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RMUPDATESUMMER2014VOLUME13ISSUE3

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions celebrates its heritage as the public are

welcomed to the new campus

The official magazine of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Ribbon CuttingAugust 2014 Commencement

2 Summer 2014

RMUPDATE In this issue

On the coverRibbon Cutting CeremonyCover Photo by Dr Terrell Boothe

RMU News

Features

16

16 Wild West RelayRMUoHP faculty member Dr Tim Flynn and colleagues compete in Colorado relay with astronaut in space

18 American DreamA married couple completes PhD degree at RMUohP together

22 Family FinishesDr Marie-Eileen Onieal reminisces on the family support she received as she finished her PhD dissertation

Magazine EditorDesigner Cara Caldwell

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Presidentrsquos Message

Rules to Fly By Rules to Live ByRetired General Roland Wright was a WWI fighter pilot credited with downing a number of enemy planes In a video message General Wright shares the commonalities between flying an airplane and traveling along the journey of life He talks about vertigo which is a state of disorientation that pilots often experience which could throw their flight path off course and if not corrected could result in disastrous outcomes Like pilots who experience vertigo General Wright talks about how easy it is for us to experience daily vertigo where a little bit at a time we can fall off course or out of the habit of doing good things such as serving others or putting forth effort necessary to rise above our weaknesses and lifersquos challenges If we allow ourselves to fall into a state of lifersquos vertigo we could crash just like a pilot who does not protect himself or herself from entering into vertigo which could have fatal consequences General Wright talks about the small rules that govern the ability of a plane to fly above the clouds including engine and fuselage maintenance and changing the engine coolant that if not MAINTAINED will result in engine failure and potential disaster Small and simple things If the ldquoright stuff rdquo is not put into these planes they will fail And says General Wright if we donrsquot put the ldquoright stuff rdquo into our lives we will fall victim to entrapment obstacles of life Planes like us must have the right level of oil and the temperature must be exact in order for the plane to function at its fullest potential and in order to not fail during flight If a plane is expected to function at full capacity on a mission it needs to be prepared so that it can navigate through the perils it may come up against during flight Such is the case with our lives Our focus on things that matter most and on ways we can better serve humanity as healthcare providers educators researchers or just everyday neighbors will better prepare us for our journey and the ldquoflightrdquo ahead We must pay close

attention to and prepare ourselves for the things we will encounter on our ldquolife flightrdquo in an effort to keep us distanced from lifersquos vertigo A plane needs to push the envelope for maximum performance but a good pilot will always stay away from the ldquoedgesrdquo that may push the limits of the plane beyond its ability to perform We likewise must stay away from the edges that will throw us off the flight path and work hard every day to right the course of our flights through service to others focusing on things that matter most and through self-control and mastery We have rules that govern how a plane can fly and we have rules that govern our lives And if we are not focused we will find our physical fuselage on a course leading to devastation When flying in an airplane a position change by just one degree at a time cannot be detected by the inner ear In our personal lives as we change our positon away from the good things that matter most usually by only one degree at a time the negative forces can overpower and entrap us and lessen our effectiveness in our families our communities and in the work place and could place us in harmrsquos way as we head for disasters in our lives And this can happen little by little and literally can go undetected until it might be too late To avoid vertigo in our lives we need to stay focused on positive things learn to live outside of ourselves in selflessness versus selfishness and take every opportunity we can to lift and serve others We donrsquot have to go out of our way to lift a hand of help we can simply do it on our way As healthcare educators and providers our roles are critical as servants to those who need our services Even more critical is the way we govern our lives by avoiding the perils of ldquovertigordquo in our journey through life and in our service to humankind I wish you the best as you strive to keep distance from the vertigo situations of life

Richard P Nielsen PT DHSc ECSPresident

4 Summer 2014

June 1998Rocky Mountain University of Physical Therapy opens tenant at Provo College

1999Master of Science in Physical Therapy Program begins

2001NWCCU Candidacy Application approval

2004Doctor of Occupational TherapyProgram begins

NWCCU Accreditation Candidacy approval

2005

2006Doctor of Nursing Practice Program begins

PhD Programbegins

2007

2008Campus Relocation Move to Sterling Square Campus

April 2014

Campus Relocation Move to East Bay Campus Location

Doctor of Clinical Science in Speech-Language Pathology Program begins

May 2014

August 1 2014Ribbon Cutting and Open House to welcome the community to our new location

September 2010Regional Accreditation achieved NWCCU Accreditation is official

ACCR E D I T ED

New programs added name change to Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

1999

Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program begins

2001

Campus relocation Move to 800 North Campus Provo

2003

First residential program DPT Program begins

May 2010

Specialty Accreditation achieved DPT Program accredited by CAPTE

2012

Physicians Assistant Program scheduled to begin

May 2015

Celebrating MilestonesRMUoHP celebrates its new facility with a ribbon cutting cermony and open house

ldquoThis structure will provide means whereby tens and hundreds of thousands of people in this country and throughout the world will live more productive and healthier livesrdquo -Dr Richard P Nielsen

Photos by Dr Terrell Boothe


On August 1st Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions welcomed the public to its official ribbon cutting and open house to celebrate the April move to the East Bay Campus Provo Mayor John Curtis gave the keynote remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony noting that from his own observations what RMUoHP

President Dr Richard P Nielsen says will happen does indeed come true RMUoHPrsquos students alumni employees and Trustees participated in the event which included over 300 guests Community members and business leaders attended the celebration hosted by the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce The Open house featured guided tours of the new facility including each of the clinical laboratories the cadaver lab mock exam rooms expanded classrooms conference rooms and offices Guests also enjoyed a delicious catered lunch from Landmark Catering and were introduced to the RMUoHP family RMUoHPrsquos first home was a few offices and borrowed classrooms at Provo College with about 100 students Now 16 years later RMUoHP has more than 600 students and more than 1300 graduates who have an entire campus to call their home The new facility is more than 56000 square feet that includes

seven classrooms three skills labs an anatomycadaver lab five mock patient exam rooms eight study rooms two student lounges several conference rooms and meeting rooms 42 offices for faculty and staff two large event rooms storage areas and a much expanded learning resource center and library This new facility will allow RMUoHP to provide more opportunity for students to obtain graduate healthcare degrees fulfilling a university goal of improving nationwide healthcareThe new location is even more accessible to the freeway and is within walking distance from several established hotels a shopping mall and several local and chain restaurants There is also an onsite cafeteria fitness center open green space soccer fields volleyball courts and basketball courts A special thank you to the project manager on the University move Dr Hani Ghazi-Birry as well as Dr Jessica Egbert and Dr Richard Nielsen for planning the event






2005


PhD Programbegins

2007


April 2014



May 2014



ACCR E D I T ED


1999


2001


2003


May 2010


2012


May 2015


6 Summer 2014

On July 31st faculty administration and staff gathered at the front entrance of the new facility as President Richard P Nielsen took a few

moments to christen the University by symbolically hoisting the American Flag representing freedom the Utah State flag representing Utahrsquos pioneer heritage and the RMUoHP flag representing the universityrsquos own pioneering in advanced healthcare education

ldquoWe are in many ways and symbolically like the early pioneers who came to Utah also pioneers in the efforts we are engaged in healthcare education and advancing healthcare and our outcomes as our students literally alter the delivery of healthcare in this country and throughout the worldrdquo Nielsen said

Each flag was hoisted by a different member of the RMUoHP family

ldquoIt is my hope and prayer that as faculty administration staff trustees or students pass by these three flags they will feel the true spirit of RMU and that it will inspire them towards greatnessrdquo Nielsen said

Copy Courtesy of Rena Lesue-Smithey Daily Herald

University ChristeningLori Gordon hoists the RMUoHP flagTop Left President Richard Nielsen formally dedicates RMUoHPrsquos new campusBottom Left Dr Ann Hoffman hoists the Utah State Flag

Photos by Tim Dolan


Charity Care Clinic Our Doors are Open

The Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Foundation has completed the Community Rehabilitation Therapy Clinic More than 50 patients have already been seen since the soft opening earlier this month The majority of patients have been referred from our partners Mountainlands Community Health Center Community Health Connect and Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (IHC) but a few have been walk-ins who have heard about the services available to the indigent non-insured or underinsured For many patients this is the first time these services have been available to them

The Clinic is open Monday Wednesday and Friday from 200 to 600 PM for now but as additional local physical therapists donate their time the days and hours of operation of the Clinic will increase The ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the Clinic will take place in late September

Work at the clinic has been made possible thanks to another Utah County CDBG grant of $10000 for Clinic operations during the 2014-2015 cycle Additional gifts-in-kind of equipment and furnishings have been received from Dynatronix Corporation Mountain Land Rehabilitation SampN Properties and Dr Mark WalkerRocky Mountain University of Health Professions is currently creating a service learning module that will be officially added to the University curriculum as an elective (audit) course which will allow University students to volunteer at the Clinic and provide care to patients supervised by RMUoHP faculty and local community volunteer professional practitioners

For more information on the Community Rehabilitation Therapy Clinic or the RMU Foundation or to volunteer contact Vic Morris Director of Development at 8017346774 or email vmorrisrmuohpedu

Dr Mark Walker performs physical therapy on a patient at the Charity Care Clinic Photos by Cara Caldwell

8 Summer 2014

RMUoHPrsquos Neo-natology Fellowship Program one of only two neonatology fel-lowships in the United States recently received ongoing accredita-tion approval from the American Board of Physical Therapy Res-idency and Fellowship Education The Pro-gram is directed by Dr Jane Sweeney

FACULTY AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION

Dr Kevin Ballard also a RMUoHP Alum was in-ducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Dr Robert Sellin was recently appointed to the American Board of Physical Therapy Spe-cialties (ABPTS) as the Board Member repre-senting the field of Clin-ical Electrophysiology

Dr Stacey Pfenning an RMUoHP alum was awarded the North Da-kota Emergency Nurse Excellence Award in May

Dr Tim Flynn and the team of Colorado Phys-ical Therapy Special-ists received one of the American Physical Ther-apy Association Innova-tion 20 grants for the project entitled Facili-tating Access Improving Care- PTs as Integral Accountable Care Orga-nization Members

Dr Malissa Martin and Dr Tim Speicher were awarded first place for Athletic Training Ed-ucation Journalrsquos Out-standing Non-Research Manuscript for their ar-ticle entitled ldquoEvidence Based Concept Mapping for the Athletic Training Studentrdquo in June 2014 at the NATA National meeting

Dr Mary Massery also a RMUoHP alum was selected to present a full day post-conference pro-gram at the 2015 World Congress of Physical Therapy in Singapore with her esteemed Aus-tralian colleague Dr Paul Hodges There were 128 international submissions and 22 ac-cepted programs Title ldquoCoordinating postural stability with breathing talking eating and con-tinencerdquo

Stacey Pfenning

ELEVATING the UNIVERSITYPeople at RMUoHP are doing amazing things

Mary Massery

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

2014 ASHA ConventionNovember 19-22Booth 850

Kentucky Nurses Association District 2October 12

We hope to see you there

Tim Speicher


STUDENT AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION

PhD student and Army Captain Shaun OrsquoLaugh-lin a Munson Army Health Center Physical Therapist was recognized as the top physical ther-apist in the US Army on May 14th at a special cer-emony OrsquoLaughlin is the officer in charge of the physical therapy ortho-pedic and podiatry clin-ics and is the chief of the Department of Surgery at the Munson Army Health Center He was featured in the Ft Leavenworth Lamp

Health Promotion amp Wellness PhD student Mary Jean Taylor was awarded $50k by The Erie Community Foun-dation and the Hamot Health Foundation in August to expand her fitness programming for adolescent females and to build a sustainable plan for her after-school inter-vention She has received $95k total to develop her program - $85k of which came after beginning her graduate work at RMU-oHP

Alumni AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION

PhD alumnus Brad Schoenfeld was selected to present Junersquos closing conference session on ldquoRevisiting the StrengthEndurance Continuum A New Paradigm for Hy-pertrophy Trainingrdquo for the National Strength and Conditioning Asso-ciationrsquos (NSCA) Inter-national Conference in Spain

Alumna Dr Darene Hall (Winnetka CA) received the 2014 Colleen J Goode Research into Practice Poster Award at the 21st National Evidence-Based Practice Conference

Alumnus Dr Allen R Jones Jr (Newport News VA) was appointed to The Board of Physical Ther-apy for the State of Vir-ginia by Governor Terry McAuliffe

Alumnus Dr Tim Hughley (Albany GA) graduate of the Doctor of Philosophy program in Athletic Training was selected by his peers and named the 2014 Col-legeUniversity Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Southeast Athletic Train-ersrsquo Association

Alumna Dr Pamela L Story OTD ORTL CPAM recently accept-ed a new position as the Interim Program Direc-tor and Visiting Assistant Professor for the Gradu-ate Occupational Therapy Program at Dominican College in Orangeburg New York She graduated in 2010

Alumna Dr Jamie Valenzuela received her Neuro-De ve lopment Treatment Certification through the Neuro-De-velopmental Treatment Association

ELEVATING the UNIVERSITY

Darene HallPam Story

Photo courtesy of the Ft Leavenworth Lamp

SShaun OrsquoLaughlin

10 Spring 2014

On August 2nd Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions set records as 80 graduates crossed the stage and earned their doctoral hoods This commencement was not only the highest attended commencement with 500+ guests and faculty but it was also the largest number of graduates in a single commencement ceremony to date RMUoHP faculty and staff from all departments within the university planned and executed the ceremony which lasted roughly 2 hours Aegis Therapies sponsored a light reception for the graduates their guests and RMUoHP Faculty members and staff after the commencement ceremony ended This ceremony was the

fourth commencement ceremony that RMUoHP has held at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo The Covey Center is a 42000 square foot premiere performance rental facility with a 670 seat performance hall and two backstage green rooms (which came in handy for all the graduates getting ready) The Covey Center actually has two theaters and often hosts multiple productions a day It was the perfect venue for this ceremony Dr Clayton M Christensen Professor at Harvard Business School and the worldrsquos number one management thinker and disruptive innovator was the keynote speaker and true to form Christensen addressed the graduates via a

video-recorded message Professor Christensen holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University and a Master of Philosophy in applied econometrics from Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar He received an MBA and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School Professor Christensen and his wife Christine live in Belmont MA and have five children and five grandchildren

More than 500 graduates and guests filled Covey Center for RMUoHPrsquos Commencement Exercises

Group and Individual photos were taken by photographer Brock Best and he will contact students directly tothey can order copies

SUMMER 2014Commencement

Photo from claytonchristensencom



Sonia Paquette OTD OTRL CPE ABVE-D Outstanding AlumnusAlumna Award Recipient Dr Paquette holds an assistant professor appointment with Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and serves as an adjunct faculty at Salus University She excels in teaching evidence-based practice theoretical perspectives and measurement in occupational therapy to masters and doctoral level students She also serves as a vocational and ergo-nomic expert in litigious cases Frequently speaking at IARP ABVE and AREA annual national conferences Dr Paquette has contributed to multiple books including her latest publication in press regarding ergonomic accommodations for return to work

Janet Tankersley PT DPT PCS Richard P Nielsen Student Service Award Recipient

Dr Tankersley is an Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education in the Department of Physical Therapy at Georgia Regents University (GRU) in Augusta GA She is currently pursuing her PhD in Pediatric Science at RMUoHP Dr Tankersley is a board certified clinical specialist in pediatrics with 22 years of pediatric practice experience Dr Tankersley remains active in clinical practice at the Childrenrsquos Hospital of Georgia and directs the GRU facultystudent pro-bono clinic She is currently working on initiatives to advance the physical therapy profession in Haiti through development of an entry-level physical therapy school She resides in Appling GA with her husband Bill and sons Will and Ethan

Rodney W Hicks PhD MPA MSN RN FNP-BC FAANP FAANHartgravesrsquo Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr Hicks is a nurse educator and nurse researcher and faculty member for RMUoHPrsquos Doctor of Nursing Practice program He has conducted and published numerous studies related to patient safety specifically in the area of safe medication practices and safety in perioperative care The Joint Commission Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Association Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) and others have all incorporated the findings of his research into national standards He currently is a member of AORNrsquos Recommended Practices panel where he contributes to perioperative standards He is an active reviewer for a number of journals

New Graduate Already Making Good on Degree AdvancementDr Cathleen St Dennis is already putting her Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy to good use St Dennis graduated with Cohort 22 of the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at RMUoHP earlier this month and she has just accepted a position at Tennessee State University as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator As a very recent alumna of RMUoHP she is already making strides in her field and will do great work at TSU ldquoIrsquom very happy that my degree is paying off this quickrdquo St Dennis said

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Photo by Tim Dolan

Photos by Brock Best

12 Summer 2014

PROGRAM U P D A T E SPediatric

Continuing Education

2014 Summer SeriesRocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) hosted the fifth annual Pediatrics Continuing Education series August 14-23 co directed by Drs Jane Sweeney and Jan McElroy The nine day series was taught by a team of interdisciplinary faculty The first course in the series was geared toward updating pediatric therapists working in NICUs and other professionals interested in future NICU practice Additional courses included a NICU Specialty Day on the Gastrointestinal System (Medical Feeding and Positioning Interventions) followed by reliability certification training in two infant movement assessments Infant Motor Profile and General Movements Assessment RMUoHP was privileged to host the first training course in the US on The Infant Motor Profile a new observational instrument developed in the Netherlands to evaluate motor abilities and movement variability symmetry and fluency for infants 3-18 months old Mijna Hadders-Algra MD PhD a Professor of Developmental Neurology at University Medical Centre Groningen and Beatrix Childrenrsquos Hospital traveled from the Netherlands to RMUoHP for the third time to teach infant movement assessments to the community of pediatric therapy clinicians Practitioners participated from 5 major regions of the US and from Chile Proceeds from the course have been set aside to support the Neonatology Fellowship Fund of the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Foundation

NEW FNP Certificate Program

Dr Mijna Hadders-Algra (center) came from the Netherlands to teach the Infant Motor Profile Course Pictured with Dr Jane Sweeney (right) and Dr Jan McElroy (left)

12 Fall 2014

A Post-Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certificate Program has been developed for RNs with a masterrsquos (or higher) degree in nursing or a health related specialty who wish to expand their nursing practice to the role as a FNP Like our existing BSN to DNPFNP program graduates will be eligible to take national certification exams and petition their state Board of Nursing for licensure as an advanced practice nurse This program does not lead to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree More information is available online


PROGRAM U P D A T E SThe inaugural class of the Speech-Language Pathology clinical doctorate program at RMUoHP began in May with 22 students Students convened in Provo for five days in June and met one another attended orientation and classes and enjoyed the new campus Speech-language pathologists are communication specialists which was apparent by their lively energetic interactions during our time in Provo The group is characterized by incredible diversity While average length of time since graduating with their masterrsquos degree is 14 years the most recent student graduated with her masterrsquos in 2013 with the earliest one in 1971 The students represent 13 states (including four from Illinois and three from South Carolina) as well as one territory (Puerto Rico) and six distinct ethnicities RMUoHP has been extremely welcoming to this new Speech-Language Pathology program and its educational model allows clinical speech-language pathologists to advance their education while continuing to work in their profession

NEW DSc Program offeringHuman Performance

PA Program Newsletter

The PA Program at RMUoHP has launched a newsletter to keep everyone appraised of the program as we prepare for the initial class in 2015 This first issue provides a little Q amp A with each of the faculty to help you get to know a little more about each member of the team A new newsletter will be posted each month for the next several months so check back to this link often

Click on the cover to read this monthrsquos issue gt


SLP Program Progress

The University is pleased to announce plans to offer a Doctor of Science in Health Science oncentration Track in Human Performance The core and concentration courses are designed to enhance clinical research teaching and leadership skills Students will utilize research training and clinical methodologies to develop practices to improve human performance while reducing risk to injury We expect to have more information online in the coming months and to admit students into the program by May 2015

14 Summer 2014

STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Amy Kashiwa grew up in Los Alamos New Mexico and graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins Colorado in 1994 with a BS in Occupational Therapy 20 years later she enrolled in the OTD program at RMUoHP because she wanted to advance her skills knowledge to utilize evidence-based practice and to grow professionally to discover new opportunities in her field Kashiwa is interested in grief support the emotional healing process the role of positive psychology resiliency and the effects of life changes on occupation roles and responsibilities Kashiwa has two teenage children who are highly supportive of her studies at RMUoHP and she is inspired to work hard so that she can set a good example for her children The blended aspect of the limited residency program worked for her as she currently resides in Bellingham Washingon and practices in a skilled nursing facility ldquoIt was a huge honor to receive the inaugural OTD Advancing Knowledge Scholarshiprdquo Kashiwa said ldquoIt meant so much to receive the award in person from my OTD program directors and the University Presidentrdquo

Amy Kashiwa

OTD Advancing Knowledge Scholarship

Kashiwarsquos daughter writes her encouraging notes that keep her motivated to do well


Ensign Scholarships DPT 4 Winter 2014 The Ensign Facility Services Inc has awarded additional scholarships to Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions students through the RMUoHP Foundation The Ensign representatives Ms Deb Bielek and Mr Kelly Alvord originally planned on awarding two Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy students a partial tuition scholarship One student would receive a Winter 2014 scholarship and the other would receive a Summer 2014 scholarship Ms Bielek and Mr Alvord carefully weighed the scholarly performance of each candidate along with their explanations of the importance of evidence based practice and their common theme of service The Summer 2014 scholarship was awarded to Bryce Sheffield However Ms Bielek and Mr Alvord were so impressed with the other student applications and interviews that they divided the Winter 2014 scholarship between five candidates Brian Thornock Cache Kennington Johnathan Fahrner Justine Whitley and Kelsey Smith Congratulations

Sanaz ldquoSunyrdquo Faradj-Bakht grew up in the MarylandWashington DC area and went to school at the University of Maryland for her undergrad where she got a BS in Psychology She then went on to study Occupational therapy and didnrsquot feel like her OT education was complete and wanted to achieve more in the field of Occupational Therapy Suny began her studies at RMUoHP in an effort to find more open doors for growth Upon graduation from the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at RMUoHP Suny plans to pursue more educational opportunities through continuing education Ultimately she wants to become a board certified geriatric Occupational Therapist Suny loves her two dogs Judd a HavaneseMaltese mix and Molly a MalteseYorkie mix Molly actually gets to serve as a therapy dog and gets to go to work with Suny sometimes

Suny Faradj-Bakht OTD Inner Harbor Scholarship

Ramsey Nijem grew up in the Bay area of Northern California and earned his Bachelorrsquos degree at the University of California Santa Barbara in Communication and Exercise Sciences He went on to earn his Masters from California State University

Fullerton in Sports Performance Nijem is currently coaching (he recently

accepted a position with the NBA as the strength and conditioning coach for the Sacramento Kings) reviewing for a few journals in the exercise science field publishing writing and of course educating alongside his DSc colleagues at RMUoHP His hobbies include lifting heavy things reading research and destroying dogma in the

fields of exercise science and nutrition and he trains for powerlifting and physique competitions ldquoThe best part of my being in the fitness and general health science field is helping othersrdquo said Nijem Nijem has found that the RMUoHP program offers the perfect blend of independence to continue

pursuing his desire to work with athletes while simultaneously earning a doctorate in a clinical scholarship program ldquoI am passionate about science and research and the application of it to bridge the gap between the lab and the weight room This doctorate allows me to do thatrdquo said Nijem He hopes that this degree will help him to establish more connections and credibility in his field plus as his mentor says ldquopeople call you back when yoursquore a doctorrdquo

Ramsey Nijem DSc Advancing Knowledge Scholarship

16 Summer 2014

On August 1-2 2014 Dr Tim Flynn represented the big dreams of RMUoHP as a member of a unique 200-mile relay team made up of six members including the International Space Station Commander Steve Swanson The race gained 16000 feet of elevation as it wound from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs CO The team communicated with Commander Swanson with their cell phones to the ISS (via Mission Control) so Swanson could complete his legs of the relay when his turn came Their team name 20 Miles 20 Orbits and 90 Shillings was inspired by a local beer and the teamrsquos conjecture as to how many times the space station would orbit the earth during the relay Other team members besides Flynn and Swanson included Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger a former NASA astronaut and shuttle crew member Captain Suni Williams NASA astronaut and previous ISS commander Carrie Alexander Swansonrsquos sister-in-law and Swansonrsquos childhood friend and team captain Bredt Eggleston Swanson launched into space in March for a six-month mission called Expedition 40 Since he had participated in the race before and had missed the last one due to training for this mission he wanted to do it again As the race date conflicted with his mission Swanson asked the race coordinator Paul Vanderheiden if he could participate from the International

Space Station Vanderheiden was on board with Swansonrsquos request and team 200 Miles 20 Orbits and 90 Shillings was born Because of the lack of gravity up in space many astronauts face weakening muscles and loss of bone density and space-induced osteoporosis Many astronauts like Swanson avoid this issue by exercising on a special treadmill that simulates gravity as the astronaut connects him or herself with a harness and weights Swanson used a similar system to run his legs of the Wild West Relay using 140 pounds of weight to harness him down

Swansonrsquos feat wasnrsquot only a great personal victory but a win for physical therapists as well Flynn and his colleagues were able to showcase Swansonrsquos participation in the Wild West Relay to raise awareness about bone and muscle health You can find coverage of the story in the Coloradoan and Runnerrsquos World Generally Wild West Relay teams consist of 12 members who complete three legs each Swanson and Flynnrsquos team however was an ultra team meaning that each of its six members completed six legs of the race Thatrsquos more than 30 miles per team member over a two-day period

ild West Relay in SpaceRMUoHP faculty member Dr Tim Flynn and colleagues compete in annual Colorado relay with local astronauts including one aboard the International Space Station

W

Click the image to see NASArsquos video of Swanson running his legs of the relay from the International Space Station

Top Left amp Middle Right Dr Tim Flynn (pictured on the far left) with his team members and showing off his RMU Swag Bottom right WWR hat from the ISS station


Dyer Highway

Benefit Concert

nowicanorgSeptember 12 2014 Tickets $7

RMUoHP is proud to sponsor the Now I Can Foundation in a benefit concertclick the image to reserve your tickets

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions will soon be the owner of a bronze casting of ldquoLady with the Lamprdquo which was originally sculpted by American artist sculptor and anatomist Avard T Fairbanks courtesy of the Fairbanks family

This statue was originally sculpted as a gift for the University of Utah College of Nursing in 1975 It portrays Miss Nightingale the great founder of the modern day nursing profession with a lantern in one hand her writings in the other on some nighttime errand of mercy

The statue is twenty six inches inches high and cast in bronze Our Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program is Fairbanksrsquo grandson The late Avard Fairbanks is internationally acclaimed in both the artistic and academic communities He was the former Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah and his works grace Abraham Lincolnrsquos New Salem Historic Site The US Capitol building Ford Theater and Angels on the tops of many LDS temples including South Jordan UT Washington DC Seattle WA as well as many of the statues in Temple Square in Salt Lake City and the Pioneer Family in front of the courthouse in Provo UT He also sculpted the famous BYU Cougar in front of LaVell Edwards Stadium at BYU

University Gift Florence Nightingale Sculpture

The original sculpture of ldquoLady with the Lamprdquo at the University of Utah in the College of Nursing

18 Summer 2014

In late August of 1999 two young students embarked on a journey to become Physical Therapists Kunal Bhanot and Navpreet Kaur found themselves at a university in India in an orientation group of 30 students and spent much of their freshman year studying and spending time together having fun as a group After six months passed Kunal finally asked Navpreet out and they soon fell in love supporting each other throughout the next four years of Physical Therapy school They pushed each other the whole way and finished first and second in their graduating class ldquoEven though I finished ahead of her I give her the credit of my successrdquo Said Kunal ldquoShe was the one who motivated me in first placerdquo In 2004 Navpreet left Kunal in India and came to the United States to further her education in Physical Therapy When she arrived in the US she mistakenly began an entry-level PT program so rather than continue on in a duplicate degree Navpreet quit school after a year and took the NPTE exam She received her PT license and began working in an outpatient facility in Michigan in January of 2006 all the while dating Kunal (very) long distance as he was still back in India In August of 2005 Kunal

finally came to the US to study Biomechanics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas During his time at UNLV Navpreet came to visit for a week During that week Kunal decided to do something crazy and ask Navpreet to marry him After being apart for a year and a half Navpreet said ldquoYESrdquo and they were married right away Las Vegas style for $50 The newlyweds were then separated for another year and a half as Kunal finished his masterrsquos degree in Las Vegas and Navpreet started her new job in Michigan more than 1700 miles away visiting each other only for holidays Finally Kunal graduated from UNLV and joined his wife in Michigan in January of 2008 After three years of long distance team Kunal and Navpreet were finally Physical Therapists back together for good Kunal and Navpreet both felt that they wanted to give back to the profession by teaching students to become physical therapists However their education was lacking and both wanted to

further their clinical education and teaching skills In their search for a terminal degree Physical Therapy program they found the PhD in Orthopaedic and Sports Science program at RMUoHP They were impressed by the online program and exceptional faculty who were the best in their area They also loved the emphasis on clinical research and experience with the dissertation phase ldquoWe knew that this program would not only provide us the clinical knowledge we were seeking but also teach us to become clinical researchers and independent scholarsrdquo said Kunal Navpreet was admitted and finished transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy program in cohort 14 in 2008 before both Navpreet and Kunal began the

Living an American Dream Kunal Bhanot and Navpreet KAUR Have

completed 6 degrees together all the way from India to Provo Utah


DSc program in February 2009 in the 4th cohort The next 4 years were spent working full-time in Michigan in an orthopedic setting and spending nights and weekends studying together on the couch furthering their research and critiquing each otherrsquos papers just like old times when they studied together in PT school in India

Kunal and Navpreet attribute much of their success to the people they met while studying together at RMUoHP especially Dr Richard Nielsen who they say is one of the most inspiring people they have met At one point during one of their regular visits to RMUoHP one of the class projectors wasnrsquot functioning and for some reason the IT representative was unavailable Instead of wasting time waiting Dr Nielsen found a ladder rolled up

his sleeves and climbed up to fix the projector ldquoHe taught us humilityrdquo Kunal said ldquoThis is what RMUoHP provides you knowledge lifelong relationships and above all an outlook towards life We both are proud to be part of the RMUoHP familyrdquo They both feel blessed to have gotten instructors in the PhD program who guided them through the process ldquoWe both are grateful to Dr Lori Thein Brody who not only was our program director but also our PhD adviser Without her guidance our dream would not have come truerdquo said Navpreet Team Kunal and Navpreet were the first two graduates of their PhD program cohort which they attribute to their adviser and also their teamwork and pushing each other to work harder during tougher times Since graduation last summer both have accepted

Assistant Professor positions at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) in Austin Texas

ldquoIt is a dream come true for us to be able to start our academic career at the same time work together for the same organization and share our successes and challenges both at a personal and professional levelrdquo said Kunal

On October 27 2013 team Kunal and Navpreet welcomed Ayaan Singh Bhanot into the world They love spending time with their precious son eating and cooking different ethnic foods exercising and listening to live Austing music They feel very blessed and grateful for each of their teachers friends and family who helped them to get where they are today

We both are proud tobe part of the RMUoHP family Kunal Bhanot

Pictured far left Kunal and Navpreet with Dr Richard Nielsen Center Kunal and Navpreet at their graduation ceremony in August 2013 Right Kunal and Navpreet with their son Ayaan

20 Summer 2014

Alumni1 Algar L ldquoOrthoses for trapeziometacarpal arthrosisrdquo Journal of Hand Surgery American 2014 Mar39(3)549-51 doi 101016jjhsa201312026

2 Andersen LL Behm DG Maffiuletti NA Schoenfeld BJ ldquoHigh-intensity physical training in the treatment of chronic diseases and disordersrdquo Biomedical Research International 2014 May 5 927304 doi 1011552014927304 Epub 2014 May 5

3 Brumitt J Heiderscheit BC Manske RC Niemuth PE Rauh MT ldquoOff-season training habits and preseason functional test measures of Division III collegiate athletes A Descriptive reportrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy Aug 2014 9(4) 447ndash455

4 Bukowskya M Faigenbaumb AD Myer GD ldquoFUNdamental Integrative Training (FIT) for physical educationrdquo Journal of Physical Education Recreation amp Dance 201485(6) 23-30 DOI101080073030842014926842

5 Butler RJ Myers HS Black D Kiesel KB Plisky PJ Moorman CT 3rd Queen RM ldquoBilateral differences in the upper quarter function of high school aged baseball and softball playersrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2014 Aug9(4)518-24

6 DiCesare CA Bates NA Myer GD Hewett TE ldquoThe validity of 2-dimensional measurement of trunk angle during dynamic tasksrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2014 Aug9(4)420-7

7 Eismann EA Pettit R Wall EJ Myer GD ldquoManagement Strategies for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in the Skeletally Immature Athleterdquo Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy 2014 Aug 61-54 [Epub ahead of print]

8 Faigenbaum AD Myer GD Farrell A Radler T Fabiano M Kang J Ratamess N Khoury J Hewett TE ldquoIntegrative neuromuscular training and sex-specific fitness performance in 7-year-old children an exploratory investigationrdquo Journal of Athletic Training 2014 Mar-Apr49(2)145-53 doi 1040851062-6050-49108 Epub 2014 Feb 3

9 Ford KR DiCesare CA Myer GD Hewett TE ldquoReal-Time Biofeedback to Target Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury A Technical Report for Injury Prevention and Rehabilitationrdquo Journal of Sports Rehabilitation 2014 Jun 23 [Epub ahead of print]

10 Foss KDB Myer GD Magnussen RA Hewett TE (2014) ldquoDiagnostic Differences for Anterior Knee Pain between Sexes in Adolescent Basketball Playersrdquo Journal of Athletic Enhancement 2014 Jan 10 3(1) doi1041722324-90801000139

11 Foss KDB Myer GD Hewett TE ldquoEpidemiology of basketball soccer and volleyball injuries in middle-school female athletesrdquo Physician and Sportsmedicine 2014 May42(2)146-53 doi 103810psm2014052066

12 Helms E Fitschen PJ Aragon A Cronin J Schoenfeld BJ (2014) ldquoRecommendations for natural bodybuilding contest preparation Resistance and cardiovascular trainingrdquo Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 2014 Jul 7

13 Henselmans M Schoenfeld BJ (2014) ldquoThe Effect of inter-set rest intervals on resistance exercise induced muscle hypertrophyrdquo Sports Medicine 2014 Jul 22

14 Herbst K Foss KDB Hewett TE Stanfield DT Myer GD ldquoProspective hip and knee strength measures associated with increased risk for patellofemoral pain incidencerdquo Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine July 2014 2(2 suppl) doi 1011772325967114S00073

15 Kiapour AM Wordeman SC Paterno MV Quatman CE Levine JW Goel VK Demetropoulos CK Hewett TE ldquoDiagnostic value of knee arthrometry in the prediction of anterior cruciate ligament strain during landingrdquo American Journal of Sports Medicine 2014 Feb42(2)312-9 doi 1011770363546513509961 Epub 2013 Nov 25

16 Kiesel KB Butler RJ Plisky PJ ldquoPrediction of injury by limited and asymmetrical fundamental movement patterns in american football playersrdquo Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 2014 May23(2)88-94 doi 101123jsr2012-0130 Epub 2013 Nov 14

17 Le Cara EC Marcus RL Dempsey AR Hoffman MD Hebert JJ ldquoMorphology versus function The Relationship between lumbar multifidus intramuscular adipose tissue and muscle function among patients with low back painrdquo Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2014 May 9 DOI 101016japmr201404019

18 Lloyd RS Oliver JL Radnor JM Rhodes BC Faigenbaum AD Myer GD ldquoRelationships between functional movement screen scores maturation and physical performance in young soccer playersrdquo Journal of Sports Science 2014 May 231-9 [Epub ahead of print]

19 Lloyd RS Oliver JL Faigenbaum AD Myer GD De Ste Croix MB ldquoChronological age vs biological maturation implications for exercise programming in youthrdquo Journal of Strength Conditioning Research 2014 May28(5)1454-64 doi 101519JSC0000000000000391

20 Montalvo AM Le Cara E Myer GD ldquoEffect of kinesiology taping on pain in individuals with musculoskeletal injuries Systematic review and meta-analysisrdquo Physician and Sportsmedicine 2014 May 42(2) 48-57 DOI 103810psm2014052057

21 Myer GD Wordeman SC Sugimoto D Bates NA Roewer BD Medina McKeon JM DiCesare CA Di Stasi SL Foss KDB Thomas SM Hewett TE ldquoConsistency of clinical biomechanical measures between three different institutions implications for multi-center biomechanical and epidemiological researchrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2014 May9(3)289-301

22 Myer GD Foss KDB Gupta R Hewett TE Ittenbach RF ldquoAnalysis of patient-reported anterior knee pain scale implications for

Publications Congratulations to all RMUoHP students alumni and faculty on their professional and personal achievements Citations in italics are in press


scale development in children and adolescentsrdquo Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2014 Apr 30 [Epub ahead of print]

23 Myer GD Smith D Foss KDB DiCesare CA Kiefer AW Kushner AM Thomas SM Sucharew H Khoury JC ldquoResponseComment on Rates of concussion are lower in National Football League games played at higher altitudesrdquo Journal of Orthopaedic Sports and Physical Therapy 2014 Jun44(6)459-60

24 Myer GD Ford KR Foss KDB Rauh MJ Paterno MV Hewett TE (2014) ldquoA Predictive model to estimate knee-abduction moment Implications for development of a clinically applicable patellofemoral pain screening tool in female athletesrdquo Journal of Athletic Training 2014 Jun 49(3) 389-98 doi httpdxdoiorg1040851062-6050-49217

25 Naughton N Valdes K Michlovitz S ldquoDistal radius fracture Hep versus supervised therapy A Systematic reviewrdquo Journal of Hand Therapy 092014 27(3)e8

26 OrsquoLaughlin SJ Flynn TW Westrick RB Ross MD Diagnosis and expedited surgical intervention of a complete hamstring avulsion in a military combatives athlete a case reportrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2014 May 9(3)371-6

27 Paterno MV Rauh MJ Schmitt LC Ford KR Hewett TE ldquoIncidence of second ACL injuries 2 years after primary ACL reconstruction and return to sportrdquo American Journal of Sports Medicine 2014 Apr 2142(7)1567-1573 [Epub ahead of print]

28 Passey DK Robbins R Hegmann KT Ott U Thiese M Garg A Kinney A Murtaugh MA ldquoLong haul truck driversrsquo views on the barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity A qualitative studyrdquo International Journal of Workplace Health Management 2014 7(2)DOI 101108IJWHM-08-2013-0031

29 Pope ZK Willardson JM Schoenfeld BJ (In Press)ldquoStrength and hypertrophic response to eccentric resistance training with blood flow restrictionrdquo International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching

30 Reyes AD [Delosreyes] (2014) ldquoImpact of the ldquoCivility You and Mizzourdquo module on nursing studentsrsquo perceptions on incivilityrdquo Published by the University of Missouri Show Me Respect Steering Committee httpcivilitymissouriedutoolboxphp

31 Ribeiro AS Schoenfeld BJ Cyrino ES (In Press) ldquoEffect of 16 weeks of resistance training on fatigue resistance in men and womenrdquo Journal of Human Kinetics

32 Ribeiro AS Romanzini M Avelar A Schoenfeld BJ Cyrino ES (In Press) ldquoEffect of different warm up procedures on resistance training exercises performancerdquo Perceptual and Motor Skills

33 Ribeiro AS Avelar A Schoenfeld BJ Souza MF Padilha C Cyrino ES (2014) ldquoAnalysis of the training load during a hypertrophy-type resistance training programe in men and womenrdquo European Journal of Sport Science 2014 Jul 281-9

34 Roach SM San Juan JG Suprak DN Lyda M Boydston C ldquoPatellofemoral pain subjects exhibit decreased passive hip range of motion compared to controlsrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy Aug 2014 9(4) 468ndash475

35 Schmitt LC Quatman CE Paterno MV Best TM Flanigan DC ldquoFunctional outcomes after surgical management of articular cartilage lesions in the knee A Systematic literature review to guide postoperative rehabilitationrdquo Journal of Orthopaedic amp Sports Physical Therapy 2014 44(8) 565-A10 Epub 23 Jun 2014 doi102519jospt20144844

36 Schoenfeld BJ Aragon AA Krieger JW (In Press) The effects of meal frequency on body composition A meta-analysisNutrition Reviewsrdquo

37 Schoenfeld BJ Ivy J (In Press) ldquoPointCounterpoint There isis not a narrow post-exercise anabolic window for protein intakerdquo Strength and Conditioning Journal

38 Schoenfeld BJ Contreras B Sonmez GT Willardson JM Fontana F (In Press) ldquoMuscle activation during low- versus high-load resistance training in well-trained menrdquo European Journal of Applied Physiology 2014 Aug 12

39 Schoenfeld BJ Contreras B Sonmez GT Willardson JM Fontana F Harris R (2014) ldquoAn electromyographic comparison of a modified version of the plank with a long-lever and posterior tilt versus the traditional plank exercise Implications for functional performancerdquo Sports Biomechanics 2014 Aug 5 1-11 doi 101080147631412014942355

40 Schoenfeld BJ Ratamess NA Peterson MD Contreras B Tiryaki-Sonmez G Alvar BA ldquoEffects of different volume-equated resistance training loading strategies on muscular adaptations in well-trained menrdquo Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2014 Apr 7 [Epub ahead of print]

41 Schoenfeld BJ Contreras B Sonmez GT Wilson JM Kolber M Peterson MD (2014) ldquoRegional differences in muscle activation during hamstrings exerciserdquo Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2014 Jul 7

42 Shanley E Bailey LB Rauh M Kissenberth M Noonan TJ Hawkins RJ Thigpen CA ldquoInfluence of a prevention program on arm injury risk An RCT in adolescent pitchersrdquo Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine July 2014 2(2 suppl) doi 1011772325967114S00089

43 SL Strand J Hjelm TC Shoepe MA Fajardo ldquoNorms for an isometric muscle endurance testrdquo Journal of Human Kinetics 2014 Apr 940 93-102 doi 102478hukin-2014-0011 eCollection 2014

44 Sugimoto D Myer GD Bush HM Hewett TE ldquoEffects of compliance on trunk and hip integrative neuromuscular training on hip abductor strength in female athletesrdquo Journal of Strength Conditioning and Research 2014 May28(5)1187-94

45 Taylor-Haas JA Hugentobler JA DiCesare CA Hickey Lucas KC Bates NA Myer GD Ford KR ldquoReduced hip strength is associated with increased hip motion during running in young adult and adolescent male long-distance runnersrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2014 Aug9(4)456-67

46 Teyhen DS Riebel MA McArthur DR Savini M Jones MJ Goffar SL Kiesel KB Plisky PJ ldquoNormative data and the influence of age and gender on power balance flexibility and functional movement in healthy service membersrdquo Military Medicine 2014 Apr179(4)413-20 doi 107205MILMED-D-13-00362

22 Summer 2014

47 Valdes K MacDermid J Algar L Connors B Cyr LM Dickmann S Lucado AM Naughton N ldquoHand therapist use of Patient Report Outcome (PRO) in practice A Survey studyrdquo Journal of Hand Therapy 2014 July 21

48 Valdes K ldquoResearching the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for carpometacarpal osteoarthritisrdquo Journal of Yoga and Physical Therapy 2014 4(1) 153 doi 1041722157-7595100015

49 Valdes K Naughton N Algar L ldquoSensorimotor interventions and assessments for the hand and wrist A scoping reviewrdquo Journal of Hand Therapy 2014 Jul 24 doi 101016jjht201407002

50 Villafane JH Valdes K ldquoReliability of pinch strength testing in elderly subjects with unilateral thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritisrdquo Journal of Physical Therapy Science 2014 26(7)993-995

51 Wall EJ Heyworth BE Shea KG Edmonds EW Wright RW Anderson AF Eismann EA Myer GD ldquoTrochlear groove osteochondritis dissecans of the knee patellofemoral jointrdquo Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2014 Sep 34(6) 625-30 doi 101097BPO0000000000000212

52 Weuve C Pitney WA Martin M Mazerolle SM (2014) ldquoExperiences with workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate settingrdquo Journal of Athletic Training In-Press doi httpdxdoiorg1040851062-6050-49316

53 Weuve C Pitney WA Martin M Mazerolle SM (2014) ldquoPerceptions of workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate settingrdquo Journal of Athletic Training In-Press doi httpdxdoiorg1040851062-6050-49313

Faculty54 Enseki E Harris-Hayes M White DM Cibulka MT Woehrle J Fagerson TL Clohisy JC and Altman RD Davenport TE Delitto A DeWitt J Fearon H Ferland A Flynn TL Kusnell J MacDermid J Martin RL Matheson JW McClure P Meyer J Philippon M Torburn L ldquoNonarthritic hip joint pain Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Associationrdquo Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2014 Jun 44(6) A1-32 doi 102519jospt20140302

55 Foss KDB Myer GD Magnussen RA Hewett TE (2014) ldquoDiagnostic Differences for Anterior Knee Pain between Sexes in Adolescent Basketball Playersrdquo Journal of Athletic Enhancement 2014 Jan 103(1) doi1041722324-90801000139


57 Freedman SR Brody LT Rosenthal M Wise JC ldquoShort-term effects of patellar kinesio taping on pain and hop function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndromerdquo Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach 2014 Jul 6(4) 294-300 doi 101177194173811453779

58 Helgeson K Stoneman P ldquoShoulder Injuries in Rugby

Players Mechanisms Examination and Rehabilitationrdquo Physical Therapy in Sport 2014 Jun 19 pii S1466-853X(14)00038-8 doi 101016jptsp201406001 [Epub ahead of print]


60 Moseley MJ ldquoNutrition in the chronically ill critical care patientrdquo Critical Nursing Clinics of North America 2014 June 26(2) 217-26 doi 101016jccell201401001 Epub 2014 Mar 6

61 Lloyd RS Faigenbaum AD Stone MH Oliver JL Jeffreys I Moody JA Brewer C Pierce KC Mccambridge TM Howard R Herrington L Hainline B Micheli LJ Jaques R Kraemer WJ Mcbride MG Best TM Ramirez R Chu DA Alvar BA Esteve-Lanao J Alonso JM Myer GD ldquoPosition statement on youth resistance training the 2014 International Consensusrdquo British Journal of Sports Medicine April 2014 48(7) 498-505

62 Ma L Shelness GS Snipes JA Murea M Antinozzi PA Cheng D Saleem MA Satchell SC Banas B Mathieson PW Kretzler M Hemal AK Rudel LL Petrovic S Weckerle A Pollak MR Ross MD Parks JS Freedman BI ldquoLocalization of APOL1 Protein and mRNA in the human kidney Nondiseased tissue primary cells and immortalized cell linesrdquo Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2014 Jul 10 pii ASN2013091017 [Epub ahead of print]

63 Mabry LM Ross MD Tonarelli JM ldquoMetastatic cancer mimicking mechanical low back pain a case reportrdquo Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy 2014 Aug22(3)162-9 doi 1011792042618613Y0000000056

64 Michlovitz SL Young KC ldquoIntroduction to ldquoMedical and surgical advances in hand care implications for hand therapyrdquordquo Journal of Hand Therapy 2014 Apr-Jun27(2)75-6 doi 101016jjht201402002 Epub 2014 Feb 15


66 Myer GD Foss KDB Gupta R Hewett TE Ittenbach RF ldquoAnalysis of patient-reported anterior knee pain scale implications for scale development in children and adolescentsrdquo Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2014 Apr 30 [Epub ahead of print]





70 OrsquoLaughlin SJ Flynn TW Westrick RB Ross MD ldquoDiagnosis and expedited surgical intervention of a complete hamstring avulsion in a military combatives athlete a case reportrdquo International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2014 May 9(3)371-6

71 Ross MD Childs JD Middel C Kujawa J Brown D Corrigan M Parsons N ldquoPhysical therapist vs family practitioner knowledge of simple low back pain management in the US Air Forcerdquo Military Medicine 2014 Feb179(2)162-8 doi 107205MILMED-D-13-00099

72 Schleifer SJ Carroll K Moseley MJ ldquoDeveloping criterion-based competencies for telendashintensive care unitrdquo Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing 2014 May-June 33(3) 116-20 doi 101097DCC0000000000000045

73 Speicher T Bell A Kehrhahn M Casa D ldquoEffect of cueing on learning transfer among health professions students engaged in a case-based analogical reasoning exerciserdquo The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice 2014 July 12(3)

74 Thelen MD Ross MD Tall MA ldquoCervical myelopathy diagnosing another great impostorrdquo US Army Medicine Department Journal 2014 Apr-Jun31-8

75 Van Wyngaarden JJ Ross MD Hando BR ldquoAbdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with low back painrdquo Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2014 Jul44(7)500-7 doi 102519jospt20144935 Epub 2014 Apr 25

76 Vincent JI MacDermid JC Michlovitz SL Rafuse R Wells-Rowsell C Wong O Bisbee L ldquoThe push-off test Development of a simple reliable test of upper extremity weight-bearing capabilityrdquo Journal of Hand Therapy 2014 Jul-Sep27(3)185-91 doi 101016jjht201403002 Epub 2014 Mar 12

77 Weuve C Pitney WA Martin M Mazerolle SM (2014) (In Press) ldquoExperiences with workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate settingrdquo Journal of Athletic Training In-Press doi httpdxdoiorg1040851062-6050-49316

78 Weuve C Pitney WA Martin M Mazerolle SM (2014) (In Press) ldquoPerceptions of workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate settingrdquo Journal of Athletic Training In-Press doi httpdxdoiorg1040851062-6050-49313

79 Harriman J CB Joseph HAB Epstein ldquoProving Your WorthAdding to Your Value Session 2 Writing a Business Plan CE Program Sponsored Network and Advocacy Coordinator of the Middle Atlantic Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM)rdquo Journal of Hospital Librarianship 2014

Spread the WordHow can you help others discover Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions As an alumnus or student you are a powerful resource for discovering qualified applicants because you have the necessary insight and firsthand experience to identify individuals who will be successful in our programs

If you know someone who might be interested in our program please refer them by completing our online referral form located at rmuohpedurefer (or click lsquoRefer a Friendrsquo above to get to the form) A small goodwill gift will be provided as a thank you for lsquosharing the RMUoHP messagersquo

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24 Summer 2014

Dr Marie-Eileen Onieal reminisces about how the support she received from her family kept her on track to finish her PhD dissertation

As health technology and methodology advance the need for continued learning and scholarly activities has driven many of us to pursue advanced degrees Many are poised in various states

of completion with as many reasons for being stalled in one stage as there are degree programs Recently in a conversation with friends we reminisced about our ldquoall-but-dissertationrdquo days While the pain of the process has finally become a mere wince in recollection the memory of how much support we each received is ever present in our minds

The common African proverb ldquoIt takes a whole village to raise a childrdquo is poignantly applicable when a spouse significant other or parent ventures into the ldquoterminal degreerdquo vortex Acknowledgements in the preface of the (finally) finished document are mere prattle compared to the words of encouragement the editing assistance daily sounding board and relief from day-to-day responsibilities that allowed us to chase our dream Through months of listening to ideas in which fewer than a dozen people in the world have any interest the vague responses to questions posed the ninety-dollar technical words and the necessary absence from family time a few phrases are hardly sufficient to recognize the sacrifices our families made so we could complete the $^amp dissertation

We have all heard horror stories about the dissertation phase the dissertation committees and the frustrations of topic approval conducting the research writing the manuscript and defending the work What those of us who have survived the process often fail to tell are the stories of who made our success a reality and how After the year I spent languishing in the preproposal phase my spouse and I had a lengthy heart-to-heart conversation about whether I was ldquoinrdquo or ldquooutrdquo of the dissertation was I going to be ldquoABDrdquo or ldquoPhDrdquo That was my reality check Had I spent too much time with my computer and not with my spouse Had that much time gone by without my realizing it I knew I just couldnrsquot walk awaymdashI had to finishmdashbut how could I do that and maintain our relationship

There are several guides to assist the ldquodisserterrdquo to finish the blasted doctoral degree books Web sites and support groups My dissertation buddies and I met monthly Our motto was ldquofocus to finishrdquo We listened as each of us gave an update on our progress or lack thereof We guided each other through committee selections topic refinement and survey development We cheered each success and consoled each setback

When the idea for this editorial popped into our conversation my spouse and I recalled the approach we took to ldquogetting it donerdquo We searched our computers for the documents that were my guide and provided

This article originally appeared in Clinician Reviews Piece used with permission

by Dr Marie-Eileen Onieal

T h e F a m i l y F i n i s h e s T h e D i s s e r t a t i o n


my daily structure Alas they were long gone Much to our pleasure and laughter we found a guide almost identical to the approach we had put together for me What this meant was that we had created something that also worked for someone else The concepts are intuitive and simple although they require a great deal of discipline from both the ldquodisserterrdquo and more significantly the associated person in the disserterrsquos life

True to my spousersquos profession project management processes were established we first decided on a target date for the proposal then another for the defense I sent a schedule for my deliverables and a list of my expectations to each member

of my dissertation committee Once I had received agreement and approval from them on the proposed timelines I posted the schedule on my computer I held not only myself to the identified milestones and dates but also my

committee members When I missed the mark I advised them when they didnrsquot provide feedback within the approved timeline I presumed they had none That was the deal we agreed to and more notably my project manager was ensuring that I stuck to that deal mdashNot so easy when

the peace of the household was at stake and a dangling carrot of a trip to a private island in the Caribbean hung in the balance If I finished on schedule I was going

I was privileged to be able to quit my job and have ldquoonlyrdquo the dissertation be my sole responsibility I was reminded that the dissertation was not my lifersquos work but my current job I started every day just as though I was going to an office and I stopped working at the

end of that day Evenings and weekends were time to spend together and to visit with friends and family Life at home was getting better Discussions about the dissertation were off limits at those times and the break often helped restore the energy I needed to maintain my world of project management discipline More importantly keeping that time sacrosanct meant that our relationship was not only not lost but actually improving along the journey

Completing my dissertation was a momentous achievement but I could not have done it without the support of my sweetheartmdasha project manager extraordinaire We

shared in the commitment to get it done We celebrated each milestone and cursed the stalled days But the motivation and management never wavered Whenever I lost

my momentum to say that I was prodded to keep moving would be an understatement And with the same zeal I in turn prodded my Chairmdashwho after I was finished called

me a ldquobullyrdquo That comment never ceases to make us chuckle I guess she had never before been ldquoproject managedrdquo by a professional with 20+ yearsrsquo experience of moving projects to

success And yet that is what it takes to finish a relentless perseverance to stay on task with your timelinesmdashand a family whose desire to finish is as great as your own

To those of you who are taking the step into doctoral studies I highly encourage you to bring on your family as a key component of your staffmdashbecause it is the family that finishes the dissertation And just in case you become too preoccupied with your degree completion and success do not forget to say thank you to your family

Thank you Sweetheart

Marie-Eileen Onieal PhD MMHS RN CPNP FAANP

Dr Onieal is one of the founders of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and a past president of that organization Since 2010 she has served as the Program Director for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at RMUoHP

2013 DPT Grad Christopher Hartman with his wife and two daughters

26 Summer 2014

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President Dr Richard P NielsenExecutive Vice President of Institutional Planning amp Strategic Initiatives Dr Michael Skurja JrProvost Dr Sandra L PenningtonVice ProvostAcademic Dean Dr Hani Ghazi-BirryVice President of Finance Mr Jeffrey B BateAssociate Vice President of Enrollment Management Dr Erin NoselAssociate Vice President of Planning amp Strategic Initiatives Dr Jessica D Egbert

2 Summer 2014

RMUPDATE In this issue

On the coverRibbon Cutting CeremonyCover Photo by Dr Terrell Boothe

RMU News

Features

16

16 Wild West RelayRMUoHP faculty member Dr Tim Flynn and colleagues compete in Colorado relay with astronaut in space

18 American DreamA married couple completes PhD degree at RMUohP together

22 Family FinishesDr Marie-Eileen Onieal reminisces on the family support she received as she finished her PhD dissertation

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2005


PhD Programbegins

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April 2014



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ACCR E D I T ED


1999


2001


2003


May 2010


2012


May 2015


6 Summer 2014








Photos by Tim Dolan








8 Summer 2014


FACULTY AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION







Stacey Pfenning


Mary Massery





Tim Speicher


STUDENT AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION



Alumni AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION











10 Spring 2014
















COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Photo by Tim Dolan


12 Summer 2014






12 Fall 2014











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Amy Kashiwa













16 Summer 2014





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Dyer Highway

Benefit Concert








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26 Summer 2014



Special Thanks












4 Summer 2014






2005


PhD Programbegins

2007


April 2014



May 2014



ACCR E D I T ED


1999


2001


2003


May 2010


2012


May 2015













2005


PhD Programbegins

2007


April 2014



May 2014



ACCR E D I T ED


1999


2001


2003


May 2010


2012


May 2015


6 Summer 2014








Photos by Tim Dolan








8 Summer 2014


FACULTY AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION







Stacey Pfenning


Mary Massery





Tim Speicher


STUDENT AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION



Alumni AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION











10 Spring 2014
















COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Photo by Tim Dolan


12 Summer 2014






12 Fall 2014











14 Summer 2014



Amy Kashiwa













16 Summer 2014





W




Dyer Highway

Benefit Concert








18 Summer 2014















20 Summer 2014


















































22 Summer 2014







































24 Summer 2014





























26 Summer 2014



Special Thanks
















2005


PhD Programbegins

2007


April 2014



May 2014



ACCR E D I T ED


1999


2001


2003


May 2010


2012


May 2015


6 Summer 2014








Photos by Tim Dolan








8 Summer 2014


FACULTY AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION







Stacey Pfenning


Mary Massery





Tim Speicher


STUDENT AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION



Alumni AWARDS AND

RECOGNITION











10 Spring 2014
















COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Photo by Tim Dolan


12 Summer 2014






12 Fall 2014











14 Summer 2014



Amy Kashiwa













16 Summer 2014





W




Dyer Highway

Benefit Concert








18 Summer 2014















20 Summer 2014


















































22 Summer 2014







































24 Summer 2014





























26 Summer 2014



Special Thanks







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COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

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