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Summer 2016
Possessing A Heart of Gold
Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumnus
Dean Lisa Saladin with 2016 Distinguished Alumnus recipient, Kevin Briggs
Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients, College faculty and staff and special guests
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he College of Health Professions Alumni Association Board of Directors is proud to announce our 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient, Mr. Kevin Briggs. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is given annually to one or more graduates of the MUSC College of Health Professions in recognition of outstanding professional achievement, service to the individual’s profession, the community, the College, and/or the University, excellence in leadership, professional growth, and educational advancement or service. Dean Lisa K. Saladin conferred this most esteemed honor at the Distinguished Alumnus Awards Ceremony Friday, May 13, 2016. Mr. Briggs received his Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science (Cytotechnology), in 2000 and his accomplishments and outstanding qualities are numerous and his heart is full of love for others as he steadfastly
serves his community and those less fortunate. Although his academic program is now discontinued and no longer offered within the College, he was not deterred from remaining engaged all these years, and most recently serving an additional term on the CHP Alumni Association Board of Directors. As a member of the American Academy of Healthcare Executives, Mr. Briggs is a recognized operations expert in the field of laboratory science. He continues advancing through promotions with his employer at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. His compassionate leadership, exhibited in his professional life, carries over into his personal life as well. Mr. Briggs is loyal to the needs of his community through local, regional and national non-profit organizations. Congratulations Mr. Kevin Briggs as you enter the hall of fame with your fellow Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients!
College of Health Professions Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients
Members of the College of Health Professions Alumni Hall of Fame are proudly and permanently recognized along the Alumni Hall of Fame Gallery in the College, established by the 2008-2009 CHP Alumni Association Board. 1986 – Janet S. Leech Bachelor of Science, Health Information Administration 1975 1989 – Janet C. Parmalee Bachelor of Science, Health Information Administration 1977 1990 – Robert D. Hibdon Bachelor of Science, Radiologic Technology 1979
1997 – A. Michelle Hard Master in Health Sciences, Physical Therapy 2000 Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy 1985 1998 – W. Sean Irvin Bachelor of Health Sciences 2001 Certificate, Physician Assistant 1976
1991 – Patricia H. Sullivan Bachelor of Science, Health Services, Respiratory Therapy 1986
1999 – E. Dargan Ervin Masters in Health Sciences, Physical Therapy 1982 Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy 1981
1992 – Mary D. Q. Jansen Master in Health Sciences 1987 Certificate, Medical Technology 1974
1999 – William F. Minikiewicz Bachelor of Health Sciences 1995
1993 – Mary Eileen Leonard Medical Technology (ASCP) 1947 1994 – Mary G. Callahan Medical Technology (ASCP) 1953 1995 – Stephen G. Lutfy Master in Health Services Administration 1987 1996 – Wanda C. Hancock Bachelor of Science, Physician Assistant 1999 Master in Health Services Administration 1987 Bachelor of Science, Radiologic Technology 1984
2005 – Richard K. Toomey Doctor of Health Administration 2001 2006 – E. Blair Holladay Bachelor of Science, Cytotechnology 1985 2007 – Marilyn M. Swygert Master of Health Sciences 1985 2008 – Ninfa M. Saunders Doctor of Health Administration 2006 2009 – Stephen L. Jones Doctor of Health Administration 1999
2000 – James B. Smith, Jr. Master in Health Sciences, Health Information Administration 1997 Bachelor of Science, Medical Technology 1981
2012 – John M. Sanders Master in Health Services Administration 1989
2001 – David L. Somers Master of Health Sciences 1981 Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy 1980
2015 – Michael R. Burcham Doctor of Health Administration 2003
2002 – Diane K. Mathews Masters in Health Professions Education 1997 2003 – Ruby W. Sonnett Certificate, Medical Technology 1970
2013 – Eleanor H. Durgee Bachelor of Science, Medical Technology 1989
2015 – Brian R. Poplin Doctor of Health Administration 2010 2016 – Kevin D. Briggs Cytotechnology 2000
Celebrating the Past. Honoring YOU - our outstanding Alumni - during the truly amazing! You are a special part of our success and great 50 years and here’s to the future!
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Changing the Future.
50th Anniversary Alumni Weekend of the College was we recognize you, both near and far. Thank you for a ALUMNI GALA
AT THE SC AQUARIUM
$3,500,000 Goal!
You’re invited to help us “Celebrate the Past and Change the Future!”
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Announcing the College of Health Professions
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50th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign www.musc.edu/chp50
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Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
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YOUR philanthropic partnership in this $3.5 million dollar campaign will ensure continued success, growth and progress for the next 50 years. Join us and light the way for those who follow! CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES
The Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions Pediatric Rehabilitation | CARES Therapy Clinic Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management Student Scholarships
$500,000 $100,000
Exciting opportunities coming soon! www.musc.edu/chp50
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Medical University of South Carolina | College of Health Professions Newsletter, Summer 2016
DEAN’S CORNER Dear CHP Alumni, In February of this year, the Medical University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Mark Dr. Lisa K. Saladin, Sothmann announced that he would be stepping down from that post in July and returning to the College Interim Provost of Health Professions as a faculty member. I know that those of you who knew Dr. Sothmann while he was Medical University serving as CHP Dean share my excitement over his return and join me in welcoming him back “home.” of South Carolina
MUSC President David Cole asked me to serve as the University’s Interim Provost while we complete a national search for a full-time replacement. I was truly honored to be asked and after thoughtful reflection, developing a potential transition plan for the College, discussing this with the senior leadership of the College and all of my direct reports, I have decided to accept this interim position. Dr. Jim Zoller is serving as Interim Dean and will have the full authority as Dean to make decisions for the College. Jim has a long history of leadership serving as CEO of hospitals, as our College’s Chair of the Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, and on its Executive Leadership Team. He is familiar with Dr. Jim Zoller, the College’s finances and I have every confidence in his ability to serve in Interim Dean, this role. College of Health
Professions, MUSC
This transition began in June 2016 and will last until a new Provost is hired, which will likely be six to 12 months. Please know that I have no intention of applying for the permanent role and I am committed to return to my role as Dean of the College of Health Professions when my commitment to this interim role has ended. Thank you for your continued commitment to the College! Sincerely, Lisa K. Saladin, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FASAHP Interim Provost Medical University of South Carolina
College of Health Professions
The Legacy Society The College of Health Professions Legacy Society honors and recognizes those individuals and families who have made a planned gift commitment to the College. Anonymous Mrs. Helen B. Baker* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Brady Mrs. Mary G. Carpenter Mr. Robert V. Chisholm III Mr. Rodny A. Chisholm Mrs. Karen L. DeMarco Mr. George G. Devane* Dr. Cynthia B. Dodds and Mr. Elliott Dodds Ms. Bettye S. Gum Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hagood III Dr. Anne Osborne Kilpatrick Col. (Ret) Michael G. La Belle
Mrs. Diane K. Mathews Mrs. Cami L. Meyer Dr. Maralynne M. Mitcham* Steven Mund, CRNA, DNP & Angela R. Mund, CRNA, DNP Mr. Barry T. Munday Dr. and Mrs. Vincent T. Peng Dr. and Mrs. Brian R. Poplin Mr. and Mrs. Capers H. Poulnot Mr. and Mrs. Ganga S. Rao Dr. Michael E. Saladin and Dr. Lisa K. Saladin Dr. Gretchen A. Seif and Mr. Matthew Seif Mr. Roderick F. Worley *deceased
You deserve to be Celebrated!
If you have made a provision for MUSC in your estate plans, we would like to thank you personally. Please consider letting us know so we can celebrate you and your legacy, during your lifetime. Whether anonymous or not, we sincerely hope to hear from you and honor your wishes. Leslie M. Brady Director of Development & Alumni Affairs MUSC College of Health Professions BradyL@musc.edu | 843-792-8547
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Linda Cox Director of Gift Planning MUSC Office of Development CoxL@musc.edu | 843-792-9562
Shaping What’s Next
Guest speaker, Joe Flower, delivering his observations about healthcare today.
2016 Healthcare Leadership Lecture Series Featured Author, Speaker and healthcare Futurist, Joe Flower attracted nearly 100 who gathered to learn more about the deep forces that change healthcare in the US and around the world. He detailed how leaders can and are already shaping the Next Healthcare in the decisions they are now making as they sell into, invest in, manage and buy healthcare. Presented by the Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management and generously supported by HCA South Atlantic Division, MUSC Health, and the MUSC CHP Alumni Association.
Joe Flower with Drs. Abby Kazely and Jami DelliFraine.
Physician Assistant Establishes Scholarship to help other nontraditional students By Allyson Crowell Office of Development and Alumni Affairs
Sherlonda Adkins with her children, scholarship recipient, Jennifer Repaskey, and Dean Lisa Saladin.
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s Sherlonda Adkins scanned the room at an information session for aspiring physician assistant students, she realized that she looked different from everyone else. She pulled out her phone and typed a text message to her husband: These people are here with their parents. Adkins decided, at 34, to leave a successful career in real estate, because she felt like something was missing from her life. “The first day of class I quickly realized I don’t really fit in -- not only in age, but in being a parent,” she said. “They’d ask me if I wanted to go to the library after class, but I wanted to go home and see my family, because I hadn’t seen them all day.” Adkins’ journey to PA school at the Medical University of South Carolina began at a lunch with friends, when another woman mentioned that her husband suggested the career change. Adkins realized that she sees a PA for her own medical care, so she went home and researched MUSC’s College of Health Professions. Although her friend never followed her husband’s advice, Adkins signed up for college prerequisites and a graduate school exam. She had six months before a new semester began and three children at home, but she committed to classes from morning until 10 p.m. so she could enroll that same fall. “They said it was impossible for her to start on time,” Adkins’ husband, Randy, remembered. “But when she wants to do something, she’ going to find a way to do it.”
Adkins completed the program in 2014 and now splits her time between two PA jobs. She specializes in both psychiatry and internal medicine. She credits her natural inclination to help people for her success in her new profession, and now she wants to help other nontraditional students hoping to make a career change like her own. “I was very fortunate to receive scholarships when I was a student, so I always thought I would do that for someone else in 10 years,” Adkins said. “But we talked about it, and decided, why wait?” The same year Sherlonda graduated, she and Randy established the Sherlonda T. Adkins and Family Scholarship, which already has helped two women, including Elizabeth Burton. Burton, a 2011 MUSC Ph.D. graduate, was teaching biology at College of Charleston when she gave birth to her second daughter. Her little girl has undergone nine surgeries, including procedures to repair holes in her diaphragm and heart, as well as placing a shunt in her brain and a feeding tube. “She had an appointment every week, and that’s how I decided I really wanted to go into medicine to help others,” Burton said. “I’ve had no regrets at all. I’ve felt like this was what I needed to do.” Adkins shares the sentiment but also admits that PA school challenged and tested her like nothing else she’s done. She hopes her scholarship will help nontraditional students from becoming discouraged during those trials. “I wanted to let them know your hard work is not in vain,” she said. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel.” Sherlonda Adkins with her family. Randy said he hopes to set an example for their children. Kira, 15, plans to pursue a pharmacy degree. Dyran, 12, wants to become a software engineer like his father. And Kayla, 9, loves performance and hopes to be famous one day. “We wanted to give back,” Randy said, “and for our children to see it.” 5
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Retired Colonel Helps Other Military Personnel Pursue Careers as Physician Assistants By Allyson Crowell Office of Development and Alumni Affairs
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hen Col. Mike La Belle decided to go to physician assistant school, he brought years of experience working as an operating room and emergency room technician in the Air Force but only nine hours of college credit.
The Florida native received free tuition through the G.I. Bill and took a chance on the Medical University of South Carolina for a simple reason: MUSC was willing to take a chance on him. “With nine hours of college credit, it was tough,” he said recently. “There were times when I wanted to give up.” But Col. La Belle received his Certificate of Physician Assistant Studies in 1978, an achievement that launched him on a second career that would define him. He recently established The Colonel (Retired) Michael G. La Belle Scholarship Col. Mike La Belle Fund to help current and former U.S. military service members. “I want to let physician assistant students know that this is a rewarding and successful career,” Col. La Belle said. “When I attended PA school, it was federally funded, so we didn’t have to pay tuition. This is my way of giving back. I had a great career as a PA and Army Medical Officer, and I want to help others do the same.” Each year the scholarship will benefit one student who can best explain how he will advance the profession. For Col. La Belle, the answer came with compassionate end-of-life care. His father died from pancreatic cancer when Col. La Belle was 10 years old, but Col. La Belle describes his own career in oncology as “kind of an accident.” He wanted to work for the Department of Veterans Affairs and help aging war heroes but wound up filling an opening in hematology and oncology. “It wasn’t my first choice, but I soon came to love caring for our veterans with cancer,” he explained. “Besides treating patients with hematological and solid tumor malignancies, we also provided clinical trials. When treatment failed, we provided them comfort through palliative care and inpatient hospice.” One of his patients, the wife of a retired serviceman, had exhausted her treatment options. Realizing that she would die, her husband asked Col. La Belle if he planned to abandon her. “I said, ‘No, we’re going to be here with you both through continuing care,’” Col. La Belle remembered. “We weren’t going anywhere.” In 1998 he became the first physician assistant to receive the People Living Through Cancer Award, which recognizes individuals and businesses who
show respect and understanding in supporting cancer patients. He spent 11 years in the VA working in medical oncology between active tours of duty with the Army National Guard and retired as a surgical oncology PA at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center in Albuquerque. Col. La Belle made Albuquerque his home but worked missions around the world. He helped to train military medical teams in Honduras and Costa Rica, and he spent six months deployed to Iraq to assist with routine medical care for troops. In 2012 he retired from the Army National Guard, after serving for 40 years in various positions of increasing responsibility, including deputy state surgeon and his final position as state surgeon/commander of the New Mexico Army National Guard Medical Command. Col. La Belle hopes, through his scholarship, to start a conversation for other military personnel looking for a medical career. “My whole idea for this – for putting my title in the scholarship name and talking about it – is that with dedication and hard work, they can accomplish great things as other physician assistants before them have done.” This summer MUSC’s College of Health Professions named Billy Poole the first recipient of Col. La Belle’s scholarship. A second-year physician assistant student, Poole enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August of 2001 and after the terrorist attacks one month later, he signed a five-year contract to serve as a hospital corpsman. After serving at a naval hospital in Illinois, he became a combat medic for the U.S. Marine Corps and moved to Hawaii. “On paper, I say I lived in Hawaii for five years,” said Poole, a Mooresville, N.C., native. “But it was probably only a couple of years. I spent all of 2005 in Afghanistan.” He served in the Korengal Valley, the perilous Billy Poole mountain region near the Pakistani border chronicled in the 2010 documentary “Restrepo.” He joined his battalion on patrols and in the event that they took fire, he cared for them in the field. Poole planned for his career in health care long before his time in Afghanistan, even before Sept. 11. “In 2000, my older brother was killed in a car accident, and that’s what led me to medicine,” he said. “Neurologists were throwing all this information at me, and I didn’t know what to do with it.” Poole in Afghanistan Poole wanted not only to understand that information but to help make it easier for other anxious families in waiting rooms. “I’m just honored that previous military personnel provide scholarships like this,” Poole said. “I may, in the future, do something like that for the MUSC PA program as well.”
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Consider leaving a scholarship with a gift from your estate to the MUSC College of Health Professions. If you have done so already, please allow us to celebrate you by letting us know this meaningful news. To have a confidential conversation, please contact Leslie Brady, director of development at 843-792-8547 or Linda Cox, Director of Gift Planning at 843.792.9562. Thank you.
Danielle Horowitz, Occupational Therapy student with a child with disabilities in Ughanda
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ALUMNI IN ACTION You are Golden To Us Look up the word Golden and you will find definitions such as exceptionally valuable, having glowing vitality, radiantly youthful and a high degree of excellence! All of these and more best describe our Golden Graduate Alumni from MUSC College of Health Professions of 50 years or more! Two of Golden Graduates spoke to aspiring healthcare professions students in the Spring and shared their wisdom and advice, spanning decades!
And the Award Goes to…. Anesthesia For Nurses Program Names Distinguished Alumnus
Each year during the Nurse Anesthesia Conference in Charleston, SC, a Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient is named. The prestigious 2016 Award goes to Mr. Brian Kasson, AFN Class of 1991. Mr. Kasson is a distinguished clinician with more than 20 years of professional expertise and experience as a nurse anesthetist. He has been published in multiple journals and remains professionally active on both the state and national levels as well as the speaking circuit as an educator. As a member of one of the first classes to receive their master’s degree at MUSC, Mr. Kasson could be found on campus at the library studying or cruising through town on his bicycle. Thank you to Eric Kern, AFN Class of 2016 and Nick Fawcett, AFN Class of 2017 for facilitating this award presentation and congratulations, Mr. Brian Kasson!
Pictured (L to R): Lois Wellman–Medical Technology, Class of 1953 and Jane Martin–Medical Technology, Class of 1953
Pictured (L to R): Leslie Brady, Ruta Rimkute, Dean Lisa K. Saladin, Lois Wellman, Jane Martin, Dr. Karen Wager and Linda Cox.
MHA Alumni Engage Students Russ Calicutt, MHA Class of 2012, and Scott Hultstrand from Care Coordination Institute in Greenville, SC spoke to first year MHA students on the use of data and health informatics in My Health First Network, a large accountable care organization in the upstate. Russ and Scott engaged the students in a thought-provoking discussion on the role of data and informatics in keeping people healthy and avoiding costly hospitalizations.
Your Alumni Updates H Dr. Anthony Stanowski (DHA ‘13) has been appointed as the President and CEO of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).
H Dr. Sal Esparza (DHA ‘13) has been appointed to the City of Los Angeles Health Commission as the representative for the 12th Council District.
H Dr. Michelle Logan-Owens (DHA ‘14) was named as COO of Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.
H Dr. Scott Goodspeed (DHA ‘03) has recently published the “Guide for Rural Hospitals to Identify Populations and Shift to Population Health” through the National Rural health Resource Center. Featured in Photo from Left to Right: Sydney Johns, Dr. Karen Wager, Will Riddle, Sam Foister, Russ Calicutt, Scott Hultstrand, Kamie Buice, Kirstie Hewson and Michelle Ascanio. MHA Student Government Association hosted an Early Careerist Panel. Alumni presenters (pictured from left to right) included Jason Weaver, Paige Kesler, Patterson Burch and Garrett Mann. The panel was incredibly beneficial for both first and second year MHA students.
H Michael Petrillo (PA-C ‘13) was recently awarded a specialty credential called a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), and is one of only16 certified PAs in Tennessee to earn a CAQ since the program’s inception in 2011. Submit your good news to brownlau@musc.edu and thank you!
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MUSC College of Health Professions | Academic Programs Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Studies Master of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion Master of Health Administration Master of Science in Health Informatics Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Doctor of Health Administration Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Doctor of Physical Therapy PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science
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