Graduate Medical Education
NCHCOM will support the continuum of osteopathic medical education.
In addition to undergraduate medical education, NCHCOM supports Graduate and Continuing Medical Education. NCHCOM, 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 NCHCOM and receives financial support from Dr. Patel as well as significant direct and indirect financial support from NCHCOM. The GME Institute's Executive Director has a dotted line reporting structure to the Dean of NCHCOM as well as to the GME Institute's Board, which has a seat reserved for the Dean of NCHCOM. NCHCOM will provide ongoing financial support for the GME Institute. Furthermore, the GME Institute, as part of its commitment to support NCHCOM, will provide continuing medical education as part of supporting the continuum osteopathic medical education in its partnership with NCHCOM.
Additionally, NCHCOM 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, NCHCOM has developed the following GME placement plan to support students entry into GME:
| Academic Year Timeline | Action |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | Fall 2028 and then ongoing: Faculty Development in: • 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 first semester for career and academic advising | |
| Learning Sessions in: • ERAS • Academic and residency timeline • Specialty choices • Resident/GME timeline • Licensing/certification/COMLEX-USA • Specialty choices • Match information • Career Advising from Faculty Opportunities • Lottery education and implementation for the core rotation sites for years three and four | |
| Year 2 | Learning Sessions in: • Academic and residency timeline • COMLEX-USA prep and timeline • Specialty choices • Match information • ERAS • LOR's • Board preparation • AMA Frieda • VSLO |
| Career development modules in medical specialties, ERAS overview, CV (write and submit for edit), LoR's | |
| Students meet with specialty specific advisor to discuss top three residency choices for appropriateness and competitiveness | |
| Students list non-binding top three choices of residency specialty | |
| Residency fair |