Perspectives Summer/Fall 2016

14 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY the high school students will use technology to access information on lifestyle changes and stress management. In previous years, information was provided on paper. Because the CHCS students are closer in age to the high school students than the college’s faculty members or MLEC teachers, the communication and exchange of information that occurs is a positive experience. The college’s physical therapy, physician assistant, and occupational therapy faculty members are committed to continuing this annual screening and are proud to be actively contributing to enhancing the community’s health. In physical therapy, Bini Litwin, Ph.D., D.P.T., M.B.A., PT, director of the Transition Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and associate professor; Leah Nof, Ph.D., M.S., PT, C/NDT, CEEAA, professor; Rebecca Rosenthal, J.D., M.S., PT, assistant professor; and Debra F. Stern, D.P.T., D.B.A., M.S.M., PT, CEEAA, CLT, director of clinical education and associate professor, have participated from the beginning. In 2016, occupational therapy faculty members Sonia Kay, Ph.D., M.S., OTR/L, assistant professor; Adrienne Lauer, Ed.D., OTR/L, assistant professor; and Kris Winston, Ph.D., OTR/L, associate professor, joined the team. Harvey Feldman, M.D., PA, FACP, professor, serves as the lead physician and recruits physician assistant faculty members on an annual basis. In addition, Margaret Davis, D.H.Sc., M.H.Sc., R.N., an adjunct faculty member in the Doctor of Health Science Program, supervises the CHCS students doing the exit consultations and participates in individual MLEC student discussions for those who present with abnormal findings. The program was made possible in 2015–2016 because of financial support from Adcahb Insurance and Life Extension through the efforts of Neil Eichelbaum, MLEC program teacher emeritus and initiator. n Front row, from left, are physical therapy students Jessica Spero and Susan Valdes. Second row, from left, are Natalie Martinez, Emily McWilliams, and Jillian Thompson. In the back row, from left, Shawn Renner, Abdul Shamsuddin, Anita Vergis, Jocelyn Wal- lace, Joseph Daniels, Bini Litwin (associate professor), Thomas Travers, Ashley Southerland, Neal Shah, Nicholas Lougheed, Andrea Irlinger, Ryan Rivera, and Katelyn Weeks prepare to perform waist-to-hip ratio screenings. From left: NSU Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus class of 2017 physician assis- tant students Audra Vandyke, Allison Bloom, Kaitlyn Benjamin, Tandy Tira- mai, Kelsey Schaeffer, Megan Ginter, Ashley Miller, Jennifer Kaszubski, Emily Delaney, and Nisha Shah prepare to partake in the Miami Lakes Educational Center health screenings on October 9, 2015.