NSU Fall 2012 Horizons Magazine

8 HORIZONS 9 HORIZONS around NSU Dateline: Health , NSU’s public service television program hosted by Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of NSU’s Health Professions Division, was named an award winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards. Dateline: Health ’s winning episode featured the South Florida Spine Clinic describing spinal surgery options and pain modulation. It included footage of a physician assessing a patient and reviewing radiographs and a demonstration of a new pain modulator that’s threaded into the spine and controlled remotely by the patient as needed. Nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries competed in the Telly Awards. The 30-minute program covers a wide range of contem- porary health care issues through interviews with health care experts, researchers, and policymakers. Dateline: Health airs on the Broward Education Commu- nication Network (BECON). It is carried by COMCAST and AT&T U-verse cable providers, Direct TV, and Dish Network satellite. It is aired seven days a week throughout South Florida, reaching approximately 4.3 million house- holds in the tricounty area. “This prestigious accolade validates the quality of Date- line: Health ’s programming and the impact we are making in the South Florida health care community,” Lippman said. In 2008, two Dateline: Health episodes took Telly Awards in the educational video/film category. The program has also been nominated for three Emmy Awards. The Telly Awards, founded in 1979, are the premier awards honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs; the finest video and film productions; and online commercials, video, and films. “Nova Southeastern University’s accomplishment illus- trates its creativity, skill, and dedication to its craft and serves as a testament to great film and video production,” said Linda Day, executive director of the Telly Awards. In support of NSU’s Vision 2020 and Core Values, and to recognize Lippman’s service to the university and the community, The Lippman Collection has been donated to NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. The Lippman Collection includes more than 340 episodes of Dateline: Health and is available to the public on DVD. For more information about NSU’s Dateline: Health , visit www.nova.edu/datelinehealth/ . n Dateline: Health Earns a Telly Award By Kenny Ma Nova Southeastern University’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education has celebrated many major milestones and a new accolade has been added to the list. The school’s education programs have been accredited without qualifica- tion by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This means that, in addition to regional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, NSU’s education programs have been vetted at the highest levels, said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and chief executive officer. The designation covers Fischler’s initial teacher prepara- tion programs and advanced educator preparation programs at all university locations and online, as well as the Center for Psychological Studies’ Master of Science in School Counseling and Psy.S. in School Psychology programs for practitioners in P–12 schools. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Educa- tion and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as a professional accrediting body for teacher preparation and accredits more than 650 colleges of education nationwide. “NSU is proud to receive this accreditation, because it is a testament to the high quality of our educational offerings and our top-notch graduates who will ultimately benefit generations of students to come,” said H. Wells Singleton, Ph.D., dean of the Fischler School. Over the years, NSU has developed the careers of more than 60,000 teachers, administrators, trainers, and other edu- cational professionals. In addition, more than 300 current superintendents and 33 college presidents across the nation hold doctorate degrees from NSU’s Fischler School. For more information about NSU’s accreditation, visit www.nova.edu/academiclife/university-accreditation.html . n Education Programs Granted Highest Level of National Accreditation By Andra Parrish Liwag Pictured: Fred Lippman is the host of Dateline: Health , NSU’s public service television program, which highlights contemporary health care issues. Medical Students Without Borders By Kenny Ma In Vietnam last spring, Leigh Anne Bressler, then a fourth-year medical stu- dent, was shocked to learn the correlation between money and quality health care. The impoverished nation’s health care system runs largely on a cash-pay system. “As a whole, my experience in Vietnam has opened my eyes to some of the health care needs of other cultures,” Bressler said. Her experience is reflective of other medical students from NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine who, over the years, have volunteered for inter- national medical outreach or rotation programs in 28 countries on five conti- nents. The students receive academic credit while learning about international health care systems. More than 150 medical students participate annually in international medical trips lasting from 10 days to three months, according to Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., dean of the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. Since 2008, the students have become medical ambassadors of NSU, participat- ing in the delivery of primary care throughout the world. They also have introduced osteopathic medicine to many countries where this branch of American medicine is generally unknown. “The international rotations allow our medical students and faculty members to learn and share different health care delivery systems and to introduce the osteopathic profession [to people] around the world,” said James T. Howell, M.D., M.P.H., assistant dean for professional relations at NSU’s College of Osteo- pathic Medicine and director of the International Medical Rotations Program. NSU medical students have completed rotations in Haiti, Peru, India, the United Arab Emirates, China, South Africa, Ireland, Guatemala, Kenya, and many more places. n