VCOM View Magazine Vol. 12 | No. 1

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Appoints Timothy J. Kowalski to the National Academic Affiliations Council

“With Dr. Kowalski’s appointment... theVeterans Affairs national Academic Affiliations Council will continue to benefit from the osteopathic voice and perspective... ”

-Robert A. Cain, DO

Dr. Kowalski’s appointment strengthens osteopathic representation among the council. He joins fellow AACOM nominee Christopher J. Loyke, DO, dean and chief academic officer at the Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.This is the first time there has been more than one DO on the council at any one time. Dr. Kowalski completed a rotating internship, psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii while serving in active duty in the U.S. Army. During his ten years of active duty, Dr. Kowalski held military leadership positions, including Commander, 19th Medical Detachment Germersheim, West Germany, and Division Psychiatrist, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, HI. He completed his AACOM Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship in June 2022.

“Dr. Kowalski’s military leadership and celebrated academic and medical career will serve to advance the critical work being done by the VA NAAC,” says AACOM President and CEO Robert A. Cain, DO. “With Dr. Kowalski’s appointment and Dr. Loyke’s continued service, the VA NAAC will continue to benefit from the osteopathic voice and perspective on all matters guiding the VA health system’s relationship with the health professions education community.” “I am honored to have been selected to serve on this important advisory council,” says Dr. Kowalski. “I look forward to working with Dr. Loyke and the rest of my VA NAAC colleagues to enhance and strengthen the partnership between the VA and health professions education and am grateful for the opportunity to bring my osteopathic experience and perspective to the role.”

V COM–Carolinas Vice Provost for Professional and Public Relations, Timothy J. Kowalski, DO, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Academic Affiliations Council (NAAC). His three-year term began in October 2022. The NAAC provides a forum for joint planning and coordination between the VA and the nation’s health professions schools and universities. He was nominated to the role by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and appointed by VA Secretary Denis Richard McDonough.

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