Educating Leaders 2018: Abstracts From AACOM's Annual Conference

Educating Leaders is the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges Educating Leaders is the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). In preparation for this event, the Call for Presentations receives hundreds of high-quality abstract submissions. Presentation submissions for Educating Leaders 2018 were based on seven focus areas: Advocacy and Policy, Graduate Medical Education, Humanism and Mentoring, Learner Affairs, Osteopathic Medical Education, Professional Development, and Research Support and Technology. Following Educating Leaders 2018, session presenters were provided the opportunity to submit their sessions for publication. These sessions were reviewed by fellows (listed below) of the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators-we thank them for their service. The following abstracts comprise the research and scholarly work of faculty, administrators, students, and physicians from across the osteopathic medical education continuum and were accepted by AACOM and the American Osteopathic Association for publication in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.