Location: Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for first-year osteopathic medical students and signifies a commitment to the osteopathic profession and patient care. Immediate family can coat a student if they are a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and join them to help celebrate. It is a psychological contract that stresses the importance of compassionate care for the patient and professionalism and scientific proficiency. The ceremony symbolizes the trust between physician and patient, compassion, and the purity of the medical profession’s purpose.
Location: VCOM-Carolinas, 350 Howard Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) – Carolinas Campus will hold its Eleventh Annual Via Research Recognition Day on Friday, February 21, 2025. Research Day is a significant event for VCOM and supports the mission of the College to provide medical education and research that prepares globally minded, community-focused physicians and improves the health of those most in need.
Registration is FREE but required for all participants, including students and poster presenters. Registration opens on November 11, 2024, and the deadline to register is February 3, 2025.
Registration is now closed.
With registration for this event, you get:
Program materials
For any problems with registration, please email researchday-cc@carolinas.vcom.edu.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 8:25 am | Registration, First Floor Reception Area Continental Breakfast, Third Floor |
| 8:30 am - 10:50 am | Poster Presentations, Third Floor |
| 8:30 am - 9:40 am | Poster Presentation session 1 |
| 9:40 am -10:50 am | Poster Presentation session 2 |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Opening Remarks, Lecture Hall 2 |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Keynote Address, Lecture Hall 2 |
| 12:30 pm - 1:25 pm | Lunch, First Floor |
| 1:30pm - 2:00 pm | Faculty Speaker 1, Lecture Hall 2 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Faculty Speaker 2, Lecture Hall 2 |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Faculty Speaker 3, Lecture Hall 2 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm |
Oral Presentations- DO Research with Distinction, Lecture Hall 2
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| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Awards Ceremony, Lecture Hall 2 |
| 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm | Closing Remarks, Lecture Hall 2 |
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Attendees are invited to submit their research abstract via email below and, if accepted, will be invited to share their research during the poster session that will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025. Submission categories will include Biomedical Research, Clinical/Educational Research, and Case Reports.
Research Day Abstract Submission Form (PDF)
Abstracts must be submitted electronically to researchday-cc@carolinas.vcom.edu using the Abstract Submission Form at the link above. The deadline for abstract submission is 12:00 noon on Monday, November 25.
In the interest of professionalism and fairness, no extensions for abstract submission will be granted.
For questions about abstract submissions or participation in the poster competition, please email the Research Day Committee at researchday-cc@carolinas.vcom.edu.
When an abstract is accepted, the submitting author will receive further instructions on poster submission via email. Three presentations from each category will be considered for a cash prize.
VCOM provides free poster printing for any participant with an accepted abstract. Details will be sent to submitting authors with the abstract acceptance email.
Free VCOM Poster Printing Deadline is 5:00 PM, Monday, January 27, 2025
The Via Research Recognition Day is a forum for health professionals and scientists at academic institutions, teaching hospitals, and practice sites to present or benefit from new research innovations and programs intended to improve the health of all humans. By attending the oral presentations and poster sessions, participants will have the opportunity to learn cutting edge information in the physiological bases of osteopathic manipulative therapy efficacy, new trends in physician-based research networks, and how to develop innovative research projects with high impact for human health., Participants will also learn about the biomedical, clinical and educational research activities at VCOM and partner institutions will have an opportunity to identify new collaborative research opportunities.
Medical students, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, medical residents, other health profession students and others interested in primary care issues and research.
It is the policy of the VCOM Medical Education Department to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations.
Organizations can request an on-site event by completing the form below.
Spartanburg County Residents
Call: 964-542-2273 and mention the VCOM mobile medical unit
Cherokee County Residents
Call: 864-541-3141
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