Mashmetoo Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 http://amorassoc.informz.net/InformzDataService/OnlineVersion/Ind/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9MzQ5ODIzMyZzdWJzY3JpYmVySWQ9ODExODcxMzUw AOA House of Delegates Votes to Support Single GME Accreditation System Delegates representing the nation’s more than 104,000 osteopathic physicians and osteopathic medical students voted today to support a decision by the AOA Board of Trustees to pursue a new, single accreditation system for graduate medical education. This historic vote during the annual meeting of the AOA House of Delegates comes after an announcement in February that the AOA, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) had reached an agreement to work together to prepare future generations of physicians. When fully implemented in July 2020, the new system will allow graduates of osteopathic and allopathic medical schools to complete their residency and/or fellowship education in ACGME-accredited programs and demonstrate achievement of common milestones and competencies. The AOA strongly believes the public will benefit from a single standardized system to evaluate the effectiveness of GME programs for producing competent physicians. Through osteopathic-focused residency programs, the new GME accreditation system will recognize the unique principles and practices of the osteopathic medical profession and its contributions to health care in the U.S. For more information on the single GME accreditation system, visit http://www.osteopathic.org/singleGME. No force can stop an idea whose time has come - A unified GME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmetoo Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 On a similar note, I find it interesting that people are quick with their fear mongering and jump-to-conclusion that the osteopathic profession will be "dead" in Canada when setbacks happen for us, as was demonstrated when Ontario decided to give USDOs IMG status for CaRMs application starting 2016. (I'm pointing my finger at you medigeek). At the same time, when monumental change like this happens, you don't hear a darned squeak from these same actors on premed - who conveniently disappears and doesn't make one comment about the positive things. We are far from gone, Canadian provinces may close the 1st iteration CMG pool to us, but we'll still find our way back across the border. After all, we have the US as backup. Food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamyofinternal Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 DO's could already do ACGME, so the change doesn't have any real affect, only for those candidates who would be struggling to get an ACGME with low board scores, can back up with AOA traditional residencies, which would now could apply for ACGME accreditation. So what is the benefit? More options for weak candidates, but strong candidates would have been fine either way. There is no unified match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmetoo Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 DO's could already do ACGME, so the change doesn't have any real affect, only for those candidates who would be struggling to get an ACGME with low board scores, can back up with AOA traditional residencies, which would now could apply for ACGME accreditation. So what is the benefit? More options for weak candidates, but strong candidates would have been fine either way. There is no unified match. I'm not going to bother writing a learned response to you. I think you should practice what you preach. Research this topic a bit more before shooting your damned mouth off. You can start here: http://www.google.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamyofinternal Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'm not going to bother writing a learned response to you. I think you should practice what you preach. Research this topic a bit more before shooting your damned mouth off. You can start here: http://www.google.com I have read through it, is anything I said wrong? Why did you bold the "unified match" - there is no such thing as of now. It is the accreditation. While a logical next step MAY be a unified match, that is not on the table currently. PM101 is a Canadian board. From a Canadian perspective, a Canadian DO doesn't gain anything if they had competitive board scores. A Canadian DO who wouldn't be strong enough for a current ACGME FM, can now potentially land a slightly easier AOA FM spot. Most Canadians who would get into a US school wouldn't really need to resort to that anyways. "Will there be a single Match? The Match is administered by the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) and not the ACGME. Consequently, this is an issue that can be resolved only when NRMP joins our discussions. However, if all programs are considered ACGME accredited, it is likely there ultimately will be one Match. " "It seems likely that a combined Match will be closer to the end date of the five-year transition period (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2020)" - So no, you should do your research As of now the match is not unified, so having former AOA spots accredited by ACGME doesn't have a momental impact for Canadians. While likely, it is not a guarantee or an absolute at this point, and won't be for another 5-6 years at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edict Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 So are all DOs going to still have to write COMLEX? Or is it all going to be under USMLE? Because if they make it all integrated, but US MD students who want to apply to formerly DO residencies need COMLEX, it would really just be benefitting DOs not MDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmetoo Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 So are all DOs going to still have to write COMLEX? Or is it all going to be under USMLE? Because if they make it all integrated, but US MD students who want to apply to formerly DO residencies need COMLEX, it would really just be benefitting DOs not MDs. COMLEX for all DOs is still one of the AOA's "un-negotiables", meaning they still want DOs to take the COMLEX for issues of state licensing. The current thinking is that since all residencies will be ACGME by 2020, MDs (of course) can still take the USMLEs and still apply to ACGME residencies. They should also be able to apply to formerly-AOA residencies with the USMLE as well (but if they match, they have to go through a brief transition period - maybe 1 or 2 months in length to learn the OMM aspect of AOA residency). So MDs would definitely benefit (as well as IMGs) in the sense that they can (in theory) have access to top specialty residencies that were formerly-AOA, assuming they are willing to accept some osteopathic transitioning. Everyone benefits. For Canadians especially (assuming said formerly AOA residencies starting giving out H1s or J1s), as they can now take previously-AOA residency training and be eligible to apply for a license in Canada, where as before the merger, AOA training is not qualified in CAnada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmetoo Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 PM101 is a Canadian board. From a Canadian perspective, a Canadian DO doesn't gain anything if they had competitive board scores. A Canadian DO who wouldn't be strong enough for a current ACGME FM, can now potentially land a slightly easier AOA FM spot. Most Canadians who would get into a US school wouldn't really need to resort to that anyways. **writes lengthy reply... deletes** Good day to you and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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