Plenary

UME to GME Transition Optimization for the Osteopathic Internist: Panel Discussion

Saturday, October 11, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Calusa 1-6

Co-Presenter(s)

Amanda Finley, DO, FACOI

Internal Medicine
UCF HCA Florida Fort Walton Destin Internal Medicine Residency
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
Anya K. Cope, DO, FACOI (she/her/hers)

Internal Medicine
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Harrogate, Tennessee, United States
Polly Dole, MD

Emergency Medicine
VCOM Auburn
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
Linda Burks, MA Organizational Management

Medical Student Director
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Paris, Tennessee, United States

Disclosure(s):

Amanda Finley, DO, FACOI: No financial relationships to disclose

Anya K. Cope, DO, FACOI: No financial relationships to disclose

Polly Dole, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Linda Burks, MA Organizational Management: No financial relationships to disclose

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COMAT Clinical - Internal Medicine - NBOME. (2025, July 10). NBOME. https://www.nbome.org/assessments/comat/clinical-subject-exams/internal-medicine/

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Explained. (n.d.). Default. https://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/about-osteopathic-medicine/omm-explained

AAIM Recommendations for Undergraduate Medical Education to Graduate Medical Education Transition Curricula in Internal Medicine
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.02.002. Published Print: 2023-05

Learning Objectives:

Describe an optimal clinical learning experience in undergraduate internal medicine.
Describe basic skills needed to enter as a PGY-1 internal medicine residents.
List common barriers and difficulties encountered in the osteopathic internal medicine UME to GME transition.