AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Programs

1. Centralized student application service - provides a centralized application service for students applying to u.s. Osteopathic medical colleges by allowing the students to apply to multiple medical schools using one common application, and standardizing the review process for aacom's member colleges. During this year, 23,493 student applicants participated. Aacom engages in recruitment activities to develop awareness about osteopathic medicine among potential medical school applicants. Aacom's recruitment efforts seek to attract a diverse and academically well-qualified pool of applicants for its member medical schools.

   $4,991,677 spentof which $20,752 as grants$15,076,365 earned by the program
   30% of program spending

2. Marketing and communications - oversees aacom's branding and strengthening the voice and influence of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic medical education with key stakeholders and communities. It promotes osteopathic medical education with digital initiatives, including websites, emails, social media platforms, creative content, and print efforts. Aacom reaches millions of prospective osteopathic students, deans, faculty, and other decision makers each year.

   $2,137,792 spent$4,414 earned by the program
   13% of program spending

3. Learning, innovation and research services - collects and analyzes statistical and predictive data on osteopathic medical education, including data on students, faculty, curricula, new school development, and service at the colleges of osteopathic medicine. The department provides the data to member colleges, health policy makers, members of congress, and the general public.

   $2,108,374 spentof which $70,075 as grants$47,913 earned by the program
   13% of program spending

4. Government relations - represents the association's constituents and interests to congress and federal policy makers in leading the association's congressional and federal policy advocacy efforts. The office keeps constituents informed of federal policy and regulatory developments in osteopathic medical education and the osteopathic medical education community, as well as informs federal legislators of the needs of osteopathic medical students, trainees, and osteopathic medical educators. The department also works in concert with various national organizations and coalitions to influence both legislative and regulatory issues relevant to osteopathic medical education.

   $1,886,286 spentof which $1,000 as grants
   11% of program spending

5. Member services - oversees the association's membership approach, improves member engagement and onboarding, and provides programs and services to advance the education of osteopathic medicine.

   $1,699,215 spentof which $5,150 as grants$6,099,511 earned by the program
   10% of program spending

6. Annual conference - runs a national conference that is focused on important topics in the osteopathic medical education continuum. The conference also focuses on promoting education, research, and collaboration opportunities among the community.

   $1,589,020 spent$1,139,630 earned by the program
   10% of program spending

7. Graduate medical educators initiatives - focuses on various priority items in graduate medical education including increasing the residency programs for osteopathic medical students, increasing managers of these programs who are do's, managing the membership for the assembly of osteopathic graduate medical educators, promoting the value of the osteopathic learning environment to residency training and patient care, providing support to programs obtaining osteopathic recognition, and creating a learning community for osteopathic medical educators.

   $1,096,135 spentof which $40,000 as grants$5,200 earned by the program
   7% of program spending

8. Office of medical education - works with member colleges to promote excellence in osteopathic medical education focusing on issues related to teaching, technology, assessment, accreditation, and curriculum throughout the continuum from undergraduate to graduate medical education.

   $563,142 spentof which $68,300 as grants$943 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

9. Projects & initiatives - focuses on new or one-time initiatives to address emerging issues for the osteopathic medicine community.

   $498,696 spentof which $35,000 as grants$32,840 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,570,337.