Perspectives Spring 2015

Table of CONTENTS DEAN’S MESSAGE CHANCELLOR’S COMMUNIQUÉ STUDENT AFFAIRS COVER STORY CAPE CORNER ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT Tampa MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY Fort Lauderdale OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Fort Lauderale Tampa PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Orlando PHYSICAL THERAPY Fort Lauderdale Tampa 2 5 6 10 16 17 18 19 24 35 Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, 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 discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. 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. Volume 3, Number 1 Serving Our Community and Creating Tomorrow’s Health Care Professionals COVER STORY PAGE 10 PAGE 19 POET AND ARTIST USES AAC AND AT TO COMMUNICATE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNIQUES IN THORACIC SURGERY PAGE 24 CREATING A CULTURE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT