Surgery and Sports Medicine
Student Organizations Athens
Our Mission
The Surgery and Sports Medicine Club at OU-HCOM is committed to giving first and second-year medical students insight into the various surgical and sports medicine specialties. Our mission is to educate our members by bringing in specialists from across the state. SSM shall abide by all University and HCOM (Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine) policies and procedures.
Officers, 2024-2025 | |
| President | Tyler Kelly |
| Vice President of Sports Medicine | Ben Trenka |
| Vice President of Surgery | Joshua Gadelsayed |
| Treasurer | Jared Norris |
| Secretary | Dustin Darnell |
| Surgery Liaison | Caleb Bell |
| Sports Medicine Liaison | Mara Follmer |
| Philanthropy Chair | Grant Johnson |
| Advisor | Daniel Black, D.O. |
Dues: $30 annually
Services Provided
SSM offers the service of its members to the OU club hockey team throughout the season at each of their home games, shadowing and assisting their team physician, Dr. Black. SSM also occasionally provides volunteers to the First Aid tent at 51ÉçÇø football home games throughout the fall semester. In April, SSM members act as volunteer first aid station workers at the Athens Marathon, providing first aid assistance at a multitude of stations throughout the marathon's course.
Tentative Schedule for 2024-2025
FALL SEMESTER:
General Body Meeting – August
Sports Medicine Lecture With Dr. Black – September
Splinting and Taping Lab – September/October
Spine Boarding and Collar Workshop – September
TBD: Ortho/ACL Talk w/ Dr. Gittin with Orthopedic Surgery Club- October
Suture Clinic With Dr. Law – October
Lifestyle Medicine/SSM Talk – November
SPRING SEMESTER:
Wilderness Lecture With Dr. Black – January/February
AMSA Pre-Med Suture Clinic – February
TBD: Advanced Suture Clinic W/ Dr. Law - February/March
Laparoscopic Lab With Dr. Law – March
Athens Marathon Medical Support – April