We’re pleased to start reviewing selected sessions from recent medical education conferences on our web site.

AACOM invites you to participate as a Reporter (with a byline) for conferences that you attend. AACOM is looking for funds to support the attendance of osteopathic medical educators at relevant conferences in order to enhance our sharing of cutting edge information about medical education.

Session reviews can vary in style and length to best represent the session and the reporter. We encourage the use of links to allow readers to obtain additional information.

If you are planning to attend any conferences and would be willing to prepare a synopsis for use at this web site or have other conferences you suggest we add to the list, please contact Linda Heun at meded@aacom.org prior to your attendance so that she can anticipate your news report and coordinate with others attending that same conference.

Once you have completed your conference report, submit your report to AACOM.

From the AACOM 2007 Annual Meeting:
“Collaboration: The Keystone to Success”, June 2007, in Baltimore, MD

Available Presentations and Materials

From the 2006 AAMC Annual Meeting:
October 27-Nov 1, 2006, Seattle WA

Summaries & Reports from the Meeting

Hot Topics Included:
CME Reform, Achieving Diversity in Faculty and Students; Physician Workforce, Dual Degrees, Academies, Fellowships and Fostering Educational Scholarship

From the AACOM 2006 Annual Meeting:
“Challenges and Opportunities in Osteopathic Medical Education”, June 2006, in Baltimore, MD

Available Presentations and Materials

From the 2005 AAMC Annual Meeting:
November 4-9, 2005, Washington DC

Summaries & Reports from the Meeting

Hot Topics Included:
Global medicine, Cultural competency, Clinician-educator tracks/rewarding faculty for teaching, Simulation labs, Professionalism, Assessment/evaluation – at all levels

From the AACOM 2005 Annual Meeting:
“ Innovations in Osteopathic Medical Education”, June 2005, in Bethesda, MD

Available Presentations and Materials

From the AACOM 2004 Annual Meeting:
“Securing Our Future: Quality Across the Continuum of Osteopathic Medical Education ”, June 2004, in Baltimore, MD

Available Presentations and Materials

From the AACOM 2003 Annual Meeting:
“The Future of Medical Education ”, June 2003, in Bethesda, MD

Available Presentations and Materials

From the 2003 Academic Health Summit:
“ From Challenge To Opportunity”, April 2003, NYCOM

• The Future of Medical Education (16 slides, 51k), a presentation by Douglas Wood, D.O., Ph.D.

From the 2002 AAMC Annual Meeting:
"Improving the Nation's Health", November 8-13, 2002, San Francisco

Summaries & Reports from the Meeting

From the International Association of Medical Science Educator’s Conference

• Discussion and Presentation by Douglas L. Wood, DO, PhD

Reports from the 2002 Ottawa Conference

• BEME Update reported by Linda Heun, Ph.D.:
  Including: The Simulators and Simulations Group, The Faculty Development Group, The Feedback in Assessment Group
• Conference Wrapup: "What have we learned and where do we go from here?" reported by Linda Heun.
• Association of Standardized Patient Educators Inaugural Conference reported by Tony Errichetti, Ph.D.
• Workshop Review: “Basic Science Education And Medical Education: Exploring Program Designs That Integrate” reported by Jeanne Kangas
• A Review Of Three Small-Group Sessions: "Student Portfolios In Medical School" reported by Jeanne Kangas

2002 Osteopathic Medical Education Leadership Conference XIII
(OME XIII) focusing on "Building a Competency-Based Educational Structure"
On September 12-14, 2002, AACOM and AOA co-sponsored the conference for the first time.

• View Presentations from the Basic Standard Writing Workshop held prior to OME XIII
• View OME XIII Agenda and available materials from the conferencea