This Week@WesternU, Nov. 14-18, 2022

Nov. 14-18, 2022

WesternU names Dr. Jonathan Labovitz as College of Podiatric Medicine Dean

Western University of Health Sciences has selected Jonathan Labovitz, DPM, FACFAS, CHCQM, as Dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM), effective November 1, 2022.

“I am fortunate to have been a part of CPM since its humble beginnings and to work alongside my colleagues to help it grow to become a leading institution in podiatric medical education,” Dr. Labovitz said. “I look forward to working with students, faculty, staff, alumni, WesternU administration, and external stakeholders as we strive to achieve our vision to be the global leader of innovative and integrated podiatric medical education.”

WesternU CDM shines at Healing California health care clinic

Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (CDM) students and their preceptor have been traveling to the far reaches of Southern California to provide free dental care to the underserved.

In October 2022, CDM students with the WesternU chapter of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) volunteered at a Healing California free clinic in Thermal, California, which was organized by Flying Doctors, Southern California chapter.

CGN celebrates National NP Week

The College of Graduate Nursing invites you to celebrate National Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week, Nov. 13-19, 2022.

This year's theme is NPs: Rising to Meet the Needs of Patients.

Nurse Practitioner Week takes place annually in the second week of November to recognize these incredible health care providers and raise awareness of the powerful role they play in ensuring general health and well-being. Can you believe that the nurse practitioner profession has been in existence for 56 years now?

In honor of Nurse Practitioner Week, CGN invites the first 75 individuals to stop by the Nursing Science Center on the Pomona campus to obtain a free boxed lunch and some wonderful statistics about NPs from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.

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COMP news

COMP Associate Professor Brian Kraatz, PhD, has published an Open Access article titled “Anatomical Correlates of Cursoriality are Compromised by Body Size and Propensity to Burrow in a Group of Small Mammals (Lagomorpha)” in the journal Evolutionary Biology.

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COMP students Subhapradha Rangarajan, Davit Orujyan and Patrida Rangchaikul, and COMP Department of Translational Research faculty Dr. Mohamed Radwan Ahmed published “Critical Role of Inflammation and Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis” in Biomedicines.

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COMP student Vy La and COMP Department of Translational Research faculty Drs. Devendra Agrawal and Finosh Thankam published "Single cell genomics illustrate heterogeneous phenotypes of myocardial fibroblasts under ischemic insults" in Biochemistry and Cell Biology.

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Burnout and Mental Health Stigma

The Office of Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism (HEAR), in collaboration with the LatinX Veterinary Medical Association, invites you to join us for a presentation via Zoom, from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Adriana Alejandre, Founder of LatinX Therapy, will be discussing information on "Burnout and Mental Health Stigma."

Join Zoom Meeting

https://westernu.zoom.us/j/93438531144?pwd=ZlkzNFllNmwzenh5WTNEeHZyNWFDZz09

Meeting ID: 934 3853 1144

Passcode: 614160

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Welcome Jill Ferreira to the Office of the President

After an extensive internal and external search, Jill Ferreira has been appointed Senior Director of Operations for the Office of the President. Jill joined WesternU in 2015 serving in various roles – including project manager for the Office of the President, Senior Director of Operations for Institutional Engagement, Planning, & Effectiveness and Director of Operations for the former Office of Mission Integration. In her new role, Jill will provide high level administrative, technical, operational, budgetary, and analytical support for the Office of the President and report directly to President Farias-Eisner.

This week’s CETL Staff & Faculty development opportunities:

Nov. 14: Webinar | The Dual Role of Faculty Advising in Faculty Leadership and Student Success: A Time for Discussion

Nov. 15: Lean Six Sigma – Seven Basic Quality Tools and DMAIC Methodology

Nov. 15: Ready (Head) Set Go!! Virtual Reality Immersive Simulation for Interprofessional Education – The “I Belong” project (Noon to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.)

Nov. 16: Activating Prior Knowledge: Learning Strategies for the classroom

Nov. 17: The Future of Hybrid Learning

Nov. 18: Coordinating the chaos in your day using time management skills and organizational tools

Ready (Head) Set Go!! Virtual Reality Immersive Simulation for Interprofessional Education – The “I Belong” project

Come don a VR headset and enter a Virtual Reality experience developed by an interprofessional team at WesternU! This is the very first in-person, post-pandemic CETL Workshop! Come be amazed and leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of the technology and time required to devise your own collaborative VR-immersive education project.

Join us from noon to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15.