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SHINE symposium to take place at NEOMED

Turning the unconventional into the conventional has always been a goal for SHINE, an education and retreat center that inspires and empowers people. SHINE will share its philosophies with the community when it hosts its first-ever symposium on Saturday afternoon at the Northeast Ohio Medical Center in Rootstown beginning at 9 a.m. “The SHINE symposium merges the two things that...

We’re All Invited

Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required to first attend an orientation session prior to entering class...

Portage Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conference: Navigating Critical Topics and Promoting Positive Change

The Portage Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conference will be held on October 25 from 8:30am-4pm at the NEW Center Ballroom at the Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown. Dr. Deana Kimes, the State Medical Director of Brightview will discuss current drug trends including Fentanyl and Xylazine and treatments. Dr. Kamesha Spates from the University of Pittsburgh will discuss racial...

Help Find Families For Children

Open Arms Adoptions is holding their 6th Annual Wine Pull on Saturday, November 6, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The NEW Center in Rootstown. Funds raised from this event help the agency conduct community outreach and education about the need to adopt from foster care. In Ohio alone, there are nearly 3,000 children in foster care who...

Rural Relief Mobile Food Pantry

Portage county is made up of some towns, some cities and many rural communities.  It is unfortunate, but those citizens in the outlying communities may not have access to the same level of social services as those in the towns and cities.  This includes food.  Enter Rena and Jason Davis. The Davises have started the Rural Relief Mobile Food Pantry,...

NEOMED’s College of Medicine Students Celebrate Residency Matches

Rootstown – The spirit of the Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine Match Day celebration was alive and well as fourth-year students reveled in the news of their residency matches. Per tradition, 138 NEOMED medicine students waited until noon on National Match Day, Friday, March 19, to learn their residency match. The email arriving precisely at noon from the...

NEOMED and University Hospitals Forge Partnership to Increase Training of Medical Students : Aim to produce more future physicians from and for Ohio

 Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and University Hospitals in Cleveland announced plans to have up to 24 third-year students from NEOMED’s College of Medicine perform their clinical rotations at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and several community medical centers, each year. The collaboration aligns with goals of both institutions to train more talented physicians to serve the health care needs...

State Farm teams up with Rootstown Township Fire Department to Serve Up Kitchen Safety

Rootstown - The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm Agent Eric Schlaubach are teaming up with the Rootstown Township Fire Department to support Fire Prevention Week, an annual public awareness campaign promoting home fire safety.   State Farm Agents are delivering Fire Prevention Week toolkits to more than 2500 fire departments across the country, including Rootstown Township Fire...

NEOMED Giving Day Pushes Blue Fund to Record Results

Rootstown – The generosity of the Northeast Ohio Medical University community once again shined through as a total of $118,802 was raised from 195 donors during the University’s annual Giving Day, a 24-hour period that kicked off at noon, Tuesday, June 23 and lasted through noon, Wednesday, June 24. The funds are added to NEOMED’s Blue Fund, the University’s annual...

Area Undergraduate Students Invited to Apply to NEOMED’s MEDCAMP

Rootstown – Northeast Ohio Medical University’s MEDCAMP program, to be held July 9-11, 2020, is accepting applications from highly motivated undergraduate students. Now in its 30th year, MEDCAMP provides “hands-on” experiences in bio-medical science workshops ? research, clinical problem-solving and an introduction to the fields of clinical medicine. Participants join physicians, College of Medicine students, faculty and researchers in performing...

United Way of Portage County Plans Campaign Kickoff Event at NEOMED

Rootstown  -Kent State University football coach Sean Lewis, along with the cheerleading team and Flash, will be joined by former Cleveland Crunch star goalie Otto Orf, the Ben Curtis Family Foundation and other athletes will be among the crowd helping the United Way of Portage County kick off its annual campaign at the NEOMED Education and Wellness (NEW) Center....

Registration for Free Soccer Camp Underway

Community Bible Church, 3671 Tallmadge Rd., Rootstown is currently registering children age 4-13 for their annual Can Do Soccer Camp. The camp will be held at the church soccer fields Monday July 15 through Thursday July 18 2019 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm . As in previous years’ camps, there will be 3 age groups making up teams...

Crisis to Recovery Births Hope Village

Rootstown - Addiction has become rampant in our region and has kept our first responders busy saving lives. Addiction comes in many forms, it is not necessarily just the junkie or drunkard we see lying in the ditch or on a city street. It can be a person who is very high functioning, one who can keep a job...

Depression Lecture at NEOMED’s Mini Med School Seminar

Rootstown - Joel Mowrey, PhD, executive director of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County, was guest lecturer for the February Mini-Medical School session at NEOMED. Dr. Mowrey discussed the blues and depression. “Everyone feels sad and low every once in a while, but these feelings usually pass in a few days,” Mowrey said. “Many of these ‘blue’...

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