Inside OME - May 2009

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May 2009
Vol. 3, No. 5

Past Issues

Campus Roundup

David Towle, DO, MPH, Receives Royal Appointment

VCOM Student Appointed to National SNMA Position

UNECOM Student Accepted as NIH Predoctoral Fellow

NSU-COM Students Honored for Achievements

UNTHSC/TCOM Students Hone Observation Through Art

Upcoming Deadlines

July 21, 2009
Notification of 2009 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship recipients

AACOM Sponsored Discount Programs

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Wireless Phone Program

Discount Moving Service Program

Job Connection

AACOMAS Matriculants 2006-2008

From the President
Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH

Health Reform Dialogue Focuses on Access, Quality, Cost Efficiency and Primary Care

Dr. Shannon updates readers on current discussions about national health care reform and explores how osteopathic medical education can contribute to policy making efforts.Read more

News and Events
	Osteopathic Medical School Applications Break Record for Third Straight Year; 2010 Application Now Available Applications to U.S. colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) are up by nearly 8.8 percent. And, the centralized application service is now open for the fall 2010 entering class.Read more
	U.S. News and World Report Puts Osteopathic Medical Colleges at Top of List of Primary Care Resident Producers “Which schools turn out the most primary care residents?” Eight out of the top ten (including all of the top five) are osteopathic medical schools.Read more
	AACOM Annual Meeting Highlights Policy, Collaboration and Recognition More than 400 individuals attended AACOM’s recent Annual Meeting, and many of them are calling it the association’s best meeting yet!Read more
	COCA Update Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation meets, taking action on a variety of items of interest.Read more
	AACOM Announces 2010 Osteopathic Health Policy Interns AACOM recently selected two outstanding osteopathic medical students to participate in the 2010 Osteopathic Health Policy Intern (OHPI) program.Read more
	Dr. John Gimpel Named NBOME President and CEO John R. Gimpel, DO, MEd, has been named President and CEO of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), effective July 1, 2009.Read more
	Osteopathic Medical Education Highlighted at NAAHP Regionals AACOM recently presented osteopathic medical education information at the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions’ regional conferences in Birmingham, AL., Philadelphia, PA., Cincinnatti, OH and Santa Fe, NM.Read more

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Federal Updates

The first of three health care reform policy options papers expected from the Senate Finance Committee has been released. For a summary and the text of the paper on delivery system reform, and for all the latest federal updates, visit http://capwiz.com/
aacom/home and select "2009 Developments on Key Federal Issues."

AACOM Council
News and Updates

Council of Development and Alumni Professionals (Dev-Alum)

Council for Information and Technology (CIT)

Council of Osteopathic Medical Admissions Officers (COMAO)

Council of Osteopathic Medical Student Services Officers (COMSSO)

Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP)

Council of Researchers (COR)

Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles (ECOP)

Marketing and Communications Advisory Council (MAC)

Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators (SOME)

Now Available!

The Osteopathic Medical College Information Book for Entering Class 2010