Medical EducationEditorial
A Path to Osteopathic Distinction: The Touro California GROUPIE Program
J Osteopath Med; 117(8): 488-494
Abstract
Given the lack of evidence based outcomes articles demonstrating the osteopathic difference, the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-CA (TUCOM) in Vallejo initiated a prospective outcomes based program in 2010 with the objective of showing what may distinguish TUCOM graduates. The acronym for the program – GROUPIE – represents 7 distinct and measurable outcomes that can help define the unique and distinctive skills of TUCOM graduates as health care providers: Global health, Research, Osteopathic manipulative medicine and obesity, handheld Ultrasonography, Public health, Interprofessionalism, and Empathy. In this Editorial, the author describes the program.