Students Attend Overdose Prevention Event, Volunteer During Day of Service and Train in Ocean Rescue Techniques
Published August 06, 2024
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CHSU-COM’s Overdose Prevention Task Force Continues Its Effort to Increase Accessibility in the Central Valley
Written by Aicha Naouai, Class of 2027
Photo (top row, left to right): Andrew Insco ‘27, Brett Hughes ‘28, Dr. Vohra, Dr. Khan, Aicha Naouai ‘27, Joshua Pham ’27. Bottom row, left to right: Haley Bennett ‘26, Eve Stark ‘27, Negin Fadaee ‘27, Shyenna Wongsavanh ‘27.
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic (CHSU-COM) Medicine’s Overdose Prevention Task Force (OPTF) collaborated with the Fresno Madera Medical Society to host their second annual Addiction Medicine Updates continuing medical education (CME) event. The event was attended by more than 100 Central Valley providers, virtually and in-person. Additional support for the event was provided by the Central Valley Opioid Safety Coalition and the California Department of Health Care Services.
Attendees received CME credits that can be applied to the new Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirement which mandates practitioners renewing or newly applying for their DEA license to complete eight hours of training related to the management of opioid and other substance use disorders. Hear from students about their .
MSU Expert: How Malaria Affects Children
Terrie Taylor, DO, internationally recognized scientist and malaria expert, recently received the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from the American Osteopathic Association. This is the association’s highest honor, given in recognition of contributions to the osteopathic profession.
Taylor, a University Distinguished Professor of Tropical Medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSU-COM) and an MSU Research Foundation Professor, is widely recognized for nearly 40 years of research and clinical service for patients with malaria. She spends six months each year in the Pediatric Research Ward at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. She also coordinates elective rotations in Malawi for MSU-COM students to help broaden their global health experience. Read more about her .
OCOM Welcomes Inaugural Class for Welcome Week
Photo: Dean Robert Hasty, DO, with President Toujague taking a selfie with students from OCOM's inaugural class.
The Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine officially opened the campus for Welcome Week, where all 97 students of its inaugural class stepped foot on campus together for the first time. from the Orange Observer.
More Than 260 WVSOM Students Volunteer Throughout Greenbrier County
During the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)’s annual Day of Service on July 27, more than 260 first- and second-year students performed volunteer work at 16 locations in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and other parts of Greenbrier County.
Students cleaned stables and leveled gravel at the grounds of the State Fair of West Virginia, organized books for an upcoming book fair at Greenbrier County Public Library, built planter boxes the West Virginia State Police will use to create a community garden and assisted with parade direction, prize tables and games at the Williamsburg Community Fair, among other activities. how volunteering has helped them get closer to their community.
Science Magazine: Can Infections Cause Alzheimer's? A Small Community of Researchers Is Determined to Find Out
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) recently hosted a symposium with the Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative (AlzPI) for major thought leaders and researchers to discuss evidence of microbial involvement in Alzheimer's disease. AlzPI co-founder and Professor of Neuroscience and Neuropathology Brian J. Balin, PhD, who directs the Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging, co-led the event and was among those quoted on its findings. in Science.
VCOM-Carolinas ACOEP Wilderness Medicine Group Learns Ocean Rescue Techniques
Over the last July weekend, the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus (VCOM-Carolinas)’s American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) Wilderness Medicine special interest group joined Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue to learn ocean rescue techniques and how they are integrated into pre-hospital emergency care to improve patient outcomes in downing, environmental injuries and trauma. View more stories like this on .
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Celebrates Patent of HERT Vest Training Tool
Photo: Dr. White, far right, with students using the HERT Vest™.
The Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), ViaStar Center team and VCOM-Virginia alumnus and inventor Jeremy White, DO, has secured a full utility patent for their Hybrid Emergency Resuscitation Training Vest, known as the HERT Vest™. One of the unique aspects of this state-of-the-art teaching tool is its versatility: It can function both on or off a wearer or manikin, serving as either a table-top procedural skills task trainer or a wearable medical simulator for enhanced realism and immersion.
Project leader Dr. White explained, “The HERT Vest™ was developed as a high-fidelity medical procedural skills trainer capable of maintaining the look, feel, stress, emotionality, urgency and authenticity of many routine and critical medical procedures while remaining in the simulated setting.” Read more about the .