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VCOM Faculty Development Session:
Primary Care and Community Outreach Research Seminar
September 10th, 2015
Live from Spartanburg, SC with Video Conference to Blacksburg, VA and Auburn, AL
P. Gunnar Brolinson, DO, FAOASM, FACOFP, FAAFP
Vice Provost for Research
Discipline Chair for Sports Medicine
Team Physician Virginia Tech
Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Thank you to our program
committee!
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Alexis Stoner
Eryn Perry
Dean Sutphin
Debbie Bourne
Great Teamwork!!!
Our Mission…
The MISSION of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is to prepare
globally-minded, community-focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically
underserved populations and promote research to improve human health.
To foster a culture of faculty growth and institutional excellence through annual review and
research on new developments in medical education, new delivery models and
technology; and support for faculty research, innovation, and scholarly work in the areas
of biomedical, clinical, educational, public health and health policy research.
To advance scientific knowledge through medical research.
Priority 1: Biomedical Research
Priority 2: Clinical Research
Priority 3: Educational Research/Osteopathic Principals and Practice
What’s Special About VCOM?
VCOM is uniquely qualified and
positioned to introduce innovation and
research into Osteopathic Practice and
Education
– We will soon be the largest osteopathic medical school in the US and have
created a novel educational process
– We target the rural and underserved Appalachian population for medical student
recruitment and residency training as well as the delivery of medical care
– Our 3 Campus system is located on the campuses of two national research
universities and one is adjacent to a major cancer research institute
Gants and Research Department
• Support for research endeavors across the three VCOM
campuses
• Ensure a uniform operating model as the College continues to
grow
• Provide more formal research development programs
– provide faculty with additional resources to strengthen research
proposals such as faculty development programs on research skills,
peer review and statistical support.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary and interdepartmental collaborative
research
Grants and Research Department
Goals
• Align research
Strategic Plan with
College Mission
– VCOM is not a
“research optional”
institution
• We need your help!
Our Keynote Speaker
• Dr. Kathleen Brady will be
speaking on “Measurement
Methods for Community
Health and Primary Care
Research”
– The Metropolitan Studies
Institute at USC Upstate
– Vice Chancellor for
Planning, Institutional
Research and Metropolitan
Studies
So What’s Next…..?
• The Grants and Research Department has be
reconfigured to give you the tools to begin or
enhance your research career!
• Start to think about projects that you and your
colleagues can do…
• Reach out to faculty at our institution as well as
our other branch campuses.
• Have fun and enjoy the seminar!
Thank You!