黑料传送门 is pleased to announce this year鈥檚 recipients of the OJ Snyder Memorial Medal: Oliver Bullock, DO 鈥�78 and Joseph Dieterle, DO 鈥�70; and the recipients of the Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal: Lauren Smith (DO 鈥�16), GA-黑料传送门 campus, and Valerie Moore (DO 鈥�15). The recipients will be honored during Founders' Day on Friday, Jan. 23.
Oliver C. Bullock, DO 鈥�78, chair of the department of community medicine, has served 黑料传送门 for 27 years. Since joining the College鈥檚 faculty in 1988, he has advocated for the importance of community health. 黑料传送门 has supported his efforts in a number of ways, such as developing a program to allay children鈥檚 fears about the doctor鈥檚 office using puppets; and inspiring the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees to build brand new facilities for all 黑料传送门 Healthcare Centers in Philadelphia.
Dr. Bullock鈥檚 advocacy for community health developed as he began practicing medicine in the Philadelphia community where he grew up. Early on, he realized that many patients did not understand or listen to what the doctor was saying. 鈥淚t was obvious that we needed to educate the community, so we started doing health fairs on a regular basis,鈥� he says.
Over the years, Dr. Bullock has made numerous contributions to the field including his service on the Pew Foundation Health Commission, as chairman of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and as vice chairman of the 黑料传送门 Diversity Council. In 2014, he received the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award.
Joseph A. Dieterle, DO 鈥�70, professor emeritus and member of 黑料传送门鈥檚 Board of Trustees, made numerous contributions to the College over the years. He headed the College鈥檚 department of pediatrics for several years and founded a pediatric residency program that trained 26 pediatric residents. In addition, he served as vice president of medical affairs and dean, as well as director of medical education. He also initiated the College鈥檚 DO/MBA dual degree program as well as the Minority Student Scholarship Fund.
In 1989, he took over a private practice in his community of Somers Point, New Jersey; it grew to include three locations and nine osteopathic physicians, five of whom were 黑料传送门 alumni. Other professional accolades include serving as the first and only osteopathic president of the Philadelphia Pediatrics Society; serving on the Governor鈥檚 Task Force for Perinatal Health and the Childbirth Education Association; serving as a distinguished fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics; and being the first pediatric resident to take both the osteopathic and allopathic boards. He also was the first osteopathic resident at St. Christopher鈥檚 Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
鈥淚 always hoped that these achievements would bring well deserved recognition to 黑料传送门,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 had the best of both worlds during my career鈥攖eaching at an outstanding medical school and taking care of children.鈥�
Valerie Moore (DO 鈥�15) says she strives to both be the best person she can be, and to also help others be the best they can be. To that end, she has served in numerous leadership positions and volunteered hundreds of hours to community service projects. At 黑料传送门, she has served as chair of her class and helped organize the 鈥淲alk a Mile in Her Shoes鈥� event for Women Against Abuse, during which male students walked in high heels along City and Monument avenues to raise awareness of domestic violence.
Outside of 黑料传送门, she has worked with the Philadelphia Black Women鈥檚 Health Alliance, a program that implements health initiatives, distributes community resources and provides patient advocacy for women and children throughout the metropolitan Philadelphia area.
Ms. Moore looks forward to a residency and career in pediatrics, noting that she told her mother she wanted to be a 鈥渂aby medical doctor鈥� when she was just three years old. Specifically, she hopes to focus on underserved patient populations. 鈥淚鈥檓 very excited about using the osteopathic philosophy with our littlest, most vulnerable population,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 strongly believe that the ideals and principles of osteopathic medicine are essential to who we are and how we practice as physicians.鈥�
Lauren E. Smith (DO 鈥�16) uncovered her desire to become an osteopathic physician during an anthropological study in Belize. As an intern with that country鈥檚 Ministry of Health, she volunteered at a rural country during a severe outbreak of dengue fever. She worked with public health and clinical sectors of the Belizean government to help create a more feasible and effective prevention and treatment plan. She returned a few months later to conduct a study wherein she interviewed community members about their perceptions of the disease.
鈥淚 became passionate about educating the community in order to make them healthier and safer,鈥� she says. 鈥淪eeing the impact medicine can have on a community inspired me to pursue medicine as a career.鈥� She found osteopathic medicine to be a natural fit, as its holistic approach to understanding humanity mirrors osteopathic medicine鈥檚 holistic approach to health care.
Her passion for osteopathic medicine and teaching led to an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) teaching fellowship at Georgia Campus 鈥� Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she says she learned to think creatively to help her students understand the material. She hopes to pursue a residency and career in general surgery and plans to continue teaching OMM as a preceptor and through lecturing.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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