A Note from Dean Cavalieri
A look back at the past two years shows how rapidly and dramatically our lives can change. In the January 2020 eNews, there was no mention of COVID-19. In fact, the first COVID-19 case in the United States was confirmed only days before that issue of eNews published. Flash forward to the publication of the January 2021 eNews and, with the pandemic firmly entrenched in the United States, we were reporting that Operation Save Lives had already administered over 6,500 life-saving vaccinations. This month, although we have not yet defeated this virus, we have hope that we soon will. Until then, please remember that now is not the time to relax our vigilance. For your safety, as well as that of those around you, please continue to follow all of the personal safety precautions that have become engrained in our daily lives.
Stay strong and be safe,
Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO, MACOI, FACP
Dean
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Dean Cavalieri Named to ACGME Board of Directors
Congratulations to SOM’s Dean, Dr. Thomas A. Cavalieri, for his selection to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors.
The ACGME is a private, not-for-profit organization that sets standards for US graduate medical education programs and the institutions that sponsor them. ACGME renders accreditation decisions based on compliance with these standards. During the most recent academic year, ACGME was responsible for monitoring approximately 12,420 ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs in 182 specialties and subspecialities at 862 institutions.
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SOM Receives $550,000 Grant from Bureau of Justice Assistance
Joanna Petrides, PsyD, an Assistant Professor from the Department of Family Medicine, was recently awarded a three-year grant totaling $550,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will allow RowanSOM, in partnership with the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office, to develop the Crisis Outreach during Police Encounters Response System (Project COPE) and deliver those services in the high-poverty area of Atlantic City. The project aims to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues.
Project COPE will use a Co-Responder Team model consisting of crisis intervention-trained police officers and a social worker to implement real-time interventions during law enforcement encounters. Together, law enforcement officers and the social worker will assess the needs of the individual, while evaluating opportunities for diversion and treatment. Project COPE will also interface with the Sheriff’s Hope One Mobile Unit, where peer support specialists with lived experience will help to engage individuals into treatment and provide follow-up support.
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AOF President Delivers Community Grand Rounds
Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, President of the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF), was the featured guest lecturer for the January Community Grand Rounds, “Own Your Definition of Success.”
Dr. Ross-Lee, who was the dean of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1993-2001, is the first African American woman to serve in such a role at a United States medical school. Afterwards, Dr. Ross-Lee served as Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at NYIT from 2001 until 2017.
The Community Grand Rounds lecture series is sponsored by the RowanSOM Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and the Office of Student Affairs and Alumni Engagement.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Sessions for February-April 2022
As part of our efforts to develop a more inclusive and welcoming learning and professional environment, we have developed the following educational sessions for RowanSOM and GSBS faculty and staff. These sessions/modules are part of Rowan University’s “Foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” certificate program and will be facilitated by Yvonne Ortiz, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, RowanSOM.
All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend a minimum of one DEI session per term (Sept-Dec; Jan-Apr; May-Aug).
Implicit Bias (1.5)
Friday, February 25: 1pm to 3pm
Microaggressions & Inclusive Language (1.6)
Thursday, February 17: 2pm to 4pm
Allyship, Accomplice, and Advocate (1.7)
**Please complete Modules 1.5 and 1.6 before registering for this session**
Thursday, March 24: 2pm to 4pm
Friday, December 10: 2pm to 4pm
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