Academic Assistance & Mental Health
Find support through mental health counseling, peer tutoring, faculty advisors, and academic assistance.
The Center for Institutional, Faculty, and Student Success has been developed to advance the quality of teaching and learning by promoting a College culture where the VCOM community works collaboratively to champion educational excellence.
National Clubs/Organizations
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Diversity Council
- American Medical Women’s Association
- Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
- Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA)
- Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA)
- Hispanic Community Medical Outreach
- Medical Muslim Student Association
- VCOM Student Organizations
Community Resources
- Black Mental Health Alliance
- Therapy for Latinx
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- The Trevor Project
- LGBTQIA+ Resource Guide
- Muslims Thrive
- NRMN Module on Unconscious Bias
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Mental Health Resources for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:
Asian Mental Health Collective – www.asianmhc.org
SAMHSA National Hotline – 800.662.HELP
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Books/Literature/Articles
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Autobiographies of a Black Couple of the Greatest Generation by Norma L. Anderson (Author), William G. Anderson, DO (Author), Pat Grauer (Collaborator)
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Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come by Darnita Anderson Hill, DO
- Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy, MD
- Just Medicine: A cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care by Dayna Bowen Matthew
- Why We Need More Black Doctors – And How to Get There by Valerie Montgomery Rice, head of Morehouse School of Medicine
Videos
The Due Influence – featuring several VCOM Graduates and Staff
The Due Influence YouTube Channel
- Maeturah Harmon, DO, Obstetrician and Gynecologist
- Olutayo Sogunro, DO, General Surgeon
- Michael Mabry, DO – Hope to Walk
- Teresa Wright, DO, Family Medicine Physician, Founder of Revive Wellness Institute, Physician Health Coach; The Due Influence
- Mona Masood, DO, Psychiatrist, Founder of Physician Support Line (Video coming soon)
- Cristin Mathew, DO, Orthopedic Surgeon
- Daniel Cannone, DO, Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist
- Tanner Bourne, VCOM Medical International Outreach Director
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