AODME Conference

I've been away this week, attending the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators annual meeting.

Many of you know that we have received our Osteopathic certification this past year for the residency program. Our Osteopathic residents will be eligible upon completion of the program to sit for both the ABFM and AOBFM certification exams.

The meeting I'm currently attending includes educators from both undergraduate and GME settings, as well as across multiple specialties. One of the things I've been struck with during the course of the meeting is how closely aligned allopathic FAMILY MEDICINE is with Osteopathic Philosophy and Practice (OP&P). What I mean by that is primarily related to the bio-psycho-social approach, the doctor-patient relationship and communication skills. All of my allopathic/ACGME residents are being instructed in OP&P... you just didn't know it!

As a result of our recent certification and the inclusion of more DOs in our program from here forward, I will be making more of an effort to explicitly point out OP&P where it occurs in our training program. We will also begin an Osteopathic Manual Medicine workshop series as a component of our Thursday afternoon didactics. Our DO residents will be required to attend and the MD residents will be invited.

I've learned a lot of good things at this conference and I plan to share a number of them here through the blog over the next few days.