Bragg Health Foundation Awards $10,000 in Scholarships
OCOM is excited to announce a new opportunity for our currently enrolled students. Bragg Health Foundation has made a donation in memory of Dr. Paul C. Bragg of $10,000 for five scholarships of $2,000 each. ThesePatricia and Paul C. Bragg Health Science Scholarships are to be awarded to second-, third-, or fourth-year OCOM students based on essay responses to a question about the relationship between nutrition and health. These scholarships are the first the Bragg Health Foundation has made to an acupuncture college. The mission of the Bragg Health Foundation is to inspire and educate people of all ages throughout the world to adopt a healthy lifestyle through optimal nutrition, exercise, positive attitudes, and spiritual wellness.
To learn more about these scholarships and how to apply, visit our scholarships page in the new year to download an application at ocom.edu/scholarships.
SAR Conference 2015 Summary
On November 12, Ben Marx, MAcOM, LAc, Interim Director of Research, represented OCOM at the annual Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) Conference at Harvard Medical School in Boston. The multiday international forum ---- hosted by one of the most respected and recognized medical institutions in the world ---- represents an important step in the growth of AOM into mainstream medicine.
As a sponsor for both the SAR conference and the joint conference between the Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR), Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), and the Fascia Research Society (FRS), OCOM continues its commitment to innovative research and the cross-fertilization of ideas that is possible within the emerging integrative medicine movement. Read the full conference summary.
OCOM Selected as Pilot Site for NCIPH Foundations in Integrative Health Course
The University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM), in collaboration with the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, received a HRSA grant to establish the National Center for Integrative Primary Healthcare (NCIPH). OCOM is one of the sites where NCIPH will be piloting a 45-hour introductory interprofessional integrative health care course, Foundations in Integrative Health. Beginning January 19, 2016, OCOM doctoral students, faculty and staff will start participating in this important pilot project. The curriculum will focus on interprofessional communication, motivational interviewing and behavior change, health care professional well-being, integrative health interventions, and community health and health systems at-large. Read how the competencies were developed and strategies for adoption from an article originally published in Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
There is so much to be grateful for this time of year, and here at OCOM, our students embody generosity and kindness each and every day. Whether donating coats to homeless shelters or providing excellent care at our low-cost clinics, OCOM's students are driven to deliver acts of kindness.
Let me tell you about Lenore Cangeloso (pictured above), recipient of the 2015 OCOM Alumni Association Scholarship. After she graduates in 2016, she plans to make a real difference for cancer patients as they navigate treatment options in the face of a daunting diagnosis. Lenore is passionate about advocating for integrative, patient-centered care that treats the whole person ---- body and spirit ---- in addition to their disease. Lenore writes:
"The future of medicine lies within the hands of its current students. This is a huge responsibility that I am willing to take on and am proud to sit in classrooms with others dedicated to the cause."
Every day students like Lenore walk through OCOM's doors to study at the best acupuncture school in the country ---- each one driven by the goal of bringing this healing tradition to their communities.
You can help support OCOM's students by making a charitable gift to OCOM today. Your gift means we can provide students with learning experiences, further industry-leading research, and offer more scholarships. Make your gift today in support of OCOM's outstanding students.
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