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Tom Rosenzweig, MD, Discipline Chair of Histology and Pathology, recently became certified by the American Board of Pathology.

VIRGINIA CAMPUS

Blaise Costa, M. Pharm, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology, recently published a research article titled, Identification of novel allosteric modulator binding sites in NMDA receptors: A molecular modeling study . Additionally, Dr. Costa was the recipient of the 2015 Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching, given by the students of the

AUBURN CAMPUS

VCOM chapter of Sigma Sigma Phi .

Maria Rodriguez, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor and Director of Epidemiology, Clinical Prevention, and Population Health, presented at the American Public Health Association National Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on November 3. The title of the research project was “Examining Language as a Mechanism of Behavior Change

CAROLINAS CAMPUS

Jennifer Januchowski, RN, Director of the Standardized Patient program, was recently nominated and selected by the NBOME to serve on the Standard Setting panel for the Humanistic Domain of the COMLEX Level 2 PE, which evaluates doctor- patient communication, interpersonal skills and professionalism. Whitney King, Director of Admissions, is engaged to be married to Rich Stokes in April 2016. Rich proposed on a hike to the top of McAfee’s Knob in Roanoke County, Virginia, in July.

among Criminal Justice Offenders.”

TRANSITIONS

Shannon Sampson has accepted the position of Student Services Coordinator for the VCOM– Virginia campus.

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