VCOM 2018 Annual Report

Autumn Starnes, DO

VCOM-Virginia Class of 2011

“ I feel privileged to help people everyday, often times when they are at their absolute worst. I give them my best. I can make a difference in someones life and that is truly rewarding!”

During her residency, Dr. Starnes’ husband was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and had a bone marrow transplant. Yet she completed training while taking care of him. In the years following that struggle, the couple opened a practice in Norton, Virginia where she now works to fulfill VCOM’s Mission by serving as a Dermatologist in a community with limited access to specialty care.

“ Not every medical school experience affords students the opportunity to work and learn outside of the

Camille Blake, DO

VCOM-Virginia Class of 2007

Dr. Blake is an internal medicine specialist based in Tallahassee, Florida.

United States medical system. I learned so much from my experiences on International Outreach trips as a VCOM medical student—not just from the attending physicians that we worked with but from the patients and the wide range of medical conditions not typically seen here in the U.S. These experiences also taught me the importance of caring for the most vulnerable population in my community.”

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