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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine student elected to the school’s Board of Governors

Jessica Phillips
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LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) — A student at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine was elected to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Governors.

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Class of 2026 student Ethan Galloway, was elected to the WVSOM’s Board of Governors, and his term as student representative started on July 1, 2024.

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It’s an honor to have been selected by my colleagues to be their voice on the board. Having spent the past year as SGA president, I’ve developed strong working relationships with my peers and WVSOM’s faculty and staff. I’m excited to continue to grow these relationships, and my goal is to make sure student success remains at the forefront of every decision we make. The board’s student seat allows us to provide insight into the ideas and issues that come before us and ensure they will impact our success.

Ethan Galloway | WVSOM Class of 2026 Student

The educational, financial, and business policies that the WVSOM runs under is overseen by the Board of Governors at the school. There are nine members that are a part of the WVSOM’s Board of Governors that are selected by the governor of West Virginia, with three elected representatives. The three representatives that are chosen are from the student body, faculty, and staff at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Galloway is from Surgoinsville, Tennessee and in 2022, he got his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from East Tennessee State University while working as a nursing assistant.

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Before Galloway was a member of the WVSOM Board of Governors, he was a Class of 2026 curriculum committee representative and president of the WVSOM Student Government Association. He received the WVSOM Alumni Association Scholarship, the Dr. Roland P. Sharp President and Foundation Award of Excellence for Student Achievement, and the Greenbrier Military School Alumni Association Scholarship during his time at the school.

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Galloway was also elected as a national programs representative to the to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents’ executive board for the 2024-25 academic year.

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