AACOM meaning in Healthcare ?

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the 37 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) in the United States. These colleges are accredited to deliver instruction at 58 teaching locations in 33 states. In the current academic year, these colleges are educating more than 34,000 future physicians—25 percent of all U.S. medical students. Seven of the colleges are public and 29 are private institutions.

AACOM serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education (OME), fostering collaboration among its member institutions, and is active in advocacy at the federal government level. The Association is governed by its Board of Deans and led by President Robert A. Cain, DO

AACOM often works in collaboration with other allied organizations and promotes public awareness for osteopathic medicine and OME. The association provides centralized services to its members, including data collection and analysis, and operation of its online application service, AACOMAS, for prospective students applying to U.S. osteopathic medical schools.