PNWU Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons

PNWU SAMOPS at the club fair!
Your 2024-2025 officers:
President: Lexy Murphy, Ensign (Navy)
Vice President: Alex King, 2nd Lt (Air Force)
Secretary/Treasurer: Kyle Bergfalk, 2nd Lt (Army)
Uniformed Services Representative: Clayton Lauba, Ensign (Navy)

If you are going to be a new HPSP student or you are a current HPSP student, check out this website! The HPSP scholarship will pay for a laptop rental. This will give you the option to have a school computer and you can preserve your computer for personal use. You will get the best options if you start early so don't delay!

Military HPSP Laptop Rentals | Laptops For Military Docs Providing laptop and tablet rentals at no cost to HPSP scholarship recipients in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.

Back in the anatomy lab with the local Army medics! Shared learning is invaluable; always grateful for the opportunity. The medics also honored our faculty member, Dr. Rhodes, who has overseen this program from the beginning and will soon be retiring.

Joseph Giaimo, DO, president of the AOA, honored the guests of the AMOPS conference with his presence and inspiring words. Dr. Giaimo spoke on the importance of defending the osteopathic community and continuing to learn, be flexible, and grew as physicians.

PNWU students and a graduate at the national AMOPS 2022 conference. This year's theme was Battlefield to Recovery and included many fascinating presentations from distinguished physicians from all branches of service. The conference also hosted a research symposium in which Sam Billingslea & Elizabeth Kosanke each presented posters on research they have conducted. A very important and invaluable aspect of the conference, and organization, is to foster relationships with students, interns, residents, and beyond. Quite an inspiring event to attend. Looking forward to next year.

PNWU graduate, Sam Billingslea, USN Lt, presenting research at the AMOPS 2022 conference. Sam continues to be a member of AMOPS to foster professional interservice relationships and mentor military medical students.

PNWU OMS III student, Elizabeth Kosanke, AF 2nd Lt, presenting a poster at the AMOPS 2022 annual meeting. Elizabeth recognized the rarity of this episode and took the opportunity to highlight it's unique occurrence to other medical professionals.

Well done Elizabeth! 👏

We will be hosting a medical student interest meeting on January 8th at 10am! Join us to hear an overview of our program from our PD, Dr. Kang, and then we’ll have some time to chat with the residents.

Link: https://tinyurl.com/2x98bdtm

Passcode: mamcortho

"A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to the "United States of America" for an amount up to and including thier life."
-unknown

Veterans are the soldiers that come home.

Some come home with new skills, friendships, and memories of adventure and comaradrie.

Others come home with disabilities, losses, and nightmares.

Most have a combination of both.

Today, we thank you, honor you, celebrate you.

But it is everyday that we are grateful for the sacrifices made in order to ensure our freedom.

The SAMOPS club selling Eddie Bauer jackets with the PNWU logo. Jackets are $100 each. Follow the link below to order yours today!
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/SAMOPS

The PNWU SAMOPS club teamed up with the PWNU SAAO club to provide OMT to veterans this past weekend at the 2021 Stand Down & Benefit Fair in Yakima, WA. It was an honor to attend this event once again and give back to those who have served our country.