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SOMA Presentation National Director of Political Affairs. Travis Snyder Touro NV OMSIII travishsnyder@gmail.com 9199233714. Congratulations on DO Day on the Hill!. Over 800 students, a new record! Write emails to your contacts. Ask them to tour your school!
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SOMA Presentation National Director of Political Affairs Travis Snyder Touro NV OMSIII travishsnyder@gmail.com 9199233714
Congratulations on DO Day on the Hill! • Over 800 students, a new record! • Write emails to your contacts. Ask them to tour your school! • Talk about your medical school. State vs private, employed vs volunteer based.
Scholarship News • OPAC $1000 student scholarship • OPAC $1000 campus scholarship • OPAC reception (30+ signups!)
Local Directors of PA • TouroCOM-NY Rebecca Kowaloffrebecca.kowaloff@touro.edu • LMU-DCOMGreg NieckulaGregory.Nieckula@lmunet.edu • LECOM-B Justin Amarojustin.amaro@lecom.edu • DMUCOM Kyle Carpenterkyle.g.carpenter@dmu.edu • EVVCOM Owen Speerospeer@vcom.vt.edu • GA-PCOM Marcos SantianoMarcosSa@pcom.edu • PCOM Stephanie ReeseStephanieRe@pcom.edu • PCSOM Marie Hargishargis1@pc.edu • KCOM Sheila KrishnanPAO.KCOMSOMA@gmail.com • NYCOM Ayesha Hussainahussa01@nyit.edu • TUCOM NV Scott Thomasdrtomholland@gmail.com • UMDNJ Vikram Nigamnigamvi@umdnj.edu • OSUCOM Ryan Searsryan.sears@okstate.edu • LECOM I Melissa Ann H. Loveranesmelissaann.loveranes@lecom.edu • WU COMPMatthew Hiestermanmhiesterman@westernu.edu • VCOM Michelle Tranmttran@vcom.vt.edu • OUCOM Starla Lylessl249306@ohio.edu • WVSOM Dan Sudersdsuders@wvsom.edu • TUCOM CA Christine Page-Lopezcpl4280@yahoo.com • TUCOM CA Skye drenguis@gmail.com
Still no local Directors from: • 4-5 schools
Conference call • Keith, local Directors of Political Affairs discussed: Scholarships, AOAI membership, OPAC, OBI, DO Day, local Political Affairs position responsibilities.
Paul Ambrose meeting • Conference call • March 1-3rd • AMSA/COSGP/SOMA
OBI • Osteopathic Political Honors Society • 2nd annual inarguaration of new members • Sat 12:45-1:15 this room, w/ Dana Block. • Future recommendation: • Make the National Director of Political Affairs an honorary member and President • Streamline requirements • DO Day attendance for two years • OPAC member for two years • Letter from a senior member of State Osteopathic Org detailing local activity
Finals Thoughts • Independent thought, your opinion. • Be curious about the many political forces affecting you. • Why are certain residencies hard to get into? • Are preceptors getting credit for teaching you?
“Just because you don’t take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” - Perciles