Campbell Medicine Newsletter The latest news from North Carolina’s only osteopathic medical school | Spring - Summer 2020
Ryan Machiele, DO ('20)
Campbell Medicine's first Ophthalmology match PAGE 4
PRESIDENT J. Bradley Creed
INTERIM DEAN James Powers
ASSOCIATE DEANS Michael Mahalik, Eric Gish, Victoria Kaprielian, Robin King-Thiele, Robert Terreberry, David Tolentino
CONTRIBUTORS Shelley Hobbs, Sarah Bowman
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Match Day 2020: COVID-19 style celebrations all around! The Class of 2020 didn't let COVID-19 put a damper on their Match Day celebration! Many gathered with friends and family to commemorate this special day.
Campbell Medicine celebrates 100% residency placement, virtually
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he Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated residency Match Day with the Class of 2020 on March 20, however, the celebration looked a bit different this year with the moments of celebration being shared through social media and not in person at Levine Hall of Medical Sciences. The annual Match Day is the third Friday in March when medical students and residents across the country who applied through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) find out where they will continue their medical training, and like many medical schools, Campbell began the tradition of hosting a Match Day celebration with the inaugural class in 2017. While the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Class of 2020, faculty and staff from gathering together in person, the administration sent out the traditional “I Matched” signs to students, and they shared their photos via email and across social media. “We are proud to announce the residency match results for the first cohort of students of the new decade and the first to participate in the merged AOA (DO) and ACGME (MD) system – the Class achieved 100 percent placement,” said J. Bradley Creed, president of Campbell University. “Due to the current international health crisis, we are not able to celebrate with our students in-person and while that makes today’s experience a bit different from what we would prefer, it does not dampen the joy we share. In fact, I believe it makes us think of these future Campbell physicians in an even more meaningful way." “We are extremely proud of the Class of 2020 and their incredible success in the 2020 Match,” said Dr. Jim Powers, interim dean for the school of osteopathic medicine. “In addition to this being first match in the merged system, the 2020 Match had the largest number of applicants in history. Our students knew there would be significant competition for residency training positions this year, but they met the challenge every step of the way with 100 percent of them achieving residency placement. “We have so much to be proud of and celebrate including the continued legacy of CUSOM military match participants, the incredible support from the community, our clinical partners, and our students who will continue their medical training in university and community health systems from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to Harnett Health right here in our own community.” Campbell’s medical student match success is shared by eight clinical campuses from Conway, SC to Salisbury, NC and the physician preceptors and hospital staff who work with the students during their third and fourth year rotations. “As we celebrate the 2020 Match results today, I am very proud of our students, and I am also very thankful for our dedicated faculty — especially our Clinical Chairs and advisers — who taught, supported, and guided them MEDICINE.C AMPBELL.EDU
throughout medical school to make today’s success possible,” said Dr. David Tolentino, associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. “Each of our clinical campuses also share in the success of our students as they have provided the training that equipped our students to standout as great candidates on their interviews and will serve them well throughout residency.” In addition to the 100-percent residency placement for Campbell Medicine’s Class of 2020, Campbell University also celebrated 100 percent of their residency program positions were filled in the Match. Campbell’s affiliate residency programs the university sponsors with five community health systems – Southeastern Health, Cape Fear Valley Health, Conway Medical Center, Harnett Health and Sampson Regional Medical Center — include dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery and psychiatry. “Graduate medical education went through an immense transition over the past few years in the merger of our accreditation and residency application process,” reflected Dr. Robin King-Thiele, associate dean for postgraduate affairs and DIO for Campbell Graduate Medical Education. “This created an environment of unknown territory for 2020 Match participants. Our affiliate residency programs stepped up over the past few years to meet the new merged accreditation standards demonstrating their dedication to medical education and increasing the workforce pipeline to rural and underserved North Carolina. “We are proud to welcome over 100 residents from across the country to complete their training and provide patient care to the communities our hospitals serve.” - SARAH BOWMAN C AMPBELL MEDICINE NE WSLET TER
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Campbell Medicine's first Ophthalmology residency match: Dr. Ryan Machiele
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ampbell Medicine celebrated its first graduate to match into an ophthalmology residency in March. Dr. Ryan Machiele (’20) began his residency at UNC Chapel Hill in July. Ophthalmology is one of the most highly competitive residency programs, and according to the 2020 Ophthalmology Residency Match Summary Report, there were only 496 positions available nationwide in January. The Ophthalmology Residency Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a fully accredited, threeyear residency with just four applicants accepted into the program each year. Dr. Machiele did not begin medical school with the goal of becoming an ophthalmologist. “What drew me into medicine was the opportunity - the idea of having a greater impact [on people’s lives] than I was having,” said Machiele. “As I learned about all the different specialties and fields, ophthalmology stood out as a very high impact field where you're really making a huge difference in someone's life.” Throughout his medical school journey, Dr. Machiele traveled abroad for a several medical mission outreach trips. Having spent time serving in Ecuador, Jamaica, and India, he became more aware of just how great the need is for ophthalmologists and their specialized skill set around the world. While reflecting on his time in India, Machiele shared, “There's just such a huge backlog of cataract cases and things that are highly preventable … people are going blind just because there isn't an infrastructure and there aren't people there who are able to operate for such a huge population.” He went on to share that he plans to continue to build international service into his career as a physician, and he felt that opportunities for service and ophthalmology are unique easily portable and high impact globally. “I think that's what sort of sealed the deal for me,” said Machiele. “[While serving on a couple of trips to] Ecuador, I recognized the things we were doing just for the people's vision was really life changing, and it was pretty simple.” He explained how portable ophthalmology is as compared to other specialties, even for surgical procedures. He shared how he was able to take about 1000 pairs of reader’s eyeglasses to India, and after operating all day, they would pack up supplies and drive to the surrounding villages for charity clinics in the evenings. “I would bring all my readers out there and little old ladies would come through [for glasses] … and it was pretty life changing for them - just to be able to read after they haven't for so long,” he shared. “And that was a big thing in Ecuador, too - just seeing how impactful that was and how practical it was, and that was a big deal.”
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Dr. Ryan Machiele and his wife, Ellen, with their three children. Dr. Machiele served as President of the Class of 2020 while in medical school. Ms. Machiele was awarded the 2020 AOF/AAOA Donna Jones Moritsugu Memorial Award. This award honors the life partners of graduating osteopathic medical students who best exemplify the type of immeasurable support and personal sacrifice that is crucial to their partner’s success, leading to the betterment of their future and of society.
Although he didn’t begin medical school with the goal of becoming an ophthalmologist, Dr. Machiele is thankful for his journey so far and very happy to be continuing his education in North Carolina at UNC Chapel Hill as a first year ophthalmology resident. When asked about his application/ interview experience with such a competitive residency program, he shared a very important piece of advice. “I was fortunate to have a lot of really strong mentors, and I think that's really the one thing that set me up for success,” he said. “I worked really hard, but I think most of what I did was just doing what they asked me to do … being coachable – that’s really important.” As his journey continues, now as a resident, Dr. Machiele is passionate about continuing to meet people’s needs through ophthalmology and providing vision care for rural and underserved populations in North Carolina and around the world. - SHELLEY HOBBS
COMPASSIONATE MINDS. HEALING HANDS. 2020 VISION.
Congratulations and best wishes to the Campbell Medicine Class of 2020! Class of 2020, Thank you for entrusting Campbell Medicine to provide you your medical education and training. Thank you for allowing us to guide and support you through the last four years. You are a very special class to me; I arrived in Fall 2015, and you are the very first class I saw move all the way through – interviews, White Coat Ceremony, a medical mission trip with some of you - so you are a very special class to me. I was looking forward to sharing graduation week and the ceremony with you and your families to celebrate your accomplishments and all you are going on to do. While we did not get to share that special time in person, we hope the celebration video, book and gifts commemorate your accomplishment and convey how very proud of you we are. You are entering medicine at an incredibly critical time and an incredibly challenging time. COVID-19 has forever changed the practice of medicine and all aspects of our lives. You are entering medicine at a time when there is substantial need from so many patients. We focus on those in rural and underserved regions, but there are patients everywhere who are in tremendous need of good physicians to take care of them. You have so many opportunities to touch so many lives right now.
As you move forward into this next stage of residency training and practice, remember the simple things. Always let your patient guide you. Always advocate for your patient and what’s in their best interest. When you are with your patients, be present, be compassionate, and be kind. And take that approach into your personal lives as well – medicine is grueling and residency is grueling. Give yourself some grace – be kind and compassionate to yourselves, your families, your friends, and your loved ones. Approach your patients and your lives in a very osteopathic fashion making sure to take care of body, mind and spirit. Do that for your patients and do that for yourselves. Again, thank you for the special memories you have brought all of us, the joy you have brought us, and the special class that you are. Thank you for choosing to enter a career of service to others. Thank you for representing the profession and CUSOM so well. Thank you to your families, your spouses, your friends, and your loved ones for the care and support they have given you over the past four years. Don’t forget about us – we will always be here for you – you are a member of our family. Join the alumni association and be actively engaged with CUSOM. We are so proud of you for all you have done and will do.
- James Powers, DO Interim Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Cementing the legacy of those who came before, we work diligently to care for our communities. Embracing our diversity, we stand together with clarity of purpose as we learn, serve, and heal.
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"Remember the canvas you've painted throughout medical school as you've developed your own art of medicine in how you communicate with patients.
Each of you now has a blank canvas as you begin your career. Take with you the same tools that you learned throughout the infamous 14/9 patient encounters, and now use them as a physician, and apply them to your life: 1. Knock gently in life. 2. Look at people in their eyes – really look. 3. Smile more. 4. Shake hands and hug more. 5. Seek opinions of others. 6. Create options in life. 7. Be thankful and forever grateful for this opportunity, and be open to sharing your gratitude with everyone – your spouse, your family, your patients – everyone. Take life in 14-minute chunks, hone your skills, and join me on team skins. Today on this special day, it’s all about you. Congratulations! Tomorrow and for every day thereafter, don’t make it ever about you and you’ll be superstars." - Dr. Steve Halm, DO Graduation Celebration Keynote Speaker
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"Medical school has been a tremendous privilege for all of us to identify what
our limits are and then to have the resources to work past them. To move the goalpost a bit, to identify a weakness and be able to turn it into a strength with mentorship and support and guidance. And I want to acknowledge, the hard work that it took to do that, but also the amount of guidance and mentorship and nourishment that got us through this in order to come out on top - to become better and more competent and more capable through facing challenges and staring down our weaknesses. I think that our graduation is a celebration of us jumping into careers as people who will be entering situations that are tricky. People who will be treating diseases that are heartbreaking and handling situations that are sad. And so I don’t think this is a tension that will necessarily go away. But, I do want for us to really celebrate where we are and where we’ve been." - Ryan Machiele Class President
"I want to leave you with a reminder to be joyful in what you do. Be grateful for the opportunities you have,
take a minute to enjoy your personal pursuits, find your sense of joy and cultivate it. Take care of yourself, take care of each other as much as you care for your patients. Reach for what makes you happy and keep it alive and well. I’m proud of each of us. Good luck with everything you set out to do, and always remember that your peers care about you and will always be there for you." - Chris Walker SGA President MEDICINE.C AMPBELL.EDU
CAMPBELL MEDICINE CLASS OF 2020 MATCH RESULTS 152 CAMPBELL MEDICINE GRADUATES JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS 32 states and Canada represented in the Class of 2020 42 graduates from North Carolina 55% matched into residencies in the southeastern US 80% entering specialties of need in North Carolina 100% residency placement 20 graduates entered a Campbell University affiliate residency program 54% matched into primary care C AMPBELL MEDICINE NE WSLET TER
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MS-IV students complete international rotation in Liberia “Our mission at CUSOM is to train physicians to fill the health care gaps in our country, namely rural America. To do that, our graduates must learn how to function with limited resources and thus rely more on clinical skills. What better place to perfect their clinical skills than where there are no resources except those skills.” - Joseph Cacioppo, DO, Chair of the Department of Community and Global Health.
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ampbell Medicine students have many incredible opportunities throughout their medical school career to train and serve in rural and underserved community settings both locally and around the world. The Campbell Medicine Department of Community and Global Health leads students on 4 to 5 international mission trips per year in addition to multiple local outreach clinics each year. They travel regularly to Guatemala, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Armenia. Third and fourth year students also have the unique opportunity to complete a 4-week rotation in several hospitals around the world. Students have traveled to Bolivia, Ecuador, Jamaica, India, Liberia, Angola, and Nicaragua to mention a few. We had the opportunity to talk with several students along with Dr. Joe and Mr. Doug Short, administrative director of the Department of Community and Global Autumn Bass, Claire Morley and Amelia Johnston (now fourth-year students) spent the first month of their third-year rotations at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia in fall 2019. Health, about their personal experiences abroad and how it has impacted their search across the world for a site that was willing to take 3 medical school journey and future careers in medicine. third-year medical students! We went from Haiti to Angola to Malawi to India to Nepal and finally to Liberia! Autumn Bass (MS-IV) and Amelia Johnston (MS-IV) spent a month in Monrovia, Liberia in West Africa in fall Long story short, Liberia fit our desire to serve in a place that 2019 at the beginning of their third year. It was actually their was truly struggling. We all 3 wanted to be pulled from our very first rotation following Sim month. Liberia is about the comfort zones during this experience, and Liberia definitely size of Tennessee and sits on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. was the perfect match. It’s bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Cote d’lvoire. Personally, I (Autumn) was initially very nervous to make Liberia is ranked 181/189 on the human development index the leap across the Atlantic. Prior to Liberia, I had served on 2018 (one of the least developed nations in the world) and is medical missions throughout central and south America, one of highest nations suffering from malnutrition. Ninetybut I was unsure if I was ”ready” to make the leap across the four percent of Liberian people live on less than $2 per day. pond so to speak. In addition to that, I really loved working with the people and communities throughout central/south CAMPBELL MEDICINE: Did you select your specific America! The healthcare need is there, and I have so much location and why? respect for the work ethic, the hospitality, and the life style of the people I have treated in those nations. So, I was nervous AUTUMN: Initially, we (Autumn, Amelia, and a third about starting in a very new part of the world. Honestly, student - Claire Morley) were trying to go to Haiti for the I found solace in the fact that the Liberian language is month. Haiti then entered into a state of civil unrest the English! What I didn’t realize, was the dialect and difference summer prior to us leaving, so this sent us on a “pop-corn” 8 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2020
A TYPICAL DAY AT THE HOSPITAL • We were picked up by Dr. Sacra (one of the western physicians who contracted Ebola in the 2014 outbreak, he’s lived in Liberia for close to 30 years I think, his Antibodies were used to develop the vaccine used in future Ebola outbreaks <-- kind of a rockstar) at 6:30am sharp and go to the hospital for morning chapel! All hospital personnel and patients we’re encouraged to go each morning for worship. These mornings were beautiful, the songs were all acapella and the rhythm was kept by each person clapping different but cohesive beats…it was awesome. • At 7:00, it was time for "morning report". All residents and physicians would meet in a room and discuss the events that occurred overnight. Most nights the entire ELWA hospital was covered by a resident which is literally insane, but during these mornings we discuss certain cases that were concerning, number of deaths overnight, number of births, any concerning ED cases, etc. Morning report lasted about 1 hour. • After this, we all broke off and went to whatever “Ward” we were assigned too: ED for 2 weeks and the Pediatric ward for 2 weeks. • We always started with patient rounding … this is where it may help to have a phone call because the ward experience is where there was the most distinctive difference in developed vs. developing nations. ABOVE: Claire, Autumn and Amelia with Dr. Joe (chair of the Dept. of Community and Global Health at CUSOM).
in the sentence structure actually makes it sound completely foreign to our ears (I.E. We had translators). **AMELIA has also been on a short-term mission trip with CUSOM to Ecuador.
CAMPBELL MEDICINE: Describe your rotation experience (from a medical student perspective and a personal perspective - although I'm sure they overlap quite a bit). AUTUMN: Med student perspective: My literal first impression was just information overload! Our first day in-country was actually spent settling-in from the 2 day trip (3 countries) it took to get there. We had to get phones and learn how to shop, we had to get Liberian money because the dollar was worth so much more over there, if you used it, it was hard for markets to give you change (they wouldn't have enough). Our second day was what would become a typical day at the hospital. (See sidebar to the right) Personal perspective: Sensory overload is the only way I can really describe it. To put it plainly, the hospital experience was incredibly taxing mentally on myself and the two girls I went with. Death is all too prevalent and common there. I worked in EMS for 6ish years, and I saw double the amount of deaths I did in the first MEDICINE.C AMPBELL.EDU
• After rounding on your wards, the rest of the day was filled with managing and treating patients, seeing new patients in the ED, adjusting medication regimens, doing ultrasounds, adjusting kids make-shift bubble CPAP device, working in the malnutrition clinic assessing kids, evaluating comatose patients, trying to find the needed equipment for patients who needed oxygen or suctioning was next to impossible, tracking down lab tests, cleaning wounds, looking at images, and then the best part of course was simply working with the patient and their incredibly scared families. Speaking with them and reassuring them. Trying to explain what is happening to try and reduce the fear was crucial. Busch-medicine, herbal medicine, or Joe-schmo from the pharmacy in the side of the road are much cheaper and are very common ways people in Liberia get ”treatment” for whatever they have. People fear hospitals and they are scared to go to them largely because of the Ebola situation. • If we had time, around 12 or 1 we would grab a quick lunch that was prepared on-site by the hospital cooks. Normally this was rice and some type of ”soup” to put on top. Meat was few and far between, rice was the thing that filled you up, but the vegetables were amazing (casava, pumpkin greens, etc.) • The rest of the day was filled with much of the same things, including intakes from the ED, or helping discharge families, etc. • At around 6:00, 6:30pm the 2 other girls and I would meet up and walk home. Make dinner, do whatever homework, walk the beach out front of our house, and then go to bed! C AMPBELL MEDICINE NE WSLET TER
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We also didn’t have great WIFI, so we couldn't really reach our families. The time zones were 6 hours apart, so that added to the difficulty a bit as well. AMELIA – Med student perspective: I think it's really hard for a third-year, in the beginning of their clerkships - when they've only been taught medicine in a Western setting - to go to a third-world country. It’s tough. You kind of have to set expectations aside and just go with it. Take in the cultural aspects and be open to so many different things. It was difficult, and it was very eye-opening, but it was a great experience because we didn’t know what to expect. Because we’re from a different part of the world, [the healthcare workers] want to show us a little bit about how things are done there. At this hospital, a lot of the doctors were missionaries that were from other parts of the country. We also worked with Liberian doctors as well as people from Kenya and Wales. It was like learning medicine from everywhere, and it was really interesting. Some of them would just sit down and say, “all right, here are 10 topics that I want you to go home and look at, and then we're going to talk about them” … and that's something that would happen here [in America - during a regular rotation]. And then there are others who just kind of throw you in and see what happens!
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2 weeks in Liberia than in the 6 years in the US. People are INCREDIBLY sick, disease states are incredibly progressed by the time they come to the hospital, malnourishment is everywhere, malaria is like the common cold, sexually transmitted infectious diseases, Tuberculosis, tetanus infections, incredibly severe burns, cancer…you name it, I feel like we saw it during our time there. It was a lot to intake and digest each day, so yes, it was incredibly tough, but also very much worth it. I literally think about ELWA and the people who work there and the patients I was privileged to treat every single day. The girls and I, on our walk home from the hospitals, would use that time as our time to decompress and vent. It was an unspoken rule that, this is what this walk home was for until we turned the final corner of our walk, and we could see the ocean…the ocean is a very therapeutic place, so to have that at our disposal was incredibly beneficial for our state of mind. In addition to having each other to lean on, everyone at ELWA, SIM personnel and Samaritan’s purse volunteers were all so incredibly kind to us. They were very welcoming and definitely always checked in on us, took us off compound a couple days to go get ice cream or shop or eat at a restaurant! As the days progressed, we definitely began to settle into a rhythm a bit more, but initially it was very intense.
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So it was kind of similar to what you would expect on your clerkships here, except because we were the first med students there, there was a little more uncertainty. Initial thoughts like, 'what can a med student do over in a third world country?' But, I learned a lot – there are so many life-saving options we have here [in America] that they don’t have [in Liberia]. It’s really difficult to accept that when treating and caring for patients there. The educational experience was also different. It’s more about learning what you can do for those patients at that time, and adapting, and being open to cultural diversity, and accepting. Learning to let some things go that you aren't used to. It’s a teaching hospital with residents, so we did rounds and regular patient care, etc., but it was hard. It was definitely still fun though! Personal perspective: When I felt called to medicine, I always knew that I was called to more than just my own community, wherever I ended up. So, I wanted to start experiencing it, and that's when I did my first mission trip. I loved it, and I had this thought that I really wanted to do more long-term missions or at least serve somewhere that I would come back to continually. So, I wanted to gain experience at a longer term mission trip since it was a month long, instead of two weeks. I went to see how I would do because it can be really emotionally heavy. I wanted to start small and grow bigger and just see where that takes me and my medical journey because I really want to do missions with whatever field I end up in. That was “my why” in the first place.
CAMPBELL MEDICINE: What are a few key things you learned/took away from your trip?
AUTUMN: • We (as humans) have WAY more similarities than we have differences. • Verbal language is not the only way to communicate effectively. • Regardless of our circumstances, you can always choose joy and always find things to feel blessed/ thankful. • Never underestimate the power of prayer and miracles actually do happen. • Never underestimate the power of adaptability. AMELIA: Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world, so it was in a very raw area. We had guards outside our door - but it was what we wanted to experience. We wanted to be in an area that was still safe, but where we could get something really deep from our experience by living and serving in a very [non-westernized culture]. And I think the initial expectations vs. what’s actually happening is also hard. I think people have this idea that it's a really fun experience - but there's a lot more to it, and there's a huge emotional weight to it. Even on my own trip, I had emotional up and downs: 'This is hard!' I'm not sure how people do this' - thoughts like that. I think you have to be able to adapt and accept cultural differences and for some people that's hard. I think after experiencing some of this and you still have a strong desire to do it, then you know it’s more of a right for you kind of a thing. And I think spirituality also like plays a huge role, which isn't something we're always allowed to talk about, but if spiritually you feel called to it from your specific religion, I
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think that also really helps play a big part if you feel like that is the path that's laid out for you. A lot of us [from Campbell] that go on these bigger missions, [exploring a spiritual calling is] the reason why, and it really helps. And it also helps you to be able to let go of what what's heavy about the trip - you have a way to vent about it - pray about it. CAMPBELL MEDICINE: What would you say to medical students considering international rotations and/or medical outreach opportunities? AUTUMN: • Always ask yourself why you are considering medical missions or outreach. Always know your why or your motive behind ”the urge”. Your ”why” often can shape your experience. • If you are interested, the most helpful thing to do is speak to someone who has either been to that country or who is familiar with medical missions. They can clarify questions, help shape your expectations, help give you fundraising tips, etc. • Always know what vaccinations you need prior to signing up because they are expensive and there are certain timing intervals that have to be accounted for. • Planning is everything in medical missions, but adaptability is huge. AMELIA: You are bringing hope and faith to that community and just being there for them, respecting them, and trying to learn their culture. I think the biggest thing to take away is that along with treating and caring for patients, you’re also learning about a new culture and how things work for them and what you can do to serve them. Take the time to learn about global missions and what it's all about. It’s not just about saving every life out there. Taking the time to be with another culture helps you when you come home to have a better sense of working with a patient that is not the same culture or religion as you, etc. I feel like that that's like the biggest thing I'd want med students to know if they want to do missions. It's totally okay for it to just be a mess sometimes. And our trip had some messy spots, but we’re happy to talk about those. I think they made a big impact and put a lot of things in perspective for us. - SHELLEY HOBBS
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PROMOTIONS SARAH BOWMAN, JD
Executive Director of External Affairs and Alumni Engagement SHERI DAILEY
Assistant Director of the Master of Science of Biomedical Sciences (MSBS) Program
KUDOS CUSOM DONATED surgical masks,
shields, and goggles to Central Harnett Hospital, which was in short supply due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. DR. CHARLES SMUTNY was elected
to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Osteopathy and was recommended as an Advisor for the Student American Academy of Osteopathy National Executive Council. BENJAMIN ROBINSON, MS-II was
selected as the featured International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) member for March 2020. He was accepted to present his research on the use of augmented reality to teach gross and microscopic anatomy at the IAMSE Virtual Conference in June. DR. ROBERT AGNELLO was featured
on the Well + Good blog along with National Geographic journalist, Dan Buettner in a post titled The Complete Guide to Blue Zones and What Makes Each Region a Longevity Hot Spot.
Catching Up on Our Clubs OB/GYN Club
ABOUT THE OB/GYN CLUB: The OB/GYN club is an interest club for the field of obstetrics and gynecology. The club has held annual meetings with Dr. Langaker where she explains all the details of the field. Our annual fundraising event for the club is the birthing stimulation, were we are able to use the birthing SIM and run through a typical labor and delivery. The club has also been able to help out with event for CUSOM, including Hump Day and accepted students days. HOW DOES THE OB/GYN CLUB SUPPORT THE STUDENT BODY? The club helps support the student body by providing various ways to gather interest in the field through workshops and informational meeting. Club members have various opportunities to volunteer for outreach educational events for the community as well. HOW IS CAMPBELL’S OB/GYN CLUB INVOLVED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL? CUSOM's OB/GYN club has sent members to the annual ACOOG meetings, where we were able take part in informational and educational meeting about the field. We were also able to provide out input for the future student interest organization ACOOG has. WHAT ARE SOME OB/GYN INITIATIVES AND EVENTS WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO? Hopefully, next year all of the normal events (in light of the COVID-19 situation) will be provided, along with new events started this year including the organization of the hygiene kits and assembling a group for the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure.
OB/GYN Special Community Project Personal Hygiene Kits Members of the Ob/Gyn Club at Campbell University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine came together to assemble 1000 hygiene kits for the middle school girls of Harnett County this January. The kits contain various feminine hygiene products, along with an informational pamphlet about puberty, the products, and how to use them. The pamphlets are also translated into Spanish for better outreach and understanding. The club hopes these kits can be useful to the girls, along with providing them confidence and comfort when it is most needed.
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Congratulations Campbell Medicine Class of 2017 residency graduates!
CAMPBELL MEDICINE CLASS OF 2017 STATISTICS 43 are from North Carolina
People of Campbell Medicine | Alumni Spotlight
Dr. Priyanka Kailash Lauber (DO '17) Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA Emergency Medicine Resident Class of 2021 PENNSYLVANIA ACEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS: RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE: I was elected to the PennsylvaniaACEP as one of the Board of Directors my PGY1 year and will be finishing up my 2-year term in a few months. It's been an amazing experience and I would recommend it to any resident! Every 4th-year medical student who is going into EM should know about this opportunity. EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SECRETARY/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EM RESIDENT Recently, I was elected to EMRA (national organization) as one of their Board of Directors for a 2-year term. I would be happy to share more about EMRA (a lot of students wanting to go into EM know about them) and there are opportunities for medical students to publish and get more involved.
https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/priyanka_lauber_2019board/ https://www.emra.org/be-involved/be-a-leader/board-of-directors/
1ST PLACE WINNER AT CPC NATIONAL COMPETITION AT ACOEP IN NOVEMEBER 2019. (photo above)
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42 went to a NC college or university 32 are from a rural area 41 from a Health Profession Shortage Area
10 entered military health professions scholars residency 25 entered residency in NC 83 went into primary care 31 entered family medicine (most of any NC med school in 2017)
115 did residency in a target specialty of need 48 entered residency in our geographic/SE target area
86 IDENTIFIED COMPLETED RESIDENCY IN 2020 51 reported entering practice and 14 of them have a fellowship education acceptance. Of the 51 with jobs, 17 of them are in NC and 4 have fellowships in NC. C AMPBELL MEDICINE NE WSLET TER
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CUSOM UPCOMING EVENTS ORIENTATION July 27-31st
FIRST DAY OF CLASS August 3rd
FALL BREAK October 5-9 th
WHITE COAT CEREMONY October 24th (tentative)
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Healthy Tips
Tips from the Campbell University Health Center
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taying healthy is more important than ever during this challenging time. Changes in routine, working from home and increased stress levels may make it a real challenge to maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit. Here are few tips to make your time at home healthier:
Try to maintain structure in your day, even if it is a new normal Get up and get dressed every day Create a daily task list of what you would like to accomplish
Thursday, 7/30 at 11:00am
Spend some time outside everyday if possible
HOW TO STAND OUT
Set aside some time for daily prayer or
Tuesday, 8/4 at 1:00pm
INFORMATION SESSIONS Friday, 8/7 at 3:00pm Wednesday, 8/19 at 3:00pm Wednesday, 9/9 at 3:00pm Monday, 9/21 at 3:00pm
INTERVIEW PREPARATION Friday, 8/14 at 1:00pm Friday, 8/28 at 11:00am Friday, 9/4 at 1:00pm Tuesday, 9/29 at 11:00am For more information or to register, visit medicine.campbell.edu
meditation; Try relaxation apps such as Calm, Headspace, or YouTube meditation videos Do deep breathing exercises to help with relaxation Aim to schedule time for physical activity daily; Take a walk, ride a bike, or try the 7 Minute Workout Series on YouTube Make healthy food choices that will boost your immune system Show kindness to others by reaching out to elderly or sick neighbors or friends.
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Limit screen time, especially news reports
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Do puzzles, crafts, card games and other fun activities
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Start a project you have been putting off for awhile
Drink plenty of water- Aim to drink about ½ your body weight in ounces daily
FALL BREAK October 5-9 th
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Also, remember that you are not alone. Our health center staff is still available to see patients either in the office or via telehealth. Call our office at 910-893-1560 if you need an appointment
October 2nd, 15th, 16th, 23rd, 30 th November 6th, 13th, 10 th December 4th, 10 th
COMMUNITY SERVICE SYMPOSIUM December 9 th
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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. .
Publications
March - July 2020 DR. BONNIE BRENSEKE
"The Use of 3D Printers in Medical Education with a Focus on Bone Pathology" Full author list: Shayna Youman; Evan Dang; Myers Jones; Deanna Duran, DPM; Bonnie Brenseke, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Manuscript submited to Medical Science Educator) DR. BONNIE BRENSEKE AND DR. DAVID GREEN
Behroozi, A.*, Block, B.*, Bourget, J.*, Hanson, M.*, Brenseke, B., and Green, D. (March 27, 2020) “Case Study of an Anomalous Accessory Muscle of the Posterior Forearm” Wiggins Memorial Library 10th Annual Academic Virtual Symposium, Buies Creek, NC. High Merit winner, Graduate Oral Presentation DR. BONNIE BRENSEKE AND DR. TERENCE MITCHELL
• Robinson, B.*, Mitchell, T., and Brenseke, B. (March 27, 2020) “Evaluating the Use of Mixed Reality to Teach Respiratory Anatomy” Wiggins Memorial Library 10th Annual Academic Virtual Symposium, Buies Creek, NC. Merit winner, Graduate Oral Presentation • "Evaluating the Use of Mixed Reality to Teach Gross and Microscopic Respiratory Anatomy" Full author list: Benjamin Robinson, B.S.; Terence Mitchell, PhD; Bonnie Brenseke, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Manuscript submitted to Medical Science Educator) • Robinson, B.*, Mitchell, T., and Brenseke, B. (June 15-18, 2020) "Evaluating the Use of Augmented Reality to Teach Respiratory Anatomy" International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), Virtual Conference. DR. BONNIE BRENSEKE AND DR. ADAM FOSTER
Presented at Campbell University’s Work in Progress (WiP) Seminar entitled “Tracking Activity Levels in Socially Housed Laboratory Rats Using RFID: Applications for Measuring Well-being and Anatomical Adaptations”. DR. KHALIL ELDEEB AND DR. YEN-PING KUO
Khalil Eldeeb, Yen-Ping Kuo, Zachary T. Vaskalis, & Godwin Y. Dogbey The Relationship Between The Self-Reported Learning Approaches And Pre-Admission Academic Performance Of Osteopathic Medical Students,” has been accepted as a Poster Presentation at 24th IAMSE annual conference, to be held in Denver, Colorado 13-16 June 2020.
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• Paper published in Journal of Anatomy - Turcotte C.M., Green D. J., Kupczik K., McFarlin S., Schulz-Kornas E. 2020. Elevated activity levels do not influence extrinsic fiber attachment morphology on the surface of muscle-attachment sites. J Anat. 236(5): 827-839. • Hatala K.G., Harcourt-Smith W.H., Gordon A.D., Zimmer B.W., Richmond B.G., Pobiner B.L., Green D. J., Metallo A., Rossi V., Liutkus-Pierce C.M. 2020. A snapshot of human anatomy, locomotion, and social behavior inferred from Late Pleistocene to Holocene footprints at Engare Sero, Tanzania. Sci Reports. 10:7740. • Gordon A.D., Green D.J., Jungers W.L., Richmond B.G. 2020. Limb proportions and positional behavior: revisiting the theoretical and empirical underpinnings for locomotor reconstruction in Australopithecus africanus. In Zipfel B., Richmond B.G., Ward C.V., eds. Hominin postcranial remains from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 1936-1995. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 307-320. • Green D.J. 2020. Scapula, clavicle, and proximal humerus. In Zipfel B., Richmond B.G., Ward C.V., eds. Hominin postcranial remains from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 1936-1995. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 37-48. DR. YEN PING KUO, DR. AMY HINKELMAN, AND DR. TERRI HAMRICK
Science Behind COVID19 Forum, CUSOM; hosted by MIM Department (6/24/20): CUSOM presentation. DR. MICHELLE LANGAKER
Prenatal Genetic Screening. Gordon S. Langaker MD. May 21, 2020. In: StatPearls (Internet). Treasure Island (FL); StatPearls Publishing; January 2020-PMID: 32491634. Review. DR. YUNBO ROBERT LI
Role of Peroxiredoxins in Protecting against Cardiovascular and Related Disorders, to Cardiovascular Toxicology. (Manuscript submitted) DR. ALAN PROIA
• Assi, L.H., Kheir, W.J., Proia, A.D., and Materin, M.A. Uveal melanoma metastatic to the cavernous sinus: a case report. (Submitted for publication).
Disorders, Wolters Kluwer, 2021 (Manuscript in preparation). • Dutton, J.J., Tawfik, H., and Proia, A.D. Comprehensive Textbook of Eyelid Disorders, Wolters Kluwer, 2021 (Manuscript in preparation). • Margeta, M.A., Letcher, S.M., Tang, J., Madore, C., Lad, E.M., Proia, A.D., Chen, D.F., and Butovsky, O., APOE-regulated cytotoxic retinal microglia exacerbate neurodegeneration in glaucoma. (Submitted for publication) • Assi, L.H., Kheir, W.J., Proia, A.D., and Materin, M.A. Uveal melanoma metastatic to the cavenous sinus: a case report. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg (In press). DR. CHARLES J. SMUTNY
Integrating Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Injections in the Diagnosis and Management of a Hip Labral Tear. Laura L. Snyder, OMS, IV; Shaun C. Knox, DO, PharmD; Charles J. Smutny, DO, FAAO; The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, June 2020, Vol. 120, 421-424. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2020.065 DR. KASIM TRAORE
• Completed Peer Review - Manuscript Title: “Bisphenol A and male murine reproductive system: a cross-talk between plasticizer and compromised health" Shirsha Monda, for publication in Chemosphere journal. Manuscript ID: CHEM72238 • Completed Peer Review - Manuscript Title: "Maternal exposure to di-n-butyl phthalate promotes the formation of testicular tight junctions through downregulation of NF-kB/COX-2/PGE2/MMP-2 in mouse offspring". Author(s): Ma, Tan; Zhou, Yuan; Xia, Yunhui; Meng, Xiannan; Jin, Haibo; Wang, Bo; Chen, Yusheng; Qiu, Jiayin; Wu, Jiang; Ding, Jie; Han, Xiaodong; Li, Dongmei. Environmental Science & Technology Manuscript ID: es-2020-01701m
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• Margeta, M.A., Letcher, S.M., Tang, J., Madore, C., Lad, E.M., Proia, A.D., Chen, D.F., and Butovsky, O., APOE-regulated cytotoxic retinal microglia exacerbate neurodegeneration in glaucoma. (Submitted for publication). • Dutton, J.J., Tawfik, H., and Proia, A.D. Comprehensive Textbook of Eyelid
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