COM Outlook Winter 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 27 university and hospital. By the time 1992 rolled around, however, a troublesome ailment led Rose to consider a relocation to South Florida. Rose had developed a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome in his right hand, which was not correctable with surgery. Although he oversaw the college’s surgery department and enjoyed his teaching responsibilities, the time had come for a change of scenery. Thanks to his sister, Elaine Lefkowitz—a longtime NSU-KPCOM staff member who still works in the college’s Office of Clinical Education—Rose was able to secure a position at the college as chair of the Depart- ment of Surgery in 1993. That was followed in 1994 with his elevation to associate dean of clinical affairs. In 1996, Rose left his full-time position at NSU to launch a physician assistant program at Miami-Dade College, although he continued to provide surgery lectures to KPCOM students as a clinical professor of surgery. “What makes my experience in South Florida, and at NSU, so special is the diversity of each class and the percentage of female students. This has presented Top: The longtime clinical professor is a master of making his students laugh during his interactions with them. Above: In May 2017, Norman Rose served as the grand marshal at the Des Moines University graduation ceremony in Iowa. Rose, who grad- uated from DMU more than 55 years ago, had the honor of leading the participants in the processional and recessional and announcing the ceremony’s official opening and closing. continued on page 29