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D O C T O R
SOMA Newsletter O C T O B E R , 2 0 1 0 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3
S P E C I AL
P O I N T S O F I N -
T E R ES T :
President’s Mes-
sage
Timeline of
SOMA events
2010-2011
National Officer
Updates & Arti-
cles
Chapter High-
lights
Political Briefing
More Chapter
Highlights
SOMA VP
Update
2010-2011
SOMA National
Officers
AOA Council of Student Affairs Updates Meeting – Monday, Oct. 25th 2010
San Francisco, CA
Issues Discussed:
Student Clearinghouse initiative – now up and running on AOA website, check it out!
AOA’s still open to ideas for a different name for this clearinghouse, so if you have any
ideas, let me know and I’ll pass them along! (email [email protected] )
Revitalized AOA website – the entire AOA website has undergone a huge makeover,
so be sure to browse through that at www.osteopathic.org
Outreach & communication to osteopathic medical students
SOMA- emails & phone calls from national leadership down to local level
List Serve – mass emails to all members
Website, Newsletter, Online blogs
CSA Newsletter – passed down through SOMA & COSGP avenues
Town-hall teleconference meetings with student & AOA leaders—This idea’s still in
the early stages, we’re hoping to coordinate the first teleconference with the AOA’s DC
office and focus on the topic of student debt. More info. Will be forthcoming!
Osteopathic medical student debt
Tuition has been increasing 3-7% per year
Interest on federal student loans has reached 7-9%
Ideas to help relieve the strain of this debt:
Tax-deductible interest payments
Making residency income non-taxable (Mayo vs. Supreme Court)
Compiled list of repayment options, tips & tricks to save money – CSA members
working to compile. Let us know if you have any recommendations!
Addressing students about wise decision making during school to minimize debt and
manage money/debt wisely
Workshops at national conventions & local chapter meetings
Above list distributed when ready
Osteopathic graduate medical education expansion
The AOA is currently working on an initiative to encourage any residency program that
has an 85% or greater fill rate to expand those slots by 15%.
With all of the new osteopathic colleges opening up, requirements for these schools to
establish new residency programs was discussed. I am currently looking in to the issue,
specifically through the COCA (Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation) and
will report back to everyone once I get some more detailed info!
* Basic COCA information
P A G E 3
New ACGME regulations
AOA is currently constructing their corresponding updated regulations – will likely be
very similar, but perhaps allowing programs more time to comply. We will keep you all
posted when the final recommendations are released.
We want to know how students feel about the new regulations – if you have not, please
fill out the survey that was recently emailed out. If you did not get it and want to offer
your input, email [email protected]!
Elective / ―Away‖ rotations database
Current SOMA clinical clerkship database being expanded – get in on the competition
and a chance to win $500 toward rotation travel and/or a free dinner meeting on clinical
clerkships & residency application for your entire chapter! Email our clinical clerkship
coordinator Crystal Scott for more information – [email protected]
We are looking into working with COSGP and CIR to expand the database’s housing
options, offering suggestions of other students/residents in the area who are willing to
have guests stay with them, etc…
Next Steps for the CSA
Next conference call scheduled for Jan 13th – 8pm EST
1st CSA newsletter set to be distributed in early 2011
Please let us know what is on your mind so that we can address all student concerns this
year!
Crystal Lenz, OMS IV
SOMA National President 2010-2011
Taking the Road Less Traveled
P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3
Jennifer Luo
SOMA Region I Trustee
Often medical students enter medical school and go the traditional path of completing
medical school in four years after going through the basic science education and then
hospital rotation training. A small percentage of students opt for slightly alternative
paths by deciding to take some time off in the middle of their medical training to pur-
sue other plans such as other degrees, fellowship, research, volunteer, or leadership
experiences. Dual degree programs may be an especially appealing option as medical
students may choose to pursue a joint degree such as MS, PhD, MPH, JD, or MBA, etc. There are currently twenty-six
osteopathic medical schools and thirty-six locations within the United States. At least half of the osteopathic schools
offer some form of dual degree program.
Everyone has various reasons for why they choose to pursue and devote some time to his or her time away from the tra-
ditional medical curriculum. Take me for example, I am a dual/degree student working to complete a DO/MPH degree
within five years. For myself, I chose to complete a DO/MPH because I hope to utilize the MPH training to gain a better
understanding of scientific and clinical papers, public policy, and public health issues to utilize throughout my future
career in medicine. I am hoping to have a component of research in my future clinical practice. My ideal is to have a
practice in which I treat a specific patient population and then have the ability to utilize that specific population to par-
ticipate in academic or clinical research studies. I recognize the need to have a better understanding of epidemiology/
statistics principles and I believe the MPH degree would be beneficial toward those goals.
We would like you as SOMA members to be aware that national SOMA supports and encourages dual degree and non-
traditional students. SOMA provides extended membership for those who are taking extra years to complete their DO
degree. Aside from me as a DO/MPH candidate, our current SOMA executive board has various students who fall under
this category, just to name a few there is Joe Pristen who is a DO/PhD candidate, Stephanie Marcy who is a DO/MBA
candidate and Gloria Lopez and Andi Wenner who are OMM fellows. Many of the current SOMA executive and na-
tional board continue to be involved during his or her alternate degree year. In addition, many of our SOMA board
members utilize their dual degree interest within their SOMA position as Joe Pristen is currently our SOMA Director of
Research & Development and Andi Wenner is our SOMA Osteopathic Principles and Practice Coordinator.
Please feel reach out to any of us on the board if you have interest in pursuing a dual degree and have any questions re-
garding how to continue to be involved with SOMA during your medical school training. We would gladly welcome
questions and work with you to continue your involvement with SOMA.
____________________________________________________
http://www.aacom.org/resources/ome/2010-06/Pages/grads.aspx
P A G E 5
OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL
July, 2011Summer Conference
Date – TBAChicago, IL
April 8-10, 2011SOMA Spring Convention
Washington, D.C.
April 7, 2011DO Day on the
HillWashington, D.C.
December, 2010Unity Project
Date/LocationTBA
October 1, 2010National SOMA
Membership Drive ends
October 22-24, 2010
SOMA Fall Convention
San Francisco, CA
P A G E 6
P A G E 7
SOMA Treasury Report
As discussed at the Summer Meeting, I have been working on making the SOMA treasury more accessible to
the other members of the Board of Trustees and National Board. We will be transitioning from an older ver-
sion of Quickbooks to an online version that will be accessible from anywhere. Following this transition, access
to relevant accounts will be streamlined with a higher level of oversight.
As a group, the Board of Trustees and National Board have discussed the impact of a sluggish economy on the
bottom line. As such, we made a commitment to cut costs where possible across the board without cutting vital
chapter support. We've reduced travel costs and retooled our convention schedules to minimize hotel charges.
We hope to leave SOMA as strong financially as possible.
At our latest meeting in San Francisco, I and future treasurer Jennifer Luo, held a workshop concerning chap-
ter finances and fundraising. We discussed ideas to increase revenue on campus by finding a niche for SOMA
among several competing on-campus organizations. Overall, the attendees shared their successes and failures
with specific ideas to increase revenue and membership in upcoming years.
Finally, we discussed what is required for a successful financial transition from year to year. Transitioning
from treasurer to treasurer on both a local and national level is a daunting task. There is a steep learning
curve that requires early focus on methods and rules of finance for each institution. It's my goal to make this a
smoother and more standardized process so that chapters do not find themselves in financial hardship well into
the school year. We came to a consensus to transition earlier and more extensively in order to start the new
fiscal year ahead instead of in the red.
I have enjoyed hearing about the creative ideas which each chapter utilizes to increase their presence on cam-
pus. I'd appreciate you sharing any ideas, successes, or failures so that we can all learn as an organization how
to continue growth and financial stability.
Jeremy Curtis
SOMA National Treasurer
SOMA Foundation Finances P A G E 8
SOMA Foundation Silent Auction
In San Francisco on October 23rd-25th, SOMA held its annual silent auction. We had generous donations
from many local San Francisco businesses, Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and 2010 OMED Exhibitors.
Natalie Wessel
Associate Director of Financial Affairs
The annual SOMA Foundation Silent Auction took place
in conjunction with the AOA OMED convention. This
year we celebrated another year of SOMA in beautiful San
Francisco, CA. Our generous donors contributed some
exciting and useful items for this year’s auction. Our do-
nations ranged from Epocrates memberships for online
medical software to wine and spa gift packages. This
year’s auction showcased a lot of what local San Fran-
cisco businesses had to offer.
Fundraising efforts and your generous donations make it
possible for SOMA to carry out its many exciting projects.
The SOMA Foundation supports our SOMA student
scholarships which range from the Humanism in Medicine
to our International Health program scholarships. SOMA
Foundation scholarships help support osteopathic medical
students and even pre-medical students become more ac-
tive in health policy, international health and osteopathic
medicine. Without our donor support these scholarships
would not be possible!
We enjoyed seeing you all in San Francisco!
Auction Items
Spa Package, Specialty Coffee Gift Baskets, Wine, Epo-
crates memberships, Scrubs, Opera Tickets, AODME con-
ference registration, Books, Artwork, Gift Certificates,
Hot Air Balloon ride, Jewelry and more!
Auction Items Were: Spa Package, Specialty Coffee
Gift Baskets, Wine, Epocrates
memberships, Scrubs, Opera
Tickets, AODME conference reg-
istration, Books, Artwork, Gift
Certificates, Hot Air Balloon ride,
Jewelry and more!
P A G E 9 Chapter Highlights - LECOM Bradenton
LECOM Bradenton Student Osteopathic Medical Association began our projects for this school year---last year.
We did the “matchmaking” for the “Big Sibs/Lil Sibs.” When students are accepted at LECOM, they fill out a
survey which helps us match them with a Big Sib with similar interests or background, in order to provide the
new OMS1s with a friendly mentor-like resource they can contact.
At the end of July, SOMA started off the school year with a festive pre-term beach barbeque. This barbeque was
a ton of fun at the beautiful siesta key beach. This was the perfect venue for OMS1s to have a last big day/night
out and meet their Big Sibs and other students at LECOM. The following week we had our recruitment drive,
where we gave out LECOM-B attire and bone pens, in addition to raffling off various essential items like Net-
ter’s Atlases and book stands.
From October to February, LECOM Bradenton SOMA students help with the Human Body Explored
program that is run by LECOM-B’s very own Dr Sexton. This program meets about once/twice a month and
provides about 40 high school students with a introduction crash course to the various systems of the human
body, featuring fun activities like eye and brain dissection, clinical examination, and even specialist speakers.
In October, many SOMA members volunteered at the LECOM Dinner and Auction Gala ---the main fundraiser
for the LECOM Scholarship Fund that provides scholarships for many of LECOM Students. The picture below
was taken at the LECOM Dinner and Auction Gala, featuring the students fundraising by selling “Treasure
Boxes.” From Left to Right: two pharmacy students--Prem Cox and Ezinne Anumundu; and two OMS2 students
--Violetta Mailyan (SOMA Vice President), and Joel Barredo (SOMA President).
LECOM Dinner and Auction Gala [Prem Cox, Ezinne Anumudu, Violetta Mailyan (SOMA VP) and Joel
Barredo (SOMA President)]
Because our school is strictly a PBL curriculum (Problem Based Learning), our most recent SOMA meeting in
mid-October featured a discussion of “OMS2 Perspective of How to Succeed at PBL” for OMS1s. We discussed
group dynamics, study habits, lifestyle, and many other aspects of our curriculum. We had an exceptional turn-
out, and many of the OMS1s provided positive feedback saying that the meeting was a great success, and the
after meeting courtyard picnic was delicious.
LECOM Bradenton SOMA is also helping to coordinate and staff the LECOM Booth at the OMED 2010
conference Oct 24-28th. We are very excited about the rest of this term, and also about DO Day in the Spring.
Political Updates P A G E 1 0
Phil Eskew
SOMA National Director of Political Affairs
Student Osteopathic Medical Association
Political Development Briefing – Oct 2010
AOA President’s Blog:
President Nichols, in a post on 09/23/10, listed a helpful bullet point summary of the Affordable Care Act.
http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/news-and-publications/blogs/presidents-blog/default.aspx
AOA Daily Report Blog:
President Nichols wrote to osteopathic specialty college leaders to follow up on the challenge she issued in
July, stating that any college with OGME programs filled at over 85% should seek to increase the number of
residency positions by 15% every year until sufficient positions are available for the more than 4,000 DOs who
matriculate into OGME every year.
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine:
Dr. Shannon, DO, MPH (President of AACOM) commented on five notable weak areas of medical education
identified by the Carnegie Foundation. His language is quoted below:
Medical Training is not learner-centered.
Clinical education is overly focused on inpatient clinical experience, is situated in hospitals with marginal
capacity to support the teaching mission, does not provide a focus on the non-clinical role of physi-
cians, and does not provide the type of longitudinal patient care experience necessary to observe the
course of illness, treatment and outcome.
There is inadequate connection between formal knowledge and experiential learning, and inadequate atten-
tion to patient populations, systems of health care delivery and effectiveness.
Medical education does not adequately make use of the learning sciences.
The pace and commercial nature of health care impede the inculcation of fundamental values of the profes-
sion.
Interview with Dr. Feinberg
Howard Feinberg, DO
Position: Congress, Kentucky District 4
Party: Democrat
Primary: Lost 1998 primary to eventual House member Ken Lucas
Graduate of: Western Univ of Health Sciences, Col of Osteopathic Med of the Pacific
Specialty: Rheumatology
Dr. Howard gained interest in health care policy work after completing the osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship offered
at NYCOM. This is a common start for many leaders in the osteopathic profession, including past AOA presidents and
many medical school deans. Dr. Howard was in the 1996 fellowship class along with current AOA president Karen
Nichols. Dr. Howard jokingly stated that he decided to run for office “out of stupidity,” but it is clear that he does not
regret his decision to become politically active. He initially asked for a seat at the table on several state health commit-
tees, and now he is asked to join these types of committees on a regular basis. During an osteoporosis lecture to third
year medical students, one student asked if DEXA scans were covered. Dr. Howard was able to say “Yes, I’m certain
that they are covered, since I helped write that legislation.” If students demonstrate their political interest and ability to
make positive contributions, they can expect more legislative opportunities to arise. Dr. Howard regularly teaches both
residents and medical students at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky. He also encourages students
to stay politically active, stating that the best way to do this is by directly contacting politicians.
Osteopathic Political Candidates Update (changes from August newsletter noted in red)
Joe Heck, DO
Position: Congress, Nevada District 3
Party: Republican
First Elected: Seeking initial election
Primary: Won the 2010 primary (with 69% of the vote)
Graduate of: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://heck4nevada.com
Rudy Moise, DO, JD, MBA
Position: Congress, Florida District 17
Party: Democrat
First Elected: Seeking initial election
Primary: Lost the 2010 primary
Graduate of: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Alan Bates, DO
Position: Oregon State Senate District 3
Party: Democratic
First Elected: 2000 to the Oregon State House, 2004 to the Oregon
State Senate
Primary: Won uncontested 2010 primary
Graduate of: Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://www.alanbates.net
Ronald Renuart, DO
Position: Florida State House District 18
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2008 to the Florida State House
Primary: Won the 2010 primary
Graduate of: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/sections/Representatives/details.aspx
MemberId=4442&SessionId=64
Mike Ritze, DO
Position: Oklahoma State House District 80
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2008 to the Oklahoma State House
Primary: Won uncontested 2010 primary
Graduate of: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor at: Oklahoma State University – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://www.mikeritze.com
David Blank, DO
Position: Indiana State House District 99
Party: Republican
Primary: Won 2010 primary (seeking initial election)
Graduate of: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://www.voteblank.com
Trey Johnson, DO
Position: Ohio State House District 89
Party: Republican
Primary: Won 2010 primary (seeking initial election)
Graduate of: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor at: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://drterryjohnson.org
Joel A. Kase, DO, MPH
Position: Maine State Senate District 16
Party: Republican
Primary: Won uncontested 2010 primary (seeking initial election)
Graduate of: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor at: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://joelkasesenate.com
Bob McCann, DO, JD
Position: Florida State House District 67
Party: Republican
Primary: Lost primary (to Greg Steube)
Graduate of: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor at: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: http://bobmccann.org
Owen Pickus, DO, JD
Position: Maine State Senate District 4
Party: Republican
Primary: Won uncontested 2010 primary (seeking initial election)
Graduate of: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor at: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: No campaign site was found
Larry Suess, DO, PhD
Position: Kentucky State House District 12
Party: Democratic
Primary: Lost, captured 22% of the vote
Graduate of: University of North Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website: No campaign site was found
Next Month:
Interviews with newly elected osteopathic physicians
A Survey – I expect an online political survey will be offered directly on the SOMA website
Many other opportunities are available on the political affairs section of the SOMA website: http://
www.studentdo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=85
Chapter Highlights - SOMA NYCOM
SOMA-NYCOM is off to a running start!
Well, maybe a walking start. On Sunday, October 17th, NYCOM students joined about 55,000 Long Islanders for
the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach. The walk itself raised $2.88 million and we were
able to uphold the SOMA- NYCOM tradition of joining the fight for the cure in honor of Breast Cancer Aware-
ness month.
In the weeks leading up to the walk, numerous emails were sent and announcements were made encouraging all
SOMA members to participate and join Team NYCOM. In collaboration with 6 other clubs on campus, we were
able to hold activities and fundraisers in an effort to raise awareness and money to donate to breast cancer re-
search from our team. Together, we held a very successful bake sale which raised $400! We also designed and
sold T-shirts charging $5 for students and $10 for faculty and staff. This fundraiser contributed about $300 to our
donation. Adding this money to donations made through http://makingstrides.acsevents.org sponsoring individu-
als on our team, Team NYCOM was able to donate almost $1000!!
Chapter Highlights - SOMA NYCOM Con’t
On the day of the walk, some participants met at school at 7:00am for breakfast and coffee, before carpooling to
Jones Beach on the south shore of Long Island to meet the rest of Team NYCOM.
Unified by our T-shirts – Team NYCOM: Osteopathic Medical Students Walking for a Cure – we all took the 5
mile walk on the boardwalk along the beach, surrounded by supporters and survivors. Halfway through the course
is a fence where participants post pins, banners, pictures and notes in memory of loved ones who have lost their
battle with breast cancer; reaching this point is a sobering experience for all involved. As participants in Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer, whether walkers had been personally affected by the disease or motivated to walk
for other reasons, it was at this point that the concept of breast cancer became a harsh reality. Breast cancer still
kills and we have a long way to go, but we can be proud that we, as osteopathic medical students, have helped
make a difference by raising money for research and walking for a cure.
MSUCOM SOMA has a large heart when it comes to volunteering. Besides continued support with
national volunteer projects, we hosted the Homeless BBQ event in Detroit. This event took place in down-
town Detroit where about 50 MSUCOM students gathered to BBQ for the homeless.
We were able to bring our MSU-
COM SOMA sign and teach about osteopathic medicine to those who had no idea what it was. This was
great because not only were we able to serve the poor, but we were able to promote osteopathic medicine
while doing it. This was the first time MSU has participated in such an event and SOMA hopes to continue
this tradition.
Left to Right: Director of New Developments: Karmon Janssen,
Secretary: Ryan Keating, Treasurer: Kyle Thomas
Chapter Highlights - MSU-COM
Chapter Highlights– LMU-DCOM
MiniMed School and What’s in a Dr.’s Bag
On October 8, 2010 LMU-DCOM’s SOMA chapter held a MiniMed School and
What’s in a Dr.’s Bag for the Joppa Elementary School in Rutledge, TN. Eight
SOMA members went to the grades preschool thru second to talk to the students and allow them to become
familiar with the tools commonly used by physicians. Each student took their own medical equipment with
them and allowed the students to use/play with the instruments while teaching them what each instrument is
used for. All the students enjoyed being able to listen to their own heart beats as well as looking into the eyes,
ears, and throats of all the student doctors.
The MiniMed School focused on grades 3-6 who all came to the auditorium to walk around to the different
stations that were set up to learn about different systems of the body and how to take care of yourself. At the
organ station, organ Morgan was used to teach the students about the different organs in our bodies and what
each organ’s job is. At the bone station the students were introduced to bones and that they are used to help
protect our bodies. They were also shown xrays to help demonstrate that sometime bones can get hurt and that
doctors can take care of them when they are broken. The students were told that one way to help protect their
bones is to drink milk to make them stronger. The station for medical instruments was set up to give the older
grades a chance to play with and learn about the different tools used by doctors when they go to the doctor’s
office. The next station was for hygiene and germs, where good hygiene was demonstrated. They were shown
how to clean a cut in order to keep if from getting infected and were also told the importance of washing their
hands after using the bathroom. The nutrition station was set up to introduce the students to good nutrition to
fuel their bodies as they grow. They played the “food game” where they were given the option between two
meals and they were asked to pick which meal is healthier. The last station was the exercise station where the
students were taught how to find their pulses. They were taught the importance of exercise to being healthier
and were able to learn what exercise does to their heart beats after they did jumping jacks or ran in place.
Each station gave the students a sticker for completing the activity and at
the end the students had a little certificate showing that they had completed
each station. All of the students at the elementary school enjoyed learning
from the medical students. The main goal was to let students know that
doctors are there to help them when they aren’t feeling good and the impor-
tance of taking care of their bodies.
Looking Back
As we finalized the details from the Fall Convention in San Francisco I wanted to say thank you to everyone
who was able attend. Hopefully you found the event fun and educational with some productivity mixed in.
This convention was a big change from those in the past with a larger focus on workshops and small group
sessions. If you liked them, or didn’t like them, we would like to know. Please fill out the convention survey
(http://bit.ly/somasurvey) and even consider dropping one of us an email to let us know how to make future
conventions even better. At this point we are just getting started with plans for the Spring Convention and your
feedback is important in how our planning proceeds!
If you weren’t able to make the Fall Convention you missed some terrific speakers and we’d like to match that
again in the Spring. To make sure that happens I’m soliciting any suggestions or recommendations from mem-
bers regarding future keynote speakers. The speaker does not need to be a physician, and can speak on a vari-
ety of issues! So please let us know who you’d like to hear in Washington!
A Look Ahead
During the Spring Convention I hope to expand on the resolution portion of our House meetings. At the Fall
meetings there were a modest number of resolutions, but the vast majority were submissions from National
SOMA to correct old policies to accurately reflect their current meaning. There were a few chapter resolutions
and I would like to thank those students for them. Remember that resolutions are the official way of expressing
a viewpoint on a topic (any topic!), implementing new policies or procedures or even altering current policies.
Matt Reynolds ([email protected]) serves as our Reference Committee Chairman and is one of your
main contacts for assistance in writing and submitting resolutions. You may additionally contact myself
([email protected]) or Crystal Lenz ([email protected]) for questions or guidance with proposed
resolutions.
Finally, even though the bulk of the details regarding the Spring Convention in Washington, D.C. won’t be
available for a month or so, I did want to let you know the main dates that you should remember when plan-
ning your travel schedule.
NB/BOT Meetings: Wednesday, April 6th
D.O. Day on Capital Hill: Thursday, April 7th
Spring Convention: Friday & Saturday, April 8-9th
Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!
SOMA Vice President Update Nicholas E. Perkins, OMS-IV
National Vice President & Speaker of the House
2010-2011 SOMA National Board:
Clinical Clerkship Coordinator: Crystal
Scott
Convention Coordinator: Lisa Marie
Piwoszkin
Director of Political Affairs: Phil Eskew
Director of Public Health– Jeffrey
Whitener
Foundation Associate Director of
Scholarships & Grants: K. Adam
Lundberg
Foundation Associate Liaison: Vi Song
Tring
Foundation Associate Director of Fi-
nancial Affairs: Natalie Wessel
Director of Pre-SOMA: Robyn Young
2010-2011 SOMA Board of Trustees:
President—Crystal Lenz
Vice President & Webmaster-Nick
Perkins
Treasurer—Jeremy Curtis
Region I Trustee—Jennifer Luo
Region II Trustee-Jessica Barnes
Region III Trustee-Daniel Nolan
Region IV Trustee-Mona Amin
Foundation Chairperson-Kathryn
Miner
Foundation Director-Matt Reynolds
Membership Coordinator-Lauren
Brankle
Member-at-Large & Director of Mi-
nority Affairs– Gloria Lopez
International Health Programs
Director: Kristin Lynch
OPP Coordinator: Andi
Wenner
Director of Research & De-
velopment: Joe Prinsen
Programs & Benefits Coordi-
nator: Heather Bruce
Unity Campaign Task Force
Director: Alicia Isom
Director of Public Relations:
Stephanie Marcy
Well that wraps up this month’s newsletter.
Stay tuned for more up-dates about SOMA events to come! Check us out
online at www.studentdo.com.
Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions
or would like to submit an article for next month’s newsletter.
Best of luck to you all with school, rotations and applying to residencies!
Stephanie Marcy, OMS III
SOMA Director of Public Relations
