VCOM 2021 Annual Report

RESEARCH

VCOM-Carolinas Via Research Recognition Day

V COM-Carolinas held its sixth annual Via Research Recognition Day on Friday, March 19, 2021. This year’s focus was on the value of clinical trials in medical research. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 Research Day was virtual, taking the form of a poster competition over the course of several weeks. Posters spanning the fields of clinical research, case reports, biomedical, educational and simulation research were submitted. VCOM-Carolinas plans to host a full-featured Research Recognition Day event in 2022, complete with oral presentations, catered food and invited speakers, like the days before the global pandemic. Research Day offers a forum for health professionals and scientists in academic institutions, teaching hospitals and

practice sites to present and benefit from new research innovations and programs intended to improve the health of all humans. By attending the sessions with the speakers, participants have the opportunity to learn cutting-edge information in the physiological bases of osteopathic manipulative therapy efficacy, new trends in physician-based research networks and how to develop innovative research projects with a high impact on human health. Via Research Recognition Day is a significant event for VCOM. It supports the mission of the College to provide medical education and research that prepares globally- minded, community-focused physicians and improves the health of those most in need. ■

VCOM-Carolinas researchers at the Magnolia Research Center

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