title: Accrediting osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions.
abstract: All postdoctoral training programs approved by the American Osteopathic Association are required to be part of an Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) consortium. The author reviews recent activities related to OPTI operations, including the transfer the OPTI Annual Report to an electronic database, revisions to the OPTI Accreditation Handbook, training at the 2010 OPTI Workshop, and new requirements of the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. The author also reviews the OPTI accreditation process, cites common commendations and deficiencies for reviews completed from 2008 to 2010, and provides an overview of plans for future improvements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education, American Osteopathic Association, Chicago, IL, USA. tduffy@osteopathic.org
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States