Dr. Andrea Belovich serves as Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Belovich earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt University and completed the Neuroscience Program in Substance Abuse (N-PISA) training program from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. While at Vanderbilt, she sought ways to serve her academic and local communities … Read More
A group of second-year medical students at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) recently completed a video project related to stress urinary incontinence for the Meridian-based Idaho Urologic Institute (IUI). Student-Doctors Gina Brock, Jarom Ruby and Samantha Mallory produced a two-part video series for the IUI, containing information pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment … Read More
A recent expansion to Idaho State University-Meridian’s Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (TVAPL) offers space for ICOM’s student-doctors to learn more about the human body. ICOM has a 40-year agreement with ISU for use of TVAPL. There, ICOM’s first-year medical students perform whole-body dissections on donated bodies, also known as cadavers, during one of … Read More
Second-year ICOM student, Thomas Auen, contributed to recently-published research that discovered Lipocalin-2 (Lcn2) is dispensable for both high fat diet-induced obesity and its therapeutic reduction by celastrol. Student-Doctor Auen conducted this research during his time at Boston Children’s Hospital. The study, published in Scientific Reports, Nature group, is available to read at the following link: https://go.nature.com/2kEsWSJ … Read More
Dr. Jessica Ziebarth is an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at ICOM. She is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician and has expertise in a variety of neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions. She also uses Osteopathic Techniques and Principals on a daily basis to care for patients both in the hospital and in … Read More
A group of student-doctors from the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) have returned to campus for the start of the academic year, after serving a medical mission in Haiti. Accompanied and supervised by Dr. Rodney Bates, ICOM’s Chair of Primary Care, the group of student-doctors, including: Bakir Dzananovic, Zaid Ahmed, Mehwish Choudhry, Bilal Darwish, … Read More
Following an extensive, nationwide search, the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Mohr, DO, MS, FACOI, FAOGME, as its new Dean and Chief Academic Officer, effective October 21, 2019. Dr. Mohr is currently serving as Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the University of the Incarnate … Read More
Dr. Blaine Maley is the Chair of Anatomy at ICOM. He earned his Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis and an A.B. in Biochemistry from Bowdoin College. Prior to joining ICOM, he worked as an assistant professor of Anatomy at the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by a four-year … Read More
The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) made history Wednesday, Sept. 5, as officials cut the ribbon on Idaho’s first medical school. “We are proud to unveil the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine to the community,” said Dr. Tracy Farnsworth, ICOM President. “Our goal is to educate and support the physicians of the future, and … Read More