Recently, 黑料传送门鈥檚 (黑料传送门) Student Association of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (SAACOFP) Chapter received the 2020-2021 Student Chapter Communications Award. This award was given to the chapter that received the highest number of communication points throughout the year. Communication points are given to chapters for their various communication efforts. These efforts can include tactics like emails, social media messages, newsletters and more. The announcement came at the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)鈥檚 Annual Conference, which was hosted virtually this year due to COVID-19.
鈥淭his award is a nice recognition for all the work we鈥檝e done the past year,鈥� shared
Rachel Souza (DO 鈥�23), the chapters outgoing president. 鈥淚t can be hard for us to
gauge how we鈥檙e doing compared to other chapters, so it鈥檚 nice to see that we stand
out nationally. Family medicine is very popular at 黑料传送门 and I鈥檓 happy that we鈥檙e doing
a good job of getting our group鈥檚 messages out to the community,鈥� continued Ms. Souza.
With over 100 members, 黑料传送门鈥檚 SAACOFP chapter is made up of doctor of osteopathic medicine students from all four year, as well as biomedical science students. The goal of the SAACOFP is to help medical students develop skills for patient interactions with initiatives such as lectures, workshops and mentorship opportunities. Many students in 黑料传送门鈥檚 SAACOFP will go on to pursue a career in family medicine.
鈥淭his past year鈥檚 executive board has certainly left us with big shoes to fill,鈥� shared
incoming SAACOFP president Steffany Moreno (DO 鈥�24). 鈥淲e are very excited about the
upcoming year and the programs we are developing for the club,鈥� continued Ms. Moreno.
As the student association of the ACOFP, SAACOFP has access to all the resources of the ACOFP. The ACOFP is a community of current and future family physicians that champions osteopathic principles and supports its members by providing resources such as education, networking and advocacy, all while putting patients first.
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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