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Alumni Journal - Volume 88, Number 3, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features
10 | A Letter to Alumni
12 | The Alumni Association’s Historical Ties to Research
13 | The Opera Singer
15 | Interview: It All Began with a Bald Mouse, Gerald G. Krueger ’66
18 | Graduation 2017
32 | The Art of Unconventional Connections
34 | A Balancing Act
36 | When I Am Not Rewarded

Departments
2 | From the Editor
4 | From the President
6 | From the Vice Dean
7 | The Student Fund
8 | School of Medicine News
38 | Placement and Classified Ads
39 | Alumni News
40 | In Memoriam …

Alumni Journal - Volume 88, Number 2, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features
12 | A Humble and Gentle Giant: Remembering the man named Small
15 | SDA Guidelines and PAS
18 | The Divine Thread: Dr. Bailie’s life of providential underpinning
22 | To Make Man Flourish: God’s call to decrease physician burnout
26 | APC 2017 in Review

Departments
2 | From the Editor
3 | This and That
4 | From the President
6 | From the Dean
8 | School of Medicine News
10 | The Student Fund
36 | AIMS Report
40 | Book Review
42 | Alumni News
44 | Placement and Classified Ads
45 | …

Embracing Diversity: Confronting Disparities, Loma Linda University Health

Scope

Table of Contents:

Features

4 | Researching the biological footprint of health inequalities
8 | Modeling interfaith cooperation: Religious diversity at Loma Linda University Health
10 | New Diversity Council works towards inclusiveness as a spiritual imperative
13 | First graduating cohort of LLU San Bernardino Campus - San Manuel Gateway College
14 | Race Matters for Health {a lot!}
20 | Loma Linda University Health professor's campaign to end dangerous health disparities
22 | Questions and answers on workforce diversity with Lyndon Edwards
25 | Diversity solves disparities
26 | Gender Dysphoria: Response of the faith-based community
28 | …

Commencement Program 2017, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

1 | Message from the President

3 | 2017 Events of Commencement

5 | The Academic Procession

7 | Significance of Academic Regalia

9 | The Good Samaritan

10 | University History Highlights

12 | Loma Linda University Song - "Healing Love"

13 | The University Honorees

26 | The Programs, The School Honorees, and The Speakers

• School of Medicine, 27
• School of Pharmacy, 52
• School of Dentistry, 64
• School of Allied Health Professions - Allied Health Studies, Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Informatics and Information Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physician Assistant Sciences, Radiation …

Looking Through The Window©: A Metacognitive Instrument To Teach Physical Exam To Pre-Clinical Pa Students, Wayne Mathews

Posters and Presentations: Physician Assistant

The initial transition from pre-clinical learning to clinical immersion is a significant and unique phase in a PA student’s education when students transition from spending more time learning in the classroom to experiential learning in the clinical setting. One essential component of that transition is the teaching of physical examination skills. The author introduces an instrument based on metacognitive theories of learning called WINDOW©. The instrument is evaluated using two consecutive PA student surveys employing a Mixed Methods approach.

Student response gauged at two phases was positive: 79.31% agreed the WINDOW© instrument was relevant to clinical problem solving; 72.42% thought …

Today - March / April 2017, Loma Linda University Health

TODAY

Inside this issue:

- Foundation for hospital construction project starts with 'Big Pour'
- Welcoming Alumni Home (pictorial)
- Homecoming kicks off with 'healthy people' event in healthiest community
- Adventist Church's Health Ministries director challenges alumni's ideas of service
- Research highlights featured during Homecoming weekend (pictorial)
- Homecoming vespers program spotlights history, future of outreach
- Alumni Come Together to Remember
- Loma Linda alumni share their talents
- Prayer Walk offers time for reflection
- Homecoming 5K honors memory of Soret, Schrader
- Black student group honors founder for promoting minority student opportunity
- Neurosurgery professor briefs …

Alumni Journal - Volume 88, Number 1, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features
10 | 85 Years of the Alumni JOURNAL
14 | APC 2017: A Preview
18 | Interview: Brain Surgery to Global Surgery, Walter D. Johnson ’83
26 | Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

Departments
2 | Fron the Editor
3 | This and That
4 | From the President
6 | From the Dean
7 | The Student Fund
8 | School of Medicine News
38 | AIMS Report
40 | Book Review
42 | Alumni News
43 | Placement and Classified Ads
44 | In Memoriam
49 | What's Up Doc?

Extras
3 | New and Upgraded Perpetual …

Today - January / February 2017, Loma Linda University Health

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- Thomas L. Lemon Appointed Chair of Loma Linda University Health Board of Trustees
-- Peter Baker named administrator of Murrieta facility
-- Lowell Cooper concludes 15 years of leadership
-- LLU Medical Center CEO receives top honor
-- Loma Linda University Cancer Center seeks volunteers for new clinical trials
-- ‘One Homecoming’ Weekend designed to bring alumni together
-- “Loma Linda’s Got Talent” on display at One Homecoming’ Weekend
-- Services held for former US Congresswoman and friend of Loma Linda University Health, Shirley Neil Pettis
-- Farmer Boys donates over $111,000 to LLU Children’s Hospital …

Dying For A Diagnosis: The Impact Of Racial Discrimination In Healthcare, Danielle Owusu

Student Research Posters

Discrimination is the act of negatively behaving towards a person or group of people due to the social group these individuals belong to. Although, as a society we like to believe that discrimination does not occur as often as it does, it can take many forms that we can be oblivious to. As a healthcare provider, one is held to a higher standard that many often forget are still human susceptible to the same vices. Discrimination in healthcare is a topic that many are not aware of the prevalence in our healthcare system. It might seem that the societal perceptions …