The Costin Institute for Osteopathic Medical Educators
The Costin Institute is an academic program for medical personnel that offers training in critical areas such as leadership, teaching and learning styles and emotional intelligence.
About the Costin Institute
The Costin Institute for Medical Educators is an academic program specifically designed for medical personnel currently involved in teaching, academic management as well as those aspiring to a career in medical academe. The program is a year-long educational experience which offers training in critical areas such as leadership, teaching and learning styles and emotional intelligence. It consists of four weekend sessions (Thursday through Saturday) with 18 contact hours per session with pre- and post-session assignments. The goal is to train physicians to become more effective teachers and administrators.
The Costin Institute was established at Midwestern University in 2003 through endowed contribution from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation and named in honor of J. Richard Costin, D.O., one of the osteopathic profession's leading surgeons and teachers of general surgery. Dr. Costin was a 1949 graduate of Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) and served as chairman of the board of CCOM. He participated in the transition of a single college into a full university with five colleges. Dr. Costin passed away on August 9, 2014.
Program Description
The Costin Institute is a yearlong program directed at helping physician-educators and medical educators become more effective teachers and/or administrators and most importantly, leaders. The topics covered during the Costin program include teaching/learning styles, multiple self -awareness tools such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Emotional Intelligence, leadership, budget and finance, professional commitment, communication skills, technology that supports teaching, evidence based medicine, and research and scholarly pursuits.
Cohort 20
Applications are being accepted for Cohort 20. Details regarding schedule, etc. are being finalized and will be announced soon.
The following items are required for a completed application:
- Completed Cohort 20 application
- A copy of your C.V.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
Participants are required to attend all four sessions of the program. Tuition for the program is $6,000.
Completed applications can be emailed to costin@midwestern.edu or mailed to:
Costin Institute
CI Application
CCOM/Midwestern University
555 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
For questions or additional information, contact us at 630-515-6159 or email costin@midwestern.edu.
Costin Summit
2nd Costin Summit
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the AOA Building, 142 E. Ontario, Chicago, IL | Join 2 AOA Presidents, the President and CEO of AACOM and members of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation for the 2nd Costin Summit. We will discuss the importance of Costin, how it has impacted your career, and making sure Costin continues into the future. | Hotel discount codes coming soon.
Scholar Stories
The History of the Costin Institute
"I knew immediately we had to endow (through the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation endowment) an educational institution to train Osteopathic Physicians to be Academic Leaders."
Tafline Arbor, Ph.D. (Cohort 14)
"I applied to the program because I was interested in medical education."
Robert Jason Walker, Ph.D. (Cohort 14)
"I’ve had a number of colleagues who have gone through the Costin program, and they rave about all the learning experiences. "
Costin Scholar News
AACOM President and CEO Robert A. Cain, D.O. (Costin Cohort 5) highlighted several Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (COMs) for their excellence in diversity in the October 2023 edition of AACOM News. Additionally, congratulations to Dr. Cain on his recent achievement: On March 2, 2024, Robert A. Cain, D.O., was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. "I am deeply honored to have been selected to join this distinguished group of compassionate individuals who put care and human connection first," said Dr. Cain. And, be sure to check in regularly to Cain’s Corner.
Josh Cox, D.O., Executive Dean of KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice Provost for Medical Affairs (Costin Cohort 12) was quoted in the recent article, KCU-COM, HCA partnership advances physician education: A six-year partnership between the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine and HCA Midwest Health expands the number of clerkships for third and fourth-year medical students and gives HCA access to academic research and classroom resources. "For our medical students to train alongside HCA Midwest Health’s highly-skilled physicians is invaluable to their growth and development as future physicians,” Dr. Cox said.
Rita Getz, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (Costin Cohort 6), was recognized in an AACOM News article along with her students earlier this year: "Dr. Rita Getz and osteopathic medical students Paul Delgado, Sarah J. Adkins, and Saumya Shah serve as exceptional examples of what sets the osteopathic medical education community apart," said AACOM President and CEO Robert A. Cain, D.O.
The Liberty Journal reported: Medical students at the Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine presented research at meetings of the American Heart Association and the American Society of Nephrology, among other national conferences, this year. "When it comes to getting residency spots, their eventual practices, and other steps in their medical careers, research plays a pivotal role," said Joseph Gigliotti, Ph.D., Director of Research and Special Projects (Costin Cohort 16).
Congratulations are in order for John Graneto, D.O. (Costin Cohort 5): California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine received accreditation from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. "We are extremely proud to have our medical school receive a seven-year accreditation from the COCA, which is the maximum amount for a new school," said John Graneto, D.O., Dean of CHSU-COM said in a recent article.
CCOM's Teresa Hubka, D.O., (Costin Cohort 4) begins tenure as president of the American Osteopathic Association: Teresa Hubka, D.O., Department Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, has begun her term as president of the American Osteopathic Association. "I was deeply honored, and I'm certainly looking forward to this leadership role," Dr. Hubka said.
AACOM News reported: We applaud the appointment of AACOM nominee Millicent King Channell, D.O., M.A., FAAO, FNAOME (Costin Cohort 5), and AACOM Board of Deans member Brian Kessler, D.O., FACOFP, to serve on the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA). The NCFMEA evaluates accreditation standards applied to foreign medical schools and determines how they compare to U.S. medical school standards.
Congratulations to Józia McGowan, D.O., FACOI, (Costin Cohort 14), on her new position as Associate Dean of Academic Success at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., Dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (Costin OH Satellite Cohort), published the following article in May 2024: There's a simple solution to the doctor shortage Dr. Wadsworth was also recently recognized: Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., Dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, is included in the Long Island Business News' list of 33 influential figures in health care.
A recent article states: The South Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine gives new medical students an introduction to medical school and the campus in the two-week, pre-matriculation Fundamental Integration Required for Excellence program. "During FIRE they get an idea of what's expected from them and what to look forward to. That way our students are prepared to succeed from day one," said Jason Walker, Ph.D., (Costin Cohort 14) PCOM Assistant Dean of Transformational Learning and an Associate Professor of Physiology.
Congratulations to Lisa Warren, D.O., M.B.A., (Costin Cohort 10) on her recent appointment: Western University of Health Sciences has named Dr. Warren as Dean of its College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (WesternU/COMP) and COMP-Northwest. "Dr. Warren brings both her passion as a proud alum and expertise in academic leadership to her new role," Provost and Chief Academic Officer Paula Crone, D.O., (Costin Cohort 4) said.
Costin Cohorts
- George Chou, D.O.
- Lauren Deutsch, D.O.
- Lauren Fill, D.O.
- Magdalena Kotseva, M.D.
- Alison LePera, D.O., Ph.D.
- Briana Money, D.O.
- Stacia Sloane, D.O.
- Kenneth (Scott) Whitlow, D.O.
- Darren Beck, Ph.D.
- Angela Carrick, D.O.
- Larissa Collier, Ph.D.
- Maria Cuevas-Nunez, D.M.D.
- M. Ryan Hubbard, D.O.
- Joerg Leheste, Ph.D.
- Steve Palatinus, D.D.S.
- Debra Williams, M.D., Ph.D.
- George Borrelli, D.O.
- Cara Copeland, D.D.S.
- Behnam Darvishan, D.M.D.
- Jennifer Eastwood, Ph.D.
- Marie Fleury, D.O.
- Bridget Lombard, D.O.
- Eiman Mahmoud, M.D.
- Orhay Mirzapolos, D.O.
- Rebecca Siscel, D.D.S.
- Brandy Sreenilayam, Ph.D.
- Nicholas Wall, D.D.S.
- Shan Shan Wu, D.O.
- Sofia Abraham-Hardee, D.O., Ph.D.
- Kaveh Adel, D.D.S.
- Carrie Baker, D.O.
- Andrew Behnke, M.D.
- Angela Cavanna, D.O.
- Masood Ghouse, D.O.
- Joseph Gigliotti, Ph.D.
- Anand Gupta, M.D.
- Tucker Leigh, D.O.
- Walter Rhodes, D.O.
- Douglas Beals, D.D.S.
- Melisa Burton, D.D.S.
- Jeffrey Cashman, D.O.
- Nicklaus Hess, D.O.
- Shannon Ramsey Jimenez, D.O.
- Scott Johnson, D.M.D.
- Monica Kinde, Ph.D.
- James Kribs, D.O.
- Gretchen López-Hernández, Ph.D.
- James Lundy, Jr., D.O.
- Rizwan Moinuddin, D.O.
- Rebecca Moore, D.O.
- Victor Nuño, D.O.
- Brian Poustinchian, D.O.
- David Stephen, D.O.
- Jason Wells, Ph.D.
- Tafline Arbor, Ph.D.
- Jen Atkinson, D.M.D.
- Jana Baker, D.O.
- April Brill, D.O.
- Cindy Funk, Ph.D.
- Ron Hedger, D.O. (Did Not Finish)
- Mari Ann Herbert, D.O.
- Carol Kirila, D.O.
- Tina Marino, M.Ed.
- Perry Marshall, D.O.
- Jozia McGowan, D.O.
- Jennifer Montemayor, Ph.D.
- Robin Pettit, Ph.D. (Did Not Finish)
- Kim Pfotenhauer, D.O.
- Lori Redmond, Ph.D.
- Valerie Sheridan, D.O.
- Tatiyana Trowbridge, D.D.S.
- Jason Walker, Ph.D.
- Randy Wymore, Ph.D.
- Timothy York, D.O.
- Aaron Allgood, D.O.
- Jeff Aronowitz, D.O.
- Janis Coffin, D.O.
- Robin Dyer, D.O.
- William Elza, D.M.D.
- Paula Gregory, D.O.
- Tanya Kadrmas-Ianuzzi, D.O.
- Bill Meeks, Ph.D.
- Derek Meeks, D.O.
- Chris Parnell, D.O.
- Adriana Pollak-Lazzaro, D.O.
- Theresa Pulido, D.D.S.
- Mario Ramos, D.D.S.
- Sunny Sanders, O.D.
- Bilal Shafi, D.D.S.
- Mark Slivkoff, Ph.D.
- Nicole Zucconni, D.O.
- Muneer Assi, D.O.
- Sheri Brownstein, D.M.D.
- W. Joshua Cox, D.O.
- Harold Haering, D.M.D.
- Calvin James, Ph.D.
- Devi Jhaveri, D.O.
- Lisa Szymanski, MOL
- Emily Whitis, M.Ed
- Kristin Wright, Ph.D.
- Martha Calden, D.O.
- Andrea Clem, D.O.
- Russell Cyphers, D.D.S.
- Caroyln Glaubensklee, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Gwilym, D.O.
- Kimberly Huntington-Alfano, D.O.
- Reji Mathew, B.D.S., M.D.S.
- Tom McDaniel, D.O.
- Jeffrey Morgan, M.D.
- Ray Newman, M.D.
- Jack Ramey, D.O.
- Frank Serrecchia, D.O.
- Anne Van Garsse, M.D.
- Alesia Wagner, D.O.
- Carol Wilkins, D.M.D.
- Miho Yoshida, D.O.
- Albert Devlin, D.O.
- Daniel Boden, D.M.D.
- Heidi M. Stelter, D.O.
- Lisa Warren, D.O.
- Mary P. Owen, J.D., Ph.D.
- Melissa Pearce, D.O.
- Cristina Nituica, M.D.
- Rebecca Bowden, Ph.D.
- Robert Todd Kramer, D.M.D.
- Sarah Parrott, D.O.
- Stephen Jones, Ph.D.
- Steven A. Gustafson, D.O.
- Ben Hudson, D.O.
- Cheryl McCormick, Ph.D.
- Curt Cackovic, D.O.
- Ben Huang, D.O.
- Christine Halket, D.D.S., M.S.
- Kurt Heinking, D.O.
- Steve Lam, D.O.
- Michelle Langaker, D.O.
- Kevin Overbeck, M.D.
- Gregory Schuster, D.D.S.
- Gregg Zankman, D.O.
- Brion Benninger, M.D.
- Janice Blumer, D.O.
- Todd Capistrant, D.O
- Debbie Danto, Pharm. D.
- Jay Danto, D.O.
- Katherine Fisher, D.O.
- Michelle Hovorka, MS.
- Brandon Isaacs, D.O
- Michael Jaczko, D.O.
- Louise Muscato, Ph.D.
- John Pham, D.O.
- Robin Richardson, D.O
- Mary Jo Robinson, D.O.
- Anita Showalter, D.O.
- Derrick Sorweide, D.O.
- Leslie Stevens, D.O.
- Dat Trinh, D.O.
- Stephanie White, D.O.
- Kathleen Bewley, D.O.
- Gary Drahos, D.D.S.
- Robert Ellis, D.O.
- Tom Green, D.O.
- Tami Hendriksz, D.O.
- John Hohner, D.O.
- Shoen Kruse, Ph.D.
- Jay Morrow, D.D.S.
- James Pashayan, D.D.S.
- Richardo Perez, D.O., J.D.
- Deborah Bennett, D.O.
- Robyn Drebelbis, D.O.
- Michael Geria, D.O.
- Kelly Glasser, D.O.
- Firhanna Khairullah, D.O.
- Margaret Lechner, M.S.
- David Lenihan, D.O., Ph.D., J.D.
- Glenn Nordehn, D.O.
- Keri Robertson, D.O.
- Melanie Smythe, D.O.
- Angela Wagner, D.O.
- Matthias Beck, Ph.D.
- Jutta Betting
- Igne Bez
- Jeannie Biggs, M.Ed.
- Rita Getz, Ph.D.
- La Donna Johnson, D.O.
- Frank Licari, D.D.S.
- Lex MacNeil, D.D.S.
- John Meulendyk, D.O.
- Babak Mokari, D.O.
- William Moran, D.O.
- Brad Smith, D.D.S.
- Michele Tartaglia, D.O.
- Darryn Weinstein, D.O.
- Robert Cain, D.O.
- Millicent Channell, D.O.
- Allan Dovigi, D.D.S.
- Rebecca Giusti, D.O.
- John Graneto, D.O.
- Ann Habenicht, D.O.
- Kate McCaffrey, D.O.
- Jo Ann Mitchell, D.O.
- Daniel Pearce, D.O.
- Stephen Pulley, D.O.
- Laura Rosch, D.O.
- Edward Rosick, D.O.
- Greg Thompson, D.O.
- Rynn Ziller, Ed.D.
- Thomas Baker, D.O.
- Deborah Blackwell, D.O.
- Francis Blais, D.O.
- William Burke, D.O.
- Nicholas Espinoza, D.O.
- John Galante, D.O. (did not finish)
- Dennis Kane, D.O.
- Michael Keleher, D.O. (did not finish)
- Tom McEldowney, D.O. (did not finish)
- Ngozi Osuagwu, D.O.
- James Perez, D.O.
- Richard Costin, D.O.
- Philip Starr, D.O.
- Geraldine Urse, D.O.
- Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.
- Bruce Wehan, D.O. (did not finish)
- Dominic Costabile, D.O.
- Alissa Craft, D.O.
- Paula Crone, D.O.
- Tessa Damm, PA-C
- Major Kristi Dreyer, D.O.
- Martin Forsberg, D.O.
- Mitchell Hiserote, D.O.
- Teresa Hubka, D.O.
- Brian Loveless, D.O.
- Kathleen Naegele, D.O.
- Andrew Pumerantz, D.O.
- Brent Sanderlin, D.O.
- Mark Sanders, D.O.
- Leonid Skorin, D.O.
- Mary Jo Voelpel, D.O.
- Margaret I. Aguwa, D.O.
- James, Binkerd, D.O.
- Rajivinder Brar, D.O., Ph.D.
- Joe Brown, D.O.
- Hasco William Craver III, D.O.
- Maria Daly, D.O., FACOFP
- D. Thomas Dayberry, D.O., Ph.D.
- Lisa Ann DeStefano, D.O., NMM
- Gail Feinberg, D.O., FACOFP
- Lisa Gouldsbrough, D.O.
- Charles S. Guernsey, D.O., MBA
- Scott Helf, D.O.
- Jacqueline Kaari, D.O., FACOP
- Kendi Hensel Pim, D.O.
- Melicien Tettambel, D.O.
- Gerald Thrush, Ph.D.
- Richard Virgilio, D.O., M.S.
- Sanjay Vyas, D.O.
- Daren Wannamaker, D.O.
- Alan Cundari, D.O.
- Ava Stanczak, D.O.
- Charles Finch, M.D.
- Eric Thomas Cochran, D.O.
- John Bowling, D.O.
- Kay Kalousek, D.O.
- Ken Reed, D.O.
- Patricia Baumann, D.O.
- Rodey Wassef, D.O.
- Thomas Boyle, D.O.
- Vance D. Powell, Jr., D.O., FACOOG, FAODME
- Lawrence Keith Sands, D.O., MPH
- Terence Sullivan, D.O.
- Steve M. Scheinthal, D.O., FACN
- Karen J. Nichols, D.O.
- Donald Sefick, D.O., MBA
- Sarah Minor, D.O., FACOEP
- Richard Multack, O.D., D.O., FOCCO, CS, ECN, CHSM, MBA
- Beth A. Longenecker, D.O.
- Cathy Macyko, M.D.
- Isaac J. Kirstein, D.O., FACOI
- Dawn A. Fairley, D.O., FACOFP
- Kathy Burke, D.O.
- Jennifer Alexander Ferrell, D.O.