VCOM 2018 Annual Report

Alumni meeting the needs of their communities

“ As an osteopathic doctor, practicing family medicine is a career filled with lifelong learning opportunities to continually

Joshua Wu, DO

VCOM-Carolinas Class of 2015

Dr. Wu is a primary care physician based in Newport News, Virginia.

challenge myself to be a better doctor every day. Instead of focusing on a disease or symptom, I utilize the whole person approach to practice medicine and promote healthy lifestyles. It is an honor to be a positive influence on my patients and forge trusting relationships to provide them with the best care.”

Emily Allen, DO

“ Osteopathic physicians are able to help people in ways in which nobody else can. Patients cling to you in times of need, even when the prognosis is not favorable. They look to you for support and guidance as they face difficult decisions. The trust that your patients have in you and your abilities is so rewarding, and it is something that I will never take for granted. Receiving baby photos in the mail thanking me for being a good doctor and delivering their children makes it worth all of the blood, sweat and tears!”

VCOM-Carolinas Class of 2015

Dr. Allen, who practices in obstetrics and gynecology, is based in Jackson,

Mississippi, where she continues to develop the resourcefulness and gratitude that she experienced in VCOM’s Punta Cana clinic in the Dominican Republic while in medical school.

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