Single GME news DO elected to leadership position on ACGME Board of Directors As vice chair, Karen J. Nichols, DO, is the first osteopathic physician to serve in a leadership position on the ACGME Board. Oct. 10, 2018Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics single GME accreditation AOA Past President Karen J. Nichols, DO, is the new vice chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) Board of Directors. The ACGME Board elected Dr. Nichols when it met last month. Dr. Nichols is the first DO to serve in a leadership position on the ACGME Board. Karen Nichols, DO Dr. Nichols also currently serves on the AOA’s President’s Advisory Council. She was the dean of Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2002 to 2018. She was also the first female president of the AOA, the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association and the American College of Osteopathic Internists. She is a graduate of Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM) and holds an honorary doctorate of humane letters from KCU-COM. Further reading: Karen J. Nichols, DO, moves on from MWU/CCOM to focus on promoting osteopathic medicine PBS documentary covers women in osteopathic medicine AOA-certified docs can now be program directors for ACGME residencies in all specialties More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleMoving away from fee-for-service: Doctors take on more financial risk, gain time with patients Next articleIn Memoriam: Oct. 15, 2018
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A wise move by the ACGME Board of Directors. Congratulations, Dr Nichols! Oct. 11, 2018, at 9:00 am Reply
I have always said I want to be Karen Nichols DO when I grow up. She is a role model for us all. The osteopathic community is blessed that she is one of us and is so willing to serve. Lead on Karen! Oct. 11, 2018, at 1:24 pm Reply
Great news! Karen will lead the profession and ensure collaboration with the ACGME. Congrats Karen! Oct. 11, 2018, at 6:43 pm Reply
Great, perhaps she can help to end DO discrimination in allopathic residencies so that students who are qualified have equal opportunity! Oct. 30, 2018, at 10:11 pm Reply
The AOA must step up to the plate . They must restablish the an Osteopathic Board of Addiction Medicine Dec. 22, 2018, at 10:59 pm Reply