Former student-athletes ready for next chapter after graduation from VCOM Published Saturday, Jun. 5, 2021, 8:53 am Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Marie Johnston and Tara Feehan celebrated the end of a long journey after getting their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in early May. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech. When Tara Feehan left Long Island in the summer of 2013 and enrolled at Virginia Tech, she arrived fully expecting to get a degree in biology, become a school teacher, and coach lacrosse.