Student American Association of Osteopathy
Club Description
The Student American Academy of Osteopathy has been organized by students of osteopathic medical colleges with 2 goals in mind.
1) To acquire a better understanding of osteopathic principles, theories and practice, which include helping students attain a maximum proficiency in osteopathic structural diagnosis and treatment fostering a clear concept of clinical application of osteopathy in health and disease
2) To improve public awareness of osteopathic medicine so that the community may better take advantage of the benefits provided by the complete health care concept of osteopathic medicine.
Officers
President: Bryce Patterson
Vice President: Caroline Fox
National Liaison: Olivia Adkins
Secretary: Giana Georgiana
Treasurer: Josh Kim
Social Media Manager: Brenna Chuang
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Cukierski
News & Events
- SAAO will be holding weekly forums every Tuesday for club members. The MS1 forum will run from 5:30-6:30 and the MS2 forum will begin at 6:30. This offers students time to enhance their OPP skills and ask their peers questions.
- SAAO will continue to run an OMM clinic open to LECOM faculty and staff for the greater Erie community. It will begin at 5 PM on the first Wednesday of every month.
- SAAO will be bringing 10 volunteers to the LECOM Senior Living Center on May 8th at 6pm. We will be playing bingo and spending time with the residents. Dr. Melodie will be attending the event with us. It will give students an…
- SAAO will be selling cards that have the information taught for osteopathy in the cranial field condensed into a single card. They will be sold school-wide for one dollar and are a convenient way for students to have the cranial portion of…