Match Day was celebrated Friday by the ACOM academic community. Students found out at precisely at 11 a.m. (Central Time) where they will continue their training after graduation.

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is proud to announce a 99.44 percent overall residency placement for the class of 2025.

“We are proud of the accomplishments of the ACOM Class of 2025 as they begin the next chapter in their medical training,” said James C. Jones, DO, FACEP, ACOM Dean. “This class continues the high standard of residency matches set by previous classes.”

Fourth-year medical students at ACOM participated in the residency placement process through either the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) or the U.S. Military Match. The NRMP is a computerized matching system that aligns medical students with residency programs based on mutual rankings. The U.S. Military Match is a separate process for students who commit to serving in the military, placing them in residency programs at military medical facilities. Of the students who matched, 93 percent secured residency placements through the NRMP, while 7 percent matched through the U.S. Military Match, which was announced in December.

More than 50 percent of ACOM students matched into Primary Care programs, which includes Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics. Internal Medicine was matched the most by ACOM students followed by Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine.

2025 ACOM graduates will train in residency programs in 29 states. The top five states for ACOM students are: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Texas.

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is proud to announce that James Lyons, MD, has been named the Division Chair of Pathology by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME).

Dr. Lyons, Associate Dean of Medical Education and Professor of Pathology and Family Medicine at ACOM, was named National Faculty Chair earlier this year. He has served on the NBOME faculty since 2016, which is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides competency assessments for osteopathic medical licensure and related healthcare professions.

Dr. Lyons, who joined the ACOM faculty more than 12 years ago, currently serves on the college’s executive leadership team as a member of the dean’s cabinet. He is board-certified in family medicine, anatomic and clinical pathology, and dermatopathology.

Dr. Lyons, a U.S. Air Force veteran, received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lyons on receiving this prestigious honor.

Material Sciences and Energy

3^rd Place – Selma Street – Ryleigh Henderson

2^nd Place – Selma Street – Londyn Johnson

1^st Place – Selma Street – Zoey Mulberry

Engineering Technology

3^rd Place – Carver MST – Malain Hunt, Charlie Casper, Chloe Kirkland

2^nd Place –  Carver MST – Gracie Cook, Jayce Hatcher, Tristan Roberson

1^st Place – Girard Elementary – Jamiyah Howard, Brooklyn Davis

Chemistry
3^rd Place – Mulkey Elementary – Klaire Ward and Taylor Locke

2^nd Place – Carver MST – Brett Renaud and Charles Burgamy

1^st Place – Slocomb Elementary – Makayla Brown and Tyler Hudson

Earth & Environmental Sciences
3^rd Place – Selma Street – Abigail Erba

2^nd Place – Jerry Lee Faine Elementary – Starlisha Clayton, Karson Griffin, Jamari Casey

1^st Place – Carver MST – Cruz Robertson, Khali Rogers, Avery Bigham

Animal, Plant, Computational & Bioinformatics Sciences
3^rd Place – Mulkey Elementary – Lily Eaves

2^nd Place – Highlands Elementary – Arya Morse, Sara Kate Tompkins

1^st Place – Mulkey Elementary – Dean Smith

Medicine, Health & Translational Medical Sciences
3^rd Place –  Jerry Lee Faine Elementary – Lathan Jackson

2^nd Place – Mulkey Elementary – Elijah Knowles and Grayson Shehee

1^st Place – Selma Street – La’Kendra Pride and Jurnee Baker

 Behavioral & Social Sciences
2^nd Place – Jerry Lee Faine Elementary – Ericka Williams and SaNiyah Warren

1^st Place – Mulkey Elementary – Adalyn Rogers and Millie Seay

Cell, Molecular, Microbiology & Biochemistry
3^rd Place – Houston Academy – Quinn Nelson

2^nd Place – Heard Elementary – Talia Johnson

1^st Place – Highlands Elementary – London Sampson

Chemistry
3^rd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Gabrielle Saffold

2^nd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Kamilla Watford and Reagan Bass

1^st Place – Dothan High School – Alexis Saffold

Physics, Astronomy & Mathematics
1^st Place – Carver MST – Ady Green and Addison Harden

Engineering Technology
2^nd Place – Carver MST – Anne Mustin

1^st Place – Houston Academy – Samantha Podloski

Material Sciences & Energy
2^nd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Karen Miller and Sophie Carthon

1^st Place – Carver MST – Kamryn Peterman and Jaiden Ware

Medicine, Health & Translational Medical Sciences
2^nd Place – Carver MST – Lily Hurley

1^st Place – Houston Academy – Hayley Phillips

Earth & Environmental Sciences & Environmental Engineering
3^rd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Brody Peters and Bryson Churchill

2^nd Place – Carver MST – Remington Siemens and Forrest Bell

1^st Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Taylor Barron and Amelia Bradford

Animal, Plant, Computational & Bioinformatics Sciences
3^rd Place – Houston Academy – Travis Payne

2^nd Place – Carver MST – Lorelei Vasquez, Alivia Medelz, and Ivey Mathis

1^st Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Keirsten Saulsberry and Jalonni McMillon

Robotics Systems & Communication Technology
3^rd Place – Dothan 6th Grade Center – Adriel Amoroto, Josiah Reeves, and Trevor Parker

2^nd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Parker Leggett

1^st Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Karson Cullen and Lachlan Owens

Behavioral & Social Sciences
3^rd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Calleigh Mitchell and Vada Stevens

2^nd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Phi Tran

1^st Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Ashlea Abraham, Grace Palmer, and Esther Orozco

Cell, Molecular, Microbiology & Biochemistry
3^rd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Brooke Baker and Blakely Sheppard

2^nd Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Allyson Chavez and Taylor Fryer

1^st Place – Dothan Preparatory Academy – Lennon Strickland and Jenna Mitchell

The division of Clinical Sciences is pleased to announce that James Nolin, PhD, FNP-C, and Gregory T. Jacobs, DO, DTM&H, FACEP, FAAEM, have been appointed to new administrative roles in Clinical Simulation.

Dr. Nolin has been named director of Clinical Simulation. He recently earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing Education from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He will continue his role as instructor of Primary Clinical Skills while bringing his expertise as a board-certified family nurse practitioner and 26 years of military service to this leadership position.

Dr. Jacobs has been appointed interim medical director of Clinical Simulation. A board-certified emergency physician with 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Jacobs also serves as assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at ACOM. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nolin and Dr. Jacobs as we support them in their new roles.

In October 2024, at the Southern Medical Association’s (SMA) Annual Scientific Assembly in Atlanta, GA., four ACOM students were awarded second place in their SMArt Bowl competition.

This Jeopardy-style academic competition consisted of teams of four medical students and/or residents from various programs. The SMA website describes the SMArt Bowl as “a fun-filled and adrenaline-fueled in-person competition to compete and test you and your team’s medical knowledge”.

The team of ACOM students consisted of Alison Hollenbaugh, Stephanie Gonzalez, Julee Reitzel, and Ross Thompson. They secured second place over teams made up of students from PCOM-GA and a group of residents, before narrowly losing in “Final Jeopardy”, to a talented group of international medicine residents. Notably, the ACOM team actually had the highest point total going into Final Jeopardy.

The students are proud of their performance and hope to compete again in the 2025 competition, later this year.