WesternU COMP and COMP-Northwest hold military commissioning ceremonies |
WesternU COMP and COMP-Northwest honored 24 osteopathic medical school graduates who are entering into military service as commissioned officers. The graduates were praised for their tenacity, perseverance and leadership.
COMP-Northwest military graduates are pictured above and COMP military graduates are pictured below.
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Dr. Shawn Smith was notified that Simba Center received the Gold Quality Standard Rating achievement from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. This quality standard award reflects their commitment to providing high quality health care among the uninsured, homeless, and low-income in the High Desert community.
Last year, they received a Bronze Rating as a first-year clinic, and have now been recognized with a Gold Rating. We are proud of his accomplishment and his work to meet the health care needs of low income, homeless, and uninsured.
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Congratulations to recent COP graduate ShanChao (Howard) Yang, PharmD '22, (pictured, left), who was selected as a 2022 ACCP Student Abstract Award Winner at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology® (#2022ACCP). The award will include a trophy and $1,000 honorarium, plus $500 in travel expenses and free registration for the meeting. ACCP awards 16 Student Abstract Awards each year and Dr. Yang’s abstract was one of the top eight student abstracts. His research was supervised by Dr. Moses Chow.
His abstract, “Chemosensitizing Effect of Herbal Compound Wilforlide A in Combination with Taxanes on Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells,” is an example of translational research based on his work in Dr. Chow’s laboratory before and during his advanced elective rotation. Dr. Yang’s and Dr. Chow’s work provides an excellent example of translational research.
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Drs. Rachel Ryu, Janice Hoffman, and Emmanuelle Schwartzman gave invited presentations at the CSHP Pacific Coast Preceptor Conference 2022:
Ryu R, Zywiec K, Ibrahim HG. Preceptor Pearls: A Roundtable Discussion on the Successes and Challenges of Preceptorship.
Dr. Janice Hoffman: Introducing Geriatric Care to Student Pharmacists
Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman: Pearls for a Successful ASHP Residency Accreditation/Re-Accreditation
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COMP and COMP-Northwest news |
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COMP Associate Professor Brian Kraatz, PhD, co-edited a book that summarizes over a decade of Paleontological and Geological research in the Late Miocene sediments of the United Arab Emirates. This volume was written by a large team of international researchers and presents a comprehensive description of the paleoenvironment of the only known fossils of this age on the Arabian Peninsula. Kraatz served as an author on multiple chapters, including as first author of the rodent portion of the fauna, in which he describes the largest Gerbil that has ever lived, Jebelus rex.
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College of Veterinary Medicine student Gunimat Samra (pictured, left) and COMP Department of Translational Research faculty Drs. Vikrant Rai and Devendra Agrawal published: Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2022 Jun 7. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2021-0731. Online ahead of print. Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells Associate with Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation and Failure. Gunimat Samra, Vikrant Rai, Devendra K Agrawal. PMID: 35671528. DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2021-0731
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COMP student Alice Kesler and Drs. Devendra Agrawal and Finosh Thankam published: Mol Cell Biochem. 2022 Jun 9. doi: 10.1007/s11010-022-04491-4. Online ahead of print. Toll-like receptors and damage-associated molecular patterns in the pathogenesis of heart transplant rejection. Alice Kesler, Devendra K Agrawal, Finosh G Thankam. PMID: 35678986 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04491-4
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Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom |
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The WesternU Office of Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism (HEAR), the Center for Academic Community Engagement (ACE), and the WesternU chapters of White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL), the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), and the Black Students United (BSU) present a special event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2022. Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom in Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave., Pomona, Calif.
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Studio portraits, June 14 and July 1 |
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Public Affairs and Marketing is holding open studio portrait days on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 and Friday, July 1, 2022 for all faculty and staff on the Pomona campus. Please click on the link below and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on these days.
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WesternU Webinar: Introduction to Diabetes |
6 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2022
This bilingual (English and Spanish) diabetes webinar will provide an effective diabetes education session meant to empower individuals in managing or preventing diabetes, and ultimately improve their health and well-being. Presented by Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Melanie Barbee, MS, RDN, CDCES, DipACLM.
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Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
LEAD: Robert Erickson, Master Tutor
Mika Masuda, Master Tutor
CGN: Nicole Machuca, Clinical Instructor
Melissa Wylie, Clinical Instructor
CDM: Chelsea Gonzalez, Administrative Associate II
Yvette Castellanos, Academic Manager
CVM: Katya Ruszczyk, Pathology Prosector
Alexis Ybarra, Pathology Prosector
University Financial Services & Treasury: Tracy Armas, Financial Accountant
WesternU Pet Health Center: Edward Galfayan, Student Animal Care Assistant
Ji-Hyun Lee, Student Animal Care Assistant
COMP: Greta Brown, Teaching Assistant ISAC
Nguyen Dinh, Teaching Assistant ISAC
Registrar: Chelsea Cates, Academic Records Specialist I
CO: Renee Doss, Assistant Professor
CHS: Alicia Roth, Adjunct Instructor
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