1. Print and fill out a VCOM SOSA Membership Form.
2. Submit the membership form along with a $65 check for membership dues  to the SOSA Treasurer (Raj Sangera). Dues include a 4 year membership in SOSA, the American College of   Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS),  VCOM ASIG, and VCOM SOOA.
3. Visit the SOSA national website and fill out a student membership application. This includes the following:

• Enter information into application form and click ‘Print For Your Records’ to print a copy for your local treasurer.
• Click ‘Submit Your Application’ to send your information to the ACOS.
• Submit the printed copy to your local SOSA Treasurer (Raj Sangera).

Once you have completed this you will be registered with VCOM and National SOSA as an official member.

SOSA Officers: 

President: Marc Billings 

Vice President: Bradley Icard 

Secretary: Zane McReynolds 

Treasurer: Rajveer Sangera 

National Liaison: Omar Rokayak 

VP of Education: Matthew Robinson
 

SOOA Officers: 

President: Allison Schafer 

Vice President: Caleb Powell 

ASIG Officers: 

President: Anna Sullivan 

Vice President: Scott Rusteikas 

Secretary: Janelle Miller 

Treasurer: Courtney Garbee

Application for shadowing.

Once you click on this, you will see “Click here to download Student Application Packet.” Download the form and fill it out. Leave section 2 of the application blank. Once the application is done, you can give Sam the application and he will turn in all the applications. After the applications get through, Sam will give out the schedule for the surgeons. If you go to the web page above and scroll down, there is a “MRH Student learning packet” section. You can read it briefly to get instructions about dress code, behavior and so on. These are the surgeons:

Dr. Harry Simmons D.O., General Surgery. He is VCOM’s surgery department chair. He is willing to take up to 3-4 students at a time in the O.R.

Dr. Jolene Henshaw M.D., General Surgery. She is willing to take students at both her office and the O.R. I will confirm the maximum number of students she takes.

Dr. David Stoeckle M.D., General, Breast, Thoracic and Laproscopic Surgery. He is a very busy surgeon. He is willing to take in up to 2 students at a time only in the O.R.

Do not call the offices of the surgeons listed above, as they are busy and do not like to be interrupted. As soon as the paperwork goes through you will get an email with their schedules.

In addition to the above, Sam is working with Carilion New River Valley to get some shadowing opportunities in Neurosurgery. He is still working on scheduling and paperwork.