Resolution: S-21-10: SUPPORTING OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL RECOGNITION

[Valerie Lile]

WHEREAS, “Osteopathic Recognition may be conferred by the Osteopathic Principles Committee upon an ACGME-accredited graduate medical education program providing requisite education in    Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP)”;¹ and

WHEREAS, OPP refers to a philosophical and practical approach to patient management and treatment, including osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), based on an understanding of body unity, self-healing and self-regulatory mechanisms, and the interrelationship of structure and function¹; and

WHEREAS, “survey results show that a vast majority of  osteopathic  medical  students  would prefer  ACGME-accredited programs  with  osteopathic  recognition over  those  without  this  status… to  continue  building  and  utilizing  the  OPP  skills  taught  to  them  in undergraduate  medical  education,”² ; and

WHEREAS, as of the 2019-2020 academic year, less than 2% of the total 12,092 ACGME residency programs were osteopathically recognized, with the majority of those occurring within family medicine (62.7%) and internal med (14%); and

WHEREAS, one of the constitutional mission of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) is to “supporting the multifaceted education of osteopathic physicians-in-training”; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the National Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) work with relevant stakeholders to promote Osteopathic Recognition; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the National Student Osteopathic Medical Association submit a resolution to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) asking them to work with relevant stakeholders to promote Osteopathic Recognition.

 

Explanatory Statement

Since the advent of the single accreditation system, Osteopathic Recognition has been one of the best indicator’s for osteopathic medical students to identify residency programs with quality OPP training. As a result, osteopathic student and physician leaders should be intentional in efforts to support Osteopathic Recognition to ensure that OPP continues to thrive.

 

Relevant Existing Policies: (The policy number of any relevant existing policies provided for reference)

SOMA Policy:

SOMA- Constitution

 

Policy of Other Organizations Named in the Resolved Statements (AOA/AMA/etc):

ACGME- Osteopathic Recognition Requirements Policy

 

References

1. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). (2018). Osteopathic Recognition Requirements. 13.
2. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). (2017). Appeal of ACGME-accredited Programs with Osteopathic Recognition among Third Year Osteopathic Medical Students.
3. Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). (2020). Data Resource Book: Academic Year 2019-2020.

 

Submitted by:

Matthew Mayeda, OMS IV, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sarah Abdel-Karim, OMS III, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Action Taken: [Leave Blank. Will be Approved by the House of Delegates or Not Approved.]

Date:

Effective Time Period: Ongoing

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