Education
Residency: Family Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1993–1995
Internship: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1992–1993
Medical School: Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine,
1992
Pre-doctoral Teaching Fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: Chicago College
of Osteopathic Medicine, 1989-1992
Bachelor of Science, Biology Major, cum laude, Virginia Tech, 1987
Associate in the Arts, with distinction, Academy of the New Church College, Bryn Athyn,
Pennsylvania, 1985
Other
Fellowship in the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators
In January 2020, Dr. Fuller was named as a Fellow in the National Academy of Osteopathic
Medical Educators (NAOME). NAOME is associated with the American Association of Colleges
of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).
NAOME Fellows are inducted into the academy to serve as leaders and mentors for academic
scholarship, teaching, role modeling and support within the osteopathic medical education
community. This peer-selected group makes up a collection of outstanding educators
from across the osteopathic medical education continuum.
Fellowship in the American Academy of Osteopathy
Dr. Fuller became a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO) in 2007. Earning
the FAAO involves a rigorous process of peer review of written patient cases and an
original thesis that makes a unique contribution to the osteopathic profession as
well as passing both oral and practical osteopathic manipulative medicine examinations.
Dr. Fuller served on the FAAO Committee for 15 years, from 2010 to 2025, assisting
and evaluating candidates during their two-year pathway to earning the FAAO.
Dr. Fuller has served leadership roles on the FAAO Committee for ten years, serving
as Chair for seven years (March, 2017-March, 2024) after serving three years as Vice
Chair (March, 2014-March, 2017).
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME)
Dr. Fuller currently serves on the Level 2 Advisory Committee of the NBOME Comprehensive
Osteopathic Licensing Examination (COMLEX). He started this in 2025.
From 2018-2024 Dr. Fuller served on the Level 1 Advisory Committee of the NBOME COMLEX.
Dr. Fuller has been serving on committees with the NBOME since 2001, including serving
on the COMLEX Osteopathic Principles and Practice Item Review Committee for many years.
He has been writing test items for the board since 2000.
In January 2017, Dr. Fuller was awarded the NBOME 2016 Item Writer of the Year, COMLEX-USA
Examination, Osteopathic Principles and Practice Award.
Peer Reviewer for the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA)
Dr. Fuller continues to serve as a Peer Reviewer with the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine,
which he has been doing since 2015.
