connect DEAN’S OFFICE Randy Leite DEAN Jennifer Horner ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCH & GRADUATE STUDIES Sally Marinellie ASSOCIATE DEAN, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Averell “Tootie” Overby INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN, DUBLIN CENTER Tia Barrett CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Becky Zuspan ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT SERVICES Elizabeth Jones ASSISTANT DEAN FOR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT Regina Schwartz DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI OUTREACH AND MARKETING
SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATORS Gary Chleboun SCHOOL OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES AND WELLNESS, INTERIM DIRECTOR Debby Henderson SCHOOL OF NURSING, DIRECTOR Gary Chleboun SCHOOL OF REHABILITATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES, DIRECTOR Douglas Bolon DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, CHAIR Michael Kushnick DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH STUDIES, CHAIR Marianne Malawista OHIO UNIVERSITY THERAPY ASSOCIATES, COORDINATOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES, HEARING-SPEECH Tara Legar PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES, DIRECTOR Kim Valentour WELLWORKS, DIRECTOR Francis McFadden ATRIUM CAFÉ COORDINATOR
CONTRIBUTORS Graphic Designer: Lauren Dickey Writers: Kate Fox, Regina Schwartz, Elizabeth Jones, Randy Leite Photographer: Lauren Dickey
CONNECT WITH US CONNECT is published for alumni, friends, faculty and staff of the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University. College of Health Sciences and Professions, W361 Grover Center, Athens, OH 45701, Phone: 740.593.1433. Ohio University is an Affirmative Action Institution. Visit us online at ohio.edu/chsp. Send letters to the editor at chsp@ohio.edu. ©Copyright 2015
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It’s here! Dublin facility now open for classes and collaboration
The highly anticipated Dublin Integrated Education Center opened its doors to students on May 11 and is already home to a thriving master’s of physician assistant practice program and a multitude of collaborative efforts.
Undecided: Not a major problem Students are often undecided on a course of study at the beginning of their freshman year, but student Lucas Harrison took what some see as a negative and turned it into a positive.
All in a day’s work
RN to BSN nursing student Courtney Collins juggles more than just coursework each day, keeping up with the schedules of her two active children, working at a busy OB-GYN office and managing her online studies. See how technology – and a great attitude – help her through the busy day!
36th annual student and faculty awards
Outstanding students and faculty from the College of Health Sciences and Professions make an impact in the classroom and in the community.
Which OHIO do you remember? While some Ohio University landmarks and traditions have changed, OHIO alumni spirit has remained constant through the years. Relive the “good old days” and see which era was yours at OHIO.
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On the Cover: First year physician assistant program students gather outside the newly built Dublin Integrated Education Center in Dublin, Ohio. Photo by Lauren Dickey
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MESSAGE FROM OUR DEAN
Continued Growth Pushes Us Forward You might be wondering what Connect is. For years, the College of Health Sciences and Professions has published The Atrium, our college magazine. With this issue, The Atrium has become Connect. This is more than a name change, however. Whereas The Atrium reflects a space in our building, Connect represents the essence of the college. Our college is built on connections across disciplines, connections with new areas of knowledge, and connections between students, faculty and alumni. In today’s world, the best approach to developing the health professionals of tomorrow is to build on the connections we can form today. This is a message you will see throughout this issue of Connect.
Beyond the name change, though, you will have a chance to read about the exciting steps forward we are making as a college. We have now opened our new facility in Dublin, which you will read about in these pages. More importantly, our presence in Dublin will allow us to introduce students to new opportunities to explore dimensions of healthcare among populations in need.
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This fall semester also brought the college another record year of enrollment. We are now the largest health-focused college in Ohio and one of the largest in America. The fact that so many students seek to pursue their education in the College of Health Sciences and Professions is a testament to the quality of our faculty and the strength of our programs. I also know our success is tied to the outstanding support of so many of our alumni and friends. I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of everything that is going on in the College of Health Sciences and Professions. Once you’ve read this issue of Connect, I know you will be as impressed as I am by the incredible achievements of our faculty and students.
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NEW • NOW • NEXT
What’s in a name? A lot! When we launched our new College of Health Sciences and Professions brand in 2014 we knew it was a turning point. It gave us – a college that had almost doubled in size over a five year period – a chance to explain who we were and what we hoped to accomplish.
Creating the brand
involved significant soul searching and self-analysis by our faculty and staff as well as our students and administrators, but it was worth it.
What came to light was that we are not a diverse group of schools and departments united only by our existence in the same building, but rather a college,
connected by our commitment to the health professions and a common goal of doing the greatest good for the largest number of people.
While we love Grover Center and its architectural Atrium (for which our magazine was originally named) as we expand our reach in the 21st century into new areas such as Dublin, Ohio, and Botswana in Africa, a new name, based on the connections we share, seems to be in order.
So, we proudly announce that the new name of our alumni and friends magazine is Connect!
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We hope that the name is accurate and that you take this opportunity to connect with us as you enjoy this edition of Connect magazine!
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Around the College Physician Assistant Faculty and Staff Melissa Bowlby, MSBS, PA-C, AT (University of Toledo) Assistant Clinical Professor, most recently worked at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in orthopaedics where she also served as a clinical assistant professor for PA and AT students.
Ann Crickard, DO, (Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine)
Assistant Clinical Professor and Medical Director, is a pediatrician with offices in central Ohio. She is active in the education of medical students, residents, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students.
Cheryl Geng, MPAS, PA-C (University of Nebraska)
Andrea Hamlett
Kristin Lugo, Pharm.D., R.Ph. (The Ohio State University)
Laura Martin, MD (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)
Assistant Clinical Professor, came to the program after working in a private family practice and as an independent military contractor.
Assistant Clinical Professor, joined the PA program staff after working as a retail pharmacy manager in Columbus, Ohio.
Brenda Martinez-Nieves, Ph.D. (Wayne State University) Lecturer, serves as the anatomy instructor for both the physician assistant students and medical students from OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Administrative Associate for the PA Program, has over 15 years of experience in providing administrative support in both academic and clinical settings. She is essential in the day-to-day operations of the program and one of the keys to its success.
Instructor, is a pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and teaches physiology / pathophysiology for the physician assistant students.
Karen Menning, MHS, PA-C (Duke University) Assistant Clinical Professor, most recently practiced at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio as a staff PA in inpatient neurology and palliative medicine.
James Zedaker, MPAS, PA-C, EM-CAQ, EMT-P (University of Nebraska)
Director of the Physician Assistant Program, is a retired firefighter/ paramedic and also retired from the United States Air Force Reserves where he worked in medical education as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee. 4
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We l c o m e Class of 2019 Incoming students gather in Peden Stadium for a class photo representing the largest freshmen class in Ohio University’s history. Photo by Ben Seigel
Students begin their procession up Richland Avenue toward the college gate while the Marching 110 leads the way. Photo by Lauren Dickey
Ohio University’s Class of 2019, numbering 4,675, walks toward the college gate following freshman convocation. Photo by Lauren Dickey Some of the more than 500 CHSP first year students gather in Grover Center’s Atrium. An additional 851 new online students are also enrolled for fall. Photo by Lauren Dickey
Wired in the classroom The Dublin Integrated Education Center is equipped with state-ofthe-art audiovisual systems that support remote learning, interactive communication, and recording capabilities. In the auditorium each station features microphone link-up and personal device input, which allows faculty and students to participate in remote classes and share their work and ideas across the room or across the state. The classrooms, two laboratories and three simulation suites all feature audiovisual, Wi-Fi and interactive capabilities, so that faculty and students can “link up,” “upload,” “download” and “app share” as called for by the course curriculum. These technological offerings complement such college- and Universitywide systems as Catmail, Blackboard, Box cloud storage, downloadable software, and other services provided through OHIO’s Office of Information Technology and the Bobcat Depot.
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DublinanCenter interdisciplinary
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he Dublin Integrated Education Center has been in the spotlight this past summer as the site of the newly minted Physician Assistant program in the College of Health Sciences and Professions but the interdisciplinary facility is living up to its name, bringing various entities and disciplines together to benefit OHIO students. “This is a prime example of higher education entities working together to improve the student experience,” said Averell (Tootie) Overby, CHSP’s interim associate dean for the Dublin Center. Overby cites beneficial partnerships with the University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs as well as various other colleges and healthcare entities.
Graduate opportunities Beginning this fall, CHSP is partnering with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs to offer a certificate in clinical informatics, the study and use of data and information technology to deliver healthcare services and to improve patients’ ability to monitor and maintain their own health. Students complete the certificate through a combination of in-class and online coursework. Plans are also in the works for the Voinovich School to offer its Master of Public Administration at the Dublin Center beginning in 2016. The College of Business will offer its Professional MBA program to Central Ohio residents at the Dublin Center as well. The blended delivery curriculum employs virtual classrooms, online learning modules and oncea-month Saturday classes. Classes bring all cohort members and faculty together in one location for presentations, group projects and other collaborative activities. A master’s degree in corporate wellness is also being discussed. This specialization is designed to address health and wellness concepts in company settings with the goal of improving employee health and minimizing health costs.
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FEATURE STORY
Photo by Joel Prince
Dublin City Manager Dana McDaniel, City Forester Paula Chope, Provost Benoit and Mayor Mike Keenan planted a Yoshino Cherry Tree, which holds special significance for Ohio University and Dublin. Photo by Eric George
Partnerships in education Both Columbus State Community College and Ohio Dominican University will maintain a presence at the Dublin Integrated Education Center. Columbus State will offer Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, with coursework designed to transfer to Ohio University’s four-year degree programs. Offerings in business management and health information technology will make it possible to complete an Applied Science in Business Management degree, also transferable to OHIO’s four-year programs. Additionally, Ohio Dominican will offer adult education courses on campus, and various CHSP schools are offereing continuing education classes to keep healthcare professionals current in their discipline, beginning with the Healthcare Leadership Continuing Education Series this fall. Fall 2015 | connect
Ohio University President Roderick McDavis says the Dublin Center is important to the future of the University. “The Dublin Center will be central to Ohio University’s future, extending access and expanding opportunities for countless Ohio University students, as well as many educators and professionals in Central Ohio,” said McDavis. “We are very excited about this initiative and look forward with much anticipation to the collaborative learning and professional excellence that it will foster!”
Promoting interprofessional relationships
the two programs, providing students with opportunities for collaboration and insight into each other’s professional discipline, as well as input from on-site dietitians, pharmacists, physical therapists and other healthcare team members. A state-of-the-art auditorium with remote classroom capabilities will also allow faculty and guest speakers to present both on site and remotely to a range of healthcare profession students. As CHSP Dean Randy Leite summarized, “The Dublin Integrated Education Center will be a place where students across disciplines can learn together about best approaches to healthcare and interprofessional practice.”
The proximity of the Dublin Integrated Education Center and Heritage College in Dublin allows both information exchange and facilities sharing between
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PA student Danielle Villnuve shows community members one of the program’s simulation systems, Harvey®, during an event on June 12. Photo by Lauren Dickey
The CHSP Athens Campus/ Dublin Campus Connection
by Kate Fox
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he first thing the inaugural class of students in the College of Health Sciences and Professions Physician Assistant program noticed when they began orientation last May was that everything on the Dublin Center was as new as they were.
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They would be the first to break in the lounge chairs, populate the 135-seat auditorium, train on the cutting-edge equipment, and finally, witness delicate medical procedures, as well as teachers’ and fellow students’ presentations and notes, on giant screens that rivaled
those at their favorite sports bar. “This space was designed totally around our curriculum,” said James Zedaker, MPAS, clinical assistant professor and director of the Physician Assistant (PA) program. “And our curriculum, in turn, was based on discussions with physicians
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about what they saw as areas of opportunity and how we could address those.” Physicians told Zedaker they wanted PAs who were stronger in the sciences, adept at procedural skills, and experienced in communication and collaboration. Thus, the curriculum, classrooms, skills labs and exam suites all were designed to develop and reinforce those strengths.
Cue the Sciences! PA students from their first semester are immersed in the sciences: clinical science, gross anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and nutrition. Interactive classes are conducted in state-of-the-art classrooms connected through a facility-wide AirMedia system that allows students, connecting through their laptops, to present, collaborate and share content wirelessly on the classrooms’ overhead screens. The system also allows for distance learning and lectures. “We often have preceptors or specialists who say, ‘I’d love to come and talk to your students, but I can’t fit in the travel time,’” said Zedaker. “This system allows them to share their expertise with students from a remote location, and we also have the ability to “capture” their lectures so they can be presented or reviewed later.”
Practice Makes Perfect The wireless classrooms are perfect for lectures, presentations, and collaborative case studies, but being a PA himself, Zedaker, is partial to the “skills” areas— labs and exam suites where students actually put their knowledge into practice. “Because physicians want PAs with procedural skills—and because a lot of PAs are now going into hospital medicine,” he said, “we are requiring a great deal of hands-on experience, especially with high risk procedures— intubations, lumbar punctures, chest tube insertions and central line placement, for example. We want our PAs to be prepared for anything and our physicians to know what they’re hiring.” Part of that preparation includes training in simulated primary care suites, emergency rooms and surgical units Fall 2015 | connect
equipped with everything students will encounter during their rotations. Students also practice on an entire family of simulation units, or “sims,” the most elaborate and expensive being “Harvey®,” a cardiopulmonary simulator that mimics 30 cardiorespiratory diseases. The labs also feature intubation, pelvic, breast exam and testicular exam models—“anything” Zedaker noted, “that you can imagine they would be called upon to do.”
We’re All in This Together
New healthcare leadership continuing education initiative in Dublin As the healthcare field continues to rapidly evolve, CHSP plans to help professionals meet the challenges with a series of healthcare leadership continuing education courses.
In a recent speech, CHSP Dean Randy Leite stated, “I believe true interprofessional collaboration is best achieved when we create opportunities for healthcare professionals to work collaboratively while they are students.”
The series of seven courses is being offered in Dublin and is based on the five pillar framework model of service, people, quality, finance and Growth.
The PA program was built on that belief, with facilities, staffing and curriculum based on an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare. Why? Because it’s been shown to result in better patient care while at the same time curbing costs.
Dean Randy Leite says the series was specifically developed to offer a convenient, affordable option for health leaders wishing to explore the competencies and leadership skills required for success in the 21st century.
“Along with PAs and physicians, we have a pharmacist, a nutritionist and an anatomist on staff,” Zedaker said. “We are even working with a clinical lab scientist and, of course, (we) share resources with the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. (They) all come together with the students to demonstrate different aspects of patient care— (and show) that it’s a collaborative effort.” While benefitting the patient, this approach also helps students develop the communication and critical thinking skills so vital to clinical care. “We train PAs to manage 80-to-90 percent of medical cases, which calls for them to communicate and collaborate with a variety of healthcare providers,” Zedaker said. “But it also means training them to recognize the cases that need a physician’s attention—and that (type of analysis) requires critical thinking skills.”
“Each course is available as a Friday session or two evening sessions and the topics are relevant to a wide range of health professionals, from physicians and nurses to executives and others moving into leadership roles,” Leite said. Participants may enroll in individual courses or register for the entire series at a discounted rate. For course dates, times and fees visit www.ohio/HealthLeadership or contact Leslie Coonfare, CHSP Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships for Dublin at chspdublin@ohio.edu.
A team-based approach “allows everyone to put their heads together, drawing on one another’s expertise and observations,” he said. “In terms of the patient, we believe that everyone working together is the ideal approach to healthcare.” 9
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Lucas Harrison turns multiple interests into interdisciplinary approach
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ike so many incoming freshmen, Lucas Harrison couldn’t decide on a major.
“I was an undecided student my whole freshman year. I was just doing sports,” said the Marietta, Ohio, native who had earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Delaware as a member of the rowing team. But soon Lucas realized his chosen sport left time for little else. “The University of Delaware Men’s Crew was Division 1—it was top of the game— so we had 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. practices six days a week,” Lucas said. And when they weren’t practicing six days a week, they were practicing five days a week and then traveling across the country to compete against other teams. “It’s a full-year sport, too,” Lucas added. “Not one season, like most other sports. So I found that I couldn’t do my academics. I ended up deciding that academics were more important to me.” Lucas transferred to Ohio University the next year, and his love of athletics led him to major in exercise physiology—which revealed an unexpected interest. “I confess I wasn’t the best student in high school,” he said. “I never developed a passion for what I was studying. But once I got here, I found something that inspired me, and that’s what really helped me focus on what I wanted to do.” That inspiration was interdisciplinary science. “Exercise physiology is deeply rooted in the sciences, and that’s what I like about it,” he said. “I guess I’m a goal-oriented person, so once I found something I was passionate about, it really helped me set goals for where I wanted to be.”
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Those goals have led Lucas to pursue double majors in exercise physiology and biological sciences as well as a diabetes certificate. He is also completing an honors thesis around his research measuring metabolic effects of blood flow restriction on research subjects. He is conducting this research under the
guidance of Michael Kushnick, who is an associate professor of exercise physiology, the chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies, and Lucas’s honors adviser. “Basically we are having people exercise with blood flow restriction cuffs on their legs,” Lucas said. “Most research on blood flow restriction has focused on increases in muscle size and strength. But what I hope to prove is that blood flow restriction also affects certain metabolic processes— that it decreases insulin resistance and increases glucose uptake, which could have implications for those with diabetes and other metabolic disorders.” Lucas also conducted research with Dr. Kushnick on how overeating affects the impact of exercise on blood glucose levels, the results of which he shared this past summer at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting in San Diego. “I gave an oral presentation, which was pretty nerve wracking because I was in a group of 10 Ph.D.s giving their research results, and then it was me—an undergraduate—presenting right in the middle.” Dr. Kushnick, however, had no worries. “He is really a very bright guy, very driven, and absolutely goal oriented.” Just how driven can be measured by the extracurricular activities Lucas has taken on while at OHIO. He is the treasurer of the Exercise Physiology Club, which this past year helped with such local events as the Special Olympics and the Athens Marathon. He is also treasurer of the American Medical Student Association, which hosts presentations on resumé building and other educational activities designed to help students apply for medical school. Finally, in 2014 he became the founding president of the College of Health Sciences and Professions’ Interprofessional Students in Health Professions, a student leadership group that supports CHSP’s interdisciplinary focus. This past April, he and the group helped host the college’s
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A Focus on Collaboration by Elizabeth Jones
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Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Symposium Explores “Productive Collisions” The inaugural Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Symposium, co-sponsored by the College of Health Sciences and Professions and the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, brought together experts from different fields this past spring to discuss the benefits and challenges of collaborative research. L. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, gave the keynote speech on “Team Science and Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges.” The symposium featured presentations and panel discussions by CHSP and Heritage College faculty researchers who have undertaken interdisciplinary research. Approximately 125 University and community members took part in the event. The second annual symposium is scheduled for spring 2016 on the Athens campus.
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n 2012, recognizing that modern health professionals could no longer solely be trained in their own disciplinary silos, a core group of individuals from the College of Health Sciences and Professions and the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine met to discuss interprofessional education. Those initial conversations – which focused on how CHSP and Heritage College students could do joint clinical rotations in later years of training – led to the development of a course where students from physical therapy, nursing, speechlanguage pathology, nutrition, social work and medicine work in teams with assigned patients at The Laurels of Athens, The Laurels of Hilliard, Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and Beacon School of Athens. Since fall semester 2013, more than 140 students have participated in this elective course that teaches
students about their team members’ disciplines and the boundaries of care each provides. It also encourages communication, which is essential in a healthcare setting. “I believe there’s enough data to support the idea that most medical errors happen when communication doesn’t, and that team-based models are a formal way not to just train students but to promote effective communication,” said Dr. Jeff DiGiovanni, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Chief Clinical Officer for CHSP. From that concept, planted as a seed by DiGiovanni and others in 2012, a budding collaborative health education and research movement began and has now grown into an effort incorporating several initiatives including the new CHSP Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies.
Top Left: School of Nursing faculty member Rika Tanda smiles during a presentation at the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Symposium. Bottom: Tania Basta, faculty member in the Department of Social and Public Health, presents her research during the panel discussion at the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Symposium. Photos by Lauren Dickey
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CHSP adds new Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies by Kate Fox
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e do our best job of educating future healthcare professionals when we give them the opportunity to meaningfully interact with the other disciplines with which they will collaborate for the good of their patients.”
their education or complete a four-year degree, but know from their own experience that an interdisciplinary approach is much more relevant to their work and much more beneficial to their clients.”
The new department was approved by the Ohio University Curriculum Council this past spring and will offer an undergraduate major in integrated healthcare studies, culminating in a Bachelor of Science degree. A new graduate-level Healthcare Leadership Certificate program will also be offered through the department.
The Healthcare Leadership Certificate offers graduate-level students the chance to add health-specific leadership skills to their graduate major, creating additional career opportunities upon graduation.
“I see this new undergraduate major as the perfect baccalaureate vehicle for people in the nursing and allied health professions—physical therapists, radiology techs, medical lab technicians, recreation therapists, occupational therapy assistants,” said Michael Kushnick, associate professor of exercise physiology and the new department chair. “These students want to continue
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The Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies will also oversee undergraduate certificate programs in gerontology and global health, and graduate certificate programs in gerontology, global health and clinical informatics. “All of our certificate programs complement the student’s major,” Kushnick said. “By earning a certificate, they gain a unique perspective and area of expertise within their chosen field, which may provide that crucial edge when they apply for jobs.”
One of the groups that helped organize the first Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Symposium is a new organization itself: the Interprofessional Students in Health Professions. CHSP senior Lucas Harrison, who helped to establish the ISHP in 2014 and became its founding president, knows from personal experience the importance and advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration (see a profile of Harrison on page 10). “We started ISHP because we thought it was important to make sure that CHSP students, as well as faculty, understood the importance of collaboration,” said Harrison. “So our goal is to help provide our students with a solid background in what is perhaps the most important aspect of healthcare today.” The organization, which currently has approximately 25 members, sponsors speakers and presentations geared toward strengthening students’ interprofesssional knowledge and abilities. Though composed mainly of CHSP students, the group hopes to welcome HCOM students this next year and eventually attract members from across the University.
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STAY CONNECTED
“Realize that everything connects to everything else.” – Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance painter, sculptor, inventor
“Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.” – Charles Eames, American designer
“We are a college where innovative things happen and professionals come together on a daily basis. We are where everything connects.” – Randy Leite, dean of CHSP Here at the College of Health Sciences and Professions we understand that we were not the first to discover that connections are essential for growth and development (see da Vinci and Eames above!). But we are proud to focus our thinking on how to make those connections essential to our students and to you – our alumni. In the spring 2015 issue we shared with you “20 Ways to Connect.” And in this issue we highlight some of the ways we are connecting at our new center in Dublin, Ohio (see pages 6 and 8) and provide you with an opportunity to connect to current students as a preceptor (see page 22). You can also become active through our social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Or better yet – be a guest speaker in a classroom or to a club either in person or via Skype. We would love to hear from you – so send in a class note or stop by if you are in Athens. We also sponsor events throughout the year for our alumni including networking gatherings and continuing education. You can find listings for these on our website at www.ohio.edu/chsp and in the bi-monthly alumni e-newsletter, Connecting Point. Let us know what you need from your alma mater! Hope to see you soon!
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CLASSNOTES
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Ed Penson, MA (Hearing Speech Sciences) ’51 is living in Athens again and enjoying life with family and friends. He is president emeritus, Salem College, chancellor emeritus, University of Washington-Oshkosh, and founder and honorary senior scholar and associate at the AASCUPenson Center for Professional Development. Dr. Penson was a faculty member at OHIO from 1955 to 1975 and served as dean of regional campuses. During his tenure, Lancaster, Zanesville, Chillicothe, Eastern and Southern campuses were constructed, faculty hired and students recruited.
Pamela Garn Nunn, BSHSS ’69 recently authored the fourth edition of Calvert’s Descriptive Phonetics: Introduction and Transcription Workbook. The book includes a dedication to Ron Isele, associate professor emeritus, who is also mentioned in the “Introduction to Students” section. The sound engineer for the workbook transcription exercises was Tristan Olson, a 2014 graduate of the Scripps College of Communication. Dr. Nunn is a professor emeritus of the University of Akron.
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Kristi Moreland Hames, BSIH ’97 recently passed the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) exam. She works at Ashland Chemical Company in Dublin, Ohio. Chad Brown, BSEH ’98 works as the director of environmental health at the Licking County Health Department. He led the effort for the department to become one of the first 22 local health departments in the United States to be nationally accredited. He recently completed a term as southeast district director for the Ohio Environmental Health Association.
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Justin P. Waxman, BSPEx ’10 is a doctoral student in applied neuromechanics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Patty Snider, BSH ’06, BSN ‘08 works as the simulation lab coordinator for the School of Nursing at OHIO.
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Sally Jones-McNamara, BSHSS ’71 is a senior advisor with The Compliance Resource Group, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia.
Meghan Snyder Casto, BSH ’10 welcomed a daughter, Madison, on March 9, 2014. Molly Lautzenheiser, BSPEx ’11 is currently a health educator for the Army Wellness Center at Carlisle Barracks where she educates military personnel, family members of military personnel, military retirees and department of defense civilians about ways to achieve and maintain healthy, sustainable lifestyles. Johnna Kayser Perrino, BSH ’12 married Tyler Perrino ’12 on December 13, 2014.
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Class notes allows alumni to share the good news about their honors, awards and accomplishments. Send class note announcements to chspalumni@ohio.edu.
Kevin Primer, BSN ’13 is the clinical manager of Neuro and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Units at Akron General Hospital. Sarah Christman, BSPEx ’13 is enrolled in OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine as a member of the class of 2018. 15
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typical day for Courtney Collins begins at 6 a.m. She rouses her 10-year-old daughter and four-year-old son, kisses her husband goodbye as he heads to work, gets ready for work herself, and either drops the kids off at her mother’s or greets the babysitter, depending on the day. Then she puts in a full day at an OB-GYN office where she’s worked for nine years, picks up the kids, joins her husband in attending their kids’ evening activities such as T-ball or summer Bible school, picks everyone up, makes sure everyone has eaten, gets the kids to bed, and then, according to her, “I try to do everything else that needs to be done.” The miracle is how she also finds time to work on her RN to BSN degree, which she is completing through the Ohio University School of Nursing’s online program. “Thank God I can take one or two classes online each semester,” she said. “That way I feel like I’m making progress. But during the summer, it’s harder. The kids stay up later, so I lose the time I usually work after they’ve gone bed. A lot of the work shifts to the weekend, which is also very busy during the summer.” According to Mary Beth Brown, lead academic adviser for the College 16Health Sciences and Professions’ School of Nursing, each online of
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Courtney takes an online quiz for her class at 10 p.m. after working all day, running the children around to various activities, 17 feeding them, and putting them to sleep.
Courtney’s husband Craig quickly gets Keyon’s, 4, cleats on for his T-ball game before Courtney drops off Kaloni, 10, at a friend’s house for summer bible school.
nursing course a student takes requires an average of 12-15 hours of work per week. There are nine required nursing classes in the program, and each student also needs to complete any remaining college and University course requirements in order to earn the BSN degree.
have to have the two incomes to make ends meet.
Courtney, a Meigs County, Ohio native, attended Hocking College and the University of Rio Grande to become a registered nurse. She enrolled in the OHIO RN to BSN online program in 2014 after hearing a recruiter from the College give a presentation at her workplace.
Courtney’s husband, Craig, fully supports her ambitious goals.
Though not easy, the online program offers the flexibility to work full-time while completing coursework, something Courtney has to do. “My husband, who works in construction, was laid off for awhile, and though he’s working now, we
When asked what she likes to do in her spare time, Courtney laughs. “What spare time?” But then she quickly adds, “If I can squeeze in having my nails and toenails done once a month or so, then I’m totally happy.”
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It’s a really tough schedule,” she concedes. “But I feel I need to do it for my family, for my kids. They mean everything to me.”
“I’m proud of my wife, she works hard. I think it’s a good thing for her to continue her education if that is what makes her happy,” he said.
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Left: Courtney poses in one of the examination rooms at a local OB-GYN office where she works. Top Right: Keyon, 4, picks out two colored tablets to turn the water purple for his bath. Bottom Right: Courtney tucks her daughter Kaloni, 10, into bed and talks to Kaloni about her day before bedtime.
Courtney and Craig attend Keyon’s T-ball game at Fall 2015 | connect the baseball field in Athens, Ohio.
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Healthier take on
Ho Ho Cake
Recipe by Fran McFadden
Remember the first time you walked into an Ohio University dining hall and discovered Ho Ho Cake? It has crossed generations of memories for OHIO Bobcats and we are pleased to share a slightly altered version here. Chef Francis McFadden, lecturer in the School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness and coordinator of the Atrium Café, tweaked the recipe from the original to lower both calories and fat by about 15%. You can find the original recipe online at www.ohio.edu. Serves 16 people
Chocolate Cake Ingredients 1 cup sugar substitute (such as Splenda for baking) 1 cup sugar 1 ¾ cups flour ¾ cup dutch-process cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 whole eggs 1 cup 1% low-fat milk ¼ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¾ cup boiling water Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan. In large mixer bowl, stir together dry ingredients. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water by hand (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire racks. 20
Toppings Ingredients 5 tablespoons flour 1 ¼ cups 1% low-fat milk 1 cup sugar 2 sticks butter ½ cup shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate 2 teaspoons hot water 1 ½ cups powdered sugar Directions: 1) Make a regular chocolate cake – see recipe 2) First Topping: Heat flour and milk in a saucepan. Stir constantly until thick. Allow to cool. In a bowl, cream sugar, one stick of butter and shortening together. Mix with cooled flour mixture. Beat well for around 8 minutes. (It will look like whipped cream when ready – we suggest using an electric mixer) Spread on cake and refrigerate. 3) Second Topping: Melt the remaining stick of butter and allow to cool. Melt chocolate and mix with vanilla and then add butter. Add powdered sugar and hot water. Mix well, spread over cake and refrigerate.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 479 Calories; 26g Fat; 5g Protein; 59g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 59mg Cholesterol; 469mg Sodium.
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SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Students and Faculty for excellence Professor Li Xu receives the 2015 Outstanding Teaching Award.
With much excitement, the college hosted its 36th Annual Student and Faculty Awards and Recognition Reception on Friday, April 17, 2015, in Grover Center. We take great pride in our students for their remarkable academic and extracurricular achievements, commitment, and enthusiasm to give back to the community. This year, we were pleased to offer inaugural Dean’s Recognition Awards to individual students and student organizations. And, as always, we proudly honor outstanding faculty members for their contributions both in the classroom teaching and through their research. To view a complete list of award winners visit www.ohio.edu/chsp/news.
Student representatives for the student organization AGES Shae Cenkus, Alexandria Barnes and Kylie Snodgrass accept the award for 2015 Outstanding Student Organization.
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Dean Randy Leite addresses faculty, staff, students and families with opening remarks at the 2015 Student Award Reception in Grover Center. Photos by Lauren Dickey
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CALL FOR PRECEPTORS
Sometimes we need a little help from our
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W
ith a record of students enrolled, we are always looking to add clinical placements for our students’ learning experiences. A distinctive aspect of the health professions is that there is as much importance placed on the applied clinical skills as there is on foundational knowledge. We know that student training requires skills-building beyond didactic and laboratory work, which requires students to be placed in clinical settings, working with patients under a preceptor. What is a preceptor? A preceptor is someone who holds the appropriate clinical credential and/or license to practice in their field. Moreover, he or she is charged with three objectives: to provide the highest quality of care to the patient; to educate and provide feedback to his/her students related to their diagnostic, treatment and professional skills; and finally, to act as a liaison between the clinical facility and the student’s university.
significant influence on the student’s growth in the clinical setting. In these settings the theoretical and clinical knowledge learned in the classroom is codified and a student is transformed into a competent clinician. Without preceptors, this process could not occur. With increased demand for healthcare providers as the baby-boomer population ages and health care becomes more accessible, enrollment in health sciences programs continues to grow. Therefore, we have an ever increasing number of students vying for the same placements. We ask you – our alumni and friends – to consider joining the other dedicated professionals who serve as preceptors at their places of employment. Are you interested in joining our team of clinical preceptors? If so, please contact Misty Hutchison, Office of Clinical Affairs, at 740.593.9457 or hutchism@ohio.edu.
By working hand-in-hand over an extended period of time, the preceptor is uniquely poised to have
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Preceptors play a crucial role in mentoring students to reach their full potential. The best preceptors are the ones who challenge those around them to be the best they can be in work and in life. They help students set goals, refine clinical skills, become critical thinkers and most importantly help develop weaknesses into strengths. During clinical education, preceptors are the ones who help guide students on their journey to becoming independent practitioners. I would not be the person or clinician I am today without the strong mentorship from my past clinical preceptors. – CHSP alumna Hanna Fox (DPT `15)
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first Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Symposium, co-sponsored with OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, which welcomed more than 100 university and community doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers to hear speakers and panelists discuss the challenges and rewards of collaborative research. After what he describes as a leisurely summer—teaching human physiology as a teaching assistant, presenting at the aforementioned conference in San Diego, volunteering and shadowing physicians, and working on his thesis— Lucas begins his fifth year at OHIO this fall and plans to apply to medical schools after graduation. “I want to stay in Ohio, so Heritage College will be one of the places I apply,” he said. “They need practitioners who plan to stay in the area, and as an Ohio native from Marietta, I’ve seen firsthand the shortage of medical personnel and the effect it has.” Lucas is still passionate about rowing—a passion he shares with CHSP instructor Michael Clevidence, whose class first sparked Lucas’s interest in exercise physiology. But with all his other endeavors, Lucas has to limit the sport to when he goes back home to visit. Otherwise, the multitude of academic interests that Lucas discovered when he came to Ohio University would have to be put on hold. For Lucas, now a health sciences interdisciplinary team member, that’s just not an option.
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THEN AND NOW
Then&
1980s College of Health and Human Services—Formed in 1979-80 under Hilda Richards, OHIO’s first black woman dean.
1990s
2000s
College of Health and Human Services—College located in Grosvenor, with six schools across campus. Where were you? Lindley? Tupper? Grosvenor? Elsewhere?
College of Health Sciences and Professions—Reorganized in 2010 and everything housed in newly renovated Grover Center under the direction of Dean Randy Leite.
Nurses training on real people and oranges. Glass thermometers, latex gloves, clipboards, and little white hats.
Nurses training on Resusci Annie, one of the first CPR training manikins. Face modeled on a death mask of a French woman who drowned in the Seine. Uniforms to scrubs!
Nurses training on the “Sim® Family”: SimMan®, SimMom®, SimBaby®, and patriarch “Harvey®, a cardiopulmonary marvel. COLORED scrubs!
Things That Never Change Hitting the Bricks—Has anyone ever estimated the number of bricks on the Ohio University campus? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands? And that morning walk to class….does it always seems uphill…in the rain? The Burrito Buggy—Perpetual purveyor of Athens street fare, this buggy still caters to the late-night Court Street shufflers seeking a snack before bedtime.
The Athena Cinema— This Art Deco-style theater has been in constant operation since 1915 and is currently celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Taken over by Ohio University in 2001, the Athena features art house films on three screens.
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Varsity Theater—Single screen theater next to what was then Woolworth’s. Hundreds of marquee chaser lights.
World’s Largest Taco Bell— Perhaps the only Taco Bell on earth with a marquee. Closed in 2007.
Chipotle Mexican Grill— Opened in 2008, sans the marquee but retaining the Mexican food theme— only spicier!
It’s true that you can tell when students attended Ohio University just by asking them which bars and businesses they remember. But along with changing storefronts and beer labels, changes in our everyday lives—both on campus and off—mark us as being from a certain era. Do you recognize yours below?
Towne House Restaurant— Open from the late 1950s until the late 1980s, the Towne House, with its tabletop jukeboxes for personal music selection, was a favorite with locals and students.
Skipper’s Bar & Grill— Skippers was well known for its large selection of beer on tap including many craft (microbrew) beers and its live music. The venue closed in 2009.
Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery Public House—Jackie O’s took over the space after Skippers’ closure. With a locally-sourced food menu and live music, it’s a great place to spend a few hours when you’re in Athens!
The Campus Gate—We’ve all memorized it: “So enter that daily thou mayest grow in knowledge, wisdom, and love.”
Athens Mental Health Center—Opened in 1874 as Athens Lunatic Asylum. Closed in 1993. Billy Milligan, diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, was a resident.
“The Ridges”—The institution and grounds were turned over to Ohio University, with many students exploring the vacant grounds and the “numbered” cemetery.
Kennedy Museum of American Art at the Ridges—Opened in 2001, featuring a Navajo art collection and contemporary art exhibits.
Baker Center—The 1804 Lounge, portable event signs with white letters, Cavern Restaurant, Frontier Room served beer on the patio.
Baker Center—The Front Room Coffee House, Mel Helitzer’s Comedy Class Live, Open Stage with Bruce Dalzell, the first electronic signs!
Baker Center—New beer-free, smoke-free building, but three floors with an escalator that can transport you from one campus level to the other.
The Marching 110—OHIO Bobcat football is a fall attraction, but half-time shows featuring “the most exciting band in the land” are almost as physical as the game. The break-dancing band has appeared in more than 40 NFL halftime shows, two Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parades, the Tournament of Roses Parade—and of course the Alumni Marching 110 always kicks it every OHIO Homecoming Parade Finals Week—What can we say? Some things never change. At least when the University moved from quarters to semesters, it reduced the number of finals weeks.
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