Happy New Year! Growth is the word that comes to my mind as we begin 2022. This spring we will welcome the opening of a new campus building housing our library, clinical, and student affairs departments. This will allow for an increase in space within our main building for new faculty and staff, to support the growth of our incoming class of 200 students this July. Growth brings new opportunities, challenges, and resources. I appreciate the commitment amongst our team to embrace the positives of growth and to approach the challenges with a positive mindset and excitement for what lies ahead. |
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- Welcome back to campus and Happy New Year! Here’s hoping we all find a way to make 2022 a year of positive change and both personal and collective growth moving forward, regardless of (or maybe in response to) the numerous challenges we’ve all faced the past couple of years.
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On a COVID-related note, I appreciate everyone’s diligence to comply with the ever-changing CDC, NMHED, and NMDOH guidelines to maintain as safe an environment as we can. And a special thank-you to our Compliance Office for their tireless work to manage all things COVID.
- Thank you to all who participated in the Florida-themed Towne Hall on Jan. 12 to begin a discussion in earnest as we approach planning for an additional location on Florida Tech’s campus in Melbourne, Florida. We have had many good discussions already, and we will continue to involve faculty, staff, and students as we continue toward the planned Class of 2028 starting their Fall 2024 term.
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Institutional Advancement |
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Happy New Year and welcome back everyone! We hope you have had a restful and rejuvenating holiday break. Class of 2022, we are launching the Get to Know Our Grads campaign! Share your favorite photo of yourself along with three interesting facts. Submissions will be featured on our social media page in the weeks before Match Day, to be held this year on March 18th. To learn more about the submission guidelines and to submit to the campaign, click here.
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Administration & Operations (HR, IT and Finance) |
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology |
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Dr. Jennifer Eastwood, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is a participant in this year’s Costin Institute for Osteopathic Medical Educators. She is enjoying focused training in such areas as curriculum development, educational technology, leadership, and cultural competence and will be developing a research tool for epistemic aims related to medical knowledge as her individual Costin project. |
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Department of Biomedical Sciences |
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- Members of the department submitted a total of six abstracts for the Burrell Summer Research Program, and all were approved.
- The Biochemistry Student Interest Group in collaboration with Protect NM collected 158 pounds of food for Casa de Peregrinos.
- Dr. Gabor Szalai participated in an NSF study session.
- The department has an ongoing search for a new faculty member and a final candidate will be visiting January 27-28th.
- Dr. Bramblett will be attending the annual meeting of the Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs.
- The Department of Biomedical Sciences department would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
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Department of Clinical Medicine |
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The Division of Clinical Medicine would like to welcome Muhammad Khan, MD to the Burrell team. Dr. Khan has been an instrumental teacher of students on rotations, teaching inpatient medicine. He also is the Director of Hospitalists at Three Crosses Hospital and practices at several hospitals. He brings experience in student and resident education at the University of Indiana. He also has a keen interest in the business and management of medicine. |
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Department of Clinical Education |
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Department of Physiology and Pathology |
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Welcome back, everyone! Best wishes for a happy, healthy, and productive 2022!
The department is hosting a Physiology faculty candidate on January 13th and 14th. Our second Pathology faculty candidate will visit campus in late February.
Dr. Oviedo, with two OMS-II student authors, has published a case report in the open-access journal Cureus. The citation is: Bewley DJ, Lee J, Popescu O, Oviedo, A. (December 30, 2021) SARS-CoV-2 Placental Infection in an Unvaccinated Mother Resulting in Fetal Demise. Cureus 13(12): e20833. doi:10.7759/cureus.20833
It has come to our attention that our department members, collectively, have held membership in the American Physiological Society for just short of 120 years! The “winner” is Dr. Benoit, with 37 years of continuous membership.
This month, Dr. Gosselink is participating in a professional development program on Strategic Leadership for Department Chairs, sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, from 11 am to 1 pm, in Lecture Hall, 160, the StepUP! Bystander Intervention Program will be offered via Zoom to the students, faculty, and staff
- Training introduction: “Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to help....but didn't? Based on proven research and theories, the award-winning Step UP! bystander intervention program takes a comprehensive and prevention-based approach and examines the underlying human, social and environmental influences that cause people to be inactive bystanders. This evidence-based training provides strategies and techniques for effective intervention, making people more likely to help in the future.”
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Office of Enrollment Services |
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The Office of Admissions is currently interviewing candidates to seat the Class of 2026. Faculty, please take a moment to sign-up to interview candidates for the Spring term. Please contact Courtney Lewis or Natalie Davis for more information. Enrolled students may be eligible for a one-time grant from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). Please contact the Office of Financial Aid or visit https://burrell.edu/students/office-of-financial-aid/heerf/ for more information.
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- Friday, December 17th, 2021 – Educational Specialists facilitated a Level 2 Q & A Panel for OMS III students. OMS IV panelists discussed their approaches and strategies for Level 2 prep while balancing rotations/COMATs.
- Friday, January 14th – Educational Specialists facilitated a session titled ‘Working Towards a Growth Mindset” for all OMS I and II students. In addition, we will be launching the Spring 2022 Mindfulness & Yoga bi-monthly sessions beginning Sunday, January 16th.
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Friday, January 28th – launching MED Talks series. The goal of MED Talks is to provide a public/group opportunity for students to share personal experiences with one another (both the positive and negative)
- NRMP Ranking will open on Tuesday, February 1st, and will close on Wednesday, March 2nd.
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Accreditation and Compliance |
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The College continues to monitor guidance from the state and federal government regarding COVID-19. You can view up-to-date active and cumulative COVID-19 cases on our website.
The active cases reported include OMS I, II, and employees. OMS III and IV students are reported via their clinical rotation; therefore, they are not reported on our on-campus COVID-19 cases on our website.
The College is working on the submission for the COCA Mid-Cycle Report that is due on February 1, thank you to everyone who has assisted with documentation!
Update Standard Operating Procedures
· GA.007 COVID-19 Exposure and Containment Plan
· CC.001 Course Reports
· CC.002 Syllabus Review
· CC.005 Course Director Responsibilities
· PCE.013 Course Evaluation Procedure
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Faculty Affairs has appointed 16 new preceptors in the month of December. We are excited to have them on board. |
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For the first Bear Beat of this term, we thought it would be a good opportunity to summarize what was accomplished/worked on by Faculty Council Leadership during the Fall 2021 term. Altogether we had:
- 6 Faculty Council Leadership team meetings throughout the term.
- 2 Faculty Council meetings
- 2 Faculty Assembly meetings
- Co-hosted Burrell Trunk-or-Treat with Staff Council
- Contributed games/faculty to Burrell Winter Revelry
- Voted on an Academic Freedom policy that will now be sent forward to be reviewed by the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees.
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The Staff Council would like to thank everyone who participated in December's professional development session on communication and collaboration, presented by NMSU Associate Professor, Luke Nogales. Whether your personality type is aligned with Jar Jar Binks or Luke Skywalker, we hope you gained valuable insight on how to work as a high-performing team.
Coming up on Thursday, February 3rd, from 8:30 am to 9:00 am, the Staff Council will be holding an engagement opportunity with Burrell leadership in the Bear Den. Coffee and donuts will be provided. Keep an eye on your email for a calendar invitation with more details on the event.
Lastly, we would like to welcome the newest staff member to our Burrell community, Logan Nazario, who recently joined the IT department as a Client Support Specialist. We are very happy to have you!
On behalf of the Staff Council, we would like to wish everyone at Burrell a Happy New Year!
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Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.
Alan Cohen
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Karen Kaiser Clark
Life's not about expecting, hoping, and wishing, it's about doing, being, and becoming.
Mike Dooley
Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
Helen Keller
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Laughter Can be the Best Medicine |
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What happened to the man who stole a calendar? He got 12 months!
How does NASA organize a party? They planet.
What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? A synonym roll.
What does a caterpillar do on Jan. 1? Turns over a new leaf.
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BEAR:
Building Expectations of Alliance and Respect
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