Students Host Anatomy Camp, Teach OMM Principles and More

WVSOM Anatomy Camp Gives High-Schoolers In-Depth Look at Human Body

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)’s second annual Clinical Anatomy Summer Experience (C.A.S.E.) camp, giving high school students a first-hand look at human anatomy using WVSOM’s facilities. Students aged 15 and older, including some from as far away as Dayton, Ohio, participated in the event from June 24-28, 2024. Read more about the C.A.S.E. camp and hear from students who attended.

OSU-COM Names Coffey Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department

After a national search, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences has named Sara Coffey, DO, the Anne & Henry Zarrow Endowed Leadership Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. In this role, she will lead the psychiatry education strategy at the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM) including OSU Medicine’s Behavioral Medicine clinic, and serve as the institution’s key liaison to local, state and national mental health entities. Read more about Dr. Coffey’s background and new role.

KCU-COM Honors Graduate with Unique Commencement Ceremony

Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM)’s mission, improving the well-being of the communities they serve, defines everything they do. Taking care of communities begins with taking care of our students. For D’Angeleau Newsome, that meant taking unique steps to make his commencement experience special.

His quest to become a physician spanned more than 20 years. At age 10, D’Angeleau made a promise to his mother that he would do everything he could to make her well after learning she had multiple sclerosis. On May 3, 2024, he made good on that promise when he walked across the stage to officially receive his doctorate of osteopathic medicine during the KCU-COM commencement ceremony. Family and friends roared with cheers and applause when they heard his name called. But the absence of his mother, who is unable to travel because her disease has progressed, weighed heavily on Newsome’s heart.

“This season of declining health for my mom has been difficult. The miles between us have been hard. More than anything, I wanted her to be able to see me graduate,” said D’Angeleau. Read more about his future plans as a physician.

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Students Hold Educational Program for Local Medical School Residents

The Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) held the third annual Advocate Residents Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Day, where CCOM student scholars taught and reviewed OMM principles with more than 30 residents and program directors from Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Read more about the OMM Day and its participants.

Future Physicians Attain Research Funding from the American Heart Association

Two student researchers from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) have secured the prestigious Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Each year, the Scientific Councils of the AHA award $2,000 to students researching cardiovascular disease topics within basic, clinical, translational or population sciences. For 2024, NYITCOM students Nefia Chacko and Lionel Chong are among the honored recipients for studies investigating how menopause impairs cardiovascular function and calcification impacts blood flow, respectively. Read more about their research and future studies.