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Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Fellowship

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Link
View program website
Sponsors
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Deadlines
Sep 26, 2025
Contact

gme-initiatives@aacom.org

Purpose

This opportunity is a 10-month fellowship designed to foster leaders in Graduate Medical Education (GME) development.

The fellowship will consist of monthly interactive virtual learning sessions and will pair fellows with GME experts to serve as mentors. Fellows will work with their mentor to compose their own capstone project in GME development, which will be submitted as a presentation at AACOM's Educating Leaders 2026 conference. To receive certification of completion of the fellowship, participants must attend at least 80% of the sessions.

Education topics include:

  • Intro to GME Development – Site assessment, timeline, strategy, getting started, roadmap, stories of GME programs launching
  • Value of GME
  • Create a learning community
  • Resources for GME development
  • GME finance
  • Grant writing and funding
  • State GME initiatives/Medicaid GME
  • Governance/partnerships
  • Teaching health center GME 101 (requirements, structure, funding)
  • Rural GME or rural track training programs (RTPs) 101 (structures, funding, prime rural hospitals)
  • Sponsoring institutions and consortia
  • GME policy and advocacy
  • Program accreditation 101
  • Innovative GME partnerships – Tribal, Veterans Affairs, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are individuals charged with advancing GME development at their institution including:

  • Senior leadership roles: Deans, GME deans, clinical deans, and designated institutional officials (DIOs) directly involved in supporting GME development and expansion
  • State GME/workforce development leaders: Individuals involved in shaping, funding, coordinating, or supporting statewide GME development and workforce development initiatives
  • Aspiring leaders: Individuals aiming to broaden or deepen their expertise in GME, including areas such as GME finance, state-based funding, and accreditation
  • Experienced GME professionals: Individuals with significant experience in GME development seeking to fill gaps in their knowledge and skill set
  • Institutional GME advocates: Anyone responsible for advancing GME development within their institution
Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

The program cost is $5,000.

For the second pilot year, AACOM will sponsor the program cost for any individual from an AACOM member college of osteopathic medicine (COMs) who meets the minimum 80% attendance and capstone requirement.

Reduced pricing is also available for proposed COMs, non-member institutions/hospitals, and state/government entities.

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website when applications are being accepted.

Tagged as
Fundraising · Graduate medical education · Grant writing · Health workforce education and training · Leadership · Networking and collaboration

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Organizations (2)

  • The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, view details
  • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, view details



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