VCOM - Auburn 2017 Yearbook

student organizations

T he Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (SAMOPS) at VCOM-Auburn is dedicated to serving rising military osteopathic physicians. The organization meets this goal by helping further medical education and deepen the commitment to serving the men and women of the U.S. armed forces today and in the future. SAMOPS has teamed with the Army and Navy ROTC organizations on the Auburn University campus in order to offer additional educational training opportunities to service members. SAMOPS at VCOM-Auburn has raised money for the Pat Tillman Foundation and will be volunteering

at the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama. Another responsibility that SAMOPS has taken is flag detail. The junior officers take the duty of raising and lowering the flag at the appropriate time.SAMOPS at VCOM-Auburn has also organized a radiology clinic, a suture clinic with SOSA and held a tourniquet class with VCOM-Auburn Surgery Chair Paul Brisson, MD. SAMOPS is also committed to continuing its partnership with the Emergency Medicine club by sending members to become certified to lead BLS certification classes. SAMOPS has also held several memorial events such as the Memorial Day flag raising ceremony

and a Veterans Day luncheon for recognizing the contribution of service members in the U.S. armed forces. In 2017, a Memorial Day bike ride was held that raised $1,000 for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Foundation. SAMOPS has also raised awareness for service members on campus by hosting red, white and blue dress up days. In addition to defending the freedom of the United States, SAMOPS members at VCOM- Auburn are working hard to better themselves as future physicians. They are also working to educate community members not only about the armed forces, but also about VCOM-Auburn and the osteopathic profession.

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