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2015 Highlights
Join us at the ACOFP-CA Annual Scientific Medical Seminar August 6-9, 2015!
The ACOFP-CA Annual Scientific Medical Seminar is a MUST for medical students interested in family medicine and even those desiring to sub-specialize. The conference offers personal interactions with family physicians and residents, a variety of lectures, student-only discussions and panels, and various exhibitors. Students are given the opportunity to have one-on-one time with residents, listen to student-applicable lectures, and ask questions to a panel of residents from various programs. The ACOFP conference provides a priceless overall experience for students with touches of Disney magic and fun.
My experience attending and volunteering at the ACOFP-CA seminar was wonderful. My expectations of the conference were far surpassed. The physicians I interacted with were excited and encouraging, offering advice and sharing their experiences in family medicine. Resident physicians from various programs also shared their experiences and discussed how to succeed on rotations and in residency. Meeting residents from various programs allowed me to gain a better idea of which residencies would fit my personality and goals the best. The day-time lectures allowed me to strengthen my clinical knowledge and increased my exposure to new technologies and alternative medicine. I will absolutely be attending this year!
Jessica Moody, OMSIII Western University of Health Sciences
Congratulations Kathleen Coquia for being WesternU's SAACOFP August Student of the Month!
The beginning of a new year...
With the beginning of a new school year, Western University’s ACOFP was ready in action to recruit new members during WesternU’s Club Day, an event designed to expose Western University students to the numerous clubs on campus. Our newly-made ACOFP poster recounting events held last year and our bright green “Osteopathic Medicine, Explore More” gear helped to attract new and continuing students to our booth. Many students approached us with the curiosity to learn more about Family Medicine and with the enthusiasm to meet physicians in this field. Students often mentioned previous positive experiences shadowing or working with family medicine physicians and were looking for an organization to be more involved in as a student doctor. WesternU ACOFP was fortunate enough to have Dr. Steven Barag and Dr. David Connett, both prominent ACOFP members, drop by the ACOFP booth to interact with new student members. Besides having a desire to display an ACOFP pin on their white coats, new members were excited to be a part of an organization that would provide them guidance for their primary care ambitions. The members that I talked to were especially impressed that ACOFP is an organization that fosters advocacy in order to build recognition and respect for family medicine osteopathic physicians. They were also equally impressed that ACOFP is an organization that would support them even after their time here as students at WesternU in their lifelong endeavors as osteopathic physicians. With that said, our WesternU ACOFP organization was fortunate enough to recruit about 70 students on Club Day.
Kathleen Coquia, OMS-II SAACOFP National and Student Liason
Look back at our ACOFP-CA Student Chapter Booth at the WesternU Club Extravaganza
Thank you to all the students and residents for participating in the First Annual Young Physicians Breakout Session at the 38th Annual Scientific Medical Seminar, hosted by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians of California (ACOFP-CA). We hope that all that attended were able to learn and experience family medicine through our resident panel, lecture series and networking social with peers and future colleagues. See you next year! |
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acofpCA'42
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Exhibit Hall: ACOFPCA'42