ENGAGE Initiative: Showcasing Osteopathic Scholarly Activity

Moving Down the Road Less Traveled: The GROUPIE Program at Touro California

“…As I mentioned in my previous JAOA editorial, 1 TUCOM appreciates The Journal's Engage Initiative, which allows COMs to showcase their scholarly activity. 20 In this issue of the JAOA, TUCOM shares additional articles related to the GROUPIE program, which is but one example of the ways in which the osteopathic medical profession, along with osteopathic medical students, our graduates, and COMs, can distinguish itself. As we move forward from the osteopathic medical profession's 125th anniversary, our profession may be buoyed by an excerpt from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" 21 :…”

The Statewide Campus System Scholarly Activity Developmental Planning Framework for Community-Based GME Leaders

“…Referring to the right of Figure 1, over time, both the volume and quality of SA projects and dissemination products (e.g., posters, podium presentations and publications) can be expected to increase and GME leaders may be able to realistically expect that improved SA levels will eventually impact patient care processes and outcomes. 20,30,57,59,[71][72][73][74] DEVELOPMENTAL SA STRATEGIES…”

“…25,29,35,58,67,[75][76][77][78]81,82 Increased physician interest in project participation can be generated from project planning workshops with champions present and overtly promoting successful SA project results in newsletters/announcements. 8,11,72,75 One training mechanism that the SCS authors have twice used is the American Association of Medical College's "Teach for Quality" (Te4Q) program. 83 During the SCS offering of this program offering, a cohort of affiliated GME faculty were mentored over a 13 to 15-month period to design, conduct and disseminate the results of their SA projects.…”

Building Primary Care Research Capacity in a College of Osteopathic Medicine

“…10 A sample of OU-HCOM primary care researchers' work is included in this issue of The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association as part of The Journal's ENGAGE Initiative. 11 The researchers' work encompasses health care delivery, 12 students' attitudes toward practicing primary care, 13 a consortium-based research education continuum in osteopathic medicine, 14 and the benefits of being a patient. 15 The contribution to science as well as the enhancement of students' educational experience is paramount in our work.…”