NSU Horizons Fall 2018

3 NSU HORIZONS AROUND NSU Groundbreaking in Tampa More than 300 people joined NSU officials and Patel Family Foundation representatives to break ground for NSU’s new Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater, Florida. The 325,000-square-foot complex will replace NSU’s existing Tampa facility, and will house the western location of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. In January, NSU received approval for a class of 150 students to begin studying there when the new facility opens in the summer of 2019. The campus will also offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in numerous medical and non-medical fields. “I feel it is more important than ever to advance the current state of health care,” said Dr. Kiran C. Patel. “It is rare for someone to have the opportunity to impact the world in this way, and, as an immigrant, I am honored to make a difference in people’s lives around the world.” Training Tomorrow’s M.D.s NSU Welcomes Charter Class at Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine A charter class of 53 students took their first step toward becoming medical doctors with the opening of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. NSU officially welcomed the M.D. charter class, along with about 250 incoming students at NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, in the nation’s first combined White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony included keynote addresses from Tyler Cemet, D.O., chief of clinic education for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, and Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges. “NSU’s focus on educating health care professionals about the importance of interprofessional respect and understanding provides its students with an edge in the real world,” Cemet told students. Johannes W. Vieweg, M.D., founding dean of NSU MD, called the inaugural class very special. “Historically, the students receive significant national attention because new medical schools generate a lot of excitement. There is a benefit to receiving this attention—we are very committed to their education.” With the opening of the M.D. college, NSU becomes one of only three universities in the U.S. to operate both a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree school. It is the 8th M.D. college in Florida, and 1 of 151 in the U.S. “As a class, we have a tremendous opportunity to be involved in the educational process and build a charter class others will be proud to model,” said student Brad Boserup, who said he applied at NSU MD because of its focus on unique learning strategies, research, patient interaction, and innovation. Using a team-based approach, M.D. students will study continued on next page