MUSC Catalyst 1-30-2015 by Cindy Abole

January 30, 2015

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 33, No. 22

2015: A strategic approach to a new year Inside What are the most pressing issues? Well, there are a host of different things going on in this office, and at times that can be challenging and also exciting. To be honest, there are clearly areas I would like to accelerate. In today’s world of change, I feel a sense of urgency for us to be more proactive in shaping ourselves and to move forward with purpose and with true innovation in order to get to where we need to be. It’s not an emergency; it’s just an imperative to make progress. We are at the beginning stages of formulating our next five-year strategic plan — MUSC 2020. We are engaging literally thousands of people across the entire enterprise in the shaping of our new goals, and I am enthused about the direction in which we collectively see the MUSC enterprise going. We clearly are taking each of our three missions to another level.

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MUSC President Dr. David Cole, from left, chats with Dr. Sally Self, Candace Gillespie, Toni Jernigan and Jenny Reves at the Oct. 20 dedication of Bela’s Garden.

By Mikie Hayes Public Relations

ith six months as president of the Medical University under his belt and facing a new year filled with possibilities, it felt like an opportune time to ask President David Cole, M.D., FACS, a few off-the-cuff questions about his time and progress in the organization’s highest leadership position. It was the last day before Christmas vacation began. Charleston was a chilly 45 degrees, and Bee Street was inches deep in rainwater. While the weather was miserable and the sky gloomy, Cole’s spirits weren’t dampened in the least. It was his last official meeting of 2014, and his wife, Kathy, and three children, Paige, Andy and Bryan, were home for the holidays. He was excited to spend quality time with his family, while preparing to kick off the new year at an aggressive pace. You assumed the role as president on July 1. How has it been?

I feel it’s been great. It has been uplifting for me to see how positive, embracing and supportive people have been both for the institution and for me. That support has been very reinforcing. It makes a difference. I believe that we’ve made very real progress since July. Of course there is still a lot more to do, but at least there is a sense of momentum and direction. With all of the talented and dedicated people that are engaged, I am confident in the direction we are heading. How has the family acclimated to your new role and the demands of the job? As with most any family of five, every day is an adventure. It is fair to say that we discussed in advance how becoming MUSC president might change the family somehow, but Kathy’s response was, “We are who we are!” Kathy is working hard — she’s a very giving person and that resonates with people. I am fortunate to have a very supportive immediate and extended family, and I don’t take that for granted.

What is causing that sense of urgency? At any given moment there are 20 different pressing issues that the world is not going to wait for us to address at our leisure. Pick one? Okay, here are four: at the moment, we need to move from strategic planning to strategic implementation as soon as we can. This affects our vital basic and translational research, our critical educational mission and

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MLK AwArd

Diversity director takes top honor for MUSC.

MUsC herO

A legend retires after 46 years.

2 DAISY Award 5 Meet Kim 10 Wellness T h e C ATA Ly s T O n L i n e President David Cole and MUSC first lady Kathy Cole talk with members at the Alpha Omega Alpha holiday reception on Dec. 8.

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MICU nurse is January DAISY winner The January DAISY (Disease Attacking the Immune System) award winner is Suzette Gaines, RN, who works in the Medical ICU. Gaines was nominated by Andrea Meaburn, RN, a co-worker in the MICU. Below is her nomination: “Suzette has been an MUSC employee since 1978. She began her career in health care as a lab technician. She started Gaines out as a new graduate nurse in the Burn Unit in 1991. When the burn unit closed, she transitioned to the MICU. She is an excellent critical care nurse in medical intensive care, but she has sustained her passion and expertise for caring for the critically ill burned patient. On Sunday morning Nov. 1, a fellow came to me and said there was a patient on the acute care floor that she was worried about. I asked “What was wrong?” The fellow proceeded to tell me that a 30–year old woman was experiencing erythema multiform as a result of medication reaction. Approximately 30 percent of her body was affected. I told her to bring the patient to the unit and pointing to Suzette stated that she would evaluate and manage this patient. I knew with 100 percent confidence that Suzette

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would know what to do. When the patient arrived, Suzette and colleague Aaron Henderson, RN, went right to work assessing the patient. By Suzette’s assessment, 95 percent of the skin was sloughing off, the patient was screaming in pain, and there was no skin to even take a non-invasive blood pressure. She recognized that the oral cavity, perineum,and hands were involved and the patient was at significant risk for shock and sepsis. Suzette single handily led the team in care. Without missing a beat she spearheaded the plan of care for this patient and executed it flawlessly. Knowing that the receiving Burn center would have to re–evaluate and remove all dressings, she asked Aaron to call the unit and ask what dressings to place. The patient was cleaned with normal saline and wrapped in Covidine absorbent pads with extreme care to keep her warm. Suzette and Aaron were very concerned for the patient’s comfort and advocated for a central line for pain management and fluid resuscitation. After the central line was placed, both Aaron and Suzette made sure the patient received adequate pain control and IV fluids were initiated. Suzette worked with cool and calm authority, knowing the patient needed to be treated in a critical care burn unit. Using her amazing calming voice, delicate touch, and reassuring words, Suzette was able to prevent any more fluid loss, further infection, and facilitate appropriate care. As the charge nurse, I knew arranging a helicopter for transport to Augusta was the right thing to do. When the next shift of nurses The Catalyst is published once a week. Paid adver tisements, which do not represent an endorsement by MUSC or the State of South Carolina, are handled by Island Publications Inc., Moultrie News, 134 Columbus St., Charleston, S.C., 843-849-1778 or 843-958-7490. E-mail: sales@moultrienews.com.

and doctors arrived, I felt assured that the patient was prepared for transport. And most importantly, this young lady was comfortable and confident in our care. Suzette made us all proud to be her colleagues and have the opportunity to witness such extraordinary care and skill.” Each month, MUSC nurses are honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. It is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program

recognizing the efforts that nurses contribute daily in their jobs. The award is given to outstanding nurses in more than 1,800 health care providers in the U.S. and 14 other countries. Nominations can be submitted by anyone — patients, visitors, physicians, fellow nurses and all MUSC staff and volunteers. To nominate a nurse, visit http://www.musc.edu/ medcenter/formsToolbox/DaisyAward/ form.htm.

Nominations for diversity awards being accepted MUSC’s Office of Student Diversity is accepting nominations for the Earl B. Higgins Award 2015. Nominations are being accepted for the Earl B. Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award and the Student Leadership in Diversity Award. Nominees should be individuals who have contributed significantly to diversity.

Entries must include the nomination form and two letters of endorsement for each nominee. All submissions should be received by 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9 to burnham@musc.edu. For information, visit http:// academicdepartments.musc.edu/esl/ studentprograms/studentdiversity/ ebhiggins/nominations.html.

Attention All Retired MUSC Faculty Save The Date

2015 Retired Faculty Luncheon Saturday, March 14, 2015 If you have not received your Save the Date, please contact the MUSC Office of Gift Planning to update and/or add your address to our mailing list. MUSC Office of Gift Planning 792-0002 fountaie@musc.edu.

New resource to share research successes Attention all research faculty, students and staff: Do you have exciting research news or findings that you would like to see shared with the MUSC community, other scientific institutions and/or the general public? To help increase awareness about the research successes found here at MUSC, we have created a dedicated email address through which that information can be collected and appropriately disseminated.

Send an email to research-comm@ musc.edu with some basic information about what you would like to have shared, and you will be contacted by a communications expert who will help deliver your message to the appropriate audience(s). Share this address with everyone in your research cohort and encourage its use whenever appropriate. Help spread the word out about the amazing work being done here at MUSC.

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Student Programs director recognized with MLK award By J. Ryne Danielson Public Relations

USC students chose Willette S. Burnham, Ph.D., executive director of student programs and student diversity, to receive the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Outstanding and Distinguished Service Award. The annual award, presented by the Black History Intercollegiate Consortium, honors a recipient from each of the consortium’s four member schools: MUSC, Trident Technical College, Charleston Southern University, and The Citadel. “To get an award named after Dr. King is amazing and humbling,” Burnham said at the award ceremony Jan. 20. “I’m so honored to be chosen.” Burnham, who joined MUSC in 2006, is currently co-chair of the Strategic Plan for Diversity and Inclusion. “Historically, MUSC has had a legacy of exclusion,” Burnham said. “The Strategic Plan demonstrates, proactively, that we’ve moved beyond that legacy. We acknowledge that we haven’t always been the most welcoming, but we are committed to doing a better job. We are

Willette Burnham, left, accepts the 2015 MLK Award from Brandi White, an MUSC College of Health Professions student.

committed to serving everyone equally. The demographics of the world are changing, and we have to respond to those changes in order to remain patientcentered in our approach to health care.” One example of this legacy, Burnham said, is the 1969 nurses’ strike, which brought Coretta Scott King and other civil rights leaders to Charleston. “Black nurses were asking for equal pay for equal work, and they challenged MUSC to treat them fairly, the same as their white counterparts.” MUSC has made tremendous progress since that time, Burnham said, despite many challenges remaining. “My mission is to tell the world our story,” she continued. “While we know there’s still a lot we can do to be better, we have really come a long, long way since 1969. By owning our past mistakes, we gain the respect and trust of the community going forward.” Growing up in Kingstree, South Carolina, in Williamsburg County — one of the poorest counties in the state — Burnham is no stranger to inequity herself. As a black child, she said, the rural South “wasn’t the most welcoming environment.” However, as the daughter of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, she had an opportunity to travel that others in her community didn’t. “It gave me a true sense,” she said, “every time I’d go someplace as part of my dad’s tour and come back to South Carolina, how poorly we were treated as black folks. But it also served as an impetus for me to make a difference.” The biggest transition, Burnham said, upon returning to the South for her father’s final tour of duty in Charleston, was the lack of integrated schools. “When I was in school on the Navy base, my classes were integrated. Coming back to the South, for the first time I could remember, I was in an all-black school.” When Burnham was a junior in high school, South Carolina schools underwent forced integration. “That was a true life learning experience,” she said. “It was a confusing, disrupting, tense situation. They shut the old schools down and built a brand new school, so

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President of the Consortium Angie Anderson, from left, with 2015 MLK Award recipients Dr. Timothy D. Brown (Trident Tech), Robert Ross (The Citadel), Dr. Julius Mutwol (Charleston Southern University) and Dr. Willette S. Burnham (MUSC). nobody would have to ‘cross the tracks,’ so to speak. You either went to the new school or to one of the small private schools that began to appear, built by white folks who didn’t want their kids to go to school with the black kids.” After high school, Burnham said that

she was lucky to receive a wonderful education at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She went on to acquire a master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina.

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National Academy of Inventors chapter established Staff Reports The newly established chapter of the National Academy of Inventors at MUSC inducted 52 charter members, including MUSC President David Cole, M.D., FACS, at its inaugural reception Wednesday, Jan. 21. “The National Academy of Inventors will offer added support and inspiration to the talented group of innovators here at MUSC as they generate vital new technology and research,” said Michael Rusnak, executive director of MUSC’s Foundation for Research Development. In addition, the chapter recognized two MUSC NAI National Fellows: Bärbel Rohrer, Ph.D., professor of Ophthalmology, MUSC Storm Vournakis Eye Institute, and John Vournakis, Ph.D., professor of graduate studies and a member of the board of

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Some of the 52 new charter members of the MUSC Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors gathered for a reception Jan. 21. directors of MUSC’s FRD. Rohrer was elected to the rank of NAI fellow by a 2014 selection committee and will be inducted in March with a ceremony at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. She is an academic and innovative leader in diseases of the retina. She holds three U.S. patents and five international patents, with an additional 23 applications pending. Her intellectual property provided the foundation with three startup companies, one of which

she co-founded. A major pharmaceutical company acquired one, and the other two companies are continuing clinical development of her therapies. Vournakis is a 2013 NAI National Fellow and serves as vice president for research and development of Marine Polymer Technologies, Inc., and Admune Therapeutics, LLC. Founded in 2010, NAI is a nonprofit organization with more than 200 chapters and 3,000 individual inventor members. NAI seeks to recognize and

Neuro PT program graduates first class By J. Ryne Danielson Public Relations The first graduation ceremony for the College of Health Professions’ new post professional residency program in neurological physical therapy was held Jan. 24. “This residency is the first of its kind in South Carolina,” said Mark Bowden, Ph.D., P.T., who directs the program. “There’s a huge need for it. The American Physical Therapy Association is encouraging physical therapists to move toward a residency model, but it’s a hard model to adopt because of the costs associated with it — relocation and tuition — especially when people already have large amounts of student loans coming out of school. Our program is set up on a blended model. Residents come here four times a year, we go to their clinics four times a year and we videoconference weekly for a virtual seminar.” The advantage of this model, he said, is that it allows

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New graduates Kalynne Ballares, front row from left, Jessica Jacobs and Tim Lesondak, are joined by program faculty and mentors, Dr. Mark Bowden, back row from left, Lindsay Perry, Dr. Sara Kraft, Izabella Polivchak, Doug Glenn and Matthew Steinmetz, front row right. Not pictured is graduate Megan Eckert. residents to continue their education without quitting their jobs and relocating. This opens the program to candidates who otherwise wouldn’t be able to apply. “Our biggest challenge,” said Sara Kraft, DPT, “was

Bärbel Rohrer, Ph.D., professor of Ophthalmology, MUSC Storm Eye Institute. She was elected as a 2014 Rohrer NAI Fellow and will be inducted in a March ceremony at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. encourage inventors with U.S. patents, enhance the visibility of academic technology and innovation, encourage the disclosure of intellectual property, educate and mentor innovative students, and translate its members’ inventions to benefit society.

finding clinical partners.” Kraft is the assistant director and curriculum coordinator of the residency program. “It’s a hard sell, financially, since it doesn’t fit into many rehab centers’ continuing education budgets,” Bowden said. “Fortunately, HealthSouth, a rehabilitation provider with facilities in Charleston and across the U.S., decided to fully support the program by funding the tuition costs of selected employees.” “Developing the distance learning technology was difficult,” Kraft said, “as well as refining the curriculum and discovering which mode of teaching works best with distance education. That was a learning curve for both Mark and me.” Pamela Duncan, Ph.D., a professor of neurology and senior policy advisor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, spoke to the graduating residents about the importance of translational research and bringing evidence–driven practices into the clinical setting. “Historically, in physical therapy education, there has been a disconnect between what students learn in the classroom and what they learn in the field. In some ways, clinical instruction has carried a disproportionate weight. But, this program gives us the opportunity to be part of their clinical instruction as professionals.

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people can align based on their strengths and priorities. There can be variations, but the big broad parameters are heading in the same direction. So, the good news is with this MUSC 2020 strategic planning process, enterprisewide, everyone has come to the table. Another important aspect is, we’ve got a lot of talented people and we’ve got good energy — now we‘ve got to tap into it and direct it and not waste our potential. We have to be more intentional, purposeful. That’s why we need to continue working on an engaged strategic plan that people understand and embrace. If at the end of this process someone on campus says, ‘I wasn’t aware of this,’ then we’ve failed. I would say to everyone: Make your voices heard and your actions of value.

a transformation of our clinical delivery. We need to more effectively engage at the state and legislative level; we have to move to better value creation to meet the financial demands of the Affordable Care Act; and we need to consider how to best develop an enabling legal structure for the clinical enterprise. And believe me there are others, yet these are on my mind daily.

“We have to create the right organizational structure for us to be able to successfully face the future.” Dr. David Cole Have things begun to distill down to top priorities? Yes. Let’s start with some of the things that will lead to high impact. I’m working on MUSC having the correct structure, leadership and strategy. We have to get these three pieces in place. As I mentioned earlier, we have to create the right organizational structure for us to be able to successfully face the future. Because we have the historical academic medical center structure, we’re too complicated. We’re not nimble. In order to build a health care system for the future, we need to be able to form partnerships and have a more integrated internal structure. Similarly, moving forward, we have an exciting opportunity to recruit quality leadership in key positions for MUSC — the dean of the College of Medicine, Hollings Cancer Center director and multiple chair positions. This is a big priority. Finally, we have to map out our strategy for the future and begin to truly imagine the possibilities of MUSC 2020. We are seamlessly transitioning from our current strategic plan. We need to have people engaged across the institution whose voices and vision help to shape our direction – this

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President David Cole, second right, meets with MUSC Foundation Chief Executive Officer Tom Anderson, from left, and MUSC board of trustees members, Harold Jablon and Bill Bingham, at an event. has to be transformational. Literally, transformational. We are facing a future where we can’t do what we have always done. So, if we get the right people, the right structure, the right strategy, we’ll start moving and things will fall into place. What will it take to take to get MUSC moving in that direction? Integration is key. In terms of a characterization of where we are, I know that we can be stronger if we act synergistically. We are a big and diverse entity and that provides challenges for sure, yet I see the opportunities. The more we engage our talent across MUSC in the creation of our goals, the more we will have resources to help us achieve them. It sounds simple, and yet alignment with priorities across our three missions is essential, and that’s more than a six-month exercise. Historically, if you look at academic medical centers, they tend to be siloed, decentralized, isolated, and I know we can build a more cohesive structure. This truly is a culture shift and requires people across the university and clinical enterprise to communicate and start

thinking beyond how they do things. The bottom line is, we have to become more integrated. We have to, and I believe we will. What role will MUSC 2020 play in working toward enterprisewide integration? The strategic plan is the map of how we are going to get to where we need to be. In December, we had a strategic planning retreat with 400 people — a cross section of people from the entire university and medical center. The purpose of the meeting was for those attending “to imagine MUSC in 2020.” During that meeting, someone talking about integration asked me, ‘Dr. Cole, how are you going to get us integrated?’ I said, ‘I’m not. I can point the direction and do my part, but it’s about all of us talking to each other. We all have to broaden our view and interactions. I will lead this direction, but it’s about everyone embracing the effort.’ Historically, every entity at MUSC had its own strategic plan, and it may or may not have aligned with the global strategic plan. In the perfect world, we have one overarching strategic plan in which

While it’s still early in the process, has this strategic planning initiative made progress? Yes. We’ve actually made quite a bit of progress. Already we’ve focused on common values, institutional values. That discussion was really critical as we base our priorities on our value system. When we started, we found each entity across campus was operating by its set of independent values. For instance, one college had just completed its plan and it had its set of values, another area had its values and yet another area had its own separate set of values. Obviously, as an integrated institution, we have to have something we commonly relate to. After a lot of discussion, it was interesting to note that once we lined everyone’s values up, what actually came out was a lot of commonalities. The leadership agreed on five core values that can guide the entire system: compassion, respect, teamwork, accountability and innovation. What we found was most were saying very similar things, just using different verbiage. We tested these values across the 400 attendees in December, and they supported them as well. We are further validating them across thousands in town halls throughout January and February. In addition, we have a vision statement we’re quite proud of: Leading health innovation for the lives we touch. We also have a logo and a website, and we are currently in the process of defining

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Dr. David Cole and wife, Kathy, join Rayna Kneuper-Hall and South Carolina College of Pharmacy MUSC Campus Dean Dr. Philip Hall at the Pharmacy Appreciation Oyster Roast Oct. 18.

MUSC President Dr. David Cole accepts a framed print and resolution commemorating the start of his presidency from SGA President Stephen Thompson.

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people, yes, but with many more and different dimensions. There’s the political dimension. And people look to you as a community leader — there is a much more public part to this job. The office itself has a certain gravitas that you have to acknowledge and live up to, in terms of the fact that you are representing the institution. Those parts are different.

MUSC’s top goals and validating them across all parts of the enterprise. We are all working hard, and this provides us the momentum to achieve the transformation. Along with the three priority areas — structure, leadership, and strategy — are there other issues that you are working on? We have been busy for the past six months working on a number of key areas like diversity and inclusion. This is a critical, institutionwide initiative that will help map out our future path. My hope is that with success we will be able to change our culture and viewpoint such that by definition we are diverse and inclusive. That plan is complete, and we are now we are shifting from strategy to implementation and community engagement. Other key areas we’ve been working on include addressing enterprisewide communication, a critical issue; developing an advocacy priority list of coherent messages for our legislators; the building of our technology infrastructure; continued planning for the new Children’s Hospital and Women’s Pavilion, which is part of the master plan for campus; and looking at the Horizon Development along Lockwood to bolster our research partnerships and presence. And all the

while, we are interfacing more with the community so that they are more engaged in all of our missions. What are you most proud of that you’ve accomplished over the past six months? I am proud of the progress we’ve made and path we’re blazing. Not one product, but lots of stuff in progress. I have a good working relationship with our board of trustees and senior leadership, and we are starting to build effective teams. There is a sense of unity. People feel like they are part of something. I get feedback that people feel that their voices are heard. I come back to what I said July 1: We are one MUSC. What’s been the most rewarding part of the job so far? There is no way to pick ‘the most rewarding’ as there are so many aspects that have energized me. I will say that I have thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the students. They are open and optimistic and fun to talk and interact with. I love their energy and talent. We recently had a student council dinner at our house with 70 Student Government Association leaders. It was a really a wonderful evening. A lot of very talented people are proud of MUSC. Is being the MUSC president like being the chairman of the department of surgery, except on steroids? In the sense you are dealing with

Have you thought about a New Year’s resolution yet? I need to maintain a place for myself. By doing this, I can live up to what’s needed for the institution, is the best way I can put it. This institution needs a lot, and it’s not up to me only – it’s up to the institution and leaders. I keep beating the drum. If this depends solely on my

efforts, then we are going to fail utterly. It’s about us, it’s not about me. We need to walk forward together. Have you taken up any vices to stave off the stress of the job? Things come and go. Stress is a natural part of the job, and you can let it work for you or against you. I choose to let it work for me. Sure, sometimes I’m kind of like a kid who likes chocolate ice cream — let’s just say I don’t need to be force–fed, but I am working to increase my exercising, and I encourage all to do the same. With humor, fortitude, and mostly with the talent across MUSC, I am fully optimistic about our future. To stay informed of the progress made to date on the MUSC Strategic Plan, visit: http://www.imaginemusc.com/.

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An MUSC Hero By Megan Fink

around service. “Virgie is relied upon by

Clinical Services Administration

so many, possesses an incredible depth of knowledge and is a customer service role model,”

Throughout the history of MUSC, there have

said Betts Ellis, Hospital Administration and

been those employees who have stood out and

Institutional Relations administrator. “She will

made a significant impact on the organization

be greatly missed, and we are asking that she stay

and its culture. Virgie Bryant-Green is one of

in touch with her many friends. Her position

those employees.

will be filled, but she will never be replaced.”

Bryant-Green began her career as a food

Called “a legend” by colleagues, Bryant-Green

service aide in 1969. Over the decades, Bryant-

has been the recipient of numerous accolades

Green has served the medical center in a variety of capacities; each role with increasing responsibility. She ends her outstanding career at MUSC in the key role of senior buyer for the hospital’s Purchasing Department. Some of the areas she assisted along the way include Hospital Information Services, Social Services, Nursing, Central Supply, Biomedical Engineering and

from applause awards and letters of appreciation photo provided MUHA’s Virgie Bryant-Green, center, joins her Purchasing Department co-workers in receiving the Bank of America’s Palmetto Leadership Award in 2002. The award recognized MUSC for being the highest dollar volume agency in South Carolina.

Bryant-Green truly represents MUSC

Purchasing. She will be best remembered for her

Excellence and is an example of the professional

cheerful disposition, reliability, problem solving

growth that can be accomplished through

skill, and exceptional customer service.

dedication, hard work and building a culture

to heart–felt emails from coworkers. “Virgie has been a wonderful and compassionate friend,” said Linda Meehan, Business Development and Marketing. “She always is willing to help and never says she is too busy. She will be missed and has been an ambassador for MUSC. I do not know how long it will take her to miss us, but I know that I will miss her every day!”

gRaDuaTes Continued from Page Four It’s very rewarding in terms of teaching because these people have been out in the field for a while — they’re very eager learners when they come back, and they know what they don’t know.” Going forward, the next step is credentialing the program. “We just applied to the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education,” Bowden said, “and we expect a site visit sometime in the next six months.” The program’s second cohort started their residencies this month. “The graduation provided a good opportunity for the first year and second year cohorts to meet, connect and build mentoring relationships,” Bowden said. Kraft said the focus of the program is on creating better clinicians and building leaders who will take what they have learned and shape the profession going forward. “At the end of the day,” she said, “this is about better care and better outcomes — it’s about the patients.”

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Ovarian cancer patient uses fund to brighten futures By Dawn BRazell Public Relations Presenting a $2,211 check to help ovarian cancer patients was the best holiday gift Kendra Crosby said she could have given. Crosby, a 20-year-old who is battling ovarian cancer, made the presentation Jan. 6 to her doctor, Jennifer Young Pierce, M.D., at MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center. “It’s amazing. It’s really exciting,” she said of being able to get the fund established. “This means the world to me. I had no idea it was possible.” Called the HCC Lighthouse Fund for Patients with Gynecological Cancers, Crosby said the symbol has special meaning to her. She has a tattoo of a lighthouse on her right side and has always loved them. Known for being cheery despite enduring multiple surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy, Crosby said the purpose of the fund is to provide a little relief to other women with gynecological cancers who may need financial assistance. “I constantly remind myself to let my light shine. I want the fund to be for people who need a little sunshine in their life.” Grateful for the generous act, Pierce said it serves a need even for patients who have insurance. “So many

photo by Sarah Pack, Public Relations

Kendra Crosby, presents a check to Hollings Cancer Center’s Dr. Jennifer Young Pierce. The money will help gynecological cancer patients who need financial assistance. of our patients have limited resources for paying for all that cancer treatment entails. This can help them in their hour of greatest need.”

Lauren Whiteside, stewardship and communications coordinator for MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, said so far the fund has a $2,711 balance, thanks to the contribution of another patient. A large part of the fund came from a fundraiser walk Crosby and friends organized in her hometown of Walterboro Crosby attended the and from donations from friends and family. Crosby Nov. 22 Marine Ball with Cpl. Terry Profit. hopes that the walk will become an annual event each September to generate funds. Whiteside said the fund will cover the needs of gynecological cancer patients and will include — but not be limited to — travel fees, lodging, medications and wigs that patients may not otherwise be able to afford. Donate online to the HCC Lighthouse Fund at http://tinyurl.com/p4pbff7 or mail checks to MUSC Office of Development, 268 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425.

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More than 230 alumni and friends gathered at the College of Nursing’s Open House event Jan. 24. Nursing alumni enjoyed walking through the renovated 44,000 square feet educational facility. Left photo: Alumni and guests review more than 100 nursing class composites ranging from 1897 to 2012 on the digital touch screen monitor. Top photo: The homecoming weekend culminated with a Lowcountry Boil and Oyster Roast at the Charleston Maritime Center. photos provided

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It’s all about heart in February February is long associated Heart Health tips shared with romance and heart-shaped via broadcast messages. boxes of chocolate. So, it’s the perfect time for employees to Wellness Events show their own heart some love q Take the Monthly during American Heart Month. Mindful Challenge and Cardiovascular diseases kill be eligible for prizes by more women than men. But completing a short survey 80 percent of cardiac events at the beginning and in women may be prevented if end of the month. One women made the right choices employee will be featured for their hearts. In order to raise in our “Spotlight on awareness of heart disease as the Susan Johnson Wellness” column in The number one killer of women, Catalyst. The January MUSC students and staff are challenge is to “Let Go” invited to wear something red on Friday, of what no longer benefits you. Take the Feb. 6 and participate in the American challenge survey at http;//tinurl.com/ Heart Association’s National Wear Red lvvmgdw. Day. q Quit Smoking in 2015 — MUSC Many women are still unaware of their is conducting a research study to see risks and the facts. Everyone should take if magnetic stimulation can reduce the time this month to make one healthy nicotine cravings and make it easier to behavior change: stop smoking. Payment for participation q Increase exercise is provided and free parking is available. q Check cholesterol levels For information, contact Scott q Stop smoking Henderson, 792-5560. q Talk to a doctor about developing q MUSC Employee Fitness Series — Join heart health plans Katie Blaylock for a free Cardio Power q Eat a nutrient–rich diet, limiting salt class from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, and sugar at work and home Feb. 18 at the Wellness Center. For Everyone is encouraged to highlight information or to register for the class February for these heart–healthy email musc-empwell@musc.edu. activities: q Chair massages — Free massages Sodexo’s Got Heart: Each week during are offered to employees midday on Heart Month, MUSC cafeterias will be Wednesdays. Check broadcast messages supporting the health of employees by for locations and times. offering delicious, baked sweet potato q Farmers Markets — Fresh fruits and fries and other heart-healthy side items vegetables are available from local with “Fried-free Fridays.” farmers on Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 There’s also a week–long, cardiop.m. at the Horseshoe. friendly event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 2 to Feb. 6, titled,“It’s Easy to be MUSC Urban Farm Mindful at Home.” See how to make q Midday Work and Learn — 12:15 to Mindful favorite foods with cooking 12:45 p.m., Tuesdays demos featuring heart-healthy entrees at q Early Bird Maintenance — 7:30 to 8:30 the World Cuisine station at ART and a.m. Wednesdays university hospital cafeterias. Discount q First Thursday Lunch and Learn — coupons for the featured meal will 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Bring your lunch be available as well as recipe cards to and join us for an interactive discussion, encourage home cooking after work. “Is butter back and other fast facts,” led Look for daily drawings to receive by Wellness dietitian Debbie Petitpain. discounts from receipts of Mindful food Rain location: Colbert Education purchases. Center/Library lobby The Employee Wellness Fitness Series q Sunset Work and Learn — 4 to 5 p.m., class in February features Cardio Power Thursdays — a fitness level class that uses intense q First Saturday Family-friendly Work cardio intervals with strength training and Learn — 9 to 11 a.m., Feb. 7 to maximize results. Look for the daily

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“The North was nice,” she said, “but I still wanted to come back home. I love South Carolina.” After graduating, Burnham remained in higher education as an administrator, first at a technical college and eventually making her way to MUSC. “It wasn’t always easy,” she said. “As I moved up the ladder, more and more I became the only person who looked like me — the only woman, the only black executive. I don’t take that role lightly; people will look at me and make an assumption about women in leadership, particularly black women in leadership, because I’m the only one they see. What I learned as a young girl, being black and female, is that you’ve got to be confident in who you are, and you’ve got to stand on your integrity and your principles.” Burnham said she has always tried to live by three main principles. “The first is that, if you can help somebody along the way, your life won’t be in vain. My grandmother used to say that repeatedly. The second is something my grandfather used to say: from whom much is given, much is required. I’ve been very lucky. I’m a fourth generation college student. In

an era when black women were getting little or no education, I’m proud to say my great-great-grandmother was a college graduate. And the last thing is, treat others as you’d have them treat you. As long as I’ve been involved in higher education, I’ve always tried to treat others’ children the way I’d want my children to be treated.” Burnham also cites her father, Willie Sharp, as a role model and driving influence in her life. “He was a strongwilled, hardworking, intelligent man,” she said. “He taught swimming in the Navy, but I have no doubt, were he born in another era and time, he would have been an engineer. He was very skilled. He provided every opportunity for me and my mom. He never let me think anything was beyond my reach if I worked hard enough. College was never a choice. I grew up knowing I’d go to school somewhere. The conversation was always ‘where are you going’ not ‘are you going.’ My dad set the bar very high.” Burnham said she is committed to continuing the work of Dr. King by setting the bar equally high for everyone in the MUSC community—students, faculty and staff. “Everything that we do as an academic medical center,” she said, “goes back to King’s notion of treating people with respect and dignity.”

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The Family Circle Tennis Center hosted the seventh Annual Holiday Tennis Classic Tournament from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, on Daniel Island. Past tournaments, held between 2009 and 2013, focused on raising a cumulative total of $25,000. Achieving this goal in 2013 enabled MUSC to establish a cancer treatment room at MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center named in memory of Dr. John von Lehe who lost his battle with colon cancer in 2009. Presenting sponsor Wally Burbage, of the Allstate Agency, approached the Family Circle Tennis Center to create this event to raise cancer treatment awareness and also honor the memory of von Lehe. In 2014, the focus changed to support the MUSC Children’s Hospital. This year with 235 tennis players participating and 110 MUSC Children’s Hospital Wish List items donated, a check was presented to the Children’s Hospital to add to its building fund for a new hospital in downtown Charleston. On Jan. 14, a $12,500 check was presented by Burbage; Nancy Heinz, Family Circle Tennis Center membership manager; and Rob Eppelsheimer, Facilities and Tennis Development director, Family Circle Tennis

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Allstate Agency’s Wally Burbage, left, joins Family Circle Tennis Center’s Nancy Heinz and Rob Eppelsheimer in presenting a $12,500 check to Dr. David Habib and the Children’s Hospital building fund. Center to David Habib, M.D., Pediatric Critical Care, in the Child Life Atrium. For more information or to make a gift to the Children’s Hospital, call 792-4275 or visit www. academicdepartments.musc.edu/development/onlinedonation/index.html.

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Family Fund accepting grant applications The MUSC Family Fund, sponsored by the Yearly Employee Support Campaign, is accepting grant applications. The application should include name, department phone, name of project and amount of funding requested. Applications should include a brief

summary explaining the project or program and how the funding will benefit MUSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission. For information, call 792â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1973 or email Whitney McLuen , mcluen@musc.edu. Visit http:// academicdepartments.musc.edu/ development/help/YES_grant.html