN (2013)Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Buies Creek, NC (2013)Talk of new DO schools/campuses in MO, WI, VA, FL, MD, PA, CA, NY, UT, KS, RI


Projected Matriculants – 2015 2,

822

2,93

3

2,96

8

3,18

9

3,51

5

3,76

7

3,93

6

4,36

6

4,73

3

5,05

4

5,23

3

5,71

6

5,92

9

6,01

9

6,15

0

6,22

2

450 45

0

450

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015*

Osteopathic College Matriculants 2000-2015 (actual 2000-2010, projected 2011-2015)


By 2015, there will be 35% more physicians trained yearly at U.S. medical schools than in 2002

Sources: AAMC Dean’s Enrollment Survey: 2011AACOM 2011 Survey on Osteopathic Medical School Growth Plans

2002 2010 % Increase 2015 % Increase

MD 16,488 18,665 13% 20,181 (76%) 22%

DO 3,079 5,233 70% 6,222 (24%) 102%

Combined 19,567 23,898 22% 26,403 35%


Applicants to Osteopathic Medical Colleges (Source: AACOM)


Recent Developments in OME

Faculty DevelopmentOME ResearchAACOM Internal ChangesCollaboration

JAOA and OME publicationInterprofessional Education CollaborativeOME Summit: Blue Ribbon CommissionE-Accreditation SystemOutcomes of the Match


Collaboration: OGME Match Report

Osteopathic Match Report, 2011Collaboration by NBOME, AOA and AACOMLast year’s report over 5,000 downloads Produced at the request of COSGP

http://data.aacom.org/aacomas/do_gme_match_report2011.asp


Match Report: COMLEX-USA Score by Specialty Distribution

794

685 698

794

662

722

645

714

589

660638

618

715

618

751

537

637 646

726

622

231

402

449

335

426

231

429

251

443408 394

347

417452

408389

285

351312

443

494 501

570

484505

474

551

474

520 520 538

469

562 550 562

441475

499 501

548

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

COMLEX‐USA Level 1 High‐Mean‐Low scores by specialty

Highest score

Lowest score

Mean score


Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)


Faculty Development Institutes:• May 2012: Herndon, VA: “Building Your

Foundation for InterprofessionalEducation,” teams representing 3-5 professions.

• October 2012: Atlanta, GA: Repeated• May 2013: Herndon, VA: patient safety

and quality improvement• Fall 2013 (in planning):


IPEC RepositoryAAMC, in collaboration with IPEC, is customizing MedEdPORTAL for interprofessional education resources, supported by Josiah Macy, Jr Foundation.

Educational and assessment resources linked to the IPEC competencies, undergo formal MedEdPORTAL peer-review and will be available online, free-of-charge to all.iCollaborative for users to post innovations, do not undergo peer-review and have a 3yr expiration date


Other IPEC Activities:• IOM Global Forum on Health Professions Education

Innovation• Coordination with HRSA National Coordinating Center on

IPE and Collaborative Practice at University of Minnesota• 2013:

• Leadership development• Dialogues on overcoming impediments to IPE• Assessment

• IPECollaborative.org website coming• Exploring 501c3


Other Important AACOM Initiatives

AdvocacyInstitute of MedicineACGMEAACOM Strategic Planning


AACOM-AODME Annual Meeting

Registration Now Open for the Joint AACOM & AODME 2013 Annual Meeting April 24-27 in Baltimore, MD:


Questions/Comments

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine promotes excellence in osteopathic medical education, in research and in service, and fosters innovation and quality among osteopathic colleges to improve the health of the American public. – AACOM Mission Statement

http://www.aacom.org

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