Medical Communications Director Wins AACOM Writing Award

Scott Colton, B.A., APR, director of medical communications and public relations for the Health Professions Division, received second-place honors in the 2019 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Excellence in Communications Awards Program. Colton earned his award in the Best Feature Story or Article category for his COM Outlook piece “Beating Addiction: 2006 Alumnus Shares Harrowing Story of Opioid Dependence.” AACOM represents the 35 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States, which are accredited to deliver instruction at 55 teaching locations in 32 states.