VCOM - Auburn 2017 Yearbook

Highlights 2016 - 2017

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During the 2016-2017 school year, students from the class of 2019 began sharpening their clinical skills in earnest during their IECEs (Interprofessional Early Clinical Experiences) and ECEs (Early Clinical Experiences). Students practiced their skills on and off campus, and also were able to work alongside other students from different disciplines including nursing, social work, nutrition and pharmacy. Many of these events offered medical outreach to the local community. An exciting and what many students call a life-changing opportunity began July 3, 2016 as VCOM-Auburn conducted its first medical mission trip to the Baxter Clinic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The VCOM team on this trip served approximately 470 pediatric and adult patients as students honed their skills and learned about the local culture. “Serving in Tegucigalpa was an extremely humbling and unbelievable experience that I will appreciate for the rest of my life,” said second-year student Sara Nelson.

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THE START OF IECE & ECE

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MISSION TRIPS BEGIN - JULY 2016

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