PINEHURST — Second-year med student Daniel Moses was elected student representative to the executive board of the North Carolina Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians on Aug. 16.
As the student representative, he will be able to vote on the board, which will allow him to help expand the role of osteopathic family physicians and training for osteopathic family physicians in the state. Additionally, he will lead efforts in putting together student workshops and other NCS-ACOFP events and activities for osteopathic students throughout the state during his one-year term.
Moses, who was elected at the most recent NCS-ACOFP conference, had been assisting the executive board prior to the meeting and was asked to help put together the student section of the conference attended by 18 Campbell medical students as well as students from other osteopathic medical schools. The attendees participated in a joint student/resident workshop that focused mostly on osteopathic manipulative therapy in the clinical setting for common colds, flu, sinus infections and pneumonias.
“Additionally, we were treated to a discussion on the best ways to optimize our time as students by staying active and involved in our state and region,” Moses said.
The NCS-ACOFP Executive Board includes several CUSOM faculty: Dr. Charlotte Paolini, medical school representative; Dr. Brian Kessler, advocacy advisor; immediate past president Dr. Rob Agnello; and previous past president Dr. Shannon Jimenez. The board meets once a month, and Moses’ main job is to represent student interests.
“I take that a bit farther and try to a represent for all CUSOM issues on the Board,” Moses said.
The next NCS-ACOFP event will be a joint conference with the North Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association (NCOMA) Jan. 24-25 at Campbell. The conference will offer seminars and workshops for professional development, and Moses will organize a workshop for students as well as promotion of the event and recruiting volunteers.
— by Sarah H. Bowman, JD