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