West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine - Medicus Yearbook (Lewisburg, WV)

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STUDENT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION THE STUDENT OSTEPPATHIC MEDICAL AS- SOCIATION ISOMAJ IS AN INDEPENDENT, NA- TIONAL, STUDENT GOVERNED ORGANIZA- TION CLAIMING MEMBERSHIP IN THE OSTEO- PATHIC COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE UNIT- ED STATES. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION AND TO OBTAIN BENEFITS FOR ITS STUDENT MEM- BERS REGARDING INSURANCE, PUBLICA- TIONS, AND VARIOUS STUDY OPPORTUNI- TIES. BEVERLY WARREN,RECORDING SECRETARY, JAY BARKER, WAYNE BRACKENRICH, TOM GRADNER. ROW II: LILLIAN AVNER, GREG PICK, STUDENT SENATE REPRESENTATIVE, STEVE GOYKOVICH,TREASURER,JENNY MILLER, PRESIDENT, JOHN HENDERSON,LARRY BAKER,VICE PRESIDENT, BOADIE HOY, ROW III: DAVE APGAR, NATIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE, GEORGE CATER, DAVE HARRISON, CHARLES HANSHAW. AT WVSOM, THE SOMA CHAPTER TAKES AN INDUSTRIOUS PART IN THE PUBLIC RE- LATIONS OF THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFES- SION WITHIN THE STATE. THE CHAPTER CONDUCTS SERVICE PROJECTS SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDING THE STUDENT MEMBERS WITH VALUABLE MEDICAL EXPERIENCE. OTHER ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE CHAPTER ARE: A GUEST LECTURE SERIES FEATURING PROMINENT PHYSICIANS, SPECIAL INTEREST PAPERS, AND A PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS ACTING AS LECTURERS GO INTO THE COMMUNITIES DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THE OSTEO- PATHIC PROFESSION. ROW I: DIANE MOLISKY, JON MOLISKY, BILL RICHARDSON, RICK FOUTCH, J.P. SUTHER- LAND, CARMEN ROSALES. ROW II: JEFF MANN, GARY SAJKO, CHARLES PORTER- FIELD, KEVIN RAGOSTA, CLINT SLOAN, TOM WHITLOCK, JEFF HUNT. ROW III: HAL ARMI- STEAD, PAT FORD, KENDALL WILSON, ELAINE WARD, JOE OBEBE, PETE HOY, DAVID WEAV- ER, DALLAS PETREY. 105

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I I In x Q I' STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION I ?f..,, I ' I f fa I X I DAVID OFSA, TREASURER, LILLIAN AVNER, RECORDING SECRETARY, GEORGE CATER PRESIDENT, BRUCE BARGER, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, CHUCK STEMPLE VICE PRESIDENT. THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS LATERAL COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT BODY AND ACTS AS THE SOLE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY TO THE FACULTY, ADMINISTRATION, FELLOW PRO- FESSIONALS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE ELECTED OFFICERS INCLUDE THE PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, RECORDING SECRETARY, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. THESE OFFICERS COMPRISE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PRESIDENT AND' ONE MEMBER-AT-LARGE FROM EACH CLASS, ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH RECOGNIZED CAMPUS ORGANIZATION, AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPRISE THE STUDENT SENATE. THE STUDENT SENATE CONDUCTS BUSINESS RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS.

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CHRISTIA MEDICAL SOCIETY THE CHRISTIAN MEDICAL SOCIETY IS A NATIONAL PROFES- SIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, MED- ICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS, WHO HAVE BANDED TO- GETHER TO SERVE CHRIST THROUGH THEIR PROFESSION. CMS HELPS ITS MEMBERS WRESTLE WITH THE INCREASING ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PROFESSION, ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE GIVEN TO THE WHOLE PERSON, AND INTERACT WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HEALING PRO- FESSION WHO FACE COMMON PROBLEMS. CMS LIVES WITH THE CONVICTION THAT MEDICINE IS AN AVENUE OF MINISTRY. FOR THIS REASON, A LOCAL CHAPTER WAS ORGANIZED AT WVSOM AND HOPES TO BE OF SUCH SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. ROW I: DAVE HARRISON, PRESIDENT, DR. MIKE SMITH, SPONSOR, STEVE GOY- KOVICH, VICE PRESIDENT. ROW II: DON HOLMES, COLLEEN RISSELL, ELAINE WARD, NAT CHRISTIAN. ROW III: IOHN CAVELL, IOHN HENDERSON, HAL ARMI- STEAD. NOT PICTURED: BEVERLY WARREN, SECRETARYfTREASURER