VCOM - Virginia 2018 Yearbook

Board of Directors, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Member of the Board, Bluefield College/ VCOM Consortium for the Joint M.A. program Institutional Representative, National Accreditation of Advisors to the Health Professions SCHEV Advisory Committee Minority Access Role Model Award Minority Access Presenter, “Advancing Diversity and Inclusiveness in STEM” Institutional Representative, Virginia Medical School Recruitment and Retention Task Force/AHEC Advisory Council Regional Conference; National Association for the Advisors for the Health Professions National Conference; and individual colleges and universities including: Hampton University, Drexel University, Georgetown University, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Virginia Tech, Auburn University, Spelman College

Co-Principal Investigator—VCOM Research Eureka Accelerator Program (Gender- Specific Differences in Concussion Tolerance) Co-Principal Investigator—One Health Center for Research (In Vivo Eccentric Loading Therapy to Treat Achilles Tendinopathy) Co-Principal Investigator—VCOM Research Eureka Accelerator Program (Innovative Strategies for Fall Prevention using Osteopathic Evaluation and Balance Training) Co-Principal Investigator—VCOM Research Eureka Accelerator Program (Investigating the Physiological Effects following Cranial Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine) November 2018—Neuroscience 2018 (A Non-pharmacological Therapy Improves Spatial Memory, Waste Clearance and Neurotransmission in Naturally Aged Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease) March 2018—Orthopaedic Research Society 2018 Annual Meeting (Passive Tensile and Viscoelastic Properties of Murine Hindlimb Flexor Muscles) November 2017—Neuroscience 2017 (Improvements in Protective Headgear through Laboratory Evaluation Using Previously Developed Brain Injury Criteria) November 2017—Neuroscience 2017 (Clearance of Brain Metabolic Waste in a Natural Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease) Feb 2018—Virginia Tech Helmet Study Helped Lead to First-Ever Blood Test for Concussions news article Authored six publications.

Gunnar Brolinson, DO, receiving the Mentor of the Year Award at the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine National Conference.

May 2018—AOASM Annual Conference – Columbus, OH (Status Post Concussion: The Impact on Motor Control) Oct 2017—AOA OMED 2017 – Philadelphia, PA (Post Concussion Research Update and Treatment Options) November 2017—Grand Rounds, University of Miami School of Medicine (Head Impact Biomechanics, Sensors and Concussion Research Update) November 2017—VCOM Research Retreat (State of Research at VCOM) Principal Investigator – American Osteopathic Association (Head Impact Biomechanics, Concussion and Osteopathic Structural Diagnosis and Treatment) Co-Investigator—National Institutes of Health (Biomechanical Basis of Pediatric MTBI Due to Sports Related Concussion) Co-Investigator—NCAA/DOD (Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium) Co-Investigator—DJO LLC (Gender Differences in the Performance Response to Brace Wear Following ACL Reconstruction) Collaborator—National Science Foundation (MRI: Acquisition of a Force-measuring Treadmill for Biomedical Experimentation and Assistive Device Development

Bill King, MBA Member, Council of Osteopathic Admissions

Officers; Member, Council of Student Service Officers; Member, Diversity

VCOM was presented with the Minority Access Award in 2017 for its role in diversity and inclusion initiatives. VCOM is the only medical school recipient of this national award. Accepting the award was Bill King, Vice President for Student Services, with Andrea Mickle, President of Minority Access, Inc.

Committee, AACOM Evaluator; Consultant, Student Services —Commission on Osteopathic College of Accreditation AOA Greatness Corps Advisor, National Health Services Corps

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