SCHOOL OF PHARMACY RIBBON CUTTING JANUARY 2011 NEWS AT PCOM..........................2 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION........8 HOLIDAY LUNCHEON....................5 NEW HIRES........................9
JANUARY 2011 NEWS AT PCOM .......................... 2 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION ........ 8 HOLIDAY LUNCHEON .................... 5 NEW HIRES ........................ 9 what’s inside SCHOOL OF PHARMACY RIBBON CUTTING While the inaugural class of PCOM School of Pharmacy – Georgia Campus has been in session since August, the school was officially dedicated on November 12 with a Ribbon Cutting. The event was celebrated with a commendation from Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. “No stone will be left unturned to provide our pharmacy students with a first-rate experience and equip them with the education and understanding they need to take leadership roles in an ever-changing healthcare environment,” pronounces Mark Okamoto, PharmD, professor, dean and chief academic officer, PCOM School of Pharmacy. “We are grateful for the foresight of the PCOM trustees and senior administration and the support we have received from pharmacy leaders and practitioners across the state. Our faculty brings diverse backgrounds to the school with experience in pharmacy education, pharmaceutical and clinical research, clinical practice and administrative management,” he adds. “Our students will be the beneficiaries of all our faculty have to offer.” PCOM LINK Above: Celebrating the PCOM School of Pharmacy Ribbon Cutting are, from left, John Fleischmann, EdD, campus executive officer, GA–PCOM; Matthew Schure, PhD, president and chief executive officer, PCOM; Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBA, provost, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean, PCOM; Mark Okamoto, PharmD, professor, dean and chief academic officer, PCOM School of Pharmacy; John P. Kearney, trustee, PCOM; Etheldra Templeton, MLS, trustee and executive director of library services, PCOM; and H. William Craver, DO ’87, interim dean, osteopathic medical program, GA–PCOM. Right: After the Ribbon Cutting, there was a reception held on campus. Below: Vintage pharmacy bottles are part of a display in one of the new School of Pharmacy classrooms.
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JANUARY 2011
NEWS AT PCOM ..........................2 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION ........8HOLIDAY LUNCHEON ....................5 NEW HIRES ........................9what’s inside
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY RIBBON CUTTING
While the inaugural classof PCOM School ofPharmacy – GeorgiaCampus has been insession since August, the school was officiallydedicated on November12 with a Ribbon Cutting.The event was celebratedwith a commendationfrom Georgia GovernorSonny Perdue.
“No stone will be leftunturned to provide ourpharmacy students witha first-rate experienceand equip them with theeducation andunderstanding they needto take leadership rolesin an ever-changinghealthcare environment,”pronounces MarkOkamoto, PharmD,professor, dean and chiefacademic officer, PCOMSchool of Pharmacy. “We are grateful for theforesight of the PCOMtrustees and senioradministration and thesupport we havereceived from pharmacyleaders and practitionersacross the state. Ourfaculty brings diversebackgrounds to theschool with experience inpharmacy education,pharmaceutical andclinical research, clinicalpractice andadministrativemanagement,” he adds.“Our students will be thebeneficiaries of all ourfaculty have to offer.”
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Above: Celebrating the PCOM School of Pharmacy Ribbon Cutting are, from left,John Fleischmann, EdD, campus executive officer, GA–PCOM; Matthew Schure,PhD, president and chief executive officer, PCOM; Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBA,provost, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean, PCOM; MarkOkamoto, PharmD, professor, dean and chief academic officer, PCOM School ofPharmacy; John P. Kearney, trustee, PCOM; Etheldra Templeton, MLS, trustee andexecutive director of library services, PCOM; and H. William Craver, DO ’87,interim dean, osteopathic medical program, GA–PCOM.
Right: After the RibbonCutting, there was areception held on campus.
Below: Vintage pharmacybottles are part of a displayin one of the new School ofPharmacy classrooms.
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PA PROGRAM PARTNERSWITH THOMAS UNIVERSITYPCOM has signed an articulation agreementwith Thomas University, located inThomasville, Georgia, that will provideundergraduate students with a pathway intothe College’s Physician Assistant Studiesprogram. Qualified students will completetheir undergraduate degree at ThomasUniversity, spend their didactic year inPhiladelphia, and then return to Georgia fortheir clinical clerkships. Students willcomplete clerkships in a number of southernGeorgia healthcare institutions. ArchboldMedical Center in Thomasville may becomethe primary hospital partner for thesestudents. PCOM has a similar partnership fornorthern Georgia with Brenau University inGainesville.
MENTORING FOR THEFUTURE OF SCIENCEFour PCOM scientists mentored minority“whiz kids” this summer through thePhysician Scientist Training Program (PSTP).PSTP is a national program headquarteredin Philadelphia that supports aspiringminority physician/scientists from 7th gradethrough their senior year of college.
Brian Balin, PhD, professor, and DawnShell, PhD, assistant professor, both in the department of pathology, microbiologyimmunology and forensic medicine, as well as Marina D’Angelo, PhD, associateprofessor, and Camille DiLullo, PhD,professor, both in the department ofanatomy, mentored a total of seven students before their senior year of high school. The students workedwith their mentor in the lab five days a week for seven weeks and will return next year.
“I hosted Noah Eardland, and he was an amazing asset to the lab,” reports Dr. D’Angelo. “He arrived with awealth of knowledge and fashioned a small piece of our project and took the lead on data collection andinterpretation. This is a wonderful program for identifying serious students and helping them to prepare tobecome competitive in the scientific community.”
Dr. Shell explains that “someone was willing to help me in the lab when I was starting out, and I think it’simportant for us to give back to the next generation of scientists. I was honored to be part of this program, andI’m looking forward to next year and having more professors involved and sponsoring twice as many students.”
The program has a remarkable track record of success. Ninety-two percent of the students who enterPSTP in 7th grade remain in the program through college graduation, and 85 percent of the students entermedical school after college.
Gary Bonvillian, PhD, president, Thomas University (picturedleft), and Matthew Schure, PhD, president and chiefexecutive officer, PCOM (pictured right), sign an articulationagreement to create a pathway into PCOM’s PA program.
Dr. D’Angelo was one of four PCOM scientists who mentoredstudents from PSTP.
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HEARTFELTEDUCATION:“EACH ONETEACH ONE”The old medical educationadage “each one teach one”has taken on new meaningfor 75 students in PCOM’sSurgery Club. Thesestudents will volunteer theirtime throughout the year towork with students at CapeTrinity Catholic ElementarySchool in Wildwood, NewJersey. The partnershiphonors the memory of twopast chairs of the surgerydepartment: Galen S. Young,Sr., DO ’35, and Daniel L. Wisely, DO.“Both men committed themselves toexcellence in education and communityservice,” explains Arthur Sesso, DO ’81,professor and chair, department ofsurgery. “As we begin this educationaljourney with the young students ofCape Trinity Catholic, we look forwardto carrying out the mantras of Drs.Young and Wisely,” he continues.
The partnership offers an innovativelearning experience for the elementary school students with a focus on critical thinking. “PCOM’s clubplans to lead a number of activities that will promise to be both fun and educational,” says Dr. Sesso.
The elementary (pre-K through eighth grade) and medicalschool students collaborated on a special project this fall—building anatomically-correct hearts in sand on the beach. Theirstudy of the heart has special meaning to the students andteachers at Cape Trinity; a former teacher, Jennifer Ward, diedsuddenly of cardiac arrhythmia. Ms. Ward’s mother was on handduring the creation of the sand hearts.
Eric Melchior (DO ’14) states, “I worked with a group of seventhgraders to create an anatomical heart. We discussed suchacademic topics as the path of blood flow through the heart andhow the four chambers work together to supply blood to thewhole body. I was very impressed with the students of CapeTrinity; they came extraordinarily well prepared and were somotivated to learn. I look forward to working with them again asour partnership continues to develop.”
Additional Surgery Club/Cape Trinity partnership projectsincluded a Philadelphia charity run, “The Gobble Wobble” heldover Thanksgiving weekend. Later this winter, Surgery Clubmembers will teach the Cape Trinity students about heart-healthy food selection and CPR training.
Under the direction ofSurgery Club members,Cape Trinity studentscreate sand sculptures onthe 15th Avenue beach.
“The partnershipoffers an
innovative learning experiencefor the elementary
school studentswith a focus on
critical thinking.”
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NEW TITLE, NEW APPOINTMENT FOR KENNETH J. VEIT, DO ’76, MBA
Dr. Veit, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean, has had anothertitle added to his name: provost. “The provost title essentially clarifies the roleI’ve been performing for a number of years,” explains Dr. Veit. “As PCOM hasgrown from a DO-only program to include other professional programs anddegrees located on two campuses, the responsibilities and knowledgedemands of my job have expanded accordingly. While I will still be functioningas the dean of the DO program in Philadelphia, the provost title reflects myresponsibilities for the oversight of all educational affairs in more commonacademic vernacular.”
Dr. Veit has also been appointed to another three-year term on theCommission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and has been appointed
chair of the Commission for the 2010-2011 academic year. “This appointment comes at a verycomplex time in the osteopathic accreditation process,” explains Dr. Veit. “The growth of osteopathicmedicine in the last 10 years is unprecedented, and the accreditation process must continue to holdall current and potential new osteopathic programs to the highest standards.”
Denah Appelt, PhD, professor, neuroscience,pharmacology, and physiology; Brian Balin,PhD, professor, pathology, microbiology,immunology, and forensic medicine; and KateGalluzzi, DO, professor and chair, geriatrics,coauthored “Modern Care for Patients withAlzheimer Disease: Rationale for EarlyIntervention,” which appeared in the SeptemberJAOA Supplement.
Cliff Akiyama, MPH, assistant professor,forensic medicine, wrote the chapter “Youth Gangsand Hate Crimes” in Forensic Nursing Science(Second Edition). Forensic Nursing Science is co-edited by Virginia Lynch, a leader in her fieldwho is credited with developing forensic nursing asa profession.
Walter Ehrenfeuchter, DO ’79, professor anddirector, osteopathic principles and practice, OMM,GA–PCOM, coauthored five chapters inFoundations of Osteopathic Medicine (ThirdEdition), including a chapter coauthored withAlexander S. Nicholas, DO ’75, professor andchair, OMM, and Evan A. Nicholas, DO ’81,associate professor, OMM.
Kate Galluzzi, DO, professor and chair,geriatrics, was elected to a two-year term as amember of the Board of Directors of thePhiladelphia Corporation for Aging. She also gavetwo lectures for the American College ofOsteopathic Family Physicians’ Intensive UpdateBoard Review in Osteopathic Medicine, lectured
on the dementing diseases of the elderly at thePennsylvania Osteopathic Family PhysiciansSociety’s 35th annual convention, was theAmerican Osteopathic Association (AOA)representative at a summit on long-acting opioidsand risk evaluation and mitigation strategieshosted by the California Academy of FamilyPhysicians and the American Pain Society, andwas the AOA representative at the Florida Boardof Osteopathic Medicine to testify on theirproposed rule on standards for physicianspracticing in clinics in Orlando.
William J. Gilhool, DO, was granted lifemembership in the Pennsylvania OsteopathicMedical Association.
Burton Mark, DO, professor and chair,psychiatry, was nominated by PennsylvaniaGovernor Ed Rendell and confirmed by the Senate for appointment to the State OsteopathicMedical Board.
Diane Smallwood, PsyD, professor anddirector, EdS program in school psychology,served as a member of the National Association ofSchool Psychologist’s Standard Revision TaskForce, which published two nationally importantpolicy documents: 2010 Graduate Preparation andCredentialing for School Psychologists and 2010Ethical and Professional Practices for SchoolPsychologists. Dr. Smallwood also chaired thewriting team for Model for Comprehensive andIntegrated School Psychological Services.
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Above: Matthew Schure, PhD, president and CEO,and John Cavenaugh, PA-C, chair, physician assistantstudies, dishes up the holiday luncheon to somehungry students.
Above: John Costa, MEd, assistant director of studentaffairs for campus life, student affairs, serves deliciousdesserts to students at the luncheon.
Left: Who are these happy diners? They are facultyand staff from the Department of Pathology,Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine.
Above: Not only did these first-year students have theirholiday lunch, they took the time to create homemadecards.
Left: Carol Fox, MM, associate vice president for enrollmentmanagement, and Barbara Smith-Muhammad, PCOMHealthcare Center – City Avenue Division, share somecake and holiday smiles.
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Above: Alisia Curtis, administrative assistant,basic sciences; Tamara Scaccia, administrativeassistant, student affairs; and Stacy Lewchuck,administrative assistant, OMM, three membersof the organizing committee for the luncheon,take a break before the festivities begin.
Above: Jeff Trawick (DO ’13) has two plates full of delicious holiday foods served up by Gary Watson, PhD, chair, basic sciences.
Below: Mark Okamoto, PharmD, dean, PCOMSchool of Pharmacy, takes a break to chat withstudents.
Above: Let the serving begin! Rita Forde, MBA,SPHR, director, human resources, PCOM, and H. William Craver, DO ’87, interim dean,osteopathic medical program, have their servingutensils prepped and at the ready for the arrivalof hungry GA–PCOM faculty, staff and students.
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TESTING HER METTLESue Hingley, PhD, professor, pathology,microbiology, immunology and forensicmedicine, has won more rowing medalsthan will fit comfortably around her neck.She has medals from the “Nationals” andthe “Worlds,” from the Head of the Charlesand the Head of Schuylkill. Dr. Hingley hascompeted for, and won, medals aroundworld, but there’s one medal Dr. Hingleydid not have the opportunity to competefor: the Olympic medal.
Dr. Hingley belongs to an elite group ofathletes who qualified to compete in theOlympics, but never got a chance to do so.In 1980, Dr. Hingley qualified for the UnitedStates Olympic Team; but that was the year the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics in protestover the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. “I had competed four times in the Worlds and won medalstwice, so I had competed on that level,” she reminisces, even beating a team that went on to win a medal inthe 1980 Olympics, “but I missed being part of the opening ceremonies, the pomp and circumstance. I wasvery disappointed.”
While several of her teammates continued to train for the 1984 Olympics, Dr. Hingley chose to put her oar indry dock, so to speak. “In 1982, I kind of retired. I went to grad school,” she explains. “I’d rather quit while Iwas ahead than get cut from the team.” While she did row occasionally for the Vesper Boat Club inPhiladelphia, Dr. Hingley focused on earning her PhD, teaching, conducting research and raising a family.
Then, in 2009, she received an e-mail from a woman she knew from her racing days, asking if she would beinterested in joining a group of rowers who were racing at Masters Nationals in Camden over the summer.“Since Pat [Pat Coughlin, PhD, professor, anatomy] and I had been erging together in the gym, I decided togo for it.” Again Dr. Hingley took up her position as stroke in an eight, and she fell back into rowing.
“It was a lot of fun reconnecting with people I had rowed with on theNational team and meeting new people. It was a luxury to row in agood boat without the intense training and commitment that comeswith being part of a team.” Since then, Dr. Hingley has rowed off andon in a variety of venues. This past August, she rowed in MastersNationals again, winning three gold medals and a silver. InSeptember, she rowed in the FISA World Masters Regatta inOntario, Canada, winning two first-place medals.
Dr. Hingley explains the difference between rowing now and rowingwhen she was younger. For one thing, she is less nervous. “When Iwas younger, I would have an adrenaline rush while sitting on theline,” she says. “I had to control that feeling and harness that energyinto the oar handle.” The training is different, too. In her rowing hayday, Dr. Hingley would typically row twice a day regardless of theweather. “There were times we would row when the oar shafts werecoated in ice and the drops of water splashing on our backs wouldfreeze. In the winter we would run and train with weights twice a dayfor 12 to 13 workouts a week.” Nowadays, Dr. Hingley ergs two orthree times a week, depending on whether or not she’s training for arace, and adds some elliptical training or biking to the mix.
“Racing gives me the push I need to keep exercising,” she says. “I enjoy the competition, the feel of a strong boat when we’re allpulling together; it’s a nice change from the erg.”
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Eight: A scull with eight rowers.Erg: As a noun, an erg is a rowingmachine. As a verb, “to erg” means totrain on a rowing machine.Head of the Charles: The world'slargest two-day rowing event, which isheld in Boston.Head of the Schuylkill: A “head” racein Philadelphia.Head Race: A class of regattas that aregenerally three miles long in which boatsrace against each other and the clock.Masters: A classification for adults insports.Nationals: National RowingChampionships held within the UnitedStates.Scull: A boat for rowing.Stroke: The lead seat in a scull. Thestroke sets the pace for the boat.The line: The starting line of a race.Worlds: The World RowingChampionships; the international rowingregatta held on non-Olympic years.
9. John Costa, MEdAssistant Director ofStudent Affairs forCampus Life, StudentAffairs, PCOM 10. Meghan Di Rito,Library Assistant, Library,GA–PCOM11. Laura Gregg, RN,Student WellnessCoordinator, ClinicalEducation, GA–PCOM12. Lisa A. Hain, PsyD,Assistant Professor,Psychology, PCOM 13. Colleen Heer,Administrative Assistant,PharmaceuticalSciences, PCOM Schoolof Pharmacy – GeorgiaCampus14. Rita Hennessey,Programmer Analyst,MIS/Telecommunications,PCOM 15. Tyrell Herbin,Courier/Storeroom Clerk,Distribution Services,PCOM16. Samuel John,PharmD, AssistantProfessor, PharmacyPractice, PCOM School
of Pharmacy – GeorgiaCampus 17. Joseph M.Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH,Professor and Vice Chair,Obstetrics & Gynecology,PCOM 18. Monique Mallory,Secretary, FamilyMedicine, PCOM19. Ryan Matteucci,Financial Aid Assistant,Financial Aid, PCOM 20. Channel Miles,Medical Assistant,Internal Medicine, PCOM21. Mary Myers, MedicalAssistant, PCOMHealthcare Center –City Avenue Division22. Lauren Noto Bell,DO, Physician, OMM,PCOM 23. Brian L. Penza, DO,Physician, InternalMedicine and Geriatrics,PCOM 24. Sara Reece,PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM,Assistant Professor,Pharmacy Practice,PCOM School of
32. Christine Vianello,Medical Assistant, PCOMHealthcare Center – CityAvenue Division33. Xinyu (Eric) Wang,PhD, Assistant Professor,PharmaceuticalSciences, PCOM Schoolof Pharmacy – GeorgiaCampus34. Mei Xu, MD, PhD,Assistant Professor,Anatomy, PCOM35. Fiora Zoga,Research Technician I,Pathology, Microbiology,Immunology and ForensicMedicine, PCOM NOT PICTURED:Stephen Poteau, PhD,Core Faculty, ClinicalPsychology, PCOM
PROMOTIONS:Joshua Cullen,Research/AdministrativeCoordinator, PrimaryCare, PCOMJulie Wickman Bierster,Director of ExperientialEducation, PCOMSchool of Pharmacy –Georgia Campus
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’TIS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE As in years past, the generosity of the PCOM communitywas evident during the 2010 holiday season. Pictured fromtop to bottom are three charitable activities, among many.
The 11th annual PCOM Lights of Love project, sponsoredby the PCOM Activities Group, raised $1,000 to supportthe Ronald McDonald House, whichprovides a home-away-from-home forfamilies with seriously ill childrenbeing treated at area medicalfacilities. Jim Murray, RonaldMcDonald House, accepts the PCOMcheck presented by Florence Zeller,MPA, CFRE, vice president for alumnirelations and development.
Georgia Campus – PCOM sponsoreda Salvation Army Angel Giving Tree.The program provides gifts forchildren and seniors who, due tofinancial hardship, may not otherwisereceive a holiday gift.
School supplies for needy children of the PCOM HealthcareCenters were collected as part of School Psychology AwarenessWeek. Packing the supplies are (from left to right) KindlyneVilcant, MS ’08, (EdS/Psy ’12); Tanya Ray, MS/ODL ’09; JessicaGlass Kendorski, PhD, clinical assistant professor, schoolpsychology; and Victoria Limon, MS/Psy ’09, (PsyD ’15).
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