Medical students at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) are helping raise awareness for the American Heart Association (AHA). Osteopathic medical students and physician assistant students gathered in the shape of a heart on the hill in front of LMU-DCOM on Feb. 3 to promote American Heart Month.
Throughout the month of February students will be hosting several events in their local area to help raise awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy heart. On Friday, Feb. 5, students will be at the Walmart in New Tazewell from 4-8 p.m. performing wellness checks including screenings for body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure.
LMU-DCOM is an authorized training center for the AHA. LMU-DCOM offers a wide range of courses and certifications for today’s health care providers and the public at large through its Center for Simulation and Training. Using LMU-DCOM’s state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, the AHA Training Center’s multi-disciplined instructors provide medical education in the areas of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
In addition to AHA activities, the student led LMU-DCOM Community Wellness Program, medical students will join with LMU-DCOM’s AHA Training Center to teach students cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in various schools throughout Claiborne County. The program which has been active since October 2015, has trained and certified over 250 area students at Claiborne and Cumberland Gap high schools in CPR.
For more information about how you or your community group can participate in CPR training contact AHA Training Center Coordinator Johnathan Greene at 423-869-6480.
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. LMU-DCOM is an integral part of LMU’s values-based learning community, and is dedicated to preparing the next generation of osteopathic physicians and physician assistants to provide health care in the often underserved region of Appalachia and beyond. For more information about LMU-DCOM, call 1-800-325-0900, ext. 7108, email dcom@lmunet.edu, or visit us online at www.lmunet.edu/dcom.
