Category: Academics

Counseling Students Author Articles in Association Newsletter

A group of Counseling students at NSU’s College of Psychology recently collaborated on articles featured in a counseling association’s newsletter.

The 23 students worked on the articles as part of Assistant Professor Justin Maki’s class PYCL 0570 – Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues for Counselors. The articles, published by the Florida Association for Multi-Cultural Counseling and Development (FAMCD) focused on topics like social justice or advocacy, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting special populations.

The articles by NSU students include:

  • “Advocacy for Veterans During COVID-19” By LoForte, S., Delaney, R., Wolfe, M., & Moulton, T.
  • “Making a Change: How Counselors can Fight Against Human Trafficking” By Jeanty, P.B., Baker, D., Willis, E., & Castillo, W.
  • “Counselors as Advocates for Survivors of Mass Shootings” By Medina, l., Rojas, N., Nichols, J., &, Fauerbach, K.
  • “The Homeless aren’t Helpless: Advocacy through Counseling” By Passarelli, V., Sanchez, M., & Basile, S.
  • “How Covid-19 is Affecting Immigrants and Refugees” By Cobo, J. J., Alomayrah, N., Johnston, J., & Dinnebell, K.
  • “Gay Men Still Being Discriminated Against When Donating Blood” By Torres, A., Suarez, F., Vidal, J., & Garcia, N.

 To read the FAMCD newsletter, visit https://bit.ly/31L1ntv

NSU University School Students Begin A New School Year

NSU University School’s Sharks are back to school! We are thrilled to have welcomed our students back for the 2020-21 school year, both on campus and online. Although the school environment may look a little different this year, USchool remains committed to providing a personalized education and bringing out the best in U! We are excited to be reunited with our Shark family after our time apart and we are looking forward to a challenging and rewarding school year for all.

If you have any questions about NSU University School, please call 954-262-4506 or email uschooladmissions@nova.edu. As a reminder, NSU employees receive a 35 percent tuition discount at NSU University School and may also qualify for financial aid.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Students Dominate at FMA Poster Symposium

Three Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine students— Class of 2020 alumna Gabriela Lins, D.O.; OMS-III Collin Tacy; and OMS-IV Jason D. Vadhan—earned awards at the David A. Paulus, M.D., Poster Symposium held during the virtual Florida Medical Association (FMA) 2020 Annual Meeting during July 31–August 2. Below are the KPCOM winners and their respective categories.

CLINICAL CASE CATEGORY
First Place: Gabriela Lins
“Pediatric Leukocoria: What You See Is Not Always
What You Get—Understanding Persistent Fetal Vasculature”

Third Place: Collin Tacy
“Total Rightward Mediastinal Shift Due to Recurrent Type 1 Hiatal Hernia,
Misdiagnosed as Congenital Dextrocardia for Decades”

RESEARCH CATEGORY
First Place: Jason D. Vadhan
“Multi-Institutional Analysis of Anterior Skull Base Meningioma Resection Approaches”

 

KPCOM Adds B.S. in Health Informatics to its Academic Offerings

On May 28, NSU’s New Program Review Committee approved the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics program, which will commence in fall 2021. The program is a collaboration between the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM) and the NSU College of Computing and Engineering (CCE).

Students can expect a rich undergraduate curriculum, where they will have an opportunity to apply core concepts of health informatics to myriad fields, including mental health, public health, nutrition, clinical practice, private sector, and non-health professions. B.S. in Health Informatics students will have a few choices in the degree paths they can take, such as pursuing a straight four-year degree or a dual-admission in the B.S. in Health Informatics and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine programs.

The B.S. in Health Informatics program looks forward to working with the CCE as educators, mentors, and guides for incoming students on their academic journey. The program will offer an interdisciplinary curriculum that is focused on cultivating and developing health information technology (HIT) knowledge, skills, and attitudes, allowing graduates to pursue successful and meaningful careers in HIT.

Graduates will be able to interpret, gather, clean, analyze, and present HIT data and information while

acquiring the necessary applicable knowledge and skills to create or enhance existing HIT processes and systems—improving health care organizational operations while meeting their goals. Students will learn to recognize the importance of lifelong learning and be a champion of HIT adoption.

Department of Emergency Medicine Provides COVID-19 Training

As a supplement to the already-existing South East Area Marine Industry Safety Training (SEAMIST) grant, the KPCOM’s Department of Emergency Medicine’s SEAMIST team received additional funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for COVID-19 training. The grant was awarded as a collaborative project with Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Department of Emergency Medicine will receive $135,000 of the $172,000 awarded.

SEAMIST trainings typically address marine industry workers’ awareness of hazardous waste materials and how to handle the chemicals they deal with in their work environments. Due to the pandemic, free COVID-19 awareness trainings will include topics such as workplace exposure, prevention, and virus protection.

Since the trainings began, 10 sessions have been done via Zoom and encompassed more than 700 participants. The four-hour training sessions are done with a live trainer and will continue through July 31, 2021.

Interested participants can contact Philyppe Carre at seamist@nova.edu.

Class of 2024 Welcomed with COVID-19-Related Curricular Modifications

On July 27, the class of 2024 students began their osteopathic odyssey by opening their laptops and diligently watching lectures from their homes. Though a different experience than expected without the traditional white coat ceremony or orientation week, the first-year students at both the Fort Lauderdale/Davie and Tampa Bay Regional campuses remained excited. To replicate the classroom experience in some form, they took to social media to document the process of getting their scrubs and white coats delivered, taking photos on campus, meeting their new academic society peers, and sharing their thoughts on their first week of medical school.

One of the many safety measures NSU-KPCOM has instilled during the COVID-19 pandemic is the continuation of online classes with its bachelor’s, master’s, and D.O. programs. The D.O. curriculum has undergone the most changes, as classes have been rearranged to front-load lectures and backload laboratories.

While some lab experiences have been converted to an online platform, all classes requiring interpersonal contact have been moved to the winter term for the time being. With exams, lectures, and rotations converted to online, the college has made sure all student services will be available via Zoom, such as counseling (career, academic, and financial), tutoring, and psychological support, along with the use of campus buildings with masks and social-distancing guidelines in place.

If the college decides to offer in-person classes, it will be an option for students to select during the fall term—not a requirement. The KPCOM aims to resume its usual operations in-person in January 2021.

Halmos College Faculty Participates in ASBMB Virtual Conference on Online Teaching

This summer, Halmos College faculty member Santanu De, Ph.D. represented NSU in a one-day virtual conference on “Best practices in online teaching for BMB classrooms”. Organized by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Student Chapters, this Zoom meeting was attended by over 120 faculty from institutions across the world.

The purpose of this meeting was to provide direct access to experts in online teaching. There were presentations and discussions on topics such as synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid teaching along with virtual labs and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is an international nonprofit scientific and educational organization. With over 11,000 members made up of students, researchers, educators and industry professionals, the ASBMB is one of the largest molecular life science societies in the world. Founded in 1906, the ASBMB’s mission is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology and to promote the understanding of the molecular nature of life processes.

Emergency Medicine Club Fuels Frontline Heroes

 

KCPOM students continue to aid the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on various initiatives, such as providing care packages for frontline heroes. In July, the KPCOM’s American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) club delivered items to six emergency rooms in South Florida, including Broward Health Medical Center, Kendall Regional, Mount Sinai, Memorial Regional, Memorial West, and Westside Regional.

The packages were meant to give back to emergency medicine physicians and ER staff members who have been serving various roles as mentors and educators during the pandemic. The packages included food items such as granola bars, energy drinks, and an assortment of snacks to fuel local ER teams during an especially demanding time.

The funding came from a joint effort between the ACOEP and the Society of Medical Oncology. “With the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, and the large demand once again being placed on our local health care system, we are interested in planning another care package drop-off in the future to continue to show support for our community,” said second-year student Veronica Abello, the KPCOM’s ACOEP president.

Pharmacists Writing the Prescription for COVID-19 Testing

Hyla Fritsch, PharmD, CPh (’06), Executive Director of Clinic Operations and Pharmacy Services for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County played a key role in operationalizing Palm Beach County’s drive-thru testing site at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. In addition to that site, she currently leads the efforts at five other test sites throughout the county which offer COVID-19 testing to people of all ages, regardless of if they are symptomatic.  Her ongoing leadership has led to the testing of over 40,000 patients.

Fritsch, a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Winner in 2017, was recently featured on the Health Care District of Palm Beach County podcast, “Here for Your Health”.  In her interview, she addresses her role as the lead pharmacist for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County and how she helped write the prescription for a COVID-19 testing operation. She will take you behind the scenes of COVID-19 testing on the Health Care District’s podcast, “Here for Your Health” at www.healthcaredistrictpodcast.org.

As Executive Director of Clinic Operations and Pharmacy Services for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County she oversees operations of the District’s C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics, a network of ten Federally Qualified Health Centers that provides medical, dental, behavioral health and pharmacy services for adults and children. She is also a licensed consultant pharmacist.

Education Alumna Named Dean at Florida Southwestern State College

April L. Fleming, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, has been named Dean of the School of Education at Florida Southwestern State College.

Fleming has more than 20 years of leadership experience in higher education, preK-12 public education, and educational research and policy. Prior to joining Florida Southwestern State College, Fleming was Director of Education Programs at State College of Florida (SCF), Manatee-Sarasota. During her tenure with SCF, she led a strategic and successful effort to increase the rigor and relevance of the teaching methods and activities of the teacher preparation program, which encompassed the Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and the Educator Preparation Institute. The curriculum redesigns, which included clinical placement and internships, resulted in a 20% increase in student enrollment during the first year of its implementation.She also forged successful relationships with community partners which resulted in over $300,000 in external funding for teacher preparation, educator quality enhancement and professional development.

Fleming earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from Dillard University, a Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and a Doctorate in Education, with a concentration in Higher Education Leadership and a minor in Early Childhood Education from Nova Southeastern University.

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