TY - JOUR
T1 - 2019 united states osteopathic medical regulatory summit
T2 - Consensus, recommendations, and next steps in defining osteopathic distinctiveness
AU - Gimpel, John R.
AU - Belanger, Susan I.
AU - Knebl, Janice A.
AU - Labaere, Richard J.
AU - Shaffer, Dana C.
AU - Shannon, Stephen C.
AU - Shears, Toni
AU - Steingard, Scott A.
AU - Turner, Melissa D.
AU - Williams, Daniel G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support: Financial support for this work was provided by the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations and the Osteopathic Founders Foundation, with additional financial sponsorship provided by the American Osteopathic Association, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Osteopathic Association.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background: Osteopathic distinctiveness is a result of professional education, identity formation, training, credentialing, and qualifications. With the advancement of a single graduate medical education (GME) accreditation system and the continued growth of the osteopathic medical profession, osteopathic distinctiveness and professional identity are seen as lacking clarity and pose a challenge. Summit: To achieve consensus on a succinct definition of osteopathic distinctiveness and to identify steps to more clearly define and advance that distinctiveness, particularly in professional self-regulation, a representative group of osteopathic medical students, residents, physicians, and members of the licensing, GME, and undergraduate medical education (UME) communities convened the 2019 United States Osteopathic Medical Regulatory Summit in February 2019. Key features of osteopathic distinctiveness were discussed. Growth in the profession; changes in health care delivery, technology, and demographics within the profession and patient communities; and associated challenges and opportunities for osteopathic medical practice and patients were considered. Consensus: Osteopathic medicine is a distinctive practice that brings unique, added value to patients, the public, and the health care community at large. A universal definition and common understanding of that distinctiveness is lacking. Efforts to unify messaging that defines osteopathic distinctiveness, to align the distinctive elements of osteopathic medical education and professional self-regulation across a continuum, and to advance research on care and educational program outcomes are critical to the future of the osteopathic medical profession. Recommendations: (1) Convene a task force of groups represented at the Summit to develop a succinct and consistent message defining osteopathic distinctiveness. (2) Demonstrate uniqueness of the profession through research demonstrating efficacy of care and patient outcomes, adding to the public good. (3) Harmonize GME and UME by beginning to align entrustable professional activities with UME milestones. (4) Convene representatives from osteopathic specialty colleges and certification boards to define curricular elements across GME, certification, and osteopathic continuous certification. (5) Build on the Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy study.
AB - Background: Osteopathic distinctiveness is a result of professional education, identity formation, training, credentialing, and qualifications. With the advancement of a single graduate medical education (GME) accreditation system and the continued growth of the osteopathic medical profession, osteopathic distinctiveness and professional identity are seen as lacking clarity and pose a challenge. Summit: To achieve consensus on a succinct definition of osteopathic distinctiveness and to identify steps to more clearly define and advance that distinctiveness, particularly in professional self-regulation, a representative group of osteopathic medical students, residents, physicians, and members of the licensing, GME, and undergraduate medical education (UME) communities convened the 2019 United States Osteopathic Medical Regulatory Summit in February 2019. Key features of osteopathic distinctiveness were discussed. Growth in the profession; changes in health care delivery, technology, and demographics within the profession and patient communities; and associated challenges and opportunities for osteopathic medical practice and patients were considered. Consensus: Osteopathic medicine is a distinctive practice that brings unique, added value to patients, the public, and the health care community at large. A universal definition and common understanding of that distinctiveness is lacking. Efforts to unify messaging that defines osteopathic distinctiveness, to align the distinctive elements of osteopathic medical education and professional self-regulation across a continuum, and to advance research on care and educational program outcomes are critical to the future of the osteopathic medical profession. Recommendations: (1) Convene a task force of groups represented at the Summit to develop a succinct and consistent message defining osteopathic distinctiveness. (2) Demonstrate uniqueness of the profession through research demonstrating efficacy of care and patient outcomes, adding to the public good. (3) Harmonize GME and UME by beginning to align entrustable professional activities with UME milestones. (4) Convene representatives from osteopathic specialty colleges and certification boards to define curricular elements across GME, certification, and osteopathic continuous certification. (5) Build on the Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy study.
KW - Osteopathic distinctiveness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077480136&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.7556/jaoa.2020.005
DO - 10.7556/jaoa.2020.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 31904773
AN - SCOPUS:85077480136
SN - 0098-6151
VL - 120
SP - 35
EP - 44
JO - Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
JF - Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
IS - 1
ER -