Robert Hasty, DO, FACOI, FACP, who serves as the Associate Dean for Postgraduate Affairs has been nominated by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Osteopathic Principles Committee.
ACGME is a private professional organization responsible for the accreditation of about 9,500 residency education programs. Residency education is the period of clinical education in a medical specialty that follows graduation from medical school and prepares physicians for the independent practice of medicine. The Osteopathic Principles Committee will oversee the training standards for osteopathic-designated programs under the single graduate medical education accreditation system for residency and fellowship programs in the United States. The AOA, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), and ACGME agreed to the single accreditation system in February of this year which will allow graduates of allopathic and osteopathic medical schools to complete their residency and/or fellowship education in ACGME-accredited programs and demonstrate achievement of common milestones and competencies.
“This is another example of how Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine is taking the lead in training the next generation of osteopathic physicians. I am excited with the opportunity to ensure that we maintain high standards to protect the public while appropriately utilizing resources that will train caring and expert physicians.”