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CLAS Distinguished Alumna-in-Residence: "Treating the Whole Person: Osteopathic Medicine and the Liberal Arts"

Michelle Lemieux, D.O. �09 (Classics and BMS)

Date and Time

Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Description

A 2009 GVSU Honors graduate from Brighton, Michigan, Michelle LeMieux received the B.S. in Biomedical Sciences with a double major in Classics, concentrating on the Classical Tradition—a background that she put to good use while studying at John Cabot University in Rome and completing her Honors Senior Project on Virgil’s Aeneid.
 
Michelle matriculated at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and earned the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2013. She is now Chief Resident in the Integrated Family Practice and Neuromusculoskeletal Residency Program at the Botsford Hospital campus of Beaumont Health in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She will graduate in 2017.
 
Michelle is actively participating in two research projects. The first is investigating an association between cardiac stress test results and Chapman’s reflex points—a system of fascial tissue texture abnormalities hypothesized to be reflections of internal dysfunctions or pathologies. The other is seeking to demonstrate a new theory for the mechanism behind a specific osteopathic diagnosis, called an upslipped innominate. Michelle is also working on quality improvement initiatives in her family practice office.
 
Navigating the demanding curricula in Biomedical Sciences, Classics, and Honors while studying abroad (and graduating in four years!) was a challenge that reflects Michelle’s commitment to developing herself as a whole, well-rounded person. Similarly, her work in osteopathic medicine approaches medicine in a holistic way, focusing on the whole body and working in partnership with her patients.
 

Contact

The Department of Classics <[email protected]>

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