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: Emily Vetsch
Vice President: Sushil Sudhakar
National Liaison: Robert Smith
Secretary: Mackenzie Prosser
Treasurer: Kamila Pecherek
Advisor: Dr. Stephany Esper
News & Events
- 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…
- The members of SAAO who are attending convocation will be holding a session to discuss what they have learned with students that were not in attendance when they return. It will be a casual event held in the OPP Lab immediately following…
- SAAO would like to give away free lanyards to all club members. We would like to order 300, so each current member and new member would be able to get one if they would like one. We would pass them out during…
- SAAO will be holding an acupuncture workshop in the OPP lab on Monday, April 7th from 5 to 6:30 pm. Dr. Stephany Esper and Dr. Hendryx will be teaching students how to do simple acupuncture to reduce stress followed by a short…