LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,


Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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



Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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
Sincerely,


Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,


Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:


Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:
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Sincerely,
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Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:






Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.
LMU-DCOM
E-Newsletter
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
www.LMUnet.edu/dcom/
Spring Greetings from LMU-DCOM!
With yet another
semester and another
academic year coming
to an end, I am happy
to share with you our
Spring 2013 Newsletter
in which you will find
all the important news
and events from this
semester.
A lot has been going on at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine this
semester, including the anticipation and preparations
for the commencement ceremony of our third graduating class. I hope you will enjoy reading about our
highlights and if you have any questions regarding any
of the content or wish to contact me with any other
inquiries, please do not hesitate to do so.
On behalf of the entire LMU-DCOM family, I hope
you all had a successful spring semester and I wish
you a great summer ahead!
Spring Admissions
Recruitment Recap
Over the last four months, myself and
other members of our admissions staff
have had the pleasure to travel across
the nation to attend various student
recruitment events and meet a large
number of prospective students as
well as current applicants to our DO
program. Below is a recap of all the
places the LMU-DCOM admissions
team has traveled to:
South:


Sincerely,


Juliette Egnatz
Admissions Recruiter
(423) 869-6478
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
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Class of 2013 Residency
Matches & Graduation!
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Tennessee:
Belmont University, Nashville;
Cumberland University, Lebanon;
Lipscomb University, Nashville;
University of Tennessee Martin,
Martin;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Virginia:
University of Virginia Wise, Wise;
Alabama:
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham;
University of Alabama Huntsville,
Huntsville;
Mississippi:
Delta State University, Cleveland;
University of Mississippi, Oxford;
Southeast:
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To view a larger map, please click here.
Continuing in the trend of our first two very successful
residency matches for our classes of 2011 and 2012,
LMU-DCOM is proud to announce the residency
placements for its third graduating class who walked
across the stage on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Following both the Osteopathic Match Day and the
Allopathic Match Day, LMU-DCOM has placed 100%
of its graduating class into postgraduate training programs. While DO students have the option to be able to
apply to both DO and MD residency programs, 61% of
the members of our Class of 2013 were placed into
osteopathic residency programs, 28% were accepted
into allopathic residency programs and the remaining
11% will be entering a military residency program.
Our 2013 DO graduates will be in 107 different residency programs in 33 states.
Approximately 78% of the members of the graduating
class will enter a residency in primary care, including
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/
GYN, emergency medicine, osteopathic manipulative
medicine and transitional year/traditional rotating internship. These numbers are similar to last year’s,
when eighty percent of the Class of 2012 went into
primary care.
LMU-DCOM had the fourth highest match rate in the
nation within this year’s osteopathic match. This ranking is based on the percentage of a school’s seniors and
previous graduates that matched in the osteopathic
match as compared to the total number of the school’s
eligible participants (including non-participants).
The LMU-DCOM Class of 2013 will celebrate its
graduation on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus, located
in Harrogate, TN.
On the beautiful morning of Saturday, May 11, 2013,
the 139 graduating members of the LMU-DCOM Class
of 2013, all took their turn across the stage as they each
were hooded by either one of our faculty members or
by a relative who is a physician. After unanimously
reciting the Osteopathic Oath, they were all named
Doctors of Osteopathy and greatly applauded by their
proud families and all LMU-DCOM faculty and staff.
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South Carolina:
Francis-Marion University, Florence;
University of South Carolina, Columbia;
Wofford College, Spartanburg;
Georgia:
Brenau College, Gainseville;
Georgia State University, Atlanta;
Georgia Tech University, Atlanta;
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta;
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton;
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers;
Florida International University,
Miami;
Florida Southern College, Lakeland;
Nova Southeastern University,
Davie;
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
West Palm Beach;
North/Midwest:
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Michigan:
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale;
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Illinois:
University of Chicago, Chicago;
Indiana:
Indiana University, Bloomington;
Ohio:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati;
In addition to attending fairs and giving presentations at the abovementioned institutions we have also
had the pleasure of hosting many
guests on campus for:
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Individual and group tours. Our
guests have come from all over the
nation.
Our Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference &
Open House event, which took
place on Saturday, March 16.
If you are interested in having a representative from LMU-DCOM attend
any of your pre-health professions
recruitment events or visit your campus for a private information session
about LMU-DCOM with your premed/pre-health clubs, be certain to
contact me at
juliette.egnatz@lmunet.edu
or include me in your mailing list.
Other News from
Admissions
For more information on LMU-DCOM Class of 2013
residency placements, please click here.
What Have Our D.O. Students
Been Up To This Semester?
Below are brief updates of what each of our current DO
classes have been working on this semester:
Class of 2014:
Students from this class are now wrapping up their first
year of clinical rotations in hospitals and clinics across
the nation. Their rotations schedule during this third
year of medical school has included several weeks of
Psychiatry/Community Mental Health, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Family
Medicine, followed by upcoming selectives and electives rotations. To view more detailed information about
LMU-DCOM’s rotations cycle, please click here click
here.
Class of
2015:
These students are
now finishing up
their second year of
medical school and
have been studying
diligently for their
first level of the
national boards exam. Some students will be taking the
boards in May while others will be taking it in June. DO
students have the option to be able to take both the DO
boards, know as the COMLEX, as well as the MD
boards, known as the USMLE, if they desire. Following
this crucial step, they will then have a summer break
before embarking on their
first year of clinical rotations
set to begin in August.
For a detailed schedule of
LMU-DCOM’s rotations
cycle, click here.
For a list of our clinical rotation sites, click here.
Class of 2016:
As their first year in medical
school slowly winds down,
these students are looking
ahead to a well-deserved
summer break and will resume their studies in the first week of August as second
year students and begin the body-system curriculum
approach. For a detailed view of our DO pre-clinical
curriculum, click here.
Spring 2013 Student Activities
 Third Annual Doggy Dash 5K To Benefit Claiborne Animal Shelter
On Saturday, March
2, LMU-DCOM students hosted the
Third Annual Doggy
Dash 5K Run and
Dog Walk, which
took place on the
main campus of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. The
Doggy Dash is an event to benefit the Claiborne Animal Shelter and is sponsored by the LMU-DCOM
Student Osteopathic Medical Association. The event
also featured a dog-costume contest, photography,
face painting, “meet the puppies,” homemade dog
treats and more. Participants were welcome to bring
their pets to join them in the race. The Claiborne Animal Shelter is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building and operating an animal shelter in
Claiborne County, Tenn. The shelter has been built
entirely from donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
The money raised by the inaugural Doggy Dash 5K
provided funds to operate a low-cost spay and neuter
clinic at the Shelter.
 LMU-DCOM’s
First Ski Trip!!
On Saturday, February
23rd, LMU-DCOM’s
Student Activities
Coordinator took a
group of excited DO
students, faculty and
staff on a ski trip to
the neighboring state
of North Carolina, at
Beech Mountain. This
was a great opportunity
for our students to take a small break from their intense schedule of study and spend a day of fun together.
 Sixth Annual LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Tournament
On the beautiful spring day of Saturday, April 6,
LMU-DCOM held its Sixth Annual Golden Scalpel
Golf Tournament at the Woodlake Golf Club in
Tazewell, TN. The Tournament was presented by
LMU-DCOM with significant logistical support from
LMU-DCOM’s Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA). The tournament began with a shotgun
start at 8am. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Ray Stowers Annual LMU-DCOM Scholarship Fund. Prizes were awarded to the first, second,
third and last place teams as well as to a randomly
selected team. In addition, prizes were also awarded
to individuals for the longest straight drive, closest-to
-the-pin and hole-in-one. The event turned out to be a
great success and raised a total of $6,848.11.
 Kid’s Fair 2013
The LMU-DCOM Pediatrics Club held its annual
Kid’s Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Harrogate Park. The event was free and
open to the public and included relay races, face
painting, crafts, healthy snacks, dancing and “What’s
in a Doctor’s Bag” information. The event provided
children and their parents a variety of entertainment
while also providing information on healthy lifestyles.
 DO Day On The Hill
This is an annual event which gives a few DO students from all osteopathic schools across the nation,
the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and
lobby members of Congress and their staff face-toface on key current issues affecting healthcare and
the osteopathic medical profession. This Spring, 40
LMU-DCOM students, accompanied by four LMUDCOM faculty members, had the chance to attend
this great event held on Thursday, March 14.
 TOMA Conference
Thirty-five LMU-DCOM students proudly traveled
to Chattanooga earlier this month to attend the 115th
Annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Convention
& Scientific Seminar held from Thursday, May 2nd
through Sunday, May 5th, at the Chattanooga Marriott & Convention Center. In addition to attending
the different scheduled meetings, our students and
faculty also participated in a variety of lectures
geared towards preparations for the level 1 exam, and
manned the exhibit hall booth answering questions
by various TOMA members and conference guests.
 Annual Gala Night
On Friday, April 19, LMU-DCOM students, faculty
and staff all joined together along with spouses and
significant others for a the annual gala night sponsored by the Student Government Association. The
event, held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tenn, was a great way for the LMU-DCOM
family to celebrate yet another successful year.
During the eventful night, several awards were given
out to notable members of the LMU-DCOM family,
including:
- Class of 2015 Student of the Year Awards: Lauren Fox of Crossville, TN, and Brendan Williams, of
Jamestown, TN.
- Class of 2016 Student of the Year Awards:
Jaclyn Urquiola of Miami, FL, and Dru Morgan of
Wise, VA.
- Basic Science Faculty Member of the Year
Awards: Dr. Theresa Campbell, Associate Professor
of Pathology, and Dr. Jonathan Leo, Professor or
Neuroanatomy.
- Clinical Faculty Member of the Year Awards:
Dr. John Williamson, Assistant Professor and Chair
of OB/GYN, and Director of International Medicine,
and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, Professor and Chair
of Preventive Medicine.
- Anatomy/Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Fellow of the Year Award: Joey Starke of Jackson,
MO.
- Student Doctor of the Year Award: Chelsea
Nickolson of Genoa, III, (Class of 2013).
 2013 Application Cycle
Wrap-Up:
As the academic year is quickly
winding down, the LMU-DCOM
Admissions office is close to completing the last rounds of interviews
for the 2013 application cycle and
we are in the final stages of filling
our incoming class of 2017 to capacity. So far, during this application cycle, we have received a total
of 3,874 applications, a record increase of 15.4% from last year’s
application numbers, and have interviewed approximately 550 applicants. Once the class is finalized
and confirmed, a profile of the class
will be compiled and shared with
you in this summer’s newsletter.
 2014 Application Cycle
Already Launched:
The 2014 AACOMAS application
cycle is now officially under way
since its launching on Wednesday,
May 1st, 2013. Applicants have
already begun filling out their primary applications and will be able
to submit them as early as June 3rd.
As of Friday, May 3rd, AACOMAS
reported already 2,100 started applications nationwide.
You may find the 2014 AACOMAS
application at https://
aacomas.aacom.org/ and the 2014
AACOMAS Instructions Manual
at http://www.aacom.org/
Documents/
AACOMASInstructions.pdf .
Also, keep in mind that our LMUDCOM secondary application has
also been launched on our website
and students may begin working on
it as soon as they have submitted
their primary application. Our secondary application may be found at
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
admissions/process.shtml .
LMU-DCOM’s Spring
Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference
& Open House Event A
Success!
On the beautiful and sunny day of
Saturday, March 16, members of the
LMU-DCOM Admissions Staff,
along with the school’s Interim Dean,
Dr. Michael Wieting, several other
faculty members and current DO students, had the pleasure of hosting 50
guests on our beautiful campus for our
Spring 2013 Osteopathic Medicine
Awareness Conference & Open
House event. The event began at 9am
and ended with a nice lunch enjoyed
with the gorgeous views of our scenic
campus.
These OMAC/Open House events are
hosted four times a year and are open
to prospective students, undergraduate
pre-medical/pre-health advisors and
faculty members, and anyone else
interested in learning more about osteopathic medicine and about the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
in particular. The events offer a very
complete overview of the osteopathic
medicine profession, of our state-ofthe-art institution and of our first-class
DO program. The agenda for these
vents include:
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Osteopathic Medicine Overview;
Curriculum Overview (PreClinical and Clinical);
Application Process Overview
and Admissions
Policies;
Financial
Aid Overview;
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Demonstration;
Tour of the facilities with current
LMU-DCOM students.
Mark your Calendars
for our next OMAC &
Open House event!!
If you are
interested in
attending our
next OMAC
& Open House
event scheduled for Friday,
June
21, 2013, be sure to submit your
RSVP at the following link:
http://www.lmunet.edu/dcom/
omac_registration.asp
Please feel free to share this information with others who may also be
interested in attending and we certainly hope to see as many of you at our
next event!
Dr. Teitelbaum Named
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum, professor
of preventive medicine at LMUDCOM, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and
Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM).
The Distinguished Fellow of the
AOCOPM has the following criteria:
continuous participation in the activities of the AOCOPM for a minimum
of 20 years; continuous attendance at
the annual or mid-year meeting of the
AOCOPM for a minimum of 20 years;
and continuous membership in the
American Osteopathic Association for
a minimum of 20 years.
Teitelbaum has served as chair of several committees, vice president and
president of the AOCOPM. He received his Fellowship award in 1992.
He has also helped design the basic
course in occupational and preventive
medicine and has presented a session
for that activity for over 15 consecutive years. Teitelbaum has presented at
least one paper for the AOCOPM for
over 20 consecutive years. His presentations have been recorded for College
members’ use as a source of continuing education.
Teitelbaum was selected to give the
W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture
in 1995 and the Murray Goldstein
Commemorative Lecture for the College in 1992 and 2013. The W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture and
medal presentation is a key feature at
the annual mid-year conference of the
AOCOPM. Established in 1983, this
prestigious lecture is presented by an
individual, member or nonmember,
who has demonstrated a desire to see
the practice of occupational & preventive medicine excel for the public
good. The Goldstein Lecture is a
named lecture given at the spring convention of the AOCOPM by someone
who exemplifies service in the field of
Public Health & Preventive Medicine.
Teitelbaum is currently the vice chair
of the American Osteopathic Board of
Preventive Medicine and Chair of the
Examination Committee. This committee is responsible for the development and administration of board certification examinations in aerospace
medicine, preventive medicine and
occupational medicine. Teitelbaum
was also appointed to the rank of professor of the AOCOPM. This latter
recognition is accorded to those who
have demonstrated continuous quality
lectures to the AOCOPM for at least
ten years.
Teitelbaum has received numerous
awards during his career as a medical
educator. He received a Clinical Professor of the Year award from LMUDCOM students for four consecutive
years and received LMU’s Houston
Award for Teaching Excellence in
2010. In 1995 he was selected for the
American Osteopathic Association’s
Mentor Hall of Fame and received the
George W. Northup Educator of the
Year Award from the national Student
Osteopathic Medical Association in
2011.
Teitelbaum received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing,
Mich. He also holds a master of public
health degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan
State University and a B.S. from California State Polytechnic College in
Pomona, Calif. His research interests
are preventive medicine, public health
and medical education.
About LMU’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is
located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial
University, in Harrogate, Tenn., a small town nestled
in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian region,
only a few miles from the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park. The state-of-the-art college was
founded on August 1, 2007, and opened its doors to
its inaugural class on August 3, 2007.
The region’s rural setting is key to upholding LMU-DCOM’s mission of producing outstanding
and caring osteopathic physicians who will focus on providing health care in underserved communities in Appalachia and across the nation.
In addition to offering the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, LMU-DCOM also offers a Physician Assistant (PA) program, as well as a DO-MBA program for students wishing to
complement their education with a business degree.
A Post-baccalaureate Medical Sciences program is also offered for students who need to strengthen
their science knowledge and grade point average before applying to the DO program.
Arial view of
the scenic
LMU campus,
located in
beautiful
Harrogate,
TN.