VCOM 2020 Annual Report

Graduate Medical Education ONMM3 Residency T he VCOM–Virginia Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal ONMM3 Residency Program was initiated in response to the growing population of patients in need of osteopathic medical care. The ONMM3 program provides training in the development of osteopathic clinical skills needed to diagnose and manage illnesses and injuries. The ONMM3 program implements educational experiences necessary for the resident to achieve the knowledge, psychomotor skills, interpersonal skills, professional attitudes, and practical experience required of the ONMM3 specialist physician. VCOM faculty provide educational and clinical opportunities designed T he Southwest Virginia AHEC recruits and retains a highly-skilled healthcare workforce for the counties and cities that comprise the region. Housed at VCOM- Virginia in Blacksburg, the SWVA AHEC offers a variety of pipeline programs aimed at exposing high school students to healthcare careers and multi-disciplinary CMEs on current medical topics. The SWVA AHEC collaborates with higher education institutions in Southwest Virginia that offer healthcare professions degree programs.

to allow the resident to assume progressive responsibility for patient care.

This program emphasizes osteopathic medicine as a philosophy to be applied to medical practice along with a strong knowledge of anatomy and physiology – making students all-around better physicians. The program fosters both academic and research growth to develop physicians who can confidently serve as program directors and researchers in osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine.

Rural HealthWorkforce Programs

adolescents to a multitude of healthcare professions. Approximately 500 high school students per year participate. • Virginia Scholars is a statewide program designed to increase the number of skilled health professions prepared to practice in rural and underserved areas. As part of the program, students engage in practical, hands-on training, professional mentoring, and networking opportunities. During the Fiscal Year 2019-2020, the SWVA AHEC had 169 Scholars. • The Scholars Immersion Program provides 20 students with an experience of the interdisciplinary view of rural medicine. The Health Sciences Fair provides information on healthcare professions to approximately 150 high school students. CME provides multi-disciplinary, physician- driven classes on opioids that emphasize a team-based approach for treating patients in rural and underserved areas.

SWVA AHEC offers several programs including: • High School Outreach Pipeline Program Tours at VCOM-Virginia

are designed to expose

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