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Today - December 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Camp Good Grief offers bereaved kids and teens a chance to heal
-- Study takes ischemic pre-conditioning to new heights
-- Nutrition students granted Nestlé Foundation research funds
-- The study of forensic bite marks
-- Public health alumna appointed to air pollution agency
-- Faculty from allied health and medicine honored as Harvard Macy Scholars
-- Medicine professor discusses AIDS with community group
-- 'Conversations with authors' continues with December program
-- School of Public Health partners with United Way
-- Loma Linda University opens Center for Dentistry and Orthodontics
-- Physical therapy students begin …

Today - November 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Festivities mark 20th anniversary of Proton Treatment Center
-- National association honors allied health professor and alumna
-- School of Nursing faculty member honored
-- It's better at the beach
-- Students and faculty celebrate National Allied Health Professions Week
-- Students and faculty provide medical support in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
-- Gung-ho Gang takes the Southwest by storm
-- LLUMC chaplain's commission/ordination culminates a personal spiritual journey
-- 'Loma Linda 360°' new season to air

Cancer Incidence And Mortality In Indigenous Australians In Queensland, 1997–2006, Suzanne P. Moore, Peter K. O'Rourke, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Gail Garvey, Adèle C. Green, Michael D. Coory, Patricia C. Valery

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objective: To examine cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Queenslanders. Design, setting and patients: Assessment of indirectly standardised incidence and mortality ratios for Indigenous Australians in Queensland diagnosed with cancer from 1997 to 2006, compared with the total Queensland population. Main outcome measures: Standardised incidence and mortality ratios. Results: Compared with the total Queensland population, Indigenous Queenslanders had a lower overall incidence of cancer (standardised incidence ratio, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.75–0.82), but a higher incidence of some of the more fatal cancer types. Overall cancer mortality was higher (standardised mortality ratio, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.28–1.45) and similar to rates for …

Today - November 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Annual convocation chapel celebrates spiritual roots of Loma Linda University
-- Free flu shots and health screenings offered at LLUMC Family Health Fair
-- LLU Medical Center ophthalmologist named among 'Best Doctors in America'
-- Japanese exchange program enriches GIS at Loma Linda University
-- Wholeness lecture series begins with lesson in personality
-- Marine officer shares his personal story of recovery from addition
-- Doctor of nursing practice program experiences rapid growth
-- Adults needed as subjects for an avocado research study
-- School of Religion hosts roundtable discussion on young Adventists
-- Pharmacy student …

Today - October 27, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- 'Who Touched Me?' sculpture unveiled at Loma Linda University
-- Emmy award-winning Loma Linda 360° to resume in November
-- School of Dentistry meets community members during health fair
-- New weight-loss program begins at LLU Drayson Center
-- Former summer research participant Gabriel Linares wins NIH post-doctoral fellowship
-- Major shift takes place in School of Dentistry orientation programs
-- LLU Medical Center employee wins world championship boxing title
-- LLU professor conducts turtle conservation research in Honduras
-- Professor joins LLU School of Pharmacy
-- Community Kids Connection seeks mentors, volunteers, and matching funds …

Today - October 6, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Two recent LLU graduates contribute to post-quake health care in Haiti
-- Board of Trustees names new dean to lead Loma Linda University School of Public Health
-- South Korean dental educators visit LLU School of Dentistry
-- Soon-to-be centenarian remembers LLU visionary Ellen White
-- Loma Linda University School of Public Health mourns death of founding dean
-- LLU seeks children with chronic abdominal pain for study
-- Siu-Fun Wong, PharmD, joins LLU School of Pharmacy faculty
-- Michael Rettig: From Vietnam to the Silver Star
-- High tea and high fashion at Seheult Estate …

Review Of Writing And Publishing: The Librarian’S Handbook. Edited By Carol Smallwood., Sharon Leslie

University Library Faculty Publications

This is a book review of Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook, edited by Carol Smallwood

Review Of Understanding Healthcare Information By Lyn Robinson, Sharon Leslie

University Library Faculty Publications

This is a review of Understanding Healthcare Information by Lyn Robinson

Effects Of Supplemental Fish Oil On Resting Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, And Salivary Cortisol In Healthy Adults, Eric E. Noreen, Michael J. Sass, Megan L. Crowe, Vanessa A. Pabon, Josef Brandauer, Lindsay K. Averill

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: To determine the effects of supplemental fish oil (FO) on resting metabolic rate (RMR), body composition, and cortisol production in healthy adults.

Methods: A total of 44 men and women (34 ± 13y, mean+SD) participated in the study. All testing was performed first thing in the morning following an overnight fast. Baseline measurements of RMR were measured using indirect calorimetry using a facemask, and body composition was measured using air displacement plethysmography. Saliva was collected via passive drool and analyzed for cortisol concentration using ELISA. Following baseline testing, subjects were randomly assigned in a double blind manner to one …

Today - September 24, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Ninth annual Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers for Kids Radiothon raises $431,360
-- LLU School of Nursing alumnus serves as nurse leader for California prison reform
-- Nursing research conference spotlights research as a map to wholeness
-- Community supports LLU Children's Hospital, raising $29,089 through Ralphs Food 4 Less Charitable Campaign
-- Nursing professor chosen for NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program
-- International service learning in the LLU School of Dentistry
-- LLU psychoneuroimmunogist interviewed for program to air on KTIE 590 AM radio
-- Five-time IDP Teacher of the Year
-- Senior …

Today - August 27, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- $2.1 million NIH grant will enable pharmacy professor to study HIV/AIDS prevention
-- Loma Linda University Medical Center sweeps its categories at Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards
-- The future of parking at LLU
-- Researchers at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and George Mason University find promising biomarker source in early detection of Alzheimer's
-- BMC administrator speaks out on the stigma of mental illness
-- LLU Medical Center boasts largest hyperbaric oxygen chamber on West Coast
-- Phil-Anne Krogman leaves the door open as she says farewell to FMO
-- Loma Linda University operators …

The Blood Drive Of Wku Greek Week: Issues Of Altruism, Egoism, Integration And Separation, Cynthia Halcyone Cotton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis focuses on the Blood Drive which takes place during the spring Greek Week event at Western Kentucky University. I primarily investigate the varying methods of negotiating issues of altruism and egoism in terms of the Blood Drive as well as way that the Blood Drive fits into the WKU Greek yearly cycle. I focus on issues of the process of identity in social Greek-letter organizations and how the process of this identity is renegotiated during the Blood Drive and other Greek events.

I interviewed people from several groups for this paper. Initially, I interviewed Blood Donor Recruitment Representatives …

Determining Axis And Axis Deviation On An Ecg, Patrick Loftis

Physician Assistant Studies Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Reaching Out To A Global Community, Loma Linda University

Scope

In this issue . . .

2 | Out of the rubble
Loma Linda University works to strengthen Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti

6 | Afghanistan and Loma Linda University
An enduring relationship that spans nearly 50 years

10 | Journey back to health
A physician travels from Germany to Loma Linda for proton therapy

14 | Serving on the home front
Two student outreach programs impact Inland Empire communities

18 | Deferred mission appointment program
Steering young physicians and their families toward mission service

22 | A passion for service
LLU affiliate SACHS–Norton celebrates its 15-year anniversary

26 | Newscope

Today - June 25, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University welcomes new alumni
-- Chapel program highlights global mission efforts by School of Pharmacy
-- Stater Bros. gives $25,000 to benefit breast cancer research
-- Proton patient wins competitive section of May 21 Blue Zone Senior Triathlon
-- Medical Simulation Center celebrates grand opening on May 27
-- LLU nursing students promote helmet safety at local skatepark
-- Organizers celebrate 25 years of Children's Day at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
-- Two community outreach programs impact the Inland Empire
-- School of Medicine 2010 Commencement Ceremony (pictorial)
-- School of Pharmacy 2010 …

Commencement Program 2010, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

1 | Message from the President

3 | 2010 Events of Commencement

4 | The Academic Procession

6 | Significance of Academic Regalia

8 | The Good Samaritan

9 | University History Highlights

11 | Loma Linda University Song - "Healing Love"

12 | The Speakers

22 | The University Honorees

36 | The School Honorees

59 | The Programs

• School of Medicine, 60
• School of Pharmacy, 77
• School of Dentistry, 83
• School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 99
• School of Nursing, 112
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 121
• School of Allied Health …

Narrative Reflection In The Family Medicine Clerkship-Cultural Competence In The Third Year Required Clerkships, Donna Elliott, Pamela Schaff, Theresa Woehrle, Anne Walsh, Janet Trial

Physician Assistant Studies Faculty Articles and Research

This resource cultivates effective cross-cultural communication skills, which requires an understanding of culture that includes both the physician's and the patient's perspectives. Building on a foundation of cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills students have acquired during the preclinical curriculum, this exercise provides an opportunity for students to continue to refine their narrative reflection skills as they interact with patients in the clinical setting. During the family medicine clerkship, students participate in learning activities that provide the opportunity to explore the rich opportunities of thoughtful reflection and narrative practice. Students also participate in a formative narrative reflection exercise during the clerkship …

Today - May 21, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- University prepares for 2010 commencement ceremonies
-- LLU public relations video ream receives three Emmy nominations
-- Silent teachers honored at the willed body program memorial service
-- Children's Hospital staffers run for the money (or was it the kids?)
-- Dubious activities cloud LLU School of Medicine event
-- School of Dentistry alumna and faculty member receives Golden Key Award
-- MBA students successfully compete in annual HCE bowl
-- Interviews for Orientation for Leadership taking place in May
-- Laughter may boost appetite, Loma Linda University researchers find
-- School of Religion hosts first …

Everything's Better In Moderation: Young Women's Gender Role Attitudes And Risky Sexual Behavior, Tamara Leech

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Purpose This study examines the association between gender role attitudes and risky sexual behavior among young women. Previous studies have posed seemingly contradictory arguments: that either traditional attitudes or egalitarian attitudes are associated with riskier behavior. Methods Data are based on the children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, representing 520 sexually active 18–19-year-old women. Propensity radius matching was used to assess differences in rates of multiple sexual partners and sex outside of a committed relationship. Results Relative to moderate gender role attitudes, both egalitarian gender role attitudes and traditional gender role attitudes are associated with higher rates of …

Today - April 28, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

--Peace Corps commemorates 15-year relationship with Loma Linda University School of Public Health
-- Allied health alumni return for 14th annual homecoming
-- Apprenticeship Bridge to College program hosts high school interview night
-- LLU School of Nursing PhD graduate assesses nurses' spiritual care practice
-- School of Dentistry professor receives Kinzer Rice Award
-- Lecture to address Christians, Jews, and the Sabbath after the Holocaust
-- Michael Knecht joins medical center as project manager for mission and culture
-- Allied health/public health students attend spiritual retreat
-- It's raining in Boston . . .
-- What …

Today - April 16, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Behavior Health Institute hosts opening ceremonies
-- LLU students travel to the Amazon
-- LLU School of Pharmacy students provide blood pressure screening and medication consultation during National Patient Safety Week
-- School of Public Health alumnus provides holistic healing for torture survivors in San Diego
-- Visiting Japanese students learn about respiratory care
-- LLU students receive scholarships during the 26th BALL Scholarship Banquet
-- Pediatric Wholistic Medicine Clinic to hold open house in new location
-- Vaneta Condon: A 52-year journey dedicated to the success of students
-- Board of Trustees report
-- School …

All- Star Sports Honors Analysis, Daniel Reed

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

As requested, I have read and analyzed the case, “Decision Making at the Top: The All- Star Sports Catalog Division.” This case detailed an issue that many organizations face at some point as many organizations tend to make changes to its decision making process. The All-Star Sports Catalog Division (ASC) is one of three divisions within the All-Star Sports organization. Since its establishment in 1990, the division has performed well and expanded greatly. Much of this success resulted from the decision making process developed by ASC President, Don Barrett. The process is very fundamental and wellstructured, which has allowed the …

Review Of Creating The Customer-Driven Academic Library By Jeannette Woodward, Sharon Leslie

University Library Faculty Publications

Review of Creating the Customer-Driven Academic Library by Jeannette Woodward

Neighborhood And Individual Level Socioeconomic Variation In Perceptions Of Racial Discrimination, Amy B. Dailey, Stanislav V. Kasl, Theodore R. Holford, Tene T. Lewis, Beth A. Jones

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

In approaching the study of racial discrimination and health, the neighborhood and individual-level antecedents of perceived discrimination need further exploration. We investigated the relationship between neighborhood and individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP), neighborhood racial composition, and perceived racial discrimination in a cohort of African-American and White women age 40-79 from Connecticut, USA.

Design. The logistic regression analysis included 1249 women (39% African- American and 61% White). Neighborhood-level SEP and racial composition were determined using 1990 census tract information. Individual-level SEP indicators included income, education, and occupation. Perceived racial discrimination was measured as lifetime experience in seven situations.

Results. For African-American women, …

Practice Notes: Strategies In Health Education, Lisa D. Lieberman

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Objective: The purpose of the Be Red Cross Ready Community Outreach Project (BRCR) was to train health education students to provide high-quality, theory-driven community preparedness education in a community on the U.S.-Mexico border. This aim was achieved through an innovative partnership between a community organization, a federal research center, and a university. The ultimate goal of the project was to increase disaster and emergency preparation to protect, promote, and preserve the health of the public.

Student Perceptions Of Digital Textbooks In A College Nursing Program, Alan D. Eno

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

The purpose of this research was to study the use of digital textbooks in a small liberal arts college. The research was a mixed methods descriptive study using a pre and post survey to determine student perceptions of the technology. Findings indicated that students needed training in the installation and use of digital textbooks. Findings also indicated the need for further research into what students understand about using digital textbooks. Recommendations are for the college to institute training sessions to teach students how to use the digital textbooks.

Today - March 31, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Lifestyle and chronic diseases discussed at Healthy People 2010
-- Walter's Children's Charity Classic raises $200,000 for pediatric ophthalmology
-- Strengthening Hospital Adventiste d'Haiti
-- Pediatric RN residents celebrate with Drs. Clark and Seuss
-- Public health student speaks at One Young World Summit
-- The renewal of spiritual emphasis at Loma Linda University in the 1970s
-- LLU summer internship and management residency programs continue to shape the Adventist health care, business, and communication leaders of tomorrow
-- LLU prepares county environmental health departments
-- Children's Assessment Center combats the effects of sexual child abuse …

Today - March 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- 17th annual foundation gala raises $675,000 for heart care at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
-- Loma Linda University's unexpected Palestinian connection
-- Occupational therapy students to work at East Campus
-- OT department sends students into community outreach programs
-- School of Nursing student wins a car for regularly donating blood since age 17
-- Innovative mural in library lobby depicts Jesus in multi-ethnic context
-- Laura Willes closes her accounts after 39 years
-- Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce honors prominent LLU physicians
-- LLU School of Nursing establishes faculty and staff exercise program …

Today - March 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Pediatric residency at SACHS-Norton clinic brings physicians face to face with the health care needs of inner city kids
-- Inland Empire boy helps Loma Linda University assist the children of Haiti
-- CHIP program coming to Loma Linda
-- Longtime LLU professor writes new book on whole person medicine
-- The China Study author to speak at Loma Linda University Church
-- Big Hearts for Little Hearts Loma Linda Guild hosts ‘Dressing Up Red’ Luncheon
-- Children’s Hospital to benefit from Food 4 Less fundraiser
-- ‘The Adventists’ documentary makes West Coast premiere in Loma …

Today - February 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- ‘Got Heart!’ 17th annual Foundation Gala, to celebrate 25 years of life-saving infant heart transplantation
-- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, in Hangzhou, China, receives second Joint Commission International accreditation
-- LLU Medical Center to sponsor lifestyle conference
-- School of Public Health sends team to Haiti
-- Spiritual life leadership award spotlights department of employee spiritual care
-- LLU School of Public Health influence felt in Malaysia
-- Everybody loves a LOV story
-- A personal invitation to APC 2010
-- Awards luncheon honors those who work diligently behind the scenes to ensure employee safety …