RVU Teams Up With Sky Ridge for First Collaborative 9Health Fair For the first time, RVU and Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree collaborated for a very successful 9Health Fair. As a result, more than 1,100 patients were provided with free and low cost healthcare. One-hundred and twenty RVU physicians in training volunteered and also participated in training beforehand, and the majority of medical stations at the fair were fully-staffed by RVU physicians in training. Seventeen RVU OMS-II physicians in training also took on additional responsibility, serving as Station Leaders for medical screening stations including phlebotomy, vision, hearing, blood pressure, oral health, first aid and more. In addition, thirteen RVU faculty physicians and community physicians volunteered their time and teaching skills to oversee the care provided at the event. "The event was a huge success!" says Morgan Galante, OMS-II, one of the event's coordinators. "This year we incorporated a rotating group of nine OMS-II and OMS-III students who filled in for other students as they rotated through the pap/breast and prostate stations to gain the most student exposure possible. This was also the first year that a 10-Step Osteopathic Spine Screen was incorporated. It was a huge success and was one of our busiest stations!" "The event could not have been accomplished without Jill Pitcher, D.O., Assistant Professor of Primary Care," continues Morgan. "She was the anchor and she coordinated all the RVU faculty physicians and the community physician volunteers. Thank you also to faculty advisor, Jennifer Montemayor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology and Anatomy, and Rachel Rayman of CSOM. The time and commitment of all the volunteering physicians is what affords the students of RVU such a great hands-on learning experience. We are beyond grateful"
Marcus Bethurem, OMS-I, draws blood on a patient
In addition to coordinating the RVU/Sky Ridge health fair, the University also helped staff two additional 9Health Fairs in Colorado. Under the tutelage of Dr. Pitcher and Christopher Unrein, D.O., Professor of Internal Medicine, two groups of physicians in training, 16 total, also volunteered at the Littleton Hospital and Parker Adventist 9Health Fairs in late April. (Photographs By Michael Waring, OMS-II)
Abigail Dekle, OMS-I, Meredith Townsend, OMS-IV and Juliana Oliveira, OMS-II
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Salvatore Bertucci, OMS-II, examines a patient's throat
Orrin Probst, OMS-II, performs OMM on a patient as OPP Fellow Anthony Furlano, OMS-V, observes
Colton Jackson, OMS-II, performs a foot exam on a patient
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