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LEWISBURG, W.Va.\u00a0<\/strong>(WVDN)\u00a0\u2013 Two summer camps for high-school-aged students \u2014 one new, one established \u2014 brought groups of young people to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) campus for activities designed to educate and encourage aspiring health care professionals and scientists.<\/span><\/p>\n

The inaugural Clinical Anatomy Summer Experience (CASE) camp took place June 26-30. Ten high-schoolers and rising college freshmen from West Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia visited WVSOM\u2019s Lewisburg campus to learn about the human body, investigate clinical correlations and discover how the osteopathic medical approach encompasses care for the mind, body and spirit. Lectures by Karen Wines, a member of the school\u2019s biomedical sciences faculty, and current WVSOM student Aubrey Hanes were accompanied by experiences in WVSOM\u2019s gross anatomy lab, in an expansion of the Anatomy Lab Educational Program the school has hosted for many years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through daily focuses on different areas, attendees surveyed the entirety of the human body during the weeklong camp. Wines explained that understanding the body\u2019s form lays a foundation that\u2019s vital for learning to recognize when a disorder is present and how to treat it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to know anatomical structures because when something isn\u2019t working, it\u2019s important to understand what other structures are related to it and what clinical conditions can occur as a result,\u201d said Wines, who planned and oversaw the camp.<\/span> \u201cWe\u2019re trying to give these students some background before they head into more advanced classes with anatomical structures and their clinical correlates. We\u2019re selecting structures in each of the different regions that are the most prominent and have the most clinical impact.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants also heard presentations from school administrators and faculty. James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., WVSOM\u2019s president, detailed the events that led him from his position as an anatomist to the leadership of West Virginia\u2019s largest medical school, urging students to let their passions guide their professional paths. Thomas Gannon, D.O., spoke about what makes osteopathic medicine unique, and Chelsea Feger, D.O., outlined some of the careers available in the health care field.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alyssia Ratliff, a rising senior at Lewisburg\u2019s Greenbrier East High School and a member of Health Occupations Students of America, attended the camp and said she enjoyed the hands-on nature of its activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really fun. I already had a baseline knowledge of the anatomical terms, so it was good to be able to put images to the things I\u2019ve learned about, to view anatomical structures in person and see how interconnected everything is,\u201d Ratliff said. \u201cI loved being a part of the camp\u2019s first year, and I hope they continue doing it so that more people have the opportunity to experience it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

From June 19-23, WVSOM hosted its 11<\/span>th<\/span> annual Just Say KNOW camp. The theme for this year\u2019s event was \u201cJust Say KNOW to Lifestyle Medicine,\u201d with a focus on culinary medicine, nutrition and exercise. Campers studied the basis of nutrition and the physiology behind a healthy diet. They learned to cook meals such as rainbow cabbage slaw and roasted asparagus in the Clingman Center for Community Engagement kitchen, and exercised in the WVSOM Founders\u2019 Activity Center while monitoring their heart rate and other metrics via armbands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among other activities during the week, attendees learned to take blood pressure readings, practiced yoga techniques and spoke with Bob Foster, D.O., WVSOM\u2019s assistant dean for osteopathic medical education, who discussed his efforts to live a healthful life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crystal Boudreaux, Ph.D., of the school\u2019s biomedical sciences department, oversaw the camp, which was taught by WVSOM student interns and undergraduate interns with assistance from several members of the school\u2019s faculty. She said the camp utilized some of the initiatives for which WVSOM has received honors.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur Exercise is Medicine and culinary medicine programs are nationally recognized and are part of the school\u2019s curriculum. Just Say KNOW provides an opportunity to showcase these programs through practice,\u201d Boudreaux said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just Say KNOW closed with a virtual quiz about topics covered during the camp, allowing students to compete against WVSOM faculty and with family members and friends who participated via teleconference. Campers received certificates commemorating their completion of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was the fourth year attending the camp for Sarah Angell, of Springfield, Ohio, a recent high school graduate who plans to study pre-medicine at Athens, W.Va.\u2019s Concord University. She said she especially enjoyed studying why some foods are nutritious and others are unhealthy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was cool to learn about the impact food has on your body. You hear people say, \u2018This is a healthy food,\u2019 but you don\u2019t know what makes it healthy. Learning the structure of food is informative, and I think if people had more of that education, we would eat differently in America,\u201d Angell said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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