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COM Outlook . Summer 2012
On April 16-17, Master of Science in
Biomedical Informatics (M.S.B.I.) stu-
dents and faculty members attended the
Cloud Computing in Healthcare Confer-
tions will adopt cloud-enabled products
and solutions or how they will advance
their already substantial investments
in cloud-based technologies. Issues of
cost efficiencies, scalability, improved
administrative processes, and innova-
tive communications capabilities were
also addressed.
Conference attendees
included (from left): Arif M. Rana, Ph.D.,
M.Ed., assistant professor of medical
informatics; Javdaneh Kasravi (student);
April Green (student); Elizabeth Oviawe,
M.Sc., M.M.I.S., assistant director of
data analysis and development; Josean
Malcolm-Cook (alumni); and Troy Rubi-
zovsky (student).
On March 17, the M.S.B.I. program
hosted a seminar entitled “Technology
in Health Care” by John Santangelo,
director of information technology at
Cleveland Clinic Florida, who oversees all
aspects of information technology such
as network services, clinical informatics,
IT business systems, and telecommuni-
cations and telemedicine services.
ence, which was hosted by the Cloud
Computing Association in Miami, Florida.
The conference covered when and how
health care companies and organiza-
COM
mun i ca t i ons
M.S.B.I. Program News of Note
NSU-COM Hosts Free Health Fair
On March 31, the college coordinated its annual health fair, which is spon-
sored by the Health Professions Division and the Florida Osteopathic Medical
Association and held at the Tower Shops/Home Depot Shopping Plaza in Davie.
During the event, over 100 attendees were able to participate in choles-
terol, blood pressure, HIV, and diabetes health screenings as well as receive
health care information from physicians, optometrists, physical therapists,
dentists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
Information related to pediatrics, women’s health, family medicine, physical
therapy, and public health was distributed by participating NSU-HPD col-
leges such as Osteopathic Medicine, Health Care Sciences, Nursing, Dental
Medicine, and Optometry.
Additional highlights included an appearance by the Davie Fire Depart-
ment and the participation of the Memorial Health Care System mobile units
for adult and child health, which were on hand to provide free child immuni-
zations and other health care services.
Three new colleges of osteo-
pathic medicine have been established
throughout the United Sates that will be
matriculating their first classes in 2013:
Alabama College
of Osteopathic Medicine
Dothan, Alabama
Osteopathic Escalation: Three New D.O. Colleges Established
Campbell University
School of
Osteopathic Medicine
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Marian University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
With the addition of these new
schools, there are now 29 U.S. colleges
of osteopathic medicine (COMs), four
branch campuses, and four additional
teaching locations. Currently, more than
20 percent of medical students in the
United States are earning their degrees
at one of the nation’s COMs.