VCOM 2021 Annual Report

GIVING

The William G. Anderson, DO, Minority Scholarship Tierra Sanders, VCOM-Auburn Class of 2021 Hephzibah, GA

The Jeanne Horne Medical Scholarship Adair McCabe , VCOM-Virginia Class of 2023 Roanoke, VA

“I am determined to consider the entire patient because, having been trained in osteopathic practices and principles, I realized that the mind is just as responsible for the disease processes as the body and that the mind

“Since a young age I have wanted to be a doctor, but as I grew up I realized that my values aligned with osteopathy. I have my heart set on working in an underserved population, and I would be delighted if my journey brought me

and body must be considered together. I believe this approach will be an effective way to tackle health disparities and aid in significant recoveries.”

back to Southwest Virginia.”

The Edward M. Feldman Memorial Scholarship Fund Jessica Jordan , VCOM-Carolinas

The H. Pat and Nancy Artis Medical Scholarship Jacob Vaught , VCOM-Virginia Class of 2021 Williamsburg, VA

Class of 2021 Greenville, NC

“My dad was an Airman. After being honorably discharged, he used the military’s support to go to school and become a medical technologist, met my mom and continued to use the values of the Air Force

“Working in underserved communities has become second nature to me. A problem I have seen

abroad and in rural Virginia is the lack of medical tools and medications available. My personal lifelong commitment to serving others in underserved areas could not draw more perfectly off osteopathic medicine and its approach to healing holistically and through Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.

to serve his family. He taught me the value of integrity; say what you mean and do what you say. His altruism in service to his country and family inspired me to become a physician and to focus on serving underserved populations in particular.”

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