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PA Program Hosts Mock Mass Casualty Incident
After a two-year hiatus, the PA program restarted the mock mass casualty incident to provide an opportunity for students to learn the procedures for a crisis and give community partners an opportunity to practice disaster preparedness skills. On Saturday, June 25, more than 100 students, community partners, volunteers and faculty and staff gathered at Tracey F. Smith Hall of Nursing & Health Sciences for a mock scenario that included the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) and an active shooter. Ian Brown, assistant professor of Physician Assistant Practice and MCI faculty advisor, stated, “This student led event is in addition to the rigors of the PA curriculum as students were preparing for exams and participating in their last few weeks of in-person classes before starting clinical rotations. Planning, coordinating and executing a huge event with many moving parts, multiple organizations, and with heightened sensitivity due to real tragedies is a monumental feat. We are very proud of the MCI student committee.”
New State-of-the-Art Technology
After being awarded a grant, the PA program purchased an Anatomage Table 8 which allows the entire class to see the most technologically advanced 3D anatomy visualization and virtual dissection tool for anatomy and physiology education. The table stands eight-feet tall or can link to screens in the classroom. In addition to live use, the technology allows professors to use screen captures from the table in study guides and on tests. The table includes a casebased application that shows the case history of a patient and displays diagnostic workup information and all relevant imaging that correlates with the pathology.
Honoring Class of 2022 Nursing Students and the Nursing Profession
The Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing’s fifth class of students were honored during a pinning ceremony on May 12 in Butler Chapel on main campus. During the ceremony not only were the 46 students honored, but through the tradition of the nursing pin and the Nightingale Pledge the nursing profession was honored. The Pinning Ceremony marks the passage from the student role to the practice role. The pin of each school of nursing is unique, and only graduates of that school may wear the pin as a statement that they have completed that program.
The 11th Annual IPE Health Sciences Research Symposium was held on April 6 in the Oscar N. Harris Student Union ballrooms. Nearly 50 posters were presented from faculty, students, and residents of CPHS and the Campbell University School of Medicine (CUSOM). The keynote speaker, Dr. Diane Jorkasky, Campbell’s Woodrow Wilson Fellow, presented on building your network.
Investing in the Future with STEM Camp and Discovery Days
The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) and the Campbell University School of Engineering (SOE) offered two summer STEM Camps to middle school and high school students. CPHS also hosted two Discovery Days for high school students. The collaborative nature of programming bolsters Campbell’s commitment to interprofessional education.
The STEM Camps provided students the opportunity to focus on hands-on learning with real-world applications. These camps helped develop and strengthen a variety of skill sets like critical thinking, innovation, and exploratory learning. Students were encouraged to adapt, problem solve, and be creative.
CPHS and the SOE hosted forty-eight middle school students for a STEM Camp June 14–16. Students explored engineering and health science programs through hands-on activities such as the pharmaceutical theme around separation: ultimately learning to handle an air-displacement pipet and load DNA onto a gel, a clinical research taste test, an amusement park ride activity, nanobug track, and an egg shoot.
The high school STEM Camp was held July 12–14. Forty-three students from across the state of North Carolina joined the programs of engineering, clinical research, and pharmaceutical sciences for a variety of fun learning activities. Pharmaceutical Sciences activities were themed around Spectroscopy: building a paper spectrophotometer for their cell phone and developing a calibration curve. Survey feedback showed participants enjoyed the various labs, engineering activities, and engaging with faculty the most. Crystal Dark, office manager and program coordinator for the Department of Pharmaceutical & Clinical Sciences, played an instrumental role in planning and executing the events. She shared that many students come in expressing interests in specific topics, but, “through hands on encounters their eyes are opened to a collaborative experience. Opportunities like this provide engagement and exposure they would not receive otherwise.”
Discovery Days provided an opportunity to introduce high school students to CPHS programs. CPHS organized two Discovery Days, one in June and one in July. Thirteen rising 9th–12th grade students from across North Carolina attended each Discovery Day.
The interactive workshops allowed participants to learn about the roles, responsibilities, and impact of clinical researchers, pharmaceutical scientists, physical therapists, and nurses. Discovery Days are an exceptional opportunity for high school students to explore career paths that already match their passion and to be exposed to paths they have never considered. Students and their parents also had the opportunity to hear from student success, undergraduate admissions, and take a campus tour.
“By the time students get to 8th grade they have to decide if they want to go into trades, business, or health sciences. Once a student is in one of these tracks, it’s harder to jump tracks because of the curriculum it is built around. Campbell’s STEM Camps and Discovery Days engaged students and reinforced decisions,” remarked Mike Gallagher, associate director of Pharmaceutical & Clinical Sciences.
Faculty and staff from the Department of Pharmaceutical & Clinical Sciences and the SOE participated in STEM Camp activities. Six current Campbell students acted as mentors for the camps. Faculty from most CPHS departments participated in Discovery Days, and one Pharmaceutical Sciences student assisted with the Discovery Days.
Plans are in the works to host the STEM Camps and Discovery Days again next year.
Sarah Dunn (’22 BSN) Morgan Bass (’23 BSN Candidate)
Two Campbell University nursing students receive prestigious DAISY Award
The DAISY Award recognizes, honors, and celebrates the skillful and compassionate care nurses provide to patients and their families. Nursing students, faculty, preceptors, and other practicing nurses can be nominated for the award. This year, two CPHS nursing students received the award.
SARAH DUNN (’22 BSN) was nominated by the inpatient wound care nurses at UNC Johnston Health. Dunn was actively involved in morning patient reviews. She always had something positive to add to the review or helpful reminders to the staff of what went on during a particular patient visit. Her nomination letter stated, “She is eager to learn at all times and is willing to take on whatever challenge or task is thrown her way with no complaints.”
Dunn seeks to educate patients from a place of compassion. She loves helping people and humbly shared that she did not know she deserved the award. “Receiving the award showed me that I am a nurse based on my character, not my grades. It reminded me that I am capable, even if nursing school was the biggest challenge of my life.”
MORGAN BASS (’23 BSN CANDIDATE)
shared what an honor it was to receive the DAISY Award. She was proactive in her patient care, demonstrating good teamwork and communication with peers and staff. She was committed to high-quality patient care and advocated for her patients’ needs. Her nomination letter came from a clinical faculty member and stated, “Morgan is deserving of recognition for her commitment to advocacy and compassionate patient care.”
“The professors have been wonderful teachers by not only teaching the skills needed but also how to advocate for our patients and build the therapeutic relations that is vital in nursing. Ever since I could remember I have always wanted to be a nurse. As I grew older my reason for wanting to become a nurse altered from wanting to be like my cousin to wanting to be the hands and feet for Jesus and serve others,” Bass remarked.
Dr. Stacy Wise, chair and director of the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing, shared, “The DAISY award for students celebrates and recognizes making a difference in the lives of patients through compassionate care and excellence in clinical skills. At the core of being a Campbell nurse is a commitment to positively impact the lives of those around us, whether that be our patients, our families, one another, or the public. I am so proud of Morgan and Sarah for living out those values and being our first DAISY recipients in the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing.”
PHYSICAL THERAPY
North Carolina Student Conclave
The Department of Physical Therapy hosted the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) North Carolina Student Conclave on March 26 on the Campbell University Health Sciences Campus. The event brought together physical therapist students and physical therapist assistant students from across the state to facilitate connections within the profession and to foster curiosity, innovation, and collaboration.
The Department of Physical Therapy received reaffirmation of accreditation from The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) on May 26, 2022 for a full 10 years.
PHARMACY
Pharmacy Residency News
Coast to Coast! Forty pharmacy students and alumni matched with a residency or fellowship program in 14 states from North Carolina to California. This achievement is a testament to their hard work and dedication and to the support they received from our faculty and staff.
The Campbell University CommunityBased PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program in conjunction with Walgreens and Josefs Pharmacy received an eightyear accreditation and the next renewal will be 2029.
