OCOM will support the continuum of osteopathic medical education.
In addition to undergraduate medical education, OCOM supports Graduate and Continuing Medical Education. OCOM, in partnership with Dr. Kiran C. Patel (philanthropist) has created the Dr. Kiran C. Patel Institute on Graduate Medical Education (GME Institute). The GME Institute is a separate, 501(c)3 non-profit institution housed at OCOM and receives financial support from Dr. Patel as well as significant direct and indirect financial support from OCOM. The GME Institute’s Executive Director has a dotted line reporting structure to the Dean of OCOM as well as to the GME Institute’s Board, which has a seat reserved for the Dean of OCOM. OCOM will provide ongoing financial support for the GME Institute. Furthermore, the GME Institute, as part of its commitment to support OCOM, will provide continuing medical education as part of supporting the continuum osteopathic medical education in its partnership with OCOM.
Additionally, OCOM has a deep understanding of the importance of the obligations to ensure entry of students into graduate medical education (GME) upon graduation. In addition to the above endeavors to support the development and sustainability of graduate medical education opportunities, OCOM has developed the following GME placement plan to support students entry into GME:
Graduate Medical Education
Academic Year Timeline
Faculty Development — Fall 2024 and ongoing
- ERAS
- Resident/GME timeline
- Licensing/certification/COMLEX-USA
- Specialty choices
- Match information
- Advising students
- Career in Medicine Training
Students submit initial non-binding top three choices of residency specialty.
Student and faculty access to Careers in Medicine (CIM) from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Meet with advisors twice in the first semester for career and academic advising.
Learning Sessions in:
- ERAS
- Academic and residency timeline
- Specialty choices
- Resident/GME timeline
- Licensing/certification/COMLEX-USA
- Match information
- Career advising from Faculty Opportunities
- Lottery education and implementation for the core rotation sites for Years 3 and 4
Learning Sessions in:
- Academic and residency timeline
- COMLEX-USA prep and timeline
- Specialty choices
- Match information
- ERAS
- LORs
- Board preparation
- AMA FREIDA
- VSLO
Career development modules in medical specialties, ERAS overview, CV development and submission for editing, and LORs.
Students meet with a specialty-specific advisor to discuss their top three residency choices for appropriateness and competitiveness.
Students list non-binding top three choices of residency specialty.
Residency Fair
Learning Sessions in:
- LORs
- VSLO
- ERAS timeline
- MSPE (make-up)
- Audition rotations
Students list non-binding top three choices of residency specialty.
Students meet with a specialty-specific advisor to discuss their top three residency choices for appropriateness and competitiveness.
Students complete assignments in Careers in Medicine (CIM) regarding ERAS, LORs, VSLO, MSPEs, and residency/specialty selection.
OSCEs/Mock Residency Interviews for students.
Residency Fair
Students submit personal statements for evaluation and editing (one for each specialty choice).
Students complete residency preparation rotation.
Students complete their myERAS application with designated programs. Students pay and submit board scores to myERAS and upload personal statements.
Students participate in interviews at residency programs.
Students submit rank order lists with primary and alternative choices after meeting with an advisor.
NRMP Match Support System/Command Center for students who need to participate in SOAP.
Match Day Ceremonies
How to Get Into a Residency
Watch this video from Dean Hasty about his advice on how you can get into a residency program.
Future Location of Residency Match Data
What is the Match?
The Match process is a uniform system by which residency candidates and residency programs simultaneously “match” to fill first-year and second-year post-graduate training positions accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The National Resident Matching Program®(NRMP®) instituted and maintains the Match system.
Important Links Related to GME:
