Campus Tidbits At the Denver Osteopathic Foundation's Golf Tournament, Dr. Kristin Putnam, Co-Director of the Pre-Doctoral Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellowship, won the Ladies Longest Drive and Ladies Closest to the Pin awards! RVU sponsored the event, which raises money for the advancement of health and well-being in the community, while promoting osteopathic medicine.
The Town of Parker, in which RVU's Colorado campus is located, was recently awarded 2nd Place in the article, "50 Best Place to Live in 2020" by Money Magazine. The magazine contributes both Denver's tech- and natural resourcedriven economy for helping Parker to score high in two categories: • Economy and Income • Health and Safety As Prachi Bhardwaj writes, "Despite its breakneck growth, Parker has managed to maintain a strong sense of community: The “Talk of the Town” newsletter offers details on local events from watercolor workshops in the summer to the Parker Ice Trail, a 450-foot ice-skating path that winds its way through the town’s Discover park from Thanksgiving until Spring." The Southern Utah Veterans Home, of which Dr. David Crimin serves as Medical Director and Dr. Brooks Beal (Assistant Professor of Primary Care) and Brandon Thomas, FNP-C, (Instructor of Primary Care) serve on the clinical team, has received the 2020 Silver American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) National Quality Award. This is the largest association of long term and post-acute care providers; they actively advocate for quality care and services.They will remain an active Silver recipient through 2023.
Rocky Vista University has been re-accredited as an Accredited Education Institution by the American College of Surgeons—and in the top category of Comprehensive! What this means is that RVU "has met the stricter standards and highest qualifications as a broad-based surgical education program," said Dr. Susan Carter, Director of the Office of Simulation in Medicine and Surgery.
Paint and Sip hosted by Florence Yip, OMS II, was held on the RVU-CO lawn while practicing social distancing guidelines. The 25 participants received all the necessary supplies such as an easel, canvas, paint, brushes, water cups, paper plates and towels, and of course snacks! The ultimate goal of this event was to bring our RVU community together during the rigors of the pandemic for muchneeded fun and celebrate the end of a week filled with exams. “Many of my peers came up to me and thanked me for hosting this wonderful event. They said they missed seeing classmates face to face, and to do an activity together as a collective. I hope they were able to see the healing energy and community aspect that art can bring to one's life,” said SD Yip.
Retraction: Due to a miscommunication, Dr. Qamrul Choudhury was added to the Promotions and Appointments section in the August issue of the Vista View. His correct title is Associate Professor of Physiology.
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