A Note from Dean Cavalieri

As you read this, we are just a handful of days from the University’s Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 7, and from the May 9 Commencement Ceremony for our SOM and GSBS Class of 2022 graduates. This year’s graduates have persevered through some extraordinary circumstances to earn their degrees, and we wish them well as they pursue their careers and look forward to their continued connection to our school as alumni.

AROC 2022 is continuing through the end of April. There’s a lot of exciting news from this year’s gathering and I look forward to sharing it with you in next month’s eNews.

Stay strong and be safe, 
 
Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO, MACOI, FACP
Dean
Dr. Millicent King Channell Named AAO President-Elect

Congratulations are extended to RowanSOM’s Associate Dean for Curriculum Millicent King Channell, DO, MA, FAAO, FNAOME, who is the 2022-23 president-elect of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO). Dr. Channell was elected by the AAO’s membership during the academy’s Annual Convocation last month.
 
As president-elect, Dr. Channell hopes to cultivate and support a diverse base of students and physicians who are committed to the osteopathic philosophy while also helping to increase patient awareness of the differences and advantages offered by osteopathic medicine and physicians.
 
The AAO is the nation’s largest medical society devoted to neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. After serving a year as president-elect, Dr. Channell will become the AAO president for the 2023-24 term.
 
Dr. Channell is the first African-American to hold this office.
April Community Grand Rounds Focuses on LGBTQIA+ Youth

Rachel Silliman Cohen, MD, FAAP, Acting Institute Co-Director and Acting Medical Director of the CARES Institute, delivered the guest lecture for April’s Community Grand Rounds. The featured topic was “LGBTQIA+ Youth: Vulnerable and Resilient.”
 
Dual board certified in pediatrics and the sub-specialty of child abuse pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Silliman Cohen is considered to be an expert in her field. In addition to her duties at RowanSOM’s CARES Institute, Dr. Silliman Cohen also oversees the clinical, educational and academic activities of southern New Jersey’s Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center for child abuse and neglect. She is also the fellowship director of the state’s only Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship, a joint program of RowanSOM and the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). Dr. Silliman Cohen has a special interest in foster care, LGBTQIA+ health and adolescent health.
AOA Recognizes Dr. Jennifer Caudle for Advocacy Efforts

Associate Professor of Family Medicine Jennifer Caudle, DO is this year’s selected recipient of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Excellence in Media Advocacy Award. The AOA presented awards during DO Day on Capitol Hill on April 26 to recognize excellence in public policy and support for the osteopathic profession through various media/communication platforms. 

A vocal proponent of health information and education, Dr. Caudle regularly appears on local and national media outlets, including the TODAY Show, CNN, FOX News, Rachael Ray Show and PBS, to name a few. She also contributes to print and online publications, including The Daily Beast, ABCNews.com, USA Today, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Readers Digest. Her social media pages, including those on Facebook and Instagram, have a robust following, with many tuning in to hear her views or opinions on current health and related matters.  
RowanSOM Team Earns President's Award for Excellence in Innovative Instructional Delivery

A team of SOM faculty and a student were the group awardees of Rowan University’s President’s Award for Excellence in Innovative Instructional Delivery. The SOM team of Dr. Victor Scali (Problem Based Learning), Dr. T. Peter Stein (Surgery), Dr. Gary Goldberg (Molecular Biology) and student doctor Kelly Hamilton were recognized for building an online problem based learning platform to help first-year medical students better perform on basic science, clinical and perception of learning questions. The program was developed with a goal of assisting students who do not have strong backgrounds in medical or biological sciences from falling behind during their inaugural year of medical school. The group was awarded o $2,000 to use for professional development projects by the end of the next fiscal year.

The President’s Award for Excellence in Innovative Instructional Delivery is designed to recognize faulty who go above and beyond to adapt to an ever-changing classroom environment, or who provide outstanding contributions to online learning via coursework, programs or certificates.