Campus Tidbits

Current Digital Health Track (DHT) students are building an eight-module continuing medical education curriculum on the foundations of Digital Health in partnership with DiME (https://www.dimesociety.org/) and American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). This unique DHT student-driven curriculum will be publicly released in early 2022 from ACOFP, so keep your eyes open to learn more!

Catherine Lewis Saenz, Communications Coordinator, and Jerry Duncan were married on October 16, 2021 at The Pines at Genesee in Golden, Colorado. They met on the school bus in 2006 and reconnected nine years later. They’ll be traveling to Alaska next summer for their honeymoon.

The Primary Care Podcast is the creation of Ross Tanick, OMS IV. The most recent episode of the Primary Care Podcast features Coleen Maher, DO '21, and Michal Klepadlo, DO '21. Find it on any podcast platform and be sure to subscribe!

Zach Rumlow, OMS IV, helped develop a podcast, Peds Cases, which takes a look at relevant anatomy, basic definitions, and most common presentations of periorbital and orbital cellulitis, as well as red flags of severe disease and effective therapies. Alexandra Moody, OMS II, provided anatomical illustrations for the script.

Kevin Seely, OMS II, was published in The DO Magazine and KevinMD for his article titled, "Doing good in the world as a medical student." In it, he outlines different ways that medical students can meaningfully contribute to their communities.

A retirement reception was held for Dr. Dwight Hertz on October 18th. In 2012, Dr. Hertz joined RVU as Professor of Pathology from the American University of the Caribbean.

His excellence in teaching and mentorship at RVU was profound and he was awarded the RVUCOM William Osler Award for Excellence in Teaching three times. He also served as advisor to multiple clubs, including the Dermatology/Pathology Club, the Integrative Medicine Club, and the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Club. He was honored outside the University as a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, and as a member of the International Association of Medical Science Educators.

During his time at RVUCOM, he has earned admiration, respect, and appreciation from his colleagues and students. He had passion and dedication when teaching RVU students, not to mention being a true friend and mentor to many faculty and staff.

Thank you to all who came to the event and to those who organized it. He will be dearly missed! Submitted by Terri McNair

On October 13th, Track or Treat was held on both campuses. This is an annual event, hosted by the Department of Tracks and Special Programs, which introduces first-year students to the many tracks available at RVU. This year, there were over 400 sign-ups by students for the various tracks, some of whom showed interest in more than one track.

This year, RVUers were not going to let the flu get the best of them. The Fight the Flu campaign saw 138 entries into a giveaway contest that included RVU branded gear like beanies, jackets, and waterbottles. The campaign was created and sponsored by the Marketing Department.

The death of Edgar Allan Poe remains a mystery to this day. He was found in a state of delirium at Ryan's Tavern in Baltimore on the evening of October 3, 1849. Although generally known to be well-groomed and dressed with sartorial style, Poe appeared haggard and unwashed, wearing clothes that were not those in which he had last been seen.

Poe was removed from the tavern and admitted to Washington College Hospital where he was denied all visitors and confined to a cell-like room with barred windows. Unfortunately, he succumbed four days later having never regained consciousness.

The Frank Ritchel Ames Memorial Library hosted The Arcane Death of Edgar Allan Poe during the last two weeks of October. Now in its fourth year, the turnout for the Library Escape Room was at a record high! More than fifty students, across multiple programs, participated in Colorado and Utah. The Escape Room required students to employ their creativity, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork to solve a series of interlocking clues and open lockboxes to solve the death of Edgar Allan Poe; all within sixty minutes’ time. Submitted by Joe Richard

The Department of Safety and Security expanded its training program to include Active Shooter Training to all students and employees on the Colorado campus. Eric Hansen, Security Officer, delivered a course curriculum with life-saving information that can be applied to both work and life scenarios. Eric is also a Field Training Officer and has 44 years of training knowledge and experience.

Two dozen students volunteered with Dr. Thomas Bigham and Dr. Ben Wilde at Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah. They were located at the main medical tent and the T2 medical station where athletes transition from biking to running!

RVU's Student Chapter of the Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons conducted a Veteran’s Day workout, led by Taylor Norris, OMS II, and Kevin Puri, OMS II, in honor of the 13 servicemen and servicewomen lives that were lost in Kabul in August, as well as the service of our other past and current military. Pictured above are SAMOPS members who are 2nd Lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force and Army and Ensigns in the U.S. Navy.