VCOM View Vol 9-1

FROM THE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST

WE ARE ON A MISSION TO SERVE Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP

V COM IS A TRULY SPECIAL PLACE. Our mission to serve is what propels us forward every single day. In this issue of the VCOM View magazine, you’ll be able to see how our innovative educational programs provide extraordinary experiences to our students and how they benefit each of the communities we serve. Our researchers and their scholarly activities are improving healthcare and education locally and across the nation. We are also grateful to our donors who are changing lives by supporting scholarships for our students. Their incredible gifts

allow our students to concentrate on their education and bringing healthcare to regions that need physicians the most. VCOM alumni are also giving back with endowments to establish permanent scholarships for the next generation of medical students. The College is proud of the many outstanding students and alumni who have been honored nationally as shining stars at the American Osteopathic Foundation Honors Gala recently in Philadelphia. All three campuses come together to provide the best education for our students, finding unity in our collective passion to meet the needs of the underserved. ■

Serving his country and community, Kendall Talley,

VCOM-Auburn Class of 2020, at his Army commissioning ceremony. Talley is the fourth generation of his family to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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