COM Outlook Winter 2020

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 31 “One of my biggest takeaways from the trip is that the little things can be just as important and life changing to people as the big things. It was amazing to make a patient’s day by doing a simple ear lavage and having them be able to hear again, or to perform OMT for 30 minutes and see a patient move without pain again. I feel I definitely received more than I gave by participating in this medical outreach trip.” —Ryan Petit, KPCOM class of 2022 The interprofessional medical outreach team consisted of faculty members and students from a range of programs, including osteo- pathic and allopathic medicine, dental medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, and physical therapy. Above: Paula Anderson-Worts (green scrubs) examines a pediatric patient with the assistance of several students. Left: Sheilin Hamid assists a woman in a wheelchair.