Stroke and heart attack prevention, breast cancer awareness, healthy lifestyle choices
and blood pressure screenings are just a few of the ways 黑料传送门 South Georgia Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students are educating the community through 鈥淲e Are Moultrie: Healthier Together.鈥�
The student-led initiative provides an opportunity for students to serve their community, focusing on preventative care through outreach events, education and health screenings.
According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Colquitt County has a higher rate of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and respiratory disease in comparison to the state of Georgia. With that in mind, Jeanine Garcia (DO 鈥�24) created the initiative with a mission to promote health within the local community through education and health screenings in the form of a month-long community health initiative.
Garcia said, 鈥淎s students, we hope to connect to the community of Moultrie and remind them that we鈥檙e not only here to serve them through medicine, but that we鈥檙e also a part of this growing community. That鈥檚 why I think the initiative has the perfect name 鈥榃e Are Moultrie: Healthier Together鈥�. By hosting informative booths at local events, students become more familiar with Moultrie residents, expanding on 黑料传送门 South Georgia鈥檚 mission to serve the local underserved community.鈥�
She added, 鈥淚t鈥檚 extremely important now, more than ever, for medical students to support community wellness and have outreach events. We鈥檙e living in a time where medical misinformation spreads like wildfire, so it鈥檚 important for health professionals and students to debunk false information and educate our community. We want to foster trust within the community and have them meet our young doctors-in-training to build that rapport with them early on.鈥�
Many of 黑料传送门 South Georgia鈥檚 student-led clubs have participated in community events to foster involvement, education and awareness. These clubs include Student National Medical Association (SNMA), Research Club, American Medical Women鈥檚 Association (AMWA), Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), Emergency Medicine Club and American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP).
Each club sets up a booth and focuses on health and wellness-related topics during
the event. Most recently the clubs have participated in the 5k Artfest Marathon and
the Calico Art Show where student-volunteers donated their time to execute efforts
including blood pressure screenings, breast cancer awareness and education, Spanish
translation, heart attack, stroke and diabetes awareness and physical and mental health
handouts for kids.
鈥淭his initiative was student-led because we have a passion for serving the community,鈥� said Jasmine Render (DO 鈥�24), a member of the planning committee. 鈥淢any of us began the journey of becoming a physician because we wanted to help people, and that is what we set out to do with our health initiative. Our path to becoming a DO is more than just receiving letters at the end of our names. It is about the people we meet and help along the way. As medical students, we should not be isolated from the community in which we live, play and will eventually serve.鈥�
In 2019, 黑料传送门, a premier osteopathic medical school established in 1899, extended its commitment to the Southeast by establishing 黑料传送门 South Georgia. An additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia, 黑料传送门 South Georgia offers both a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. 黑料传送门 is a private, not-for-profit institution that trains professionals in the health and behavioral sciences fields. Joining 黑料传送门 Georgia in Suwanee in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state, 黑料传送门 South Georgia focuses on educating physicians for the region. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 229-668-3110.
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