Students Share Talents During Science Festival, Create Care Packages for Pediatric Patients and More
Published April 16, 2023
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PCOM Georgia 'Goes Big' at Atlanta Science Festival
Photo: Lynn Carter, the standardized patient coordinator at PCOM Georgia, enjoyed demonstrating a human patient simulator to the Atlanta Science Festival attendees.
Thunderstorms in the early morning of Saturday, March 25, 2023, belied the beautiful day it would become as PCOM Georgia shone brightly at the Atlanta Science Festival, which attracted about 18,000 attendees to Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta. A PCOM Georgia festival organizer, Darnae Parks, director of Diversity and Community Partnerships, lauded students and employees alike for their “efforts to bring PCOM Georgia to the Greater Atlanta Community.”
Read more about the festival activities and demonstrations from PCOM Georgia students and faculty.
UNE COM and Geisel Ultrasound Team Gets 2nd Place in National SonoSlam Competition
Third-year University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) student Andrea Roche and three Geisel SOM students attended UltraCon, a conference put on by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, to compete in SonoSlam, an annual competition where teams from medical schools across the country compete in challenge rounds that test a wide range of ultrasound skills, exams and applications. The UNE COM and Geisel team took second place out of the 16 schools competing.
UNTHSC-TCOM’s Research Appreciation Day Award Winners Announced
Research is alive and vibrant at the University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC-TCOM). Fourteen award winners from UNTHSC-TCOM were recognized at this year’s Research Appreciation Day. Read more about the winning research presentations.
VCOM-Auburn Holds Accepted Students Day Event April 1, 2023
Photo: VCOM-Auburn Admissions Coordinator Ellen Wilson, right, speaks with an incoming member of the VCOM-Auburn Class of 2027.
Many members of the upcoming Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Auburn Campus (VCOM-Auburn) Class of 2027 came to campus for Accepted Students Day on April 1 to learn about academics and student life at VCOM-Auburn, in addition to learning about the community. View more photos from the day on VCOM-Auburn’s Facebook.
VCOM-Carolinas’ Block Break Celebration
"Donut worry! We made it to block break." Students gathered on the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus (VCOM-Carolinas) back lawn to kick off the end of block with donuts and a variety of games including volleyball and cornhole. View more photos and share on VCOM-Carolinas’ Twitter.
VCOM-Virginia Student Organizations Create Care Packages for Pediatric Patients
It's no fun being sick no matter how old you are, but it can be even worse for children. Four Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Virginia Campus (VCOM-Virginia) student organizations partnered to apply for a grant that enabled them to hold a bake sale with goods made by the students. The proceeds from the sale were put toward care packages for pediatric patients in the area. The packages included teddy bears and handwritten notes. "We hope these donation packages will give kids a little pick-me-up when they need it most," said Sydney Moriarty, student American Academy of Osteopathy president, Class of 2025. View more photos on VCOM-Virginia’s Facebook.
VCOM-Louisiana Students Participate in Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Photo: Volunteer Committee members (left to right): Hillary Vo, Emily Hootsell, Sara Carroll, Sonia Vanegas and Cameron Driskell, all second-year medical students at VCOM-Louisiana.
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Louisiana Campus (VCOM-Louisiana) Volunteer Committee helped organize student volunteers for Ouachita Green's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event, where VCOM-Louisiana students helped to properly dispose of expired and unused pharmaceuticals from hundreds of community members. This event helped to reduce the number of hazardous materials going into the landfills and waterways of the local community. View more photos from the event on VCOM-Louisiana’s Facebook.