VCOM View Magazine Vol. 13 | No. 1

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND BOARDS

A Note from the President

T here have been many changes at VCOM since our first campus opened in 2003, not the least of which is the addition of three additional campuses. In fact, our newest campus, in Monroe, Louisiana, celebrated their inaugural commencement this past spring. It was a momentous

PRESIDENT Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP

PROVOST Deborah West, EdD

CAMPUS DEANS

AUBURN Heath Parker, DO, FACP LOUISIANA Mark Sanders, DO, JD, MPH, LLM, MS, FACOFP, FCLM

VIRGINIA Ron Januchowski, DO, FACOFP CAROLINAS Matthew Cannon, DO, FACOFP, Senior Dean

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM, Chair Thomas R. Brock Jr., MBA Nick J. Bruno, PhD Larry Carpio, DO, Alumni Association Representative Elizabeth Cline, JD, PhD, Vice Chair

Elizabeth McClanahan, JD Christopher Roberts, PhD Sue Ellen B. Rocovich, DO, PhD

Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP

James (Jimmy) H. Sanford Raymond D. Smoot, PhD Daniel A. Wubah, PhD

occasion for all of us at VCOM to see these bright, young physicians walk across the stage and into their futures. I know that thousands of patients will benefit from the compassion and expertise they learned during their time at VCOM-Louisiana. In addition, VCOM-Carolinas celebrated their milestone 10th commencement. VCOM and its alumni are truly making a difference in rural and underserved communities, and I could not be more proud of what we are accomplishing together. You’ll also read about VCOM’s ongoing commitment to research. A collaborative research project has led to a significant grant from the NIH to study how cranial OMM might lead to novel treatments for people suffering from brain injuries. You’ll also learn about a research collaboration with Virginia Tech that seeks to discover new treatments for back pain and about a faculty member at VCOM-Auburn who is exploring how the educational environment can foster the development of holistic, caring and practical physicians. You’ll read about faculty members who are having an impact outside of VCOM, like Dr. Gwenn Jackson’s work in Africa and Dr. Stephanie Aldret’s work with the USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling team. There’s a lot of good news in this issue of the VCOM View and I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I did.

Sandy Davis Jimmy Gibbs W. Bruce Hanks Roy E. Heaton, DO Bruce Holstein Randal J. Kirk, JD

Ex-Officio Members: Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, President

Deborah West, EdD, Provost Charles Swaha, CPA, CGMA

AUBURN ADVISORY BOARD

Ex-Officio Members: Heath Parker, DO, Dean Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, President

John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM, Chair Mark Baker

Martin J. Bonick L. Keith Granger Laura Grill Vini Nathan, PhD James (Jimmy) H. Sanford David Thrasher, MD

Deborah West, EdD, Provost Charles Swaha, CPA, CGMA

CAROLINAS ADVISORY BOARD

Ex-Officio Members: Matthew D. Cannon, DO, Dean Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, President

John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM, Chair Graham Adams, PhD Ingo Angermeier William Barnet III Jason Hill, DO, Alumni Association

Deborah West, EdD, Provost Charles Swaha, CPA, CGMA

Representative Bruce Holstien Lee Sowell Steve Trakas A. Alan Turfe, MBA

LOUISIANA ADVISORY BOARD

Ex-Officio Members: Mark Sanders, DO, JD, MPH, LLM, MS, FACOFP, Dean Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, President

John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM, Chair Ron Berry, DBA Nick J. Bruno, PhD W. Bruce Hanks P. Gary Jones, MD Scott McDonald Randy Morris Ed Williams, PhD Kristin Wolkart

Deborah West, EdD, Provost Charles Swaha, CPA, CGMA

VIRGINIA ADVISORY BOARD

Ex-Officio Members: Ronald Januchowski, DO, FACOFP, Dean Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, President

John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM, Chair H. Pat Artis, PhD, AF(AIAA) S(SFTE) Thomas R. Brock Jr., MBA Larry Carpio, DO, Alumni Association Representative

Deborah West, EdD, Provost Charles Swaha, CPA, CGMA

Alan Fabian Bill Flattery Roy E. Heaton, DO Carol Pratt, DDS Jeanne Stosser

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