COM Outlook Winter 2020

4 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Nicole Cook and daughter, Eden Hebron Tampa Bay Ribbon Cutting Commemorates Ambitious Achievement Thanks to the hard work and perseverance of a passionate group of believers, what was initially deemed a mission impossible turned out to be supremely possible. On September 14, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel, M.D.s, proudly unveiled the new, 311,000-square-foot Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater, Florida, at a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony that attracted more than 500 attendees. The new campus was made possible through a $230-million donation from the Patels to NSU—$80 million in gifts and a $150-million investment in real estate and facilities. “We are immensely proud of this beautiful and state-of-the-art campus—a true Herculean effort by Moss, Baker Barrios, ACAI, all of our contractors, and of course, our dedicated NSU team,” said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and CEO. “However, none of this would have been pos- sible without Drs. Patel and the generous contributions of their time, their talent, and their fortune.” NSU has been providing a wide range of educational programs in the Tampa Bay area since 1991. The Tampa Bay Regional Campus offers a broader curriculum and will house approximately 2,000 students and 125 faculty and staff members when it is fully occupied. The campus is also home to several educational programs, including serving as an additional site for the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM), which welcomed its first class of about 150 students in August. “Dr. Kiran C. Patel has been a great philanthropist. He has donated money to the KPCOM for scholarships, as well as provided monies to build the Tampa Bay Regional Campus. Dr. Patel also shares the values of osteopathic medicine—to serve the underserved in a more efficient and humane manner,” said the KPCOM’s dean, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S. 4 “Additionally, he has provided funding for more than 30 students to learn rural medicine in India and is actively involved in the development of a graduate medical education institute to serve NSU,” she added. “His kindness and vision are a force that is humbling to be around. We cannot fully express our thanks.” NSU’s Tampa Bay Regional Campus also provides a home for the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, the College of Psychology, and the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice programs in the Tampa Bay area. Programs in cardiovascular sonography and speech-language communication disorders are available, as are master’s degree programs in anesthesia, clinical mental health counseling, criminal justice, developmental disabilities, family nurse practitioner, psychiatric mental health, school counseling, speech-language pathology, and national security affairs. “It is more important than ever to advance the current state of health care. I believe that NSU is the future of multidisciplinary medical education,” Dr. Kiran C. Patel explained. “Together, we will be able to capitalize on an opportunity that will be beneficial to millions of human lives—many right here in Florida—and so many others around the globe.” o MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE