VCOM 2023 Annual Report

white water rafting, skiing, boating and fishing opportunities. Blacksburg’s proximity to Roanoke provides additional experiences with a symphony, theater, opera, ballet, museums and other cultural events. Roanoke has a regional airport with access to several major airlines. Virginia Tech Activities The campus of Virginia Tech offers the broad array of social, cultural and educational activities found on major campuses, yet is uniquely located in a community environment. Of course, Virginia Tech also means its ACC athletic

“Everything that Dr. Tooke-Rawlins told me would happen on that first day when we spoke has come to pass, and then some. What I didn’t imagine was that it would grow and become two, then three and now

four campuses. It has been a fun ride to watch osteopathy grow and flourish.”

—Del Bolin, MD, PhD Professor for Family Medicine, OMM and Sports Medicine, hired in 2004

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2009 VCOM II Building is completed in collaboration with research projects at Virginia Tech. The building currently houses VCOM administration, student OMM labs and the sled lab for the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Center for Injury Biomechanics.

2011 The Virginia Osteopathic

2012 The first VCOM Alumni

Minority Access, Inc., recognizes VCOM as the Institutional National Role Model, an honor awarded to educational institutions premier in diversifying campuses and improving recruitment, retention and enhancement of diverse student populations.

Medical Association (VOMA) holds a 10th Anniversary Gala to honor the founding of VCOM and its alumni.

Association Homecoming is held in conjunction with the Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association’s (VOMA) Fall Continuing Medical Education (CME) conference.

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