COM Outlook Spring 2019

2 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE SPRING 2019 • VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 COM Outlook is produced by NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine 3200 South University Drive Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328-2018 osteopathic.nova.edu facebook.com/novaosteopathic instagram.com/nsukpcom NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY George L. Hanbury II , Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVISION Frederick Lippman , R.Ph., Ed.D. Chancellor/Special Projects Irving Rosenbaum , D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Vice President for Operations DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Elaine M. Wallace , D.O., M.S. 4 Dean EXECUTIVE EDITOR Scott Colton , B.A., APR HPD Director of Medical Communications and Public Relations (954) 262-5147 • scottc@nova.edu ART DIRECTOR Susan Tischenkel-Hayward Associate Director/Senior Graphic Designer Office of Publications and Creative Services COVER ARTIST Natalia Ochoa , Illustrator OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE SERVICES Bernadette Bruce , Director Sheryl Koral , University Editor Carol Reynolds-Srot , Associate Editor/Copywriter Roberta Harris-McCafferty , Production Manager Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, military service, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not dis- criminate in administration of its educational policies, admis- sions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Any such acts are unacceptable and strictly prohibited by the university. 02-028-19SAT Greetings from NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM). To say this has been a busy few years would be a dramatic understatement. The college continues to implement new programs, including undergraduate and graduate nutrition, undergraduate public health, and an emergency medicine certificate for physician assistants, as well as fellowships in allergy, immunology, rheumatology, and urology research. The college’s faculty and staff members have contributed greatly to our success with innovative ideas, enhanced technology offerings, outstanding teaching and patient care, and old-fashioned hard work. On the west coast of Florida, the Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater is approaching its completion. Once it is finished, the KPCOM will have an additional D.O. site and, as soon as the site receives Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association, 150 new D.O. students will begin their program of study there. The 30-acre campus, surrounded by lush vegetation and Tampa Bay, has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. It will be a wonderful place to call home for students and faculty and staff members. Elaine Wallace, D.O., and Ken Johnson, D.O., have been working with local and regional health care partners, and it is expected that these new affiliations will enhance opportunities for students and pave the way for the development of graduate medical education (GME) programs. Increased GME positions are imperative to help reduce physician shortages in Florida and the United States. Many months of planning have resulted in commitments from Advent Health, HCA, and the Orlando VA Medical Center. These efforts will accelerate in earnest with the opening of the new campus. The KPCOM will continue to move forward in amazing ways. New programs and curricular innovations are on the drawing board, while innovative research continues to grow. There is no doubt that our college will remain on an upward trajectory, and rise to even greater heights, in the coming years. Guy M. Nehrenz, Ed.D., M.A., RRT Senior Associate Dean of Osteopathic Medical Education Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Outlook COM LEADERSHIP Exchange