AACOM’s next president and CEO is an OU-HCOM educator

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s (AACOM) next president and CEO will be Robert A. Cain, DO. Dr. Cain will start in early summer.

Dr. Cain is currently the associate dean for clinical education at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM). He is also the chief academic officer for the Ohio Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE), a statewide medical education consortium.

“Dr. Cain lives and breathes osteopathic medicine,” said Lori A. Kemper, DO, dean of the Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and chair of the AACOM Board of Deans. “With extensive credentials in undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education, the board knew that the right person who could shape the next chapter of AACOM’s history was Dr. Cain.”

Previously, Dr. Cain served as director of medical education and as director of the internal medicine residency program at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.

To learn more about Dr. Cain, read AACOM’s statement.