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2019 Strategy & Impact Report
The Osteopathic Foundation of West Michigan is a community health and education foundation. Our mission is to measurably improve fundamental wellness in the Muskegon-Lakeshore area in the tradition...
OsteoScholars Experience MSUCOM
More than 60 local high school students attended an exclusive on-campus visit at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) this past fall. The day included pre-med workshops...
Community Health Grant Applications Available: Due March 31
Are you part of a nonprofit addressing wellness needs in our community? Every year the Osteopathic Foundation of West Michigan provides grants for equipment, programs, and other resources that help...
OsteoCHAMPS 2019 Inspires Future D.O.s
OsteoCHAMPS is a week-long program held on the campus of Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine for high school juniors and seniors interested in careers in osteopathic...
Our Vision: Wellness Within Reach for Every Member of Our Community
Osteopathic medicine looks at the whole person…body, mind and spirit. Doctors of osteopathy are trained to listen to and partner with their patients to help them get healthy and stay well. The...
Rachael Folkmier awarded 2019 Dr. David Dora Medical Education Scholarship
Fruitport High School grad Rachael Folkmier knew for years that she wanted to be a doctor. After earning a bachelor of science in kinesiology at Michigan State University, she headed to MSU’s...
Matching Grant to Kids’ Food Basket Will Encourage Gifts and Feed More Children
An innovative West Michigan program called Kids’ Food Basket, created after a school principal witnessed children digging through trash looking for food to take home for supper, is helping fill...
Health Clinic Receives Grant for Technology to Meet Patient Needs
The Love in Action of the Tri-Cities Health Clinic has been awarded funding from The Osteopathic Foundation of West Michigan for vital technology upgrades. This news comes as Clinic leadership...
Carol Markiewicz, D.O. Strives to “Pay It Forward”
It seems odd now to contemplate a time when women were not fully welcomed into all aspects of the medical profession. But Dr. Carol Markiewicz remembers her own battles to break through the “glass...





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