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In this role, he is able to fulfill his passion
for teaching as he develops, coordinates,
and implements AACOM activities related
to clinical education, from undergraduate
medical education through residency, with
an emphasis on clinical faculty development
and coordination. According to Dr. Cymet, he
joined the Dean’s Leadership Council to gain
a better understanding of the issues facing
the various colleges of osteopathic medicine
and to facilitate policy change.
Tamer Gozleveli, D.O.
Owner, Family Practice
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Dr. Gozleveli, a 1987 NSU-COM gradu-
ate, established a successful family practice
in 1995 that focused on providing excellent
health care services to its patients. In the en-
suing years, the practice—now formally known
as Primary Care Offices (PCO)—has grown
to include three sites located in Pembroke
Pines and Miramar. In addition to running his
busy practice, Dr. Gozleveli has served as an
NSU-COM clinical assistant professor since
1996
and as chief of Memorial Hospital West’s
Department of Family Medicine.
Since graduating from NSU-COM, he
has maintained an active association with
his alma mater, serving as president of the
Alumni Association, designing its first Web
site, and serving as its Web master. Dr. Goz-
leveli, who is board certified by the American
Osteopathic Board of Family Practitioners,
has also devoted a significant amount of time
to working with NSU-COM students as they
rotate through his offices during their Interdis-
ciplinary Generalist Curriculum experiences.
Because he has served in a variety of
leadership roles both in the community and
on a national level—including a stint as
president of the Broward County Osteo-
pathic Medical Association—Dr. Gozleveli
has been instrumental in regard to educat-
ing health care providers in the areas of
quality care and patient satisfaction. He
has also been an advocate for improving
health care accountability and coordination
of care between primary care physicians
and specialists.
Donna L. Horkey, M.S., PHR
Founder
Missing Link Consultants, Inc.
Plantation, Florida
In 1988, Horkey established Missing
Link Consultants, Inc., which has provided
management training, performance manage-
ment consulting, expert witness and defense
litigation support, and one-on-one executive
coaching for a variety of organizations.
After receiving her Master of Science
degree in Human Resource Management
from NSU in 1987 and earning her accredita-
tion as a Professional in Human Resources
(
PHR) that same year, she then served as an
adjunct faculty member in NSU’s H. Wayne
Huizenga School of Business and Entrepre-
neurship for five years.
Horkey, who published her book
Mentor-
ing: The Missing Link to Supercharge Your
People
in 1996, is the recipient of numer-
ous awards, including the 1993 Up and
Comers Award in Human Resources, the
2002
Human Resources Florida Profes-
sional of Excellence Award, the 2005 NSU
Distinguished Alumni Award, and the 2008
Girl Scouts of Broward County Community
Partnership Award.
“
I was thrilled when Dr. Silvagni ap-
proached me to serve because he rec-
ognized the advantage of increasing
the breadth of expertise on the council
to include business, legal, and human
resources,” said Horkey of her 2010 ap-
pointment to the Dean’s Leadership Council.
“
Last semester, I created and facilitated two
expert panel workshops for NSU-COM resi-
dents on professionalism in the workplace
and employability skills, delivered under the
umbrella of the college’s medical education
department. It was rewarding to utilize my
professional skills and network to benefit
our graduates. This, along with serving as
advocates for NSU-COM in the community,
is the raison d’être of the DLC.”
Ronald B. Tolchin, D.O., FAAPM&R
Medical Director
Baptist Center for Spine Care
Miami, Florida
Dr. Tolchin, who graduated from NSU’s
College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989,
is a board-certified specialist in both physi-
cal medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R)
and pain medicine and is board-eligible in
spinal-cord injury. Prior to joining Baptist
Health South Florida, he worked with the
Miami VA Healthcare System and the Uni-
versity of Miami Miller School of Medicine,
where he spent over five years serving as
chief of physical medicine and rehabilita-
tion and interim deputy chief of staff for the
Miami VA.
