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Notice of Accreditation
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educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on
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nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic
origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made
available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administration of its
educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic
and other school-administered programs.
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In This Issue - Spring 2013
Neuro-Immune Institute Aims to Ease Suffering 20
In February, NSU-COM held a grand opening ceremony for
its Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine. Celebrants gathered
to salute the first-of-its-kind facility that will treat patients
with conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic
encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and Gulf War Illness (GWI), as well
as conduct basic and clinical research under one roof in this field.
Alumni to Faculty Members: The Allure of NSU-COM 26
Medical school is generally construed—especially by those
students studying within its cozy confines—as a challenging,
exhausting, and all-consuming experience. So why then do so
many NSU-COM alumni enthusiastically return to the college in
the ensuing years to accept faculty positions in the same institution
that relentlessly challenged their bodies, brains, and spirits?
Medical Outreach in Jamaica, Peru, and Vietnam 30
In December, the college coordinated medical outreach trips
to Jamaica, Peru, and Vietnam that allowed students to treat
patients in underserved areas of the world and enhance their
cultural horizons in the process.
NSU-COM Alumnus Invents Scrotal Rehabilitative Device 39
2010 alumnus Dr. Matt Stringer has invented a revolutionary
new device called the AeroLift® to improve scrotal wound care
for soldiers injured during military duty.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Dean’s Message – 2
Chancellor’s Communiqué – 4
Inaugural D.O./D.M.D. Students Set to Graduate – 5
Social Media in Medical Education and CME – 6
Health Care Legal Eagle – 12
Research/Scholarly Activity – 13
Faculty Perspective – 17
Faculty/Staff Focus – 18
NSU Overview – 24
Melnick Memories – 29
Alumni Corner – 36