JAOA/AACOM Medical Education Section

The Medical Education section has long been a staple of The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA). However, with the ever-evolving changes in the medical education continuum, the JAOA is now partnering with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) to deliver the best research and practices in osteopathic medical education. With the leadership of our newest associate editor, Elizabeth K. McClain, PhD, EdS, MPH, we are proud to have launched this section with the April 2016 issue of the JAOA. Readers can visit this page to find the latest research from this joint endeavor. 

November 2018

• Michael A. Seffinger, DO; Eric Hurwitz, DC, PhD; John Quiamas, DO, MSc; Antoinette Kitch, OMS IV; Vanessa Mervyn-Cohen, DO; Edward Lin, DO; Correlation of Personal Experience and Acquired Knowledge With Intent to Recommend Adjunctive Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment or Yoga for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(11):738-745. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.159.
• Tami Hendriksz, DO; Zachary Markman, DO; Abraham Pera, DO; An Education in Osteopathic Ultrasonography (AEIOU) Program: One Institution’s Approach to Advancing an Ultrasonography Curriculum. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(11):746-752. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.160.
• H. Eduardo Velasco-Mondragon, MD, MS, PhD; Teresita Menini, MD; Catherine West, MD, MPH, DrPH; Michael Clearfield, DO; Public Health and Interprofessional Education as Critical Components in the Evolution of Osteopathic Medical Education. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(11):753-763. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.161.

October 2018

• Kevin Keith, DO, MS; Danielle M. Hansen, DO, MS; Molly Ann Johannessen, PhD, MSc, MEd; Perceived Value of a Skills Laboratory With Virtual Reality Simulator Training in Arthroscopy: A Survey of Orthopedic Surgery Residents. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(10):667-672. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.146.
• Bernadette Riley, DO; Using the Flipped Classroom With Simulation-Based Medical Education to Engage Millennial Osteopathic Medical Students. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018;118(10):673-678. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.147.

September 2018

• Sharon Obadia, DO; Osteopathic Distinction, One Student at a Time. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(10):607-609. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.134.

August 2018

• Lise McCoy, EdD; Joy H. Lewis, DO, PhD; Thomas Bennett, DO; Monica Fernandez, MMS, PA-C; Deborah M. Heath, DO; Frederic N. Schwartz, DO; Teaching Medical Students About Health Systems Science and Osteopathic Principles and Practice Using a Virtual World: The Envision Community Health Center. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(8):545-554. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.123.

July 2018

• Lisa Simon, DMD; Hugh Silk, MD, MPH; Judith Savageau, MPH; Kate Sullivan, BA; Christine Riedy, PhD; Oral Health Training in Osteopathic Medical Schools: Results of a National Survey. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(7):463-471. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.100.

June 2018

• Kathleen Kane, MD; Kevin Weaver, DO; Gavin Barr, MD; Shawn Quinn, DO; Terrence Goyke, DO; Amy Smith, PhD; Dawn Yenser, C-TAGME; Bryan Kane, MD; Use of a Clinical Pathologic Conference to Demonstrate Residents' ACGME Emergency Medicine Milestones, Aid in Faculty Development, and Increase Academic Output. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(6):410-415. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.085.

May 2018

• Adrienne Z. Ables, PharmD, MS; Liang Shan, PhD; India L. Broyles, EdD; Faculty Vitality in Osteopathic Medical Schools: A Pilot Study. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(5):321-330. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.063.

April 2018

• Joel Atance, MSc, PhD; Morgan Mickalis, OMS IV; Brianna Kincade, OMS IV; Educational Intervention in a Medically Underserved Area. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):219-224. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.047.
• Godwin Y. Dogbey, PhD; Karen Collins, MPA; Ronald Russ, DO; Grace D. Brannan, PhD; Matt Mivsek, DO; Sarah Sewell, DO; Factors Associated With Osteopathic Primary Care Residency Choice Decisions. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):225-233. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.046.
• Adriana M. Carpenter, OMS IV; Maureen A. Hirthler, MD, MFA; Cathy J. King, DNP, RN, CNE; Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Use of Simulated Clinical Experiences in Medical Education. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):235-242. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.048.
• Machelle Linsenmeyer, EdD; Leslie Wimsatt, PhD; Mark Speicher, PhD; James Powers, DO; Stephen Miller, DO; Emmanuel Katsaros, DO; Assessment Considerations for Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):243-261. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.049.
• Laura K. Hempstead, DO; Beth Rosemergey, DO; Steven Foote, DO; Kelly Swade, DO; Karen B. Williams, PhD; Resident and Faculty Attitudes Toward Osteopathic-Focused Education. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):253-263. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.050.
• Boyd R. Buser, DO; James E. Swartwout, MA; Maura Biszewski, BA; Terri Lischka, MSPA; Single Accreditation System Update: A Year of Progress. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):264-268. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.051.
• Bulmaro Martinez, MPH; Maura Biszewski, BA; Appendix 1: Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education, 2018. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):269-273. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.052.
• J. Michael Wieting, DO, MEd; Daniel G. Williams, DO; Kathy A. Kelly, MS; Leo Morales-Egizi, MEd; Appendix 2: American Osteopathic Association Specialty Board Certification. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018:118(4):275-279. doi.10.7556/jaoa.2018.053.

March 2018

• Kelsea Sandefur, OMS III; Tatyana Kondrashova, MD, PhD; Increasing Self-Awareness of Medical Students Through the Use of Ultrasonography. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018;118(3):190-198. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.039.
• Neal R. Chamberlain, PhD; Patricia S. Sexton, DHEd; Matthew R. Hardee, DO; Robert W. Baer, PhD; Physician-Mentored Patient Rounds to Observe and Assess Entrustable Professional Activities 1 and 2 in Preclinical Medical Students. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018;118(3):199-206. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.039.

February 2018

• Farshad Agahi, MD; Mark R. Speicher, PhD, MHA; Grace Cisek, EdD; Association Between Undergraduate Performance Predictors and Academic and Clinical Performance of Osteopathic Medical Students. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018;118(2):106-114. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.025.

January 2018

• Kristen D. de Vries, DO; Rebecca Brown, OMS IV; Joseph Mazzie, DO; Min-Kyung Jung, PhD; Sheldon C. Yao, DO; Michael J. Terzella, DO; Effects of Ultrasonography on Student Learning of Shoulder Anatomy and Landmarks. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2018;118(1):34-39. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.006.

December 2017

• Robin J. Jacobs, PhD, MSW, MS; Hassan Iqbal, MS; Arif M. Rana, PhD, EdS, MS, MPH, MDiv; Predictors of Osteopathic Medical Students' Readiness to Use Health Information Technology. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(12):773-781. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.149.

November 2017

• Amanda K.H. Weidner, MPH; Judith Pauwels, MD; Marcia McGuire, MA; Ardis Davis, MSW; Collaboration Between ACGME and AOA Programs to Enhance Success in the Single Accreditation System: A Process Paper. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(11):705-711. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.133.
• Pamela M Basehore, MPH, EdD; Luke H. Mortensen, PhD; Emmanuel Katsaros, DO; Machelle Linsenmeyer, EdD; Elizabeth K. McClain, PhD, EdS, MPH; Patricia S. Sexton, MS, DHEd; Nicole Wadsworth, DO; Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency: Establishing Common Osteopathic Performance Standards in the Transition From Medical School to Residency. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(11):712-718. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.137.

October 2017

• Brian P. Peppers, DO, PhD; Priya Varma, DO; Yoon Mi Kim, DO; Robert W. Hostoffer, Jr., DO; Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS; Scholar 7: The Development of Regional Community Hospitals' Scholastic Environment. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(10):643-650. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.121.
• Kari Hortos, DO; William Corser, PhD; Brandy Church, MA; Jonathan Rohrer, PhD, D Min; Kirsten Waarala, DO; Perceived Importance of Pursuing Osteopathic Recognition in the Single Accreditation System: A Survey of Osteopathic Medical Students, Residents, and Faculty. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(10):651-659. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.122.

September 2017

• Sharon L. Casapulla, EdD; Self-efficacy of Osteopathic Medical Students in a Rural-Urban Underserved Pathway Program. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(9):577-585. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.112.

August 2017

• Kyle Rosenberger, MEd; Daniel Skinner, PhD; Jody Monk, MEd. Ready for Residency: A Bloomian Analysis of Competency-Based Osteopathic Medical Education. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(8):529-536. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.103.

July 2017

• Brian A. Russ, DO; Danika Evans, OMS III; Daniel Morrad, OMS II; Codee Champney, OMS II; Ashley M. Woodworth, OMS II; Lane Thaut, DO; Molly Thiessen, MD. Integrating Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Into the Osteopathic Medical School Curriculum. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(7):451-456. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.091.

June 2017

• Helen H. Baker, PhD, MBA; Machelle Linsenmeyer, EdD; Lance C. Ridpath, MS; Laurie J. Bauer, MS, DO; Robert W. Foster, DO. Osteopathic Medical Students Entering Family Medicine and Attitudes Regarding Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Preliminary Findings of Differences by Sex. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(6):387-392. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.077.

May 2017

• Denna L. Wheeler, PhD; Jeffrey B. Hackler, JD. Preparing Physicians for Rural-Based Primary Care Practice: A Preliminary Evaluation of Rural Training Initiatives at OSU-COM. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(5):315-324. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.057.

April 2017

• Boyd R. Buser, DO; James Swartwout, MA; Terri Lischka, MSPA; Maura Biszewski, BA; Kathy DeVine, MPH. Single Accreditation System Update: Gaining Momentum. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):211-215. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.038.
• Laura K. Hempstead, DO; Todd D. Shaffer, MD; Karen B. Williams, PhD; Lt Col James Arnold, DO, USAF, MC. Attitudes of Family Medicine Program Directors Toward Osteopathic Residents Under the Single Accreditation System. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):216-224. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.039.
• Tonya VanOrder, MBA; Wayne Robbins, DO; Eric Zemper, PhD. Residency Program Directors’ Interview Methods and Satisfaction With Resident Selection Across Multiple Specialties. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):226-232. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.040.
• Erik E. Langenau, DO, MS; Robert Lee, DO, MS; Marci Fults, OMS III. Blended Learning Educational Format for Third-Year Pediatrics Clinical Rotation. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):234-243. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.041.
• Pamela Ann Duffy, MEd, PhD; Julie A. Ronnebaum, MPT, DPT, PhD; Teri A. Stumbo, MS, PhD; Kari Nies Smith, MSPT, DPT; Rachel A. Reimer, MS, PhD. Does Including Public Health Students on Interprofessional Teams Increase Attainment of Interprofessional Practice Competencies?. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):244-252. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.042.
• John R. Gimpel, DO, MEd; Dorothy Horber, PhD; Jeanne M. Sandella, DO; Janice A. Knebl, DO; John E. Thornburg, DO, PhD. Evidence-Based Redesign of the COMLEX-USA Series. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):523-261. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.043.
• Bulmaro Martinez, MPH; Maura Biszewski, BA. Appendix 1: Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education, 2017. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):262-267. doi:10:7556/jaoa.2017.044.
• J. Michael Wieting, DO, MEd; Jeffrey L. Weaver, OD, MBA; Jeffrey A. Kramer, CAE; Leo Morales-Egizi, MEd.Appendix 2: American Osteopathic Association Specialty Board Certification. J Am Osteopathic Assoc. 2017;117(4):268-271. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.045.

[Updated 09/2018]