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Students Compete in Cycling Race, Perform Nearly 275 Sports Physicals and More

Published July 16, 2024

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Pedaling Through Medical School

A man in a cycling helmet and sunglasses, wearing a jersey with the logo of Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, smiles at the camera while participating in a cycling event on a sunny day.

Photo: David Butler, OMS-III, competes in the 2024 Boise Twilight Criterium.

Navigating through medical school is much like learning how to ride a bicycle. When you first hop on and start pedaling, you’re likely to hit some bumps and obtain bruises along the way; but you slowly begin to find your balance and forge your own path. For student doctor David Butler, a third-year student at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM), cycling has become an outlet to find the perfect school-life balance.

Since 2020, David has logged at least 2,000 to 3,000 miles on his bike every year, participating in a local race or sporting event here and there. Earlier this year, he decided to take his cycling hobby a little more seriously. Read more about David’s cycling journey and his participation in the 37th annual Boise Twilight Criterium cycling event.

UNTHSC-TCOM Student, Alum and SBS Graduate Go the Extra Mile for a Man Who’s Been Blind Since Birth

An older man with white hair, wearing sunglasses and a blue headband, smiles next to a younger woman with brown hair tied back, both dressed in athletic wear, standing outdoors on a sunny day near a bridge.

Lindsey Hudson is a mother of three beginning medical school, Scott Hudson is 72 years old and legally blind, but the two have become forever linked and tethered, in more ways than one could possibly imagine.

Lindsey, a 2024 graduate of the School of Biomedical Sciences Medical Science program at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, is beginning the path to becoming an osteopathic physician at the university’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC-TCOM) this month. Read more about Lindsey’s journey to medical school and how Scott played a role in her decision.

VCOM-Louisiana Medical Students Perform More Than 275 Sports Physicals

A group of medical students and instructors, wearing matching black polo shirts and stethoscopes, pose for a group photo in a gymnasium.

Photo: VCOM-Louisiana faculty member John Lipka, MD, and members of the student chapter of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine.

With supervision by Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Louisiana Campus (VCOM-Louisiana) faculty member John Lipka, MD, VCOM-Louisiana students who are members of the student chapter of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine recently performed more than 275 sports physicals for Neville High School athletes. Read more stories like this on VCOM-Louisiana’s Facebook.

A smiling woman dressed in navy blue scrubs gives two thumbs up while sitting inside the open door of a helicopter with

VCOM-Carolinas Holds Summer Enrichment Experience

The Summer Enrichment Experience at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus (VCOM-Carolinas) was developed to foster an interest in STEM education in students from medically underserved areas, with the hope that they might pursue a medical education and eventually return to their home areas to practice medicine. The Bosch Community Fund recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the program.

Each summer, 65 high school students are selected for a one-week experience consisting of various activities designed to stimulate interest in science and medicine. Students gain exposure to the anatomy lab and the simulation lab, and they participate in short lectures and various hands-on activities. Read more about the Summer Enrichment Experience program.

 

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