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Enhancing Medical Education:Now and for the Future
Medical Education & Research Committee
Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Annual Meeting, June 28, 2007
Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents
• Represent all osteopathic medical students
• Composed of representatives from all osteopathic medical colleges
• Five subset committees
• Several resolutions passed each year
Medical Education & Research Committee
• Composed of student leaders• MSUCOM• NYCOM• NSUCOM• PCOM• UMDNJ-SOM
• Charged with completing research project to benefit medical education nationwide
• Disseminate information to appropriate parties
COSGP 2005-2006
• Therefore be it RESOLVED• A desire exists among osteopathic medical
students to have more formal educational opportunities in:
• (1) Business of Medicine• (2) Professional Education• (3) Research
COSGP 2006-2007
• Our Goal• To identify all osteopathic medical
students’ perceptions about existing education in
• (1) Business of Medicine• (2) Professional Education• (3) Research
Information Gathering
• Surveys• Distributed to all Student Government
Presidents• Completed on behalf of student body• Some Presidents consulted Deans for
additional information
Does your school offer education in Business of Medicine in any form?
Yes95%
No5%
What Business of Medicine topics are covered?
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
AccoutingBilling Coding HIPAA
InsuranceJurisprudence
Malpractice Management
Staffing
How are these topics offered?
42%
16%5%
37%Incorporated into another course
Elective individual class
None
Mandatory individual class
Does your school instruct on professional education in any
form?
Yes53%
No47%
What topics are covered in professional education?
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Curriculum Learning Presentations Public Speaking Testing
How are the topics delivered?
22%
5%
5%
10%
48%
10%
Incorporated into another course
Elective individual class
Elective rotations
Elective self-study module
None
Mandatory individual class
Does your school teach research in any form?
Yes95%
No5%
What research topics are taught at your school?
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Biostatistics
EBM Ethics Grants
Project DesignPublication
Reading Literature
Study Types
How are these topics delivered?
42%
11%5%5%
37%Incorporated into another course
Elective individual class
Elective rotations
None
Mandatory individual class
Results
• Students perceive a lack of official educational opportunities in • (1) Business of Medicine• (2) Professionalism• (3) Research
• Data support 2005-2006 COSGP resolution
Recommendations
• Develop educational resources to cover needs along the educational continuum
• Learning modules for life-long learning• Web-based• Voluntary• Available to students, interns, residents,
attendings
A Place to Start
• Medical Education• “Training Tomorrow’s Teachers Today”• “See One, Do One, Teach One”
AACOM Mission
“To promote excellence in osteopathic medical education, in research and in service, and foster innovation and quality among osteopathic colleges to improve the health of the American public.”
Important Roles
• Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators (SOME)
• Council on Information & Technology (CIT)
• Council of Osteopathic Librarians (COOL)
SOME
• Promote the continuous collaborative improvement of osteopathic medical education
• Provide osteopathic medical education programs along the full continuum of osteopathic medical education
• Provide expertise on osteopathic medical education & content development
CIT
• Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and discussion of matters pertaining to the integration of information technology
• Plan, develop and disseminate information designed to enhance the integration of information technology
• Collaborate in obtaining resources to network medical education and research efforts related to information technology
• Provide expertise in the area of technical implementation and integration
COOL
• Collaborate with SOME & CIT in the development of web-based modules
• Disseminate information through existing library programs & resources
Existing Programs
• Costin Institute - CCOM
• Doctor of Health Education - KCOM
• Preparing Students As Teachers - NYIT/COM
Acknowledgements
• Linda Heun, PhD, Vice President for Medical Education, AACOM
• Paul Krueger, DO, Chair, SOME Steering Committee• Jan Skica, MS, Chair, COOL• Chellapa Kumar, PhD, Chair, CIT
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