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The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 66, Issue 2, Fall 2017
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Introducing the New Jefferson: One Name. Two Legacies. Infinite Possibilities
- The PhiladelphiaU Story: A History of Change and Innovation
- Two Alumnae, One Vision: A New Home Base for All Graduates
- Second Opinions for Docs, Second Chances for Patients: The Jefferson Angioplasty Center Helps Cardiac Patients Avoid Open Heart Surgery
- Dean's Column
- Findings: Molecule May Help Maintain Brain's Synaptic Balance
- The Families We Choose: A Message from Elizabeth Dale
- On Campus
- Basil Harris, MD '02: Merging Medicine, Engineering, and Design to Revolutionize Digital Healthcare
- Big Things, Small Beginnings: Jefferson Surgeons Are Exploring New Therapies That May Make Standard …
Presentation: 125 Years Of Nursing At Jefferson, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi
Presentation: 125 Years Of Nursing At Jefferson, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi
Jefferson Digital Commons News
Michael Angelo, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, presented a webinar to Jefferson Nursing Alumni as part of the Jefferson College of Nursing’s 125th anniversary celebration. Now you can view his image-rich presentation,“From Probationer to Doctorate: 125 Years of Nursing at Jefferson”, in the Jefferson Digital Commons.
Lois Whaley Highsmith, Lois Whaley Highsmith, Kelsey Duinkerken
Lois Whaley Highsmith, Lois Whaley Highsmith, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
After originally studying chemical engineering at Penn State, Lois Highsmith decided to instead pursue nursing. At Jefferson she found a passion for community health nursing, specifically related to obstetrics, gynecology, and maternal child health. Ms. Highsmith graduated in 1986 and over the years worked mostly in maternal care but also in psychology. Among other positions, she worked for ten years at Pennsylvania Hospital where she founded STEPS, Strategies to Encourage Parental Self-Sufficiency, a teen pregnancy clinic, and worked as a home visitor for Mercy Home Health educating new moms about postpartum care. Since 2002 she has worked for Nurse Family …
Vera Paoletti, Vera Paoletti, Kelsey Duinkerken
Vera Paoletti, Vera Paoletti, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Vera Paoletti became interested in nursing as a teenager after watching a close family member succumb to leukemia. This experience led her to work as a candy striper at Jefferson Hospital through her high school years and then enroll in the Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing in 1966. Once she graduated in 1969 Ms. Paoletti began her career as a nurse at Jefferson, first in surgery on Ninth Pavilion and then in oncology on Eleventh Pavilion before becoming head nurse first of a nineteen-bed unit reserved for VIPs and then two years later of Sixth Main. In 1975 she left …
Joan Walker Randolph, Joan Walker Randolph, Kelsey Duinkerken
Joan Walker Randolph, Joan Walker Randolph, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Joan Randolph is a 1956 graduate of the Jefferson School of Nursing’s Diploma Program. Though she enjoyed all of her nursing rotations as a student, upon graduation she decided to go into medical-surgical nursing, starting her career at Jefferson Hospital working with, among others, Dr. John Gibbon. After leaving Jefferson, Ms. Randolph spent the bulk of her career at Jeanes Hospital, where she worked her way up from staff nurse to head nurse and eventually on to Vice President of Patient Care Services. Though now retired Ms. Randolph continues to be involved with the field of nursing by serving on …
Colleen Young Elwood, Colleen Young Elwood, Kelsey Duinkerken
Colleen Young Elwood, Colleen Young Elwood, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Colleen Young Elwood discovered her interest in nursing after finishing a Bachelor’s of Science in psychology and starting her career at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Learning about diabetes and working with diabetics sparked an interest in public and community health so she enrolled in Thomas Jefferson University’s two-year BSN program, which she graduated from in 2013. While at Jefferson her clinical experiences confirmed she was not interested in hospital nursing but instead in community nursing. After graduating she started working at Nurse Family Partnership, first as an intern and then as a Nurse-Home Visitor, where she helps new mothers during …
Grace Spena, Grace Spena, Kelsey Duinkerken
Grace Spena, Grace Spena, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Grace Spena grew up with an interest in health sciences, first wanting to be a medical laboratory technologist and later a registered nurse after attending an open house on nursing at Saint Agnes Hospital, where she volunteered as a teenager. Upon completing her education in 1971 from the Jefferson Diploma School of Nursing, Ms. Spena began her career as a Staff Nurse in the Surgical ICU at Jefferson Hospital. She then went to Medical College of Pennsylvania, working as a Staff Nurse in the combined Medical/Surgical ICU and later as the Head Nurse of the 3 West Medical/Surgical unit. After …
Eileen Healy Garrity, Eileen Healy Garrity, Kelsey Duinkerken
Eileen Healy Garrity, Eileen Healy Garrity, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Eileen Garrity’s first draw to the medical field came through her interest in Christiaan Barnard’s work as a cardiac surgeon. After deciding to pursue nursing instead of medicine, Ms. Garrity entered the Jefferson School of Nursing’s Diploma program, graduating in 1976. She began her career as an ER and ICU nurse, working at Atlantic City Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Mercy Fitzgerald. She eventually left hospital nursing to work at Blue Cross, ending there as the manager of their risk programs department before moving on to Taylor Hospital as a director of social work case management and later manager of …
Breanne Ward, Breanne Ward, Kelsey Duinkerken
Breanne Ward, Breanne Ward, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Though she originally decided to become an accountant during college, Breanne Ward soon realized she would rather be in a field where she could work more closely with people. She chose nursing because she wanted the opportunity to physically care for others. Ms. Ward was accepted as a nursing student in Jefferson’s Full-time Accelerated Coursework Track (FACT) program, during which time she discovered an interest in community health through both her non-hospital clinical experiences and volunteering with Jeff HEALTH (Helping East Africa Link To Health). After working in the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and completing her Master’s in Community Systems …
Pat Owens, Pat Owens, Kelsey Duinkerken
Pat Owens, Pat Owens, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
From a young age Pat Owens had a strong interest in nursing, and as a high school student she was even the President of her school’s Future Nurses Club. However, she also really liked home economics so when she went to college she decided to pursue home economics rather than nursing. After working as at the Dairy Council as a nutrition consultant and later at Campbell’s Soup in their test kitchen, Ms. Owens decided that she wanted to instead pursue a career in nursing. After looking into different programs in the Philadelphia area, she chose Jefferson, entering in 1990 and …
Mary Greenwood Schaal, Mary Greenwood Schaal, Kelsey Duinkerken
Mary Greenwood Schaal, Mary Greenwood Schaal, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
Dr. Schaal graduated from Jefferson’s Nursing Diploma Program in 1963 and received her BSN from Jefferson in 1981. Though she started her career as an operating room nurse she soon discovered an interest in public health. After coming back to Jefferson for her Bachelor’s degree and then going on to the University of Pennsylvania for her Master’s degree and Rutgers for her Doctorate, she began teaching Community Health to nursing students at Rutgers in Camden. Dr. Schaal then went on to teach in MCP Hahnemann’s graduate program, which is now Drexel, before coming back to Thomas Jefferson University and ending …
How A Civil War Surgeon’S Population Health Initiatives Helped Save The Union, 2lt Tyler Walker
How A Civil War Surgeon’S Population Health Initiatives Helped Save The Union, 2lt Tyler Walker
CwiC Posters
Introduction
Dr. Jonathan Letterman was the medical director for the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Dr. Letterman graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1849. With his appointment to the largest portion of the Union Army, Dr. Letterman was tasked with improving what would today be called a population health nightmare. Soldiers lived in filth, ate food devoid of nutrition, were forced to train beyond what was necessary no matter the conditions, and worst of all, were not provided with an organized medical department to treat them if they were wounded or became ill. He …
Radiation Oncology At Thomas Jefferson University: A Specialty Emerges As A Department Evolves, Eric Gressen Md, Ben W. Corn Md, Adam P Dicker
Radiation Oncology At Thomas Jefferson University: A Specialty Emerges As A Department Evolves, Eric Gressen Md, Ben W. Corn Md, Adam P Dicker
Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers
Jefferson Radiation Oncology has maintained over fifty years of excellence led by only four chairmen. Dr Kramer after receiving his medical training inLondonled the department into the modern megavoltage era while creating the first independent academic radiation oncology department in the country. He was well-respected nationally as a leader and advocate for the specialty and he mastered the execution of progressive ideas that have raised the standard for the profession. The creation of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) was critical in developing trials to expand the management and treatment of malignancy. The Patterns of Care Study (PCS) educated the …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 2, Spring 2012
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 2, Spring 2012
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Cultivating Great Physicians & the Timeless Art of Physical Diagnosis
- Waking Up to a Sleepy Specialty
- Dancing the Hygiene Hustle
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 1, Winter 2012
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 1, Winter 2012
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- The Gift of Time for Patients with Advanced Bile Duct Cancer
- Celiac Disease: Overcoming a Stealth Public Health Menace
- Light Therapy for a Blue Planet and Beyond
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 4, Fall 2011
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 4, Fall 2011
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Retainer Physicians: Old-Fashioned Medicine or Destabilizing Trend?
- Advancing Therapeutics for Sickle Cell and Leukemia Patients
- JMC, the American Civil War and the Birth of Modern Emergency Medicine
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 3, Summer 2011
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 3, Summer 2011
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Jefferson Graduate Climbs High
- Robotic Surgery Prompts Converts and Critics
- Feelling Ill? There's an App for That
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 1, Winter 2011
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 1, Winter 2011
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Women in Medicine: Bridging the Gaps
- Time & Place
- Jefferson Women: Leaders Through the Decades
- Personal Stories
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010
Dean's Message, page 2
Findings: Researchers Decode Powerful Tumor Suppressor, page 4
Jefferson Physicians Respond to Haiti Earthquake, page 6
Student Blog: Exploring Health Care in Uganda, page 10
JHN Physicians Use Robotic System to Examine Patients from Afar, page 13
Crime in the Age of Science: 19th Century Body Snatching, page 14
Faculty Profile: Edouard Trabulsi: Easing the Burden on Cancer Patients, page 18
On Campus, page 20
Class Notes: George Valko, MD ’86: Alumni Association’s New President, page 22
In Memoriam, page 27
By the Numbers, page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010
Dean's Message, page 2
Findings: Study Targets Scourge of U.S. Military, page 4
The Rewards and Challenges of Translational Medicine: The Patient-Centered Medical Home, page 6
Beyond the Office Visit: Jefferson Focuses on Advocacy, page 12
Eakins Scholar Follows Her Own Path, page 16
Jefferson Faculty Compile First Medical Professionalism Textbook, page 18
Faculty Profile: Karen Knudsen: Piecing Together the Prostate Cancer Puzzle, page 20
On Campus, page 22
Class Notes, page 28
In Memoriam, page 34
By the Numbers, page 37
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2009
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2009
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2009 Dean’s Message, page 2 Findings--Researchers Counter Allergy to Plavix with Steroids and Antihistamines, page 4 Why in the World Would You Go into Medicine Today?, page 6 Philadelphia 1918: The Flu Pandemic Hits Home, page 14 New Movie Underscores Healthcare Conflicts, page 20 Faculty Profile: Vincenzo Berghella, MD ’90, page 22 On Campus, page 24 Class Notes, page 28 Looking at Scholarships from Both Sides, page 36 Alumni Giving, page 38 In Memoriam, page 50 By the Numbers, page 53
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2009
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2009
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2009
Dean’s Message, page 2
Findings, Biomaker Predicts Disease Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer, page 4
Service Lines: Guiding Patients Through the Maze, page 6
University’s Emphasis on Interdisciplinary Care Fuels Growth, page 12
Mütter Turns 150 with New Take on the Old, page 16
On Campus, page 18
Graduation 2009, page 22
Class Notes, page 24
In Memoriam, page 30
By The Numbers, page 33
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2009
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2009
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2009
JMC’s New Dean, page 2
Findings- Researchers Use Toxin Gene to “Kill Cancer Cells”, page 4
Restrictions, Hospitalists, PA s: Dramatic Changes in Education, page 6
Scholarship Dinner, page 13
Breaking Ground with Team-Based Education, page 14
On Campus, page 18
Class Notes, page 24
In Memoriam, page 28
By The Numbers, page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 4, Fall 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 4, Fall 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 4, Fall 2008
Dean’s Column; Page 2
New Dean Announcement; Page 3
Findings: Researchers Show Antibody to Breast Cancer-Secreted Protein Blocks Metastasis, Chinese Food Good for Your Heart; Page 4
Medical Education Today; Page 6
Moving Forward with Interprofessional Education; Page 12
On Campus; Page 14
Class Notes; Page 22
In Memoriam; Page 22
Giving; Page 24
By the Numbers; Page 37
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 3, Summer 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 3, Summer 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 3, Summer 2008
Dean’s Column; Page 2
Findings: Blocking Growth Protein inhibits Tumor Growth, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Expanded to Correct Major Deformities; Page 4
The Straight Talk on Orthopaedics; Page 8
On Campus; Page 14
The Heart Lung Machine; Page 20
Big Leagues; Page 24
Class Notes; Page 26
In Memoriam; Page 30
Match Day ’08; Page 32
By The Numbers; Page 37
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2008
Dean's Column; Page 2
Findings; Page 4
On Campus; Page 8
John H. Moore, Jr., MD, GS'84, FACS; Page 10
Out of the Office; Page 12
The Birth and Growth of a Medical School; Page 20
Class Notes; Page 24
In Memoriam; Page 28
By the Numbers: 1824; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 1, Winter 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 1, Winter 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 1, Winter 2008
Dean’s Column: Maintaining the Momentum; Page 2
Findings: Brain Implant May Detect and Stop Epilepsy Seizures, Effects of Vitamin C on Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Page 4
On Campus; Page 6
Getting to the Heart of the Matter; Page 9
Thank you, Dr. Nasca; Page 18
The Jeffersonian Magazine; Page 22
Class Notes; Page 24
In Memoriam; Page 28
By The Numbers: Heart Rate; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 4, Fall 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 4, Fall 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 4, Fall 2007
Dean’s Column: My Story; Page 2
Findings: Gene Therapy Used to Reverse Heart Failure in Animals, Colon Cancer: A Hormone Deficiency Disease, Breast Cancers More Aggressive in African Americans; Page 5
On Campus; Page 8
A Dedication to the Future of Clinical Care; Page 11
Class Notes; Page 26
In Memoriam; Page 30
Alumni Weekend; Page 32
Alumni Giving; Page 34
The Bulletin Celebrates 85 Years; Page 48
By the Numbers: Eighty Five…
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007
Dean’s Column: Estrangement; Page 2
Findings: Targeting Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Strategy Against Heart Failure, Rabies-based Vaccine Could Be Effective Against HIV; Page 6
On Campus; Page 8
Tackling the Tough Questions; Page 11
How Microscopic is Microscopic Anatomy? Page 20
Class Notes; Page 22
In Memoriam; Page 24
Match Day; Page 26
By The Numbers; Match Day; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 2007
Dean’s Column: Concerning Professionalism; Page 2
Findings: Soy-based Substance Might Help Fight MS; Page 5
On Campus; Page 8
Calendar; Page 11
Meet the Department of Family and Community Medicine; Page 12
We Are Family; Page 18
In Memoriam; Page 24
Class Notes; Page 26
By The Numbers: It’s All Relative; Page 29