The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) supports the advancement of osteopathic medical education and research across the United States. As part of its mission to drive innovation and evidence-based progress in healthcare, AACOM funds a Research Grants Program that supports academic researchers, educators, and clinicians conducting impactful studies in osteopathic medicine.
To streamline the administration of this competitive and multi-faceted grants program, AACOM partnered with Reviewr to manage the full lifecycle of grant operations — from proposal submission and collaborative development through review, award, and ongoing reporting.
AACOM’s Research Grants Program sought to foster high-quality research while ensuring operational efficiency, fairness, and transparency across the application and review process. However, managing a high volume of submissions with varying research categories, collaborators, and ongoing reporting requirements created key challenges:
Without a unified system, the process relied heavily on emails, spreadsheets, and shared drives — limiting visibility, scalability, and efficiency.
AACOM implemented Reviewr’s grant management software to modernize and automate every phase of the research grant process.
1. Centralized Application and Collaboration Portal
Researchers now submit their proposals directly through a secure, centralized portal. Reviewr’s Collaborator Function allows applicants to invite co-investigators, research assistants, or administrators to join the same application workspace. Each team member can contribute to sections of the proposal, upload documents, and collaborate in real time, ensuring accuracy and completeness prior to submission.
Applicants provide:
2. Research Focus Area Routing and Categorization
Upon submission, Reviewr automatically routes each application to the appropriate research focus area based on selected topics and project details. Each focus area functions as its own “review stream,” with a unique committee, tailored scoring rubric, and evaluation criteria.
This automated categorization eliminates manual sorting, ensures proposals reach the correct reviewers, and maintains consistency and fairness across categories.
3. Tailored Review and Evaluation Workflows
Within each focus area, Reviewr facilitates:
Administrators maintain full visibility through Reviewr’s progress dashboards, ensuring committees stay on schedule and aligned.
4. Award Management and Post-Grant Reporting
After award selection, Reviewr supports AACOM’s post-grant management through its multi-phase program tools. Selected grantees log into Reviewr to submit:
These deliverables feed directly into AACOM’s reporting dashboards, giving administrators and stakeholders clear insight into program performance and grant impact.
5. Compliance, Transparency, and Reporting
Reviewr provides full audit trails, access logs, and data security features to ensure compliance with research and funding regulations. Administrators can generate real-time reports summarizing applicant demographics, review outcomes, funding distributions, and long-term research results for board and public reporting.
Through Reviewr, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine has established a modern, secure, and transparent research grant management process that aligns with its mission to advance osteopathic medical education and research excellence.
The platform’s automation and collaboration tools empower researchers to focus on content quality rather than logistics, while review committees operate with improved structure, fairness, and accountability.
Post-award reporting capabilities ensure AACOM can measure outcomes, demonstrate ROI, and continually improve its research funding strategy — creating lasting impact across the osteopathic medical education community.
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