Catching Up on Our Clubs

Family Medicine Club

ABOUT THE FAMILY MEDICINE CLUB CUSOM's Family Medicine Club is an organization that aims to educate students on the Family Medicine specialty, provide opportunities to become more involved in the FM community, and encourage students to explore all that the profession has to offer.

HOW DOES THE FAMILY MEDICINE CLUB SUPPORT THE STUDENT BODY? The Family Medicine Club hosts events and meetings that provide a hands-on skill learning learning environment and creates opportunities to volunteer in the local community. The Family Medicine Club also promotes an annual Rural Health Internship experience which allows the students to immerse themselves in a residency-type program and establish connections with physicians all over North Carolina. Additionally, the club is very active at our state and national level and provides incentives for students to attend conferences, meet physicians, and showcase their research.

HOW IS CAMPBELL’S FAMILY MEDICINE CLUB INVOLVED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL? Students from each year's class attend the ACOFP national conference every year with one person acting as our student delegate. This position allows us to vote on national issues surrounding Family Medicine, and become involved in the future of student leadership. We engage in quarterly meetings with Family Medicine Clubs from every osteopathic medical school in the country, and maintain close contact with mentors and residency programs. We also have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Burns, the AOA president, to reflect on our role in the Family Medicine community.

WHAT ARE SOME FAMILY MEDICINE CLUB EVENTS WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO? Recently, the club hosted our annual Camels on the Run 5k. This is the club's biggest event and we are so thankful for everyone who came out. Coming up, we will be hosting a Campbell Medicine swag fundraiser, holding an introductory meeting for interested first year students, and welcoming a speaker to discuss the direction of Family Medicine. We look forward to seeing you there!

Last year, club members attended Family Medicine Day hosted by the NCAFP in Durham. This conference brings students and physicians from all over the state together to provide workshops, CME learning events, and networking opportunities.

Medical students work on their suturing skills at a workshop hosted by the Family Medicine Club.

FAMILY MEDICINE CLUB EXECUTIVE BOARD Jordan Rawlings, MSII, secretary; Maggie Costa, MSII, vice president; Benjamin Robinson, MSII, treasurer; Dakota Boisseau, MSII, president; with Amy Medford, MSII, SAAO Vice President, CUCCC Secretary

Family Medicine Annual Camels on the Run 5k