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The Cutting Edge Spring 2014, Wright State University Department Of Surgery

The Cutting Edge Newsletter

A twelve page newsletter created by the Department of Surgery documenting current affairs of the department. This issue features a dedication to former faculty Robert Peter Turk, faculty news, a listing of special lectures, clinical news, and more.

Alumni Journal - Volume 85, Number 1, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features
8 | Those Who Came Before Us: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the First Six Graduates
12 | APC 2014
22 | Portraits of Rural Medicine: Past to Present
30 | Cambodia: Teaching Grounds

News
4 | School of Medicine News
32 | Alumni in the News
33 | In Memoriam

Editorial
2 | Bridging the Divide

From the Dean
6 | Remembering our Roots

Interview
18 | The Anatomy of a Disaster: An Interview with Dr. Tamara L. Thomas '87

Historial Snapshot
40 | The Physician's Desk

What's Up Doc?
41 | Dr. Kaarsten Lang '87

Let's Talk Speech! Volume 7 Issue 1, Barbara T. Schmidt Ph.D.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Newsletter

The 2013-2014 academic year has been filled with memorable events. As you read, I think you will get a sense of how our department has grown and how many things we are grateful for. First, this academic year brought us 20 new graduate students to add to the 19 we already had. Students coming from approximately 16 different undergraduate programs have filled the halls with activity. The clinical educators, faculty and staff welcomed all of them and have enjoyed working with them. We will be reluctant to see our 2 nd year students leave us in May, but we look …

Premedical Programs Newsletter, April 2014, University Of Dayton

Pre-Health Resource Center Campus Communications

Newsletter for students, staff, and faculty in the premedical and predental programs.

Faith And Hiv Prevention: The Conceptual Framing Of Hiv Prevention Among Pentecostal Botswana Teenagers, Elias Mpofu, Fidelis Nkomazana, Jabulani A. Muchado, Lovemore Togarasei, Jeffrey Bingenheimer

Prevention and Community Health Faculty Publications

Background

There is a huge interest by faith-based organizations (FBOs) in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere in HIV prevention interventions that build on the religious aspects of being. Successful partnerships between the public health services and FBOs will require a better understanding of the conceptual framing of HIV prevention by FBOS to access for prevention intervention, those concepts the churches of various denominations and their members would support or endorse. This study investigated the conceptual framing of HIV prevention among church youths in Botswana; - a country with one of the highest HIV prevalence in the world.

Method

Participants were 213 …

What's Happening: March 3, 2014, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

J Am Coll Dent 2014 81 1

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Journal of the American College of Dentists (JACD) publishes scholarly articles, editorials, essays, and reflections addressing the ethical, professional, and social dimensions of dentistry. The Journal serves as a forum for advancing ethics, professionalism, leadership, and excellence within the dental community. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and perspectives, JACD provides readers with insights that encourage ethical, professional practice, lifelong learning, and service to the public, reinforcing dentistry’s commitment to advancing oral healthcare and the common good.

Assessing Multicultural Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills And Comfort: Medical Education For A Changing World, Seth Vanzant

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

Objectives: To assess the knowledge, skills, comfort and attitudes pertaining to cultural competency of first and fourth year medical students at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.

Study Design: The Cross Cultural Competency Questionnaire (CCCQ) was distributed to first and fourth year medical students. The CCCQ provided demographic information, as well as the students’ perceptions of their cross cultural knowledge, skills, comfort and attitudes. IBM’s Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data, in an attempt to identify potential predictive factors for higher levels of cultural competency among entry level students, …

Delayed Repair Of Myelomeningoceles, Joseph C. Watson, Gary Tye, John D. Ward

Neurosurgery Publications

Objective: Myelomeningocele is a defect that is typically surgically repaired within the first few days of life in developed countries to minimize the risk of meningitis. If left unrepaired, these children may survive to have their meningocele sac epithelialize. The surgical reduction and closure of an epithelialized myelomeningocele represents a unique challenge for the neurosurgeon, as it requires a modification of the typical closure technique.

Methods: 10 years experience in 97 patients with the delayed (>6 months) repair of myelomeningoceles was the basis of this report. Results: Repair technique in a child with a myelomeningocele that was not repaired …

International Clinical Rotations During U.S. Residency Training: Creating An Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education-Approved Rotation, Jeffrey S. Berger, Deborah Jeon, Eric P. Chiang, Daniel Asay, Huda M. Ayas

Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Faculty Publications

Healthcare professionals increasingly report interest in global health and participation in international healthcare delivery. Growth opportunities exist for trainees to improve knowledge, skills and attitudes through international experiences. Professional development via international medicine may have lasting effects on patient care and practice patterns following training. In 2010, the first resident took part in an international, exchange elective between The George Washington University’s Department of Anesthesiology in Washington, DC and La Universidad de San Francisco’s Department of Anesthesiology in Quito, Ecuador. This resident elective rotation resulted from a strategic partnership, initiated in 2008, between two training institutions with an established track …

Happy 20th Anniversary Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda University Health

Scope

Table of Contents

Outreach

2 | New initiative makes health careers more accessible
4 | Covered California grant enables LLUH to educate community about new law
5 | Delighting in service: tradition of student mission trips through the years
6 | Women’s Conference: Be You – Fit | Smart | Healthy
7 | Live well, age well: making it possible for local seniors

Education

8 | Community service and formal learning come together
9 | Taking the lead on the future of public health
10 | Academic updates: the latest advances in education at LLU

Clinical

11 | NICU celebrates …

Gw Nursing, 2014, George Washington University, School Of Nursing

GW Nursing Magazine

No abstract provided.

Fmic Annual Report 2014 | English, French Medical Institute For Mothers And Children

French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) Archives

No abstract provided.

Professional Product Review Vol. 9 No. 1, American Dental Association, Council On Scientific Affairs

Professional Product Review

A user-friendly newsletter from the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs offering scientifically sound, unbiased, and clinically relevant information to member dentists about professional dental products tested by the ADA. This collection is historical and may not reflect current standards. For up-to-date information contact the ADA.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2013-2014), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2013 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Diversity: The Changing Face of Osteopathic Medical Education
• Reducing Disparities through Cultural Competence
• Toward a Culture of Inclusion: The Diversity Office at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Cultural Sensitivity Enhances Palliative Care
• Sherman Leis, DO ’67, FACOS: Aiding in Journeys of Transition
• Language, Diversity & Learning
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay

Synapsis: Philadelphia Campus 2014, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

All Yearbooks

The 2014 Philadelphia Campus Synapsis includes Orientation, Anatomy, White Coat Ceremony, DO Day on the Hill, PCOM Military, Service in the Community, Missions Abroad, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Convocation, Relay for Life, Make-A-Wish Date Auction, Clubs such as ACOFP, AMA, AMOPS, AMWA, APAMSA, CNS, Dermatology, DO Council, Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine, LGBT in Medicine, Students for Choice, Nutrition in Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, PCOM East, Pediatrics, Running, SAAO, SGA Senate, SNMA, SOC Executive Board, Soccer, SOMA, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Leadership Banquet 2012, Peps, Sports, J Group, Clinical Rotations, Formal Events, Match, Class Chair.

Differences Between Healthcare Systems In Costa Rica & The United States And How Those Differences Affect The Overall Quality Of Healthcare, Carlie Decker

Honors Theses

This thesis seeks to examine the similarities and differences between the healthcare system employed in Costa Rica and the healthcare system employed in the United States through a series of interviews and web-based research. Four healthcare system components will be examined in order to determine the success of each system. These components include health insurance coverage, access to pharmaceuticals, medical licensing requirements, and medical research.

Following the completion of the interviews and research, I found that United States citizens pay nearly four times the amount Costa Rican citizens do for health insurance coverage. This dramatic increase in price can be …

Hospital Ships Adrift? Part 2: The Role Of U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Humanitarian Assistance Missions In Building Partnerships, Derek J. Licina, Sangeeta Mookherji, Gene Migliaccio, Cheryl Ringer

Global Health Faculty Publications

Introduction US Navy hospital ships are used as a foreign policy instrument to achieve various objectives that include building partnerships. Despite substantial resource investment by the Department of Defense (DoD) in these missions, their impact is unclear. The purpose of this study was to understand how and why hospital ship missions influence partnerships among the different participants.

Methods An embedded case study was used and included the hospital ship Mercy's mission to Timor-Leste in 2008 and 2010 with four units of analysis: the US government, partner nation, host nation, and nongovernmental organizations. Key stakeholders representing each unit were interviewed using …

Alumni Journal - Volume 84, Number 3, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
12 | Graduation 2013: Keeping the Ball Rolling
26 | Science and Compassion: Two Alums Offer Families Fertility Solutions
32 | Restoring Sight in Zambia: Janie Yoo ‘06 Pioneers Eye Health
38 | AIMS Special Report

News:
4 | School of Medicine News
42 | Alumni in the News
43 | In Memoriam

Editorial:
2 | An Institution Unlike Any Other

From the Dean:
6 | The Cost of Innovation in Medical Education

Interview:
8 | The Physician’s Physician: An Interview with Dr. Ted Hamilton ’73-A

Historic Snapshot:
48 | Class of 1944-B’s Balancing Act

What's Up Doc?
49 …

Acquisition Of Medication For Short-Term Medical Mission Trips, Christine R. Birnie

Pharmacy Faculty/Staff Publications

In lieu of an abstract, here is the article's first paragraph:

Each year, increasing numbers of pharmacists and pharmacy students participate in medical mission trips around the world. The Christian Pharmacist Fellowship International (CPFI) partners with Global Health Outreach (GHO) to ensure that one or two pharmacists are included on each of their multi-disciplinary medical trips. Over the past years, the number of pharmacists participating on these trips has increased from 20 pharmacists in 2002 to 78 pharmacists in 2012.¹ In recent years, pharmacy students have also become active team members, and several schools are now organizing medical mission …

Today - November 15, 2013, Loma Linda University Health

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- Children's Hospital celebrates 20th birthday in style
-- 'Live It' campaign: Walking the talk and encouraging other to do the same
-- Auction of antique car raises $700,000 for Children's Hospital
-- Weekly mindfulness sessions help employees lessen stress
-- Dr. Rashid Mosavin named executive associate dean for School of Pharmacy
-- Pharmacists from four countries attend Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy seminar
-- Two Loma Linda University Health studies evaluate dietary health
-- Malamulo Hospital provides opportunity for international service for School of Pharmacy faculty member
-- Market share for LLUH hospitals reaches 10.04 …

Volume 2 (2013), Unm Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Department Of Surgery Update, October 2013, Wright State University Department Of Surgery

Department of Surgery Updates

A three page newsletter created by the Department of Surgery documenting changes to the department. This issue contains a message from the chair, a list of important dates, committee meetings, scholarly activity and more.

2013 Fall And 2014 Spring Newsletter, Morehead State University. Nursing Department.

Nursing Department Publications Archive

2013 Fall and 2014 Spring Newsletter of the Department of Nursing at Morehead State University.

Chironian Fall/Winter 2013, New York Medical College

The Chironian

No abstract provided.

Trident - August 2013, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Trident

The newsletter of the Pacific Orthodontic Alumni Chapter at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

2013 Tsu Undergraduate Research Program, David Owerbach

Office of Research Institutional Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2013), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Commencement 2013
• Development News
• Back in the (Founders') Day: Faculty Pioneers, 1899 to World War I
• Teach Me So I May Remember—Alumni: On Faculty Mentors and Awakeners
• My Father’s Precious Legacy: A Reflection On the Influence of Nicholas S. Nicholas, DO, upon His Sons, his Family, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Osteopathic Profession
• Love and Change: A Health Crisis Compels a Longtime Physician to Reevaluate his Approach to Teaching and Practicing Preventative Patient Care
• Philosophical …

To Bear Witness: A Journey Of Healing And Solidarity, Updated, Revised, And Expanded Edition, Kevin M. Cahill, M.D.

International Affairs

For more than fifty years, Dr. Cahill has been helping to heal the world, as a leading specialist in tropical medicine and as a driving force in humanitarian assistance and relief efforts around the globe. In this revised and expanded edition, he chronicles extraordinary achievements of compassion and commitment. Bringing together a rich selection of writings, he crafts a fascinating memoir of a life devoted to others. The book includes front-line reports from places under siege—Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Nicaragua, Gaza, and Ireland; there are also visionary essays from the origins of the AIDS epidemic and landmine crises, and no less …

Hospital Ships Adrift? Part 1: A Systematic Literature Review Characterizing Us Navy Hospital Ship Humanitarian And Disaster Response, 2004-2012., Derek J. Licina

Global Health Faculty Publications

Background: United States foreign policy is tied extensively to health initiatives, many related to the use of military assets. Despite substantial resource investment by the US Department of Defense (DoD) in hospital ship humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions, the impact of this investment is unclear.

Methods: A systematic literature review of both peer-reviewed and grey literature using eight databases representing the international community and multiple sectors was conducted. Data on the characteristics of missions directly related to US Navy hospital ship humanitarian assistance and disaster response from 2004-2012 were extracted and documented.

Results: Of the 1445 sources reviewed, a …