ACOFP President

By Jan D. Zieren, DO, MPH, FACOFP dist.
April 15, 2009

ACOFP Auxiliary Funds Scholarships for OMS Students
Joan M. Grzybowski, DO FACOFP, Chair of the Scholarship & Student Loan Committee of the ACOFP, thanks the Auxiliary for its ongoing financial support and for assisting the work of the Committee in selecting the 2009 scholarship recipients.

Forty-eight student applications were received for consideration. The Committee is pleased to announce that the following students will each be receiving a $2,000 leadership scholarship:

ATSU/SOMA: Danielle Lynn Barnett, OMSII
KCOM: Andrew Robert Gough, OMSIII
PCOM: Lynn M. Wilson, OMSIII
TOURO-NV: Alesha N. Scott, OMSII

The committee is also pleased to announce that the following students will each be receiving a $1,000 scholarship:

AZCOM: Anastasia Benson, OMSII
DMUOMC: Clinton Cummings, OMSII, Alexandra Iannone, OMSII
LECOM: Corina Bassity, OMSIII, Elizabeth Tevald, OMSI
LMUDCOM: Gregory Nieckula,OMSII
PNWUCOM: Hollyn Nilson, OMSI
NSUCOM: Amanda Bailey, OMSII, David Magness, OMSIV
OUCOM: Laura Stachowicz, OMSII
PCOM: Julie Kohley, OMSII, Mary Rose O'Connor, OMSIV
PCSOM: Danielle Nicole Luther, OMSII
RVUCOM: Danielle Schirm,OMSI
TOURO-NY: Christina Ramgoolam, OMSII
TOURO-NV: Corey Lum,OMSI
UNECOM: Michael G. Ross, OMS II
VCOM: Hillary Shemes, OMSIII .

Resources for Effective Health Care
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program provides osteopathic physicians and patients with comprehensive reviews on the effectiveness and risks for a number of medical conditions. Since 2005, AHRQ has published high-quality reviews on diabetes; digestive system conditions; heart and blood vessel conditions; mental health conditions; muscle, bone, and joint conditions; and some cancers. Summary guides and research reviews for these medical conditions and others are available to physicians and patients free of charge.

FDA Alert - Withdrawal of Raptiva
Genentech and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified health care professionals of the voluntary, phased withdrawal of Raptiva, a medication for treatment of psoriasis, from the U.S. market due to a potential risk to patients of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). By June 8, 2009, Raptiva will no longer be available in the United States. Prescribers are being asked not to initiate Raptiva treatment for any new patients. Prescribers should immediately begin discussing with patients currently using Raptiva how to transition to alternative therapies.

Back to Campus
VCOM takes pride in its international efforts, which begin during the first and second years of training. Short term mission trips over academic breaks provide students with a foundation to consider one month rotations during the 3rd and 4th years. The VCOM clinics and rotation sites are located in the Dominican Republic and the two Central American countries of Honduras and El Salvador. While doing one month rotations in Underserved Care at one of these rotation sites, students decide if they have interest in pursuing the unique dual DO/PhD degree in Global Health offered in partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The ACOFP Student Chapter united with the VCOM student chapter of ACOEP to embark on a mission trip to Honduras, Central America from November 21-November 28, 2008.

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