Campbell Medicine Newsletter | Fall 2020

Campbell Medicine Newsletter The latest news from North Carolina’s only osteopathic medical school | Fall 2020

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PRESIDENT J. Bradley Creed

INTERIM DEAN James Powers

ASSOCIATE DEANS Michael Mahalik, Eric Gish, Terri Hamrick, Victoria Kaprielian, Robin King-Thiele, Robert Terreberry, David Tolentino

CONTRIBUTORS Shelley Hobbs, Sarah Bowman

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Established in 2011, the Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine is the first and only osteopathic medical school in the state of North Carolina. We prepare students to be lifelong learners and practitioners that are holistic in their approach. Our strong and diverse programs provide applied learning experiences for all students, as well as opportunities for interprofessional education and collaborative practice, both at Campbell University and in the surrounding health care community.

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People of Campbell Medicine Eddie McCray, Class of 2022 Edwin (Eddie) McCray, Class of 2022, has been accepted as a research fellow for clinical neurosurgery at Duke University.

He is taking a gap year between his 3rd and 4th year of medical school to complete the fellowship and to get a Master’s in Healthcare Administration.

Student Doctor McCray's research is mostly related to spinal cancer or other types of cancer that have metastasized and spread to the spine and various factors that may lead to disparities in outcomes.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR RESEARCH: We’re looking at multiple myeloma, which is a type of cancer that often presents itself in the spine. That [type of cancer] is normally treated with chemotherapy or radiation, but if that’s not working over time you’re prone to your spine collapsing because the bone is becoming damaged.

You would have to have surgery get rods and screws put in to stabilize your spine. Looking at the outcomes after those surgeries, there’s actually a lot of disparities based on gender, race, insurance status – whether you have private insurance, Medicaid or no insurance.

We look at the data and use statistical analysis to determine if there’s a difference between the subgroups. This allows you to be aware of how you may have some type of intrinsic bias that you’re not aware of that is causing you to treat one group of people different than others. Sometimes it’s not something you’re doing – so, is there something in the system? This allows you to try and mitigate those issues to try and have equal outcomes.

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2020 © Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect viewpoints of the editors or official policy of Campbell University.

Eddie and his wife, Chelsea McCray.

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I’m a North Carolina native, the oldest of 3 children, and married to first-year Campbell medical student, Chelsea McCray. I am interested in neurosurgery, particularly in spinal deformity and trauma. Outside of school most of my free time is consumed with gardening and entrepreneurship.

Campbell Medicine welcomes the Class of 2024.

Students from around the country begin their medical school journey at Campbell - in the midst of a global pandemic.

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he Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed the Class of 2024 with a COVID-19 friendly and safe orientation during the last week of July. There are 162 students in the incoming DO class and 23 new students entering the MSBS program.

"We are very excited to welcome the Class of 2024 to CUSOM," said Dr. Jim Powers, interim dean at the School of Medicine. "This academic year will look different for everyone, but we remain strongly committed to training physicians to provide leadership and excellent patient care in all communities."

Throughout the week, students were able to pick up supplies and participate in presentations - both safely in-person and virtually - in preparation for the start of the academic year.

The Campbell Medicine SGA hosted a "Class of 2024 Welcoming Series" which combined both virtual and in-person activities.

They organized 6 small group events: Wilmington Beach, Raven Rock Hike, Cape Fear Tubing, Catered Event, and two Bonfires.

CUSOM's response to COVID-19 The medical school faculty, staff and students have adapted and adjusted well throughout the last few months. Our first and second year medical students have a rigorous lecture and lab schedule, and our third and fourth year students are on clinical rotations at 9 affiliate hospital systems. To reduce the student census and allow for social distancing for our first and second year students, all lectures continue to be virtual and our labs in are small cohorts with PPE provided. For our third and fourth year students, we have adapted to the circumstances at each location.

Kimberly Johnson, OMM coordinator, shared all of the ins-and-outs and details not to be overlooked while preparing for and executing labs this semester.

"From learning new technology to securing PPE, physically spacing out lab groups while still keeping them 'connected' virtually, and just re-thinking how we do lab in general - it's a lot to navigate and work through," said Johnson. "We've paired/grouped students with close contacts, implemented COVID symptom/temperature checks prior to lab, transformed practical exams to oral exams, and are tracking a lot of things to keep everyone safe."

- SHELLEY HOBBS

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162 students

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68 students from North Carolina

15 Campbell graduates

24 states represented

Over 25 colleges/ universities represented

Avg. GPA 3.6 Avg. Science GPA 3.54

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Campbell Medicine awards the first Rachel Helen Silver and William F. Morris, DO endowed scholarships.

Brittany Williams and Morgan Eudy, both members of the Class of 2022, have been awarded the Rachel Helen Silver and William F. Morris, DO scholarships, respectively. These scholarships were endowed in 2019 and awarded for the first time in 2020.

The Rachel Helen Silver Scholarship The Rachel Helen Silver Scholarship was established to honor the life and legacy of Rachel Silver, a member of the Class of 2021, tragically lost in a car accident on July 2, 2018.

The scholarship is awarded to a second-year osteopathic medical student at the end of his/her second year who has clearly demonstrated a willingness and a passion to give back to their academic community as well as their local, regional and even national/international communities.

Recipients are nominated by their classmates in hopes that the selection process will encourage all students to do their best academically and to strive to be the very best person they can be in order to make this world a better place.

“Being selected for this scholarship means so much to me because it truly is my passion to use my experiences to help others,” said Brittany Williams, Class of 2022.

“My entire life, I have always appreciated and truly valued the selfless love from others that allowed me to reach where I am in life, and I have always devoted myself to making sure those around me felt just as loved, appreciated and helped.

“Especially throughout medical school, times can get tough, and we all need people to lean on at times,” reflected Williams. “Receiving this scholarship truly means a lot – to know that during my two years at CUSOM, I have been able to make a difference in someone’s life.”

Student Doctor Williams is from Henderson, NC and earned a Bachelor of Science at Campbell University prior to matriculating into medical school. Befitting a Rachel Helen Silver Scholar, she is a very active student leader and volunteer.

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Teaching Assistant and a tutor/ peer navigator for the CUSOM Academic Center for Excellence.

She served as the Pediatrics Club Secretary in 2019 and is also a member of the Emergency Medicine, SOSA, CMDA, and SAAO student organizations. She Brittany Williams, Class of 2022, first Rachel Helen Silver Scholarship recipient. volunteers with Peds Club field day, CUSOM SNMA HUMP Day, and Wings Camp for Grieving Children.

Williams is a member of the Sigma Sigma Phi Honors Service Fraternity, a Dean’s Scholarship recipient and a mentor for undergraduate students and MSBS students who are interested in pursuing careers in Osteopathic Medicine. She has also participated in a CUSOM medical mission trip to Armenia.

“Though I didn’t know Rachel, I am honored the committee saw my peer written application as an embodiment of who Rachel was and the legacy she would have wanted to leave. I plan to continue to live my life in a way that, not only helps others, but also honors students like Rachel who dedicated themselves to giving back to those around them,” Williams shared. “As future physicians, compassion is key. We all want to be able to make a difference in peoples’ lives, but that doesn’t mean we have to wait until we are physicians — we can do that each and every day with our family, friends and classmates because no one should ever have to go through difficult times alone.”

Rachel’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Jon Silver of Asheville, NC, were delighted to learn that the first scholarship had been awarded.

“We received a very gracious and heartwarming letter from Brittany Williams, the first recipient,” Rachel Helen Silver (1992 - 2018) they shared. “We are truly appreciative of her beautiful gesture which only serves to further verify our long-held belief that CUSOM is recruiting the best of the best.

“Having long been part of the medical field, we knew the qualities required to receive the award would result in the selection of a recipient who clearly demonstrates the level of kindness and compassion that is so crucial to success in medicine. We can readily sense these traits in Brittany from just reading her very kind words to us and discovering some of her passions. We are thankful for this scholarship, how it serves as a way to keep our daughter’s memory alive at Campbell, and as a way for her to help her fellow students.”

William F. Morris, DO Scholarship Dr. Morris was the beloved founding Chair of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine who lost his battle to cancer shortly after retiring in 2015.

Faculty, staff, friends and the Class of 2017 endowed the scholarship in his memory to recognize students who demonstrate academic excellence in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), serve as an OMM TA, and/or demonstrate a willingness and ability to serve others.

Morgan Eudy, Class of 2022, was selected as the first William F. Morris, DO Scholarship Recipient.

Student Doctor Eudy is from Monroe, NC and earned a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He served as a 2019-2020 OMM TA, Treasurer for the Campbell University Community Care Clinic, and President of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Club in 2019.

“Being selected for the William F. Morris Scholarship is a huge honor, and I am very thankful for the financial support that this brings,” said Eudy. “Osteopathic manipulative medicine was one of the major reasons I applied to osteopathic medical schools and is an element of medical treatment I hope to one day incorporate into my patient care. Having the training and tools to treat MEDICINE.C AMPBELL.EDU

the whole patient in a holistic manner was extremely important to me when I was applying to medical school and is what sets apart the osteopathic profession in my mind.”

“Having known Dr. Morris and Student Doctor Eudy, I would say that Student Doctor Eudy embodies the caring and dedication that characterized Dr. Morris’ approach Morgan Eudy, Class of 2022, first to patient care and William F. Morris, DO Scholarship education,” said Dr. recipient.

Tom Motyka, current chair of OMM. “Dr. Morris was very skilled and always ready to help. No matter how inconvenient the time, he would always attend to someone in need, and I believe that Student Doctor Eudy is on track to uphold the high standard set by Dr. Morris.”

Dr. Morris' wife, Carol Morris, PhD, also congratulated Eudy and expressed gratitude to CUSOM for the endowment of the scholarship in honor of her late husband.

"William's legacy is the students - the students he taught himself, who have gone on to become Osteopathic physicians, and the students who have come after, who are still benefiting from his knowledge and expertise," she shared. "His passion was teaching students to 'listen' with their hands and to, as Andrew Taylor Still said, 'remove restrictions so that the body can heal itself.' He taught them that they can 'always do something' - with their training in osteopathic manipulative medicine, they have the tools to optimize function and make a real difference in the lives of their patients. We are grateful that CUSOM has created this scholarship in William's name, that his legacy lives on and his passion for OMM is embodied in the scholarship that bears his name."

- SARAH BOWMAN & SHELLEY HOBBS

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Campbell Medicine Spotlight: Medical Student Summer Research Scholars The Medical Student Summer Research Scholars (MSSRS) Program is a summer research opportunity open to rising MS-II students only. The project period is 7 weeks during the summer, and students are expected to devote at least 6 full weeks to the project. Students attend weekly work-in-progress sessions and provide the opportunity for MSSRS participants to present their work to student peers. A final report is presented in the form of a poster or oral presentation at a local, regional, or national meeting.

The Interprofessional Education Symposium held each spring at Campbell University is an opportunity to present, and all MSSRS participants are encouraged to present a poster at the event.

Natasha Dziarnowski

Stephanie Everest

Hometown: Haymarket, VA

Hometown: Melbourne Beach, Florida.

Undergraduate Degree(s): B.S. in Biological Sciences with a Minor in Spanish, Virginia Tech Research Project: “Evaluation of Frailty Scale Usage and Compliance in the Hospital Setting: A Performance Improvement Approach” PI/Mentor: Sarah McIntyre, RN; Trauma Program Manager – WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, NC What were the benefits of participating in the MSSRS program? I wanted to participate in a research project that had application to a wide variety of medical practice, and frailty impacts a huge subset of the patient population. Hopefully, by evaluating the implementation of a clinical frailty scale the project will provide a helpful clinical tool in assessing the best course of care for these patients. I learned valuable skills in data collection and literature review, as well as learning more about how frailty can impact multiple facets of a patient’s life.

What advice would you share with future medical students? My advice to incoming medical students, or students who wish to pursue medicine, is to have your reason ‘why’. Medicine is a life-long dedication to learning, so at the end of the day, among all of the hustle and bustle, be sure to remember your ‘why’ and enjoy the learning itself–it’s what will help you serve your patients in the future!

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Undergraduate Degree(s): B.S. in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology with a Specialization in Exercise Physiology, University of Florida (Go Gators!)

Research Project: This summer, I was fortunate to work with my research mentor, Dr. Nicholas Pennings, on a project titled, “Evaluating the Usefulness of Fasting Insulin and Fasting Glucose When Screening for the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Five Years” which investigated current diabetes screening methods and the use of fasting serum insulin levels for early disease detection and prevention. The research team also included Dr. Matthew Peterson and, my classmate, Lauren Huff.

What were the benefits of participating in the MSSRS Program? Participation in the Summer Scholars Program gave me the opportunity to be involved in every stage of the research process – from reviewing previous diabetes research and formulating a research design to composing a research paper and poster.

What advice would you share with first year medical students? My biggest advice to current MS-1 students is to do your best and trust the process. Focus on what you can accomplish in a day and have faith that you will get to where you are meant to be. In the meantime, surround yourself with genuine people who support you and encourage you. Medical school is full of amazing moments and personal growth, but on the difficult days, I’ve found it’s the support system that you’ve built that keeps you grounded.

Ricardo Caldas Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Florida Life Before Medical School: My family and I moved from Blumenau, Brazil to the U.S. when I was four, and I grew up in Pembroke Pines, Florida – the place I consider to be my hometown. After high school, I completed my EMT-Firefighter training with the Coral Springs Fire Academy in 2007. Then, I earned my paramedic license in 2009. In the years that followed, my love for working with patients intensified, and I decided to pursue a career in medicine. In 2016, I earned my BS in Biological Sciences from Florida Atlantic University, where I also performed one year of benchtop research centered on assessing the neuronal impacts of brevetoxicosis. Additionally, I served as a biology TA during my undergrad while concurrently working as a paramedic for the North Broward Hospital District. After leaving Florida, I graduated with my MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in 2019, just prior to matriculating at CUSOM. Regardless of the field of medicine that I pursue, clinical research will remain my lifelong companion in evidence-based practice.

What is your research project? With respect to the Summer Scholars program, I was matched to the trauma research division at WakeMed, primarily working under Dr. Mary Bryant and Dr. Jaclyn Tremont. I am a co-investigator in a study centered on evaluating the predictive and prognostic merits of early in-hospital end-tidal capnography measurements on trauma patient outcomes. My primary responsibility involved collecting and screening EMS and ER patient data from WakeMed’s EMR system –both at the hospital and remotely.

Project title: Does ETCO2 predict outcomes in all trauma populations?

Principle Investigator: Scott M. Moore, MD Co-Investigators: Jaclyn Portelli Tremont, MD; Mary K. Bryant, MD, MSCR; Ricardo A. Caldas, MS, EMT-P What have you learned from this experience? The research I performed on behalf of WakeMed Health was, and continues to be, a rewarding experience. I was taught how to navigate hospital-based studies and learned the nuances surrounding IRBs and the data collection process. It also allowed me to build a rapport with some of WakeMed’s physician and nursing staff. I also learned how to better navigate an EMR platform that is widely used throughout various hospital systems. Although my Summer Scholars contract has ended, I was given the opportunity to remain with WakeMed as a member of the research team for the MEDICINE.C AMPBELL.EDU

rest of the year. To this day, I am still remotely collecting data for the third phase of our study as I make my way through second year at CUSOM. What are your extracurricular activities?

I serve as the Research Chair of our CUSOM SGA. I currently live in Garner with my two little boys, Leo and Tristan, and my wife, Vanessa. When I’m not studying, I enjoy cooking with my kids, doing yardwork, traveling, and exercising.

What advice for MS-I’s would you like to share?

To all of our aspiring MS-I researchers, I highly recommend that you consider applying to CUSOM’s Summer Scholars program. The program offers various platforms from which to gain experience in research – from on-site laboratory to hospital-based projects.

Tommy O’Neil Hometown: Martinsville, VA Undergraduate Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Biology, James Madison University What was your project?

I worked with Dr. Pascal Udekwu at WakeMed in the trauma surgery department on a project titled “Current Management of Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias”. My role in the project was reviewing the literature and working through patient charts to collect data on how traumatic abdominal hernias are managed as well as patient outcomes. I’m interested in possibly going into surgery and this experience was a great way for me to start looking into the field.

What are the strengths of the MSSRS Program?

The Summer Scholars program is great because you get to work closely with people who have a lot of experience in health care.

All MS-I’s, find something you’ll enjoy over the summer and use the time to gain valuable experience. Also, make sure you have fun and enjoy your break!

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Alli Howell Hometown: Cherryville, NC Undergraduate and Other Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Biology, UNC Charlotte; Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences, Campbell University About me: When I’m not studying, I love to spend time with my two rescue pups, MJ and Nyla Grey. You can usually find me hanging out in my backyard with them.

I’m a bargain shopper, food enthusiast, and I love to buy new plants almost every time I go to the grocery store.

I’m also from a rural community in the western part of North Carolina, so I feel right at home here at CUSOM! MSSRS Research Project: “Transthoracic Vagotomy Treatment Method for Marginal Ulcers in Gastric Bypass Patients” PI: Paul Enochs MD, Wake Med Bariatric Surgery Alden Parsons MD, FACS, Wake Med Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Chair Department of Surgery Wake Med Cary This study is a retrospective chart review, and I was involved in data extraction from patient medical records. I was responsible for navigating through patient charts and collecting information including patient demographics and additional variables regarding their previous surgical histories. We examined the different risk factors and common variables among patients who developed marginal ulcers following their respective gastric bypass procedures.

These ulcers impose severe health consequences and may be refractory to conservative therapy requiring an additional measure of a transthoracic vagotomy (TTV). This procedure involves a robotic-assisted cut of the vagus nerves bilaterally, which in return reduces stimulation to the GI tract to mitigate the amount of acid being produced in the stomach.

Throughout this experience, I became more appreciative of research and the amount of time and effort it requires.

Although I worked with a smaller sample size, it may have taken me an entire day to navigate through one or two patient charts and data extraction was a very tedious process.

I was also reminded that we should not take our own health for granted; this project was a gentle reminder I hope to carry with me to help improve the quality of life for my future patients.

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What advice would you share with current first year medical students? To current MS1 students, it’s going to be hard. Please remember (I also have to remind myself of this) that you are not perfect and no one is. It’s okay to miss exam questions, it’s okay to talk yourself through each step in lab, it’s okay to watch your OSCE and see the errors you have made. Now’s the time to make these little mistakes and ask questions so you can do better in the future. It’s not about being perfect, it’s a process of improving yourself and staying healthy during this time. Focus on what is important to you and the rest will sort itself out.

Megyn Christensen Hometown: Swanton, Ohio Undergraduate Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Biology, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH MSSR Research Project: “Outcomes After Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Care in Incarcerated Individuals: A Prospective Observational Trial” Mentor: Mary K Bryant, MD – UNC PGY5 General Surgery Resident, Trauma Research Resident – WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC I reviewed 576 patients’ charts to see if they were eligible to be included in this study. After determining that 132 were eligible, I then identified data points for: demographics, comorbid conditions, pre-hospital information, incarceration information, admissions, diagnoses, interventions, discharges, and complications. These data points were then entered into a data collection system called REDCap. Coming into medical school, I had no research experience.

So, the main reason I participated in Summer Scholars was to gain my first experience with research. This opportunity allowed me to gain insight on how research is developed from IRB requirements, to learning how to navigate through an electronic medical record registry, to enhancing my skills with Excel, and just being able to pull the appropriate data from patients’ charts.

Advice to MS-I: There is so much material to learn each day, and sometimes you can’t do it alone. It is 100% acceptable to reach out to faculty, MS-IIs, or even a tutor. No one way is the right way. Some people just read the PowerPoints, others make notes/flashcards, some use ANKI, and others use a variety of different sources (Sketchy, Pathoma, BNB).

Do what you are comfortable with and go from there. If what you are doing right now isn’t working that great, do a trial and error of other methods. Each course, each professor, and each block may require you to alter your studying habits.

Campbell Medicine Special Highlight: Dr. Charlotte Paolini announces retirement The Campbell Medicine Community gathered virtually to celebrate the retirement of Charlotte Paolini, DO, on October 12, 2020.

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he Campbell Medicine community gathered virtually to celebrate the retirement of Charlotte Paolini, DO, on October 12, 2020.

Dr. Paolini joined the medical school faculty in 2013 as the founding Chair of Family Medicine. In 2017, she became the Director of Geriatric Medicine.

Throughout her years of service and teaching at CUSOM, she regularly treated patients at the Campbell University Health Center, and she mentored and taught students overseas on CUSOM medical mission trips and through local migrant farm worker evening clinics. As a member of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Dr. Paolini helped establish a student CMDA chapter with about 40 students from the inaugural Class of 2017.

As the founding Chair of Family Medicine, Dr. Paolini was also the faculty advisor for the student run free clinic.

She was instrumental in the development and founding of the clinic, which was later named Campbell University Community Care Clinic (CUCCC). The CUCCC offers free medical care to local underserved communities. “[The CUCCC] has been a wonderful place to serve and a wonderful place to teach,” said Dr. Paolini. “It is very missional, and that is my heart. It was just a huge blessing to be able to be part of that. I loved going on mission trips, and I really feel like of all the things we did and do at Campbell are missional, but the free clinic has really found a place in the community. It provides a service that nobody else does and is part of the fabric of healthcare in Harnett County.”

For the last several years, Dr. Paolini has served as the Director of Geriatric Medicine at CUSOM. As the Medical Director at Emerald Health and Rehab Center, she developed a geriatrics practice and training program and worked with 3rd & 4th year medical students and residents.

“The geriatrics clerkship at Emerald with the students and residents was great fun, enormously successful and very rigorous, but also very satisfying,” she shared. “That is a place where I really believe God has gifted me. Problembased learning [one-on-one with patients at the bedside] – it’s just part of who I am, how I practice and how I teach.”

Dr. Paolini has worked in healthcare for over 50 years. Her passion for helping and serving people was realized at a young age, and her medical education began with nursing school in 1969. She thrived in nursing school – becoming both the class president and student nurse of the year – and continued on a few years later to become a nurse practitioner.

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That’s when she fell in love with family medicine and outpatient care.

As her career continued, she began to look at education and academia and eventually took a position at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

There she taught geriatrics to students and residents, which really sparked her passion for geriatrics. While at SIU, she had the opportunity to work alongside Dr. Howard Barrows and began learning more about medical education, curriculum design and problem-based learning. Her experiences at SIU led her to pursue her early dream of becoming a physician.

“I was very blessed to get into medical school [at the University of New England] and knew that I wanted to do family medicine,” shared Dr. Paolini. “Even as a student, I did a lot of teaching and brought problembased learning to the UNE Medical School curriculum and helped create their simulated patient program.”

After medical school, she worked in both academia and private practice. She spent several years as the director of the geriatrics programs at both The University of New England and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine prior to coming to CUSOM. Although retiring, Dr. Paolini's passion for learning and teaching continues.

“My concern presently is for our changing culture," said Paolini. "As Christian physicians, our right of conscience is being severely tested and challenged. I'm eager to look at culture from a Christian perspective and to assist healthcare professionals in knowing how to interact with the culture from that perspective. We need to defend our Christian world view and stand strong in that in a way that’s loving, kind and generous.”

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NEW HIRES

DR. SNEZANA PETROVIC

Associate Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology ELIZABETH GIGNAC, DO

Chair of Emergency Medicine

KUDOS BRANDON BURNS AND JORDAN NOGLE, MS-IIIs, were selected to the Wallace

Servant Leadership Fellows program, an interprofessional seminar series designed “to inform and inspire the calling and commitment to interprofessional servant leadership in health care.”

SHANNON BURCH, Third Year

Student Medical Education Clinical Coordinator, received her MBA from Columbia Southern University.

DR. DAVID GREEN received the Jerry

M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine’s 2020 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, presented on August 14, 2020 during the Faculty Awards portion of Campbell University’s virtual Faculty and Staff Orientation.

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS (announced at the Campbell

University Virtual Faculty/Staff Orientation) •

Ten Years: Chuck Toscano

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Five Years: Shannon Burch, Sheri Dailey, Amy Lucas, Brian Mann, Tammy Matthews, Sarah Olver, Audrey Reshard, Sonia Rhodes, Janice Taylor, Kassim Traore, and Sarah Wade.

FIVE CAMPBELL PRIMARY CARE CHAMPIONS FELLOWS presented their

projects at the Second Annual HRSA PCTE: Primary Care Champions Conference on August 20-21, 2020. Presenters included: Tiffany Lowe-Payne, DO; Nathalie Ortiz-Pate, PA-C: Miguel Pineiro, PA-C: Kimberly Stabingas, PA-C: and Monica Stanton, MD. Dr. Victoria Kaprielian and Dr. Nancy Finnigan were moderators for the fellows’ discussion session.

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has begun facilitating Covid-19 testing in local nursing homes.

THE FAMILY MEDICINE CLUB hosted a

socially-distant trunk-or-treat on Friday, Oct. 30 th. Parents were able to drive their children through the parking lot of CUSOM, where costumed students from various clubs with decorated cars were spaced out, giving out individually packaged candy to each child who attended.

Healthy Tips

Tips from the Campbell University Health Center “Now more than ever” has become a tag line for 2020 as the world strives to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it can be applied to the annual “get your flu shot” call to action.

Why should you get a flu shot?

Fever, cough, headache, body aches – is it the flu or is it COVID-19? It is a lot easier to figure out if you have had a flu shot.

COVID-19 has shown us how serious viruses can be even if you are healthy. While most people recover from the flu after a miserable week, some develop severe complications and even die. As the CDC states, vaccination has been shown to have many benefits including reducing the risk of flu illnesses, hospitalizations and even the risk of flu-related death in children. Getting a flu shot is an especially important preventative tool for people with chronic health conditions and women who are pregnant.

The Campbell University Health Center team encourages you to protect yourself, protect your family, and protect those around you by getting a flu shot!

Where can you get a flu shot? Most local pharmacies have a certified immunizing pharmacist who can administer the flu vaccine to patients ages 10 and up (6 and up with a prescription). Also, your primary care physician can administer a flu shot and all other vaccinations.

Where can I get more information? The Centers for Disease Control and for North Carolina specific information, visit the NC Department of Health and Human Services.

To make an appointment or for more information about the Health Center, visit campbell. edu/healthcenter. Healthy Tips contributed by Dr. Nicholas Pennings, Dr. Katie Trotta, and Amy Allen, RN. .

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"Coronavirus Social Story"

Exceptional Camels Interest Group leaders Kayla Distin and Jack Thomas (pictured to the right) partnered with illustrator Sumerlyn Carruthers to create “Coronavirus Social Story” to help exceptional children understand the virus and what they can do to help themselves and others stay well.

“The idea for the story came from our passion to care for exceptional children,” said Thomas, a second-year student at the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine. “We hope it will be helpful to all children, but we wanted to create something that could specifically help teachers and parents of exceptional children.”

“Rural special needs children and their families are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 due to lack of access to relatable and understandable educational materials,” added Distin.

“We hope this resource can serve as an interactive and accessible way for this population to learn about COVID-19 and ways to slow down it’s spread.”

Publications

August - November 2020 ROBERT “CHUCK” RICH, JR., MD, FAAFP Bladen Medical Associates and CUSOM Adjunct Assistant Professor was lead author on a discussion paper released by the National Academy of Medicine: Rich, R., R. Chou, E. R. Mariano, A. Legreid Dopp, R. Sullenger, H. Burstin, and the Pain Management Guidelines and Evidence Standards Working Group of the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. 2020. Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient Settings. NAM Perspectives.

Discussion Paper, National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC. https://doi. org/10.31478/202008c DR. YUNBO LI AND DR. HONG ZHU (In press/online publication) H. Shukla, G. Gaje, A. Koucheki, HY Lee, X. Sun, MA. Trush, H. Zhu, YR. Li, Z. Jia. NADPHquinoneoxidoreductase-1 mediates Benzo[a]-pyrene-1,6-quinone-induced cytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species production in human EA.hy926 endothelial cells. Toxicol and Appl. Pharm. 404, 2020. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.taap.2020.115180

DR. DAVID GREEN Gkoulgkountina, S., Sullivan, A., Yozwiak, J., Zschaebitz, J., Green, D., and Brenseke, B. (September 26, 2020) “Bilateral Ovarian Fibroma Case Study” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Medical Student Virtual Poster Session. https://www.acog.org/educationand-events/webinars/virtual-medicalstudent-poster-session/posters DR. ADAM FOSTER Foster AD, Block B, Capobianco III F, Peabody JT, Puleo NA, Vegas A, Young JW. Under Review. A spring in their step: shorter heels are linked with greater elastic energy storage in the Achilles tendon.

Nature Scientific Reports.

DR. SNEZANA PETROVIC American Journal Nephrology, 2020;51(9):695-704. doi: 10.1159/000509989. An Acidic Environment Induces APOL1-Associated Mitochondrial Fragmentation. DengFeng Li, James A Snipes, Mariana Murea, Anthony J A Molina, Jasmin Divers, Barry I Freedman, Lijun Ma, Snezana Petrovic DR. ALAN PROIA •

Jakobiec, F.A., Cortes Barrantes, P., Yonekawa, Y., Lad, E.M., and Proia, A.D. Subretinal mononuclear cells in Coats’ disease studied with RPE65 and CD163: Evidence for histiocytoid pigment epithelial cells. American Journal of Ophthalmology (In press).

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Johannemann, A., Proia, A.D., and Criscione-Schreiber, L. Giant cells in Mönckeberg sclerosis as a masquerade of giant cell arteritis.

Eur J Rheumatol (Accepted pending minor revision).

DR. BONNIE BRENSEKE AND DR. TERENCE MITCHELL Robinson, Benjamin L., Terence R. Mitchell, and Bonnie M. Brenseke. "Evaluating the Use of Mixed Reality to Teach Gross and Microscopic Respiratory Anatomy."

Medical Science Educator (2020): 1-4. https://rdcu.be/b6lJK DR. BONNIE BRENSEKE AND MEDICINE.C AMPBELL.EDU

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Kim, J.S., Proia, A.D., Liss, J.A., Morgenlander, J., and Meekins, L.C. Multiple cranial neuropathies as initial presentation of primary ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland.

(Submitted for publication).

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Lefland, A., Proia, A.D., and Shah, S. Multiple cranial neuropathies in a patient with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

(Submitted for publication).

DR. DAVID GREEN García-Martínez, D., Green D.J., Bermúdez de Castro, J.M. 2020. Evolutionary development of the Homo antecessor scapulae (Gran Dolina site, Atapuerca) from a 3D geometric morphometrics approach. Proc. Euro. Soc. Hum. Evol.

9: 48. (Colleagues presented results of current research at virtual conference for European Society for the study of Human Evolution)

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