
Your donations at work: Study aims to support decision-making with AI
A cross-disciplinary research team at Texas A&M University, with funding from the OMS Foundation, is applying high-level technology to create a risk assessment tool for surgeons treating patients with orbital…

GIVE inspires, educates two OMS residents
Chief Resident Dr. Adam Abel and PGY3 Dr. Andy Vu had to scramble when a long-awaited opportunity to serve with Smile Bangladesh emerged in February. They were quickly accepted into…

Alliance Events turn a big meeting into a small world
For Dr. Erin Gunderson, attending the 2021 AAOMS Annual Meeting with her husband, OMS Senior Resident Dr. Aaron Altman, seemed unattainable. The young couple was desperately in need of a…

GIVE inspires a humanitarian mindset: “I would go back tomorrow”
Dr. Adam Abel has been determined since dental school to take a surgical service trip. When an opportunity to serve with Smile Bangladesh emerged in February, there was a catch:…

Introducing Kos Lugakingira
Kos Lugakingira was raised in Nashville, Tenn. and has had a passion for dentistry since her days as a young pediatric dental assistant in the operating room. Her current role…

Introducing Page Gamble Rollert
Page Gamble Rollert grew up in Kansas City, Mo. A business degree from the University of Missouri prepared her for a successful career in equipment and pharmaceuticals sales to medical,…

New Clinical Research: Anesthesia simulation training curriculum in development
The OMS Foundation recently awarded a two-year Clinical Research Support Grant to the University of Michigan to develop and validate an anesthesia simulation training curriculum for OMSs (AST-OMS). Principal Investigator…
2022 awards for research, education announced
The OMS Foundation Board of Directors approved an array of programs for funding in 2022. These include: Clinical Research Support Grant (two-year duration, $150,000) University of Michigan – “Development and…