PHILADELPHIA, PA. The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners’ (NBOME) Board of Directors appointed 12 new leaders to their National Faculty chair positions.
The NBOME’s National Faculty is made up of over 700 active, engaged members from across the nation. These thought leaders have diverse expertise in all osteopathic health professions and specialties, osteopathic medical education and evaluation, and osteopathic physician licensure and regulation. Together, they serve on operational committees that review exam criteria, write and review exam items, and serve other roles in our mission to protect the public through rigorous competency assessment of osteopathic medical practitioners.
On behalf of the NBOME Board of Directors and staff, we would like to congratulate and welcome the following National Faculty members who have been appointed to 2020 National Faculty Chair positions.
2020 National Faculty Chair Appointments
Adrienne Z. Ables, PharmD, MS
Foundational Biomedical Sciences Division Chair, Pharmacology
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus
Thomas E. Benzoni, DO
COMAT Examination Chair, Emergency Medicine
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Peter F. Bidey, DO, MSEd
Clinical Decision-Making and Key Features Chair
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Joyce A. Brown, DO, CHSE
COMLEX-USA Level 1 Examination Chair
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
Samuel M. Cosmello, DO, RPh
Clinical Sciences Department Chair, Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Private Practice, Fayetteville, NC
Jay M. Crutchfield, MD
Clinical Sciences Department Chair, Surgery, Surgical Specialties and Anesthesia
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Martha A. Faner, PhD
Foundational Biomedical Sciences Division Chair, Biochemistry
Michigan State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine
Joyce M. Johnson, DO, MA
Clinical Science Department Chair, Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion
Georgetown University
Kathleen P. O’Hagan, PhD
Foundational Biomedical Sciences Division Chair, Physiology
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michelle M. Sowden, DO
COMAT Examination Chair, Surgery
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Robert J. Theobald, PhD
Foundational Biomedical Sciences Department Chair
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Eduardo Velasco, MD, MSc, PhD
Clinical Sciences Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion Division Chair, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine – California
“Our National Faculty is crucial to our mission of protecting the public,” said Sandra Waters, MEM, NBOME’s Vice President for Collaborative Assessment & Initiatives. “The NBOME is honored to have such talented and committed thought leaders that represent all aspects of clinical and foundational biomedical science disciplines.”