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Women in osteopathic medicine: Roots and branches
Length: :55
Women in osteopathic medicine: Roots and branches
Karen Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F
- Explore the history of women in osteopathic medicine
- Give examples of women and their contributions to osteopathic medicine today
- Share two contributions that women will be making in the future of osteopathic medicine
Disclosures
Faculty and Planning Committee
The following faculty and/or planning committee members have indicated that they may have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.
Faculty Disclosures
Dr. Nichols has no financial disclosures.
Planning Committee Disclosures
Dr. Leff is on the Speakers’ Bureau for Abbvie, Gilead and Salix.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
All other faculty and planning committee members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation
The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
The AOMA designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 hour of AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AOMA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AOMA Grievance Policy: The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association strives to provide continuing medical education programs that fulfill the needs of attendees and meet the requirements of AOA Accreditation and ACCME Accreditation. Comments, questions, or complaints should be submitted in writing to Teresa Roland, Director of Education, by mail to AOMA, 3039 W. Peoria Ave, Suite C102-158, Phoenix, AZ 85029, or email teresa@azosteo.org.
Karen J. Nichols, DO
Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F, “ACGME Update, Including Osteopathic Recognition,” is chair of the board of directors of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACMGE) and chief executive officer of Nichols Leadership Consulting. Prior to this, she served as dean of the Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM) for 16 years. Dr. Nichols is a graduate of Arizona State University in Tempe, and a 1981 graduate of the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM). She also earned a master’s degree in management with a specialty in healthcare administration from Central Michigan University. She completed an internship and internal medicine residency at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, and completed the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) health policy fellowship program. A master fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists, she is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and holds eight honorary degrees. Dr. Nichols is past president of the AOA, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago Board of Governors. She has received numerous honors, including the AOA’s Distinguished Service Award and Presidential Citation. She has provided no disclosures.
