COM Outlook - Winter 2016

College of Osteopathic Medicine 43 On October 16, the college’s Pediatrics Club collaborated with students from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine to provide health screenings at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission to help kick off the American Osteopathic Association’s OMED symposium. Thanks to the assistance of Bruce Peters, D.O., FACOP, FAAP, professor of pediatrics, the students provided health screenings to more than 1,000 adults and children with support from the national Student Osteopathic Medical Association and the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. During their visit to the rescue mission, children and their families were able to receive height, weight, body-mass index, scoliosis, blood pressure, vision, and other preventive health screenings. After the children completed their screenings, they received gift bags; healthy snacks; and a choice of toys, books, and clothing. Each adult received a new pair of shoes, food baskets, and his or her own special health screening. Club Provides Health Screenings Lifelong Learning Institute Expands Reach After almost 40 years of providing lifelong learning on the NSU Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and 10 years of bringing classes to independent living communities, NSU-COM’s Life- long Learning Institute (LLI) has a new direction. In July, the City of Coconut Creek was the first South Florida municipality to provide university-affiliated and humanities-based lifelong learning classes for residents of all ages. In January 2016, the LLI will begin a partnership with the City of Coral Springs. The LLI’s off-campus expansion continues in a collaboration with NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education in a program inaugurated this fall in North Miami Beach. Andrew J. Cohen , D.O., M.P.H. (’93), of Ocala, Florida, who is the son of Stanley R. Cohen, Ed.D., M.Ed., HPD executive vice dean for educational support, passed away on September 7 at the age of 48 after suffering a fatal heart attack. Cohen, who had recently retired from active medical practice, worked as an internal medicine specialist. Theron G. Harrison , D.O. (’99), of Milledgeville, Georgia, passed away on May 29 at the age of 45. Kimberly LaShae Bolden-Johnson , D.O. (’08), of Miramar, Florida, passed away on August 11 at the age of 41. Bo Michael Rowan , D.O., M.S. (’08), of Marquette, Michigan, passed away peacefully on August 28 at the age of 34 following a three- year battle with a rare form of cancer. Rowan, a family practitioner who was born in Fort Myers, Florida, also practiced obstetrics, delivering more than 100 babies during his short career. According to those who knew him best, he will be remembered for his quiet confidence, loving heart, determination, and strength. In Memoriam