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March 28
Food As Medicine Symposium: Healing with Food at Home
8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. NCNM Main Campus Tickets:
General: $85, Register by March 27, 2015, 5 p.m.; Day of Event: $95 The public is invited to join us for this one-day event to learn from physicians and nutrition experts on the use of specific diets to prevent and treat disease, and foods to create optimal wellness. Includes farm-to-table lunch! More info, registration April 8
Nutrition for Optimal Health
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
NCNM Beaverton Clinic,
11975 SW 2nd Street, Beaverton
FREE Presented by Andrea Del-Olmo, ND.
Nutrition is the keystone of health! Join us as Dr. Del-Olmo reviews diet trends and ways of determining what might work best for you. In addition, she will share cooking tips and how to stock your kitchen.
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Students from the Rainbow Chinese Immersion School delighted the audience with stories and dance celebrating Chinese New Year recently in Mitchell Hall. CCM students Jeevan Singh and Michelle Yan played the Guqin stringed instrument and sang, and Dr. Rihui Long gave background on the holiday.
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Student Diversity Group Aims for Impact
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Participants in a panel discussion on the past and future of African American professionals included
(L-R) Drs. Clifford Meeks, Carolle Chapman and General Johnson. |
Founded in 2009 by Dr. Rachelle Johnson ('14), who served as president from 2009 to 2014, Student Doctors for Ethnic Diversity (SDED) has been especially busy lately. In observance of Black History Month, the group sponsored a display in the NCNM library on African and African American contributions to medicine, and a forum on the status of African American professionals past and present. They also conducted a book drive in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King to help increase literacy rates in conjunction with the Black United Fund. The group was thrilled to receive a $500 donation by NCNM President David Schleich, which effectively doubles the number of books gathered to around 60. "Every human being on the planet should be celebrated for their unique talents and gifts, whether they be physical or spiritual," said SDED president and ND student Chastity Weaver. "We all have something to offer for the greater good, and it is this joining of forces that will help to make the world a better place." Added Thomara Hamilton, an ND and MSOM student and VP of the group: "We wish to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of the ethnic diversity within and around the NCNM community by supporting education, research, advocacy, volunteerism and other outreach programs."
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 Heart Health, Naturally! NCNM Clinic's Open House, took place over the weekend and attracted a crowd of 50-strong for the entire afternoon! They stayed for the free presentations on hypertension, Chinese medicine, and the "Ask the Doctor" heart health panel. They also learned about smoking cessation, nutrition and blood pressure. Thanks to everybody who participated in the successful event.
FAMI on the Air -- The Food as Medicine Institute (FAMI) is producing a series of nutrition podcasts. Check out Episode Two: Reading Food Labels.
 Dr. Hoda Kiama ('00) Passes Away --
We are saddened to report the passing of Dr. Kiama, who had been an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Science in Nutrition program. She died Jan. 27 after a brief illness. Dr. Kiama practiced naturopathic medicine for 12 years in New Mexico before returning to Portland in 2012. She helped develop the curriculum for the first Bachelor of Science degree in Integrative Health Studies at Northern New Mexico College where she taught for six years. In addition to her family practice, Dr. Kiama taught nutrition, botanical medicine and homeopathy at the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, and at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, New Mexico. Until recently, Dr. Kiama had a family practice in West Linn, Oregon, where she focused on auto-immune disorders and chronic fatigue.
Terra Disappears -- One morning she was there at the Administration Building front desk, the next morning "poof," no Terra, no front desk. Actually, Terra has moved upstairs to Marketing Suite 350 while a new combined communication and reception center, designed to serve the NCNM Clinic and general campus, is built in the lobby.
Get Well, Stay Well - HR Director Kathy Stanford recently announced a partnership with Cascade Personal Wellness for free assistance to staff members as part of the Employee Assistance Program. Staff can get help with weight loss, fitness, nutrition, stress reduction, quitting tobacco, and management of other health conditions. For details, contact Kathy; www.cascadecenters.com
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Natural Practitioner magazine reports that NCNM's past Dean of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Rita Bettenburg, was awarded the prestigious 2014 Living Legend award.
Metro, Portland's regional government, posts a story on its news page about NCNM and the Southwest Corridor Plan: "Island no more? NCNM seeks to reconnect with South Portland neighborhood."
The Portland Tribune reports on the impact of the Metro Southwest Corridor Plan on NCNM in: "Route proposal would allow better access to NCNM campus."
Jill Edwards, ND ('07), does a Q&A for Mother Earth News: "Interview with Homebirth Midwife Jill Edwards."
Portland Business Journal reports on NCNM's master plan in "Portland's College of Natural Medicine's 20-year master plan includes 'outdoor library' with permaculture."
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Nancy Scarlett, ND
Dr. Nancy Scarlett has been teaching in NCNM classrooms and clinics for 15 years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Puget Sound where she majored in biology and religion. She then studied bioethics on a graduate fellowship at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Scarlett received her degree in naturopathic medicine from NCNM in 1997 and completed two years of family practice residency. She is one of the original Vanguard faculty members at the Helfgott Research Institute and helped implement evidence-based medicine into NCNM's curriculum. In addition to her clinical and research skills, Dr. Scarlett has expertise in medical ethics and bioethics. An associate professor, she teaches in the ND, CCM and MSiMR programs.
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Welcome to Dr. Sonia Kapur, the new laboratory director at the NCNM Clinic. Dr. Kapur has a comprehensive background in federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements and QA/QC policy/procedure development. She comes to NCNM from ZRT Laboratory in Beaverton, Oregon, where she served as laboratory director. Also joining the clinic is Jessica Slavich as clinic operations coordinator. Admissions has a new recruitment and communications coordinator, Tyler Ciokiewicz, and bids fare thee well to Kara Hayes, who has taken a new position at PSU. The School of Research & Graduate Studies welcomes Dr. David Riley and Dr. Julie Smircic as adjunct faculty members. Dr. Riley will be teaching the MSiMR course, "How to Write and Publish Case Studies." Dr. Smircic will be teaching our first MSiMH (mental health) course, "Intro to Addictions." The grad school also welcomes Dr. Ashley Brauker as a post-doctoral research fellow and Sara Pavao as research administrative assistant. Best of luck everyone!
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Work continues on seismic upgrades on area bridges, including the Ross Island Bridge and the I-5 Marquam Bridge. Periodic lane closures of SW Hood and traffic changes on SW Bancroft anticipated. More info: www.I5Seismic.org;
Ross Island Bridge Project
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Dr. Amy Bader ('00), a member of the NCNM clinical faculty, advises readers of the Portland Tribune that "
