2021-2022 Annual Report

REPORT 2021-2022

The mission of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)

CONTENTS

is to educate students from diverse backgrounds as lifelong learners in osteopathic medicine and

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

and develop graduate medical education training;

to advance scientific knowledge through academic,

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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LEADERSHIP

and foremost, the state of West Virginia

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

care in rural areas.

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complementary health-related programs; to support clinical and basic science research; and to

promote patient-centered, evidence-based

medicine. WVSOM is dedicated to serve, first and the health care needs of its

residents, emphasizing primary

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ADMISSIONS

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STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

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RESEARCH

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

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GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION/MSOPTI

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CENTER FOR RURAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

WVSOM FOUNDATION

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ACADEMICS AND OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Robert B. Holstein, D.O.

CHAIR, WVSOM BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Greetings to all on behalf of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Governors.

The beginning of 2022 marked the start of a year of celebration of WVSOM's amazing accomplishments.

We enjoyed recognition of the 50th anniversary of the founding of WVSOM, honoring the school’s visionary founders: Carlton Apgar, D.O., O.J. Bailes, D.O., Donald Newell, D.O., and Frank Wallington, D.O., as well as recognizing WVSOM’s first president, Roland Sharp, D.O. This Annual Report demonstrates the financial stability and solvency of this remarkable institution. The Board of Governors is committed to fulfilling its fiduciary and governing responsibilities to ensure WVSOM’s continued strength and success as the leader in medical education in West Virginia. As a state institution under the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, we have an ongoing obligation to monitor WVSOM in the fulfillment of its mission and vision under the leadership of its appointed president, James W. Nemitz, Ph.D. Furthermore, we are committed to providing the necessary facilities, leadership and financial oversight to assure the best possible educational opportunities for our students.

Norman Dane Vaughan, the adventurer, accompanied Admiral Richard Byrd on his expedition to the South Pole in 1928. During that expedition, a mountain was named in his honor. Sixty-five years later, Vaughan scaled that peak at the age of 89. His most noteworthy quote was “Dream big and dare to fail.”

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Very much in the spirit of Vaughan, our founders dreamt big as well, and they refused to consider the possibility of failure. The result of their vision and tenacity is this remarkable medical school, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

May the administration, faculty and staff continue their unwavering dedication and service to WVSOM with the same focus of vision and the same tenacity. We appreciate their stellar service, which is reflective of their love for, support for and commitment to the school.

Professionally,

Robert B. Holstein, D.O.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT James W. Nemitz, Ph.D. WVSOM PRESIDENT

The institution’s growth has not only impacted West Virginia by providing qualified, competent and caring osteopathic physicians, but has had a statewide economic impact of more than $133 million. When health care contributions of WVSOM’s alumni and students are included, that figure exceeds $1.5 billion annually in West Virginia and more than $9 billion nationally.

What will the next 50 years bring? WVSOM is poised for growth and will continue to evolve as an institution serving West Virginia and beyond. The school will add complementary programs, fulfilling its mission in new and different ways. While education will continue to be our highest priority, an emphasis will be placed on the growth of research and community engagement.

WVSOM has expanded its educational influence by providing leadership and expertise through research and community engagement at all levels of the education continuum. Programming touches people of all ages, from children in elementary school to senior citizens. The school’s research efforts have grown to include biomedical, translational, clinical, educational and community-based projects, along with other scholarly activities.

I am humbled and filled with gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve during WVSOM’s 50th anniversary year as the school’s seventh president. I am committed to WVSOM’s mission of service to rural communities — serving first and foremost West Virginia — and to maintaining the momentum that has taken us from our humble beginnings to a medical school of national prominence.

WVSOM’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) led to the creation of the Clingman Center for Community Engagement in downtown Lewisburg. The CRCH has provided numerous programs through the Clingman Center ranging from the management of chronic disease through diet and lifestyle changes to the providing of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis in the state.

Best regards,

James W. Nemitz, Ph.D.

I could not be more proud of the accomplishments and progress made

by WVSOM Foundation and WVSOM Alumni Association staff working with their respective boards and the school’s administration. The unprecedented pace they are setting has amplified WVSOM’s prominence nationally and strengthened fundraising, especially in support of student scholarships.

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GET TO KNOW OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

James W. Nemitz, Ph.D. President

Leslie W. Bicksler, MSW Vice President of Human Resources

Larry Ware, MBA, CPA Vice President for Finance and Facilities

Linda Arnold Interim Vice President for Integrated Marketing and Chief Communications Officer

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Linda Boyd, D.O. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean

Edward Bridges, Ph.D. Vice President for Administration and External Relations

Drema G. Hill, Ph.D. Vice President for Community Engagement and Development

Marietta D. Harvey Institutional Special Events Coordinator and Executive Administrative Assistant

Jeffrey M. Shawver, J.D. Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs and General Counsel

Debbie Green Executive Administrative Assistant and Board of Governors Liaison

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WVSOM, West Virginia’s largest medical school, began the fiscal year planning for the 50th anniversary of its founding and a year of celebratory events in 2022. WVSOM was founded in 1972 as the private Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine and was brought into the state’s higher education system in 1976.

The main campus is where much of the school’s growth and change has taken place for 50 years.

The Lewisburg campus has grown from three buildings in 1972 to 20 buildings, including the ongoing construction of a simulated national board exam testing center. The school began as a 43-acre campus formerly used by the Greenbrier Military School, but has expanded to 67 acres in addition to seven Statewide Campus regional locations throughout West Virginia. The Lewisburg campus has transformed from grass fields where military cadets practiced drills to buildings filled with equipment used to educate future physicians.

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It’s uncommon for a campus to be completely devoted to one specialty. WVSOM is the only standalone osteopathic school in the country — it isn’t connected to an undergraduate college. The school’s focus on osteopathic medicine means that in addition to the standard medical curriculum all physicians study, each student also completes training in osteopathic manipulative medicine, a system of hands-on techniques that help assess health, alleviate pain and restore motion. The osteopathic philosophy focuses on a “whole person” approach, treating each individual as more than just a collection of organ systems and body parts that can become injured or diseased.

At the start of 2022, WVSOM paid homage to its origin and the four osteopathic physicians who recognized the need for medical providers in rural and underserved areas of West Virginia. In addition to annual institutional events such as the Spring Awards and Commencement ceremonies, WVSOM celebrated special events in the next fiscal year that were unique

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to the 50 anniversary. Those events included a community parade in Lewisburg to celebrate WVSOM and to commemorate two other former local educational institutions: Greenbrier Military School, which was situated on the campus now Scan QR code for the used by WVSOM, and College 50thGreenbrier Anniversary video for WVSOM song. Jubilee Women. WVSOM also and hosted its Golden Weekend and All-School Reunion. th

The Golden Jubilee — a black-tie-optional dinner and dance that brought alumni from the past half-century together with sponsors, WVSOM community members and school supporters — served as a fundraiser for student scholarships, raising $187,338 to help ease the financial burden of students. During an on-campus “Cheers to 50 Years” luncheon attended by alumni, employees, retirees and other members of the WVSOM community, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice praised the school for its growth and its long history of contributions to West Virginia.

The 50th anniversary celebration concluded with a Founders Day celebration where WVSOM paid tribute to the individuals who, 50 years ago, decided to create an institution that would educate physicians to serve the medical needs of residents of West Virginia, Appalachia and beyond. Also as part of Founders Day, items were displayed for inclusion in a time capsule that was planted outside the WVSOM Student Center, for opening in December 2047 during the school’s 75th anniversary. Items included WVSOM promotional merchandise such as shirts, badges and pennants; publications such as magazines, books and flyers; and products emblematic of life in the early 2020s such as a COVID-19 test.

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WVSOM’s Office of Human Resources hosted its annual Employee Celebration, recognizing seven retirees and distributing 16 awards in five categories to employees for their dedication to the medical school.

“We continue to build our reputation as a leader in community programs. Our visibility is increasing and people around the state and country know your work,” WVSOM President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., told employees. “We have much to be proud of. Our reputation and our opportunities will continue to grow. As we celebrate this moment in time in the 50th year of WVSOM’s founding, let’s be thankful for what we have. Remember we are always stronger together.”

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PRESIDENT’S OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR

Mike Fowler and Nick Cornwell

PRESIDENT’S OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD

Christopher Kennedy, D.O.

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Christopher Pankey, Ph.D.

Shelden Mullens

Megan Meador

RISING STAR AWARD

STATEWIDE CAMPUS PRIDE AWARD

The award honors a newly hired employee who has already demonstrated a strong commitment to the school, an understanding of how their position supports the school’s mission and a commitment to working with others to engage the school’s future.

The award recognizes an employee in one of WVSOM’s seven Statewide Campus regions who goes above and beyond in their service to WVSOM and to the students they serve.

Employees receiving this award are people-oriented, respectful, innovative, dedicated and effective.

LIVING OUR MISSION AWARD The award recognizes WVSOM staff who exemplify professional excellence, an understanding of and commitment to WVSOM, and a commitment to achieving the school’s mission.

Ryan Boothe Heather Pickering Susan Griffith Randy Saunders Mindy McCormick Leah Stone Tess McMillion Jill Trent Bobbi Morgan Todd Trent

RETIREES YEARS OF SERVICE The celebration also recognized employees for years of service in five-year increments. In addition to recognizing a number of employees who reached milestones of service, WVSOM recognized six employees who achieved 20 or more years of service as of June 2022.

20 years Cindi Knight

35 years Betty Baker

30 years Andrea Nazar, D.O.

35 years Jeff Dowdy

Karen Ayers

Connie Baldwin

Celia McLay, D.O.

Sherry Phillips

John Reinholt

William Shires

30 years Kevin Williams

35 years James Nemitz, Ph.D. Victoria Shuman, D.O.

FACULTY PROMOTIONS

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Two WVSOM faculty members received promotions. They were Machelle Linsenmeyer, Ed.D., promoted to professor, and Tuoen Liu, M.D., Ph.D., promoted to associate professor.

David Beatty, D.O., was honored with professor emeritus distinction during the celebration. The honor of emeritus is granted at retirement in recognition of meritorious service.

ACADEMICS AND OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Our rigorous educational program produces physicians who are dedicated, disciplined and committed to mastering knowledge and embracing a compassionate bedside manner.

The patient-centered, evidence-based curricular structure offers a clinically integrated approach to medical education.

FIRST AND SECOND YEARS: PATIENT PRESENTATION CURRICULUM

WVSOM’s Patient Presentation Curriculum (PPC) integrates the basic and clinical sciences and stresses student engagement, allowing students to take an active role in their education. The PPC is centered on the most common ways patients present to their physician. Faculty use case openings and closings to engage students in discussions about presenting symptoms of the patient, physical signs they may expect, what the cause could be and what disease processes are occurring. The use of flipped classrooms, Team-Based Learning and application exercises allow students to apply the knowledge they are learning.

In clinical labs, students acquire and hone the skills necessary to treat patients. During Clinical Skills 1, students learn to conduct patient interviews and perform physical exams. The Clinical Skills 2 course enables students to spend time in provider offices and have the opportunity to participate in skills labs such as scrub, suture and ultrasound. The Osteopathic Principles and Practice course teaches students the skills to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients using osteopathic manipulation. Sessions with standardized patients, 26 high-fidelity human-patient simulators, virtual reality patient encounters and interprofessional experiences further enhance the learning experience.

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PATIENT-CENTERED FROM THE START: • Flipped classrooms • Team-Based Learning • Application exercises • Clinical skills labs • Osteopathic manipulation integration • Cadaver dissection • Standardized patients • Human-patient simulators • Interprofessional experiences

ACADEMIC SUPPORT The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine offers several programs that support academic performance.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS AT WVSOM INCLUDE: ► Academic Support and

Intervention Resources (ASPIRE)

► Center for International Medicine

and Cultural Concerns (CIMCC)

► Clinical Evaluation Center (CEC) ► Exam Center ► Faculty coaching program ► Library services ► Office of Assessment and

Educational Development

► Office of National Boards ► Peer Mentor Program

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION RESOURCES The Academic Support and Intervention Recourses (ASPIRE) Department is dedicated to providing support to students as they navigate the challenges and rigor of medical education. During the 2021-22 academic year, students continued to be impacted by stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, with increased stress, anxiety, depression and social isolation. The ASPIRE staff continued to meet students’ needs through telehealth as well as by reinstating in-person appointments after the shutdown was lifted. During the academic year, ASPIRE served 297 students with 2,257 appointment hours. The total number of appointment hours provided by ASPIRE staff continues to increase each academic year, up from 2,062 in 2020-21.

► Peer Tutoring Program (accredited through

the College Reading and Learning Association)

► Rural Health Initiative (RHI)

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, WVSOM allowed first- and second-year students to choose to attend most classes in person or remotely via Webex, which allows polling and a chat feature for faculty to interact with students live. Students could also watch recordings of lectures at any time. Small-group activities such as TeamBased Learning were scheduled either live or remote based on faculty choice and local COVID-19 case rates.

Students were allowed to take examinations at home using software with remote proctoring capabilities. Those who could not do so were allowed to resume testing on campus. Labs also were adjusted. Clinical skills labs for first- and second-year students were carried out with students wearing masks and working in pods of four to eight students each, which lessened the number of people needing to be quarantined in the case of an outbreak.

Osteopathic Principles and Practice labs were carried out in a similar manner.

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CLINICAL EVALUATION CENTER

WVSOM’s Clinical Evaluation Center (CEC) is where students receive handson experiences that allow them to put their knowledge into practice. Students participate in a variety of experiences and labs, including practicing clinical encounters and communication skills with standardized patients, airway management, nasogastric tube insertion, peripheral intravenous catheter placement, suturing, a COVID-19 seminar and more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, students continued to practice clinical encounters with standardized patients via telesimulation using a telehealth platform donated by SaluberMD. WVSOM’s simulation center is one of more than 100 programs from 10 countries certified as meeting the society’s accreditation standards for simulation. The CEC received recognition for best practices in electronic health records, the standardized patient program, the physical space and modalities available, and for having a clinical psychologist on staff.

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TOTAL STUDENT HOURS

WVSOM has 26 human-patient simulators ranging in age from newborns to adults, has more than 210 task trainers and works with 60 to 70 standardized patients who undergo extensive training to play the role of a patient.

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WVSOM’s CEC was the first in the state accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in the area of teaching/education.

ULTRASOUND INTEGRATION

WVSOM’s Clinical Evaluation Center has established two dedicated simulation rooms in which students learn to use ultrasound technology. The room is equipped with monitors, cameras and ultrasound machines for students to practice their skills and augment their learning.

The Seneca Trail Foundation donated 20 Vscan Air handheld ultrasound units for educational use.

The incorporation of ultrasound technology into future physicians’ resources allows them to improve patient care, as ultrasound can help to diagnose medical conditions at the bedside and improve patient safety during medical procedures.

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IN-PERSON STUDENT INTERACTIONS

VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL SIMULATION

In 2021, WVSOM purchased SimX Virtual Reality Medical Simulation as a new training platform for medical students and residents. Learners are immersed in patient encounters using a headset and hand controllers in a virtual reality environment.

Utilizing virtual reality in health care education assures that the curriculum can be updated and implemented efficiently. Virtual reality simulation can be set up anywhere, which means instructors can integrate it into lectures and small group sessions, or even send students home with headsets so they can work together in multiplayer simulation scenarios facilitated remotely by an instructor. The technology allows students to immerse themselves in the most realistic clinical environment possible.

VISION OF WELLNESS ONGOING, ADAPTIVE PURSUIT OF OPTIMAL EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL BALANCE THE WVSOM WELLNESS COMMITTEE IS COMMITTED TO: Fostering health and wellness in the work and educational environment

Ensuring accreditation standards and procedures related to health and wellness

COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY

During the past fiscal year, the WVSOM Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) helped plan and sponsor the inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit. The summit’s theme was “Forward Together: The Future of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in West Virginia Higher Education.” This was an Erma Byrd Higher Education Centersponsored event in collaboration with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin; Bluefield State College; Concord University; Marshall University; The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion; West Liberty University Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; West Virginia University Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; and West Virginia Wesleyan College.

The WVSOM Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion used previous grant funds from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) to conduct a fiscal year 2021 campus climate survey in which members of the WVSOM community responded that the most desired category for diversity programming was to “increase opportunities for cross-cultural dialogue” on campus, with “provide diversity training and workshops for campus” an additional high-response category. Subsequently, the committee requested and the HEPC funded the People’s Supper at WVSOM and the DEI Certificate Series projects to address those needs.

The implementation of the People’s Supper program at WVSOM is based on the replication of a successful program used across the U.S. that combines the sharing of potluck meals with the discussion of critical topics among a diverse group of participants.

The People’s Supper program benefits participants in attaining a greater understanding of DEI topics. WVSOM students will gain tangible skills that will serve them not only as students but as they move into leadership positions in their communities following graduation. For WVSOM employees, the hope is that their engagement will further solidify their commitment to creating a culture in which all contributions are valued. Additionally, the committee anticipates that focusing attention on a range of diversity-related resources will have a direct positive impact on educational outcomes for diverse students, by raising awareness in the WVSOM community of their perspectives and lived realities.

The DEI Certificate Series, designed and implemented

by WVSOM students with oversight from clinical faculty members, is a companion opportunity for those interested in learning more about specific diversity topics in health care and their impact on patients.

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THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS: STATEWIDE CAMPUS

In their third and fourth years, students are given the opportunity to match into one of seven regions in the state and surrounding areas where 23 hospitals serve as base sites for their medical eduation.

Additionally, 40 other hospitals in the region serve as training sites for third- and fourth-year students.

Within the Statewide Campus (SWC), third-year students fulfill the majority of their core clinical rotations, which include eight weeks each of family medicine and internal medicine, plus four weeks each of general surgery, psychiatry, pediatrics, OB-GYN and emergency medicine. In their third year, students complete four weeks of an elective and four weeks of a Dean’s Selective rotation.

In addition, WVSOM’s Rural Health Initiative provides students interested in rural medicine the chance to enhance and expand their rural rotation experiences. Students take advantage of international experiences through clubs and elective rotations.

In their fourth year, students are required to complete rotations of eight weeks each in surgery and internal medicine. Additionally, students must complete four weeks each of pediatrics and family medicine and 10 weeks of electives. The fourth year may be completed at their current Statewide Campus site, another SWC site or an approved site of their choosing.

BENEFITS OF STATEWIDE CAMPUS ► Benefits for students

The Statewide Campus gives students an opportunity to see quality patient care provided in rural communities. The program also emphasizes the importance of establishing strong doctor-patient relationships and of helping patients navigate the health care system to receive the care they need. Students have the opportunity to work with resident physicians. ► Benefits for West Virginia

When students complete their rotations in West Virginia, they are more likely to complete a residency in West Virginia and, ultimately, they are more likely to stay in West Virginia as physicians.

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TOTAL SITES

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8 Regional Assistant Deans

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Marshall 2

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Wirt

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Mason

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Wyoming

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A MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

B ST. MARYʼS MEDICAL CENTER

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Marietta, Ohio

MEDICAL CENTER Parkersburg, W.Va.

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A2 WVU MEDICINE JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER

Glen Dale, W.Va.

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RIVER PARK HOSPITAL

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JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL

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SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER

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MINNIE HAMILTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

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Ashland, Ky.

Pt. Pleasant, W.Va. Huntington, W.Va. Portsmouth, Ohio

SOUTH CENTRAL A CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER Charleston, W.Va.

B LOGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Logan, W.Va.

C THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL South Charleston, W.Va.

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BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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CAMC TEAYS VALLEY HOSPITAL

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HIGHLAND HOSPITAL

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MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL

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ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL

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TUG VALLEY APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL

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WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Madison, W.Va.

Hurricane, W.Va.

Charleston, W.Va.

Montgomery, W.Va. Charleston, W.Va.

South Williamson, Ky. Williamson, W.Va.

Athens, Ohio Athens, Ohio

Ripley, W.Va.

OHIO HEALTH OʼBLENESS HOSPITAL

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ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL

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WVU MEDICINE WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL

Spencer, W.Va.

A1 DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER Elkins, W.Va.

MEDICINE ST. JOSEPHʼS A2 WVU HOSPITAL Buckhannon, W.Va.

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MON HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

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WVU MEDICINE UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER

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WVU MEDICINE BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Morgantown, W.Va.

Bridgeport, W.Va.

Gassaway, W.Va.

LOUIS A. JOHNSON VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER Clarksburg, W.Va.

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MON HEALTH STONEWALL JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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WILLIAM R. SHARPE JR. HOSPITAL

Weston, W.Va. Weston, W.Va.

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Wheeling, W.Va.

SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL

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Weirton, W.Va.

HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH

Athens, Ohio

Ranson, W.Va.

B2 WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER

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Grantsville, W.Va.

Martinsburg, W.Va.

Steubenville, Ohio

CAMC TEAYS VALLEY HOSPITAL Hurricane, W.Va.

EASTERN

A1 WVU MEDICINE BERKELEY MEDICAL CENTER

CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL

Athens, Ohio

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Huntington, W.Va.

Jefferson

SWC REGIONS Virginia

Monroe

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Pendleton

Mercer

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Randolph

Greenbrier

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Raleigh Summers

Hampshire

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A HOLZER HEALTH SYSTEM Huntington, W.Va.

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Webster

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Morgan Berkeley

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Preston

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McDowell

Gallipolis, Ohio

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Maryland

Fayette

Logan

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Upshur

Nicholas

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Lewis

Braxton

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Mingo

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Clay

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Kentucky

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Kanawha

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Calhoun

Roane

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Jackson

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Ohio

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Wetzel

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Tyler

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Beaver, Pa.

Sistersville, W.Va.

New Martinsville, W.Va.

SOUTH EAST

A1 BECKLEY APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL Beckley, W.Va.

A2 RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL Beckley, W.Va.

B

FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL

C

GRANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

D

MERITUS HEALTH/ MERITUS SYSTEM

1

MARTINSBURG VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

2

WVU MEDICINE POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL

3

WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

4

WELLSPAN CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL

5

WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER

Frederick, Md.

Petersburg, W.Va.

Hagerstown, Md.

Martinsburg, W.Va.

Keyser, W.Va.

Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Chambersburg, Pa. Winchester, Va.

B GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 1

Ronceverte, W.Va.

C WVU MEDICINE PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Princeton, W.Va.

1 3

2

4

3

5

4

6

5

BECKLEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

Beckley, W.Va.

CATAWBA HOSPITAL

Catawba, Va.

PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER

Oak Hill, W.Va.

POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Buckeye, W.Va.

WVU MEDICINE SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Summersville, W.Va.

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RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE (RHI) WVSOM’s RHI is answering the call for leaders in rural medicine.

RHI MISSION

The Rural Health Initiative’s (RHI) mission is to enhance the rural primary care curriculum at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in order to produce graduates uniquely qualified to practice medicine in underserved communities of West Virginia. In addition to offering rural training opportunities to all students, WVSOM operates an intensive RHI program that provides special training and enrichment opportunities to students who express the strongest interest in rural practice.

RHI INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES

Rural Health Initiative activities seek to acquaint RHI students with state industries to understand environmental exposures that could cause injury or disease to rural patients. Four RHI industry activities occurred during the fiscal year: “Alcohol: Good or Bad?” in Lewisburg, W.Va., on Oct. 11, 2021 “Barns, Buildings and Barrels” in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., on Nov. 15, 2021 “RHI at the Capitol” in Charleston, W.Va., on March 7, 2022 Poultry tour in Moorefield, W.Va., on April 11, 2022

COALFIELD COLLABORATION

The Rural Health Initiative has begun collaborating with the Coalfield Health Center (Coalfield) and Marshall University’s Center for Rural Health in an outreach effort in Logan County. Coalfield is a strategic member of the “Wild, Wonderful and Healthy Logan County” initiative, which is working to change poor health outcomes for Logan County and surrounding areas. Coalfield, a Federally Qualified Health Center look-alike, has served as a hub for outreach opportunities for medical students from Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and WVSOM. The goals of the collaboration are to use resources to assist Coalfield in reaching more positive health outcomes for the community, provide opportunities for community-based research, support an underserved area and encourage health care students to consider practicing in the region.

During this fiscal year, WVSOM sponsored a chronic care management position to improve health outcomes of patients. RHI students worked with the chronic care manager to view methods of ensuring continuity of care and demonstrate clinical opportunities to improve community health outcomes.

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RURAL PRACTICE DAY

WVSOM hosted its 11th annual Rural Practice Day to 146 attendees including WVSOM students, spouses/significant others, faculty, staff and speakers on Feb. 11, 2022. The theme was “Emotional Health in Diverse Demographics.”

Future doctors heard from experienced rural physicians on providing emotional health support for various demographic groups.

RURAL PHYSICIAN SERVICE PROGRAM

The Rural Physician Service Program incentivizes WVSOM students to remain in West Virginia to practice. Students selected receive a monetary award in exchange for agreeing to practice in an eligible rural/underserved service site in West Virginia for one year. Additionally, students receive enhanced rural health training during medical school through the Rural Health Initiative program. Through the Rural Physician Service Program and the Rural Physician Scholarship Program, $132,000 was awarded to six WVSOM medical students during fiscal year 2022.

STUDENT ROTATIONS

RHI students complete rotations in six different WVSOM Statewide Campus regions. Seven hospitals serve as RHI base sites in rural/underserved areas. RHI base sites for the 2021-22 academic year included: Davis Medical Center

HIGH SCHOOL PIPELINE

A weeklong Just Say KNOW educational camp for six high school students took place on the Lewisburg campus in June. The camp’s theme was pharmacology. RHI cosponsored the event.

RHI co-sponsored tours of WVSOM for 10 high school groups. Students had the opportunity to tour either the anatomy lab or the Clinical Evaluation Center to increase their medical knowledge and explore careers in health care.

About 245 high school students toured WVSOM.

Grant Memorial Hospital Greenbrier Valley Medical Center Logan Regional Medical Center WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital WVU Medicine United Hospital Center

WVSOM LENDING LIBRARY

RHI’s Health Education Lending Library expands on the health education supplies available to community groups, medical students and schools through RHI for in-state health education-related events. The library provides education and demonstration materials geared toward various age groups. To address concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the library has resources available to educate people on the prevention of the spread of respiratory viruses. Additionally, items such as handwashing stations and thermometers are available to facilitate proper sanitation and screening at educational events.

HEALTH RESIDENCY SIGN-ON INCENTIVE

Seven of the 12 RHI program graduates from WVSOM’s Class of 2022 each received a $6,500 sign-on incentive for acceptance into a primary care or emergency medicine residency in West Virginia. One graduate accepted a residency at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, W.Va.; one accepted a residency at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va.; four accepted residencies at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, W.Va.; and one accepted a residency at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, W.Va.

MENTOR PROGRAM

During fiscal year 2022, 52 RHI and RHI pipeline students received a rural practitioner mentor. Mentorship program goals for RHI students include: Participation in rotations that will enhance rural primary care training Reinforcement of students’ interests in rural primary care through mentor interactions

GREEN COAT PROGRAM

The WVSOM Green Coat Program provides undergraduate students who are interested in medical school or a health care profession an opportunity to gain exposure to clinical responsibilities in a hospital environment. The seventh cohort of Davis Health System Green Coat students was composed of four students.

Exposure to the quality of life in rural communities RHI is a program of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. This program is presented with financial assistance as a grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.

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A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE MEDICAL EXPERIENCES IN

WVSOM STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCES

25 COUNTRIES

Rotation sites and number of students who visited each site between 2009 and 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were unable to participate in medical service trips through the Center for International Medicine and Cultural Concerns program in 2021 and 2022.

1 1

GERMANY

1 POLAND

NETHERLANDS

2

1 120

34

1

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MEXICO

67 GUATEMALA

REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA

ITALY

11

NICARAGUA

INDIA

COSTA RICA

3 ECUADOR

21

1

SIERRA LEONE

KENYA

27 PERU

5 TANZANIA

1 BOLIVIA

2

BANGLADESH

LEBANON

10

25

6 HIMALAYAS

2 VIETNAM

1 CAMBODIA

3 PHILIPPINES

2 BALI

38 SOUTH AFRICA

WVSOM’S CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE AND CULTURAL CONCERNS: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM In 2009, WVSOM formally established the WVSOM Center for International Medicine and Cultural Concerns (CIMCC). The CIMCC provides students the opportunity to participate in global medical training experiences while ensuring academic integrity.

WVSOM prides itself on producing firstclass, dedicated physicians, with its main mission focused on rural and primary care medicine for the residents of West Virginia and the Appalachian region.

WVSOM also recognizes the importance of creating well-rounded, culturally sensitive physicians who are aware of global health issues.

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Prior to 2009, fewer than three WVSOM students took part in international rotations. Since then, 389 students have participated in international medical experiences, typically in rural, underserved areas. These experiences occurred either as required and elective rotations or through the DOCARE and the Christian Medical and Dental Association Club medical service trips during spring breaks.

389

STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED RURAL HEALTH ON A GLOBAL SCALE SINCE 2009

GME/MSOPTI

WVSOM's Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) supports and counsels students and graduates as they plan residency and fellowship training opportunities. Mountain State Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions (MSOPTI) transitioned from an academic sponsor to an educational consortium of training institutions. These institutions are available to WVSOM students for rotations and a variety of residency training locations in and near West Virginia.

SPECIALTIES

NEW LEADERSHIP

Abigail Frank, D.O., is a 2010 graduate of WVSOM. Frank completed a family medicine residency at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, W.Va., in 2013. She served as the assistant program director for the family medicine residency and program director for the transitional year residency at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Frank serves as assistant dean of graduate medical education and the executive director of Mountain State Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions at WVSOM.

For the 2021-22 academic year, 25 WVSOM students selected residencies within MSOPTI member programs, including these specialties: Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics Psychiatry Urology

LOCATION OF MOUNTAIN STATE OSTEOPATHIC POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

mountain state

opti

Hancock

Brooke

CORNERSTONE CARE TEACHING HEALTH CENTER

Ohio

Wood

Steubenville, Ohio

Ritchie

Wirt Calhoun

Jackson Mason

Cabell

Roane

Putnam

Kanawha

Taylor

Hampshire

Barbour

Tucker

Upshur

Jefferson

Grant

Lewis

Gilmer

Berkeley

Mineral

Hardy

Randolph Pendleton

Braxton Webster

Clay

Pocahontas

Lincoln Boone

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER Charleston, W.Va.

Preston

Doddridge

Nicholas Wayne

Morgan

Marion Harrison

TRINITY HEALTH SYSTEM

Bridgeport, W.Va.

Monongalia

Wetzel Tyler

Pleasants

WVU MEDICINE UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER

Mount Morris, Pa.

Marshall

Mingo

MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER

Fayette

Greenbrier

Logan

Wyoming

McDowell

Raleigh

Summers

Hagerstown, Md.

Monroe

Mercer

ACCESSHEALTH TEACHING HEALTH CENTER

GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Beckley, W.Va.

Ronceverte, W.Va.

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ADMISSIONS

5,023 ADMISSIONS APPLICANTS

1.02% INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS RECRUITERS MET

3,533

APPLICANTS DURING THE APPLICATION CYCLE During the 2021-22 admissions cycle, WVSOM recruiters met 3,533 applicants.

INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS TOURS AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS The number of prospective students attending campus events during the 2021-22 cycle was limited due to the ongoing pandemic. A total of 253 prospective students attended campus events, including 79 students at open house events and 78 individual campus tours. Additionally, WVSOM’s admissions office hosted the annual Health Professions Advisors Conference in person. Fourteen advisors from three different institutions in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia attended the day-and-a-half conference.

INTERVIEW CYCLE During the interview cycle, 662 applicants were interviewed.

VIRTUAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES In order to increase accessibility and interact with prospective applicants, the virtual and social media presence of the Office of Admissions continues to evolve. The office continues to use its Twitter account (@WVSOMAdmissions) and Instagram account (@WVSOMAdmissions). The office’s social media contacts continued to grow, with 614 followers on Twitter, up 32 from the previous year. On Instagram, the office added 133 followers from the previous year, for a total of 287 followers.

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128

PARTICIPATED ACCEPTED-STUDENT DAY WVSOM’s third annual Accepted-Student Day took place in person for the first time on April 9, 2022. A total of 64 accepted students attended in person, along with their guests, for a total of 163 attending in person. An additional 64 accepted students attended virtually. Administration, faculty, staff and students participated, hosting sessions on ASPIRE (Academic Support and Intervention Resources), financial aid, student life, special programs and other topics. With this event, the admissions team hosted a community resource fair during lunch, offered white coat fittings, provided shirts to accepted students and opened campus for guests to explore. Staff members were available to answer questions at each location.

336

POTENTIAL STUDENTS VIRTUALLY ATTENDED

4

FIRESIDE CHATS

662

The office saw an increase in supplemental applications from the 2020-21 cycle to the 2021-22 cycle. In July 2022, WVSOM enrolled 201 new students. The average MCAT score for accepted students was 504. The average science GPA of accepted and matriculated applicants was 3.53.

INTERVIEWS

2,425

253

EXPERIENCED A VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOUR

10

ACCEPTED-STUDENT NEWSLETTERS SENT WITH

84%

OPEN RATE

TOTAL ON-CAMPUS CONTACTS

COMMUNICATING WITH PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

4 ‟CHOOSE D.O.” VIRTUAL EXPOS WITH

491

The admissions office increased its communication with prospective students from the time they are accepted to the time they matriculate. The office partnered with other osteopathic medical schools and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) to host four ‟Choose D.O.” virtual expos. The events were attended by 491 participants.

PARTICIPANTS

NEWSLETTERS Targeted newsletters are created for premed advisors on a quarterly basis and for accepted students on a monthly basis. Content includes campus information, student highlights, upcoming WVSOM events and other information. Ten accepted student newsletters were distributed during the academic year, with an average open rate of 84 percent and an average click rate of 7 percent.

OPEN HOUSE EVENTS During the 2021-22 academic year, the Office of Admissions hosted two open houses: one in fall 2021 and one in summer 2022. All events focused on highlighting WVSOM’s campus, program and facilities. This year, the office was able to safely host open houses in person on campus. It also offered a virtual option for those who could not travel to campus. The fall open house was the office’s first in-person event in two years. There was an increase in attendance of 150 percent from 127 in the previous academic year to 318 in the 2021-22 academic year.

The office plans to continue offering future open houses in a hybrid format to continue reaching a broader audience.

PREMED CONFERENCE The Office of Admissions hosted its annual West Virginia Premed Conference. Bridgett Morrison, D.O., a WVSOM graduate and medical director of Greenbrier County Health Department, was the keynote speaker.

12

students throughout West Virginia attended the event on campus.

Presentations focused on: • interview skills

• applying to medical school • WVSOM curriculum

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STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

WVSOM students hail from across the United States.

The number of applications is strong each year. This past year, 5,023 students applied for approximately Home County of 2021-22 WVSOM Students 200 available seats. WVSOM makes mission-driven decisions based on each applicant’s academic success, extracurricular experiences and passion to become an osteopathic physician.

First-year through fourth-year students; map created Oct. 28, 2022

Brooke-1

HOME COUNTY OF 2021-22 IN-STATE WVSOM STUDENTS

Ohio-5 Marshall-3

172

Marion-4

Tyler-1

Harrison6

Wood-11

Jackson2

Mason-1

Cabell-12

Wayne3

Monongalia-22

Wetzel-1

TOTAL

Lewis1 Gilmer-2 Roane1

Berkeley4

Preston1

Barbour1

Grant1

Jefferson-6

Randolph-2

Braxton-1

Putnam5

Kanawha-20

Lincoln1

Fayette6

Boone-3

Logan2

214

Nicholas-2

total students in the firstMap Created 10/28/2022 year class Total Students from West Virginia - 172

Greenbrier-16

Raleigh-12 Summ.2

Wyoming-1

104 MALES

110 FEMALES

Merc.-10

49%

51%

Home State of WVSOM Students 2021-22 Compared to 120 (56%) in 2020

HOME STATE OF 2021-22 WVSOM STUDENTS

Compared to 96 (44%) in 2020

WA-2 MT OR-2

ND

ID-4 WY-1

NV-1 CA-19

UT-8

AZ-12

WI-10

SD NE-1

CO-5

NM

ME-6

MN-4

KS-3 OK-2

TX-11

IA-2

IL-13 IN15

MO-6

OH55

PA-110 WV172

VA-63

KY-3 TN-7

AR LA

NY-61

MI-52

MS

AL-2

NC-14 SC-4 GA-3

NH-5 VT-0 MA-6 RI-0 CT-3 NJ-35 DE-1 MD-45 DC-0

806

First-year through fourthyear students; map created Oct. 28, 2022

FL37

AK-1 Map Created 10/28/2022

HI

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61 MINORITY STUDENTS First-year students

Total Students - 806 PR

58%

121 25 YEARS OR OLDER First-year students

TOTAL

GRADUATE DEMOGRAPHICS

850

TOTAL GRADUATES

ALL SPECIALTIES

Map created Oct. 28, 2022

These maps show the total distribution of WVSOM graduates in 51 of 55 counties and all 50 states. WVSOM is the leader in producing physicians who practice in West Virginia.

GRADUATES FROM 1978-2019 PRACTICING IN WEST VIRGINIA

24 %

Practice Location of All WVSOM Grads 1978-2019

** ALL SPECIALTIES - IN PRACTICE OF ** WVSOM GRADUATES

3,576

GRADUATES FROM 1978-2019 PRACTICING IN THE U.S.

Map created Oct. 28, 2022

MT-12 ID-8 WY-2 NV-9 CA-76

WEST VIRGINIA

TOTAL GRADUATES

WA-34 OR-19

ARE PHYSICIANS IN

UT-8

AZ-39

ND-7

NM-7

WI-39

SD-9 NE-5

CO-27

KS-7 OK-22

TX-90

ME-20

MN-19

IA-8

IL-43 IN45

MO-19 AR-10 LA-8

NY-92

MI-138 OH330

KY-103 TN-93

PA-242 WV850

NH-3 VT-4 MA-24 RI-4 CT-12 NJ-51 DE-8 MD-74 DC-13

VA-220

NC-175 SC-81

MS- AL-69 GA-108 53 FL195

AK-16 Map Created 10/28/2022

HI-13

Total Graduates - 3576

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PRIMARY CARE The maps on this page illustrate WVSOM primary care physicians located in 49 states nationwide. In West Virginia, 49 counties have WVSOM graduates practicing primary care medicine which includes family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. WVSOM is No. 1 in West Virginia for providing primary care physicians and in the top five of all medical schools for graduates who enter primary care residency.

652

TOTAL GRADUATES

Map created Oct. 28, 2022

GRADUATES FROM 1978-2019 PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE IN WEST VIRGINIA

89 % OF THE COUNTIES IN

2,358

GRADUATES FROM 1978-2019 PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE IN THE U.S.

WEST VIRGINIA HAVE

Practice Location of All WVSOM Grads - 1978-2019

** PRIMARY CARE ** TOTAL GRADUATES

WVSOM GRADUATES

PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE

Map created Oct. 28, 2022

WA-20 MT-7 OR-9

ID-4 WY-1

NV-6 CA-54

UT-5

AZ-27

ND-4

WI-28

SD-6 IA-6

NE-3 CO-18

NM-3

KS-1

MO-9

OK-15

TX-50

ME-15

MN-12

AR-7 LA-2

IL-25 IN29

OH194

KY-72 TN-58

HI-7

WV652

VA-151

NC-121 SC-50

FL120 Map Created 10/28/2022

www.wvsom.edu

PA-159

MS- AL-42 GA-70 35

AK-11

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NY-63

MI-75

Total Primary Care Graduates - 2358

NH-2 VT-0 MA-13 RI-3 CT-5 NJ-27 DE-6 MD-46 DC-5

RURAL MEDICINE

482

The maps on this page show that WVSOM graduates practice medicine in rural areas all over the country but especially in Appalachia. WVSOM is the No. 1 medical school (osteopathic and allopathic) graduating physicians who practice medicine in rural areas.

TOTAL GRADUATES

Map created Oct. 28, 2022

GRADUATES FROM 1978-2019 PRACTICING IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA

85 %

OF THE COUNTIES IN WEST

VIRGINIA HAVE PHYSICIANS

1,221

FROM WVSOM PRACTICING

Practice Location of All WVSOM Grads - 1978-2019 GRADUATES FROM ** RURAL MEDICINE ** 1978-2019 PRACTICING TOTAL GRADUATES IN RURAL AREAS IN THE U.S.

RURAL MEDICINE

Map created Oct. 28, 2022

WA-3 MT-7 OR-3

ID-3 WY-2

NV-1 CA-12

UT-2

AZ-9

ND-2

WI-13

SD-5 IA-4

NE-1 CO-3

NM-3

ME-14

MN-8

KS-2

MO-5

OK-7

TX-13

AR-4 LA-1

NY-16

MI-21

IL-3 IN12

OH88

KY-46 TN-31

PA-63 WV482

NH-1 VT-3 MA-2 RI-0 CT-1 NJ-7 DE-4 MD-18 DC-0

VA-79

NC-64 SC-24

MS- AL-24 GA-39 31 FL26

AK-5 Map Created 10/28/2022

HI-3

Total Rural Practicing Graduates - 1221

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RESEARCH

83

FACULTY AND STAFF

27

209

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES OR BOOK CHAPTERS

joined a research project or other scholarly activity.

STUDENTS

worked on a research project or conducted other scholarly activity.

with employee or student authors.

140 STUDENT AUTHORS participated in posters/oral presentations.

125

NON-RESEARCH SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY FORMS WERE RECEIVED.

78

STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES gave presentations.

44

NEW RESEARCH REQUESTS

were received .

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20

STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS

were listed as authors on journal articles.

78

PRECEPTORS and other collaborators participated on a research project or scholarly activity project with WVSOM employees and students.

TOTAL AMOUNT UNDER MANAGEMENT

4

RESEARCH GRANTS TOTALING

$487,143

$5.5 M

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

$5 M $4.5 M $4 M $3.5M

13

NON-RESEARCH GRANTS TOTALING

$1,286,723

$3M $2.5M $2M $1.5M $1M

$5,378,629

$4,538,250 $4,921,112

RESEARCH GRANTS

$100,000

The Role of AMPK Pathway Intermediates in Rotavirus Pathogenesis (8/1/21-7/31/22) WVURC (NIH) PI – Crystal Boudreaux, Ph.D.

$5,000

WVCTSI Pilot Grant (11/1/21-4/30/22)

WVCTSI PI – Tony Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

$50,000

Instrumentation Grant (4/15/22-7/31/22)

WVINBRE PI – Dovenia Ponnoth, Ph.D.

$332,143 WVCTSI (7/1/21-6/30/22)

NIH/WVCTSI PI – Drema Hill, Ph.D.

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PUBLICATIONS

NON-RESEARCH GRANTS

WVSOM employees WVSOM students or residents*

$49,963

$33,180

$250

Effects of Maternal Obesity in an Ovine Model on Metabolic Outcomes in F2 Adults and F3 Neonates. Domestic Animal Endocrinology. Volume 76, 2021. doi. org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106628.

Pankey CL, Odhiambo JF, Smith AM, Ford SP.

$397,034

A Comprehensive Review of COVID-19 Virology, Vaccines, Variants, and Therapeutics. Curr Med Sci. 2021 Jul 9:1–15. doi: 10.1007/s11596-021-2395-1.

Forchette L*, Sebastian W*, Liu T.

INSPIRE Planning Grant (1/1/22-12/31/22) Appalachian Regional Commission PD – Barbara Holt

Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation All Smiles Minigrant (4/1/22-8/31/22) Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation PD – Joyce Martin

$120,000

Community Care Corps (10/1/21-9/30/22) Oasis Institute PD – Barbara Holt

$29,171

Hub and Spoke (9/30/21-9/29/22) Robert C. Byrd Clinic PD – Drema Hill, Ph.D.

$58,500

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (10/1/21-9/30/22) West Virginia DHHR/BBH PD – Terri Baker SOR Medical School Direct Treatment Service (9/30/21-9/29/22) West Virginia DHHR/BBH PD – Barbara Holt

$495,605

Rural Health Disparities (11/1/21-4/30/23) West Virginia DHHR/BBH PD – Barbara Holt and Courtney Hereford

$5,000

Diversity for Equity (8/15/21-6/30/22) West Virginia HEPC PD – Rebecca Morrow, Ph.D.

$30,000

Provider’s Clinical Support System (9/30/21-9/29/24) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/ Marshall University PD – Gretchen Lovett, Ph.D.

Title IX Investigator Certification Training (9/22/21-12/31/21) West Virginia HEPC PD – Leslie Bicksler

$52,020

Perinatal Partnership (11/3/21-6/30/22) West Virginia Perinatal Partnership PD – Kathleen Martin, M.D.

SOR Peer Recovery (9/30/21-9/29/22) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/ Marshall University PD – Drema Hill, Ph.D.

$6,000

Seneca Trail Fit Kids (9/1/21-6/30/22) Seneca Trail Charitable Foundation PD – Joyce Martin

PD indicates project director.

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$10,000

A Rare Case of Gliomatosis Cerebri Lurking Beneath the Shadows of a Stroke Mimic. Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Jul 15;16(9):2701-2705. doi: 10.1016/j. radcr.2021.06.060.

Prasad A, Hurlburt G*, Van Antwerp E*, Srivastava S, Sriwastava S. Impact of Short-Duration Research Experiences on STEM Self-Efficacy Among Early-Stage, Rural, First-Generation College Students. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research.

2001.

Hanna J, Carreon H, Fultz M, Harvey E, Howley C, Norton M, Richards-Babb M, Riley S, Sine A, Heatherly SA. Aggressive Nodular Malignant Melanoma.

Cureus. 2021 Aug 1;13(8):e16819. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16819.

Myers DJ*, Hyde EA. Cerebral Vasoconstriction After Carotid Endarterectomy and the Role of Conventional Cerebral Angiography. Neurol Clin Pract. 2021 Aug;11(4):e594-e597. doi: 10.1212/ CPJ.0000000000000941.

Tolla AS, Farooq MU, Haveman-Gould B, Naisan G*, Gorelick PB. Context-Dependent Immunomodulatory Effects of MEK Inhibition Are Enhanced With T-cell Agonist Therapy. Cancer Immunol Res. 2021 Aug 13:canimm.014.

Dennison L, Ruggieri A, Mohan A, Leatherman J, Cruz K, Woolman S*, Azad N, Lesinski GB, Jaffee EM, Yarchoan M.

Functional MRI Findings in Personality Disorders: A Review. J Neuroimaging. 2021 Sep 1. doi: 10.1111/jon.12924.

Yarchoan M, Zarnowski O, Ziton S, Holmberg R, Musto S, Riegle S, Van Antwerp E*, Santos-Nunez G. Dermatologic Uses of Bloodroot: A Review and Reappraisal. International Journal of Dermatology.

Fravor L*, Khachemoune A. Engaging Community Perceptions of Research in Rural West Virginia. Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice. 2021 4(1): 7, pp. 1–10. doi. org/10.33596/coll.80.

Kennedy-Rea S, Mason J, Hereford C, Whanger S. Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria After COVID-19 Vaccine. Cureus. 2021 Sep 19;13(9):e18102.

Thomas J*, Thomas G, Chatim A, Shukla P, Mardiney M. Gallbladder Volvulus: A Case Report. J Med Case Rep. 2021 Oct 9;15(1):494.

Croce P*, Licata S. Variations and Similarities in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Care and Management Across Tertiary Care Hospitals in West Virginia.

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Umer A, Lilly C, Curry H, Kumar A*, Maxwell S, Govindaswami B, Plumley J, John C, Smith MC.

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Associated With Transient Hyperphosphatasemia. Cureus. 2022 Feb 9 14(2): e22066. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22066.

Verma A, Keaton B, McGuffin A. A Tiered Mentorship Program to Integrate Medical Students Into Clinical Research Projects. The American Surgeon.

Misiaszek SR*, Blitzer D, Drucker CB, Endicott KM, Fitzpatrick SS, Toursavadkohi S, Nagarsheth KH. Pro-Inflammatory Diet and Depressive Symptoms in the Healthcare Setting. BMC Psychiatry 22, 125. 2022. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-02203771-z.

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Umer A, Lilly C, Curry H, Kumar A*, Maxwell S, Govindaswami B, Plumley J, John C, Smith MC. Nicotine Dependence and Incident Hip Replacement Surgery in Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus, TRINET-X, 2021. J Hip Surg. 2022.

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Clinical Considerations in the Approach to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Medical Students. doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2022.1010.

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COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE WVSOM believes that a commitment to helping others is integral to the education of future osteopathic physicians. The school works hard to foster in its students an eagerness to give back to people in the local area as well as communities in need around the world.

It does so through a variety of programs, from smaller, year-round local fundraising events and donation drives to participation in national initiatives. Two examples of community service efforts at WVSOM are the Translating Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health (T.O.U.C.H.) program and the annual Heart of the Holidays event.

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STUDENTS

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30 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

unite WVSOM students in volunteer efforts pertaining to their interests

12,110 TOTAL HOURS

of service were logged

NONPROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT BENEFITED

$13,000

Lewisburg Fire Department

White Sulphur Springs EMS

West Virginia Breast Health Initiative Central Greenbrier Little League Fruits of Labor

West Virginia Kids Cancer Crusaders

RAISED BY CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CAMPUS

Camp Victory

Recovery Point of West Virginia Lewisburg Food Pantry

Greenbrier County Humane Society Family Refuge Center

Alzheimer’s Association

T.O.U.C.H. PROGRAM The T.O.U.C.H. program is a national initiative by the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) and has been a part of WVSOM student life since 2007. The program encourages medical students to volunteer for community service work throughout the year, rewarding those who log more than 35 hours in a 12-month period with the designation of “silver” status and those accruing more than 70 hours with “gold” status. The student with the highest number of service hours each year is awarded “platinum” status.

Right From the Start

Women’s Health Center of West Virginia Prostate Cancer Foundation Project Linus

Communities in Schools

Children’s Home Society Davis Stuart

During the 2021-22 academic year, WVSOM clubs and organizations collectively raised $13,000. The funds went to charities, nonprofit organizations and service trips.

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CENTER FOR RURAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (CRCH) WVSOM CRCH MISSION AND VISION MISSION

Driving engagement in rural health.

VISION

2021-22 FUNDING

FEDERAL, STATE AND FOUNDATION GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING AGREEMENTS

$2,731,023

The CRCH builds infrastructure that empowers communities to reach their highest level of health and wellness through evidence-based, community-engaged outreach, education and research.

WITH NEW GRANTS TOTALING

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTRELATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCE PERSON (CHERP) ► Secured funding and partnered with Jobs and Hope

West Virginia to train 20 participants in all three CHERP levels.

► Assisted in the creation and distribution of the first

statewide survey of community health workers, their employers and other organizations involved in the field. This survey is the basis for the beginning structure of the Community Health Worker Statewide Consortium.

► Organized, established and convened the West

Virginia Community Health Worker Workforce Advisory Consortium, a voluntary, cooperative network of individuals from diverse entities that unite to enhance West Virginia’s community health worker workforce. The consortium meets quarterly and includes about 40 organizations and more than 70 individuals.

$749,748

► Reimbursed the cost of those who applied and took

the exam for the West Virginia National Credentialing Board’s Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification.

► Provided financial support to graduate-level behavioral

health students who created pipeline resources for the behavioral health field.

► Provided financial support to a local recovery home to

purchase supplies for residents.

► Provided supplies for 50 individuals to be trained in

SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) recovery.

► Completed Chronic Pain/Chronic Disease Self-

Management programming opportunities around the state, including workshops and trainings.

► Provided support to establish SBIRT (Screening,

Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) programs at the Robert C. Byrd Clinic and the Greenbrier County Health Department.

► Represented West Virginia on a regional community

► Provided support and supplies to the Neonatal

► Represented WVSOM as a National Association of

► Placed a West Virginia Collegiate Recovery peer

health worker collaboration group that also includes Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Community Health Workers-allied member.

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Abstinence Syndrome Baby Soothe program to educate new parents and caregivers on soothing methods. recovery support specialist on the WVSOM campus for student, faculty, staff and community needs.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH ► The CRCH was awarded a $495,000 Rural Health

Disparities grant. Through partnership with the Mountain Transit Authority and the Greenbrier County Health Department, the grant provides non-emergency medical transportation for Greenbrier County residents, operation of a mobile testing unit and digitalization of health department patient records. The grant was provided by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health. In the past year, 530 rides were given to Greenbrier County residents.

GREENBRIER COUNTY HEALTH ALLIANCE CRCH partners with a local nonprofit, the Greenbrier County Health Alliance (GCHA). The CRCH provides shared staffing and support for the organization, working with GCHA’s community board to implement community engagement strategies that improve population health at the grassroots level and develop opportunities for community-engaged research. ► GCHA continued to work as a member of the Healthiest

Cities and Counties Challenge (HCCC), a national challenge grant and learning collaborative funded by the American Public Health Association, with funding from the Aetna Foundation and help from the National Association of Counties and Healthy Places by Design.

The HCCC supports 20 communities across 11 states to address local health challenges by accelerating systemslevel approaches and community initiatives to improve community health.

► WVSOM and GCHA developed the Greenbrier Research

Advisory Subcommittee, a collaboration to explore and implement community-engaged research projects with the Greenbrier Valley community.

► GCHA’s Community Ambassador Project was featured in a ► The CRCH joined with a local collaborative team

including the Greenbrier County Commission, Carnegie Hall and Seed Sower Inc., and won entrance to the National Association of Counties Creative Counties’ Placemaking Challenge to develop a pilot project to bring arts programming to people in recovery from substance use disorder. The initiative is a national challenge competition to identify and strengthen ways to integrate arts into solutions to local challenges.

► The CRCH was awarded a $120,000 grant to

establish the Greenbrier Community Care Corps, a program that uses volunteers to assist senior citizens, adults with disabilities and their caregivers with nonmedical tasks and respite care. Volunteers help with household tasks, errands and companionship and may also assist with preparing meals, pet care, yard care, simple home maintenance or setting up computers or digital library accounts. The CRCH is one of 33 organizations nationwide to receive the grant. Community Care Corps, through a cooperative agreement with the federal Administration for Community Living, is led by four national nonprofit organizations: The Oasis Institute, Caregiver Action Network, USAging and Altarum. Services were provided to 223 participants by 76 volunteers who committed 2,001 hours in Greenbrier County.

national case study developed by County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute that provides data, evidence, guidance and examples to build awareness of the multiple factors that influence health and support leaders in growing community power to improve health equity.

► GCHA provided technical assistance and grant-writing

support to the Marvel Center in Rupert, W.Va., a brick-andmortar initiative creating child development and after-school services, a central kitchen and other youth and community services in collaboration with the Meadow River Valley Association.

► CRCH partnered with the GCHA, which served as a conduit

to pay volunteer stipends and volunteer insurance as part of the Greenbrier Community Care Corps grant.

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YOUTH OUTREACH

GENERAL OUTREACH

► The CRCH created, planned, developed and implemented

► The CRCH’s two AmeriCorps members in Charleston,

the Fit Kids program to enable youths to make healthy choices, be physically active and have fun. The original idea was presented by four WVSOM medical students.

The CRCH collaborated with the students to keep the program going as they and future committee members matriculate through medical school. The CRCH received funding from the Seneca Trail Charitable Foundation for the program’s development and implementation. In the past year, 13 sessions took place.

► The Abra Classroom project was presented to 243 youths.

Educational activities focused on topics such as saying no to drugs, eating healthy, cybersafety, not giving up and being a good winner. Outreach efforts were promoted at festivals throughout the year. The website abracadabra.org was updated, and the availability of episodes of the Abracadabra television program on YouTube was promoted through social media.

► In collaboration with the West Virginia Perinatal

Partnership, the CRCH began supporting the development of the West Virginia Breastfeeding Institute, the first statewide organization dedicated solely to promoting breastfeeding as a public health priority through education, training, policy and research. The goal is to improve breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity, and to reduce racial/ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic disparities in breastfeeding.

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W.Va., and Lewisburg, W.Va., served in outreach opportunities including food bank distributions, programs and presentations.

► Street outreach was provided in West Virginia’s Greenbrier,

Raleigh and Summers counties. This involved providing resources, food, clothing, hygiene items and blankets for those experiencing homelessness.

► Naloxone training was provided to various groups

including employees of WVSOM, New River Community and Technical College, St. Mary’s Medical Center, the Bethesda Church safety team and WVSOM students.

► The CRCH hosted members of A More Excellent Way Life

Center Church, West Virginia Health Right and Humana for an on-campus tour and meeting with WVSOM leadership and the CRCH team to talk about shared goals and visions.

► The CRCH hosted monthly SMART recovery friends and

family support groups and Life Recovery grief support groups in Greenbrier County.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS ► Monga J, Fahringer B, Pflaum R, Campbell R, Salvi

S, VanTasel B, Zimmerman B, Bogoda G, Griffith BN, Heinsberg HB, “Community Health Education Resource Person (CHERP) Training Program,” Appalachian Translational Research Network Virtual Summit, hosted virtually by Penn State University, Oct. 19, 2021.

► Pflaum R, Campbell R, Griffith BN, Heinsberg HB, “A

Literature Review: The Resurgence of Black Lung Disease and How It Can Be Mitigated,” West Virginia Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Lewisburg, W.Va., Oct. 20, 2021.

► Monga J, Fahringer B, Pflaum R, Campbell R, Salvi

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL The West Virginia Office of the Attorney General (OAG) selected Drema Hill, Ph.D., vice president for community engagement and development, to provide public health expertise as a consultant to the statewide opioid settlement project. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey realized early in the litigation that the opioid epidemic is a public health issue, and the funds received from settlements should be utilized in local communities to impact the lives of people with substance use disorder and their families. WVSOM President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., entered into a memorandum of understanding with the OAG solidifying their partnership.

Since December 2019, Hill had provided 40 percent of her time and effort to the OAG. She is working with the attorney general and his staff to develop the West Virginia First Foundation for distribution of settlement funds. Current settlement amounts for West Virginia have reached $874 million with more expected. This is the largest per capital settlement amount in the nation.

S, VanTasel B, Zimmerman B, Bogoda G, Griffith BN, Heinsberg HB, “Community Health Education Resource Person (CHERP) Training Program,” West Virginia Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Lewisburg, W.Va., Oct. 20, 2021.

► Pflaum R, Campbell R, Griffith BN, Heinsberg HB, “A

Literature Review: The Resurgence of Black Lung Disease and How It Can Be Mitigated,” West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association Annual Conference, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Nov. 6, 2021.

► Monga J, Fahringer B, Pflaum R, Campbell R, Salvi

S, VanTasel B, Zimmerman B, Bogoda G, Griffith BN, Heinsberg HB, “Community Health Education Resource Person (CHERP) Training Program,” West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association Annual Conference, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Nov. 6, 2021.

► West Virginia Rural Health Association 2021 conference,

“Survey of Social Determinants of Health in Two West Virginia Minority Communities.”

► West Virginia Practice-Based Research Network poster

with Barbara Holt and Amy Jasperse, “Challenges and Opportunities, An Analysis of the Diabetes Program in Greenbrier County 2021.”

► Belliveau R, Horton S, Hereford C, et al., “Pro-

Inflammatory Diet and Depressive Symptoms in the Healthcare Setting,” BMC Psychiatry, 22, 125 (2022), doi. org/10.1186/s12888-022-03771-z.

► Kennedy-Rea S, Mason J, Hereford C, Whanger S,

“Engaging Community Perceptions of Research in Rural West Virginia,” Collaborations: A Journal of CommunityBased Research and Practice, 4(1), 7. doi.org/10.33596/ coll.80.

Haylee Heinsberg, director of public policy and advocacy, was selected as a Promising Leader to represent West Virginia and the substance use disorder work of WVSOM and its partners at the University of Rochester Medical Center Recovery Center of Excellence’s (URMC RCOE) Taking Action: National Rural Substance Use Disorder Health Equity and Stigma Summit. URMC RCOE is one of three Health Resources and Services Administration-supported Recovery Centers of Excellence in the nation.

► Cochran J, Jarrett T, Baus A, “Applying the Medications

at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit in a Rural Primary Care Clinic: Implications for Nursing, Patients and Caregivers,” Journal of Nursing Care Quality, (2022), JNCQ-D-19-00127. journals.lww.com/jncqjournal/ pages/default.aspx.

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WVSOM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT ACTIVITIES

$20K AWARDED

The WVSOM Alumni Association awarded $20,000 in student scholarships during the 2021-22 fiscal year.

IN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

4,414 TOTAL ALUMNI

951

TOTAL LIFE MEMBERS

CME ATTENDEES AND REVENUE (as of Sept. 1, 2022)

2022

2021 338

334

MID-WINTER

2020 339

$75,418

$87,924

$108,306

207

210

122

In-person seminar

Hybrid seminar Virtual seminar

$28,599

SUMMER

$52,421

Hybrid seminar

Virtual seminar

$19,175

CRANIAL FIELD CME ► In September 2021, in partnership with the Department of

$9,400

$9,350

$7,850

2022

2021

$839,833

$579,882

2022

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2021

Osteopathic Principles and Practice, the WVSOM Alumni Association hosted a 24 AOA Category 1-A hours cranialfocused OMM CME event on WVSOM’s campus. Over three days, lecture originator Edward Stiles, D.O., FAAO, and Charlie Beck, D.O., FAAO, lectured and had hands-on labs on suture dysfunctions of the vault, base and facial bones, their sacral connections and sequencing of the cranial and sacral dysfunctions.

2020

MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENTS 800K 750K 700K 650K 600K 550K 500K

The WVSOM Alumni Association provided support for Grand Rounds, sponsoring lunch and working with students to involve alumni speakers during presentations to students. The association also offered one night of the series as a two-hour free CME to all alumni.

Virtual seminar

WHITE COAT CLUB 11K 10K 9K 8K 7K 6K 5K 4K 3K 2K 1K

SPONSORSHIPS

$526,155

2020

PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE CME ► In May 2022, in partnership with Hilary Hamric, D.O., and

Jill Cochran, Ph.D., Rn-BC, FNP, the WVSOM Alumni Association hosted the inaugural Pediatric Primary Care CME on WVSOM’s campus. This two-day hybrid event covered pediatric topics such as cardiology, neurology and sleep medicine. This partnership with WVSOM faculty allowed the association to offer not only 14 hours of AOA Category 1-A credit to physicians, but also 14 nursing credits from the West Virginia Board of Nursing.

CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2022!

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW The following is a summary of WVSOM’s financial strength as of June 30, 2022.

$ ADDITIONAL DONATIONS

77.19% STUDENT TUITION AND FEES

20.47% SOURCES OF REVENUE

SOUTHEASTERN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER

STATE APPROPRIATIONS

$120,000

TOTAL INCOME RECEIVED (NOT PLEDGED) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 ONLY.

2.34% OTHER

6.11% Investment income 1.28% Auxiliary revenue 4.94% Contracts and grants 2.23% Misc.

OPERATING EXPENSES

59.71%

Total operating expenses for fiscal year 2022 were $45,695,525.

Staff continued to be fully funded on the Mercer Schedule.

SALARIES, WAGES AND BENEFITS

28.90%

11.39% OTHER

SUPPLIES AND OTHER SERVICES

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OTHER

►

Depreciation

►

Utilities

►

Loan cancellations and write-offs

►

Fees assessed by commission for operations

The financial charts were created with unaudited numbers.

2022

2021

2020

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

Operating revenues

39,113

40,236

40,451

Operating expenses

48,695

45,986

45,451

Year ending June 30, 2022 (in thousands of dollars)

Operating income

(9,582)

(5,750)

(5,000)

Non-operating revenues - net

7,175

18,709

10,661

Increase in net assets

2,407

12,959

5,661

162,431

149,471

143,810

159,976

162,430

149,471

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Net assets (beginning of year)

Net assets, end of year

165 155 145 135 130 125 120 115 110

GROWTH OF NET ASSETS DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS GROWTH OF 30, NET ASSETS DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS Year ending June 2022 • (in thousands of dollars)

2022

2021

2020

Current assets

88,981

93,127

81,463

Non-current assets

5,295

5,762

6,070

Capital assets

76,871

74,645

75,020

TOTAL ASSETS

171,147

173,534

162,553

Current liabilities

6,731

4,572

4,907

Non-current liabilities

4,440

6,532

8,175

TOTAL LIABILITIES

11,171

11,104

13,082

Invested in capital assets

76,871

74,645

75,020

Restricted - expendable

10,974

10,578

11,378

Unrestricted

72,131

77,207

63,073

TOTAL NET ASSETS

159,976

162,430

149,471

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

As the data shows, WVSOM’s financial position declined during this period.

Total assets fell from $174M to $171M during the previous year, while total liabilities increased slightly, resulting in a $2M decrease in net assets.

RATIO OF CURRENT ASSETS 2021 2022

20:37:1 13:22:1

The 2022 ratio decreased.

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0 , 0 9 00

NEW SCHOLARSHIP PLEDGES

49 882

SCHOLARSHIP DONORS

3

3

NONSCHOLARSHIP GRANTS

143

FIRST-TIME DONORS

$11,000

45,850 1 $ GIVEN IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

ALUMNI DONORS

$

$

$4,359

41 4,65 83

IN STUDENT SUPPORT

CASH RECEIVED

SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN

FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS

$

20

BUSINESS DONORS

80

$

This year the WVSOM Foundation’s growth initiatives continued developing new ways to reach and engage loyal and new donors.

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS FROM THE STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND

12

GIFTS RECEIVED

8

WVSOM FOUNDATION

1,33 3 4

30,800 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN INCOME RECEIVED

SHORT-TERM STUDENT LOANS GIVEN

NEW SCHOLARSHIPS

The WVSOM Foundation added six scholarships to its expanding portfolio: • Faheem Family Scholarship

• Drs. David and Bonita Barger Scholarship

• Andy Tanner and Dewayne Duncan Diversity Scholarship

• Class of 1981 Scholarship

• Weisser Scholarship Fund

• James F.B. Peyton Endowed Scholarship Fund

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GROWING OUR ASSETS

ANATOMY OF CASH DONATIONS UNRESTRICTED

$80,636

WVSOM FOUNDATION

RESTRICTED

PERFORMANCE VS BENCHMARK

$350,702

NET FEES/ANNUALIZED

PLANNED GIVING

Drs. David (Class of 1983) and Bonita Barger gave a planned gift in March 2022.

The Barger Campus Preservation and Green Fund Initiative endowment in the amount of $75,000 and a scholarship endowment of $25,000 were established.

$45,650,120

6%

5.07%

4% 2% 0%

3.85%

$47,228,067

$5,895,391 4.73% 3.78%

$6,523,792

-2% -4% -6% -8% -10%

-6.42%

-6.86% -8.76%

-9.88%

$45,650,120

$5,895,391

WVSOM Managed Investments

WVSOM Foundation Investments

July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

$30,661,580 WVSOM Managed Investments Inception to June 30, 2022

$5,329,971 WVSOM Foundation Investments Inception to June 30, 2022

Benchmark (%)

Performance (%)

Encova scholarship recipients

GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED

During fiscal year 2022, the WVSOM Foundation was approved for $95,000 in grant awards and received a $200,000 challenge grant.

► The foundation was awarded $20,000 in

Neighborhood Investment Program (NIP) tax credits in FY22, a $5,500 increase over the previous year. The NIP netted the foundation a total of $57,000 in contributions toward scholarship programs and endowments during the fiscal year.

► The foundation received a $25,000 grant award

from the James F.B. Peyton Fund at The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation to create a new scholarship endowment.

► The foundation was awarded a $50,000 grant from

the Maier Foundation for current-use scholarships for the class entering WVSOM in the fall of 2022.

In addition, the Maier Foundation challenged the WVSOM Foundation to raise $200,000 in new scholarship funds. When the foundation met that challenge, the Maier Foundation added $200,000 to the Dr. Olen E. Jones Jr. Scholarship at the West Virginia Emulation Trust, which is held and invested by the Maier Foundation for the WVSOM Foundation. A portion of the earnings from the trust is awarded to the foundation each year for scholarships for WVSOM students.

GRANT FUNDING FISCAL AGENT

The foundation also served as the fiscal agent for an additional $34,653 in grant awards for related entities. ► The WVSOM Foundation is serving as the fiscal

agent for a $4,800 grant from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington to provide training for up to 20 individuals in recovery who are participants in the Jobs and Hope West Virginia program.

WVSOM’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) is providing online training in the Community Health Education Resource Person program levels one, two and three to participants.

► The foundation is the fiscal agent for a $4,853

grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation to provide supplies and materials for a CRCH program to encourage elementary school students to explore medicine and 10 other career options.

► The foundation serves as the fiscal agent for a

$25,000 grant from the James F.B. Peyton Fund to Rosewood Cemetery, where cremated remains from WVSOM’s Human Gift Registry are interred.

ANNUAL FUND PARTNERS MANCHIN

C linic

WEST VIRGINIA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

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NETWORK OF SUPPORT LIFETIME GIVING LEADERS

President’s Council Donors $100,000+

Drs. Michael and Cheryl Adelman Drs. David and Bonita Barger Charles Davis, D.O./Davis Eye Center Inc. James Harless Ray Harron, M.D./The Harron Foundation John Manchin Roland Sharp, D.O. Marlene Wager, D.O. Lydia Weisser, D.O. Gary White Businesses Encova Foundation of West Virginia The Greenbrier Hotel Corp.

Hildegard P. Swick Estate Hollowell Foundation WVSOM Alumni Association

Founder’s Club Donors $50,000-$99,999 Christopher Beckett, D.O. Sean Brain and Jandy Hanna, Ph.D. Joseph Cincinatti, D.O. James Deering, D.O., and Jodi Flanders, D.O. Troy Foster, D.O. Abdollatif Ghiathi, D.O. Drs. Robert and Rachel Hunter

William McLaughlin, D.O. Michael Nicholas, D.O. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Obrokta/ Olivia Claire Obrokta Foundation Patrick Pagur, D.O., and Billie Wright, D.O. Mr. and Mrs. David Rader Carole Stookey Drs. Andrew and Tiffany Thymius Mrs. John Tirpak Harold Ward, D.O. Dr. and Mrs. Badshah Wazir/ Spring Hill Cardiology Businesses Humana National Osteopathic Foundation West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association

Patron Donors $25,000-$49,999 Manuel Ballas, D.O. Catherine Bishop, D.O. Craig Boisvert, D.O. Jeffery Braham, D.O. Drs. Edward and Kristie Bridges Clyde Brooks III, D.O. Cathy Dailey, D.O. Dr. Steven and Lori Eshenaur/Haven Ltd. Ahmed Faheem, M.D.

GIFTS TO WVSOM July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022

Dean’s Circle Donors $10,000-$24,999

David Allen, D.O. Heather Antolini Michael Antolini, D.O. Hal Armistead, D.O., and Amelia Roush, D.O. Helen Baker, Ph.D. Jonathan Beyer, D.O. Walter Boardwine, Ph.D. David Brown, Ph.D. Samuel Deem, D.O. Allen Finkelstein, D.O. Robert Flowers, D.O. Robert Foster, D.O. John Garlitz, D.O. Marla Haller, D.O. John Hibler, D.O. Robert Holstein, D.O. Susan Ketchem Cynthia Mayer, D.O. Richard McClung, DDS Andrew McLaughlin, D.O.

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Dodi Montgomery Karen Montgomery-Regan, D.O. Stephen Naymick, D.O. Abdul Orra, D.O. Pete Palko III, D.O. Ronald Smith, D.O. Andy Tanner, D.O., and Dewayne Duncan Businesses Jackson Kelly PLLC Little General Stores West Virginia State Medical Association ZMM Architects and Engineers

Benefactor Donors $5,000-$9,999

Randall Belt, D.O. Richard Burdeaux Sr., D.O. Cynthia Butler, D.O. Craig Chambers, D.O. James Chambers, D.O. Michael Chambers, D.O. Elizabeth Clark, D.O.

Lawson Hamilton J. Robert Holmes, DDS Penny and Gregory Jarrell, D.O. Samuel Muscari Jr., D.O. James Nemitz, Ph.D. Deena Obrokta, D.O. Lorenzo Pence, D.O. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Rubin/ Carmel-Greenfield Charitable Trust Rosa Stone, D.O. Peter Stracci, D.O. Lori Tucker, D.O. Drs. Rafael and Letetia Villalobos Lewis Whaley, D.O. Businesses CAMC Health Education and Research Institute City National Bank Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Greenbrier Valley Medical Center Highmark Inc. OVP Health Inc. Robert C. Byrd Clinic Smith Kline & French Laboratories Truist Corporation (Formerly BB&T) West Virginia Emulation Endowment Trust West Virginia State Medical Association Alliance

David Cummings, D.O. Donald Gullickson II, D.O. Lisa Hrutkay, D.O. Afeworki Kidane, D.O. Stanley Lloyd, D.O. Gretchen Lovett, Ph.D. Kathleen Maley, D.O. Andrea Nazar, D.O. Dallas Petrey, D.O. Ryan Runyon, D.O. Gary Sajko, D.O. Sophia Sibold, D.O. Jan Silverman, D.O. George Triplett, D.O. Business Mason & Barry Inc.

Sponsor Donors $2,500-$4,999

Edward Brennan II, D.O. Brande Carpenter Zachary Comeaux, D.O.

Michael Cope, Ph.D. Charles Cornell Allison Evans-Wood, D.O. Lawrence Fabrizio, D.O. C. Gallops, D.O. Kathy Goodman, D.O. Bruce Gorby, D.O. Ray Hayes, D.O. Drema Hill, Ph.D. Brant Hinchman, D.O. James Kohari, D.O. Forrest Lane Jr., D.O. James Lebolt, D.O. Dominick McLain, D.O. Satish Menon, D.O. William Moore, D.O. Rebecca Morrow, Ph.D. Kara O’Karma, D.O. Sherry Phillips Angelo Ratini, D.O. Roi Reed, D.O. Stefanie Shull Julia Spradlin, D.O. Scott Spradlin, D.O. Tamejiro Takubo Jr., D.O. Robert Vass Shannon Warren Sherri Young, D.O.

Businesses Cartledge Foundation Inc. Pallottine Foundation of Huntington West Virginia Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

Associate Donors $1,000-$2,499

Robby Aliff, J.D. Patrice Bauserman Leslie Bicksler Leslie Buchanan, D.O. Gregory Burton John Cavell, D.O. Heidi Clark, D.O. Carmen Damiani, D.O. Jane Daugherty-Luck, D.O. Jason Dees, D.O. Zouheir Fares, D.O. Georgette George Sharon and William Hall Patricia Hamilton Tim Holbrook Alice Hollingsworth Jamette Huffman, D.O. Kristy Huffman, D.O. Anthony Johnson, J.D. Brandon Johnson, D.O. Maple Landvoigt, M.D. Josalyn Mann, D.O. William Martin, Ph.D. Amelia McPeak, D.O.

Ernest Miller Jr., D.O. Karen Miller, J.D. Frederick Morgan, D.O. John Myer Catherine Noone James Paugh II, D.O. Rebecca Perry, D.O. Melinda Ratini, D.O. Thomas Richardson, D.O. Madonna Ringswald, D.O. Thomas Shackleford, D.O. John Sheridan, D.O. Victoria Shuman, D.O. Stephen Shy II, D.O. Linda Smith, D.O. Shannon Sorah, D.O. Maria Tranto, D.O. Ryan Waddell, D.O. Kathryn Wallington Freeland Kenneth Warner Rita, Amanda, Kevin and Cameron Wilcher Business Family Medicine Foundation of West Virginia

Friend Donors $500-$999 Linda Arnold Beth Been, D.O. Kristina Brown, D.O. Kaitlyn Brunner, D.O. Diane Cutler and Dan Williams Christopher Daniel, D.O. Matthew Deitz David Dietz Marina Diioia, Ph.D. Roderick Doss, D.O. Gail Dudley, D.O. Robert Eaton, D.O. Michelle Endicott, D.O. Eleonara Grey, D.O. Michael Harron, D.O. Karen Hausler Eugene Jeffus David Marshall, D.O. Eric McClanahan, D.O. Donette Mizia Karthik Mohan, D.O. John Mooney Bobbi Morgan Ryan Newell, D.O. Robert Olexo, D.O. David Pickering, D.O. Glenn Roberts, D.O. Eric Schneider, D.O. Kimberly Tieman Leo and Lynette Toomajian David "Monte" Ward Christopher White, D.O. Tracy Wilkerson, DDS Mahmoud Younis Lisa Zaleski-Larsen, D.O.

Business Country Road Realty LLC

Supporter Donors $250-$499

David Bennett, D.O. Timothy Bess John Buckland, D.O. Lisa Costello, M.D. James Dietz James Endicott, M.D. Andrew Ickes Drew Kagan Wendy Lee, D.O. Brian McDevitt, D.O. Aaron McGuffin, M.D. Marshall Newbern, D.O. Joule O’Connor, D.O. Laura Oleson Shawn Stern, D.O. Joseph Surkalski, D.O. Michael Warlick, D.O. Christopher Wood, D.O. Businesses Civitas Hospitality Group LLC Princeton Community Hospital

Caduceus Donors $50-$249

Shinichi Asano, Ph.D. Jocelyn Chang, D.O. Salvatore DeFilippo, D.O. David and Olgusha Forrest Catherine Gestrich, D.O. Holly Hardesty Jacob Harmon, D.O. Richard Harris, D.O. Karen Hauster Byron Haworth Jr., D.O. David Kim, D.O. Kelly Lonergan Jon and Christine MacQuilken Deanna Mangieri-Ross, D.O. Christine Moore, D.O. Steve Obermeyer Victor Rendon, D.O. Barbara Sanders Jeffrey Shawver, J.D. Laura Sheppard Karen Sparks Andrea Stark, D.O. Carol and Steve Szer Junyu Want, D.O. Peter Ward, Ph.D. Larry Ware, MBA, CPA Harry Young Jr., D.O. Businesses Network for Good Wilson Properties LLC

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