From the Rocky Vista University Alumni Association
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Dear RVUCOM Community, Hello! I am excited to again address everyone on behalf of our Alumni Association. It’s amazing how fast the fall has come and gone as we lean into winter. Despite all the craziness in the world, our community and campuses continue to excel and are staying very active. I would like to congratulate Matthew A. Puderbaugh, DO ’12, Flight Surgeon USAF, for his Outstanding Resident of the Year Award! He was recently honored at SAMOPS and the virtual annual gala of the AOA for his outstanding efforts during his current PM&R Residency training. His experience as a flight surgeon in the U.S Air Force has undoubtedly helped him excel in the residency world as he continues to enhance his medical career. Great job Matt! RVU has kept the simulation labs alive by launching its Virtual SIMS classes. This is fantastic in that it still allows our students to continue to have one-on-one interactions and encounters with patients. RVUCOM, in my mind, has one of the strongest and rigorous SIMs classes in the nation for our students. It helps our student doctors stand apart from others as they enter into the clinical setting of seeing patients beyond medical school. The Office of Simulation in Medicine and Surgery held another Mass Casualty Incident training at the RVU-CO Campus. Wearing masks and respecting social distancing, I’m happy to see this event continue on an annual basis. I remember how valuable it was for me and my colleagues during our medical school training, especially for us in the military and rural/ wilderness medicine tracks! Lastly, we recently held an alumni virtual meeting and collaboration with RVUCOM-SU's Inaugural Class of 2021 for a Q&A session. We discussed interviewing techniques and skills as they prepare to apply to their residencies of choice this winter. I wish them all nothing but the best of luck and success in their future aspirations. A big thank you to Vie Van Noy, Director of Student Life and Special Events at the RVU-SU Campus, for helping coordinate such a fantastic event! May you all continue to find happiness, success, health and wellness, not only for your patients, but for yourselves, during these very trying and challenging times. Have a wonderful holiday season! Sincerely, Bobby Petro, DO ‘14 Alumni Association President
RVU employees can now donate to the Alumni Association via automatic payroll deductions. To participate, visit the iNet and click "Forms." Look for the form titled "Alumni Donation Form - Payroll Deduction." For more information, contact Julie Rosenthal at jrosenthal@rvu.edu.
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