HPD Perspectives Magazine Summer/Fall 2019

2 | DR. PALLAVI PATEL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES DEAN’S Message “No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.” —Andrew Carnegie Among NSU’s eight Core Values, integrity stands as a sentinel value from which many others gain strength. As students, faculty and staff members, and alumni of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, it is important that we strive to exude profession- alism in our daily interactions with others and lead lives with integrity and honor. Webster defines integrity as “the quality of being honest and fair,” but those words become meaningless if they are merely spoken or written. They must be lived. Integrity births seeds of self-assurance, which allows one to be humble enough in the presence of praise, but courageous enough to stand alone eschewing the crowd. Its attributes are exceedingly consequential and unequaled. Integrity must be considered the cornerstone of one’s character. It is the professional attribute upon which all other principles must be built. It influences every facet of life in dealings with classmates, colleagues, patients, and the general community. When faced with the prospect of cheating on a test, falsifying a patient record, or merely giving less than your best on a project, integrity responds with a resounding, “NO, I CAN’T!” Destroy the foundation of integrity and the building falls, no matter how beautiful the windows, the doors, or the porches—all come crashing to the ground in the face of an uncertain foundation. In the words of William Shakespeare, “Mine honor is my life; both grow in one. Take honor from me, and my life is done.” Integrity is not just the adherence to what is legal, but also to what is ethical. Your integrity must not only be judged by legal tenets, but by ethical dictates— an adherence to the principle of “doing right when no one is watching.” Essentially, integrity is not a passive avoidance of wrong, but an active promotion of what’s right. I recently came across this quotation. I do not know from whom it came, but it states, “Don’t be overwhelmed by decisions. Only consider the ethical ones—you’ll find your options are much fewer.” Essentially, integrity has no equal. Stanley H. Wilson, Ed.D., PT, CEAS Dean Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Nova Southeastern University SUMMER/FALL 2019 • VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2 Perspectives is produced by NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 3200 South University Drive Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328-2018 healthsciences.nova.edu NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY George L. Hanbury II , Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVISION Frederick Lippman , R.Ph., Ed.D. Chancellor, Special Projects Irving Rosenbaum , D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Vice President for Operations DR. PALLAVI PATEL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES Stanley H. Wilson , Ed.D., PT, CEAS Dean EXECUTIVE EDITOR Scott Colton , B.A., APR HPD Director of Medical Communications and Public Relations MANAGING EDITOR Brenda Van Hoose Assistant Director of Student Affairs vanhoose@nova.edu ART DIRECTOR Susan Tischenkel-Hayward Associate Director/Senior Designer Office of Publications and Creative Services ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR PAGES 4–5 Hannah G. Kuker NSU University School Student OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE SERVICES Bernadette Bruce , Director Sheryl Koral , University Editor Carol Reynolds-Srot , Associate Editor/Copywriter Roberta Harris-McCafferty , Production Manager Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, military service, veteran status, 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 dis- criminate in administration of its educational policies, admis- sions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Any such acts are unacceptable and strictly prohibited by the university. 05-067-19SAT Perspectives