National Executive Board
Chair
Tom Lettich
Vice chair
Joseph Lewis
Secretary-Treasurer
Meagan Verbillion
National Coordinator
Randy Davis
NUFA Liaison
Ben Kitt
Regional Coordinators
Region 1 - LECOM-E, LECOM-SH, MSUCOM, NYCOM, PCOM, TouroCOM, UMDNJ, UNECOM, MUCOM
Region 2—VCOM-CC, VCOM-VC, LECOM-E, WVSOM, WCKYCOM, LECOM-B, LMUDCOM, NSUCOM, OUHCOM, PCOM-GA, WCUCOM, WVSOM, ACOM
Region 3—CCOM, DMUCOM, KCOM, KCUMB, OSUCOM, TCOM, VCOM-CC, VCOM-VC, CU-SOM
Region 4—ATSU-MESA, AZCOM, COMP, COMP-NW, PNWCOM, RVUCOM, TUCOM, TUNCOM
The Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) has been organized by students of the accredited U.S. osteopathic medical colleges under the auspices and guidance of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) for the purposes for helping osteopathic medical students to:
Acquire a better understanding of Osteopathic principles, theories, and practice to include:
a. Helping students attain a maximum proficiency in
osteopathic structural
diagnosis and treatment
b. Fostering a clear concept of clinical application of
osteopathy in health and disease.
2. Improve public awareness of osteopathic medicine so that the community may better take advantage of the benefits provided by the compete health care concept
of osteopathic medicine.
We hope that this publication of the Still Point helps to accomplish these ideals, and encourage any thoughts, comments, or questions regarding this or future issues!
-SAAO National Council
VCOM Board Question Answer:
Answer: C
This patient has PUD. The gastric ulcer would cause viscerosomatic changes to occur at the T6 spinal level.
Choice A: C7 is not associated with viscerosomatic changes related to PUD.
Choice B: T4 receives sympathetic innervation from the head and neck, heart, esophagus and lungs.
Choices D and E: T10 and T12 receive sympathetic innervation from the middle and lower GI tract.
-Question Comes from Savarese’s OMT Review, 3rd Edition. Comlex Style Examination B, #28 P244.
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