VCOM 2023 Annual Report

2022-2023

John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM Chairman

Deborah West, EdD Provost (ex officio)

Ron Berry President of the University of Louisiana Monroe

Nick Bruno, PhD Representative, Louisiana Advisory Board; President Emeritus, University of Louisiana, Monroe

Dixie Tooke Rawlins, DO, FACOFP President

Mark Sanders, DO, JD, MPH, LLM, MS, FACOFP, FCLM Dean for Louisiana Campus

Kristin Wolkart EVP, System CNO and Interim Market President, St Dominic Memorial Hospital

Bruce Hanks Representative, Louisiana Advisory Board; Board of Directors, CenturyLink, Inc.

P. Gary Jones, MD CEO, Chief Medical Officer Vantage Health Plan & Affinity Health Group

Scott McDonald Executive Vice President, Citizens Progressive Bank

Randy Morris Administrator/Owner, West Carroll Health Systems; Chairman of the Board, Rural Hospital Coalition

Ed Williams, PhD Executive Director Louisiana Osteopathic Medical Association

EXPANDING THE MISSION OF VCOM TO A NEW REGION

VCOM wishes to recognize the speakers at the 2024 graduation ceremony for the inaugural class of VCOM Louisiana, Nick Bruno and Dr. Ray Morrison. Bruno, who served as the president of ULM from 2010 2020, played an integral role in establishing the newest VCOM campus. His determination to bring a medical school to ULM helped pave the way for VCOM to establish their newest campus in Monroe, Louisiana. Morrison, who served as the founding dean for VCOM Louisiana from 2018-2021, led the launch of the new campus and helped integrate VCOM-Louisiana into the Monroe community.

Nick Bruno, PhD ULM President, 2010-2020

Ray Morrison, DO, FACOS, DFACOS VCOM-Louisiana Founding Dean, 2018-2021

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