This Week@WesternU 
Dec. 13-17, 2021
WesternU CGN awarded $1.8 million to enhance mental health services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the WesternU College of Graduate Nursing $1.8 million to enhance mental health services in the region.
The grant provides $1.875 million over four years to fund stipends for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) students and for the creation of the region’s first Behavioral Health Training Center.

How Latinos are bonding over first-generation trauma

WesternU COMP alumna Leslie Gonzalez, DO '21, talked with the L.A. Times about receiving professional help from a therapist as a medical student in this story that examines the emotional struggles of children whose parents are immigrants.

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WesternU COMP student Vivian Zhong will represent Michigan in the 100th Miss America Competition. The preliminary competition began Dec. 12, and the final night of competition at Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut will be streamed live on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time Thursday, Dec. 16
From the College of Optometry:
College of Optometry Assistant Professor Naveen Yadav, BS (H) Optom, MS, PhD, FAAO, and CO Chief of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Valerie Quan, OD, FAAO, published "Colored filters enhancing visual evoked potential (VEP) response in multiple sclerosis" in the Journal of Optometry.
From the College of Veterinary Medicine:
CVM Professor Malika Kachani has been invited by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist with the preparation of a document on One Health for the control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases, to supplement the WHO Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Dr. Kachani has been working with the WHO on Neglected Tropical Diseases, particularly Neglected Zoonotic Diseases, and is a member of the WHO Panel of Experts in zoonotic Diseases.
CVM Class of 2023 student Jessica Conner was one of five students to be awarded a $5,000 Zoetis Scholarship from The Foundation for the Horse. The Zoetis scholarship program, managed through The Foundation, rewards veterinary students at colleges of veterinary medicine in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Europe for their academic excellence, leadership in their school and American Association of Equine Practitioners student chapter, and their long-term goals in equine practice.
Diabetes and Eye Health: A Guide for Primary Care
Noon Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
This free one-hour webinar will highlight the importance of annual eye exams for patients living with and at risk for diabetes, as well as the need for fostering multidisciplinary collaborative care. First 100 registrants will receive a gift. Giveaway opportunities during the webinar. For more information about this event, please contact alumni@westernu.edu.
From the College of Pharmacy:
Dr. Sheryl Chow once again had a strong presence at this year’s American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions.
She served on the AHA Committee on Scientific Sessions Program (CSSP) and was appointed as the lead for the HF and Cardiomyopathy programming at the 2021 AHA Annual Sessions (held virtually this year). She also served as AHA abstract reviewer and led the HF and Cardiomyopathy abstract poster slotting this year. Due to the high quality of her work, she has been invited next year again to lead this important responsibility at Sessions.
Dr. Chow served as program moderator for the Pecha Kucha live virtual session on Special Populations in HF on Nov. 15. She served as the poster discussion moderator for "Challenges and Controversies in Pharmacologic Management of HF" on Nov. 13-15.
She was also appointed to a three-year term as a Nominations Committee member and as chair of the Complementary and Alternative Medicines in HF Scientific Statement. She will continue to serve as a member of the Council Operations Committee (COC), and was reappointed as a member of AHA Programming (CSSP).
College of Pharmacy students and Pharmacy Practice and Administration Department faculty presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting 2021, held Dec. 5-9.

Drs. Rachel Ryu and Hyma Gogineni along with three student pharmacists/alumni presented:
Aljanabi R (C2021), Gogineni HP, Duong E (C2022), Yang S (C2022), Ryu R. Student Perceptions of a Virtual Interactive Academic Learning (VIAL) Model in an Integrated Doctor of Pharmacy Course.
 
Dr. Gogineni and three student pharmacists/alumni presented:
Duong E (C2022), Yang S (C2022), Aljanabi R (C2021), Gogineni HP. Obesogenic Agents and Potential Weight Changes Based on a Therapeutic Class. 
 
Dr. Shawn Smith (and former COP faculty member Dr. Benjamin Malcolm) and eight student pharmacists presented a research poster that was part of CAPSLEAD 2019-2020:
Beauchamp J (C2022), Truong S (C2023), Trujillo N (C2023), Banuelos L (C2023), Mai X (C2023), Ly T (C2022), Lee S (C2022), Farihi D (C2023), Smith S, Malcolm B. Adverse Childhood Experiences in California Pharmacy Students.

Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman along with the PGY1 residents and program directors participated in the Annual ASHP Residency Showcase.
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