VCOM - Virginia 2016 Yearbook

Saluting Tomorrow’s Heroes

O n May 4, 2015, the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) held its Military Promotion Ceremony for the College’s Uniformed Service Members. Honoring 17 graduates within the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), the ceremony took place on Virginia Tech’s campus in the War Memorial Chapel. Distinguished guests included Ronald Januchowski, DO, VCOM Associate Dean of Curriculum, Assessment and Evaluation on the VCOM–Carolinas campus, and Colonel of the U.S. Army Reserves; Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, VCOM President and Provost; Barbara Walker, DO, U.S. Army (ret), VCOM AOA Campus Representative; and guest speaker Clinton E. Adams, DO, MC, USN (ret), Rear Admiral, US Navy.

Students from this prestigious group will go on to serve in the Navy, Air Force, and Army, with residencies at our nation's military medical centers beginning in the summer of 2015.

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