Feb. 20-23, 2024

WesternU College of Dental Medicine explores potential uses of generative AI in dental education

WesternU's College of Dental Medicine invited a generative artificial intelligence (AI) expert to present a faculty development workshop on the benefits and pitfalls of utilizing generative AI in dental medicine education.

Meixun Sinky Zheng, MA, PhD, Director of Educational Innovation and Assessment, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, University of the Pacific (UOP) Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, presented “Generative Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Scholarship: Opportunities and Challenges” on WesternU’s Pomona, California campus Feb. 9, 2024.

College of Podiatric Medicine news

First-year College of Podiatric Medicine student Carmen Massel made history as the first female National Lacrosse League (NLL) official. Massel served as the shot clock operator for the match between the San Diego Seals and the Rochester Knighthawks in San Diego on Dec. 29, 2023.

Read more on the NLL website.

CPM alumna and Assistant Professor Adrienne Estes, DPM '13, MS, FACFAS, DABPM, (pictured, right) won third place for her research poster, “Transverse Bone Transport for the Treatment of Dysvascular Complex Wounds of the Foot: A Case Series," at the ACFAS Scientific Conference in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 2, 2024.

Fourth-year CPM student Chanelle Mariano was awarded the ABFAS Michael L Stone, DPM Award for Outstanding Professional Conduct. She was presented with the award at the ACFAS conference on Feb. 1, 2024.

2024 No-Nonsense Seminar

WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine faculty members Drs. Joseph Park, Kelly Parks and Adrienne Estes will lecture as part of the 2024 No-Nonsense Seminar from the North Central Academy of Podiatric Medicine March 8-10, 2024.

Dr. Estes will present "Surgical Solutions in the Diabetic Foot" at 2 p.m. March 8.

Dr. Park will present "Surgical Considerations for Flexible Adult Stage 2 Flatfoot" at noon March 9.

Dr. Parks will present "Plantar Plate Injury Pitfalls and Pearls" at noon March 10.

COMP news

Fourth-year COMP students Saloni Butala and Pearl Galido and COMP Professor Benjamin Woo, MD, published "Consumer Perceptions of Home-Based Percussive Massage Therapy for Musculoskeletal Concerns: Inductive Thematic Qualitative Analysis" in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.

Black History and Education Month event

Guest speaker Dr. Phaizon Wood will present "Opening the Window of Tolerance: Finding a balance between hope and despair" at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26 in AMP 1 - Prem Reddy Hall, HPC (Pomona), and livestreamed to Lecture Hall 1 (COMP-Northwest).

ZOOM: HTTPS://WESTERNU.ZOOM.US/J/96808029366

Appetizers will be provided for in-person attendees on both campuses.

RSVP using the link provided in the email invitation sent by the Office of Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism.

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