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Cookies & Hot Cocoa with SNMA

ebailey — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:24:02 +0000

Cookies & Hot Cocoa with SNMA ebailey Thu, 01/28/2021 - 14:24

Cookies & Hot Cocoa with SNMA

Tags: diversity, Virginia

SNMA will be providing cookies & hot cocoa in the main SWAG��Ƶhallway along with a poster display to recognize prominent African Americans who made advancements in Medicine.

Campus: Virginia

When: February 1, 2021 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST

Accomplished SWAG��Ƶalumnus returns to share advice

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Accomplished SWAG��Ƶalumnus returns to share advice Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/07/2018 - 00:00

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Kevin Sprouse, DO, VCOM-Virginia Class of 2007, VCOM's inaugural class, returned to his alma mater to discuss his career with students and faculty. Having trained as an emergency medicine physician, he made his way into sports medicine and rehab. Dr. Sprouse was hosted by Chris Reilly, PhD, discipline chair for cellular biology and physiology at VCOM-Virginia, who was Dr. Sprouse’s advisor.

Dr. Sprouse's career has included roles such as serving as the physician for the Hawaii Ironman triathlon and being the team doctor for the Education First professional cycling team in events such as the Tour de France. Not only has he opened his own practice in Knoxville, Tennessee, to help high-level athletes, but he travels around the globe with premiere sports teams. Dr. Sprouse's research in nutrition and fitness has been published many times.

During his visit, Dr. Sprouse talked about finding his passion for sports medicine after feeling burnt-out during his emergency medicine residency and reaching out to a team doctor from the Tour de France. “It’s nothing like I originally set out to do; I didn’t even know this was a job,” said Dr. Sprouse.

When asked about his advice to current medical students, Dr. Sprouse had some pointed advice. “Not knowing what you’re doing now is okay, there’s room to dig into topics. I always talk about VCOM, about starting here; there was so much excitement. I’m appreciative of what I learned and the experiences I had here. Don’t always study so hard, take care of yourself first.”

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Governor Northam talks addiction at VCOM-Virginia

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 04:00:00 +0000

Governor Northam talks addiction at VCOM-Virginia Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/18/2018 - 00:00 1539864000

Governor Ralph Northam visited SWAG��Ƶon his final stop in a grand round lecture series on opioid addiction. As a physician and politician, Governor Northam spoke about the devastating impact of opioid addiction and how doctors, like VCOM’s, can combat it.

Governor Northam is a pediatric neurologist who previously taught courses at Eastern Virginia Medical School. After serving as a doctor for the Army, he opened a practice in Norfolk, Virginia. At his practice, he became acutely aware of the legal frustrations faced by patients and started his political career.

Before his lecture, the Governor met with VCOM’s Military Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) recipients, who receive a scholarship in return for military service upon graduation for a roundtable discussion.

With the Governor was Ryan Hall, a recovering addict from Covington, Virginia, who shared his experience with the disease. Hall, whose father is an Allegheny County Sheriff, described his journey from high school football player who was prescribed opioids for a broken leg to someone who struggle with a heroin addiction.

The Governor’s presentation included takeaway’s such as the overwhelming 1,700 opioid deaths that occurred in 2017 in Virginia that exceeded deaths caused by car accidents. He discussed the importance of not just treatment but also prevention when it comes to addiction.

SWAG��Ƶworks to combat the opioid epidemic by using a syllabus that teaches the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The College also has students that are accepted into and attend the Hazeldon Betty Ford Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS) each year. At SIMS they learn about addiction, treatment and recovery firsthand from professionals, patients and affected families. VCOM’s Mission is to improve human health and producing doctors educated about this major health crisis is one step in doing just that.

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