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By Jan D. Zieren, DO, MPH, FACOFP
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March 18, 2009
Honors and Awards From the ACOFP Annual Convention!
Congratulations to the following winners who were honored at the ACOFP Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
State Societies Honored
ACOFP presented the 2009 State Society Awards at the Congress of Delegates. Here are this year's winners:
- State Society of the Year Award presented to the Texas ACOFP State Society.
- State Society of the Year Award presented to the Iowa ACOFP State Society.
- State Society Member Service Award presented to the Iowa ACOFP State Society.
- Excellence in State Society Leadership Award presented to the New York ACOFP State Society.
- Excellence in State Society Leadership Award presented to the Florida ACOFP State Society.
- State Society Member Service Award presented to the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
- State Society Public Service Award presented to the Ohio ACOFP State Society.
2009 Poster Presentations Winners
ACOFP offers congratulations to the following poster presentation winners!
Residents Original Research
1st Place - Warren Bodine, DO "Elevated Epstein Barr Virus Titers And Clinically Isolated Syndrome"
2nd Place - Charlene E. Talley, MS, DO "Assessing Parental Views Regarding The Gardisil Vaccine"
Honorable Mention - Katherine Able, DO "Prevalence and Perception of Obesity in El Salvador"
Student Original Research
1st Place - Kerri Kulovitz, OMS "Structural Asymmetry and Its Relation to Sports Injury"
2nd Place - Laura Stachowicz, OMS "Cancer Screening Behaviors In HIV-Infected Older Adults"
Honorable Mention Tie- Jonathan Torres, OMS "Osteopathic Manipulation In The Treatment Of Otitis Media"
and Michelle F. Wallen, OMS "The Effects of Phenylmethimazole On The Development Of Type II Diabetes In LDLR Knockout Mice"
Case Report Winners
Resident- Jessica Masser, DO "A Case Report of Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis Associated with a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule"
Student - Erica Rousseau Clark, OMS "Different Strokes"
2009-2010 National Student Executive Board Election
The Student Association of the ACOFP's chapter delegates elected a new slate of national student officers for the 2009-2010 year. The incoming national student board members are:
President, Danielle L. Barnett, OMSII, ATSU-SOMA
Vice President Alesha Scott, OMSII, TOURO-NV
Secretary Brandi DeBose, OMSII, ATSU/SOMA
Parliamentarian Rebecca Lewis, OMSI, RVUCOM
Harry Morris, DO, PCOM faculty member, will serve as national advisor to the student board.
ACOFP Student Chapter Awards
The President's Award was presented to the ACOFP student chapter of TOURO-Nevada, Alesha Scott, chapter president, in recognition of overall achievements and outstanding contributions to the spirit and mission of the Student Association of the ACOFP.
The A.T. Still Award was presented to the ACOFP Student Chapter of PCOM, Julie E. Kohly, chapter president, for integrating Osteopathic Principles & Practice into family medicine in the tradition of Osteopathic Medicine Founder A.T. Still.
The Communication Award was presented to the ACOFP Student Chapter of ATSU-SOMA, Danielle Lynn Barnett, President, in recognition of outstanding communication initiatives, including an electronic newsletter.
The Humanitarian Award was presented to the ACOFP Student Chapter of Georgia -PCOM, Amanda M. Fischer, President, in recognition of outstanding humanitarian work in their community.
The Peer Award was presented to the PCSOM ACOFP Student Chapter, Danielle Nicole Luther, President, based on a vote by her fellow chapter officers following chapter reports at the D.C. convention.
Congratulations to the top ACOFP student chapters and good luck to all of the 28 ACOFP Student Chapters in the coming year.
Volunteer to be an ACOFP Preceptor
ACOFP is actively recruiting community-based, board-certified osteopathic family physicians to serve as Preceptors for our 10,000 student members as they search out selective elective rotations. We encourage you to sign up or update your information and become a member of the ACOFP National Registry of Preceptors Database. There is no greater influence on the future of the profession. ACOFP also offers some advice and pearls of wisdom for preceptors. Sign up today!
Back to Campus
Guided by ACOFP member Karol Lee Gordon DO, a spectrum of VCOM students participated in a "Caregiver Conference and Resource Fair." This event focused on providing resources for those individuals who give their lives daily to provide for the elderly and those with dementia. Outside of the key presentations there were multiple breakout sessions, one of which VCOM ACOFP students coordinated. Members of the Class of 2012-2010 provided Total Cholesterol Screenings, Blood Pressure Screenings, and Educational Information about cardiac health. Thaddeus M. Pajak is president of the VCOM ACFOP Student Chapter.
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