July 7, 2015
During academic year 2014-15, 108 first-year students completed 14 Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC) case studies. Pilot data were collected in four domains: clinical reasoning, engagement, student peer collaboration, and community oriented primary care (COPC) awareness. In addition, A.T.…
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April 22, 2015
The American Association for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Conference. The Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC) team presented a gallery of scenes from 14 virtual case studies. Each scenes demonstrates a unique teaching feature of the VCHC case studies. [layerslider id="16"]
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January 1, 2015
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) received a $184,240 grant from the Phoenix General Hospital Osteopathic Education Fund (PGHOEF) to further develop the osteopathic education components of the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC). Ultimately, the…
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October 26, 2014
Monica Fernandez, MMS, PA-C, presented the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC) to the American Osteopathic Association of Medical Informatics (AOAMI) at the 119th Osteopathic Medical Conference & Exposition (OMED), Seattle, Wash. This presentation explained the development of the VCHC, the stranding of the patients into 10 distinct families, and five ethnicities, in an effort to present cases that are ethnically diverse and modern. A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine…
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September 19, 2014
First-year medical students from A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) met, interviewed, and successfully treated their first patient in the innovative Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC). She is Mrs. Yazzie, a 60-year-old Navajo woman who…
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August 22, 2014
The National Association for Community Health Centers Community Health Expo (NACHC-CHI) NACHC-CHI participants chat with Thomas Bennett, DO about the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC). The VCHC project aligns with national priorities to train medical students to enter primary care and serve vulnerable patient communities at clinics and community health centers. The VCHC team – Fred Schwartz, DO, Dr. Bennett, Monica Fernandez, MMS, PA-C, and Lise McCoy, EdD – hosted…
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July 28, 2014
July 14 was special day for the ATSU-School of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-SOMA) first-year students. Prior to the white coat ceremony held on that day, the ATSU-SOMA Class of 2018 was introduced to the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC) concept,…
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May 7, 2014
Participants at the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) Convention in Phoenix, Ariz. collaborated in treating virtual patient Chris Williams, who presented to the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC) after falling off his skateboard. The VCHC is part of a wider A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) initiative to test and implement a curriculum dedicated to teaching medical students to work with vulnerable patient populations with the…
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April 29, 2014
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-SOMA) has chosen a name for the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC). The VCHC, now the A.T. Still University Virtual Community Health Center, will be an important component of the education of students…
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April 29, 2014
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-SOMA) has chosen a name for the Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC). The VCHC, now the A.T. Still University Envision Community Health Center, will be an important component of the education of students in interprofessional teamwork and medical decision-making. Student experiences in the Envision CHC will prepare them to provide care in ATSU-SOMA’s “real-world” community campuses. Envision CHC’s virtual population will present realistic,…
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February 3, 2014
With assistance from a $300,000 grant from the GE Foundation, A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is piloting CentricityTM Electronic Medical Records (EMR) as part of each Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC) case study. During…
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December 4, 2013
On Dec. 3, A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) announced the Wall of Teaching Cases (WTC) project, which will support ATSU-SOMA’s upcoming innovative Virtual Community Health Center (VCHC). A reception, overviews of the project and tours of the WTC, which is located in the hallway across from Jackrabbit in the main building, were provided to Arizona campus faculty, staff, and students. The Wall of Teaching Cases is…
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