{"id":130,"date":"2014-06-23T17:51:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T17:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:54:23","slug":"nmm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/nmm\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM\/OMM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/campuses-horz.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Campuses Oregon and California\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) and COMP-Northwest<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Faculty, Staff &amp; Departments<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty, Staff &amp; Departments<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/bms\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Biomedical Sciences<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/clinical\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinical Sciences<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/dfm\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Family Medicine<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/im\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Internal Medicine<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/mas\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Anatomical Sciences<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/msspp\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Care Simulation\/Standardized Patient Program<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/nmm\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">NMM\/OMM<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/faculty\/population-health\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Population Health Science<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2 align=\"left\">Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Medicine (NMM\/OMM)<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>The mission of the Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Medicine (NMM\/OMM) Department at Western University of Health Sciences,\u00a0College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) &amp; COMP-Northwest is threefold:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To educate and train current and future healthcare professionals in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine,<\/li>\n<li>To research Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine,<\/li>\n<li>To promote Osteopathic patient care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Contact the Department: 909-469-5282<\/strong><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap px-12\">\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=rgiusti\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Rebecca Giusti, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/rgiusti.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=rgiusti\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Rebecca Giusti, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Chair &amp; Associate Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:rgiusti@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">rgiusti@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Mindy Chilman, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/chilmanm.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Mindy Chilman, DO<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Professor of NMM\/OMM and Internal Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:chilmanm@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">chilmanm@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=egoering\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Edward K. Goering, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/egoering.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=egoering\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Edward K. Goering, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:egoering@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">egoering@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=rhruby\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Raymond J. Hruby, DO, MS, FAAO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/rhruby.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=rhruby\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Raymond J. Hruby, DO, MS, FAAO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:rhruby@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">rhruby@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mjaso\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Michael Jaso, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/mjaso.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mjaso\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Michael Jaso, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:mjaso@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">mjaso@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Bachtuyet Le, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/bachtuyetle.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Bachtuyet Le, DO<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:bachtuyetle@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">bachtuyetle@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=bloveless\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Brian Loveless, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/bloveless.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=bloveless\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Brian Loveless, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:bloveless@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">bloveless@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Krista Lund, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/lundk.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Krista Lund, DO<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:lundk@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">lundk@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Kara Mintier, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/kmintier.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Kara Mintier, DO<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Associate Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:kmintier@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">kmintier@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=dredding\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of David Redding, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/dredding.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=dredding\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">David Redding, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Associate Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:dredding@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">dredding@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=jsanchez\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Jesus Sanchez, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/jsanchez.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=jsanchez\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Jesus Sanchez, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs<br \/>Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:jsanchez@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">jsanchez@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=meagansmith\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Meagan Smith, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/meagansmith.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=meagansmith\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Meagan Smith, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Assistant Professor of NMM\/OMM<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:meagansmith@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">meagansmith@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Emeritus Faculty<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap px-12\">\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mseffinger\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Michael Seffinger, DO\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/mseffinger.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mseffinger\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Michael Seffinger, DO<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Professor of NMM\/OMM and Family Medicine (Emeritus)<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:mseffinger@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">mseffinger@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Administrative Team<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap px-12\">\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Carlos Mendez, MBA, Management\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/cmendez.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Carlos Mendez, MBA, Management<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP\/COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Manager, NMM\/OMM<br \/>Manager of Auxiliary Staff<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:cmendez@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">cmendez@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Christine Ross\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/rossc.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Christine Ross<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Administrative Associate I<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:rossc@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">rossc@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=krobeck_1\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Katherine Robeck\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/krobeck.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=krobeck_1\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Katherine Robeck<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:krobeck@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">krobeck@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=sernap_1\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"WesternU Seal - Default Image\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/facstaffnopic.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=sernap_1\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Patrick (Eric) Serna<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:sernap@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">sernap@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <div class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Portrait of Eric Martinez\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/staff\/ericmartinez.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Eric Martinez<\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Research Assistant<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:ericmartinez@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">ericmartinez@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              NMM\/OMM Fellows\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <h3>What is an Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine<br \/>\nPre-Doctoral Teaching Fellow?<\/h3>\n<p>The Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine\/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship Program is a twelve-month training program integrated within the student&#8217;s third and fourth clinical clerkship years. An additional year is added to the student&#8217;s osteopathic medical training to accommodate his\/her clinical clerkship and fellowship obligations. The fellowship program affords students the opportunity to teach the science and art of osteopathic principles and practice (OPP). It also allows the interested student to practice and perfect his\/her skills while working under supervision of experienced osteopathic physicians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The goals of the fellowship program are to help develop future osteopathic physicians who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have the ability to teach applications of osteopathic philosophy and principles in practice<\/li>\n<li>Have advanced skills in osteopathic diagnosis and manipulative treatment<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to advancing the discipline of neuromuscular medicine\/osteopathic manipulative medicine through education, research and clinical practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NMM\/OMM PDT Fellows are respected members of the teaching, research, and service team in COMP&#8217;s NMM\/OMM Department. The position requires a strong commitment to the department faculty, peers, patients, and to the students who depend heavily upon the Fellows&#8217; assistance and expertise.<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h4 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Pomona Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellows &#8211; Fall 2025<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-32\">\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person with short dark hair, wearing a blue suit and floral tie, smiles against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/adam.dew_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Adam Dew<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:adam.dew@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">adam.dew@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person with shoulder-length black hair smiles while wearing a navy blazer and black shirt against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/mia.villa_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Mia &#8220;Nikki&#8221; Villarosa<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:mia.villarosa@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">mia.villarosa@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a suit and tie is posing for a photo.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omar-hernandez-cruz.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Omar Hernandez-Cruz<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:omar.hernandezcruz@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">omar.hernandezcruz@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Person with long dark hair and glasses, wearing a black blazer and white collared shirt, smiles against a plain background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/viv.hoang_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Vivian Hoang<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:vivian.hoang@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">vivian.hoang@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a dark suit and green shirt smiles at the camera against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/faredun.dungore_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Faredun Dungore<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:faredun.dungore@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">faredun.dungore@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Person wearing a dark blazer, light shirt, and red tie with white patterns, smiling against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/justin.chan_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Justin Chan<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:justin.chan@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">justin.chan@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person with long dark hair is wearing a black blazer over a light shirt, posed against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/tiff.dao_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Tiffany Dao<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:tiffany.dao@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">tiffany.dao@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Man with dark hair and beard wearing a blue suit, light shirt, and patterned tie, smiling against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/090925_omm_fellow_ali-khosravi-e1763769683709.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Ali Khosravi<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:ali.khosravi@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">ali.khosravi@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses, a dark suit, a blue checkered shirt, and a red tie smiles at the camera against a plain dark background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/090925_omm_fellow_michael-chen-e1763769948381.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Michael Chen<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:michael.chen@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">michael.chen@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a dark suit, maroon shirt, and black tie smiles at the camera against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/090925_omm_fellow_nicholas-morataya-e1763769819755.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Nicholas Morataya<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:nicholas.morataya@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">nicholas.morataya@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a sleeveless black top, stands in front of a plain grey background and looks directly at the camera.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/090925_omm_fellow_urja-patel-e1763769877710.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Urja Patel<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:urja.patel@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">urja.patel@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman with long, straight black hair, wearing a black blazer and light blouse, smiles at the camera against a plain grey background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/090925_omm_fellow_vivian-yu-e1763769924855.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Vivian Yu<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:vivian.yu2@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">vivian.yu2@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h4 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Pomona Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellows &#8211; Spring 2026<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-32\">\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a blue suit and tie with a mustache is smiling against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/garrison.white_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Garrison White<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:garrison.white@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">garrison.white@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses and a navy suit with a white shirt and tie smiles against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/pete.bae_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Peter Bae<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:peter.bae@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">peter.bae@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A smiling man in a suit and tie.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/joseph_luba.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Joseph (Joey) Luba<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:joseph.luba@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">joseph.luba@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"Asian woman in a business suit smiling for the camera.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/julia-yeam.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Joohee \u201cJulia\u201d Yeam<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:joohee.yeam@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">joohee.yeam@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair smiles while wearing a white blouse and black blazer against a dark background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/arli.barrios_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Arli Barrios<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:arli.barrios@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">arli.barrios@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a grey suit, white shirt, and navy tie smiles at the camera against a plain grey background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-derek.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Derek Tran<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:derek.tran@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">derek.tran@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person with long blonde hair smiles, wearing a black blazer and white blouse, set against a gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/rach.oshay_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Rachel Oshay<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:rachel.oshay@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">rachel.oshay@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person wearing glasses, a gray suit, white shirt, and dark red tie smiles at the camera against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/omm-ronald.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Ronald Carlo Principe<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:ronaldcarlo.principe@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">ronaldcarlo.principe@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman with straight brown hair, wearing a black blazer and black shirt, smiles at the camera against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-jacqueline.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Jacqueline (Bella) Anderson Enni<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:jacquel.andersonenni@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">jacquel.andersonenni@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a blue checkered suit, white shirt, and patterned orange tie smiles at the camera against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-marcus.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Marcus Lou<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:marcus.lou@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">marcus.lou@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair, wearing a dark blazer and olive green top, smiles in front of a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-megan.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Megan Cella<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:megan.cella@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">megan.cella@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man with short brown hair and glasses, wearing a dark suit, light purple shirt, and light gray tie, smiles at the camera against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-samuel.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Samuel Metzger<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:samuel.metzger@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">samuel.metzger@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h4 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Oregon Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellows &#8211; Fall 2025<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-32\">\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman smiling at camera.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/ellese.lupori.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Ellese Lupori<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:ellese.lupori@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">ellese.lupori@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n        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<p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:sydney.jennings@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">sydney.jennings@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person in a suit and tie smiles against a plain background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/alex.olden_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Alexander Olden<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:alexander.olden@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">alexander.olden@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A man in a suit and tie with short dark hair, smiling against a plain gray background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/matthew.gille_.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Matthew Gille<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:matthew.gille@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">matthew.gille@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A young woman with long brown hair, wearing a striped blouse and gold necklace, smiles at the camera with greenery in the background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-cailyn.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Cailyn Edwards Cattell<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:caily.edwardscattell@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">caily.edwardscattell@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                            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                                      <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:devin.lewis@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">devin.lewis@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h4 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Oregon Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellows &#8211; Spring 2026<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-32\">\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] 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href=\"mailto:greta.brown@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">greta.brown@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman smiling for a picture.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/katherine.andrews.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Katherine Andrews<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">5th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:katherine.andrews@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">katherine.andrews@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A person with long brown hair smiles at the camera, wearing a black &quot;Western University of Health Sciences&quot; polo shirt with the name &quot;Nathan&quot; embroidered on it. Trees are blurred in the background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-nathan.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Nathan Kuhnhausen<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:nathan.kuhnhausen@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">nathan.kuhnhausen@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                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class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">4th Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:taylor.murdock@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">taylor.murdock@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n                                                                \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"sm:grid sm:grid-cols-[4fr_6fr] w-full\">\n                                <div class=\"card block\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"A woman with short brown hair wearing a black &quot;Western University of Health Sciences&quot; polo shirt smiles in front of a green, blurred background.\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/fellows\/omm-emily.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"w-full h-full pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <h4 class=\"font-serif font-bold text-24 leading-120 tracking-20\">\n              <span class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Emily Gresner<\/span>\n            <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:emily.gresner@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">emily.gresner@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n             \n        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 <p class=\"font-bold\">COMP-Northwest<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">3rd Year NMM\/OMM PDT Fellow<\/p>\n                                                        <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:peyton.krych@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline break-all\">peyton.krych@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n      \n      \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content\">\n        <h2>Additional Department Information<\/h2>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              History of Osteopathic Medicine\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p><strong>Osteopathic History and Principles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Osteopathic medicine as we know it begins with Andrew Taylor Still, D. O. (1828 &#8211; 1917), who introduced its concepts in 1874. Still&#8217;s basic idea &#8212; that the human body was much like a machine, one that would function well if all its parts were in proper mechanical relationship &#8212; was unique compared to the medical thinking of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor Still believed that the human body should be studied as a whole, and that all elements of a person&#8217;s body, mind and spirit had to be incorporated into the total care of that person. He believed that the body had self-regulatory and self-healing powers, that the body contained within it all the substances necessary for maintaining health. When the body was properly stimulated, Still believed that these substances would also assist in recovering from illness. He did not view disease as an outside agent somehow inflicting itself on the body. Rather, disease was the result of alterations in the structural relationships of the body parts that led to an inability of the body to resist or recover from illness.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Osteopathy is based on the perfection of Nature&#8217;s work. When all parts of the human body are in line we have health. When they are not the effect is disease. When the parts are readjusted disease gives place to health. The work of the osteopath is to adjust the body from the abnormal to the normal; then the abnormal condition gives place to the normal and health is the result of the normal condition.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Still applied this philosophy to his medical practice with great success, while continuing to prudently utilize the medical and surgical approaches available to him. As a result of his years of study, and the application of his ideas to his practice, he was able to leave us with a set of general principles that are still central to the contemporary practice of osteopathic medicine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The human body is a unit<\/strong>, an integrated organism in which no part functions independently. According to this principle, abnormalities in the structure or function of one part of the body may unfavorably influence other parts, and eventually, the body as a whole.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The body has an inherent capacity to maintain its own health and to heal itself<\/strong>. By extension, this principle implies that there must be adequate circulation to and from all tissues of the body, and there must be proper nervous system function in order to coordinate the actions of all of the body&#8217;s organs and systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Structure and function are interrelated<\/strong>, and the musculoskeletal system can reflect changes in and can produce changes in other body systems. Still considered the human body to be a machine. He saw that the musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues) was the largest collective system of the body, making up 60 percent or more of the body&#8217;s mass. Through careful study and experimentation, he was able to associate abnormalities in the structural system of the body with signs and symptoms of various diseases. He developed manipulative methods (now known as osteopathic manipulative treatment) to remove these structural abnormalities to alleviate the patient&#8217;s illness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rational treatment is based upon integration of the first three principles<\/strong> into the total care of the patient. Thus treatment is based on the principles of body unity, self-regulatory and self-healing mechanisms, the somatic component of disease, the interrelationship between structure and function, and the appropriate use of manipulative treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Osteopathic View of Health and Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What an osteopathic physician <strong><em>does<\/em><\/strong> for a patient (aside from the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment) is often not different from what any physician might do when faced with a similar situation. What is different about the osteopathic physician is how he or she <strong><em>thinks<\/em><\/strong> about health and disease. The difference is found in the previously described philosophical concepts and principles of osteopathic medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Under normal circumstances, the body&#8217;s own self-regulatory and self-healing mechanisms are able to counteract these stressors and thus maintain health. However, should stressors accumulate to the point where these mechanisms are overwhelmed, the body&#8217;s inherent tendency toward health is weakened. Continuation of this process over time leads to the signs and symptoms of illness. The osteopathic physician recognizes that these signs and symptoms are not the illness itself, but are only the outward signs of the illness. The illness is the result of the stressors&#8217; impact on the body&#8217;s systems. Treatment must be directed toward the stressors, as symptomatic treatment alone will not guarantee the restoration of health.<\/p>\n<p>Medicine has classically been preoccupied with internal organs (viscera), but life as we experience it does not consist of the sum total of the activity of one&#8217;s viscera. Life is much more than that. Life is what we see each other do, and the human being is not just a biological entity that performs functions such as vasodilatation and peristalsis. The human being also runs, works, plays music, and is creative. In all of these activities the body as a whole or in part moves. Thus human life is expressed through movement, and the movement that is expressed is carried out by the musculoskeletal system. This musculoskeletal system is the machinery by which even our thoughts and wishes are carried out, by which even our highest intellectual activities are communicated to others and turned into action. Thus, from the osteopathic point of view, the musculoskeletal system is the <em><strong>primary machinery of life<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>If this is so, then what about the viscera, those internal organs with which medicine is always so concerned? Again, from the osteopathic point of view, their role is supportive in nature. They are the <em><strong>secondary machinery of life<\/strong>.<\/em> The viscera are not less important, but rather are put into a different perspective. Their role is to care for and maintain the primary machinery, which means that they are concerned with providing nutrients, oxygen and other such materials, disposing of waste products, and providing defense and repair mechanisms for the body. In other words, the viscera are concerned with regulating the internal environment in which the cells of the primary machinery carry out their function. From moment to moment, the viscera bring into harmony all the functions necessary to meet the current demands of the primary machinery, the neuromusculoskeletal system.<\/p>\n<p>We use the term &#8216;neuromusculoskeletal&#8217; system, because it is through the nervous system that the primary and secondary machinery communicate and maintain the body&#8217;s state of dynamic equilibrium. We are particularly interested in the autonomic nervous system, and most particularly in the sympathetic portion of the autonomic system. While all parts of the nervous system are important in the body&#8217;s ability to function, the sympathetic system provides the most direct anatomical link between the soma and the viscera, since it has fibers that reach every tissue in the human body. Thus, the role of the autonomic nervous system is given more importance in the osteopathic physician&#8217;s approach to the patient.<\/p>\n<p>The primary and secondary machinery communicate with each other by way of the nervous system, and especially through the sympathetic nervous system. When all goes well, and proper communication is maintained, the body is said to be in a state of wellness or homeostasis. But when illness occurs in an internal organ, the neural connections between that organ and its related body wall region experience a continued heightened state of activity known as <em><strong>facilitation<\/strong>.<\/em> Likewise, when an injury to the soma occurs, these same neural connections can result in a facilitated state that results in visceral symptoms, even though the problem is not primarily in the viscera.<\/p>\n<p>When this happens, standard medical practice focuses on and treats the visceral aspects of the problem. 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