KCOM faculty nationally recognized

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Mar. 12, 2009) – The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) announced that their selection of osteopathic medical educators as inaugural members of its recently launched National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) includes two faculty members of A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM).

Neal R. Chamberlain, Ph.D., associate professor, KCOM Department of Microbiology/Immunology; and Patricia S. Sexton, Ed.D., assistant professor, KCOM Department of Family Medicine, Community, and Preventive Health, will be inducted into NAOME with the ten other inaugural members at AACOM’s Awards Banquet on April 17, 2009, during the association’s annual meeting.

“KCOM is a proud leader in osteopathic medicine,” said KCOM Dean Philip Slocum, D.O. “Having two of our faculty recognized nationally for their ongoing contributions to osteopathic medical education is more evidence of our leadership.”

NAOME is a community of outstanding educators (termed fellows) who have met rigorous standards of academic excellence within the last five years. Membership is earned (and can be renewed) for five-year intervals during which fellows are asked to mentor and support academic excellence and scholarship in the osteopathic medical education profession. NAOME is the first national health professions education academy and is modeled after the Baylor College of Medicine’s Academy of Distinguished Educators.

AACOM was founded in 1898 to support and assist the nation’s osteopathic medical schools, and to serve as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education. AACOM’s mission is to promote excellence in osteopathic medical education, in research and in service, and to foster innovation and quality among osteopathic colleges to improve the health of the American public.

For more information on NAOME, the selection process, and complete list of inaugural members, visit www.aacom.org.