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Thomas Duffy¹, Bulmaro Martinez

¹Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions Services, Department of Education, American Osteopathic Association, 142 E Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611-2864, USA. tduffy@osteopathic.org

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

|April 2, 2009

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The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) enhances Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) operations through revised reporting and new software. Inspections reveal best practices and a correlation between longer accreditation and program duration.

Area of Science:

Medical Education
Osteopathic Medicine

Background:

Since 1999, American Osteopathic Association (AOA)-approved postdoctoral programs must join an Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) consortium.
The AOA is implementing changes to improve OPTI operations and oversight.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline improvements in OPTI operations by the AOA.
To report findings from onsite inspections of OPTIs.

Main Methods:

Revision of the OPTI Annual Report, modeled after the OPTI Standards Inspectors Worksheet.
Implementation of provisional status for new OPTIs.
Utilization of the Residency Management Suite software.
Conducting onsite inspections using a new scoring tool in 2008.

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Main Results:

Onsite inspections identified OPTI best practices, particularly in faculty and curriculum development.
OPTIs receiving 4- or 5-year accreditation awards were more likely to comprise 4- or 5-year postdoctoral training programs.

Conclusions:

The AOA's initiatives aim to strengthen OPTI operations and standards.
Inspection data provides insights into OPTI performance and accreditation factors.