VCOM View Vol 10 No 1

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EDITOR AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR Cindy Shepard Rawlins Vice President for Communications, Marketing, Website and Publications COMMUNICATIONS TEAM Scott Godwin, Auburn Director for Communications, Marketing and Publications Desi Hammett, Louisiana Director for Communications, Marketing and Publications Lily Knights, Carolinas Director for Communications, Marketing and Publications Jenna Marquardt, Auburn Communications and Graphic Design Grace Milauskas, Virginia Communications Writer NormMiller, Virginia Director for Communications, Marketing and Publications James Nichols, Carolinas Communications and Graphic Design Elijah Bailey, Director of Web Applications CONTRIBUTORS Tiffany Carpenetti, PhD Thim Corvin, MA Sara Jamison Chelsea Porter, DO Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO Louisiana Helicam Chad Chenier Photography MISSION The Mission of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is to prepare globally-minded, community- focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and promote research to improve human health. VCOM View magazine is an annual publication produced by the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine to keep its faculty, staff, friends and supporters informed of the most recent news, events and changes at the College. For a copy of our Outcomes Reports, please see www.vcom. edu/outcomes. ©2020 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. All rights reserved. VCOM is certified by the State Council of Higher Education to operate in Virginia. 4 www.vcom.edu/view

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ON THE COVER: The fourth VCOM campus has opened in Monroe, Louisiana. To learn more about the new campus and its students, see page 6. Photo courtesy of Louisiana Helicam. ABOVE: Dr. Hokie Bird joins Tiffany Carpenetti, PhD, VCOM-Virginia faculty, who worked with students and community members to make and donate masks to help healthcare workers, see page 20.