CAMPBELL COMMENTS For Alumni, Students & Friends of the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences | Fall 2020
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A Message from the Dean Dear Alumni and Friends, Since mid-March, we’ve been navigating unchartered waters during a time of turmoil and uncertainty. Things changed daily and sometimes hourly as we worked to meet the needs of our students, faculty and staff. CDC guidelines and statewide restrictions made in-person instruction impossible and called for the cancellation of very important events like the in-person spring commencement ceremony. Experiential education sites had to release or limit student participation during that time. Nevertheless, we pulled together and made a way.
COVER PHOTO: Amanda Stevens Calvert (’18 PharmD) counsels a patient in 2017 during an experiential education rotation. CPHS alumni have truly benefitted from hands on experience and our programs continue to provide valuable realworld training.
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Our programs joined forces in May and held a drive-through so students could receive items like honor cords and an alumni gift, which are typically given out at pre-graduation events. The University held a virtual commencement and is currently working on plans to celebrate the Class of 2020. Our PA program created an online Long White Coat Ceremony in July, complete with scenes of each graduate being coated by a loved one. When August came around, we were able to host an in-person White Coat Ceremony for our first year PA and pharmacy students, but with only a handful of faculty and staff present and with more than 500 viewers watching via livestream. The annual Convocation Ceremony was also a virtual event. Thank you to the many CPHS alumni who have reached out during the year to let us know how you are coping and to share stories. The spring edition of the Campbell Magazine was full of news about CPHS grads who are on the front lines of this pandemic. Our faculty and staff have also been very involved. From the Pharmaceutical Education & Research Center (PERC) making hand sanitizer for local communities to our public health faculty working in the North Carolina Emergency Command Center in Raleigh, NC. Dr. David Tillman, chair and associate professor of Public Health, along with Dr. Wes Rich, associate dean for health sciences and an associate professor of Public Health, have given media interviews and Spectrum News aired a story featuring PERC’s Formulation and Operations Manager, Scott Staton, and Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Executive Director of PERC, Dr. David Eagerton. Throughout all of this, we have remained true to our mission of educating students to lead with purpose. We were very fortunate to be able to bring students back to class with the start of the 2020-2021 academic year. A huge amount of work to assess and prepare the University, including CPHS, was performed by Dr. Rich. His knowledge and skill directly impacted the very positive results of an assessment developed for colleges and universities by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Through his work and that of the Campbell Ready Task Force and subgroups, the University was in an excellent position to open to students with appropriate guidelines in place. Safety is paramount and taken very seriously. Since social distancing orders are in place, faculty and students have found creative ways to use technology to collaborate. These new methods have become more easy and simple to use, opening more avenues of learning for students.
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We now look to the future with hope and gratitude. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. With Campbell Pride,
Michael L. Adams, '96 PharmD, PhD Dean, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
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xperiential education is a core component of each program in CPHS and is one of the things students look forward to most about their education journey. In mid-March, those experiences were threatened when COVID-19 began heavily impacting clinical partner facilities that accept student learners. This was a major blow to our students who were slated to graduate in only a few weeks and needed those final crucial hours of learning to meet the required standards. As Chair of the CPHS Experiential Education Committee, Dr. Heidi Shearin cited several factors that prevented students from completing their hands-on learning, including facilities not having enough or adequate PPE and locations not having safety plans in place for dealing with the pandemic. Shearin said, “While some of the major obstacles were the same for all CPHS programs, each discipline had its own unique set of difficulties.” CLINICAL RESEARCH Students in the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Research program are required to complete a full-time, sixteen-week internship the last semester before they graduate. “It was an uncertain time,” said Melissa Holland (’07 PharmD/MSCR), vice chair of Curriculum & Education Development and associate professor of Clinical Research, as she spoke about the last half of the 2020 spring semester. “Some of the smaller internship sites had to furlough employees. Other sites transitioned to all virtual work and some to a hybrid model with employees going in to work only when needed. Each site dictated what interns would or would not be able to do.” All Clinical Research students were able to work remotely either with their originally assigned location or for a site that took on more interns than usual to help ensure students could graduate on time. “Having additional slots open was due to the efforts of April Daniels, program coordinator, who diligently negotiated with the sites,” continued Holland. “Also, our internship partners see the benefit for the industry as a whole
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to help students so they can graduate on time and enter the work force.” NURSING “Half of our senior nursing students had expected to finish their preceptorships to earn final course credits from midMarch through April,” said Dr. Tonya Willingham, assistant director and instructor of Nursing. “Right in the middle of a pandemic.” Managing each students’ needs meant moving students to new facilities or to new units with existing clinical partners. “Some of our hospital sites converted units to serve COVID, which meant our students had to be reassigned to another unit or had to find another location to complete their experiential education.” Some students were able to complete their learning via virtual training. “It took a lot of creative thinking, but we were able to secure each student their hours and secure their diploma.” This fall semester the juniors were to start working clinical hours at nursing homes and extended care facilities, but those sites are not yet open to taking student learners. Willingham said that Harnett Health, the healthcare system in Harnett County, NC, agreed for all our nursing students to train at their locations this semester. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES “Site supervisors work with our students just like they work with their employees,” said Mike Gallagher, associate director and research assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. “Our internship site partners stepped up and kept our students going this spring and summer amid the turmoil of COVID.” Gallagher continued that each student followed the guidelines set by their internship site with some locations working remotely and some in a hybrid model where students would go onsite to work in labs when necessary. “Our students gained excellent real-world experience by collaborating with their internship site supervisors to ensure the work was completed while navigating the
state, local and site restrictions due to the pandemic. Our industry sites know the value of these internships as they see our students graduate and transition directly to their sites already prepared for the rigors of the job.” Students currently in fall internships are mostly working onsite with virtual exceptions when needed. PHARMACY Campbell’s unique model of having clinical faculty in sites across North Carolina was a saving grace for our pharmacy students this spring who needed to complete their experiential education. Many clinical partners had to suspend student learners, while locations where we have faculty on staff were able to maintain a modified experience for the students through virtual learning. Tina Thornhill (’91 PharmD), vice chair for Experiential & Professional Education and professor of Pharmacy Practice, explained, “Several of our clinical partners were not able to keep students on site and couldn’t provide virtual learning. Our clinical faculty took on additional students and created an online curriculum so that these future pharmacists could complete their required hours.” “We also had retail pharmacy partners who were able to keep students onsite and use them to take care of their communities amid COVID-19. It was a juggling act, and flexibility was the name of the game. Our students were adding value and being assets to the locations where they worked and to the people they were serving. It was a very trying time, but it gave our students an opportunity to see how the field of pharmacy can unite to get the job done.” While some sites decided to suspend student learners through 2020, in July several hospitals began accepting student learners again. There are strict safety guidelines in place and modifications such as holding virtual meetings to maintain social distancing. STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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COVER STORY In Memoriam — COL William Warren (Bill) Pickard COL WILLIAM WARREN (BILL) PICKARD, associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, passed away on August 24, 2020. He joined the CPHS faculty in 2006 and became chair of the Clinical Research program. Under his leadership, Campbell’s first online program, Master of Science in Clinical Research, was started. After eight years of leading this program, Bill stepped down as chair and joined the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Everyone who knew him in any capacity can share something enduring and positive he left with them. He is greatly missed.
To contribute to the May Family Pharmacy Endowed Scholarship in memory COL Bill Pickard use the web address cphs.campbell.edu/give. Under “Please give my gift to” select College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Another drop down will appear. You will then select May Family Pharmacy Scholarship in memory of COL Bill Pickard.
Student Relief Fund The current health crisis has presented new challenges unlike anything we have seen in recent times. During the spring 2020 semester, we adapted our instructional delivery in just a couple days as we went completely virtual for instruction. Our faculty, staff, and students have proven to be flexible as we have navigated during uncertain times. With the stress of a global pandemic and the strains it has put on nearly every aspect of our lives, we knew this would be no different for our students in all of our CPHS programs. Every year, but especially this year, we anticipate additional student difficulties, needs, and emergency requests. With this in mind, we have established the CPHS Student Relief Fund to support the immediate needs of students in all of our College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences’ programs. This fund will make a difference in the lives of our students as this pandemic continues and in the years to come as we have students dealing with unexpected expenses. Thanks to the generosity of Campbell CPHS alumni William T. Symonds (’91 PharmD) and Melissa L. Symonds (’91 PharmD) every gift donated to the CPHS Student Relief Fund will be matched – dollar for dollar – up to $50,000. To contribute to the CPHS Student Relief Fund, text CPHSReliefFund to 71777 and follow the link. 4 FA L L 2 0 2 0
PHYSICAL THERAPY Dr. Heidi Shearin, director of Clinical Education and assistant professor of Physical Therapy, said, “Many hospitals and acute care facilities stopped accepting students. Our program lost about 70 percent of our original clinical placements in April.” Many locations had furloughed employees and had less patients, which made it even more difficult to find replacement positions for students. “It was a daunting job, but we were able to place the students at outpatient centers.” Shearin attributes the success in replacing the lost clinical sites to strong clinical partnerships and to the efforts of the physical therapy program’s clinical education team, including Jennifer Shewmaker, clinical coordinator, and Dr. Bridget Eubanks, assistant director of Clinical Education and assistant professor of Physical Therapy. Another interesting change that affected physical therapy is the transition to telehealth. Many providers started using that method for patient visits and allowed our students to participate in evaluations and clinicals. Shearin commented, “It opened another avenue of learning and real-world experience that greatly benefited our students.” PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE In response to the pandemic, in-person PA rotations were halted for two months and transitioned to online. Of course that’s easy to say, but it’s a huge challenge to quickly pull together a robust curriculum to meet the needs of students who were studying many different facets of medicine. Our PA faculty did just that and also used an online platform, Aquifer, that has patient cases by various fields of medicine. In addition, the faculty created a COVID-19 elective, which included research on the responses to the virus at the local, statewide and nation levels. The program also offered telemedicine rotations so students could join preceptors on actual patient calls. “The Class of 2020 was very understanding and went with the flow,”
said Laura Gerstner, director of Clinical Education and associate professor of Physician Assistant Practice. “The students went above and beyond without complaint to work with faculty and staff as we all worked toward the goal for them to complete their clinicals on time.” In mid-May, rotations opened again at Harnett Health, Nash UNC Health Care, WakeMed, and at private practices. These sites accommodated three and four students a month to help ensure these future PAs could complete their requirements in time for the Long White Coat ceremony in July. Gerstner continued, “Once the Class of 2020 was squared away, we focused on what to do for the Class of 2021. We redid their schedule three times as requirements changed and strategically planned rotations to ensure students will get the experiences they need to prepare to serve.” PUBLIC HEALTH Some doors closed and other doors opened for public health students’ experiential education. Schools closed, federally qualified health centers stopped accepting students, and nonprofits cancelled events like the Special Olympics, leaving students scrambling to find solutions. Opportunities opened for students at the North Carolina Emergency Command Center in Raleigh, NC, where they helped develop an app used to manage the COVID data in the center. Students have taken on the contract tracing for Campbell and are working with local health departments. “There has never been a more crucial time to be studying public health, and our students are aware they are coming though their education journal at a special time,” said Dr. David Tillman, chair and associate professor of Public Health. “As much as it’s been completely disturbing in our world, the pandemic offers a unique learning opportunity with true life implications. In other times, students would just read about this happening and not have the hands-on, real-world epidemiology. It’s the epitome of experiential.
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CPHS WHITE COAT CEREMONY 2020 WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND More than 500 viewers watched the 2020 White Coat Ceremony on livestream Friday afternoon, August 14. The ceremony brought together the Master of Physician Assistant Practice Class of 2022 and the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2024 to receive their short white coats. The special occasion marks the students’ entry and transition into their professional education journey. This year’s ceremony was the first of its kind due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only a handful of faculty and staff were present and friends and family members participated via the live broadcast. Even though the physical presence of loved ones was missing, the positive spirit of the auspicious occasion still permeated throughout the event.
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Campbell Doctor of Pharmacy students continue to outrank state and national averages The Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2020 posted a 93.48% first time passage rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). The Class of 2020 first time pass rate of 93.48% is above state (92.55%) and national (91.70%) averages this year. The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) results included a first time passage rate of 97.30%, which was above both state and national averages. “Despite the challenges that COVID created, our students demonstrated that they are extremely prepared and ready to enter the pharmacy profession,” said Pharmacy Practice Department Chair, D. Byron May (PharmD). “The Class of 2020 continues the Campbell tradition and outperformed the state and national averages for the NAPLEX and MPJE examinations. Our faculty and staff are extremely proud of the students and look forward to hearing of their continued success as pharmacy practitioners.” The NAPLEX measures students’ competency to successfully practice pharmacy. The MPJE more closely examines a students’ knowledge of federal and state laws pertaining to pharmacy. “These scores represent our students’ hard work and determination as well as the faculty’s dedication to developing successful professionals. I know that we will continue to rise to the challenge and produce excellent practitioners who will make a difference in the communities they serve,” said CPHS dean, Michael L. Adams (’96 PharmD, PhD).
PA program posts first-time pass rate of 98% on national certifying exam Another exceptional first-time pass rate of 98% was posted by the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences’ (CPHS) Physician Assistant Practice Class of 2020 on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE). The program’s five-year first-time average pass rate is also 98%, which is above the national average of 96%.
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CPHS Celebrated 8th Graduating Class of Physician Assistant Students
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he Campbell University PA they are. Gerstner reminisced on the fact Program celebrated a tremendous that this class had energized her, bonded milestone for the Class of 2020 together, and carried each other like none by hosting a virtual Long White Coat before. Gerstner encouraged graduates by Ceremony. The long white coat ceremony sharing words from Dr. Steve Maraboli, marks the transition from PA student “life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, to clinician. Chair and Director of the we get stronger and more resilient.” Physician Assistant Program, Betty Special music played while viewers Lynne W. Johnson, began the virtual watched recordings of friends and family ceremony by greeting family, friends, coating the graduates. Graduates then faculty, and honored guests. She shared took the professional oath of a physician that the ceremony of commissioning assistant. The class president, Morgan and blessing each of these graduates Dailey (’20 MPAP/MSPH), recognized “symbolically embraces the profession the hard work, teamwork, and endless by being coated with a long white coat.” encouragement of her classmates. She Many faculty and university individually thanked all 52 of her peers administrators shared heartfelt well for their acts of kindness, willingness wishes and thanks to the graduates for to lend a helping hand, and general their tireless efforts. Chancellor Jerry positivity. She concluded her remarks by Wallace was unwavering in his belief that saying, “thank you for being you.” the last three months of education would Dr. Ian Ward, director of Pre-Clinical be historic and change so much about the Education for the PA program reminded practice of medicine. “It will change your graduates, “Integrity means having lives,” he encouraged. Wallace reminded the courage to do the right thing no graduates that the ‘why’ of Campbell matter how difficult, even when nobody University is to graduate students who is watching.” The Physician Assistant would serve the world and bring glory Program at Campbell University focuses and honor to Jesus Christ. on a patient-centered, clinically practical, Dr. Wesley Rich, associate dean for evidence-based curriculum. The 2020 Health Sciences and associate professor graduates have been equipped to enter for the Public Health program, applauded one of the fastest growing health care graduates for continuing to face professions with the education, integrity, unknowns in a time of uncertainty. Laura and experience needed to serve their Gerstner, director of Clinical Education patients well. for the PA program, emotionally reminded the graduates how special
PERC featured in news story The Pharmaceutical Education & Research Center (PERC) was featured in a Spectrum News story on September 17 about making hand sanitizer. Formulation and Operations Manager, Scott Staton, and Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Executive Director of PERC, Dr. David Eagerton participated in the story.
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PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY The alumni class began their Pharmaceutical Sciences classes in the fall semester of 1995 with the inception of the program. Dr. George Waterhouse, associate professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology from 1988-1999, conceived the program and Dr. John Mennear, professor emeritus, was the first program chair.
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Campbell Students Continue to Outperform National Pharmacy Residency Match Rate
80% match rate vs. 63% national average
Campbell student pharmacists continue to perform well above the national residency match rate. CPHS students had a match rate of 80% for PGY1 residency programs, outperforming the national pharmacy residency match rate of approximately 63%. CPHS continues to hold the highest private school residency match rate in the state of North Carolina!
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Interprofessional Education starts successful new program: REPS
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he Office of Interprofessional Education hosts four major IPE events each academic year: the First Year Event at the end of August, REPS in October, Activity Day in February, and PLACES in April. These four events pillar the other interweaving IPE programming and initiatives that the IPE Office holds throughout the year. These other opportunities and programming include faculty development sessions, leadership meetings, and additional optional events and activities in which students can participate. On August 31, 54 small, interprofessional groups of first year students logged into live escape room sessions held on the BlackBoard Collaborate platform to meet with their facilitators and solve puzzles virtually to complete the activity. Using a slide set created by the IPE Office, facilitators began with a case introduction video that oriented students to the overarching patient case that they would discuss throughout the event. By using the different puzzles and activities, the teams would eventually diagnose the patient and develop a treatment plan. Throughout the case, student groups viewed featured videos submitted by faculty from each of the eight health sciences programs: Clinical Research, Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Practice, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Practice, and Public Health. This allowed the first-year students to learn more about each of these respective professions while learning more about working with one another across discipline lines.
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While the main goal of the IPE First Year Event is to orient students to the importance of collaborating interprofessionally and to lay a foundation of interprofessional education competencies, the second IPE event held in the fall focuses more specifically on the roles and responsibilities of each profession. This second event is known as IPE REPS, which stands for Reflect – Engage – Practice – Summarize. These are the four central components of the event. REPS was designed in response to student feedback asking for more direct instructional opportunities focusing on the roles and responsibilities of each profession.
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In REPS, students start their learning by completing a pre-event survey asking them to reflect on their current understanding
of each profession. They then engage with the professions by completing a virtual, self-paced module that includes educational content for each profession organized into the main themes of Education & Training, Roles & Responsibilities, Interprofessional Interactions, and Settings. By completing this module, students increase their understanding of the different roles on the collaborative interprofessional healthcare team. Then, they move on to Practice and Summarize in which they attend live online sessions that require them to apply the new concepts they have learned about earlier in the event. The IPE Office launched the first iteration of REPS in the spring of 2020. This event, designed to be a massive in-person gathering of more than 600 students, was quickly adapted into a virtual format and student participation was largely asynchronous. However, post-event survey results indicated a strikingly significant increase in student understanding about each profession, so the event accomplished its goals.
This event, designed to be a massive in-person gathering of more than 600 students, was quickly adapted into a virtual format For the next iteration of REPS, that took place October 13, the event remained 100% virtual; however, live and synchronous learning opportunities were added. The students’ agenda included completing an interactive module offline and then logging into a largegroup live session hosted by Paige Brown (’06 PharmD), assistant dean of Interprofessional Education, and Marisa Vaskalis, director of Interprofessional Education. The final step was to log into a small-group live session facilitated by one or two of the volunteer facilitators. At the time of this magazine’s printing, anecdotal feedback from students and facilitators indicate that REPS effectively met its goals and formal feedback will be reviewed soon. The success of the first iteration of REPS became the focus of the IPE Office’s poster and lightning talk presentation submissions to the annual National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (NEXUS) Summit. The IPE Office is always pleased to share their progress and developments with colleagues from around the country and also enjoys and greatly benefits from conversations with other IPE programs across the nation.
Dr. Priscilla Weaver joins CPHS as new DPT chair
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riscilla A. Weaver (PT, DPT, PhD, PCS) has joined CPHS as the new chair and director for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
“We are excited to have Dr. Weaver join us to lead our Department of Physical Therapy,” said Michael L. Adams, (’96 PharmD, PhD) dean of the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. “She brings perspective and insight from her impressive background, which includes leadership in the physical therapy profession and as director of the physical therapy program at St. Ambrose University. Her commitment to educating future physical therapists and her passion for the profession is evident. We look forward to her many contributions.” A licensed physical therapist, Weaver is also a pediatric certified specialist with the American Board of Physical
Therapy Specialists and serves as chair of the Early Intervention Special Interest Group with the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois, she then earned a doctor of physical therapy degree from Washington University followed by a doctor of philosophy in human performance from Indiana University. Weaver then completed an American Physical Therapy Association Fellowship in Education Leadership. She has spent 15 years working in the profession gaining great experience helping people through outpatient practice, healthcare systems, public schools, and early intervention serving young children and their families with disabilities. She plans to provide services to young children in our community.
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Weaver entered higher education as an assistant professor and then director of clinical education for the Bradley University Department of Physical Therapy and Health Science. While in those roles, she also became an owner/ provider of Illinois Early Intervention Program: Movement Specialists Physical Therapy. Her next adventure was as an associate professor and director of the St. Ambrose University Physical Therapy Department. She also conducts research on pediatric physical therapy practice and education to assist the profession in advancing the care for children. “I am grateful for the warm welcome of the Campbell University community,” said Weaver. “I am fortunate to collaborate with highly-qualified faculty in preparing students to become physical therapists who deliver person-centered care to improve the health of individuals and society. Our graduates are movement experts who improve the quality of life for people of all ages and abilities.”
NURSING PROGRAM USES BUDDY SYSTEM The Buddy System is a socialization platform that provides incoming junior nursing students with the opportunity to be partnered with a senior in the nursing program to create a professional relationship. This partnership consists of a peer support system that encourages mentorship, positive dialogue, and guidance on successfully navigating the program. Participants are matched based on common hobbies/interests, age range, commuter status, and preferred methods of communication. Chair of the Buddy System Committee Samantha Ottinger (’21 BSN Candidate) said, “The program allows a mentorship relationship to blossom and can create a lasting professional relationship as well. It can help shape the future of nursing as a profession by giving our future nurses the opportunity to develop their intraprofessional communication and can help to foster the confidence that breeds prosperous interprofessional relationships.”
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New DHSc Program Welcomes Diverse Student Cohort assistants. Approximately eight months later, she became program chair of the Medical Assistant Program at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. She has been one of the lead instructors in the program and the program chair for more than eight years. Bringing yet another unique perspective to this cohort is Daniel W. Cross. Cross is a hospital pharmacy director with McLeod Health Clarendon, a hospital in South Carolina. He earned his BS in Pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina, his master’s degree in Health Administration from Pfeiffer University, and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of South Carolina. He has 23 years of hospital pharmacy experience, 10 of which have been in management.
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he College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) in conjunction with the Campbell Office of Adult and Online Education recently welcomed the inaugural Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) cohort. There are 20 students in the charter class, each possessing a unique background including nursing, community health, management, academia, government relations, pharmacy industry, advocates, counselors, and even a diagnostic technician. Of the 20 students, 16 reside in North Carolina, three live in South Carolina, and one lives in Maryland. Having completed her undergraduate studies at Campbell in 2016, Sue Ann Forrest is no stranger to the Campbell family. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications with a minor in Marketing and served as Campbell’s Student Body President. Forrest is originally from Greenville, NC and admitted to loving Campbell's family atmosphere and commitment to serve rural communities. She claimed, “this program was particularly appealing to me because of the emphasis on helping full time professionals grow through interdisciplinary study and discussion. The online format allows me to continue working full-time which was a key factor for me in deciding on a post graduate program.”
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Forrest currently resides in Raleigh and works as a registered lobbyist for the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS). NCMS is a nonprofit member organization that represents physicians and physician assistants across the state. She serves as the Director of Legislative Affairs. Her work encompasses a variety of areas including policy analysis, grassroots advocacy, state/federal lobbying, communications, and political fundraising. Forrest commented, “This program will allow me to learn and better understand complex health issues from a variety of perspectives due to the professional diversity within our cohort.” Rachel Houston spent the past thirteen years living in Charlotte, NC. The Northeast native had struggled to find an advanced degree that married her previous education and passions. Campbell’s DHSc program combined those passions for her and is allowing her the logistical flexibility of completing her coursework online. Houston formerly worked as a Certified Medical Assistant. Nine years ago, she was approached by one of her former instructors who said they needed a clinical lab instructor. The part time job allowed Houston an opportunity to test out her skill set in a new way. Little did she know that she would absolutely fall in love with teaching future medical
Having attended multiple pharmacy events at Campbell throughout the years, Cross was intrigued when he saw the DHSc. He hopes to use the knowledge gained in this program to move into a hospital administration role as either a COO or CEO. Cross shared, “I hope this coursework will help me achieve this career goal or to better serve in the management role I presently have with the hospital. Campbell's strong commitment to healthcare education and a deep commitment to academic excellence in a Christian environment led me to apply to and accept a seat in this doctoral program. I look forward to the journey!”
The DHSc program is an interdisciplinary doctorate that seeks to equip post-professionals with skills and expertise to positively shape the future of healthcare and health-related organizations. This is the first DHSc program being offered in North Carolina! DHSc students can select a concentration in Health Administration, Interprofessional Education, or Rural Health. The DHSc core courses introduce students to a broad range of content in the following core areas: Modern Healthcare, Population Health, Organizational Improvement, and Doctoral Research.
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Faculty & Staff News
DR. CARRIE N. BAKER, PGY2 resident at Cape Fear Valley Health, and her faculty mentor, DR. RILEY BOWERS, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, are recipients of the 2020 AACP Walmart Scholars Program. The goal of program is to strengthen the recipient’s skills and commitment to a career in academic pharmacy.
DR. CHARLES CARTER, interim chair and associate professor of Clinical Research has been elected president of the Consortium of Academic programs in Clinical Research (CoAPCR).
MR. MIKE GALLAGHER, associate director and research assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received a spring 2020 Faculty Development Grant that he will use for Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preparation.
DR. SARAH LIU, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Dr. Asif Zia from Harnett Health were awarded a collaborative HB-1043 subaward $100,000 grant for the project entitled “Antibody Monitoring and Identification of Linear Peptide Epitopes for IgG Antibodies Specific to SARS-CoV-2 S and N Proteins in Convalescent Patient Plasma from a Central NC Rural Community.”
DR. EMILY GHASSEMI, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, and Faith McGee from Southern Regional AHEC were awarded a collaborative HB-1043 subaward $100,000 grant for the project entitled “SRAHEC response to support community-based primary care and education during the COVID-19 pandemic”.
DR. MELISSA HOLLAND, associate professor and vice chair of Curriculum & Education Development for Clinical Research, was awarded the CPHS Educator of the Year for work done in the 20192020 academic year.
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DR. MIKE JIROUTEK, associate professor of Clinical Research, was awarded the 2020 CPHS Excellence in Research Award.
DR. LILLIAN MACNELL, assistant professor of Public Health, was awarded the 2020 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
DR. ERIKA MCCLAIN, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, was credentialed as a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties.
DR. BETH MILLS, associate professor of Pharmacy Practice; Tara Baran, PGY2 Ambulatory Care resident; and Benson Health Medical Director Dr. Eugene Maynard, were awarded an HB 1043 COVID-19 subaward of $95,400 for the project titled “Extension of Primary Care Services for Diabetes Management During COVID-19 Pandemic in a Rural North Carolina Community.”
DR. ANDREW MUZYK, associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, and his team were published in the April issue of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.
DR. CATHERINE NOONAN, associate professor of Physical Therapy, was awarded “most productive” item writer by the pediatric section of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.
DR. WES RICH, associate dean for Health Sciences and associate professor of Public Health, serves on the Campbell Ready Task Force/Health & Safety Committee, which was formed to address issues related to COVID-19. He has been featured in media stories, been a guest on the Campbell Rhymes with Orange podcast, and a guest on President Creed’s first Courageous Conversations series to share his expertise and knowledge concerning the pandemic.
DR. DAVID TILLMAN, chair and associate professor of Public Health, served as a lead epidemiologist in the North Carolina Emergency Command Center in Raleigh, NC during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been interviewed as a public health expert concerning COVID-19 for new stories and blog posts along with sharing information on a Campbell Rhymes with Orange podcast and as a guest on President Creed’s first Courageous Conversations series.
DR. MIRANDA VAN TILBURG, professor of Clinical Research, is a co-author and the only psychologist to participate in a soon-to-be published work Paediatric Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders. This research received seminal global review by the world’s experts in pediatric abdominal pain disorders and will appear in the highly respected, world-renowned medical journal Nature Reviews Disease Primers.
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CAMPUS NEWS Faculty/Staff News (cont.)
Dr. Andy Bowman
Dr. David Eagerton
Dr. Jinsong Hao
Scott Staton
Student Achievements
DR. ANDY BOWMAN, director of Continuing Education and clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice; DR. DAVID EAGERTON, chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences and executive director, Pharmaceutical Education & Research Center; DR. JINSONG HAO, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences; and SCOTT STATON, formulation and operations manager of the Pharmaceutical Education & Research Center were awarded an HB-1043 subaward grant of $25,000 for the project entitled “Compounding/ Manufacturing Hand Sanitizer for Health Care Workers and Rural Communities.”
Sumner Miller, Adriana Muradyan, & Marcus Mize are the winners of the 2020 CPHS SCCP-ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge. Photo taken prior to COVID restrictions.
Preceptors of the Year
Dr. Connie Barnes
Dr. April Cooper
Dr. Scott Perkins
The Pharmacy Class of 2020 voted to award DR. CONNIE BARNES, DR. APRIL COOPER and DR. SCOTT PERKINS with Pharmacy Preceptors of the Year Award.
Retirement
KATHEY FULTON RUMLEY (’94 PharmD), clinical associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, retired September 24 after more than 23 years of service. She began her professional career at Vidant Medical Center in August 1995 and transitioned to a jointly funded position with the CPHS at Vidant precepting Internal Medicine for the P4 students. She also served as the residency program director for the PGY1 residency program from 2006 to 2019.
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The PA Ultrasound Team, which is composed of first year students, competed in the iScan virtual national competition in the spring 2020 semester. The team made it to the semi-finals, which ranks us in the top five teams nationally.
Wallace Servant Leadership Fellows Wallace Servant Leadership Fellows are hand-selected by their program chair to participate in a yearlong fellowship, which is hosted by Chancellor Jerry M. Wallace. The group meets six times with Chancellor Wallace to discuss concepts of servant leadership, advocacy, and interprofessional collaboration in a seminar format. They also complete a service project that aligns with an IPE community-based outreach program entitled SCOPE (StudentCommunity Outreach Program for Education).
2020 – 2021 WALLACE FELLOWS • • • • • •
Divinity: Cheryl Bedell & Katrina Tatum Osteopathic Medicine: Brandon Burns & Jordan Nogle Pharmacy: Melissa Dempsey & Jenny Wood Physical Therapy: Katie Kaiser & McKinley Pollock Physician Assistant Practice: Hannah Eason & Zachary Flaccavento Public Health: Kianna Speight & Ciarra Jones
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Class Notes KATHERINE ADAMS (’20 PharmD/MSPH/MBA) is the first U.S. Medical Strategy/ Medical Science Liaison with Sanofi Pasteur, a vaccine manufacturing company. Additionally, Katherine serves as adjunct faculty at Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy since the fellowship is part of the Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program.
ALLISON BLAYLOCK (’20 MPAP) was awarded the Duke Abdominal Transplant Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.
MORGAN DAILEY (’20 MPAP/MSPH) was awarded the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC.
ARASH DEBASTANI (’95 PharmD) was recently announced as dean of Long Island University Pharmacy.
MADISON DUNN (’18 BSN) started the Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner program in August at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
MOLI EDDINS (’18 BSN) has been accepted to the Duke University Doctor of Nursing Practice AdultGeriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP, AGACNP) program and will begin courses in spring 2021.
JADE HENNY (’20 BSN) received a Good Catch award for catching a medication error at a facility in Washington, D.C. where she works as a registered nurse.
CAITLIN INGRAM (’20 BSN) began Campbell’s Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program in August 2020.
ASHLEY PIFER (’16 BSCR) started a new job in February 2020 as the Research Team Lead for the Infectious Diseases (ID) Division at Duke, where she leads research studies for COVID-19 treatments.
CHARMEEN MACK WILKES (’13 MPAP) and her husband, Brian, are happy to announce the birth of their son Carter James on February 17, 2020. Carter weighed 7 lbs and 1 oz and measured 20 inches.
ANNA RILEY (’20 BSN) and her husband, Logan, welcomed their son Kai Archer on March 22, 2020. Kai weighed 5lbs 12oz and was 19 inches.
AMANDA TAYLOR (’18 MPAP) and her husband, Christopher, and daughter, Emma Rose, welcomed Liam Christopher on January 30, 2020. He weighed 7 lbs and 6.5oz and measured 19.5 inches. C P H S .C A M P B E L L . E D U
LT. SEAN VALDEZ (’12 PharmD) made the traditional pharmacy process more accessible and efficient at the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis by implementing a drive through pharmacy model. This makes it possible to pick up prescriptions without leaving one’s car.
CALEB WINDSOR (’15 BSCR) and Kristen Morrow Windsor (’14 BSW) celebrated the birth of their first child, Emerson Grace, on September 24.
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Mentor current students and network with fellow alumni through CamelLink Mentors are also able to connect with any number of mentees. Additionally, if there is a time when mentors know they will be busy, they can stop accepting mentees during that busy period and come back at a more convenient time.
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he Office of Alumni Engagement recently launched a new digital professional networking and mentoring platform, CamelLink. The platform serves both our alumni and student body through fostering meaningful connections centered on career readiness, mentoring, and networking. CPHS programs plan to find new and creative ways to incorporate this new system into curricula and programing. The idea to develop CamelLink began in 2018 after an alumni attitude survey was conducted to gauge how Campbell alumni wanted to interact with the University as well as with their fellow alumni.
Own a business? Join Orange Owned! Orange Owned seeks to recognize the entrepreneurial spirit of our alumni and support their efforts while offering another benefit to our alumni body. Once a business owner has registered their business on our site, we will list the business name, location, and a brief description. Alumni will then be able to find an alumni-owned business within their community to support. Search Orange Owned at campbell.edu to learn more about the Orange Owned program or to find Orange Owned businesses near you.
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Survey responses showed that 29% of the alumni respondents were interested in helping students with career advice. Additionally, 23% of respondents reported an interest in using their professional talents to assist Campbell. After receiving this data, planning began for an alumni engagement program that would cater to the desires reported in the survey responses.
Survey responses showed that 29% of the alumni respondents were interested in helping students with career advice. Additionally, 23% of respondents reported an interest in using their professional talents to assist Campbell. Participating students will be guided to alumni that the platform recommends based on similar interests. Students can reach out to alumni mentors for things such as career conversations, mock interviews, resume reviews, possible internship leads, and even professional network connections. Students will be able to see the entire Campbell University network and can connect with as many mentors as they would like.
Nikki Olive, director of Alumni Engagement, recognizes that reaching out to a stranger can be intimidating. She explained, “With the CamelLink platform, the mentor’s profile helps the students see the things they have in common before sending that first message. By identifying commonalities, the student can select a mentor that has had a similar experience as them, whether that be a similar education path, a shared career field, or even participating in the same clubs, activities, or sports while attending Campbell.” The idea is that seeing these similarities will make starting conversations easier and allow students to feel confident they are connecting with a good mentor for them.” Additionally, users may be hesitant to give out their personal contact information to strangers. However, CamelLink offers direct messaging, phone calls, and video calls all within the platform. This provides an extra level of security and protects users' privacy while still allowing students and alumni to connect. The platform is also designed to allow alumni to connect with one another. This allows graduates to build their network and to mentor each other. Olive shared, “We are thrilled to have this platform for our alumni and students. We can finally offer a way for our community to connect digitally where our alumni can use their professional expertise and knowledge to help students build their professional skills. Our hope is that the students who utilize the CamelLink network will come back as alumni and mentor the next generation of Campbell students.” — DANIELLE HOLQUIST
Alumni are encouraged to join CamelLink to mentor and network with current students. Visit mentor.campbell.edu.
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Hang in there!
2020 has been a tough year. Thank you healthcare professionals for your dedication and service to others. #CAMPBELLPROUD In Memoriam
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KERI PRIVETTE WETHERINGTON (’11 PharmD/MSCR/MBA, ’06 BSPS) passed away on May 17, 2020. She was a pharmacy manager for Harris Teeter and is survived by her husband, Ryan, and two children. C P H S .C A M P B E L L . E D U
A Message from Will Bratton
Here at Campbell and specifically in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, we spend a good amount of time talking about the importance of interprofessional education (IPE). In fact, we have an entire office dedicated to the mission of equipping our students to function effectively as members of interprofessional rural health care teams. IPE is one of my favorite things to witness as I get to watch our students as the lightbulb clicks on and they see how they fit into and contribute to the healthcare team. Our students are often given the opportunity to participate in activities and cases where they are able to work with other programs within the College and from around the Campbell campus. As much as I love interprofessional education, what I also love is seeing interprofessional education in practice in a real-world setting. I had that opportunity this summer when my wife Sara (’17 PharmD/MSCR) delivered our twins, Michael and Elizabeth, at 33 weeks. From the minute we stepped foot in the hospital, to the ground transport team that took our twins to a nearby NICU, to the care we received during our two-week NICU stay, we were blessed with outstanding care and healthcare teams. We enjoyed the coordinated care of doctors, PAs, NPs, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, and many others. Interprofessional education is at the heart of what we are doing at Campbell and, whether you realize it or not, the way you care for your community and patients is interprofessional. As we celebrate the uniqueness of our individual programs and professions, let us not forget that we are part of a bigger healthcare team… and we are better together.
Will Bratton (’11 BA, MA) Director of Advancement C A M P B E L L C O M M E N T S 15
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