Lasting Impressions | Fall 2014

NSU COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE © 41 HPD Impressions Bal Fantastique to Celebrate 30 Years of Fund-Raising The annual Bal Fantastique, hosted by NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD), will cele- brate its 30th year of raising funds for NSU in 2015. The black-tie event attended by commu- nity leaders, philanthropists, students, faculty members, and NSU administrators is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2015. Through the years, Bal Fantastique has raised money to support educational and community programs in areas such as medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dental medicine, health care sciences, nursing, and medical sciences. Those programs include both classroom and community settings—such as participating on medical missions to the Caribbean and South America, seeing patients at NSU’s Health Care Centers, and volunteering at numerous health fairs the university hosts for the public. During the 2014 Bal Fantastique gala, HPD Board of Governors member and dermatologist, Joel Wilentz, M.D., was honored with the HPD Distinguished Service Award for his numerous contributions to the health care field and to Nova Southeastern University. u From left: Jackie Travisano, Joel Wilentz, and Fred Lippman at the 2104 Bal Fantastique College of Pharmacy Assistant Dean Appointed to Florida Board Goar Alvarez, Pharm.D., C.Ph., FASCP, assistant dean of NSU’s College of Pharmacy, has been appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Florida Board of Pharmacy. His term began on May 23, 2014, and ends on October 31, 2017. Alvarez is past speaker of the House of Delegates of the Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) and past president of the FPA. He is also the 2002 recipient of the James H. Beal Pharmacist of the Year award. He joined NSU in 1999 and has served as director of pharmacy services and assistant professor of pharmacy administration. u Goar Alvarez confers with students enrolled in NSU’s College of Pharmacy. Program Receives Accreditation The Cardiovascular Sonography Program at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Health Care Sciences has received national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The new accreditation will be effective through March 31, 2019. NSU’s Bachelor of Science—Cardiovascular Sonography degree program, which is offered at the Tampa Regional Campus, is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the field of cardiovas- cular sonography. Students take a series of online courses at the undergraduate level, accompanied by on-campus lectures integrated with ultrasound labs, to prepare them for a clinical externship during the second year. u