Category: Health Care

CAHSS Sponsors NSU Chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Networking and Lunch Event

The NSU chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosted its annual Pizza & PR informational event on October 1, 2019. The event, sponsored by NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), students and alumni were invited to learn about membership with NSU PRSSA, while enjoying lunch.

“I hope that this event brings in new members excited to join NSU’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America,” said Monique Cole, president of NSU PRSSA. Our current members are excited to see the chapter grow and offer new and exciting opportunities to help members further develop their professional skill sets and networks.”

The event, offered interested undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to learn more about the chapter and its events for the fall 2019 semester, including a visit to a local TV station, a visit to a local public relations agency, featured guest speakers and a workshop focusing on using social media to network.

“I’m hoping to gain more knowledge about real-world applications of public relations while being a part of something great in my final year of college,” said Adit Selvaraj, a communication major who recently joined the chapter. “I’m interested in learning about the day-to-day life of practicing public relations and how to successfully execute campaigns.”

The chapter, which launched on NSU’s campus in 2017, is open to any NSU undergraduate or graduate student interested in learning more about public relations as a career.

“I am excited about our growing chapter and the professional development opportunities we have lined up this semester,” said Whitney Lehmann, Ph.D., faculty adviser for NSU PRSSA. “Our members are passionate about PR and future careers in the field.” Lehmann is faculty in the Department of Writing and Communication in CAHSS.

Students interested in joining PRSSA are invited to contact Cole at mc3026@mynsu.nova.edu.

NSU Faculty Honored for Receiving External Funding

Richard Deth, Ph.D., Professor, College of Pharmacy with External Funding Recognition plaque; Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. NSU Interim Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs;

The External Funding Recognition Reception is an annual event that provides recognition for the efforts of NSU faculty and staff who have received external grant funding in the previous fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2019 had great activity in the area of external funding, with total cumulative active awards of approximately $119 million. This event recognized the extraordinary efforts of all faculty who contributed to this accomplishment and encourages the continued pursuit of all external funding.

There were 130 NSU Principal Investigators and Co-Principal Investigators from 12 colleges and 7 units who were honored at the NSU External Funding Recognition Reception for their external funding successes in FY 2019.   The event took place at the Grande Oaks Golf Club on October 16, 2019. The event was hosted by Ron Chenail, Ph.D., NSU Interim Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs, and Gary S. Margules, Sc.D., NSU Vice-President for Research and Technology Transfer.

Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD, FACP, Project Director, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program; Chair and Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine with External Funding Recognition plaque; Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. NSU Interim Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs;

AAUW-NSU and Halmos Team Up to Build PACE E-STEAM

On October 7, NSU AAUW went to the PACE Center for Girls for the first session of the E-STEAM Project. There the volunteers set up three activity stations. These included “Coding with Ozobots”, where girls learned how to write code for a small robot that responds to color patterns, “Lemon Power”, where girls learned how to make a battery out of lemons to light up a small, LED bulb, and “Art/Monoprinting”, where the girls created a design with paint on a styrofoam cup and learned how to monoprint the design onto paper.

NSU faculty volunteers for this project included Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D. from Halmos College, Randi Sims, Ph.D. from the Huizenga College of Business, and Kandy Lopez-Moreno, M.F.A. from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. NSU student volunteers included Art and Design Major Paige Allen and Biology Majors Brianna Thompson, Kyle Hansotia, and Muhammad-Altamash Jawadi.

The Nova Southeastern University branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW-NSU) has been collaborating with the Alvin Sherman Library and Broward’s PACE Center for Girls, a delinquency prevention/intervention program for young adolescent girls ages 12-18. Anyone interested in joining NSU AAUW or participating in the ESTEAM Project for Girls should contact Dr. Randi Sims at sims@nova.edu

NSU University School Students Soar at Speech and Debate Tournament

NSU University School is proud to congratulate the Speech and Debate students who excelled at the recent Speech and Debate Flying L Tournament. Members of the Speech and Debate team who were invited to participate in this event competed against 600 students from 38 schools across Broward County. We are proud of these Sharks for their achievements and look forward to watching them bring home even more trophies throughout the school year.

Please join us in congratulating the following students:

  • Emma Pereda (junior) placed 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Sebastian Frazier (sophomore) placed 2nd in Lincoln Douglas Debate
  • Chase Barrett (junior) placed 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation
  • Amanda Frank (sophomore) placed 3rd in Lincoln Douglas Debate
  • Peyton Ronkin (junior) placed 3rd in Public Forum Debate
  • Caleb Samson (junior) placed 3rd in Public Forum Debate
  • Ethan Appel  (junior)  placed 4th in Informative Speaking
  • Rohan Chiravuri (junior) placed 4th in Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Madison Epstein (senior) placed 4th in Original Oratory
  • Gabriella Egozi (freshmen) placed 6th in Humorous Interpretation
  • Ella Marshall (junior) placed 6th in Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Lila Meltzer (freshmen) placed 7th in Lincoln Douglas Debate
  • Max Pinkiert (senior) placed 7th in Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Camilla Maionica (senior) placed 8th in Program Oral Interpretation & 12th in Dramatic Interpretation
  • Hannah Kuker (junior) placed 10th in Original Oratory
  • Alex Silver (junior) placed 12th in Humorous Interpretation

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Hosts Inaugural Dual-Campus White Coat Ceremonies

The coats were pressed, the cameras were charged, and the wait was over as the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM) hosted two versions of its White Coat Ceremony in August for the class of 2023 at its campuses in Fort Lauderdale/Davie and Tampa Bay. The annual ceremony serves as a symbolic step into the medical profession as the students receive their white coats and recite the Osteopathic Oath.

“Walking up that stage as we heard our names called one by one and receiving our white coats symbolized a lifelong period of hard work and dedication toward one goal,” said Joel Davis, a first-year Tampa Bay student who serves as class president. “One student described her favorite moment as ‘the look on my family’s faces after receiving my coat and going out of the room to meet them before the oath.”

On August 10, the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus welcomed approximately 230 students to the class of 2023 at the KPCOM’s 39th annual White Coat Ceremony.

The Tampa Bay Regional Campus received its inaugural class of about 150 students at the new 311,000-square foot educational complex on August 17. The new campus will meet the growing demands for health care professionals, further establishing NSU’s commitment to higher education and the local community.

“As the inaugural class, we know we have the opportunity to forge the path for ourselves and for the students that succeed us,” Davis said. “We essentially have the unique opportunity to mold the campus from the inside out. We’re ecstatic to have each other as classmates, and confident that we will be able to tackle any challenges when we work together as a cohesive unit.

Because the college now has sites at two NSU campuses, the KPCOM continues to rise as one of the premier osteopathic colleges in the nation and the largest medical school in Florida based on enrollment statistics.

Mailman Segal Center’s Autism Institute voted “Broward’s Favorite Provider for Special Needs”

The Autism Institute at NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development has been voted Broward County’s favorite provider for special needs. The institute’s dedicated faculty and staff support families by providing expert evaluation, programs, and services through diagnosis and treatment.

Read more here.

To learn more, please call (954)-262-7129 or email kabot@nova.edu.

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Osteopathic Students Provide Medical Outreach in Cuba

Elaine M. Wallace, D.O.,dean of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM), recently accompanied 16 students to Santa Clara, Cuba, for a weeklong internship in collaboration with the Universidad of Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara. This marked the first time medical students from the U.S. were allowed to visit the Cuban school.

KPCOM students had the opportunity to work alongside Cuban faculty members, residents, and medical students in three different teaching hospitals and assist with cases associated with pediatrics, internal medicine, OB-GYN, dermatology, ear, nose, and throat, and ophthalmology.

They also had a chance to work directly with patients, assist with births and eye surgeries, participate in hospital rounds, and attend lectures. The experience was an extremely fulfilling one that allowed the students to truly immerse themselves in the Cuban culture.

Diversity Matters Award Goes to NSU Law

Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Public Impact Elena Marty-Nelson works with students (R) Nikette A. Neal, M.D., FAAP speaking with high school students

NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law was awarded the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) 2019 Diversity Matters Award for Innovation at the May 2019 LSAC Annual Meeting and Educational Conference. This award is presented to the law school that demonstrated the most creativity in their program agenda and in targeting its audience. Among NSU Law’s pipeline programs, LSAC highlighted the interdisciplinary program, “Make an Impact with Law and Medicine Day.” The diversity initiative was co-sponsored by the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine and the Shepard Broad College of Law under the direction of Elena Marty-Nelson J.D. LL.M., Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Public Impact and funded through an LSAC Diversity Matters grant.  Full Press Release

Dean Michele Struffolino, J.D.

Associate Dean of Students & Professor of Law Michele Struffolino J.D. is the inaugural recipient of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) CORE Four Award. The award is given to the NALSAP individual or institutional member who demonstrates the competencies, values and ethics of the very best law student affairs professionals. Dean Struffolino received her award at the NALSAP Conference in June 2019.

 

NSU’s Tampa Bay Anesthesiologist Assistants Program Nationally to Become 2019 Anesthesia Trivia Champions

NSU Tampa Bay AA Program faculty and students celebrate the 2019 Anesthesia Trivia victory.

The 2019 American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA) conference, held in the beautiful city of Indianapolis, proved to be a historical moment for NSU’s Tampa Bay Anesthesiologist Assistant Program. The Anesthesia Trivia competition, held annually during the conference, is an opportunity for all AA programs to test their existing knowledge and didactic training against all others. A team of four first-year students is selected to represent each program for the anesthesia trivia challenge. For the first time in the program’s history, NSU’s Tampa Bay AA program brought home the victory before a crowd of hundreds that included AAs, anesthesiologists, students, alumni, faculty, and directors from all AA programs.

The competition got off to a great start for all programs but NSU Tampa Bay quickly established the lead and never left room for the competition to catch up. The conference auditorium was filled to capacity with cheering in support of each program. Alumni joined their respective programs in celebration by wearing shirts specifically made for the team trivia challenge. However, no cheers were louder than those from NSU, especially as it became apparent that the win was inevitable. After two fierce rounds of competition, NSU Tampa Bay finished in first place and begin to revel in what would become a historical moment for the program.

From left, AA Tampa Bay Anesthesia Trivia Team, Michael Bean, Joshua Dulong-Bays, Aaron Pingel, and Nawreen Jahan

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Assistant Dean Named Florida Osteopathic Medical Association President

Eric A. Goldsmith, D.O., FACOS, assistant dean of clinical affairs at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, was named president of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) in May when the existing president announced his sudden resignation. Goldsmith had been serving as FOMA president-elect prior to his sudden elevation to the top leadership spot.

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