American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

Director

• Build and lead a national accreditation excellence and quality improvement program for colleges of osteopathic medicine
• Serve as AACOM's principal subject matter expert on current and evolving COCA accreditation standards and the accreditation life cycle
• Help member COMs prepare for initial accreditation, comprehensive site visits, self-studies, mid-cycle reviews, focused visits, and accreditation decisions
• Provide guidance on standards interpretation, compliance strategies, evidence documentation, assessment planning, self-study preparation, and accreditation readiness
• Review draft self-study documents and evidence portfolios and provide individualized consultation
• Lead quality improvement and improvement science initiatives focused on continuous performance enhancement
• Design, implement, and evaluate programs, frameworks, rubrics, and self-assessment instruments
• Connect accreditation improvement with strategic planning, outcomes assessment, and data-informed decision-making
• Design and conduct original research on accreditation processes, outcomes, and trends
• Analyze public accreditation data and study self-study reports and site-visit outcomes
• Develop and maintain dashboards, analytical tools, and longitudinal data assets for benchmarking
• Produce research reports, white papers, briefs, and peer-reviewed publications
• Create accreditation toolkits, templates, exemplars, workshops, webinars, training programs, and professional development opportunities
• Coordinate peer-learning networks and communities of practice
• Explore and pilot AI-assisted accreditation document analysis and simulation-based self-study preparation
• Establish cross-institutional quality improvement collaboratives and evaluate new approaches
• Represent AACOM in national forums, conferences, and working groups
• Monitor national and international accreditation policy developments and assess their implications
• Build relationships with COCA leadership, institutional accreditors, and other stakeholders
• Develop position papers, comment letters, policy recommendations, scholarly publications, and related materials
• Present research findings and program outcomes at national conferences
• Collaborate with AACOM's communications team
• Report to the Senior Vice President, Research, Learning and Innovation
• Supervise volunteer member faculty and staff and may oversee consultants or temporary staff

Director of COM Performance Excellence