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Dr. Kasovac served Students in COMP-Northwest’s Rural Health Track cohort
as Assistant Dean of will complete the standard osteopathic medicine (DO)
Clinical Sciences for curriculum offered by COMP, as well as an innovative
six years. During curriculum with training in core competencies vital to the
this time, he was practice of primary care medicine in rural and medically
named the Director underserved communities. The curriculum includes on-
of Post-Graduate campus and online didactic sessions, participation in the
Training and was Family Medicine Rural Health Club, and a community
promoted to project.
Professor of Family
Medicine. He was Southern California Medical Museum
responsible for moving to WesternU
Mitchell Kasovac, DO contacting all of The Southern California Medical Museum (SCMM) is
the hospitals and bringing its unique collection of medical, dental and
developing clerkships for third- and fourth-year osteopathic pharmacy artifacts, historical pictures, photographs and rare
medical students. books to Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona,
Calif.
He became COMP Dean in 1995, and made multiple
connections with hospitals in California and across Arizona,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. He
spent much of his time working to develop clinical training
for COMP students and post-doctoral program
development, and contacted several former DOs who
became MDs for support in residency programs for COMP
students.
Three COMP-Northwest students selected
for Oregon loan forgiveness program
Three first-year College of Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific-Northwest students received major state loan
forgiveness awards for committing to practice in rural areas.
Kendall Shibuya will receive $66,000 over two years, and
Sarah Crowe and Pam Anderson will each receive $105,000 “It’s important that we study our past, which provides a lot
over three years from the Oregon Office of Rural Health’s of direction for our future,” said WesternU President Philip
Primary Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program. Pumerantz, PhD. “Going through the history of medicine in
general, and specifically osteopathic medicine, there are
The program requires students to participate in a special
Rural Health Track, which teaches them about the unique many stories and examples of courage, innovation and
compassion that serve as inspiration for us.”
aspects of rural health care. Ten percent of their clinical
rotations must be in rural regions. Students who intend to The SCMM will be housed in WesternU’s Nursing Science
go into primary care residencies -- including family Center. WesternU is providing the space to house the
medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and general surgery museum. The San Bernardino County Medical Society’s
– may apply. Historical Committee will provide docents and curators, and
will cover funding and general operating costs.
36 Western University of Health Sciences
as Assistant Dean of will complete the standard osteopathic medicine (DO)
Clinical Sciences for curriculum offered by COMP, as well as an innovative
six years. During curriculum with training in core competencies vital to the
this time, he was practice of primary care medicine in rural and medically
named the Director underserved communities. The curriculum includes on-
of Post-Graduate campus and online didactic sessions, participation in the
Training and was Family Medicine Rural Health Club, and a community
promoted to project.
Professor of Family
Medicine. He was Southern California Medical Museum
responsible for moving to WesternU
Mitchell Kasovac, DO contacting all of The Southern California Medical Museum (SCMM) is
the hospitals and bringing its unique collection of medical, dental and
developing clerkships for third- and fourth-year osteopathic pharmacy artifacts, historical pictures, photographs and rare
medical students. books to Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona,
Calif.
He became COMP Dean in 1995, and made multiple
connections with hospitals in California and across Arizona,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. He
spent much of his time working to develop clinical training
for COMP students and post-doctoral program
development, and contacted several former DOs who
became MDs for support in residency programs for COMP
students.
Three COMP-Northwest students selected
for Oregon loan forgiveness program
Three first-year College of Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific-Northwest students received major state loan
forgiveness awards for committing to practice in rural areas.
Kendall Shibuya will receive $66,000 over two years, and
Sarah Crowe and Pam Anderson will each receive $105,000 “It’s important that we study our past, which provides a lot
over three years from the Oregon Office of Rural Health’s of direction for our future,” said WesternU President Philip
Primary Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program. Pumerantz, PhD. “Going through the history of medicine in
general, and specifically osteopathic medicine, there are
The program requires students to participate in a special
Rural Health Track, which teaches them about the unique many stories and examples of courage, innovation and
compassion that serve as inspiration for us.”
aspects of rural health care. Ten percent of their clinical
rotations must be in rural regions. Students who intend to The SCMM will be housed in WesternU’s Nursing Science
go into primary care residencies -- including family Center. WesternU is providing the space to house the
medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and general surgery museum. The San Bernardino County Medical Society’s
– may apply. Historical Committee will provide docents and curators, and
will cover funding and general operating costs.
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