Wizard Mini Med School, History of Virginia Medicine
and Native American Medicine

Harry Potter’s World owl
Courtesy National Library of Medicine

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus is hosting along with Christiansburg Library, Blacksburg Library, Montgomery Museum, Historic Smithfield, Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, Giles County Historical Society and the Blacksburg Museum a traveling exhibit made available jointly by the National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association.

The exhibit is called, “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine.” It will arrive to the area on July 10th and depart on August 21st, during which time eight area museums, libraries and historical societies will host related programming on the history of medicine and science.

VCOM will host three events: 1) Medicine in Virginia: Past and Present, 2) Morning Song Way, and 3) a Wizard Mini Med School for ages 11-15 to accompany the six-panel Harry Potter’s World traveling exhibit.

Medicine in Virginia:
Past and Present

Thursday, July 29, 2010
7 to 9 P.M.

at
VCOM II - located in the
Corporate Research Center (CRC)
2280 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg VA

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Morning Song Way
A film by Charles Thomas

Saturday, July 31st, 2010
1:00 P.M.

at
Lyric Theatre,
135 College Avenue,
Blacksburg VA

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Wizard Mini Med School
For Ages 11-15

Thursday, August 5, 2010
1 to 2:30 P.M.

at
VCOM II - located in the
Corporate Research Center (CRC)
2280 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg VA

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Medicine in Virginia: Past and Present

Thursday, July 29th - 7:00-9:00 p.m.

VCOM II, 2280 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060

The panel program sponsored by VCOM,  “Medicine in Virginia: Past and Present”, is original programming on the history of medicine in Virginia, and accompanies the arrival of the actual exhibit panels which will be on display at VCOM from July 26 to August 9.  VCOM’s speaker panel will be a public lecture and discussion forum exploring the cultural, technological, philosophical and social history of rural medicine in Virginia. The four panel members are medical professionals and regional experts on different eras of medicine in Virginia.

Morning Song Way

Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 1:00 pm

Lyric Theatre, 135 College Avenue, Blacksburg, VA 24060

To augment his presentation as a Medicine in Virginia panelist, Charles Thomas will be offering a special screening of his award-winning film, Morning Song Way, at The Lyric, a not-for-profit community theater in the heart of Blacksburg. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Ani-Stohini/Unami Nation, a small Indian tribe in the mountains of southern Appalachia primarily in the seven counties of Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, Washington, Smyth, Patrick, and Floyd in Virginia and Surry and Alleghany Counties in North Carolina.

Mr. Thomas will lead a question and answer session for the film audience, discussing themes of cultural loss and preservation of heritage associated with his film.

Wizard Mini Med School

Thursday, August 5, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

VCOM II, 2280 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060

Join VCOM medical students under the direction of Dr. Linda Frasca, M.D. and Jim Mahaney Ph.D. as they present an interactive series of stations on public health topics for ages 11-15 along with some simple experiments.  This Mini Med School will be conducted with a Harry Potter’s World theme!  Come experience the magic of medicine!
Space is limited, so register early!