VCOM 2021 Annual Report

GIVING

Student Scholarship Highlights E very day, our friends and alumni make a difference by creating opportunities that lead to success for our students. Through the generosity of many, we are educating physicians and preparing them to make a difference in their communities. It is with great pride and gratitude we introduce you to a small sample of the dedicated students who attend VCOM as a result of your generosity.

The Megan Cornwell Thomas, DO, and William Thomas, DO, Endowed Medical Scholarship Maya Williams , VCOM-Virginia Class of 2023 Giles County, VA

Samuel Zigrossi Memorial Scholarship Kyle McDonough , VCOM-Auburn Class of 2021, Jupiter, FL

“The palpatory skills taught to and practiced by students of osteopathic medicine create experienced hands, which are more apt to recognize abnormalities, pathologies, or differences because they already have so much experience feeling what is normal. I want a medical education that will train me to be a great physician, and I believe training my hands is equally as important as training my mind.” The William B. and Ann F. Holtzman Endowed Medical Scholarship Margaret Foster , VCOM-Virginia Class of 2023 Bridgewater, VA

“The reason I chose to become an osteopathic physician stems from the people I yearn to serve. Being raised in rural Giles County, I developed an overwhelming passion for underprivileged

individuals. My aspiration is to spend the necessary time educating my patients about the steps they can take to enhance the body’s natural healing mechanisms.” The Science Foundation of West Virginia Endowed Scholarship Haley Turany , VCOM-Virginia Class of 2022 New Richmond, WI personal beliefs. Every patient deserves to be treated like your neighbor, your barista or your church pew friend. I could not be more excited to join the family of physicians that treat patients with the respect they deserve.” “Osteopathy encompasses my

“I believe in the importance of preventive medicine, and I want to work together with my future patients and their bodies’ natural processes to promote a healthy lifestyle and treat illness. I have seen the difference a

strong relationship with a primary care provider can make in a patient’s life, helping them to connect the pieces of their medical care.”

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