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COM Week will include Oct. 3 ‘D.O. Dash,’ osteopathic history presentation

WVSOM D.O. Dash logo

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will host Celebrate Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Week beginning Sept. 28, featuring events honoring the osteopathic profession and its impact on health care and communities.

WVSOM D.O. Dash logo
Friday, September 4, 2026 - 09:07

COM Week will include Oct. 3 ‘D.O. Dash,’ osteopathic history presentation

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will host Celebrate Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Week beginning Sept. 28, featuring events honoring the osteopathic profession and its impact on health care and communities.

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Book cover of "Connor Explains Crohn’s"
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 09:43

Student, employees collaborate to create children’s book on Crohn’s

A student at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) has partnered with members of the school’s faculty and staff to publish a book intended to help children understand a disease that affects about one in 300 people in the U.S.

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Dara Aliff, D.O.
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 08:20

Charleston OB-GYN, women’s health advocate to deliver White Coat Ceremony keynote

The newest group of medical students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will receive their white coats during a ceremony that officially recognizes them as student doctors.

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