March 2009
Vol. 3, No. 3
Past Issues
Campus Roundup
OSU Medical Center to Receive $5 Million Infusion
MSU Partners with Sparrow Hospital
MWU Earns National Award for Community Service
Bruce Bates, DO, Named UNECOM Founding Chair of Geriatric Medicine
KCUMB-COM Collaborates with Kansas City Royals
VCOM Student Provides Help to Honduran Kids
PCOM Medical Students Help Overseas
Scholarships Available for PCSOM Students
AACOM Sponsored Discount Programs
AACOM’s discount wireless phone program is being highlighted this month. Along with AACOM’s job posting site and the discount moving service program with Premier Transfer and Storage, Inc., we encourage you to browse our wireless program site where you’ll find free or discounted fees on phones and accessories when your current contract expires.
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NEW ONLINE VIDEO!
View our 8 minute video, "Explore the DO Difference!"
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From the President
Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH
 Highlighting Osteopathic Medical Educators
Dr. Shannon reflects on the importance of the new National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators in encouraging quality and innovation during this era of turbulent change.Read more
News and Events
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AACOM Announces Inaugural Class of National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME)
AACOM is pleased to announce the selection of the inaugural members of its recently launched National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME), the first national health professions education academy.Read more
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 AACOM Releases 2010 College Information Book
The official publication for prospective applicants, students, pre-health advisors and others interested in learning about or applying to the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges, has been expanded to cover a wealth of important, timely topics.Read more
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Mary Wakefield Will Speak at AACOM Annual Meeting - There's Still Time to Register!
The new Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will deliver a keynote address at AACOM’s upcoming Annual Meeting. Dr. Wakefield joins already confirmed speakers Project HOPE President John Howe, III, MD, and Newsweek Columnist Howard Fineman.Read more
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President Obama Will Nominate Governor Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of HHS, Announces Other Health Care Appointments
Governor Sebelius will head Health and Human Services; Nancy-Ann DeParle will lead White House Office for Health Reform, and Dr. Mary Wakefield will lead the Health Resources and Services Administration.Read more
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Minority Student Scholarship Will Offer Successful Applicants $2,500; Applications Due March 31
Through the program, four underrepresented minority students at AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (at least one newly accepted student and at least one continuing student) will receive $2,500 scholarships.Read more
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Osteopathic Medical Students Participate in DO Day on the Hill
Approximately 1,000 osteopathic medical education students participated in the AOA’s premiere advocacy event, DO Day on Capitol Hill.Read more
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Federal Updates
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