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Today - December 16, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Thanksharing inspirational program draws close to 1,000 from surrounding communities
-- Loma Linda summit encourages community planning around health
-- Prayer in a School of Pharmacy classroom
-- LLU Children's Hospital receives grant from The UPS Foundation
-- Naomi Florea receives Spiritual Life Service award
-- Sterile processing saves lives every day
-- Ribbon cut for School of Dentistry's dental hygiene program in Palm Desert
-- 5+5+0=10: School of Pharmacy celebrates 550th white coat student
-- Enrollment soars in School of Allied Health Professions
-- Respiratory care team wins national championship
-- Student's South Sudan experience …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 4, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
10 | A Life Well Lived - A look at the work of Dr. Heath Rowsell '54
16 | Todd Westra Takes Charge - Dr. Todd Westra '96 manages operations at the new Ontario Vineyard Medical Center
18 | Scheer Memorial Hospital - Celebrating 50 years of service in Nepal

News:
5 | New Executive Director
7 | School of Medicine News
28 | Alumni Activities
30 | In Memoriam

Regulars:
4 | Editorial
6 | The President's Page
9 | The Dean's Page
32 | They Walked These Halls
36 | Placement Ads

Today - October 28, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Mission globe dedication following annual Loma Linda University convocation ceremony
-- School of Pharmacy grant may have ended - but outreach continues
-- Upcoming summit to encourage community planning around health
-- Occupational therapy professor fills textbook void by writing her own
-- Four School of Public Health faculty summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2011
-- From student to pharmacist to preceptor to corporate manager
-- Family Fun Day encourages exercise for 200 community children and adults
-- Allied health recycling program helps Haitian orphans
-- The hidden war of child welfare
-- 'Emotional Health & Wellness' …

Celebrating A Legacy Of Mission, Loma Linda University

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In this issue . . .

2 | Answering the call to serve
For more than a century, medical missionaries from Loma Linda University have served humanity in distant locales

4 | On the front lines in Africa
A young family serves at a remote hospital in Central Africa’s Tchad

8 | Pediatrician to a nation
Loma Linda alumna cares for the children of Laos— with her own hands and those pediatricians she helps to educate

13 | ‘Honey, let’s move to Africa’
A Loma Linda alumna and her husband consider Malamulo Hospital

16 | Breakthrough in breast cancer treatment …

Today - September 30, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University Medical Center delegation called to the White House to share ideas on health outcomes
-- Mahmoud Torabinejad, most cited endodontic journal author
-- Camp Good Grief special victims program helps adolescents refocus and rebuild after a murder or suicide in the family
-- First 15 dental hygienists graduate from joint LLU/SRRSH program in China
-- Contrary to earlier findings, excess body fat in elderly decreases life expectancy
-- Students invite community to help Horn of Africa by attending forum fundraiser
-- Safety coordinators learn about disasters
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Drayson …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 3, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
4 | Guest Editorial - LLUSM '11 President's Remarks
5 | The 10,000th Graduate of LLUSM
6 | A New Era of Service
10 | LLUSM Class of 2011
25 | LLUSM Master's/PhD Graduates
26 | School of Medicine Honorees

Departments:
28 | Alumni Fund
29 | You Say This
30 | AA President's Page
31 | Dean's Page
32 | Perpetual Members
36 | Placements

Today - August 26, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University Medical Center ranked No. 1 among Inland Empire hospitals
-- Twenty-seven LLUMC physicians included among U.S. News & World Report's Top Doctors
-- LLU advancement administrator receives Milton Trailblazer Award
-- Loma Linda University named among top 15 institutions for conferring degrees to minority students
-- Loma Linda University pharmacy residency program: a course of growth
-- Don Roth, General Conference representative, passes away
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Public health professor elected to nonprofit board of directors
-- Nutrition professor elected executive leader of California Dietetics Association
-- Loma Linda University …

Today - June 24, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University School of Medicine graduates record 10,000th medical student
-- Emmy Awards names Loma Linda TV show best in region
-- Loma Linda University bestows honorary doctorate to Lowell Cooper
-- Big changes to accompany new management agreement at Loma Linda Market
-- Allied health students support cystic fibrosis walk
-- Board of Trustees Report
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Association of American Medical Colleges report gives Loma Linda University School of Medicine high marks among national medical schools
-- Student research reveals poor-quality sleep may interfere with stroke recovery
-- GHI-sponsored trip …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 2, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
5 | Homecoming 2011
8 | Gold Anniversary Class
10 | Silver Anniversary Class
20 | Alumnus of the Year
24 | LLUSM Proton Report

Departments:
4 | From the Editor
36 | The Alumni Fund
37 | AA President's Page
38 | Dean's Page
39 | You Say This
40 | Holding Fund
41 | Placements

Commencement Program 2011, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

1 | Message from the President

3 | 2011 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

20 | The University Honorees

32 | The School Honorees

53 | The Programs

• School of Medicine, 54
• School of Pharmacy, 74
• School of Dentistry, 80
• School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 96
• School of Nursing, 111
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 121
• School of Allied Health …

Today - May 25, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University prepares to graduate more than 1,300 students
-- 'Loma Linda 360' nominated for eight Emmys
-- Connection between mental and physical health suggested by Biopsychosocial Religion and Health Study
-- First annual medical simulation conference
-- Counseling and family sciences department conducts study for Housing Authority
-- Loma Linda University Medical Center announces administrative reorganization
-- Large crowd attends Women's Works at LLU Heart & Surgical Hospital
-- LLUMC East Campus Hospital administrator transitions to active retirement
-- Child life seminar looks to hospitalized children and their unique needs
-- New director comes …

Today - April 27, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- LLU School of Medicine Center for Perinatal Biology makes history
-- School of Pharmacy students handcraft blankets for HIV patients
-- Dentistry faculty research published
-- Donors remember friends taken in tragic plane crash
-- Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta opens April 15 after receiving license from state health department
-- Respiratory therapy students take part in regional academic competition
-- LLUC vespers provides quality programs
-- Documentary on Haiti provides life-changing experience for young people
-- Joshua Tree National Park: antidote for the winter 'blahs'
-- Safety coordinators' banquet honors those who kept us safe …

Today - April 13, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- 18th annual LLU Children's Hospital gala 'Health, Hope, & All That Jazz' raises more than $800,000 for services and equipment
-- LLU psychiatrist William H. McGhee, MD, honored by Pakistani government
-- Attendees still talking about third annual laryngectomy conference
-- New research suggests vegetarians at lower risk of heart disease and diabetes
-- SPH students present message of safety for National Public Health Week
-- LLUCH Foundation Gala (pictorial)
-- Medical massage school continues to partner with Drayson Center
-- Farm-fresh food becomes more of a reality for school children
-- Drill tests student, faculty, …

Today - April 1, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Annual postgraduate convention offers fellowship, fun, learning, and worship
-- LLUMC ranks No. 1 in Riverside-San Bernardino counties in U.S. News & World Reports Best Hospitals metro area rankings
-- LLU earns praise and reaccreditation from WASC Commission
-- School of Dentistry department of dental hygiene honors alumna and student
-- American Heath Care Congress expands beyond Loma Linda University
-- Pulitzer-prize-winning author to discuss Scopes trial at May 21 event
-- School of Public Health conference examines food from all ages
-- NIH awards $1.3 million to Schools of Science and Technology, and Pharmacy
-- …

Today - March 16, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta opens
-- Loma Linda City Council moves toward approval of pedestrian walkway project
-- Physical therapy graduate inducted into Rose Bowl Hall of Frame
-- Social work graduate students brave the night to survey the unsheltered
-- AACR awards 50 Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
-- Loma Linda University School of Medicine dedicates the class of 2014
-- School of Nursing hosts delegation from South Korea
-- Volunteer opportunities for Goal 4 Health youth soccer league
-- Shona sculpture at Highland Springs Medical Plaza depicts family embrace
-- Physical therapy …

Today - March 2, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- NSF-funded AIM lab opens LLU School of Medicine
-- Zhejiang Provincial People's Government presents friendship award to LLU Global Health Institute associate director
-- Student and future dietitian headed to John Hopkins for clinical practicum
-- Student's love for missions further quickened during Honduras trip
-- School of Pharmacy student wins essay contest for Amazon mission trip
-- Payscale.com names LLU among tops for starting salaries in the nation
-- LLU School of Religion hosts renowned biblical scholar from Scotland
-- Loma Linda University Medical Simulation Center features art exhibit
-- Pharmacy celebrates four years success …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 1, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
7 | The APC 2011 Venue
9 | APC 2011 Feature Speakers
12 | Healthy People 2011

Departments:
4 | From the Editor
6 | AA Scientific Chair
8 | AA President's Page
16 | SM Class Reunion
18 | Where to Worship during APC 2011
20 | Alumni Fund
22 | Dean's Page
23 | Perpetual Members
24 | Placements

Today - January 26, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- University and medical center mourns passing of executive director of university relations
-- Fundraiser yields more than $113,000 for mental health in the Inland Empire
-- Antioxidants in pecans may contribute to heart health and disease prevention
-- Dedication service for medical students
-- University and medical center remember longtime photographer
-- Series presents risks of metabolic syndrome and prevention advice
-- SIMS phonathon and mailing campaign raises $78,042 for international missions
-- Religion professor pens book on making evangelism work
-- SPN meeting highlights excellence in nursing care for children
-- The Great Loma Linda …

Faces Of Research At Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda University

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In this issue . . .

2 | ICE on the summit
Innovative study takes ischemic pre-conditioning to new heights

6 |The science behind caring for others
Nursing professor looks at placement decisions in caregiving

8 | A voice for the children
Loma Linda researcher looks at ways to better help maltreated children

10 | The explanation of exploitation
Investigating the issues behind human trafficking in Thailand

14 | A risky ride
Study suggests higher risk of amputation in multi-rider ATV accidents

16 | Saving the sea turtles
Loma Linda researcher works to save hawksbill turtles and their habitat

18 …