Osteopathic GME Expansion in 2015

[Mad Jack]

I'm actually surprised at the number of new osteopathic residencies in 2015. Seems like a lot of schools are keeping up with their promises of having residencies for graduates. Hopefully most of these residencies survive the merger. Overall, excluding TRIs there were 123 new osteopathic programs that opened in 2015.

http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/Education/Pages/new-aoa-approved-ogme-programs.aspx

Dermatology

OMNEE/Sampson Regional Medical Center - Dermatology Residency. Clinton, NC.
CEME/Park Avenue Dermatology - Dermatology Residency. Orange Park, FL.
LECOMT/Dermatology Residency of Orlando - Dermatology Residency. Maitland, FL.
Texas OPTI/Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center - Dermatology Residency. Corpus Christi, TX.

Emergency Medicine

LECOMT/Arnot Ogden Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Elmira, NY.
NYCOMEC/Coney Island Hospital - Emergency Medicine Residency Brooklyn, NY
OMECO/Norman Regional Health System - Emergency Medicine Residency. Norman, OK.
OMNEE/Carilion New River Valley Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Christiansburg, VA.
SCS/MSUCOM/Mercy Health Hackley Campus Muskegon - Emergency Medicine Residency Muskegon, MI
NYCOMEC/Nassau University Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. East Meadow, NY.
LECOMT/St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital - Emergency Medicine Residency. Boardman, OH.
OMNEE/Southeastern Health - Emergency Medicine Residency. Lumberton, NC.
OPTI-West/Desert Regional Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Palm Springs, CA.
TOMEC/Merit Health Wesley - Emergency Medicine Residency. Hattiesburg, MS.
OMNEE/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Fayetteville, NC.

Family Medicine/OMT

A-OPTIC/Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Somerset, KY.
A-OPTIC/University of Montana - Family Medicine Residency. Missoula, MT.
CEME/Community Health of South Florida - Family Medicine Residency. Miami, FL.
CORE/Adena Health System - Family Medicine Residency. Chillicothe, OH.
CORE/Holzer Health System - Family Medicine Residency. Gallipolis, OH.
HEARTland/Monroe Clinic - Family Medicine Residency. Monroe, WI.
LECOMT/Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Binghamton, NY.
LECOMT/Wright Center Community Based - Family Medicine Residency. Erie, PA.
OMNEE/Johnston Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Abingdon, VA.
OMECO/Mercy Osteopathic GME Consortium - Family Medicine Residency. Oklahoma City, OK.
SCS/MSUCOM/Huron Valley Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Commerce Township, MI.
Texas OPTI/Texoma Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Denison, TX.
CEME/Borinquen Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Miami, FL.
CEME/Ocala Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Ocala, FL.
KCUMB-COMEC/KCHC Consortium-Research Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Kansas City, MO.
KCUMB-COMEC/White County Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Searcy, AR
OMNEE/Harnett Health System - Family Medicine Residency. Dunn, NC.
OMNEE/Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Huntersville, NC.
OMNEE/Sampson Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Clinton, NC.
OPTI-West/Bakersfield Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Bakersfield, CA.
RMOPTI/Lakeview Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Bountiful, UT.
STILL OPTI/St Louis Medical Education Consortium - Family Medicine Residency. St Louis, MO.
LECOMT/UH Parma Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Parma, OH.
KCUMB-COMEC/Reid Hospital & Health Care Services - Family Medicine Residency. Richmond, IN.
OMNEE/Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Las Cruces, NM.
PCOM/Reading Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Reading, PA.
NYCOMEC/NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Jonesboro, AR.
OMNEE/Laredo Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Laredo, TX.
RowanSOM/CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Bayonne, NJ.
OMNEE/CommuniCare Health Centers - Family Medicine Residency. San Antonio, TX.
OMNEE/Lovelace Regional Hospital Roswell - Family Medicine Residency. Roswell, NM.
OMNEE/Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Alamogordo, NM.
NYCOMEC/Arkansas Methodist Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Paragould, AR.
MSOPTI/Meritus Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Hagerstown, MD.
TOMEC/Mercy Hospital Fort Smith - Family Medicine Residency. Fort Smith, AR.
OMECO/Chickasaw Nation Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Ada, OK.
RMOPTI/Sky Ridge Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Lone Tree, CO.
PCOM/Colquitt Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Moultrie, GA.

Internal Medicine

A-OPTIC/The Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Bowling Green, KY.
KCUMB-COMEC/KCHC - Consortium - KC CARE Clinic - Internal Medicine Residency. Kansas City, MO.
OMECO/Mercy Osteopathic GME Consortium - Internal Medicine Residency. Oklahoma City, OK.
OPTI-WEST/West Anaheim Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Anaheim, CA.
RMOPTI/Idaho Physicians Clinic - Internal Medicine Residency. Blackfoot, ID.
RMOPTI/Ogden Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Ogden, UT.
STILL OPTI/St. Louis Graduate Medical Education Consortium - Internal Medicine Residency. St. Louis, MO.
Texas OPTI/Weatherford Regional MC - Internal Medicine Residency. Weatherford, TX.
LECOMT/UH Elyria Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Elyria, OH.
LECOMT/Parma Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Parma, OH.
KCUMB-COMEC/White County Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Searcy, AR.
PCOM/Gwinnett Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Lawrenceville, GA.
OMNEE/Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Orangeburg, SC.
OMNEE/Johnston Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Abington, VA.
OMNEE/Harnett Health System - Internal Medicine Residency. Dunn, NC.
PCOM/Southeast Alabama Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Dothan, AL.
OMNEE/FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Pinehurst, NC.
TOMEC/Wesley Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Hattiesburg, MS.
HEARTland/Mercy Heart Center/Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa - Internal Medicine Residency. Mason City, IA.
OMNEE/Mountain View Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Las Cruces, NM.
NYCOMEC/St Bernards Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Jonesboro, AR.
RowanSOM/CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Bayonne, NJ.
NYCOMEC/Orange Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Middletown, NY.
NYCOMEC/NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Jonesboro, AR.
OMNEE/Laredo Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Laredo, TX.
OPTI-West/Bakersfield Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Bakersfield, CA.
LECOMT/Lakewood Ranch Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Bradenton, FL.
OMNEE/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Fayetteville, NC.
PCOM/Redmond Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Rome, GA.
TOMEC/Mercy Hospital Fort Smith - Internal Medicine Residency. Fort Smith, AR.

Neurological Surgery

OPTI-West/Desert Regional Medical Center - Neurological Surgery Residency. Palm Springs, CA.
SCS/MSUCOM/Oakwood Health Systems Osteopathic Division - Neurological Surgery Residency. Trenton, MI.

Neurology

NYCOMEC/Lutheran Medical Center - Neurology Residency. Brooklyn, NY.
OPTI-West/Desert Regional Medical Center - Neurology Residency. Palm Springs, CA.

Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and OMT

RowanSOM/OPTI/AHS Morristown Medical Center - Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency. Morristown, NJ.
OMNEE/Mountain View Regional Medical Center - Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT Residency. Las Cruces, NM.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

OMECO Teaching Health Center - Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency. Tulsa, OK.

Orthopedic Surgery

CEME/Larkin Community Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. South Miami, FL.
SCS/MSUCOM/Huron Valley Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Commerce, MI.
OMNEE/Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Phenix City, AL.
NYCOMEC/Jersey City Medical Center - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Jersey City, NJ.
NYCOMEC/Nassau University Medical Center - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. East Meadow, NY.
OMNEE/Mountain View Regional Medical Center - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Las Cruces, NM.

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery

LECOMT/St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital - Otolayngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Residency. Boardman, OH.

Pediatrics

• NYCOMEC/Coney Island Hospital - Pediatrics Residency. Brooklyn, NY.
• OMNEE/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Pediatrics Residency. Fayetteville, NC.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• LECOMT/Mercy Medical Center - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency. Rockville Centre, NY.
• LECOMT/UH Regional Hospitals - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency. Richmond Heights, OH.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

• HEARTland/Mercy Hospital Medical Center - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency. Des Moines, IA.
• UNECOM/St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship. Paterson, NJ.

Psychiatry

• CEME/Community Health of South Florida - Psychiatry Residency. Miami, FL.
• NYCOMEC/Orange Regional Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency. Middletown, NY.
• KCUMB-COMEC/KCHC Consortium-Signature Psychiatric Hospital - Psychiatry Residency. Kansas City, MO.
• SCS/MSUCOM/Allegiance Health - Psychiatry Residency. Jackson, MI.
• KCUMB-COMEC/Unity Health-White County Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency. Searcy, AR
• RowanSOM/Inspira Health Network - Psychiatry Residency. Vineland, NJ.
• STILL OPTI/St. Louis Graduate Medical Education Consortium - Psychiatry Residency. St. Louis, MO.
• A-OPTIC/The Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency. Bowling Green, KY.
• OMNEE/La Clinica de Familia - Psychiatry Residency. Las Cruces, NM.

Surgery-General

• KCUMB-COMEC/St. Anthony's Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Lakewood, CO.
• RMOPTI/Swedish Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Englewood, CO.
• OMECO/Mercy Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Consortium - Surgery-General Residency. Oklahoma City, OK.
• Texas OPTI/Medical Center of Plano - Surgery-General Residency. Plano, TX.
• RowanSOM/Care Point-Bayonne Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Bayonne, NJ.
• KCUMB-COMEC/Mercy Hospital Joplin - Surgery-General Residency. Joplin, MO.
• SCS/MSUCOM/McLaren General Surgery Consortium - Surgery-General Residency. Mt Clemens, MI.
• NYCOMEC/Good Samaritan Hospital - Surgery-General Residency. West Islip, NY.
• NYCOMEC/Orange Regional Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Middletown, NY.
• RMOPTI/Skyridge Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Lone Tree, CO.

Urological Surgery

• PCOM/Hahnemann University Hospital - Urological Surgery Residency. Philadelphia, PA.

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[AlteredScale]

I'm actually surprised at the number of new osteopathic residencies in 2015. Seems like a lot of schools are keeping up with their promises of having residencies for graduates. Hopefully most of these residencies survive the merger. Overall, excluding TRIs there were 123 new osteopathic programs that opened in 2015.

http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/Education/Pages/new-aoa-approved-ogme-programs.aspx

Dermatology

OMNEE/Sampson Regional Medical Center - Dermatology Residency. Clinton, NC.
CEME/Park Avenue Dermatology - Dermatology Residency. Orange Park, FL.
LECOMT/Dermatology Residency of Orlando - Dermatology Residency. Maitland, FL.
Texas OPTI/Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center - Dermatology Residency. Corpus Christi, TX.

Emergency Medicine

LECOMT/Arnot Ogden Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Elmira, NY.
NYCOMEC/Coney Island Hospital - Emergency Medicine Residency Brooklyn, NY
OMECO/Norman Regional Health System - Emergency Medicine Residency. Norman, OK.
OMNEE/Carilion New River Valley Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Christiansburg, VA.
SCS/MSUCOM/Mercy Health Hackley Campus Muskegon - Emergency Medicine Residency Muskegon, MI
NYCOMEC/Nassau University Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. East Meadow, NY.
LECOMT/St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital - Emergency Medicine Residency. Boardman, OH.
OMNEE/Southeastern Health - Emergency Medicine Residency. Lumberton, NC.
OPTI-West/Desert Regional Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Palm Springs, CA.
TOMEC/Merit Health Wesley - Emergency Medicine Residency. Hattiesburg, MS.
OMNEE/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residency. Fayetteville, NC.

Family Medicine/OMT

A-OPTIC/Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Somerset, KY.
A-OPTIC/University of Montana - Family Medicine Residency. Missoula, MT.
CEME/Community Health of South Florida - Family Medicine Residency. Miami, FL.
CORE/Adena Health System - Family Medicine Residency. Chillicothe, OH.
CORE/Holzer Health System - Family Medicine Residency. Gallipolis, OH.
HEARTland/Monroe Clinic - Family Medicine Residency. Monroe, WI.
LECOMT/Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Binghamton, NY.
LECOMT/Wright Center Community Based - Family Medicine Residency. Erie, PA.
OMNEE/Johnston Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Abingdon, VA.
OMECO/Mercy Osteopathic GME Consortium - Family Medicine Residency. Oklahoma City, OK.
SCS/MSUCOM/Huron Valley Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Commerce Township, MI.
Texas OPTI/Texoma Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Denison, TX.
CEME/Borinquen Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Miami, FL.
CEME/Ocala Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Ocala, FL.
KCUMB-COMEC/KCHC Consortium-Research Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Kansas City, MO.
KCUMB-COMEC/White County Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Searcy, AR
OMNEE/Harnett Health System - Family Medicine Residency. Dunn, NC.
OMNEE/Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Huntersville, NC.
OMNEE/Sampson Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Clinton, NC.
OPTI-West/Bakersfield Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Bakersfield, CA.
RMOPTI/Lakeview Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Bountiful, UT.
STILL OPTI/St Louis Medical Education Consortium - Family Medicine Residency. St Louis, MO.
LECOMT/UH Parma Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Parma, OH.
KCUMB-COMEC/Reid Hospital & Health Care Services - Family Medicine Residency. Richmond, IN.
OMNEE/Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Las Cruces, NM.
PCOM/Reading Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Reading, PA.
NYCOMEC/NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital - Family Medicine Residency. Jonesboro, AR.
OMNEE/Laredo Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Laredo, TX.
RowanSOM/CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Bayonne, NJ.
OMNEE/CommuniCare Health Centers - Family Medicine Residency. San Antonio, TX.
OMNEE/Lovelace Regional Hospital Roswell - Family Medicine Residency. Roswell, NM.
OMNEE/Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Alamogordo, NM.
NYCOMEC/Arkansas Methodist Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Paragould, AR.
MSOPTI/Meritus Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Hagerstown, MD.
TOMEC/Mercy Hospital Fort Smith - Family Medicine Residency. Fort Smith, AR.
OMECO/Chickasaw Nation Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Ada, OK.
RMOPTI/Sky Ridge Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Lone Tree, CO.
PCOM/Colquitt Regional Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency. Moultrie, GA.

Internal Medicine

A-OPTIC/The Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Bowling Green, KY.
KCUMB-COMEC/KCHC - Consortium - KC CARE Clinic - Internal Medicine Residency. Kansas City, MO.
OMECO/Mercy Osteopathic GME Consortium - Internal Medicine Residency. Oklahoma City, OK.
OPTI-WEST/West Anaheim Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Anaheim, CA.
RMOPTI/Idaho Physicians Clinic - Internal Medicine Residency. Blackfoot, ID.
RMOPTI/Ogden Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Ogden, UT.
STILL OPTI/St. Louis Graduate Medical Education Consortium - Internal Medicine Residency. St. Louis, MO.
Texas OPTI/Weatherford Regional MC - Internal Medicine Residency. Weatherford, TX.
LECOMT/UH Elyria Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Elyria, OH.
LECOMT/Parma Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Parma, OH.
KCUMB-COMEC/White County Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Searcy, AR.
PCOM/Gwinnett Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Lawrenceville, GA.
OMNEE/Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Orangeburg, SC.
OMNEE/Johnston Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Abington, VA.
OMNEE/Harnett Health System - Internal Medicine Residency. Dunn, NC.
PCOM/Southeast Alabama Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Dothan, AL.
OMNEE/FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Pinehurst, NC.
TOMEC/Wesley Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Hattiesburg, MS.
HEARTland/Mercy Heart Center/Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa - Internal Medicine Residency. Mason City, IA.
OMNEE/Mountain View Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Las Cruces, NM.
NYCOMEC/St Bernards Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Jonesboro, AR.
RowanSOM/CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Bayonne, NJ.
NYCOMEC/Orange Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Middletown, NY.
NYCOMEC/NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Jonesboro, AR.
OMNEE/Laredo Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Laredo, TX.
OPTI-West/Bakersfield Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine Residency. Bakersfield, CA.
LECOMT/Lakewood Ranch Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Bradenton, FL.
OMNEE/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Fayetteville, NC.
PCOM/Redmond Regional Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency. Rome, GA.
TOMEC/Mercy Hospital Fort Smith - Internal Medicine Residency. Fort Smith, AR.

Neurological Surgery

OPTI-West/Desert Regional Medical Center - Neurological Surgery Residency. Palm Springs, CA.
SCS/MSUCOM/Oakwood Health Systems Osteopathic Division - Neurological Surgery Residency. Trenton, MI.

Neurology

NYCOMEC/Lutheran Medical Center - Neurology Residency. Brooklyn, NY.
OPTI-West/Desert Regional Medical Center - Neurology Residency. Palm Springs, CA.

Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and OMT

RowanSOM/OPTI/AHS Morristown Medical Center - Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency. Morristown, NJ.
OMNEE/Mountain View Regional Medical Center - Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT Residency. Las Cruces, NM.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

OMECO Teaching Health Center - Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency. Tulsa, OK.

Orthopedic Surgery

CEME/Larkin Community Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. South Miami, FL.
SCS/MSUCOM/Huron Valley Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Commerce, MI.
OMNEE/Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Phenix City, AL.
NYCOMEC/Jersey City Medical Center - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Jersey City, NJ.
NYCOMEC/Nassau University Medical Center - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. East Meadow, NY.
OMNEE/Mountain View Regional Medical Center - Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Las Cruces, NM.

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery

LECOMT/St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital - Otolayngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Residency. Boardman, OH.

Pediatrics

• NYCOMEC/Coney Island Hospital - Pediatrics Residency. Brooklyn, NY.
• OMNEE/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Pediatrics Residency. Fayetteville, NC.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• LECOMT/Mercy Medical Center - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency. Rockville Centre, NY.
• LECOMT/UH Regional Hospitals - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency. Richmond Heights, OH.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

• HEARTland/Mercy Hospital Medical Center - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency. Des Moines, IA.
• UNECOM/St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship. Paterson, NJ.

Psychiatry

• CEME/Community Health of South Florida - Psychiatry Residency. Miami, FL.
• NYCOMEC/Orange Regional Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency. Middletown, NY.
• KCUMB-COMEC/KCHC Consortium-Signature Psychiatric Hospital - Psychiatry Residency. Kansas City, MO.
• SCS/MSUCOM/Allegiance Health - Psychiatry Residency. Jackson, MI.
• KCUMB-COMEC/Unity Health-White County Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency. Searcy, AR
• RowanSOM/Inspira Health Network - Psychiatry Residency. Vineland, NJ.
• STILL OPTI/St. Louis Graduate Medical Education Consortium - Psychiatry Residency. St. Louis, MO.
• A-OPTIC/The Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency. Bowling Green, KY.
• OMNEE/La Clinica de Familia - Psychiatry Residency. Las Cruces, NM.

Surgery-General

• KCUMB-COMEC/St. Anthony's Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Lakewood, CO.
• RMOPTI/Swedish Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Englewood, CO.
• OMECO/Mercy Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Consortium - Surgery-General Residency. Oklahoma City, OK.
• Texas OPTI/Medical Center of Plano - Surgery-General Residency. Plano, TX.
• RowanSOM/Care Point-Bayonne Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Bayonne, NJ.
• KCUMB-COMEC/Mercy Hospital Joplin - Surgery-General Residency. Joplin, MO.
• SCS/MSUCOM/McLaren General Surgery Consortium - Surgery-General Residency. Mt Clemens, MI.
• NYCOMEC/Good Samaritan Hospital - Surgery-General Residency. West Islip, NY.
• NYCOMEC/Orange Regional Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Middletown, NY.
• RMOPTI/Skyridge Medical Center - Surgery-General Residency. Lone Tree, CO.

Urological Surgery

• PCOM/Hahnemann University Hospital - Urological Surgery Residency. Philadelphia, PA.

How many of these places will get through ACGME accreditation you think?

 

[22031 Alum]

How many of these places will get through ACGME accreditation you think?

I'd think that newly-formed programs would have had ACGME accreditation in mind from the start, and therefore would be ready for it.

 

[Mad Jack]

How many of these places will get through ACGME accreditation you think?

Probably 80-90% of them. The ones that might not survive will be the specialty ones- ortho, neurosurg, etc, where they might simply not have the case volume for the residency to continue. Hopefully they factored that in before applying for accreditation right before the merger though lol.

 

[AlteredScale]

Probably 80-90% of them. The ones that might not survive will be the specialty ones- ortho, neurosurg, etc, where they might simply not have the case volume for the residency to continue. Hopefully they factored that in before applying for accreditation right before the merger though lol.

KC Care Clinic is a free clinic here...I seriously don't know how that became an IM residency program haha. I feel that one may close.

 

[22031 Alum]

I'm surprised not to see any OB, though I admit I'm not as familiar as I should be with the nationwide residency expansion climate. Maybe Family is meeting the need.

 

[Postictal Raiden]

At least this will make up for the older AOA programs that can't make the transition.

 

[Mad Jack]

KC Care Clinic is a free clinic here...I seriously don't know how that became an IM residency program haha. I feel that one may close.

Lol, I think that they might have gotten the same vibe, given their program page:

http://opportunities.osteopathic.or...essionid=f0309208affc2b256e8444271924775c5f16

AOA Approval Since:
10/01/2014
Total Approved Positions:
36
Program Reported
FILLED POSITIONS 0
Remaining OPEN Positions 0
Current Funded Positions:
0
Rotations at base site:
Months of rotations at base site PER YEAR:

Months of elective rotations in the program PER YEAR:
0
Participates in the Clinical Assessment Program (CAP):
No
Program Faculty (Base Institution) Total teaching faculty:
0
Program Start Date: (mm/dd/yyyy)
01/01/1900

36 approved positions- with that many positions, they have to be working with a hospital, but judging by the looks of things, the program has been put on hiatus. I'd have to look through a few of the other approved programs to see just how many are approved but not actually bringing residents onboard anytime soon.

 

[Mad Jack]

I'm surprised not to see any OB, though I admit I'm not as familiar as I should be with the nationwide residency expansion climate. Maybe Family is meeting the need.

There actually are five new OB programs, but I'm so OB averse my mind subconsciously avoided copy+pasting them. So that's five programs I failed to count to add to the numbers as well.

 

[Mad Jack]

Looking through the program links provided, I find it interesting how many programs are approved but not bringing people on for a year or two. My bet is that they're going to put in their ACGME applications first, before bringing on a full set of faculty and staff.

 

[AlteredScale]

I'm surprised not to see any OB, though I admit I'm not as familiar as I should be with the nationwide residency expansion climate. Maybe Family is meeting the need.

Would you happen to know off the top of your head what the ACGME requirements are for faculty to resident ratios in Ob?

 

[AlteredScale]

Looking through the program links provided, I find it interesting how many programs are approved but not bringing people on for a year or two. My bet is that they're going to put in their ACGME applications first, before bringing on a full set of faculty and staff.

Did you hear about Southern Ohio Med shutting down it's GME? I can't imagine how much more of an expense it is to hire the staff and faculy to meet ACGME accred.

It's a smart move for them to wait to open these programs up so that they don't screw residents there.

As for the KC Care Clinic, I bet the faculty at KCU had this all set up before the merger deadline set in and realized that that wouldn't pass muster now with ACGME.

 

[22031 Alum]

Would you happen to know off the top of your head what the ACGME requirements are for faculty to resident ratios in Ob?

I'm not familiar with a specific ratio, just that there has to be "sufficient" faculty numbers.

 

[Mad Jack]

Did you hear about Southern Ohio Med shutting down it's GME? I can't imagine how much more of an expense it is to hire the staff and faculy to meet ACGME accred.

It's a smart move for them to wait to open these programs up so that they don't screw residents there.

As for the KC Care Clinic, I bet the faculty at KCU had this all set up before the merger deadline set in and realized that that wouldn't pass muster now with ACGME.

Given the hospital size, I'm not surprised. 222 beds and 140 physicians would make it hard to maintain and ACGME accredited residency in regard to faculty and the like.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

The number of specialty openings is a little surprising. Hopefully they planned for ACGME accred beforehand like @Mad Jack said haha

 

[NurWollen]

KC Care Clinic is a free clinic here...I seriously don't know how that became an IM residency program haha. I feel that one may close.

A lot of free clinics- aka Community Health Centers- have started residency programs. In fact, there is federal funding through the HRSA (part of the Dept. Of Health and Human Services.) Both AOA and ACGME programs have opened under this funding program. These residencies have to meet the same accreditation requirements as any other residency. Most of them have inpatient rotations at local hospitals; the major difference is that the CHC is the home institution rather than the hospital.

 

[AlteredScale]

A lot of free clinics- aka Community Health Centers- have started residency programs. In fact, there is federal funding through the HRSA (part of the Dept. Of Health and Human Services.) Both AOA and ACGME programs have opened under this funding program. These residencies have to meet the same accreditation requirements as any other residency. Most of them have inpatient rotations at local hospitals; the major difference is that the CHC is the home institution rather than the hospital.

So I'm assming you spend the majority of your IM training in outpatient right? It reminds me of a variation of a primary care track. Except with a free clinic there's a lot of variability.

 

[Mad Jack]

So I'm assming you spend the majority of your IM training in outpatient right? It reminds me of a variation of a primary care track. Except with a free clinic there's a lot of variability.

Pretty much. Here's the info: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants/teachinghealthcenters/

 

[NurWollen]

So I'm assming you spend the majority of your IM training in outpatient right? It reminds me of a variation of a primary care track. Except with a free clinic there's a lot of variability.

It's probably safe to assume that these IM programs have a primary care focus, sure. Doesn't mean you can't be a hospitalist coming out of such a residency, though. Fellowship would probably be harder, but that's true of most community IM programs.

 

[costales]

For IM, ACGME requires at least 1/3 of the training to be outpatient and at least 1/3 inpatient (plus 3 months in CC, 1 month in EM, etc.)

 

[Postictal Raiden]

For IM, ACGME requires at least 1/3 of the training to be outpatient and at least 1/3 inpatient (plus 3 months in CC, 1 month in EM, etc.)

Will doing primary care track IM residency significantly lowers one's chances of matching a fellowship position afterwards?

 

[costales]

Not necessarily. I believe a PC track requires 1/2 of the training to be outpatient, so this might affect your elective months, but many people have gone on to fellowships from a PC track.

 

[Postictal Raiden]

Not necessarily. I believe a PC track requires 1/2 of the training to be outpatient, so this might affect your elective months, but many people have gone on to fellowships from a PC track.

Good to know. I assume that it's maybe a little more doable for non-procedual specialties like (Endo, Rheum, Geriatrics) than GI or Critical care.

 

[IslandStyle808]

These spots have been on the website for months... once they receive accreditation by the ACGME, only then will I be jumping for joy. I hope the osteopathic schools themselves push for more specialties, otherwise the profession will be pushed into primary care more and more.

 

[AlteredScale]

These spots have been on the website for months... once they receive accreditation by the ACGME, only then will I be jumping for joy. I hope the osteopathic schools themselves push for more specialties, otherwise the profession will be pushed into primary care more and more.

There was some news release that I think ACGME is now granting across all programs that they will accept COMLEX. I can't seem to find the press release though.

 

[Mad Jack]

For IM, ACGME requires at least 1/3 of the training to be outpatient and at least 1/3 inpatient (plus 3 months in CC, 1 month in EM, etc.)

Usually the community programs pair with a local hospital to meet these requirements, the same as ACGME community teaching center programs do.

 

[Mad Jack]

There was some news release that I think ACGME is now granting across all programs that they will accept COMLEX. I can't seem to find the press release though.

You can say from a top down level that everyone should accept the COMLEX, but that won't make PDs actually do so.

 

[AlteredScale]

You can say from a top down level that everyone should accept the COMLEX, but that won't make PDs actually do so.

I can see most of the ACGME programs just saying "fine, then we require both COMLEX and USMLE then". Lol.

 

[kenjixshadow]

These spots have been on the website for months... once they receive accreditation by the ACGME, only then will I be jumping for joy. I hope the osteopathic schools themselves push for more specialties, otherwise the profession will be pushed into primary care more and more.

They won't. DO schools are "okay" with pumping out more PCPs.

I can see most of the ACGME programs just saying "fine, then we require both COMLEX and USMLE then". Lol.

I can also see some of those programs toss any application with only COMLEX scores to the trash before it gets to the PDs' table.

 

[costales]

Good to know. I assume that it's maybe a little more doable for non-procedual specialties like (Endo, Rheum, Geriatrics) than GI or Critical care.

That's a fair statement. Research time is another important consideration, especially in 2nd year.

 

[IslandStyle808]

I can see most of the ACGME programs just saying "fine, then we require both COMLEX and USMLE then". Lol.

ERAS filter:

Set USMLE filter to filter out scores < 200,
Set COMLEX filter to filter out scores < 700...

derp...

 

[Lost Vagus]

Saw this on Facebook
"Boyd Buser, DO, AOA President-Elect, announced at OMEL Meeting that ACGME will formally announce on Jan 11 that COMLEX-USA is formally now recognized for ACGME Residency Program and Subspecialty Fellowship Program Applications"

Seems like progress I suppose, but it's really just mumbo jumbo that doesn't mean much. I'm assuming PD's will say " While the USMLE step 1 is not required for Osteopathic Students, it is highly recommended"... or something similar to that.

It would be great if OMM was a section added on to the USMLE and we would only need to take one test. Would save students a lot of money. Money gained for us is money lost for others.

As nice as it would be to only take one test, I think taking the USMLE is more important now than it ever has been. One match means more competition. Best way to be competitive is to take the same test everyone else does. Just my opinion

 

[Mad Jack]

Saw this on Facebook
"Boyd Buser, DO, AOA President-Elect, announced at OMEL Meeting that ACGME will formally announce on Jan 11 that COMLEX-USA is formally now recognized for ACGME Residency Program and Subspecialty Fellowship Program Applications"

Seems like progress I suppose, but it's really just mumbo jumbo that doesn't mean much. I'm assuming PD's will say " While the USMLE step 1 is not required for Osteopathic Students, it is highly recommended"... or something similar to that.

It would be great if OMM was a section added on to the USMLE and we would only need to take one test. Would save students a lot of money. Money gained for us is money lost for others.

As nice as it would be to only take one test, I think taking the USMLE is more important now than it ever has been. One match means more competition. Best way to be competitive is to take the same test everyone else does. Just my opinion

Pretty much. The merger has turned the USMLE from an option into a de-facto requirement. And the COMLEX won't go away anytime soon, because the people that administer it won't want to lose their jobs.

 

[kenjixshadow]

Pretty much. The merger has turned the USMLE from an option into a de-facto requirement. And the COMLEX won't go away anytime soon, because the people that administer it won't want to lose their jobs.

They are also the ones shouting that, "You don't need to take the USMLE. All allopathic programs recognize the COMLEX" to the herd. Sequentially, half of my school drank the kool-aid.

It would be great if OMM was a section added on to the USMLE and we would only need to take one test.

IMHO, when get rid of COMLEX, OMM shouldn't be even added to the USMLE for DO students. Each school should administer a final OMM exam like a clerkship shelf exam and call it that. OMM don't need to have its own place in national standardize exams.

 

[deleted564680]

They are also the ones shouting that, "You don't need to take the USMLE. All allopathic programs recognize the COMLEX" to the herd. Sequentially, half of my school drank the kool-aid.


IMHO, when get rid of COMLEX, OMM shouldn't be even added to the USMLE for DO students. Each school should administer a final OMM exam like a clerkship shelf exam and call it that. OMM don't need to have its own place in national standardize exams.

What about grammar having its own place on a national exam for medical students? Haha...

But seriously, the two tests are staying for the long haul. The only way there could even be talk of a change would be a USMLE test and then an additional block of OMM questions for DO students. This additional block would cost an extra fee of course. The biggest hurdle to a single test is money.

You may say that we should all take an OMM exam at our schools before leaving, but that would not be "standardized." There are other differences within the COMLEX as well. I'm not a strong supporter of how the questions are written in the COMLEX, but it's not like the USMLE is some infallible test. They both have their pro's and con's.

 

[AlteredScale]

Pretty much. The merger has turned the USMLE from an option into a de-facto requirement. And the COMLEX won't go away anytime soon, because the people that administer it won't want to lose their jobs.

I could see them merging the COMLEX into somthing like the USMLE-DO version. That way NBME can take the reigns on it just like ACGME took the reigns of AOA programs.

 

[Bea5T]

I wonder how many MD students will gun for those derm slots

 

[MistaDobalina]

They are also the ones shouting that, "You don't need to take the USMLE. All allopathic programs recognize the COMLEX" to the herd. Sequentially, half of my school drank the kool-aid.


IMHO, when get rid of COMLEX, OMM shouldn't be even added to the USMLE for DO students. Each school should administer a final OMM exam like a clerkship shelf exam and call it that. OMM don't need to have its own place in national standardize exams.

Ugh, my school has told us this several times - that ALL allopathic programs accept the COMLEX. It is frustrating to say the least. Its also ironic because at pre-matric events or in the newsletters etc. , when they are bragging about the programs students matched to, it is always the higher-profile ACGME programs; the same programs that students wouldn't have matched to had they just taken the COMLEX.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

SDN really does tend to as we do put a spin on the whole COMLEX/USMLE thing. I mean clearly it's best to keep opportunities open and take both. But even at my school, which is top tier only about 50% take the USMLE and we still manage to have an impressive match list of programs and specialties.
Most DO applicants are probably going to be just dandy with a good comlex score because chances are they're going to want to go do a residency in PC and probably with a preference for being back with family or something than aiming for a high tier place with a major emphasis on a research career. Sure, you want to do IM at a university program, surgery, or want a career in academia, then do the USMLE. Don't want that? COMLEX probably will get you there too.

But that's my perspective. SDN is in somewhat an echo chamber big on the emphasis of borderline arbitrary boundaries such as mid tier or high tier and prestige.

 

[Danglebells]

SDN really does tend to as we do put a spin on the whole COMLEX/USMLE thing. I mean clearly it's best to keep opportunities open and take both. But even at my school, which is top tier only about 50% take the USMLE and we still manage to have an impressive match list of programs and specialties.
Most DO applicants are probably going to be just dandy with a good comlex score because chances are they're going to want to go do a residency in PC and probably with a preference for being back with family or something than aiming for a high tier place with a major emphasis on a research career. Sure, you want to do IM at a university program, surgery, or want a career in academia, then do the USMLE. Don't want that? COMLEX probably will get you there too.

But that's my perspective. SDN is in somewhat an echo chamber big on the emphasis of borderline arbitrary boundaries such as mid tier or high tier and prestige.

....you said you went to a "top tier" school.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

....you said you went to a "top tier" school.

It's a "top tier" DO school. It's a pseudo reference point that means little in the grand scheme of things. I only mentioned it to show that even what is supposed to be a bastion of higher DO student match is still barely getting over 50% of the class to take the USMLE.

Regardless, as I've said before. Most people at my school are probably going to care about getting a residency back home than in working towards high tier university programs. I'm not saying that everyone is like that at my school. But by in large most of the people I know are that way.

 

[Mad Jack]

It's a "top tier" DO school. It's a pseudo reference point that means little in the grand scheme of things. I only mentioned it to show that even what is supposed to be a bastion of higher DO student match is still barely getting over 50% of the class to take the USMLE.

Regardless, as I've said before. Most people at my school are probably going to care about getting a residency back home than in working towards high tier university programs. I'm not saying that everyone is like that at my school. But by in large most of the people I know are that way.

My school it's pretty heavily regionally focused as well, myself included. I'd rather stay close to home than end up in my top fields far from home, and a lot of my classmates are in the same boat.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Literally before last week I was going to try and get a cush job in the Midwest, but the longer and longer school goes on, the more I would rather move back to San Diego where I can be with my family, even if that means paying 4x as much for a home/gas/everything else you can think of. California is a damn ripoff!

 

[ortnakas]

From what I've heard, the COMLEX isn't going anywhere (as much as we wish it were). The NBOME is holding on tight.

You can say from a top down level that everyone should accept the COMLEX, but that won't make PDs actually do so.

I think it'll make them ACCEPT it, but it won't make them LIKE it. So sure, you'll be able to apply everywhere ACGME with a COMLEX only, but there's nothing to stop them from prioritizing applicants who have a USMLE score to offer, or setting the COMLEX bar ridiculously high.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

My school it's pretty heavily regionally focused as well, myself included. I'd rather stay close to home than end up in my top fields far from home, and a lot of my classmates are in the same boat.

Personally I think this is a reason for why we have particular outcomes including the distribution of board taking. If someone in a Midwestern DO school takes just the comlex chances are they'll be able to match most of the programs in their area.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Literally before last week I was going to try and get a cush job in the Midwest, but the longer and longer school goes on, the more I would rather move back to San Diego where I can be with my family, even if that means paying 4x as much for a home/gas/everything else you can think of. California is a damn ripoff!

Honestly I feel the same way. Not that I don't like Kansas City, because frankly I love it here. But unless people I care about move here, I'm going to end up going back home. And honestly, if that means that I'm not going to be in the best programs I can get into for my field, that's fine too.

 

[GUH]

The merger has turned the USMLE from an option into a de-facto requirement.

How has the merger turned the USMLE into a de facto requirement?

 

[Mad Jack]

How has the merger turned the USMLE into a de facto requirement?

Because in the past, people with USMLE scores could not apply to osteopathic programs. Moving forward, many osteopathic programs are covering to ACGME, non-osteopathic recognized programs that will receive Step scores in massively increased numbers, from US and international graduates. In the past, Step-only candidates did not exist in the AOA program pool, so direct comparison between candidates was simple. Now, to be as competitive as possible, you'll either have to blow the COMLEX to pieces or take both exams so they've got a consistent means of rating you against both pools due to the very different nature of the two exams.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Hence why it really should be the only board exam period as it does undoubtedly open up every door. But whether it's a requirement is debatable. Undoubtedly as time progresses its going to end up becoming more and more a requirement as most DO students will end up taking it by choice either way.

 

[DO2015CA]

In order to keep the cash train they should just do USMLE with an OPP section and have the OPP section alone cost the same amount as it does now for the COMLEX. Win-win and I would be fine with that