Virginia Research Day 2025

College Leadership

Ron Januchowski, DO, FACOFP Dean, Virginia Campus Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ronald Januchowski, DO, FACOFP graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993 and did a one-year internship at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He began active duty in the Army at Fort Bragg, initially in an operational capacity and then completed his Family Medicine residency at Womack Army Medical Center in 1998. After leaving active duty in 2001, he went into private practice in Gastonia, North Carolina, and eventually moved to the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area to become the Osteopathic Family Medicine residency director at the first osteopathically accredited residency site in South Carolina. While at Spartanburg Medical Center, he served as the chair of the family medicine department as well as the IRB chair.

Dr. Januchowski started at the VCOM-Carolina’s campus when it opened in 2011 and has served as the associate dean for clinical education and then as the Associate Dean For Preclinical Education. He was very excited to begin his tenure as dean of the VCOM-Virginia campus in October 2023. Dr. Januchowski is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and a professor in the Family Medicine Department of VCOM. He retired from the military with the rank of colonel.

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