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