UNE COM medical students explore rural health needs | TouroCOM educator: Medical students enthusiastic about innovation | Many osteopathic medical schools use Multiple Mini Interview for admissions
Three medical students at University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine are studying how to address rural health care needs through the first research internships with the Maine Rural Graduate Medical Education Collaborative. Their research topics include mental health resources for adolescents, inpatient psychiatric care needs and skin cancer detection.
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Hanna Wollocko, M.D., an adjunct clinical associate professor of internal medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine who researches alternatives to blood transfusions, says the students she works with are enthusiastic about innovation, and many want to be involved in research as well as patient care. "As a researcher, as a doctor, as a teacher, I could not ask for more," Dr. Wollocko says.
Osteopathic medical schools are among those that use the Multiple Mini Interview format for admissions, asking prospective medical students to respond to a series of role-playing scenarios, dilemmas and challenges.
Training at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine provided helped a clinic add treatment based on the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association protocol for patients with opioid use disorder. The treatment has helped increase program attendance, said Jenna Hinkle, MPS, director of education for WVSOM's Center for Rural and Community Health.
The Department of Education has announced several modifications for people holding federal student loan debt, including one-time adjustments for borrowers on income-driven repayment plans who have accumulated the number of payments required for forgiveness. The 2023 AVMA Report on the Economic State of the Veterinary Profession says that about 83% of veterinary graduates over the past five years held some amount of student debt.
AACOM's Academic Recognition Program has officially launched its Health Disparities and Health Equity modules for the 2023-24 school year. All interested third-year osteopathic medical students, faculty and members of the osteopathic medical education community can enroll in the program. The program consists of 11 modules delivered online, including a newly released module on maternal justice.
Art Coleman, JD, will explore in detail the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision on scholarships, financial aid, pathway programs and more tomorrow, August 24 at 4:00 PM ET. Joining him will be Tami Hendriksz, DO, dean and chief academic officer of Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine, who will share her experiences in a state where consideration of race in admissions has been banned since 1996. Register now.
