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summer/fall 2012 college-wide edition college of health professions • medical university of south carolina

2 CHP Gives Back2 What Legacy Will You Leave?

3 Small Things Lead to Big Steps (contd.)3 Student Diversity (contd.)

SMALL STEPS LEAD TO BIG THINGSCHP is pleased to announce the establishment of The Camden Scott Meyer Pediatric Fund in support of The Camden Scott Meyer Pediatric Lab and Camp Hand 2 Hands. A dedication ceremony was held Friday, July 6, 2012. This tribute lab honors Camden’s memory while supporting the PT and OT programs, students and the Camp.

“Our dream has come true! After the tragic death of our first born son in 2002, we started this fund with a vision of making a difference at MUSC and honoring Camden’s memory. The reality of having a pediatric lab named after Camden is above and beyond our expectations…this fund will help provide much needed equipment for both the pediatric labs and the Camp, support faculty research in constraint movement therapy, and bring an abundance of smiles and laughter to children being impacted by our rehabilitation professionals and outstanding students. We could not have made this emotional journey without the support of our family, friends and many supporters along the way…and for that we are eternally grateful!” -- Cami and Dennis Meyer

Left: Cami, Dennis, and Jackson Meyer at the lab dedication for the Camden Scott Meyer Pediatric Lab.

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STUDENT DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY: A CALL TO ACTIONOur country is rapidly becoming a more diverse nation, as demonstrated by the fact that nonwhite racial and ethnic groups will constitute a majority of the American population later in this century. Of the four million children born in the US last year, over half were from ethnic minorities compared to 37% in 1990. The representation of many of these groups (e.g., African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans) within health professions, however, is far below that in the general population. Reports such as In the Nation’s Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce (IOM, 2004), call for colleges to actively address the shortage of minority healthcare professionals. Increasing racial and ethnic diversity of health professionals is vitally important. Evidence indicates that diversity is associated with improved access to care for racial and ethnic minority patients, greater patient choice and satisfaction, and better educational experiences for all health professions students. Graduating students who are culturally sensitive to the communities in which we serve is an integral part of the College’s 2011-2017 Strategic Plan. Approximately 10% of our students are underrepresented minorities. Under the leadership of Dr. Karen Wager, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, a college-

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Pictured above from left to right: Lauren Wengerd, OT student; Lisa Saladin, PhD, Dean; Mark Sothmann, PhD, Provost;

and Virginia Regan, PA student.

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CHP GIVES BACKThis year, CHP’s Staff Congress sponsored a back pack drive providing back packs for all of students attending J.K. Gourdin Elementary, a Title I School located in rural Berkeley County. 95 percent of the students come from low income families. Students receive some school supplies through Title I funding but backpacks are not included. CHP’s OT Division provided educational information in the backpacks explaining how to ‘Pack it Light, and Wear it Right’.

Through college-wide participation from faculty, staff, students, friends, and family,

CHP’s Staff Congress was able to reach their goal of providing 200 back packs. Congratulations on bringing smiles to the faces of children in need while

having the opportunity to educate them on back pack safety.

CHP continues to take a leadership role in interprofessional education and collaborative practice on the MUSC campus as it builds its way to national distinction. Innovation prevails and key accomplishments include continued dissemination of scholarly work at professional and interprofessional national and international conferences and through journal publication, which is critical to demonstrating distinction as leaders in the field. Within the past four years, nearly 25% (14) of the College’s regular faculty have completed the IP Faculty/Staff Development Institute, and this past year almost 35% (20) of college faculty members and PhD students served as group facilitators for the university required course, IP 710 Transforming Health Care for the Future. Furthermore, nearly 30% (16) served as facilitators during the MUSC Interprofessional Day. In the past year, 12 graduates from the college completed the MUSC Interprofessional Education Fellowship: 4 from OT and 3 from PAStudies, and 5 from PT. CHP students took home the 1st and 2nd place Interprofessional award at The Perry Halushka MUSC Student Research Day showcasing the importance of collaboration. The new MUSC Interprofessional Fellowship has been named in honor of Dr. Maralynne D. Mitcham, Professor and Assistant Dean in CHP Dr. Mitcham has been a leader in the interprofessional education movement since its inception on campus and has led key initiatives at the curricular level. An interprofessional team from the college was selected as one of the four university-wide recipients

of the inaugural 2011-2013 IP/ID grant funding cycle: Drs. Wanda Gonsalves, Patty Coker-Bolt, Kit Simpson, Sara Kraft, and Gretchen Seif wrote a winning proposal entitled “IPE at MUSC: Community Aid, Relief, Education and Support (CARES) Clinic.” And finally, faculty, staff and students from all colleges at MUSC were represented at the Collaborating Across Borders III conference focusing on an exploration of common issues around interprofessional education (IPE) and practice (IPP). The conference theme, Interprofessional Collaboration: From Concept to Preparation to Practice, reflected the importance of further conceptual development occurring simultaneously with efforts to prepare current and future practitioners for evolving demands in interprofessional collaborative practice.

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

Front Row: J.K. Gourdin Elementary Students; Back Row: (L-R) Ms. Lorene Bradley (J.K. Gourdin Principal), CHP Staff Ms. Julie

Parrish, Ms. Melissa Serrano, Ms. Ashley Martindale and Ms. Marisah Daniels.

What Legacy Will You Leave? We all desire significance – to lead happy and fulfilled lives surrounded by family and friends. And for many of us, there is a compelling need to make a difference – to leave a lasting impact on the people most dear to us and the world in which we live. The search for significance and desire to plan for the future leads many to ponder their legacy. What kind of legacy will you leave? A bequest is perhaps the easiest and most tangible way to have a lasting impact on the people and organizations that mean the most to you. And a bequest may be an effective way to make a gift and lessen the burden of taxes on your family and on your estate. To learn more about how you can leave your legacy, please contact Leslie Brady, Director of Development at (843) 792-8547 or bradyl@musc.edu to have a confidential conversation. Click here for more information.

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Office of Development | College of Health Professions | 843.792.9134 | http://www.musc.edu/chp

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Please send us your comments, compliments or concerns!

Contact: Lauren Melton Dickerson meltonl@musc.edu

wide task group of faculty, staff and students developed and implemented strategies for increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of our student body, and for ensuring that graduates are cultural competent. As a “kick off” to the diversity initiative, the College hosted a student essay contest. Students were invited to write a 1200 word essay on the importance of diversity to the healthcare workforce. Twenty three students submitted essays which were blind reviewed by faculty. The first (Virginia Regan, PA student) and second place (Lauren Wengerd, OT student) essay winners won an iPad and Nook reader, respectively. [Pictured below with our Dean, Dr. Lisa Saladin and Provost, Dr. Mark Sothmann] Prizes were sponsored by the MUSC Office of Student Diversity and the Dean’s Office within CHP. The winning essays were published on MUSC’s website (insert link here).

In addition to the student essay contest, the College hosted its first pre-health advisors day on April 13, 2012. Advisors from 21 colleges and universities in SC, GA and NC attended the event. Students, faculty and staff showcased our academic and research programs and engaged in an open conversation regarding the barriers to prospective students in entering our health professions programs and strategies for overcoming them.

A group of tsk group faculty will present the experiences to date at the Association of Schools of Allied Health Schools (ASAHP) annual conference in Orlando this fall. We welcome alumni who wish to be involved in recruiting and mentoring students to help expand our diversity efforts should contact Dr. Wager at 843-792-4492.

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SMALL STEPS LEAD TO BIG THINGSContinued from p. 1: CHP wishes to thank the Meyer family for their incredible strength and courage. Their commitment through philanthropy to young pediatric patients and their families is extraordinary and transformational. The future for our students and the young lives of our patients and their families will be impacted for years and years to come.

To tour the lab or for information about how you can support this effort, please contact Leslie Brady, Director of Development at 843-792-8547 or visit www.musc.edu/CHPGiving.

2013 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Nominations needed! The Distinguished Alumnus Award is given annually to one or more graduates of the MUSC College of Health Professions in recognition of outstanding professional achievement, service to the individual’s profession, the community, the College, and/or the University, excellence in leadership, professional growth, and/or educational advancement or service. Nominations for the 2013 award are needed no later than October 31, 2012. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!