LUCOM Faculty and Students Have Article Published in Nature Science Journal
Along with other faculty members, Charles Joseph, MD headed a group of students to create a pilot study for Identifying delay in glymphatic clearance of labeled protons post-acute head trauma utilizing 3D ASL MRI (arterial spin labeling). “This was a combined effort of Sports Medicine faculty and my research group of students investigating whether we could identify […]
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LUCOM Celebrates Class of 2024 in Commencement Week Festivities
The Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2024’s hard work for four years was celebrated last week during Liberty University’s 2024 Commencement Week that featured a Graduation Gala, Military Commissioning Ceremony and a Hooding Ceremony. The week began on Wednesday evening with the Graduation Gala, where students gathered inside the Amazement Square Banquet […]
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OMS-II Student Davis Melin Earns First Place in Mayo Clinic Wound Care Symposium
LUCOM Marketing Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) OMS-II student, Davis Melin, earned first place on his poster presentation at the 2024 Mayo Clinic Wound Care Symposium in early March. His poster, titled Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Wound Care: Physiology, Principles, and Application of Manual Lymphatic Techniques to Promote Wound Healing, won first place […]
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LUCOM Earns Perfect Match Rate at 2024 Match Day Celebration
Byline: LUCOM Marketing Alongside all medical schools nationally, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) celebrated its fourth-year student-doctor class inside the Montview Ballroom on the campus of Liberty University on Friday, March 15, during the annual Match Day that saw LUCOM achieve a 100 percent match in 2024. It was the second time in […]
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LUCOM Hosts Fifth Annual Family Medicine Procedure Day
Byline: LUCOM Marketing Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) hosted its annual Family Medicine Procedure Day on Friday inside the Center for Medical and Health Sciences in Lynchburg, Va. It was the fifth straight time the event took place since LUCOM was founded. The event was created to showcase the many procedures that Family Medicine […]
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Description and Characterization of Three-Dimensional Human Mast Cell Progenitor Spheroids In Vitro
Rebecca Praetzel and Chris Kepley, PhD, FAAAAI recently had an article published in LUCOM’s CureusJournal of Medicine called “Description and Characterization of Three-Dimensional Human Mast Cell Progenitor Spheroids In Vitro.” Abstract Human mast cells (MC) are an essential component of the immune system as they uniquely store and release a wide range of soluble mediators […]
4 months ago
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President Costin speaks at LUCOM Convocation, urges medical students to represent Christ in their careers
Speaking to a room full of student-doctors at LUCOM on Wednesday during the medical school’s weekly Convocation, Liberty President Dondi Costin emphatically shared the importance of not delaying God’s purpose for their lives. Costin’s message marked the conclusion of LUCOM’s Convocation series titled “Waiting on God,” and he stated that his message to the student-doctors […]
5 months ago
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LUCOM Research Day features wide-ranging work conducted by medical students in the past year
Students and professors in the Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) gathered on Jan. 12th in the Center for Medical and Health Sciences to share their ongoing research endeavors through oral and poster presentations as part of LUCOM’s fifth annual Research Day. Joined by healthcare professionals from regional academic institutions and practice sites, the […]
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Liberty University Hosting Remedy East Conference
Are you ready to live missionally as a healthcare student, trainee, or professional? Join us for Remedy East 24- Healthcare on Mission! Missional living in healthcare has always involved swimming upstream, but it seems to be getting harder. Our culture, workplaces, and institutions are not as friendly to faith as they once were. Living on […]
6 months ago
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LUCOM professor invites students to join him in ‘fighting the good fight’ for grant-funded cancer research
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) Professor of immunology Dr. Christopher L. Kepley was awarded a three-year, $500,000 R15 grant from the National Cancer Institute in September, and now he is looking for Liberty students of all levels to join him in researching a new approach for targeting and killing cancer cells. Click HERE to […]
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