VCOM - Virginia 2016 Yearbook

Awards and Honors Faculty and Staff VCOM OFFICERS

ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP Cindy Shepard Rawlins 2015 Annual ARC

Poster judge - Via Research Recognition Day in February 2016 Poster judge for research posters for the ACOFP Convention in April 2016

Dixie Tooke- Rawlins, DO, FACOFP AACOM Council of Presidents Served as a member of the House of Delegates of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Auburn Research Advisory Board American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Chair – Health Quality Workgroup, Southwest Virginia Health Authority Virginia Healthcare Workforce Development Authority Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia’s Council of Presidents American Osteopathic Foundation Board of Directors President – Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association (VOMA Collaborative Committee, AACOM Medical Outreach Committee and Osteopathic Clinical Research Committee, ACOFP Appointed to the Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine, AOA Nominee for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Council on Graduate Medical Education Advisory Committee Education Pillar moderator for the Osteopathic International Alliance Meeting in Montreal, Canada in September 2015 Hosted seminar speakers Terrence Mulligan, DO, MPH and Emily Esmaili, DO as part of the “Leading Global Health” program Created “VCOM Focus” initiative Designed Osteopathic Inspirationals Jan Willcox, DO, FACOFP Dean of the Virginia campus AACOM Board of Deans Chair - International

William King, MBA AACOM Council of Osteopathic Admissions Officers AACOM Council of Student Service Officers Evaluator – Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) Consultant for Student Services – Commission on Osteopathic College of Advisor - National Health Services Corps Institutional Representative – National Accreditation of Advisors to the Health Professions (NAAHP) SCHEN Advisory Committee Minority Access Role Model Award AACOM Diversity Committee Member Institutional Representative - Virginia Medical School Recruitment and Retention Task Force/AHEC Advisory Council Professional Presentations representing VCOM and the Osteopathic Medical Profession: South Association of Advisors for Health Professions (SAAHP) Regional Conference; National Association for the Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) National Conference; and individual colleges and universities including: Hampton University, Drexel University, Georgetown University, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida Accreditation (COCA) AOA Greatness Corps

International Silver Award for VCOM’s 2014 Annual Report: Turning your desire to help others into a lifelong mission,

under “Health and Education.” The winning report was exhibited in New York City, NY; Hamburg, Germany; and Beijing, China. September, 2016. 2015 Collegiate Advertising Awards - Gold Award for “Thinking of Medical School?” digital advertising campaign for the three VCOM campus locations, in the Graduate School Website Advertising category. February, 2016. 2015 Collegiate Advertising Awards - Gold Award for the 2015 Annual Report and Yearbook: Building on a Tradition of Success, in the Graduate School Annual Report category. February, 2016. 2015-16 Advancement Awards from the Council for Advancements and Support of Education (CASE) Southeast District III. Received special merit award for Magazine/Tabloid Improvement. 2015 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Second place for Best Advertising for the “Thinking of Medical School?” advertising campaign for the Auburn campus. AACOM Marketing and Communications Council member. American Advertising Federation - Roanoke Chapter member. Ward Stevens Chair - Council for Rural Virginia

Dean Sutphin, PhD Minority Access Role Model Award

Deborah West, MA The Effect of Required Academic Support Services on Academic Performance in the Medical School Setting. Presented at: 11 Annual

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