Archives

Calendar

Communiqué

Monthly Update

Special Events

News Tip

Staff

DEVELOPMENT
No Holds Barred

by Pat Grauer

A commitment to ensuring the future of osteopathic manual medicine spurred a generous donation to MSUCOM from Buffalo Sabres player Jason Woolley and his wife Danica in honor of Lynn F. Brumm, D.O., professor emeritus of family and community medicine.

Their gift of $115,000 supports the college's new state-of-the-art Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Laboratory, which puts MSUCOM

Lynn Brumm with Danica and Jason Woolley

in the vanguard for teaching these techniques. Housed in the old E106 Fee classroom, the facility's special features include excellent sight lines, underfloor wiring, electronic treatment tables, Internet access, and the ability to project digital slides, video and audio. The laboratory can also be used as a videoconferencing center for teaching manual medicine to students and physicians in other locations.

In a September 20 dedication ceremony, attended by about 150 persons, Dr. Brumm noted that the Woolleys' gift was really a gift to MSUCOM students.

"It was important to Danica and Jason to ensure the future of this profession. They provided the best facilities to educate osteopathic physicians who will know how to use manipulative medicine and will employ it in their practices," Dr. Brumm said.

In an interview, Mr. Woolley noted that the impetus for the gift was Dr. Brumm's "compassion and professional care" following a nagging injury he suffered as a National Hockey League player.

"In 1994, when I was playing for the Washington Capitals, I had a bad abdominal injury," Mr. Woolley said. "After three months rest, I wasn't better. I thought it was the end of the road."

Mr. Woolley, a MSU hockey star who returns to the East Lansing campus every summer, was referred by his former athletic trainer to Dr. Brumm, who was able, using only osteopathic manual techniques, to help him to resume training. Later, during the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Dr. Brumm was called in to treat several members of the team.

"He gave us a new lease on life," Mr. Woolley said. "Not a day goes by that we don't think about how Doc saved our career, and we wanted to make sure this would be available for others."