CAMPBELL COMMENTS For Alumni, Students & Friends of the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences | Spring 2021
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DEAN’S MESSAGE
In this Issue
A Message from the Dean
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Dean’s Message
Dear Alumni and Friends,
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Cover Story
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Faculty Spotlight
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Our Programs
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Once again, the generosity of our alumni and friends shone brightly during this year’s Campbell Giving Day. Your donations made CPHS the winner of the School Gift Challenge, and we had the most gifts donated totaling more than $112,000. Thank you for these gifts and for all you do to support our programs. More details about this financial support can be found in the Alumni News section of this edition. The College and its alumni are fighting COVID on many different fronts. Here are a few ways our alumni, students, faculty and staff are leading the charge: • Providing education on the vaccines and vaccine rollout in North Carolina, including immunization certification programs for pharmacy professionals • Establishing a new program to certify Wake Tech pharmacy technology students so they can administer vaccines under the supervision of a pharmacist • Coordinating and volunteering at community clinics to administer the COVID vaccine • Helping public health departments with contact tracing • Caring for the community while on rotations The personal and professional well-being of health professionals is very important, especially during this continued health crisis. As a way to encourage self-care and promote time to focus, I ask the CPHS team to disconnect and refresh as much as possible. In this practice, our faculty and staff consistently counsel students to take care of themselves. I encourage you to do the same during these very stressful times. Consider ways that you can practice gratitude, catch up on a project, or spend extra time with loved ones. When our batteries are fully charged, we can better take care of others. In the spirit of showing gratitude, I want to remind you of the newly established CPHS Student Relief Fund and thank everyone who has made a gift. The fund supports the immediate needs of students in all of our programs and has already directly benefited CPHS students who experienced food insecurity, housing and childcare needs, and medical problems. 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. Through constant vigilance and tireless dedication to safety, Campbell and CPHS continue to provide in-person instruction as we strive to educate for excellence amidst a global pandemic. We are ever thankful for your support and keep you all in our thoughts and prayers. With Campbell Pride,
Produced by the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Editor & Writer: Meredith Blalock, ’00, CPHS Director of Communications & Marketing Writers: Will Bratton, ’11; Christy McCormick, ’11; Marisa Vaskalis; Seraphina Wong, ’21 DPT Candidate Graphic Designer: Adam Fish, '09, Campbell University Communications & Marketing 2 SPRING 2021
Michael L. Adams, '96 PharmD, PhD Dean, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
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CPHS graduates and students work to develop COVID-19 vaccines
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OVID-19 has resulted in many global health implications as well as challenging economic and social disruptions. Students and graduates of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) have been vital contributors to the development of vaccines targeting the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. They are prepared to take on the front-line challenges of conducting clinical research, laboratory assessments, and professional interactions with investigators, providers, and the community at-large. Below we share the stories of a few of our recent CPHS graduates and current students working to the reduce health risks through the investigation, development, and provision of COVID-19 vaccines. We are thankful for their efforts to address this pandemic.
EVAN LUCAS (’20
PharmD/MSCR, ’17 BSGS) is a research pharmacist at Trial Management Associates, a clinical research site based in Wilmington, North Carolina. He oversees a small team that prepares and dispenses investigational drugs to patients in clinical trials. He has been working on both the Phase 2 and Phase 3 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine studies while counseling patients on the vaccines. Lucas remarked, “My role is a unique hybrid since I get patient
interaction and drug dispensing portions of a traditional pharmacy role, while also utilizing my research skills in documentation, source/study management, and protocol interpretation.” He went on to share that his degrees and time at Campbell have allowed him to serve his patients well. Clinical research coursework is structured to help students understand the way clinical trials work. HANNAH MUNRO (’25 PharmD/MSCR Candidate) explained that Campbell students learn to read protocols, comprehend the steps a proposed trial must endure before patients can be recruited, and understand why vaccine and treatment trials are able to move at record speed with viruses like COVID-19. Coursework and internships have empowered students and alumni to excel in their respective jobs, while the pandemic has provided additional research opportunities and first-hand patient experience. Munro works at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. She is responsible for safety testing for many COVID-19 treatment and vaccine trials, sample processing, as well as PCR COVID-19 testing on nasopharyngeal swabs. Her site has been heavily involved in the Moderna vaccine Phase 3 trial and Novavax vaccine Phase 3 trial. Clinical trials have proven useful in the research and development of a vaccine, but not without sacrifice. While new innovations have emerged as a result of COVID-19, the pandemic has also placed a strain on the clinical research enterprise as a whole, causing disruptions to clinical trial executions across the United States.
MAKAYLA DUTTON (’20
MSCR, ’18 BSCR) is the lead clinical research coordinator at Wake Research for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial. Wake Research was a high enrolling site for the Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen COVID-19 vaccine trials. Dutton shared, “We have enrolled and distributed vaccines to over 500 participants for the Novavax study, and we are the number one enrolling site in the country for Novavax out of 116 sites.” Like others, Dutton has experienced enrollment holds, protocol amendments, emergency unblinds, blinded crossovers, and sub studies, all while balancing ever-changing data and information.
Clinical scientists have been forced to adapt to the challenges and adopt new approaches in their research. LAROZ LEGGETT (’22 MSCR Candidate) is a clinical research coordinator at a clinical pharmacology center that does clinical testing for early phase I/ first in human clinical trials. Her real-world insight and perspective of what it means to work in an industry that is ever-changing and adapting to the needs of the community has been supported through the help of capable and passionate professors and her MSCR coursework. ASHLEY PIFER (’16 BSCR) is the team lead for the Infectious Diseases (ID) Research Division at Duke. Pifer has provided support to teams working on COVID-19 projects and has collaborated with interprofessional health care teams. She commented, “CPHS allowed me to leave Campbell with a strong foundation and passion for clinical research and for that, I will always be grateful.”
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“ My wife and I have invested our lives here, and we are grateful for all the opportunities Campbell has given us.”
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s Campbell University works to respond to the ongoing global pandemic, the University community looks to the Campbell Ready Task Force/Health & Safety Committee for guidance. Dr. Wesley Rich, associate dean for Health Sciences and associate professor in Public Health, has been heavily involved with the work of the Task Force this year, applying his public health knowledge to challenges that are very close to home. Rich has also been featured in recent media stories about the pandemic, as a guest on the Campbell Rhymes with Orange podcast and panelist on President Creed’s “Courageous Conversations” series. Each opportunity allows him to use his extensive knowledge to guide decision-making and help the Campbell community understand more about the public health approach to safely carrying out the mission of the University.
A native of Bladenboro, North Carolina, Rich graduated from Campbell University in 2001 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He went on to earn his Master of Education from Campbell, and he holds a Master of Arts in Public Health Promotion from East Carolina University and a PhD from North Carolina State University. He is married to LAURA RICH (’02 BA and ’08 MEd) who is the University’s director of Disability Services. Rich has enjoyed his work as an active member of the Campbell Ready Task Force/Health & Safety Committee, which is led by vice president for Student Life Dr. Dennis Bazemore and includes other key university officials such as associate vice president for spiritual life, director of the university health center, and representation from the student government. Rich uses his public health perspective, which helps the task force to craft policies and procedures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the Campbell community. Rich created and implemented Campbell’s internal dashboard, which tracks student, faculty, and staff data. Gathering input from staff across campus, the dashboard tracks data needed to guide decisions including cumulative case incidents, the number of students in quarantine, number of tests administered, stock of supplies and sanitation items, contact tracing, isolation, and the number of local ICU beds that are available. The dashboard provides real-time data needed for decision-making and can predict how C P H S .C A M P B E L L . E D U
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT many cases Campbell can anticipate based on current trends. The algorithms that Rich developed have helped the task force better understand when action is needed and what steps to take. As the school began to see a rise in cases, the task force implemented a two-week pause. The pause changed the way students participate in classes and interact on campus, allowing the University to get ahead of the spiking case numbers. The two-week pause was successful and Rich attributes that to the students, faculty and staff. “They were flexible and responded to the need to do something different and it worked,” he said. “Data may drive decisions, but successfully reducing case numbers happened because of the day-to-day decisions made by each individual. I’m so very proud of the way our Campbell community responded and pulled together.”
“ Data may drive decisions, but successfully reducing case numbers happened because of the day-to-day decisions made by each individual. I’m so very proud of the way our Campbell community responded and pulled together.” Since returning to Campbell in 2007, Rich has served in various leadership roles. As CPHS Director of Assessment, he was responsible for leading evaluation services for the Doctor of Pharmacy program and was heavily involved in the College’s ACPE self-study for accreditation in 2009 and 2015. He has helped lead previous strategic planning efforts, taught and advised both graduate and undergraduate students, and served as interim chair for the Department of Clinical Research, chair of the Department of Public Health, assistant dean for Administration and most recently as associate dean for Health Sciences. These roles allowed Rich to lead and support the development of many of the Health Sciences programs that launched over the last decade. “Working with the talented and committed faculty and staff in our programs has been my honor,” Rich said. “Our folks believe in Campbell’s mission and work to inspire and equip our students. Together, they are making huge impacts in healthcare in North Carolina and beyond.” The President’s Courageous Conversation Series is a new endeavor
on campus, established with the intent of creating a safe space to sit with others, listen generously, speak truthfully and learn freely. This monthly series brings the Campbell community together for conversations around topics that matter and reflect Campbell’s commitment to graduate students who are prepared for purposeful lives and meaningful service. Conversations have included explorations of leadership in underserved communities to important topics in Christian higher education and the global community. How individuals approach one another in conversation matters, and President J. Bradley Creed is leading these deep discussions with the hope of encouraging careful, constructive, meaningful, and healthy conversation. Rich was one of three panelists who participated in the first conversation titled “Effects of the Pandemic.” The group discussed the impacts of COVID, the importance of community, racial and class inequalities, and where science and data fits into these conversations. “Scientists need to make their motivations clear, bringing the community alongside as partners in this journey of discovery,” Rich said. The dialogue was enlightening, educational, and raw. In addition to his work on campus, Rich has published and presented nationally on various topics in health professions education including the assessment of interprofessional education and the impact of the affective domain on professional identity development. Rich teaches core courses in Public Health related to health behavior/health promotion and is the 2013 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He also teaches for the Physician Assistant and new Doctor of Health Sciences programs. The University Board of Trustees recently recognized Rich’s valuable contributions to Campbell and the surrounding community by granting him tenure. “It’s been an incredible experience to come back to my alma mater, become a faculty member, be involved in the way I have with students, help develop programs and ultimately watch the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences grow,” Rich said. “It’s more than a job. Campbell is home. My wife and I have invested our lives here and we are grateful for all the opportunities Campbell has given us. I’m honored by this recognition.”
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In It For The Long Haul: How PT Can Help Combat Lasting Effects of COVID-19
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his semester in our Administration and Management course, we learned about a poorly understood diagnosis: myalgic encephalomyelitis. It Seraphina Wong goes by another name, ’21 DPT Candidate chronic fatigue syndrome, and is often abbreviated ME/ CFS. As you may have guessed, its main characteristics are severe fatigue and abnormalities in mental function. It is often misdiagnosed as a psychological or mental illness, and people who suffer from this condition usually have to deal with a lot of doubt from their doctors and those around them. Unfortunately, many initial reactions are that they are lazy or unmotivated, depressed or apathetic. In order to “diagnose” this condition, there are a lot of different tests that must be done including blood tests and physical capacity tests. They can be tiring for a typical layman, so you can only imagine how it may affect someone dealing with ME/CFS. What you may find, though, in someone who has the condition, is a normal assessment of effort, but significantly decreased cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic rates. What this means is that these people want to be able to do
things, but their body just cannot keep up. What is interesting, however, is that we are finding that some people who have recovered from COVID-19 are now dealing with symptoms that are consistent with ME/CFS. Historically, this is nothing new. With past viral infections, such as Epstein-Barr Virus or Dengue, that have affected our world, a similar, lingering fatigue syndrome was also seen. This sub-population of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have dubbed themselves “long haulers” and the condition “long COVID.” There are anecdotes from patients who were infected in the spring of 2020, recovered some weeks later and tested negative, but continue to this day to suffer from lingering symptoms including fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, and dizziness. With so much of the world affected by the pandemic, there is an increasing likelihood that we may see more of these cases popping up.
This sub-population of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have dubbed themselves “long haulers” and the condition “long COVID.”
So, what can PT do? Well, unfortunately ME/CFS is not a curable condition. However, its symptoms can be managed – and a physical therapist is a perfect healthcare provider equipped with the knowledge and know-how to help patients navigate life while living with ME/CFS. We can coach them through graded exercises to build up their endurance, help them find ways to pace themselves in order to be able to participate in life, and be a listening ear. Often times, these patients are referred from specialist to specialist with no answers and it may not be until very late in the process that they are finally referred to physical therapy. In North Carolina, a referral from a primary care physician is not necessary and patients can come to us first via direct access. We have the skill set to screen and examine our patients for red flags, treat the impairments we find, and recognize when a referral is needed. This goes for all movement-related conditions, including ME/CFS. In times like these, when the healthcare system is being stretched in all directions, it is vital that healthcare teams work together to maximize our patients’ outcomes and quality of life. Knowing who you can go to for help with your health issues is just the first step!
WORKS CITED What is ME/CFS? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Updated July 12, 2018. Accessed January 31, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/ about/index.html. Simpson, Scott. Daria Oller: Physical Therapist with Long Covid. Medical Error Interviews. 2020. Available at: https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-q68ts-f230e5. Accessed January 18, 2021. 3 Velasquez-Manoff, M. What if you never get better from Covid-19? NY Times. Updated January 26, 2021. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://www.nytimes. com/2021/01/21/magazine/covid-aftereffects.html?smid=em-share 1 2
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OUR PROGRAMS Continuing Education Achievement The CPHS Office of Continuing Professional Education (CPHS CPE) has received a six-year term of accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission. ANDY BOWMAN (’93 PharmD), program director and clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, said, “This is the fourth, six-year accreditation accommodation that CPHS CPE has received from ACPE during my tenure as director of Continuing Professional Education. Six-year reaccreditations were awarded in 2003, 2009, 2015, and 2021.”
Campbell Pharmacy Leads the Way in COVID Vaccine Education
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ore than 800 pharmacy professionals received education on the COVID-19 vaccines and on the rollout of the vaccines across the state during a twopart live webinar series on January 6 and 13 given by the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences’ Office of Continuing Professional Education and the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.
The program was hosted by CPHS Director of Continuing Professional Education ANDY BOWMAN (’93 PharmD), who also serves as the southeastern district representative and past president of the NC Board of Pharmacy. NC State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Betsey Tilson and Dr. Amanda Fuller Moore, pharmacist, Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services, provided insight and guidance on the federal and state regulatory issues governing the administration of the COVID-19 vaccines along with vaccine distribution plans. “We saw a need to provide factual, timely information to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across the state concerning the vaccines and the distribution,” said Bowman. “It was an opportunity for Campbell to join forces with the state pharmacy board to increase the reach of the information. Within 72 hours of opening the registration, we had 1,000 people registered with 800 on the wait list.”
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“ We saw a need to provide factual, timely information to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across the state concerning the vaccines and the distribution...Within 72 hours of opening the registration, we had 1,000 people registered with 800 on the wait list.” All active North Carolina licensed pharmacists and registered pharmacy techs were invited to register for the free program. A recording is available for continuing education credit as a nonlive event and can be found through the CPHS Continuing Professional Education registration portal (https://cmetracker. net/ CAMPBELL/Catalog). Bowman concluded, “This was a unique opportunity to utilize my role as a representative on the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and as the director of Continuing Professional Education at Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences to meet a critical continuing pharmacy education need during a global pandemic. This partnership with the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy will help educated literally thousands of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on COVID vaccine development and the COVID immunization plans for the citizens of North Carolina. I am Camel Proud to be a part of this partnership and project.”
The accreditation status allows CPHS CPE to provide current, valuable, evidence-based educational activities for pharmacists and technicians in diverse practice settings. CPHS CPE programming strives to incorporate active learning techniques to enhance the participant’s educational experience, while promoting the practice of pharmacy and interprofessional education.
Continuing education events are held regularly. Learn more and register at https://cmetracker.net/CAMPBELL/Catalog
Campbell offers online Botanical and Holistic Health Graduate Certificate The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) in conjunction with the Campbell Office of Adult and Online Education is proud to offer a Botanical and Holistic Health Graduate Certificate. Post-professionals will learn about the role nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, and botanicals play in a person’s emotional, mental, physical, social, and spiritual needs. The 100% online program consists of five courses and classes start May 17. Courses included topics like Herbal Medicine, Botanical & Alternative Medicine I & II, Botanical Therapeutics, and Complementary Medicines.
Learn more and register at aoe.campbell.edu/academics/certificateprograms
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Pharmacy Practice partners with Wake Tech for vaccination certifications
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ampbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is partnering with Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh to certify pharmacy technology students so they can administer vaccines under the supervision of a pharmacist.
public health crisis. We are committed to training pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to become certified vaccinators to get vaccine into the arms of North Carolinians, which will bring us one step closer to putting an end to this pandemic.”
Campbell will provide a four-hour Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) training course at Wake Tech’s Perry Health Sciences campus. The Wake Tech Foundation will cover the cost of the course for the initial group of students.
“ Campbell University has been training pharmacists to vaccinate for nearly 20 years, and we look forward to providing the same level of dedication and knowledge to train these future pharmacy technicians.”
“Campbell University has been training pharmacists to vaccinate for nearly 20 years, and we look forward to providing the same level of dedication and knowledge to train these future pharmacy technicians,” said Dr. Beth Mills, clinical associate professor of Pharmacy Practice at Campbell University. “Pharmacies are positioned to play a vital role in access and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine during this
Wake Tech and Campbell University formed the partnership after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expanded the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act in December 2020. Under the revised PREP Act, qualified pharmacy technicians are permitted to administer vaccinations under the supervision of a
qualified immunizing pharmacist. Prior to this revision, pharmacy technicians were not permitted to administer vaccinations in North Carolina. A qualified technician is one who is registered with the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy (NCBOP), CPR certified, and has successfully completed an ACPE immunization course. “This is a huge step in advancing the role of pharmacy technicians,” said Shannon Natale, department head, Pharmacy Technology with Wake Tech.. “We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with Campbell University so we can provide immunization training to our students. We are excited that our graduates will be playing a vital role in getting the COVID-19 vaccine out to the citizens of North Carolina.” The partnership between Wake Tech and Campbell will allow pharmacy technicians to join nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers in vaccinating people against the coronavirus.
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he Office of Interprofessional Education has partnered with the CPHS Office of Continuing Professional Education to deliver IPE INFORM: a series of monthly virtual programming providing continuing education (CE) credits to health professionals, faculty members, and all who are interested in attending. IPE INFORM was born to provide the opportunity for practitioners and providers to learn about interprofessional collaborative practice while also helping those groups fill necessary continuing education requirements. Attendees can earn credits through ACPE, AAPA, or, for six of the twelve sessions, AMA. In the mission statement of the IPE Office, it states that it seeks to develop not only students, but also educators and clinicians who, together, catalyze the team-based care movement to transform the rural healthcare landscape for 8 SPRING 2021
patients and populations. IPE INFORM was designed to become one tool to carry out this endeavor by introducing current professionals to interprofessional collaborative practice while delivering education on topic areas that are of interest to all health professions. IPE INFORM was designed to take place once a month over a virtual platform to allow for professionals to fit the programming into their busy schedules. Each one-hour session is presented online and features a different speaker or set of speakers. Session topics range from titles such as Medicaid Overview to Interprofessional Care of the Diabetes Patient to Druginduced Proarrhythmias: Developing Interprofessional Cardiac Safety Education for Clinical Practitioners. Guests include experts from a variety of fields selected to deliver fresh and specialized content to IPE INFORM attendees. Most of the time, sessions are
presented by an interprofessional set of speakers. IPE INFORM was both created interprofessionally and is delivered interprofessionally. Those who are interested in attending can register for all sessions, or they can select only those sessions that are most interesting and relevant to them. A complete list of topics and registration information can be found at https://www.campbell.edu/ academics/interprofessional-education/ipeinform/.
OUR PROGRAMS Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2020 charged to make a difference in the lives of others The fifth cohort of Doctor of Physical Therapy students never dreamed their last year of DPT school would have taken shape the way it did. But this resilient group overcame the challenges of 2020 and pulled together to graduate on December 11 during the University’s virtual commencement. A virtual Convocation Ceremony the evening before graduation allowed the DPT faculty, staff, students and their families time together to celebrate the past three year’s journey. Dr. Priscilla Weaver, program director, presided over the event that included faculty remarks from Dr. Deborah Constantine, assistant professor of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Greg Dedrick, founding director.
2018 Nursing Charter Class Graduation
High Demand for Our Nursing Students
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ur nursing students are in high demand. Recruiters from several healthcare organizations have scheduled virtual recruitment events for seniors. Students participate during their lunchtime to learn about the various organizations, how to search for jobs, and get interviewing tips.
LAURYN PRINCE (’21 BSN
Candidate) said, “The virtual recruitment events have been wonderful opportunities to learn about different organizations and positions we could potentially apply for. These events are not only great for learning about various job openings, but also to learn about different facilities and to learn what offers are competitive. Attending these events has allowed me to make more informed decisions during the
application and hiring processes in my search for a job after graduation.” “Our program has been very successful in training qualified, competent nurses,” said Dr. Nancy Duffy, director of Campbell’s Nursing program. “All of our graduates have received job offers, and the BSN program has a single-digit attrition rate. Also, the three-year average on first-time pass rates for state boards is an exceptional 94.4%.”
Senior nursing student, ALBERT THOMPSON, commented on the events, “The opportunities we've been given to talk with recruiters allow us to weigh the pros and cons of different organizations and specialties we may not have previously considered. I think they have helped us narrow our job searches and aid in finding the right fit for each of us as we head into the workforce.”
“ Our program has been very successful in training qualified, competent nurses...All of our graduates have received job offers, and the BSN program has a single-digit attrition rate. Also, the three-year average on first-time pass rates for state boards is an exceptional 94.4%.” C P H S .C A M P B E L L . E D U
Dr. Weaver addressed the candidates, “There is a good chance that you went into physical therapy because you wanted to help other people. I hope that your time here reinforced your desire to make a difference in the lives of others. You will touch people’s lives. You will remember them and they will remember you. Do not forget to listen to others, learn from your experiences, and love what you are doing.” During the ceremony, each student was presented a Kivett lapel pin and a loved one pinned it on the student’s lapel. Next, the 41 honorees, along with all DPTs present, read the DPT Oath. Weaver commented, “The pinning represented the dedication and hard work to achieve graduation. The reading of the DPT Oath signifies what it means to be a member of the physical therapy profession and is the right of passage from a student to a professional. “The profession of physical therapy requires physical therapists to embody competence, integrity, morality, altruism, and a commitment to the promotion of public good.”
DPT STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS THE CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Shelby Diachenko THE LEADERSHIP AWARD Sarah Hanvy THE DR. ANGELA GRIFFIN COMMUNITY SERVICE MEMORIAL AWARD Peter Soares THE RURAL HEALTH AWARD Alma Crouch THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD Olivia Bloom C A M P B E L L C O M M E N T S 9
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Class Notes ERICA AVILES (’20 BSN) received five Daisy Award nominations at UNC Rex in Raleigh, North Carolina.
HIEN BEHNKE (’18 MPAP) and SCHUYLER BEHNKE (’17 MPAP) welcomed Ashton Callahan on January 5. CHAD COTTAM (’18 DPT) is opening his own practice on April 1, 2021 named Driven Fitness and Physical Therapy.
Faculty & Staff News DR. PAIGE BROWN, assistant dean of Interprofessional Education and clinical associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, was elected to serve as secretary of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP) board of directors.
DR. RILEY BOWERS, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, was elected to serve as a member-at-large on the NCAP board of directors.
DR. ERIKA GIBLIN, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, was appointed to the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Research and Scholarship Committee through the Cardiology PRN (Practice and Research Network).
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DR. AMBER MCLENDON, associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, was selected chair-elect of the NCAP Chronic Care Practice Academy.
DR. KRISZTIAN TOTH, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences was recently awarded a NIH grant to develop a study titled “A Novel Functionally Selective Drug for the Treatment of Cocaine Abuse...”
DR. KATIE TROTTA, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, was selected as an at-large member of the NCAP Community Care Practice Academy.
DR. MIRANDA VAN TILBURG, professor of Clinical Research, was appointed as a reviewer for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which is part of the National Institute of Health (NIH).
DR. CATHERINE WENTE, clinical assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice, was selected as an at-large member of the NCAP Health-System Practice Academy.
ALMA KATHRYN CROUCH (’20 DPT) started a new job on February 22, 2021 as an acute care physical therapist at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina.
SHELBY DIACHENKO (’20 DPT) was engaged to be married on December 14, 2020 to Daniel Jouppi. She started working with Moriarty Physical Therapy in Raleigh, North Carolina on February 22, 2021 as a physical therapist.
MATTHEW EUBANKS (’19 MPAP) married Amanda McCoy on December 31, 2020 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He is an inpatient psychiatric physician assistant at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
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DANIELLE EUSTACE (’19 DPT) started a new job in March 2020 as a staff physical therapist with PT Solutions in Cary, North Carolina. She and STEPHEN BAJOREK (’19 MSPH) became engaged to be married in September 2020.
SARAH HANVY (’20 DPT) started a new job in December 2020 as a physical therapist with Advanced Physical Therapy in Anchorage, Alaska and is starting an orthopedic certified specialist residency in August 2021.
ASHLEY EYE (’19 DPT) started a new job on February 3, 2020 as a physical therapist with Benchmark Physical Therapy in Dallas, Georgia. She is certified in dry needling and in treating vestibular patients.
LYDIA SPRINKLE HEFNER (’18 BSN) was recently promoted to interim assistant director and clinical coordinator of Cardiac Telemetry at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, North Carolina.
LIZ WEST GREEN (’19 DPT) started a new job as a doctor of physical therapy at Goldsboro Physical Therapy & Wellness in Goldsboro, North Carolina and plans to become dry needling certified in summer 2021. C P H S .C A M P B E L L . E D U
MORGAN LUSK (’18 MPAP) and his wife, Kathryn, welcomed Avery Morgan on June 22, 2020. Morgan is currently an emergency room PA at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina.
JORDAN EAVES HOLMES (’17 DPT) became a certified manual physical therapist and board certified orthopaedic specialist. She started working as a clinical manager on October 1, 2020 at CORA Physical Therapy in her hometown of Louisburg, North Carolina.
CATHERINE PERRY FLEMING (’19 MPAP) married David Fleming on September 26, 2020 and they reside in Greenville, North Carolina. Catherine works in interventional radiology as a physician assistant at Eastern Radiologists in Greenville, North Carolina. EMILY FRONK (’17 DPT) is now a board certified orthopaedic specialist and started a new job in November 2020 as physical therapist and educator at Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
FAHIM LODHI (’19 DPT) started a new job in June 2020 with Carolina Therapy Services as a lead physical therapist at Scotia Village in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
IQRA CHHOTANI IMAM (’17 DPT) and husband Taha Imam welcomed son Noah in November 2018 and is working as a physical therapist at in Cary, North Carolina. KRISTEN CLINTON JOY (’17 DPT) was married on September 14, 2019. She started working at Stewart Physical Therapy in Salisbury, North Carolina as a physical therapist on February 5, 2018 and was promoted to clinic leader on September 23, 2019.
LEILANI DOI MAYBIN (’17 DPT) and DUSTIN MAYBIN (’17 PharmD) were united in marriage on April 7, 2018. Leilani started working as a pediatric physical therapist in February 2019 with Carolina Pediatric Therapy in Hendersonville, North Carolina and Dustin started a new job as a pharmacist on February 17, 2021 with Ingles Pharmacy in Hendersonville. They welcomed son Knox on June 30, 2020. KAITLYN MILSTEAD (’19 DPT) started a new job in November 2020 as a physical therapist with Belfield Physical Therapy.
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Class Notes
Student Achievements
MICHAEL MIZE (’16 DPT) started working at ATI Physical Therapy as a clinic director on November 27, 2017. He married Kayla Talbert on November 2, 2019 and they are expecting their first child in April 2021. MEGAN MOZINGO (‘19 BSN) received a 2020 St. Martin of Tours Award at Vidant Medical Center for being a team member who provided compassionate, culturally sensitive and quality care to patients and their families.
The Nursing Leadership Council includes student representatives who query their peers to bring forward any concerns or quality improvement process ideas to discuss at the nursing faculty and staff meetings. These students participated in the February 17 meeting: MADALYNN BAILEY (’22 BSN Candidate), BRIANNA MCMILLAN (’22 BSN Candidate), IZABELLA MUNOZ (’21 BSN Candidate), and BRITTNEY JACKSON (’21 BSN Candidate).
MATTHEW NORRIS (’16 DPT) welcomed daughters Lillian on May 11, 2017 and Emmalyn on August 22, 2019. He is a staff physical therapist in Mebane, North Carolina.
CHARLENE PARKS (’20 BSN) received a Daisy Award at WakeMed Raleigh where she works as a registered nurse on the rehabilitation floor.
BROOKE RICHARDSON (’18 BSN) has worked at WakeMed Cary in the Mother/Baby unit since graduation and in December 2020 received her certification in Maternal Newborn nursing. TAYLOR COTHRAN SAUNDERS (’20 DPT) started a new job as a pediatric physical therapist on February 11, 2021 at TreeHouse Therapy in New Bern, North Carolina.
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Congratulations to AMBER JEFFERSON, left, (’22 PharmD Candidate) and AMANDA SMITH, right, (’22 PharmD Candidate) on the publication of the work they co-authored with Dr. Pius Fasinu, assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Dr. Dorothea Thompson, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The title of the published journal article is Sexually Transmitted Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections - Update on Drug Treatment and Vaccine Development.
CAMPUS NEWS
HEATHER FAULKNER, KAYLA GARRIS and LYNDSI ROLAND, (’24 PharmD/MSCR Candidates) won the 6th Annual American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Research Challenge local competition and represented Campbell against pharmacy programs nationwide. Photo taken prior to March 2020.
CHELSEA HOYLE (’22 PharmD Candidate) was chosen for the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDAs) Pharmacy Student Experiential Program (PSEP). She will be completing a one-month advanced pharmacy practice rotation at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s Division of Drug Information in April 2022 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Class Notes LAUREN STONE (’20 BSN) started a new job in January as a pediatric nurse at Piedmont Healthcare Pediatrics in Statesville, North Carolina. She was previously a nurse on the medical-surgical/medical telemetry floor at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville.
BRITTANY SHEAGLEY (’16 DPT) was united in marriage to Jared Walker on September 1, 2018. She works as a pediatric physical therapist at Mission Children’s Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
JORDAN ALMONY VALLEE (’18 BSN) received her CCRN certification in December 2020 and started a new job as an ICU float pool travel nurse in York, Pennsylvania.
DAN STOOT (’16 DPT) started High Definition Physical Therapy in Denver, Colorado in October 2018 and was united in marriage to Maggie McHenry on May 4, 2019. They are expecting their first child in June 2021.
SAMANTHA SIMONETTI (’16 DPT) welcomed a son Henry Alex on January 27, 2019 and is expecting her second child in April 2021. SAVANNAH SNEAD (’19 DPT) started a new job in June 2020 as a doctor of physical therapy with Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia. She became engaged to be married on December 22, 2020 to Colin Lynch.
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MICHAEL TANCINI (’16 DPT) was united in marriage to Audrey Poindexter on December 3, 2016. He opened Ground to Overhead Physical Therapy in January 2017 in San Diego, California. He moved his practice to Chapel Hill, North Carolina and opened an office in Cary. Michael and Audrey welcomed son Dexter on August 16, 2020.
JENNIFER STEWART WEEKS (’17 DPT) was united in marriage to John Weeks on June 16, 2018. She is a physical therapist with Stewart Physical Therapy in Lexington, North Carolina and has taken three dry needling courses.
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ALUMNI NEWS
PA Alumna Gives Back to the Community that Raised Her
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he COVID-19 pandemic has altered our way of life for over a year. It has also given our students, faculty and alumni the opportunity to lead with purpose in ways we didn’t know were needed. For master of physician assistant practice alumna CHARMEEN MACK WILKES, it means being ready and willing to give back to the community that raised her. In addition to her full-time job as an advanced practice provider in the emergency department at Atrium Health in Concord, North Carolina, Wilkes also works part time at an urgent care facility and has been passionate about educating others about quarantine and COVID. Recently, she had the opportunity to volunteer with the vaccination efforts. “When the opportunity came for me to give vaccinations, I felt like it was one more step in the right direction and that was something that I couldn’t pass up,” said Wilkes. “It was my duty as much as necessary for me to do that.”
Surreal and full circle. That’s how Wilkes (‘13 MPAP) describes the opportunity she had to not only vaccinate her community, but to do so at her home church in late January. That day, she volunteered at a clinic offered by Novant Health at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte. As they were getting ready for the clinic that morning, she made her way over the table where the clipboards were being prepared with patient names. She looked down and recognized the name on the first clipboard she saw.
It was Mr. Charles Chapman… Deacon Chapman. She picked up his clipboard and knew right away — “I have to vaccinate him.” She went over and called his name, but he didn’t recognize her due to the mask. She told him her name and he responded, “Wow.” Wilkes and Chapman both teared up — tears of hope and reassurance. He shook his head in disbelief. 14 S P R I N G 2 0 2 1
“I can’t believe this,” he said. “The little girl I baptized 20 years ago is about to vaccinate me for COVID-19.” “We are very blessed to be able to do what we do and to help people,” Wilkes said. “It shouldn’t be taken for granted. It’s always necessary, always the right time to do God’s work. We are able to reach out to those who are in underserved areas and don’t have access to healthcare and vaccinate as many people as we can in a short amount of time to achieve herd immunity. That’s God’s work.” “It’s always the right time to do that. It’s a duty for me to step in and be able to do that.” For Wilkes, it was important to be able to give back in the church she grew up in, with the people who raised her. The church where she was married, and where she plans to dedicate her son, Carter, when the pandemic is over. She admits that many in the community may not always know or understand the science behind the vaccine or even the virus. She knows they just need reassurance. “They need to be able to trust you, to believe in you,” she said. “They need reassurance that what they are doing is OK for them and OK for their family. It gives them reassurance when it comes from someone who looks like them … and someone who they raised, and someone they trust.” Holding these types of clinics in underserved areas where people don’t
have adequate access to healthcare has been intentional. “If it’s a place they know, they feel at home, in a place they feel safe,” Wilkes said. “That’s even more of a reassurance to them. I’m going to go to my church, sit with my church family and get vaccinated. It creates a sense of unity among people that look alike — are like minded — at church.” Wilkes has seen both sides of the pandemic. She contracted COVID-19 in December and spent time in isolation from her husband and son. As a physician assistant, she’s endured long hours and shifts and prayed with a patient as they took their last breath. She’s intubated a 28-year-old who seemed completely healthy. She’s seen the emotional and mental toll COVID-19 has placed on herself and her coworkers. But she understands that healthcare workers like herself have been called to step up and lead during this pandemic. “This is what I signed up for,” she said. “When you go into medicine, you don’t know what’s coming at you. Seven years, eight years after you graduate, you’re going to be in the middle of a pandemic on the front lines. Nobody tells you that. You can’t teach that. You can’t prepare anybody for that.” “It’s lacing up your boots every day and going to serve your community.”
ALUMNI NEWS A Message from Will Bratton
Campbell Exceeds Goal, CPHS Wins School Challenge
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uring the fourth annual Campbell Giving Day, the University raised more than $1.5 million from close to 1,800 gifts. Since 2019, Campbell has celebrated this day of giving in early February as part of the University’s annual Founders Week. The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences raised more than $112,000 and brought in more than 100 gifts from alumni, students, parents, and friends on this one day. CPHS had the most gifts and raised the most money to win the School Gift Challenge. Winning this challenge secured an additional $4,500 that has been designated to the Rodney Hipwell Memorial IPE Scholarship.
Hang in there!
This scholarship was created in honor and memory of Rodney Hipwell, former senior admissions counselor for CPHS. Rodney was passionate about Interprofessional Education (IPE), our students, and all of our programs. “I am thankful for our alumni and friends who come together and support our mission, students, and programs,” said CPHS Director of Advancement, Will Bratton. “Your support on Campbell Giving Day allows us to continue our mission of graduating students with exemplary academic and professional skills who are prepared for purposeful lives and meaningful service.”
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“ If you don’t take time for your wellness, you will be forced to take time for your illness” – Joyce Sunada This quote above was mentioned by Dr. Ian Ward, director of Pre-Clinical Education and assistant professor for the Master of Physician Assistant Practice program, as he wrapped up one of his recent classes. Here we are…more than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. Remember back in March and April of 2020 when we thought if we just held on for two weeks this would all pass? Our lives have looked different over the past year and many of you have stood beside coworkers, friends, and patients as you offered support that you never imagined you would at any point in your career. I have heard of a number of our alumni who have stepped up and jumped in to serve their communities in a number of ways. Thank you for ways you have served. With that being said, don’t forget to take time for you and the ones you love.
Take time to do the things that you love. Take time to unplug and recharge. Take time to rest. Take time to heal. Take time to love.
Thank you healthcare professionals for your dedication and service to others. #CAMPBELLPROUD C P H S .C A M P B E L L . E D U
Take care of your wellness.
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