VCOM - Carolinas 2016 Yearbook

ACOEP American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians

Robert Zehrung, President; Justin Lohmann, Vice President; Shane Xiong, Treasurer; Michelle Baliss, Secretary

A COEP at VCOM–Carolinas works to ensure its members have access to a multitude of educational events and guest speakers to gain exposure to the field of emergency medicine. The organization hosted an EKG workshop to help improve rapid identification of cardiac rhythms. Multiple suture labs were held throughout the year to help students hone their hands- on skills. Members also held a communal viewing of the movie Code Black as a view into the world of Emergency Medicine. For community involvement, ACOEP helped coordinate the landing of Regional One for the VCOM Summer Enrichment Experience (SEE) program, so local high school students

could gain exposure to the careers of flight paramedics and nurses. Members stayed in touch with the community and with other emergency medicine organizations by creating a strong VCOM–Carolinas presence at both the fall and spring ACOEP conferences. The organization hosted multiple guest speakers, including former national president of ACOEP, who met with students via teleconference. Chris and Kristine Lombardozzi, who are an emergency physician and trauma surgeon, respectively, as well as husband and wife, visited VCOM–Carolinas and spoke on balancing a medical career with marriage and family. Hillary Davenport, VCOM Class of 2017, visited members to give insight

into another emergency medicine organization called EMRA.

Two ACOEP teams participated in the Med Wars Race in Georgia. The organization also hosted an ultrasound lab, three suture labs, and an airway lab for members. Overall, this year has been filled with opportunities to network in the emergency medicine community, and volunteer locally. ACOEP members participated in numerous additional labs in order to better these skills, and enjoyed discussions with multiple speakers on campus.

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