VCOM - Carolinas 2016 Yearbook

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

The organization supports a Geriatrics Special Interest Group and incorporated this component into many events including an open panel discussion and cookout with advisor Edward Warren, MD, at his home. The Geriatrics special interest group provides volunteer opportunities for students.

sponsored workshops including a suture clinic, ultrasound workshop, and a workshop with AnMed physicians and directors that involved joint injection, circumcision, and skin biopsy. A number of members were invited for a rotation-site tour of AnMed with Stoney Abercrombie, MD. ACOFP regularly promotes scholarships and events, encouraging members to be

more active on a national level. Three members serve on the National SAACOFP Research Committee, and the organization won the National SAACOFP Chapter Poster Competition last year at the annual conference. ACOFP had a tremendously successful year and members are excited to see this chapter continue to prosper and grow.

In an effort to introduce and improve skills, ACOFP has

GERIATRICS Special Interest Group of ACOFP

Jacob Anderson, Chair

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