VCOM 2018 Annual Report

Virginia Via Research Day 2018

T he 13th annual Via Research Recognition Day at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine was held on February 23, 2018 with 101 posters and over 200 people in attendance. Keynote speaker Kimberly Wolf, DO, assistant professor and newly appointed Director of Pediatric OMM at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine, lectured on integrating research into osteopathic clinical practice. Her current research project looks at the impact of touch on the management of chronic illness, and she hopes to stress the importance of evidence-based medicine. Plenary speaker Michael G. Flynn, PhD, Division Director of Research with the Physicians Services Group, presented a lecture titled “Writing the Literature.” Dr. Flynn mainly focuses on exercise immunology ranging from elite athletes, to immune response to exercise in elderly women.

To wrap up the afternoon, luncheon speaker Pamela VandeVord, PhD, N. Waldo Harrison Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech, stressed the importance of the intersections of engineering and medicine. Focusing on collaborative pathways between the two, Dr. VandeVord shared her groundbreaking research on the mode of energy transfer to the brain during impact or blast at the cellular level. Her studies awarded her the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The Osteopathic Medical Network of Excellence in Education (OMNEE) once again sponsored the poster competition that allows medical residents to submit research they have conducted thus far during their tenure. With seven research categories for students and faculty, 15 people placed and were awarded prizes based on their research achievements.

Guest Speakers Keynote Lecture: Integrating Research Into Osteopathic Clinical Practice Kimberly Wolf, DO Assistant Professor and Director of Pediatric OMM, Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Plenary Lecture: Writing the Literature Michael G. Flynn, PhD Division Director of Research, Physicians Services Group, HCA South Atlantic Luncheon Speaker: Collaborative Pathways: The Intersection of Engineering and Medicine Pamela VandeVord, PhD N. Waldo Harrison Professor and Interim Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

Guest speaker Michael G. Flynn, PhD

Guest speaker Pamela VandeVord, PhD

Guest speaker Kimberly Wolf, DO

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