{"id":53220,"date":"2022-10-24T09:25:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T13:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=53220"},"modified":"2022-11-02T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:32:12","slug":"biomed-alum-named-to-american-osteopathic-college-of-physical-medicine-rehabilitation-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/biomed-alum-named-to-american-osteopathic-college-of-physical-medicine-rehabilitation-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomedicine alum named to American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine &#038; Rehabilitation committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donatine Afful MA &#8217;20 (biomedicine)<\/strong>, in his third year of studies at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, was recently appointed education subcommittee co-chair for the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation. Afful joins colleagues from Lincoln Memorial University, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine on the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization is &#8220;dedicated to providing leadership for the PMR profession and to providing a home to all osteopathic PMR physicians,&#8221; according to their website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/biomedicine\">Learn more about 91短视频&#8217;s biomedicine program.<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Afful says his responsibilities are \u201cto create educational programs and resources that inform AOCPMR members and the public about physical medicine and rehabilitation, including the various subspecialities.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is among many 91短视频 biomedicine program<a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/ms-biomed\/quotes\"> alumni<\/a> to head into<a href=\"https:\/\/osteopathic.org\/what-is-osteopathic-medicine\/what-is-a-do\/\"> osteopathy<\/a>, a medical profession that prioritizes &#8220;a whole-person approach to care by focusing on looking beyond symptoms to understand how lifestyle and environmental factors impact wellbeing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 78 percent of the program\u2019s graduates successfully go on to medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afful especially enjoyed working with <strong>Professor<\/strong> <strong>Kristopher Schmidt<\/strong>, his thesis advisor. \u201cHe is a great mentor and always went above and beyond for his students,\u201d he said. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/ms-in-biomedicine-candidates-defend-original-research\/\">Read more about biomedicine thesis topics.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afful will graduate from ACOM in 2024. He says he\u2019s motivated in his chosen profession by the opportunity \u201cto directly impact the lives of others [and] to help others in their most vulnerable state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, I relish the relationships medicine allows me to create with members of the healthcare team and patients,\u201d he said. \u201cI am of the belief that what matters most in life is how you impact others\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summer 2021, Afful participated in an externship for first-year students at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab where he contributed to a top-placing research project in genetic expression profiles and biomarkers of pain in individuals with a spinal cord injury. Shirley Ryan is a nationally ranked rehabilitation center in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnderstanding of these biomarkers may one day play a role in our understanding of post-spinal cord injury pain,\u201d he explained, \u201cand could lead to the development of more interventions to treat patients who might suffer from chronic neuropathic pain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afful worked with recruitment into and retention throughout the study. One of his tasks was to stay in contact with participants and encourage them to return to the center \u201cto complete blood draws and post-discharge surveys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also read widely into the literature on neuropathic pain and wrote summaries of 15 papers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his studies at 91短视频, Afful was a biologist with IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group in Glen Allen, Virginia. 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