Melva Landrum, MEd, is the Office of Medical Student Success Director at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). She oversees the career development curriculum, contributes to student and faculty development, oversees student enrichment, and facilitates topics of inclusion, equity, and antiracism. Melva is also a member of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine's (AACOM) UME-GME Taskforces and a charter member of AACOM's Council on Residency Placement (CORP). In 2023, Ms. Landrum was appointed to a three-year appointment by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Careers in Medicine (CiM) Advisory Committee, where she serves as the Osteopathic Representative; in addition, she also serves on the CiM Diversity, Equity Inclusion (DEI) subcommittee. Ms. Landrum is also a member of the AACOMs Council on Diversity and Equity (CDE).
Melva Landrum has a Master of Education in Student Development and Leadership in Higher Education from Angelo State University and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Strategic Communications from the University of Kansas. Ms. Landrum is also a Harvard Macy Institute Scholar, completing A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education in 2017.