Congratulations to Ishan Perera, Class of '25, who has been elected chair of the Medical Society of Virginia's (MSV) Medical Student Section (MSS), and Shawn Dziepak, Class of '26, who has been elected to serve on MSV's Board of Directors as the associate director. @MedSocietyVA

Students from all four campuses recently returned from a medical outreach trip in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. We are so proud to see our students fulfilling the VCOM mission by traveling to underserved areas and making a difference in the lives of patients around the world!

Congratulations to Harsha Bhagtani, MD, VCOM-Virginia discipline chair for pediatrics, for being one of the recipients of the 2023-24 Researcher of the Year award! To read more on Dr. Bhagtani's research, visit our website: www.vcom.edu/news/20…

VCOM's international outreach was a key part of Amar Mukhtar, DO and Sonul Gulati, DO's experience as first-generation medical students. Read more on how they are now paying that commitment forward through their MedDreams Foundation! www.vcom.edu/news/20…

We are proud to recognize VCOM-Virginia students Evan Bischoff, Class of 2024 and Kira Wence, Class of 2025 for receiving the Emerging Osteopathic Student Leader Award, an honor given to three osteopathic medical students at the @ACOFP conference each year!