Advancing Medical Education at 2019 AACOM Conference

Students and faculty from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (NYITCOM) Long Island and Jonesboro locations made an impressive showing at Educating Leaders 2019, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) annual conference. The event, which was held from April 9 through April 13 in Washington D.C., is the largest osteopathic medical education event in the United States.

This year, NYITCOM students and faculty shared findings on topics such as rural healthcare, health and science education for K-12 students, and the role of virtual reality in medical school education, among many others.

Student doctors Brandon Burg and Mirette Atnas

NYITCOM presentations include:

• “Reaching our Communities-Innovations in Recruiting and Admission Coolidge COMKits: An ‘In the Box’ Approach to Community Outreach and Student Engagement” by Callie Gibson, OMS-II
• “Faces of the Delta: A Window to Change” by Sloane Kelley and Brookshield Laurent, D.O.
• “The Art of Writing for Publication: How to Persuade Reviewers to Accept Your Manuscript” by John Kappenberg, Ed.D.
• “Developing a Skills Roadmap for the Training and Evaluation of Entrustable Professional Activities” by William Blazey, D.O.; Paula Ryo, D.O.; and Brookshield Laurent, D.O.
• “Learning Objectives, Exam Item Writing, and Time Management: A Prematriculation Program” by Troy Camarata, Ph.D., and Tony Slieman, Ph.D.
• “Loans and Income Potential on the Choice of Residency for Osteopathic Medical Students” by Mirette Atnas, OMS-II; Maria Pino, Ph.D.; and William Blazey, D.O.
• “A Multivariable Assessment of Factors that Influence Residency Specialty Choice” by Lauren M. Granat, OMS-III; Anna Weinstein, OMS-III; Thomas Chan, D.O.; and Donna-Marie McMahon, D.O.
• “Émigré Physicians' Experiences Attending an American Osteopathic Medical School” by Brandon J. Burg, OMS-II; Leslie Goldstein, Pharm.D.; Min-Kyung Jung, Ph.D.; and Karen Sheflin, D.O.
• “Enhancing Neuroanatomy Virtual and Hands-On Learning Tools for Future Osteopathic Students” by Teena Alex, OMS-II; Christian Yacuk, OMS-II; Craig Biegel, OMS-III; Samantha Gottlieb, OMS-III; and Randy Stout, Ph.D.
• “An Active Learning Method to Achieve Multiple Learning Objectives and Behavioral Outcomes” by Tony Slieman, Ph.D., and Roy Camarata, Ph.D.
• “Art in Medicine: The Role of Anatomical Sketching in Medical Education” by Craig Biegel, OMS-III; Arnavi Varshney, OMS-III; and Julia Molnar, Ph.D.

Sloane Kelly, library director at NYITCOM-Arkansas (right) and student doctor Callie Gibson.

Brookshield Laurent also joined fellow advocates for a town hall panel regarding workforce diversity and ED to MED, a national grassroots advocacy campaign organized by AACOM to bring medical students and educators together to raise awareness for graduate student debt in the halls of Congress.

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