Perspectives Winter/Spring 2018

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 3 Interim Chancellor’s Communiqué IRVING ROSENBAUM , D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Health Professions Division ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT milestones has always been a hallmark of Nova Southeastern University. There’s little doubt, however, that the past few months have brought exciting and unprecedented change to both the university and the Health Professions Division (HPD). In September, NSU received the largest philanthropic gift in its history from Dr. Kiran C. Patel, M.D., and his wife, Dr. Pallavi Patel, M.D. The commitment from the Patel Family Foundation includes a $50-million gift and an additional $150-million real estate and facility investment in a future 325,000-square-foot medical education complex that will be part of NSU’s new Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater, Florida. Additionally, the Tampa Bay Regional Campus will house an additional site for NSU’s osteopathic medical college. The financial gift also resulted in several major university changes that were unveiled on September 25, including the renaming of NSU’s osteopathic medical college to the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteo- pathic Medicine and the renaming of NSU’s health care sciences college to the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. To learn about how NSU’s historic collaboration with the Patels will benefit its students and the university as a whole, please read the accompanying story in this issue of Perspectives . Additionally, NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine received preliminary accreditation in October and is in the process of recruiting its inaugural class of 50 students, who will begin in August 2018. NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine is now the eighth M.D. college in the state of Florida, along with two osteopathic medical colleges, including NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. The coming months promise to be a period of additional growth and expansion. The creation of the HPD Annex, which is located across the street from the pending NSU Academical Village site, has already provided much-needed space for our growing number of faculty and staff members. Additionally, construction will begin on the HCA East Florida hospital that will be located on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. The Health Professions Division is playing a pivotal role in helping NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., successfully achieve his Vision 2020 goals, which range from increasing undergraduate enrollment and enhancing research to enlarging the university’s endowment. We look forward to the university’s continued accomplishment. ●