Aug. 29, 2014
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA
Vol. 33, No. 2
Inside have a hearT: Take a walk FaCulTy awards
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MUSC faculty honored at Convocation event.
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Nursing camp introduces students to health care, careers.
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Heart & Vascular Services’ Darlene Gaffney, left, shows off this year’s MUSC Heart Walk team T-shirts to employee Vernita Dunbar. The shirts will support the 2014 Lowcountry Heart Walk on Sept. 26.
Operation Jackpot catalyst for romance, intrigue By Mikie Hayes Public Relations
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Winners of the T-shirt design challenge are Craig Babs, Surgical Services ($50 Sodexo credit) and Kimberly Samuel, Heart & Vascular ($25 Sodexo credit), join Lowcountry Heart Walk director Sara Nelson to recognize their efforts. T-shirts will be sold in the ART lobby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 29, Sept. 3, Sept. 5, Sept. 10, Sept. 12, Sept. 17, Sept. 19, Sept. 24, and Sept. 26. Call Darlene Gaffney, 876-4566 for T-shirt sales. To register for a team, visit http://tinyurl.com/n5u3d2u.
ith its treasured reputation for charm and hospitality, “drugrunner’s paradise” was hardly the moniker Charleston was proud of. Social prominence notwithstanding, a clandestine federal operation known as “Operation Jackpot” brought shame and notoriety to the quaint coastal community that never had a clue more than 100 drug smugglers were running Lebanese hashish and Colombian marijuana through Sea Island marshes and winding Lowcountry inlets bound for distribution up and down the East Coast. The year is 1983, and at the Medical Newman University of South Carolina, Declan
Murphy, a well-regarded OB–GYN, is caught up in a quest to right past wrongs. A new patient, Helene Eastland, a runaway, ends up under his care, but in no way is she a stranger to him. The fact that she is currently involved with the Jackpot drug smugglers is but one of many problems facing her. Murphy must ultimately decide if it’s in his best interest to help her escape the clutches of a morally corrupt governor and rabid federal prosecutors or walk away from the drama, yet again betraying her trust. After a great deal of deliberation, Murphy decides to help his patient get away which requires him to become part of the conspiracy. While on the run, they wind up dead center in a suspenseful plot that combines serious allegations and forbidden love. From the romantic Butterfly House at Brookgreen Gardens to Big John’s Tavern, a local dive on East Bay Street, Murphy does his best to protect his charge from those who would cause her, and perhaps him, harm. Their journey together is a nail–biter to say the least. To find out what becomes of Murphy and Eastland, you’ll have to pick up your
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Applause Program The following employees received recognition through the Applause Program for going the extra mile: Medical Center
Tricia Crocker, Pharmacy; Moya McFadden Radiology; Tara Williams, Revenue Cycle; Lisa Dooley, Radiology; LaRhonda Tumolo, RT Neurology Clinic; Donna Chapman, Revenue Cycle; Danorta Simmons, Revenue Cycle; Rahul Argula, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine; Jeane Reaser, Pharmacy; Nancy Waterhouse, Revenue Cycle; Angela Moultrie, RT Children’s Services Registration; Terri Bartlet, STNICU; Sharon Dupree-Capers, Revenue Cycle; Lakisha Cochran, Revenue Cycle; Temeia Martin, Department of Psychiatry; Michael Howard, University Internal Medicine; Richard Rissmiller, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine; Melissa Lineberger, ART 6East; Margarita Konikova, ART 6East; Shalonda Barker, ART 6East; Genia Mathias, ART 6East; Ana Rosa Virella,Women’s Services; Angela Franklin, Radiology; Mary Moultrie, Pediatrics–Primary Care; Shinika Phillips, Volunteer &Guest Services; Tara Vandenberg, Adult Cath & EP Lab; Monterris Junes, Outpatient Registration; Justin Ravenel, Volunteer & Guest Services; Donna Fann, ART 4E; Catina Williams, ART 4E; Thomas Flathmann, ART Safety & Security; Pat Singleton, ART 4E; Mat Frye, Volunteer & Guest Services; Libby Yee, Emergency Department; Brittany Hart, Labor & Delivery; Tanya Smalls, Environmental Services; Georona Gadsden, ART 6W; Priscilla Pearsey, Environmental Ser-
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vices; Darian Epps, ART DDC; Jessica Jacobsen, HCC; Adrian Reuben, Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Lisa Cate, Children’s After Hours Care; Jill Norris, ART 6 West; Lauren Huffstetler, ART 6 West; Catherine Watson, Meduflex Team; Amanda Murphy, 9West; Deborah Cepeda, Revenue Cycle; Belinda Christ, Volunteer & Guest Services; Kelley Deaton, Pediatrics-Gastro; Andrea McCall, RT Rheumatology; Whitney Popp, 7East; Anna King, 6 West; Olga Stwalley, 6 West; Kai Jenkins, 6 West; Brent Paape, 6 West; Kelli Miller, Dietetic Services; Kenrick Kantala, ART 3W; Jonathan Hartman, ART 3W; Teri Daly, 7East; Melvena Nelson, Environmental Services; Caitlin Kleinfelder, 7A; Sissy Stoughton, 8D; Denise Cocking, 7B; Stephanie Markley, Total Joint Replacement Center; Carrie Thompson, Neurosciences; Kimberly Rodenberg, HCC; Roberta Gibson, HVC; Alice Skorke, HVC; Karen Wright, HVC; Evan Vickers, Pediatric Cardiology; Christina Diano, PCICU; Amanda Solmonoff, PCIC; Jonathan Gossett, PCICU; Kelly Allen, PCICU; and Kim Gibbs, Revenue Cycle University Mark Barry, College of Dental Medicine; Rogers Benjamin, OCIO; Karen Bellacicco, College of Dental Medicine; Stephanie Brown, Parking Management*; Roxy Clark, University Housekeeping; Charlotte Cooke, College of Dental Medicine; Stephanie Dors, College of Dental Medicine; Joe Elmunzer, Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Lisa Fowler, College of
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Hepatology; Lisa Fowler, College of Dental Medicine; Melissa Habrat, SCTR Institute; Candace Hall, Student Financial Aid; Ann Jeffries, College of Dental Medicine; Wendy McEvers, College of Dental Medicine*; Kenny Murray, Occupational Safety & Health; Frances Seta, College of Dental Medicine; Alfred Simmons, Engineering & Facilities; Marilyn Stark, College of Dental Medicine; and Jonathan Taylor,
OCIO* *Denotes multiple nominations.
Nominate employees who “go the extra mile” to provide quality service, education, research and patient care via MUSC’s Applause Award. Visit http:// academicdepartments.musc.edu/ hr/university/forms/applause.htm or tinyurl.com/py3fmw8.
MUSC board elects new leadership Donald R. Johnson II, M.D., was elected chairman at the Aug. 7 MUSC board of trustees meeting. He succeeds Thomas L. Stephenson, who has served as board chairman since 2010. A native of Summerville, Johnson was previously Johnson BOT chairman from 2002 to 2006. He is the medical professions representative from Congressional District 1. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and is an alumnus of the MUSC medical school. He went on to complete an orthopaedic surgery residency at MUSC. He is the medical director of the Southeastern Spine Institute and serves as clinical faculty and associate clinical professor in MUSC’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
William H. Bingham Sr. was elected vice chairman of the MUSC board of trustees. He is the lay representative from Congressional District 2 and has served on the board since 2002. Bingham is a licensed professional engineer and Bingham president and owner of Hercules Contractors and Engineers, Inc. in Cayce. Mark Sweatman, MUSC legislative liaison, was elected secretary to the board of trustees. Sweatman previously worked as the state government relations director for the Medical University Hospital Authority. Prior to that he was a lobbyist for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Sweatman is an alumnus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
Women’s Club accepting nominees for scholarships The Medical University Women’s Club is accepting applications for 2014 MUWC Scholarship Awards. The group plans to award a total of $15,000 in scholarships. All full-time MUSC students in their second or subsequent years from any of the six colleges are eligible. Previous applicants may also apply. Applications may be downloaded
from http://academicdepartments. musc.edu/womensclub/scholarship. htm. Deadline for submission is 4 p.m., Sept. 8. Applications may be submitted via email to muwcscholarship@gmail. com. For information, email Megan Zwerner at muwcscholarship@gmail. com.
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Monthly mindful challenge winner advocates real food eating recognize.” “You definitely have to make Knowing she would time to choose to eat healthy,” said need a plan to sustain Lindsay Farris, the winner of the July her new lifestyle, Farris Monthly Mindful Challenge. came up with strategies Her competitive nature spurred to incorporate more real her to take on the challenge to eat food including fruits real food over processed, providing and veggies into her diet the push she needed to make the without growing bored. changes to “Nowadays I feel like her diet. everyone is on the go so Michael much it’s hard to think Pollan, noted about what you’re eating author of Susan Johnson because the more stressed books such out and pressed for time as “Food you are that’s when the Rules,” bad decision making begins.” Some of defines real food, her successful tips: as “not q When grocery shopping she opts for creations of the some frozen fruits and vegetables so food–industrial when pressed for time she can cook up a complex. Real Farris quick stir fry or a smoothie. food doesn’t have q She bought a spiralizer which is a a long ingredient list, isn’t advertised on TV and it doesn’t cooking utensil you can use to turn vegetables such as zucchini and squash contain stuff like maltodextrin or into pasta. sodium tripolyphosphate. Real food is q Another kitchen tool that comes in something that your great–grandmother (or someone’s great–grandmother) would handy for healthy meals is her crock
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pot. She chooses recipes such as ranch chicken.“The best part is you add your ingredients and it does the rest for you!” q Incorporating kale into dishes is “great also because you can sauté, juice, or use it for a salad. Juicing I discovered is a great way to get the daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.” q Make big batches of vegetables and combine with favorite meats that can be heated up and add to a salad, make a stir fry, or to add to the crock pot. q Create a list of super foods and pick five from the list to eat every day to keep meals interesting and stave off boredom which can undermine the best intentions. In addition to eating unprocessed food, Farris added back an exercise routine into her plan including yoga and walking whether it’s on a treadmill or around her neighborhood. When asked if she thought she would maintain her new approach to eating, she commented, “I definitely want to continue to eat non–processed foods because it positively effects my energy levels and has helped me rediscover my love for food by taking
a healthy approach to it,” Farris said. There’s a new opportunity to make healthy changes or additions each month. Take the monthly mindful challenge and be eligible for prizes by completing a short survey at the beginning and end of the month. One employee will be featured in the “spotlight on wellness” column in The Catalyst (with their consent).
Wellness Events
q Take the monthly Mindful Challenge and be eligible for prizes by completing a short survey at the beginning and end of the month. The August challenge is to replace sweetened drinks with water. Get hydrated. Take the Monthly Mindful Challenge survey at http://tinurl.com/ nwmxp6u (A link to final survey will be sent at month’s end to those who take the first survey). q Chair massages: Free massages are offered to employees on midday Wednesdays. For information, contact Dr. Susan Johnson via email at johnssa@musc.edu or whela@musc.edu.
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MUSC employees give back through yearly campaign This year’s Yearly Employee Campaign raised more than $338,000 for MUSC. Thank you to the following employees: Julie Acker, David Adams, Deborah Adams, Zachary Adams, Jayne Ahlstrom, Mary Albano, Jennifer Aldrich, Carrie Allen, Mary Allen, Richard Ancrum, Leona Anderson, Richard Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Vertonya Anderson, Natalie Ankney, David Annibale, Anonymous, Lucy Arnold, Pamela Arnold, Sharlene Atkins, Teresa Atz, Julie Aubrey, Alexis Bailey, Lynne Barber, John Barry, Analina Bayag, Wanda Bazemore, Howard Becker, Julie Benke, Ann Benton, Alan Berendt, Jessica Berry, Allyson Bird, Robin Bissinger, John Blake, Jennifer Blalock, Jeffrey Blice, Galina Bogatkeich, Nichole Bohm, Gilbert Boissonneault, Joan Bonaparte, Sharon Bond, Heather Bonilha, Sarah Book, Carol Bostwick, Ted Bouthiller, Jonea Boyd-Givens, Alice Boylan, Barbara Bozarth, Andrew Bracken, Darby Brass, Amy Bredlow, Karen Bridgeman, Jeffrey Brittain, Kristy Brittain, Deborah Brooks, Robert Brooks, Debora Brown, Joshua Brown, Lauren Brown, Meredith Brown, Susan Brown, Kevin Bruce, Brenda Brunner-Jackson, Juanita Brunson, Deborah Bryant, Linda Bunch, Lisa Burkhardt, Joy Burns, Jeffrey Bush, Paula Butler, Deborah Byrd, Tara Campbell, Yue Cao, Shana Caporossi, Amy Carter, Patrick Cawley, Marcella Chambers, Edward Cheeseman, Chunhe Chen, Robert Chisholm, Sandra Chisholm, Susan Coates, Joel Cochran, Kristin Cochran, Patricia Cocker-Bolt, David Cole, Stefanie Cole, Michaela Coleman, Brian Collins, Kristy Collins, Hope Colyer, Brian Conner, Carrie Cormack, Lilia Correa, Andrea Cothran, Linda Cox, Cameron Craft, Heather Craven, John Crawford, Karen Crawford, Bruce Crookes, Sandra Crosby, Bruce Cross, Rosalie Crouch, Catherine Cummins, Melissa Cunningham, Hiram Curry, Camilia Darby, Virginia Davis, Claudia Davis-Dickerson, Sharon De Grace, Jesse Dean, Deborah Deas, Luciano Del Priore, Kahlil Demonbreun, Lauren Dickerson, Lori Dickerson, Melva Dobson, Cynthia Dodds, Annemarie Donato, Barbara Donnelly, Carmen Dooley, Arly Douglass, Harry Drabkin, Megan Draper, Julie Driggers, Karen Driggers, Rhonda Driggers, Mary Dubis, Ragan Dubose-Morris, Kelley Dubosh, Susan Duckworth, Bonnie Dumas, Heather Easterling, Megan Edge, Andrew Eiseman, Charles Ellis, Dallas Ellis, Constance Elrod, Aaron Embry, Juanita Epps, David Evatt, Kimberly Fairchild, Weimin Fan, James Fant, Hugh Farris, Amy Ferguson, Charles Ferguson, Pamela Ferguson, Kay Fernandes, Larry Field, Ashton Finley, Mary Fischer, Wayne Fitzgibbon, Phyllis Floyd, Pamela Fogle, Stephanie Ford, Vera Ford, Joyce Foster, Elizabeth Fountain, Terri Fowler, Donal Fox, Robyn Frampton, Carla Frichtel, Matthias Frye, Jeanine Gage, Meredith Gale, Sandra Garner, Kelli Garrison, Andrew Gelasco, Margaret Gethers, James Getsinger, Gary Gilkeson, Candace Gillespie, Sharon Gilliard, Theresa Ginn, Pearl Givens, Frances
Glanville, Patrice Goletz, Jie Gong, Leonie Gordon, Daniel Gracie, Joan Graesch, Valda Grant, Vickey Grant, Charles Greenberg, Susan Greene, Leondra GreenMarshall, Chris Gregory, Dena Gregory, Holly Griffin, William Griffin, Carrie Hackett, Janet Hall, Stephanie Hall, Julile Ham, Adam Hamilton, Charles Hammond, Daniel Handel, Amy Haney, Jason Haney, Myra Haney Singleton, Catherine Hanhauser, Siobhan Hansen, Elizabeth Harmon, Shannon Harmon, Karen Harper, Anita Harrell, Kimberly Harrelson, Donna Harrison, Megan Hatfield, Carlton Hawkes, Laura Hayre, Latha Hebbar, Robert Hedin, Jane Heeg, Gail Heitman, Kelly Hewitt, Elsie Hill, Kristina Hill, Lakilya Hill, Robert Hill, Tammy Hill, Karen Hiott, Cynthia Hipp, Susan Hoffius, Stanley Hoffman, Nancy Holbach, Ann Hollerbach, Gloria Holloman, Beverly Horne, Gregory Horres, Linda Howard, Shannon Hudson, Sallie Hutton, Clint Infinger, Kayethe Infinger, Richard Jablonski, Leigh Jaimes, Marilyn James, Sheila Janikowski, Sara Jansen, Edward Jauch, Nicole Jefferson, Carolyn Jenkins, Kelli Jenkins, Walter Jenner, Toni Jernigan, Inda Johnson, Wanda Johnson, Darcy Kalles, Diane Kamen, Steven Kautz, Bruce Keck, Teresa Kelechi, Sally Kennedy, Kelly Kercher, Elizabeth Khan, Jaemyung Kim, Stephanie Kirk, Jade Knapp, Janis Koenig, Masahiro Kono, Ioannis Koutalos, Laurie Krafsig, Jessica Krasny, Steven Kubalak, Katy Kuder, Daniel Lackland, Marilyn Laken, Chitra Lal, Nancy Lamble, Joane Langdale, Lisa Langdale, Michael Laskavy, Patricia Latham, Michelle Lattimore, Stacey Laws, Richard Lee, Allison Leggett, Morris Lent, Christine Lewis, Katherine
Lewis, Charlene Lisi, Wendy Littlejohn, Marty Long, Yolanda Long, Carlos Lopez, Marcelo Lopez, Susan Lucas, Judith Luden, Nancy Macaulay, Lauren Magaldi, Gaynell Magwood, Lucinda Magwood, Amanda Mahaffey, Robert Malcolm, Stephen Malley, Catherine Martin, Peter Martin, Ashley Martindale, Bonnie Martin-Harris, Susan Master, Matthew McCoy, Debbie McCravy, Jane McCullough, Paul McDermott, Marshall McFadden, Amanda McGarrigle, Dianne McGarrigle, John McGinnis, Nancy McKeehan, Whitney McLuen, Dixie McMahan, Karen McPherson, Linda Meehan, Donald Menick, William Merrell, Cami Meyer, Jamie Meyer, Sherry Miller, Maryann Milligan, Maralynne Mitcham, Verna Mitchell, William Mitchell, Paul Moss, Patrick Mulholland, Erika Murphy, Karen Murphy, Christine Murray, Margaret Myers, Margaret Myrick, Krista Mysock, Jennifer Nall, Jean Nappi, John Nash, Marie Nealy, Lynne Nemeth, Alonzo Nesmith, Jennings Nestor, Susan Newman, Colleen Nichols, Ronald Nickel, Paul Nietert, Pamela Nobles, Matthew Nutaitis, Stephanie Oberempt, Terrence O’Brien, Daniel O’Donnell, Kathryn O'Neal, Patrick O’Neil, Deborah O’Rear, Carolyn Page, Pamela Parris, Elizabeth Parrish, Julie Parrish, Nicholas Pastis, Steve Paterniti, Robert Peiffer, Shawn Phillips, John Pigott, Elizabeth Pilcher, Tiombe Plair, Lynn Poole Perry, Sally Potts, Robert Poyer, Bradley Presley, Susan Presnell, Charles Proctor, Martha Propst, Melanie Puckhaber, Lee Putney, Kelly Ragucci, Sharon Rakes, Paula Ramkos, Jon Rampton, James Ravenel, Jennifer Redfern, Bruce Reeves, Diane Reeves, Melinda Repphun-Harvey,
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eMployees donaTing $1,000+ Anne Abel, Elaine Amella, Thomas Anderson, Raymond Anton, Jane Ariail, Prabhakar Baliga, Thomas Basler, Darwin Bell, Ronald Bell, Deborah Bordeau, John Bosso, Kathleen Brady, Leslie Brady, Gwendolyn Brown, Ruth Campbell, Steven Carroll, Christoher Cassidy, Eugene Chang, Laurine Charles, Alexander Chessman, Katherine Chessman, Salvatore Chiaramida, Neal Christiansen, Robert Cina, Stephanie Collins, Philip Costello, Fred Crawford, William Creasman, Craig Crosson, Betsy Davis, Anna Delamar, Brenda Dorman, Becky Dornisch, Jonathon Edwards, Betts Ellis, Samir Fakhry, John Feussner, Jim Fisher, Patrick Flume, Marvella Ford, Melissa Forinash, Dennis Frazier, David Garr, Marion Gillespie, John Glaser, Michael Gold, John Gough, Philip Hall, Stephen Hargett, James Harris, Langdon Hartsock, Andre Hebra, Sherron Jackson, Tariq Javed, Jill Jenkins, Donna Johnson, Arnold Karig, Michael Keels, John Kilby, Eric Kimchi, Sarah King, Peter Kobes, James Krause, Paul Lambert, Jody Latham, John Lazarchick, Gwenneth Lazenby, Madeline Lewis, Zihai Li, Walter Limehouse, Louis Luttrell, Leigh Manzi, Mary Mauldin, Lisa Montgomery, William Moran, David Morrisette,
Dave Neff, Brad Neville, James Oates, H. Biemann Othersen, G. Shashidhar Pai, Murray Passo, Krishna Ptel, Vincent Pellegrini, Mae Millicent Peterseim, Etta Pisano, Eric Powers, Paul Pritchard, Rana Pullatt, Shannon Ravenel, Scott Reeves, Gretchen Reinhart, Michael Ricciardone, Charles Rittenberg, Maxine Robinson, Don Rockey, Lisa Saladin, John Sanders, Richard Saunders, Margaret Schachte, Stephen Schaer, Marilyn Schaffner, Lynn Schnapp, Claudio Schonholz, J. Bayne Selby, Sally Self, Darlene Shaw, Priyattam Shiromani, Richard Sillivant, Richard Silver, Chloe Singleton, Sabra Slaughter, Charles Smith, Daniel Smith, Edward Soltis, David Soper, David Soutter, Mark Sothmann, Titte Srinivas, Terry Stanley, Terrence Steyer, Christian Streck, Gail Stuart, Robert Stuart, Steven Swift, Marian Taylor, Fred Tecklenburg, Bruce Thiers, Kenneth Thomas, Frank Treiber, Paul Underwood, Matthew Wain, Charles Wallace, Patrick Wamsley, Robert Warren, Robert Waters, Sally Webb, Michelle Wiles, Jeffrey Wong, Catherine Wood, Shane Woolf, Cathy Worrall, Patrick Woster, James Zoller and Peter Zwerner.
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MEET MADELINE
Madeline Gehrig Department Pediatric Emergency Department How you are changing what’s possible at MUSC As co-chair of the medical center’s emergency management education subcommittee, I work with a team whose goal is improving our organizational preparedness during a disaster or emergency situation through system processes, staff training and involvement and communication throughout the organization. How long at MUSC 7 years Family and pets Husband, Andy; and son, Trevor Mills; two dogs, Bodie and Ballor; and a cat, Snow Favorite place in the world My husband’s from Switzerland so it would be with my family at their family holiday house in Savognin, Switzerland Best thing about living in Charleston The scenic waterways. Whether you’re enjoying them by boat, bike or driving in your car, the view here is amazing.
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Faculty recognized for achievements at convocation
MUSC faculty members honored their own Aug. 19 during their annual convocation, highlighted this year by the first campuswide appearance by new President David Cole, M.D., FACS. Fourteen members of the faculty were recognized in the following categories: Teaching Excellence, Developing Scholar, Outstanding Clinician, Peggy Schachte Research Mentor and Distinguished Faculty Service. Prior to the awards ceremony, Cole, the keynote speaker, addressed his shared vision for MUSC’s future in an uncertain health care environment. Developing Scholars Chrystal Paulos, Ph.D. Paulos is an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology and surgery. Her lab is focusing on strategies using the body’s own immune system to kill cancer through the manipulation of T cells. Prior to her arrival at MUSC, she had research fellowships under two renowned immunotherapists: Carl June, M.D., at the University of Pennsylvania and Nicholas Restifo, M.D., at the National Cancer Institute. June has called Paulos a “natural leader” and Restifo said she has “a genuine thirst for knowledge.” She has borne out those assessments through her productivity, securing six highly competitive grants in three years and making substantial contributions to the immunotherapy field. She is a member of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, American Association of Immunologists, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, and a junior editor for Frontiers of Tumor Immunology. She received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Purdue University. Zachary Soler, M.D., MSc An assistant professor in the Rhinology Division of the Department of Otolaryngology, Soler received his M.D. from Wake Forest University and his MSc in epidemiology from Harvard University. He interned in general surgery and was an otolaryngology resident at Oregon Health and Science University. He also had a fellowship at
Nursing as a research mentor since 2004, when the college had four small federal grants; today the college is ranked 17th in NIH funding among colleges of nursing nationwide. Her work is widely recognized at a national level — she recently served on an elite NCI–NIH panel devising various strategies to improve cancer screening, treatment and surveillance outcomes.
Harvard Medical School in rhinology
to network and gain experience. He also photo by Anne Thompson, Digital Iimaging
MUSC faculty are honored during the annual faculty convocation event held Aug. 19 at the Drug Discovery Building auditorium. Harvard Medical School in Rhinology and skull base surgery. He was recruited by the Medical University during his Harvard fellowship by Rodney Schlosser, M.D., professor and director of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, and by Paul Lambert, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. Within three years he secured three externally–funded grants totaling approximately $900,000 and is the site PI or co-investigator on four other projects. Soler also is a prolific writer, having co-authored 27 peer-reviewed papers within a three–year period. He is also considered an outstanding clinician and surgeon with a wonderful bedside manner. Peggy Schachte Research Mentors Marc Chimowitz, MBChB Chimowitz is a professor of neurology, director of the CTSA and Institutional KL2 Multidisciplinary Scholars Program in Clinical and Translational Science, and associate dean for faculty development in the College of Medicine. He formerly served as co-director of the MUSC Stroke Center and vice chair of the Neurology Research Department. He is known as a “mentor of mentors” for establishing SOCRATES, the Society of Clinical Research and Translational Early Scientists, allowing young scientists
to network and gain experience. He also formed the Mentor Leadership Council to develop and enhance mentoring programs in all six colleges. Chimowitz is internationally known for his work in improving treatments for patients with intracranial arterial atherosclerotic stenosis. He was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine for his findings that aggressive medical treatment had better outcomes than stenting in certain stroke patients. He also is the recipient of one of the American Heart Association’s highest honors, the Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke. Jane Zapka, ScD A professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and an adjunct research professor in the College of Nursing, Zapka received her ScD in Health Administration from the Harvard School of Public Health. She is a prolific researcher with more than 190 peer-reviewed publications, with the majority of her work focusing on cancer and chronic illness, from screening and prevention to survivorship and end-of-life care. Zapka is extremely generous with her time and expertise in helping junior faculty and colleagues alike in securing funding for research projects. She has been working with the College of
Outstanding Clinicians Alice Boyland, M.D. Boyland is an associate professor of medicine. She received her M.D. from Temple University and had an internship and residency in internal medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. Since her arrival at MUSC nearly 20 years ago, she has been passionate about improving care for critically ill patients. While director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit, she developed the first MICU quality team with monthly meetings to improve the quality of care. Eventually, she was able to develop a Critical Care Quality group involving staff from all ICUs. As a result of this extra focus, improvement was made in several areas, including a dramatic reduction in central-line blood stream infections. This led to MUSC achieving recognition by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Critical Care Societies Collaborative. She is first and foremost, however, a physician, and as a colleague said, Boyland is the one doctor you want to care for a member of your family. Amy Thompson, PharmD. Thompson is an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences and a clinical specialist at the University Internal Medicine Clinic, where she spends half of every week. She chose this work arrangement to provide continuity of care to her patients, and as a result, she has formed strong bonds with many of them. Thompson counsels her patients on many issues, including anticoagulation,
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diabetes management and education, medication management, and, more recently, hydroxyurea for sickle cell. When the clinic’s pharmacy lost its Certified Diabetes Educator, Thompson underwent the training to become certified and continue this service. She also volunteers at the CARES (Community Aid, Relief, Education and Support) Clinic for the underserved and disadvantaged patients in the Charleston area, and at One–Eighty Place, formerly known as Crisis Ministries. Thompson has served as advisor for first-year post-graduate students in Pharmacy Practice and currently advises first– and second–year post-graduate residents in Ambulatory Care. In 2011 she received the foundation’s Developing Teacher Award. Kathleen Wiley, M.D., MS An associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and associate member in the College of Graduate Studies, Wiley received her master’s and medical degrees from the University of Kentucky. She is one of MUSC’s preeminent certified geriatricians and has earned the trust of countless patients, many of them senior citizens. Her clinical effort is divided between resident supervision and the care of more than 600 patients in her clinic, many of them faculty members and staff that she works with every day. Wiley is also an outstanding educator for students representing multiple disciplines. For five years she was director of the Senior Mentor Program, a geriatrics course involving students in all four years of medical school curriculum. She also served as co–director of the College of Medicine’s Parallel Curriculum from 1993 to 2002. Nearly 10 years ago, when the University Diagnostic Center merged with the McClellan-Banks Clinic to form the Internal Medicine program, Wiley was instrumental in making that a success. Distinguished Faculty Service Daniel Lackland, DrPH
Lackland is a professor of neurosciences and epidemiology who received his master’s in public health from the University of South Carolina and his DrPH in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. He has made a lasting impact on an international scale with his teaching, research and service, and he is most passionate about improving hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. Lackland has more than 200 peerreviewed publications, and many of them are landmark studies that have set standards for control of blood pressure. He has been a leader in raising public awareness concerning the dangers of diabetes, even educating South Carolina lawmakers about the effects of diabetes on the state’s population. His work has also raised the public awareness of health disparities within South Carolina and the Southeast. He has served in a leadership position in virtually every major organization dealing with epidemiology, diabetes, hypertension and stroke. He also was a co-investigator with the landmark Charleston Heart Study along with Pete Gazes, M.D., Julian Keil, M.D., and many others.
Inderjit Singh, Ph.D. Singh is a distinguished university professor and the Sherman Financial Group endowed chair in neurosciences. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in biochemistry from Panjab University in India and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Iowa State University. In 1984, he was recruited to MUSC from Johns Hopkins University, and after just three years, he was promoted to professor. In 1991, Singh was given his own division within the Department of Pediatrics, the Division of Developmental Neurogenetics. He is a superior research scientist, with his field of interest being the study of fundamental biochemical cellular process in the brain. His productivity has been astounding — with approximately 274 papers in
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own copy of “Occam’s Razor,” a medical thriller written by MUSC’s own Roger Newman, M.D., which is set against a backdrop of MUSC and the Lowcountry. The idea of an OB–GYN treating a patient involved with the drug smugglers had actually been floating around Newman’s head since the early 80s when he treated just such a patient. A nationally–recognized expert in high–risk obstetrics, he always hoped he’d have time to put pen to paper and bring the concept to life. Nearly 30 years later, his wish became a reality. In 2010, with the story in mind, his computer on his lap, the TV on in the background for white noise, he finally sat down in the quiet of his home and began to write about Murphy and Eastland. He set the book during the time when the true–life events took place and thought it would be a lot of fun to include the MUSC storyline. Was it just a coincidence that the protagonist happened to be an OB–GYN at MUSC? “Certainly there are not a lot of books where the hero is an OB–GYN,” Newman said. “Declan Murphy is a great character, albeit flawed. He’s an attending physician at the Medical University of South Carolina and there are a lot of scenes that take place at MUSC as well as other Charleston touchstones that people will recognize and relate to.” One scene in the book places Murphy at the Variety Store at the Charleston Marina, eating breakfast and reading about the Jackpot drug busts. He told the waitress, “Hey, I know one of these guys.” And the waitress replied, “We all do honey!” Truth can often be stranger than fiction, and like his character in the book, Newman too knew one of the drug smugglers. In fact, he said, “We actually played basketball with the guy who turned out to be one of the kingpins. We had no idea. We just knew he was a cool guy who always paid for beer after the games!” Having two personal points of intersection with Operation Jackpot made the notion of creating a story with a medical spin enticing. Though Newman knew he had an interesting tale to tell, unlike the profession of medicine,
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MUSC’s Dr. Roger Newman penned his new medical thriller set against MUSC and the Charleston Lowcountry. he didn’t consider being a writer a “calling” or a particular passion. In fact, nothing in particular led Newman at that precise moment to begin to write, except perhaps for the fact that his last child had just left home bound for college, and theirs was now an empty nest. Through the process of writing his first book, Newman discovered that developing characters and storylines allowed him to let his imagination run free, and that is something he enjoys. Unlike some writers who have a beginning, middle and end in mind when they set out to write a book, Newman had only the idea for the story. From there, he wrote on Saturday and Sunday mornings and in a very linear fashion, he said. “Essentially, I just wrote start to finish, ensuring I took many breaks in between to enjoy life. I really don’t know if that’s the normal way to write or not.” He laughed and added, “My creative process is not a flowing river — it’s more like a mud flow — so it makes it easy to walk away from it and come back to it when I have time.” People who have read “Occam’s Razor” tell Newman they can hear his voice and humor throughout the book. The character of Murphy is a composite of many people, from the past through the present. “Murphy is flip, but has no temper. He has a great Irish sense of humor and defies authority. Let’s just say he has a problem being told what to do,” laughed Newman. Practicing medicine remains Newman’s first professional love, although writing quickly became his second. He has 30 years in the South
Carolina state system and has cut back on the time he practices, allowing him to spend more time with family. “Being an OB–GYN takes doctors away from their families a lot. I’m happy to be recapturing that time with my loved ones,” he said. In addition to practicing medicine, writing and spending quality time with family, Newman is having a great time serving as the assistant coach for the women’s varsity basketball team at Academic Magnet High School. At 6–feet, 3–inches tall, Newman was a basketball star himself back in high school. He is excited to coach again this year and believes the Raptors will be playoff quality. He is at a point in life where he is genuinely enjoying himself in all areas but was happy he could cut back on his clinical hours. “I feel like I’m at a golden age,” he said. “I’m working and I enjoy my work. I have more time at home, time to write, and time to pursue other things I love like coaching.” When asked what he would ultimately like to have happen with his first book, he said success to him simply means
people wanting to read his work and enjoying it — no more, no less. “Writing gives me a tremendous sense of accomplishment that is my own, that is creative. It feels good. For me to enjoy it, it doesn’t have to be published or be successful, but I love that it is published and that it’s doing well. Writing a good paragraph feels good and writing a good chapter feels even better. And when the story is done and you read it and you like it, there’s a sense that you created something. It just makes you feel vital, and you want to do it again. So I am.” Newman has nearly completed the first draft of his second book, a follow–up to “Occam’s Razor.” “Occam’s razor” refers to the principle that states the simplest answer is usually the best. It is also known as the Law of Parsimony. The old adage: When you hear hoofbeats think horse, not zebra, is the principle of Occam’s razor adapted to use in the field of medicine as a diagnostic tool. When there are multiple presenting signs and symptoms, according to Newman, the explanation that most simply and completely explains them is probably the correct diagnosis.
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Nurses teach high school seniors about medical careers By eMily upsHur Public Relations
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art of growing up is deciding on a career path. The health care field offers many diverse career opportunities that students may be interested in pursuing. Through a partnership with the Charleston County School District, MUSC nurses offered a three–day nursing camp for 15 rising high school seniors. These students come from Garrett Academy of Technology, R.B. Stall High School, Wando High School, and West Ashley High School. During camp, students interested in jobs in health care listened to a variety of MUSC staff members discuss their professions. Students learned about the hospital, medical equipment, how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and also heard nurses share stories related to their own experiences. One of the newest additions to the program is a mentor–student relationship. Cameron Mitchum, R.N., said, “We started the mentorship part of the program this year. Each day the student goes to lunch with a nurse who has volunteered to be a guide and mentor to the student. They tour various parts of the hospital and hear nursing stories. That is one of the most valuable parts of this experience, when the campers get to ask nurses, ‘how did you become a nurse,’ ‘how much do you make,’ and ‘what kind of jobs have you had and what kind of jobs are out there?’ The mentor interacts with the student one– to–one, establishing a relationship and answering some of those questions.” Another part of the camp focused on teaching students what is required to enter the health care profession. Nurses and multidisciplinary staff members shared their own educational and clinical experiences. Students practiced interviewing strategies such as how to introduce themselves, shake hands and ask questions of the interviewer. Students also learned about salary ranges for different areas in healthcare and how much professionalism is valued and sought after in candidates for
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Students examine various medical instruments and nursing equipment, trying to guess the name and purpose of each piece as part of an exercise. Campers worked with nurse educators getting career advice and professional training.
“I think the camp has impacted my life because it has given me a chance to get to know more about the hospital and the job opportunities that are out there.” Nicole Aiken employment. The students expressed excitement for the camp, many of them stating they were interested in careers in Obstetrics and Gynecology or working in Labor and Delivery. Theresa Linker, a sixteenyear-old from West Ashley High School, said the camp gave her an opportunity to be in a real-life heath care environment. Destiny Verbage of Stall High School has wanted to work in the medical field ever since she was young. She originally wanted to be a doctor, but now she wants to be a nurse, most likely in the Labor and Delivery Unit. Nicole Aiken, from Garrett Academy, said, “I think the camp has impacted my life because it has given me a chance to get to know more about the hospital and the job opportunities that are out there. I have a better idea of what I want to do for my future career.” Registered nurse Melissa Dunkerley, R.N., spoke about the growth students
experience at the camp. “It’s nice to see that enthusiasm there and the amount
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Deborah G. Reynolds, Deobrah H. Reynolds, Beth-Ann Rhotan, Carmen Rice, Lauren Richey, Hazel Rider, Sandra Risher, Barbara Rivers, Sylvia Rivers, Phallan Robbins, Dawn Robertson, William Robinson, Amanda Robison, Karolinne Rocha, Benjamin Rogers, Catherine Rogers, Cynthia Rosenblatt, Susan Rosenthal, Steven Rosenzweig, George Rossi, Eldridge Rowell, Kenneth Ruggiero, Teresita Ruz, Gena Ryan, Ashley Sabo, Joseph Sakrin, Cassandra Salgado, Debra Salvo, Naomi Sampson, Cheryl Samuels, John Sanders, Catherine Sandifer, Derek Sanford, Nicholas Sarji, Christine Scheub, Sharon Schuler, Sharon Schwarz, Bernice Scott, Laurie Scott, Suzanne Scott, Richard Segal, Gretchen Seif, Christian Senger, Jennifer Shearer, Pam Shoaf, Mary Shoemaker, Wanda ShotsbergerGray, Ann Shuler, Lynn Shull, Elizabeth Sidebottom, Debra Jo Siler, Gerard Silvestri, Annie Simpson, Jennifer Singian, Dale Skinner, Anna Skipper, Karen Sloggatt, Amanda Smith, Cristina Smith, Edwin Smith, Georgette Smith, Jennifer Smith, Lauren Smith, Rebecca Smith, Reece Smith, Rosanne Smith, Shannon Smith, Stanley Smith, Thomas Smith, Jenny Ann Smoak, Corigan Smothers, Mary Snell, Helen
that they seemed to grow over those three days. They come in, all timid and not really sure what they were coming into. But by the end, they have learned so much and have practiced interviewing strategies and shaking hands and have built up so much confidence.” On Aug. 7, the camp held a closing ceremony where the hospital’s chief nursing officer Marilyn Schaffner, Ph.D., R.N., spoke about what the students learned and then presented each of them with a certificate of attendance and a stethoscope. Students also received a number of gifts and promotional materials donated by hospital departments, including T–shirts, MUSC bags and thumb drives. Students were asked to invite their parents to the ceremony in order to help celebrate their accomplishments at camp.
Snell, Michael Snyder, Ida Spruill, Kelly Stegall, Karen Stephenson, James Sterrett, George Summerford, Rebecca Sustek, Jennifer Swigart, David Sword, Barbara Taylor, June Taylor, Michael Taylor, Susan Taylor, Cynthia Teeter, Jacqueline Tepper, Paula Thies, Brenda Thompson, Vernell Threat, Betty Tilley, Maria Toler, James Tolley, Elena Tourkina, Rupalben Trivedi, Edward Trudo, Rebecca Truesdell, Thomas Trusk, Tonya Turan, Lynn Uber, Walter Uber, Michael Ullian, Lori Upshur, Odessa Ussery, Shawn Valenta, Anna Vining, Konstantin Voronin, Karen Wager, Jeffrey Waite, Debbie Walters, George Waring, Kelly Warren, Annette Washington, Simon Watson, C. Wayne Weart, Katie Weas, Holly Weekley, Gregory Weigle, Larry Werstler, Andrea Wessell, Susan Wetherholt, Kathleen White, Nancy White, Paula White, Elizabeth Whiteside, Melodye Whitfield, Theodore Wickman, Donald Wiest, Richard Wigfall, Velma Wigfall, Kathryn Wiita-Fisk, Amy Williams, Kathy Williams, Sharon Williams, Tiffany Williams, Deborah Williamson, Carole Wilson, Marion Wilson, Terry Wilson, Melissa Wimberly, Tonia Windham, Shari Wise, Christopher Wisniewski, Danna Wolffe, Michelle Zapanta, Zhi Zhong Sophia Zimmermann and Mercedes Zubizarreta.
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peer–reviewed journals, and over 30 in just the past four years. He has given more than 250 presentations in national and international research meetings, and he holds four patents based on his research, one of them licensed by MUSC for more than $2 million. Singh has trained roughly 100 students and postdoctoral fellows in his laboratory and mentored some 20 junior faculty members. His colleagues agree he has brought MUSC considerable prestige. Bruce W. Usher, M.D. Usher, a professor of medicine, received his medical degree from MUSC. He served as a surgeon in Vietnam, earning the Army Commendation Award and two Bronze Stars. Following private practice, he joined the MUSC faculty in 1975. He currently is director of echocardiography, a position he has held for the better part of 35 years. He was interim director of the Cardiology Division and implemented many important changes and recruited new faculty, resulting in an enhanced national reputation for MUSC’s cardiology program. One of Usher’s greatest achievements was directing the Cardiology Fellowship Program from 1978 to 2012, training more than 100 cardiology fellows who have gone on to lead other cardiology divisions across the nation. Despite all his administrative duties, he has
maintained an active clinical practice, making himself available to his patients day and night, and is one of our requested physicians for new consults. He has also held leadership positions in several national organizations, including the American Heart Association, American Society of Internal Medicine, and American College of Chest Physicians. MUSC is well–known for its cardiovascular services, and much of that is due to the Usher’s contributions. The four Teaching Excellence honorees, Kristy Brittain, PharmD., Brian Conner, Ph.D., R.N., Michelle Woodbury, Ph.D., and Nicole Bohm, PharmD., were profiled in the May 16 Catalyst when the awards were first announced.
Safe Kids hosts car seat inspections Safe Kids Trident Area urges parents and caregivers to make sure their car seats and booster seats are properly installed during Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20. Mount Pleasant will have certified child passenger safety technicians available to provide hands–on instruction for installing car and booster seats at the Market at Oakland, Sept. 12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Car seat inspections offer drivers the chance to receive assistance and guidance from certified car seat technicians regarding proper installation of their child safety and booster seats. Parent should bring the car seat manual and vehicle manual if available as well as the child who uses the safety seat to the event. Visit safekids.org.