COM Outlook Winter 2020

54 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE CLOSING Notes CLOSING NOTES On June 27, four distinguished faculty and staff members were honored with the annual Dean’s Awards, which are selected by Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S. 4 , dean of the KPCOM. Hilda M. De Gaetano, D.O., M.S., FACOP, FAAP, senior assistant dean of preclinical education, was named Faculty Member/Admini- strator of the Year, while Melissa Chamberlain, M.B.A., director of graduate admissions, and Manelle St. Hilaire, M.P.H., director of preclinical education at the Tampa Bay Regional Campus, received the Director/Manager of the Year accolade. Evelyn Martinez, medical outreach program coordinator, was named Coordinator/Staff Member of the Year. o Excellence Honored at Dean’s Awards NSU-KPCOM received approval to launch its third bachelor’s degree program—a Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Coaching (HAWC) in partnership with NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS). The new program, which will begin in fall 2020, also offers students an option for an accelerated Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree program, as well as an option for dual admission into the CAHSS’s Master of Science in Family Therapy program. The HAWC program will be offered as a traditional on-site, daytime program at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. Faculty members from the KPCOM, the CAHSS, the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, and the College of Medical Sciences will teach the courses. The curriculum will provide opportunities for the HAWC students to participate in global and domestic health outreach initiatives with undergraduate public health, nutrition, family studies, and pre-counseling students. Classroom instruction will be augmented with innovative, community-based, experiential learning opportunities that include the use of contemporary information technology. Future graduates will attain the skills necessary to provide personalized health solutions for patients and clients in a holistic manner. This includes the ability to assess client lifestyles and family support systems, develop tailored diet and/or wellness plans, create health education materials, conduct health workshops and seminars, build a clinical practice, and apply solution- building strategies to coaching. “We are very excited about this new bachelor’s program, since it will provide a unique pathway for students to enter the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine,” said Phyllis Filker, D.M.D., M.P.H., associate dean of undergraduate, graduate, and community education. “The HAWC major also provides an opportunity for students not interested in becoming a physician to be a vital part of the health care team.” o • Bachelor of Science in Public Health • Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition • Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Coaching NEW Third Bachelor’s Degree Program Launched Clockwise from top left: Melissa Chamberlain, Hilda M. De Gaetano, Manelle St. Hilaire, and Evelyn Martinez.