VCOM - Virginia 2017 Yearbook

Class of 2017 Awards and honors

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS Student Organization & Committee Presidents Annemarie Juliette Anglim – American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Anca Maria Dauer – Christian Medical and Dental Association National Student Community (CMDA) Jazzmine Cristina Hernandez – Latina Medical Student Association (LMSA) Southeast Region Erin Marie Kelly – Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) Michael Richard Mabry – Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) Ahsan Meheraly Merchant – Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) Kaitlyn Elizabeth O’Keefe – Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) Madeline Maria-Fernanda Perry – Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Southeast Region Meghan Elise Powell – American Society of Anesthesiologists Meghan Elise Powell – Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists

BIOMEDICAL AND RESEARCH AWARDS Biomedical Distinguished Scholars Jordan Burnette Rajdeep Chana Alexandra Lambert Rose Silbak Research Scholars Lauren Becker – Concussions increase the frequency of lower extremity sprains and strains in the first 90 days post-concussion Jared Brackenrich – A Preliminary Study to Determine the Diagnostic Capability of a Wood’s Lamp for Cutaneous Fungal Infections in Underserved Areas of the Dominican Republic Tyler Chapman – Effects of Short Term Maternal and Paternal QAC Exposure On Embryo Development Joseph Kidd – 2nd Year Osteopathic Medical Students' Exposure to a Community Health Assessment and Intervention Project Michael Mabry – Completed a full spectrum of research, product development, testing, implementation and evaluation of prosthetics for amputees in the continuities around VCOM international clinic in Honduras, all over a 3 year period. The outcome is returning amputees a quality of life and holistic care in the true spirit of osteopathy. Tessa Mullins – A Preliminary Study to Determine the Diagnostic Capability of a Wood’s Lamp for Cutaneous Fungal Infections in Underserved Areas of the Dominican Republic Claire Repine – Effects of Short Term Maternal and Paternal QAC Exposure On Embryo Development

Family Medicine Katie Kennedy Alexandra Tarasidis Amy Whittaker Jones

Geriatrics Michael Bishop Zachary Bugos Katie Kennedy

Internal Medicine Katie Kennedy Ji-Suk Moon Kaitlyn O’Keefe

Obstetrics & Gynecology Michael Kalinowski Elizabeth Sommerfield

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Ahsan Merchant Jessica McClaughlin Jordan Burnette

Pediatrics Michael Sternberg Caroline Yoon Browning Cassidy Cooper

HONOR CODE COUNCIL Telycia (Marie) Johnson (Chair) Baninder Kaur Baidwan (Vice Chair)

Psychiatry Cassidy Cooper Joe Kidd Cullen Truitt

Lauren Becker Rajdeep Chana Dezarae Leto

Surgery Catherine Michele Frakes Rohini Manaktala Dwayne David North Underserved Care Quraish Fazleabas Magdalena Bax Elizabeth Henderson

Spencer Masiewicz Jennifer Sadowski

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