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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hi Fellows:&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) is now accepting applications for membership.&nbsp;
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Those individuals demonstrating sustained outstanding academic excellence for at least the previous five years and who wish to advance the osteopathic medical education (OME) community
 at the national level are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants can access information and application documents at AACOM&#8217;s<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.aacom.org/ome/councils/naome" target="_blank"><span style="color:#004680">NAOME
 web page</span></a>.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Application materials are due February 1, 2017 &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.aacom.org/ome/councils/naome"><b><span style="color:#004680;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="211" height="40" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D23058.FAE36EB0" alt="Apply to NAOME"></span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Applicants are advised to work with a NAOME Fellow to determine scholarship categories and prepare applications. Current NAOME Fellows are available to mentor applicants. For inquiries
 about the and/or to request a mentor, please contact Luke Mortensen at<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:lmortensen@aacom.org"><span style="color:#004680">lmortensen@aacom.org</span></a>.
<i>(from Inside OME 10/16)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Health Policy Fellows John Graneto, D.O. (HPF 1999); Michael Kuchera, D.O. (HPF 2001); Trish Sexton, DHEd (HPF 2009); &nbsp;and Stacy Pierce Talsma, D.O. (HPF 2015) have been named NAOME Fellows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Hope all is well. NC</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Nancy Cooper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Coordinator, Health Policy Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">307 Grosvenor Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Athens, OH&nbsp; 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">740-593-2017 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">740-707-8425 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">740-593-1730 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="mailto:coopern@ohio.edu">coopern@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/education/graduate-education/fellowship-programs/health-policy/index.cfm">https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/education/graduate-education/fellowship-programs/health-policy/index.cfm</a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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