November 12, 2018 On November 7, 2018, ACOM’s Student Association of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (SAACOFP), Global Public Health Advocates (GPHA), and Student […]

November 7, 2018 Each month, our student spotlight will shine on a current ACOM student, highlighting their academic history, interests, and accomplishments while at ACOM. Students […]

November 5, 2018 On Friday, November 2, ACOM held its 5th Annual Clerkship Fair in which 27 hospitals from across Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle […]

October 19, 2018 On October 4 and 18, second-year students participated in the annual Pediatric Encounter in which students have the opportunity to interact with infants, […]

October 17, 2018 In the Molecular Medicine course, first-year student teams participated in a team-based learning activity which involved interviewing standardized patients to acquire a patient’s […]

October 5, 2018 On Thursday, October 4, 2018, Dr. Ronda Carter, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, did a live talk via Facebook about women in medicine […]

October 5, 2018 John C. Biery, Jr., DO joined the ACOM faculty in late September 2018 as Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Osteopathic […]

October 3, 2018 On Friday, September 28, 2018, ACOM held the annual championship basketball game between the OMS-1 and OMS-II classes at the First Baptist Church […]

September 28, 2018 On Thursday, September 20, 2018, sixteen ACOM employees were recognized for their years of service to ACOM.  Each individual received a glass star […]

September 24, 2018 On Sunday, September 23, 2018, ACOM held the White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2022 at the Dothan Civic Center.  The White […]

September 13, 2018 Over the summer, ACOM’s Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) began laying the foundation for implementing the American College of Surgeon’s basic bleeding control […]

September 11, 2018 On Saturday, September 8, 2018, ACOM’s Humanism and Health Scholars (HHSIG) club and Creativity Club hosted a Sketchy Brunch at KBC on Foster […]

August 22, 2018 Richard R. Thacker, DO, joined ACOM in late June as Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences and Clinical Resources and Assistant Professor of Internal […]

August 20, 2018 Fourth-year student Bryce Simes and second-year student Alozie Mbanaso, with co-authors Drs. Carlos Zapata and Chukwuma Okoroji recently published a case report titled […]

August 17, 2018 Over the summer, second-year student Jessica Bhandari participated in the CaRES program, Cancer Research Experiences for Students, which provides summer cancer research internships.  […]

August 16, 2018 Over the summer, several ACOM students volunteered with the Ashford Rescue Squad.  The Ashford Rescue Squad covers a 30-mile radius from Cowarts to […]

August 7, 2018 Richard J. Misischia, DO, joined the ACOM faculty in late June as Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.  He is co-course director […]

August 3, 2018 ACOM’s Summer Research Program offers students the opportunity to assist in a faculty member’s ongoing research project while developing an appreciation for and […]

August 2, 2018 On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, ACOM Dean Craig Lenz, Sr., DO, FAODME, spoke to the Troy Rotary Club at their meeting held at […]

July 31, 2018   ACOM students recently attended several student osteopathic medicine conferences in Chicago.  Student government leaders Ali Yousuf (SGA Director of Public Relations), Brad […]

July 23, 2018 On Saturday, July 14, ACOM students John Olsen, Devarshi Desai, Ahrash Khajaei, Kiara Touros, and Kyle Cunningham participated with SpectraCare and the Ashford […]

July 20, 2018 Congratulations to Audrey Vasauskas, PhD, on her promotion to Associate Professor of Physiology effective Wednesday, July 11.  Dr. Vasauskas provides superior instruction and […]

July 19, 2018 ACOM hosted its annual Science Camp July 17-18, providing Wiregrass youth (grades 6th–12th) with the opportunity to learn more about science principles through […]

July 9, 2018 Dr. Audrey Vasauskas, Assistant Professor of Physiology, recently received an NIH R15 AREA (Academic Research Enhancement Award) within the National Heart, Lung, and […]

June 29, 2018 ACOM hosted their annual Core Site Coordinator Training meeting on June 14-15, 2018 at the beautiful Lake Martin.  This event offered Core Site […]

June 19, 2018 Third-year student Blake Winston has been elected to serve as the American Medical Student Association’s Chair of Professionalism and Ethics for the 2018-2019 […]

June 14, 2018 Christian Park, recent graduate from the class of 2018, was selected for a Medical Student Research Grant from the Radiological Society of North […]

June 8, 2018 This week, ACOM has been the first college of osteopathic medicine (COM) to be spotlighted in the AACOMAS COM Spotlight Series.  AACOMAS is […]

June 1, 2018 On Friday, June 1, 2018, ACOM faculty and the class of 2018 gathered at the Dothan Civic Center for graduation rehearsal before the […]

May 24, 2018 Third-year students Bryce C. Simes, Joshua P. Moore, Terry Christopher Brown, and Tyler J. Rushforth, along with ACOM faculty member Dr. Chante L. […]

May 15, 2018 From February 23 – March 2, 2018, Baptist Health Institute for Patient Safety & Medical Simulation held their 35th annual Let’s Pretend Hospital […]

May 7, 2018 Friday, May 4, 2018,  ACOM Library and Information Systems hosted stress-busting activities for Star Wars “May the Fourth be with You!” Day.  Students […]

May 4, 2018 On May 1, 2018, ACOM held a preceptor development session on clinical teaching strategies at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery.  Dr. Dennis Baker, Assistant […]

April 30, 2018 Each month the third- and fourth-year students at Regional Medical Center provide education on healthy eating to 150 preschool children ages 3-5 at […]

April 25, 2018 Wilderness medicine—the term recalls the old wild West and the doctor who came to a settler’s house by means of a small wagon […]

April 23, 2018 On April 11, 2018, Core Site Coordinator Regina Molyneux (nicknamed “Coach” by her students) and the fourth-year students at Springhill Medical Center held […]

April 9, 2018 Congratulations to Chris Moser, a fourth-year student at ACOM.  Moser recently had an article, “Esophageal adenocarcinoma presenting as gynecomastia,” published in Applied Radiation […]

April 18, 2018 Third-year students Arman Allabakhshizadeh, Robert Spiller, and Aaron-Nickolaos Zervos in Mobile volunteered with Springhill Medical Center during the city’s annual Azalea Trail Run […]

April 16, 2018 On Friday, April 13, 2018, more than 35 residency programs and hospitals from across the southeast came to Dothan to network with ACOM’s […]

April 9, 2018 On Friday March 9, 2018, ACOM held a service and memorial dedication honoring anatomical donors who gave through the college’s Willed Body Program.  […]

April 6, 2018 At this year’s American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) conference in Austin, TX, ACOM’s Student Association of ACOFP received the Recruitment Award […]

April 5, 2018 On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, the Bistro’s Mrs. Irene retired after 5 years with ACOM.  Mrs. Irene has over 36 years in food […]

April 4, 2018 On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Dr. Sebastian R. Diaz, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, presented […]

March 29, 2018 On Friday, March 16, 2018, ACOM inducted 23 students into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS): Yelizaveta Agayeva Facia Beysolow Cameron Charlow Bridget […]

March 26, 2018 On March 10, 2018,  John Giannini, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of Simulation, received the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) […]

March 16, 2018 Friday, March 16, 2018, ACOM’s Class of 2018 celebrated Match Day, the annual event in which fourth-year students find out where they will […]

March 8, 2018 On Friday, March 9, 2018, ACOM will unveil a first-of-its-kind memorial honoring anatomical donors who gave through the college’s Willed Body Program. These […]

February 21, 2018 Dr. Aviad Haramati, PhD, a pioneer in the field of mindfulness and wellness in physician education and practice, presented an informational program to […]

March 2, 2018 On February 22, 2018, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at ACOM hosted  an Open-Mic Night: A Celebration of Black History & Culture.  […]

February 22, 2018 Fourth-year student Gerard Holder was recently named ACOM’s 2017-2018 Student DO of the Year (SDOY).  Holder was one of 39 students nominated for […]

February 19, 2018 Congratulations to Stephanie Hopp, MS, MHS, a second-year ACOM student.  Hopp’s article, “Medical diagnoses of heat wave-related hospital admissions in older adults” was […]

February 14, 2018 Madison Buchman, a second-year ACOM student, won the Best Educational Research Poster Award at the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Region 5 Conference […]

February 13, 2018 During today’s Academic Community meeting, Dean Craig J. Lenz recognized several faculty and staff for their five years of service with ACOM.  Each […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) recently received a grant from the Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) Foundation to fund a medical student simulation fellow […]

DOTHAN – February 9, 2018 – Today, the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) partnered with Wallace Community College and Troy University Dothan to conduct an […]

ACOM’s Class of 2020 recently celebrated Assignment Day, an event revealing the locations where those students will train during the third and fourth years of medical […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is pleased to announce that Jamie E. Bell, DO, has been appointed to the college’s Board of Directors as […]

November 13, 2017 – Dothan, Ala. – The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) held its third annual Simulation Competition (SimComp) on Friday and Saturday, November […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) honored the arrival of its fifth class of students with the Class of 2021 White Coat Ceremony held Sunday, […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) welcomed a new class of students last week – the Class of 2021. Student orientation week concluded with the […]

DOTHAN, Ala. – June 20, 2017 – A team of second-year students from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) won the International SimChallenge in Paris, […]

DOTHAN, Ala. –June 14, 2017 – The American Heart Association (AHA) recently awarded an AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) to Audrey Vasauskas, PhD, Assistant Professor of […]

DOTHAN, Ala. – May 15, 2017 – The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is pleased to announce the graduation of its inaugural class, held Saturday, […]

A message from ACOM’s Founding Dean Craig J. Lenz, DO, FAODME: On April 24, 2017, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) sent an email with […]

DOTHAN, Ala. –March 1, 2017 – A team of second-year students from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) won the National Sim Challenge during the […]

ACOM third-year medical student, and Anatomy and Osteopathic Principles and Practice Teaching Fellow, Samuel Foldy, has been elected to the National Board of Trustees for the […]

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Fall is the perfect season for a bowl full of chili! In the spirit of the season, the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) Student Government […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) held its 3rd Annual ACOM SIMLYMPICS competition hosted on campus by ACOM’s chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). Teams […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Centers for Research and Team-Based Learning (TBL). The college held […]

The Wiregrass Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) hosted it inaugural Poster Day at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) on Thursday, October […]

  The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) was pleased to welcome John Gimpel, DO, MEd, FACOFP, FAAFP, President and CEO of the National Board of […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Wiregrass District Science Fair will be held Friday, February 10, 2017 at […]

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley visited the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) on Friday, August 12, 2016 on his tour of Dothan. The Governor met with […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) hosted its first Pack-a-Backpack event during student orientation week on Friday, July 22, 2016. Each year, ACOM welcomes a new […]

A group of students and faculty from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) recently returned from the college’s second Osteopathic Medical Outreach in Ecuador. The […]

Gerard Holder becomes only the third DO student to receive the award. The Minority Scholars Award rewards personal commitment to improving minority health and scholastic achievement […]

American Osteopathic Association (AOA) President John W. Becher, DO, visited the campuses of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) and Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) […]

ACOM Dean, Craig J. Lenz, DO, FAODME, recently served as Honorary Faculty for the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is pleased to announce several recent student achievements. Two ACOM students were recently elected to serve national leadership positions […]

Several students from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) recently represented the college at the annual DO Day on the Hill. Ten students from ACOM’s […]

The Houston County Health Care Authority announced today that  Richard (Rick) O. Sutton, FACHE, has been appointed as system chief executive officer (CEO) for Southeast Alabama Medical […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) hosted its 3rd Annual Hospital Day on Friday, March 11, 2016 on the college’s campus. Nearly 30 residency programs […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) kicked off its 2016 Beyond the Classroom outreach series last week with the 2016 Wiregrass District Science Fair hosted […]

On January 22, 2016, the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) celebrated its second core site assignment day with the Class of 2018 receiving their assignments […]

Each year the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) holds a first patient memorial service to honor those individuals who donated their bodies for medical education. […]

Today, the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) welcomed United States Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, to the ACOM campus. The visit to the college was part of Senator Shelby’s […]

Daphne Wong, an OMS-II student from Glendale, Ca., was recently honored as the 2016 ACOM Student DO of the Year. Wong was one of 10 students […]

Today, the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) took part in an in-depth mock medical emergency demonstration hosted by the College’s student Emergency Medicine Interest Group […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) continues to grow and expand, reaching new milestones every day. Recently, the College’s first two employees celebrated five years […]

On November 6, 2015, ACOM hosted its second annual Clerkship Fair, in which more than 20 facilities from across Alabama and the Florida panhandle came to […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Standardized Patient Program plays an integral part of medical training for ACOM students. Standardized patients, Judy Calhoun and Charlotte Platt, […]

On October 26, 2015, representatives from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) met at Donalsonville Hospital in Georgia to discuss the college’s Willed Body Program. […]

OMS-III student Anne Callen Washofsky was elected as Vice President of the National Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) during the OMED 2015 conference in Orlando, Fla. […]

A group of ACOM faculty, staff and more than 15 students recently represented the college at the 2015 Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition (OMED) in Orlando, […]

OMS-III students Ankita Mahajan and Ben Drake interviewed with the Dothan Eagle on October 15th, discussing their experiences from their third year training. Read more about […]

The Dothan Eagle recently featured the College in an editorial about ACOM’s growth and how the vision of a medical school in the Wiregrass has come […]

Recipe from Near and Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel by Heidi Swanson with a few extra wrap additions This is a recipe composed of a […]

On July 28, 2015, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama launched an important initiative to further expand access to primary care physicians and further improve the […]

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted the Women in Science educational camp on campus, July 13-15, 2015. Through this event, more than 100 school-age girls from […]

DOTHAN, Ala. – April 20, 2015 – Medical students from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) are celebrating National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) week with a […]

Craig J. Lenz, DO, FAODME, Dean of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), has been appointed by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley to the Health Care […]

WHAT:          The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) invites members of the media to attend the special memorial service to honor those individuals who donated their […]

ACOM Hosts 2nd Annual Anatomy Workshop for Local High School Students DOTHAN, Ala. – MARCH 11, 2015 – The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is […]