News in brief PCOM addresses mental health during second annual Student Wellness Week Students participate in events and activities to relieve stress and discuss mental health. April 4, 2017Tuesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics mental healthPCOMstudent wellness Almost one-third of medical students are affected by depression, but only a small percentage of those students seek treatment. In an effort to promote mental health among its students, The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine recently hosted its second annual Student Wellness Week. The events and activities were designed to encourage health, wellness and stress relief as well as break the stigma of seeking help. PCOM students celebrate the school's second annual Student Wellness Week. Activities included a pet therapy session, yoga class, quiz competition, healthy cooking demonstration and an event that encouraged participants to try out playing a new musical instrument. Margaretta Gergen, OMS II, the current chair of the Student Wellness Academic Transition Team says events like Student Wellness Week can serve as reminders for medical students to take care of their personal health. “School can get very overwhelming,” said Gergen. “Little things like petting an animal can be a good reminder for students to take a step back and take care of themselves.” More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleHow DMU-COM prepares students to practice rural medicine Next articleSummer research fellowship opportunity at Touro University Nevada
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Wonderful. In the future, perhaps spouses/significant others of students could attend also. Please keep up the good work. Apr. 6, 2017, at 11:29 am Reply