COCA oversees accreditation standards and procedures for colleges of osteopathic medicine.
Robyn Phillips-Madson, DO, MPH, FACOFP, Chair
Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
San Antonio, Texas
COM Biomedical Science Faculty Member (2023-26)
COCA Executive Committee Member
Brian A. Kessler, DO, FACOFP, Vice Chair
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hagerstown, Maryland
Dean (2024-27)
COCA Executive Committee Member
Muneer E. Assi, DO, FACOI
Private Practice Physician – Internal Medicine
El Paso, Texas
Osteopathic Physician at Large (2022-25)
Susan Belanger, PhD, MA-HCML, MA-BEHP, RN, HEC-C, NEA-BC
Retired
Lewiston, Maine
Public Member (2024-27)
Courtney Blau, JD, LLM, RDMS, CHC
Senior Legal Counsel, Risk Management & Compliance
Norman Regional Health Systems
Norman, Oklahoma
Public Member (2022-25)
Linda Boyd, DO
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Dean (2022-25)
COCA Executive Committee Member
Christiana Cole, OMS III
Student
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Campus
Blacksburg, Virginia
Student – Nominated by COSGP (2025-27)
Nadege Dady, EdD
Dean of Student Affairs & Assistant Professor
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York, New York
Student Services Representative (2024-27)
COCA Executive Committee Member
Michael Finley, DO, FACOI, FACP, FACR
Internal Medicine Physician
Fort Worth, Texas
Osteopathic Physician at Large (2024-27)
Lori A. Kemper, DO, MS, FACOFP
Dean
Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Glendale, Arizona
Dean (2023-26)
COCA Executive Committee Member
Kieren P. Knapp, DO
Family Practice Physician
Wellspan Family Medicine Jacobus
Jacobus, Pennsylvania
Osteopathic Physician at Large (2024-27)
Andrea Mann, DO, FAAP
Dean & Chief Academic Officer
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Georgia Campus
Suwanee, Georgia
Dean (2025-28)
Patricia McKelvey Dieter, MPA, RN, PA-C, DFAAPA
Emeritus Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina
Public Member (2024-27)
Ryan Ottwell, DO
Resident
St. Joseph Mercy/Trinity-Health Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan
DO Resident/Fellow/New Physician in Practice (2023-25)
Harsh Patel, OMS III
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lansing, Michigan
Student – Nominated by SOMA (2024-26)
Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP
President
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Blacksburg, Virginia
Osteopathic Physician at Large (2024-27)
Stephen M. Scheinthal, DO, DFACN, DFAPA, CS
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Stratford, New Jersey
GME Leader (2023-26)
George J. Scott, DPM, DO, FACOFP
Campus Dean, Sewell Campus and Professor of Family Medicine
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Sewell, New Jersey
GME Leader (2023-26)
Scott A. Steingard, DO
Private Practice Physician – Family Practice
Phoenix, Arizona
State Medical Licensing Board Physician Member (2023-26)
Jeffrey Stroup, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, Immediate Past Chair
Senior Vice President and Provost, and Professor of Internal Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chief Operating Officer
Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and Trust
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hospital or Healthcare Administrator (2022-26)
COCA Executive Committee Member
James M. Turner, DO, FACOFP, FACOEP-D
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Clinical Science Faculty Member (2024-27)
COCA Executive Committee Member