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The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/a><\/strong>, aka VCOM<\/a> partnered with Baxter Institute to re-open the James Moody Adams (JMA) Clinic , serving a population of families earning less than a dollar per capita per day in an impoverished area of Tegucigalpa. The site offers primary care, gynecology and prenatal services, and dentistry. The clinic operate an on-site pharmacy to supply the pharmaceutical needs of patients.  Clinical rotations for third and fourth year VCOM students take place in both the clinic and the local hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Training for Self-Sufficiency<\/h3>\n\n\n

The JMA Clinic also features a Nutrition and Training Center, which assists the families of children who are evaluated as malnourished by the clinic\u2019s physicians. Mothers in this program attend vocational training classes, equipping them to support their families, and participation qualifies their families for supplemental food baskets. Families receive visits from the clinic nutritionist and social worker to provide assistance and ensure donated food is being used appropriately. The program has a high success and completion rate. <\/p>\n\n\n

Training First Responders<\/h3>\n\n\n

Each year VCOM offers a First Responder Training Workshop to the graduating class of ministers at the Baxter Institute. During the 16-hour course, students learn CPR, wound care, and patient stabilization. VCOM provides graduates with a backpack equipped with CPR masks, blood pressure cuffs, thermometers, first aid kits, and other items. This knowledge and equipment is crucial for ministers to serve as health educators in remote communities of Latin America.

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/strong><\/a> (VCOM) is located on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It has expanded to include a medical school on the campus of Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. and an upcoming medical school on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, AL.

VCOM\u2019s mission is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n