General Assistance
For general assistance, please contact the OGME Development Initiative at (800) 962-9008, ext. 0155 or (202) 414-0155, or send an email to OGMEDevelopment@osteopathic.org.
OPTI Assistance
For services offered by the OPTIs, contact the Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions. View the full list of OPTI partners, including contact information.
Specialty College Assistance
For assistance in starting a training program in a particular specialty, contact the OGME Development Initiative or the relevant osteopathic specialty college. The initiative’s corps of consultants includes specialty college representatives knowledgeable about starting new training programs in their specialty.
To provide further assistance, the specialty colleges have developed key information about starting new programs in their specialties. Select a module below to receive information specific to an osteopathic specialty college.
AODME Assistance
For the national membership organization of osteopathic medical educators, contact the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AODME). Looking for a director of medical education or program director? You may want to consider placing a classified ad on the AODME website.
Predoctoral Education Assistance
For information about osteopathic predoctoral education (medical school), contact the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine or their national association, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
AOA Assistance
For general information about the AOA, osteopathic medicine and osteopathic postdoctoral training, visit the About the AOA section of Osteopathic.org.