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MEDICAL OUTREACH EXPERIENCES ARE A KEY COMPONENT IN EDUCATING STUDENTS TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, VCOM STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT OF PROVIDING CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO LIVE IN POOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS. FROM THE TIME THEY COMMENCE THEIR MEDICAL EDUCATION, VCOM STUDENTS GAIN SKILLS IN PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICINE THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE CAMPUSES AS WELL AS REGIONALLY. BEGINNING IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, VCOM STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PUBLIC HEALTH, PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS, FREE SCREENING EVENTS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MINI-MEDICAL SCHOOLS AT RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, ALL WHILE RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM EXPERIENCED FACULTY AND STAFF. REGIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS FROM THE TIME THEY BEGIN THEIR MEDICAL EDUCATION, VCOM STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. THIS PAST YEAR, THE VCOM CAMPUSES WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE ON A WIDESPREAD BASIS, AS RESTRICTIONS FOR PUBLIC GATHERINGS WERE LESSENED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ACROSS THE FOUR CAMPUSES, VCOM'S STUDENTS ANSWERED THE CALL OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND COULD BE SEEN SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH FOOD AND SUPPLY DRIVES, OFFERING HEALTH SCREENINGS AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO THE PUBLIC. OUR NEWEST CAMPUS WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM GETTING INVOLVED EARLY AND PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE. WHEN HURRICANE IDA AFFECTED AREAS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND SENT EVACUEES NORTH TO MONROE, VCOM LOUISIANA STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF ROSE TO THE OCCASION AND JOINED FRONT LINE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE DISPLACED BY THE DISASTER. JOINED BY REGIONAL DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS, CITY OFFICIALS AND AREA COLLEGIATE NURSING STUDENTS, THEY COMPLETED TRIAGE FORMS, WROTE AND FILLED PRESCRIPTIONS, ASSISTED IN MEETING BASIC HYGIENE NEEDS, TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE AND OTHER VITALS, AND PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES TO THE HUNDREDS OF EVACUEES WHO TOOK SHELTER AT THE MONROE CIVIC CENTER. A SMALL SAMPLE OF JUST A FEW COMMON EVENTS HELD AT EACH CAMPUS IS DESCRIBED BELOW. THESE ACTIVITIES REPRESENT ONLY A FRACTION OF THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THAT WERE HELD, WITH EACH CAMPUS HAVING A VARIETY OF EVENTS UNIQUE TO THEIR COMMUNITY. PLEASE ALSO VIEW OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF LOCAL OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS. MINI-MED SCHOOLS - A CORNERSTONE OF VCOM'S MISSION IS TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS. "MINI-MEDICAL SCHOOLS," WHICH ALLOW RURAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A VIEW BEHIND THE SCENES INTO THE LIVES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS, ARE A KEY COMPONENT. VCOM STUDENTS, AS PART OF THEIR APPALACHIAN OUTREACH AND INTERPROFESSIONAL EARLY CLINICAL EXPERIENCES (IECE) TRAINING, ASSIST FACULTY IN CONDUCTING THE PROGRAM 14 FRIDAYS A YEAR. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ROTATE THROUGH SIX STATIONS, EACH STAFFED BY VCOM STUDENTS AND DEDICATED TO A COMMON HEALTH PROBLEM. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONSIDER HEALTHCARE AS A POTENTIAL CAREER OPTION. SUMMER ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE (SEE) - EACH SUMMER, VCOM HOSTS SUMMER CAMPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FROM RURAL AREAS AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS, WITH ONE WEEK FOR BOYS AND THE OTHER FOR GIRLS. THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE (SEE) IS OFFERED TO RISING SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY AND MEDICAL SCIENCE. DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, THE SEE PROGRAM ALSO GIVES THEM AN APPRECIATION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. STEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE WORLD OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN HEALTHCARE CAREERS AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH STUDENTS FROM RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS, VCOM STUDENTS AND FACULTY PROVIDE A NUMBER OF STEM PROGRAMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS DISTINGUISH VCOM AS HAVING ONE OF THE NATION'S OUTSTANDING MEDICAL SCHOOL GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS WHILE SUPPORTING THE VISION AND MISSION OF THE COLLEGE. VCOM PROVIDES EXPERIENCE FOR FUTURE PHYSICIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE-WEEK LONG INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL OUTREACH TRIPS FOR SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AND FACULTY PHYSICIANS, 12 TIMES ANNUALLY. STUDENTS IN THEIR THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ROTATIONS. WITH THREE YEAR-ROUND MEDICAL CLINICS AND HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HONDURAS, COUPLED WITH EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATIONS WITH THE APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF PHARMACY, THE NURSING PROGRAM AT BLUEFIELD UNIVERSITY (AND OTHER PARTNERS), THE VCOM INTERNATIONAL CLINIC SITES PROVIDE A MOST UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. THESE EXPERIENCES FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INDIVIDUAL PATIENT CARE TO POPULATIONS IN NEED ALLOWING STUDENTS TO BECOME GLOBALLY- MINDED, COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PHYSICIANS. RAPIDLY EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ALSO PROVIDES STUDENTS AND FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES TO USE APPLIED RESEARCH TO ENHANCE PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND PROMOTION OF BETTER HEALTHCARE PRACTICES. IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19, INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH TRIPS WERE TEMPORARILY HALTED DURING 2020 FOR THE SAFETY OF VCOM STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. VCOM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL CLINICS THROUGH STUDENT FUNDRAISERS, DONATIONS OF SUPPLIES AND BI-WEEKLY VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETINGS. TO FURTHER CONTINUE SERVING AND HELP PLAY A PART IN COMBATING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, VCOM STUDENTS CHANNELED ADDITIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS TOWARDS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, VCOM REGIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS FOCUSED ON ORGANIZING AND IMPLEMENTING NUMEROUS DONATION DRIVES, DISASTER RELIEF AND COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS HELD AT CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND HEALTH CLINICS THOUGHOUT OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE VCOM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ADVANCE WHERE POSSIBLE WITH CURRENT COVID SAFETY RESTRICTIONS. SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL CLINICS, RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAS CONTINUED. STUDENT INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS REMAINS HIGH BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAMS. INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ROTATIONS WITH THIRD- AND FOURTH-YEAR STUDENTS HAVE RESUMED IN HONDURAS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. USNS COMFORT MEDICAL OUTREACH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RECENT DEVELOPMENT INVOLVING THE COLLEGE'S INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM WAS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN VCOM AND SOUTHCOM THAT WAS SIGNED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022. TRIPS BEGAN DURING THE FALL OF 2022, WITH VCOM FACULTY PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (HPSP) MILITARY STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL ROTATIONS ON THE USNS COMFORT MEDICAL SHIP FOR ONE-WEEK ENGAGEMENTS IN HONDURAS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. VCOM CLINIC PHYSICIANS AND INCOUNTRY MEDICAL PROVIDERS ASSIST WITH MEDICAL OUTREACH IN THE COUNTRIES WHEN THEY ARE ON SHORE. UP TO FOUR PHYSICIANS AND EIGHT VCOM THIRD- AND FOURTH-YEAR HPSP STUDENTS PER TRIP LIVE ON THE COMFORT AND PARTICIPATE WITH US MILITARY AND INCOUNTRY MEDICAL PROVIDERS ON TRIPS TO BOTH HONDURAS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ONLINE GLOBAL HEALTH COURSES AND RESEARCH THE COLLEGE AND OTHER COLLABORATORS ARE DEVELOPING AN ONLINE GLOBAL HEALTH CURRICULUM THAT PERTAINS TO INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH TRIPS, ROTATIONS, RESIDENCIES AND VCOM GRADUATE PROGRAMS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE TROPICAL DISEASE AND TRAVEL MEDICINE TO PREPARE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ROTATIONS, ENGAGEMENTS AND EXPERIENCES.; MEDICAL SPANISH - AN ONLINE MEDICAL SPANISH COURSE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ROTATIONS AND TRIPS WAS COMPLETED. BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN THE HCMO CLUB WILL OFFER TUTORING TO COMPLEMENT THE ONLINE COMPONENTS; GLOBAL HEALTH CLINICAL SKILLS - ONLINE MODULES WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS OF CLINICAL EXAMS, UTILIZATION OF INTERPRETERS, WRITING PRESCRIPTIONS, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, AND OTHER RELATED TOPICS. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION WERE AN EXCELLENT USE OF TIME DURING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID; AND ADVANCE VCOM OUTREACH, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. PLEASE VISIT THE EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (VCOM) WEBSITE AT - WWW.VCOM.EDU FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR LATEST EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES THROUGH WHICH VCOM IS CHANGING THE WORLD, PLEASE SEE OUR 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AT: WWW.VCOM.EDU/NEWS-AND-EVENTS/PUBLICATIONS/ANNUAL-REPORTS |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
DESCRIPTION GRANTS EXPENSES REVENUE OTHER RESEARCH & PUBLIC SERVICES 9,725,701 3,603,461 TOTALS 9,725,701 3,603,461 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 |
TWO BOARD MEMBERS, JOHN G. ROCOVICH AND SUE ELLEN ROCOVICH ARE SPOUSES, AND THE PRESIDENT, DR. DIXIE TOOKE-RAWLINS AND A VICE PROVOST, FREDERIC RAWLINS, ARE SPOUSES. MOREOVER, A BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER, JOHN G. ROCOVICH, AND ANOTHER OFFICER, DENNIS BARBOUR, ARE PARTNERS AT THE SAME LAW FIRM. |
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THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF 16 DIRECTORS. |
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ALL DIRECTORS SHALL BE APPOINTED, FROM TIME TO TIME, BY THE SOLE MEMBER, THE HARVEY W. PETERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION. |
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THE BOARD REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 DURING A BOARD MEETING ON 11/4/2022 AND SUBSEQUENTLY REVIEWED CHANGES PRIOR TO FILING. CHARLES SWAHA, CFO, AND DIXIE TOOKE-RAWLINS, PROVOST AND PRESIDENT, REVIEWED THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IN ADVANCE OF THE BOARD MEETING AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS WITH THE TAX RETURN PREPARER, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY UPDATED THE FORM 990. |
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OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CFO INITIATES AN ANNUAL SURVEY EVERY SPRING FOR BOARD MEMBERS. THE FORMS ARE COLLECTED AND REVIEWED BY THE CFO FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
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EDWARD VIA VIRGINIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (VCOM) INTENDS TO PERFORM A SALARY SURVEY EVERY THREE YEARS. A SALARY SURVEY WAS COMPLETED LAST FISCAL YEAR. HUMAN RESOURCES LEADERSHIP ANALYZES DATABASES WITH SALARY INFORMATION (E.G. VIRGINIA TECH AND OTHER PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) AND REVIEWS SIMILAR SCHOOLS' FORM 990S IN GUIDESTAR. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. THE DELIVERABLE PRODUCED IS A REPORT BY POSITION WHICH INCLUDES A SALARY RECOMMENDATION WITH COMPARISON TO DATA FOUND DURING THE SURVEY. THE REPORT IS REVIEWED BY THE PROVOST AND PRESIDENT. THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD APPROVES AND REVIEWS SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST AND CAMPUS DEANS. |
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REQUESTS WILL BE EVALUATED BY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE COLLEGE. REQUESTS FOR A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE GENERALLY ARE HONORED. MOST FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1E: |
LINE 1E REPRESENTS FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.