VCOM 2018 Annual Report

“ I work at the Community Health

Abraham Hardee, DO/PhD

Center...there is no better place to extend my passion for the Mission [to care for the underserved] than working for those who

VCOM-Virginia Class of 2007

Dr. Hardee, who is also a Virginia Tech alumnus, serves as Chief Medical Officer at Community Health Center of the New River Valley in Blacksburg, Virginia. He specializes in family medicine.

may be in poor health due to financial, physical, social or educational reasons. I would not tell a patient, ‘I am not going to see you because of your insurance or lack thereof... I’m going to see you because I have been trained to care for my patients.’

Dr. Hardee also tells current medical students to realize you have a gift and the opportunity to do good.”

“ The way you treat patients, listen to them

and work with them makes all the difference. I’ve learned that there are times to be tough and times to be extremely gentle. You have to read the patient, and listen not just with your ears, but your eyes, your hands and your instincts.

Cassie Henninger, DO

VCOM-Carolinas Class of 2017

Dr. Henninger’s osteopathic focus on the whole person is essential in caring for patients in Akron, Ohio, where she is in residency, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

There’s always more to the story than what meets the eye. It’s your job to find the best way that you can help them, not just in the moment, but in a way that will continue after they leave your office.”

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ALUMNI PRACTICING IN RURAL AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES