WesternU names first Vice President for Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism |
After a national search, WesternU has appointed Suresh Appavoo, EdD, as its first Vice President for Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism, reporting directly to the president and serving as senior administrative leadership. Appavoo brings more than 30 years’ experience in higher education leading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Anti-Racist initiatives, plans and programs. He starts his new position on November 1, 2021.
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September Will Be Hot. Here's How to Protect Your Pets
WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine Associate Professor Gagandeep Kaur, DVM, PhD, spoke to the New York Times about protecting pets from heat stroke.
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www.nytimes.com
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Giving Day 2021. Are You In?
Today is the day! We are celebrating 24 hours of giving to raise funds for our amazing WesternU students. Join alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and other supporters in making a commitment to support our future health care professionals today! It doesn’t matter how much you give, it’s that you give. Be all in for students. Every person, any amount! To give today, visit the WesternU Giving Day webpage.
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WesternU alumnus appointed to Physician Assistant Board
WesternU College of Health Sciences alumnus Vasco Deon Kidd was appointed to the Physician Assistant Board by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Kidd graduated from CHS's PA program in 2001 and earned his Master of Science in Health Professions Education in 2006.
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www.gov.ca.gov
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From the College of Pharmacy:
Dr. Quang Le and his former fellow, Dr. Dimittri Delevry, published an article in the journal Public Health Nutrition. The authors set out to investigate the impact of elevated body mass index (BMI) and type of comorbid conditions (concordant vs. discordant) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcome SF-6D (Short Form-6 Dimensions). Reduced HRQoL outcomes were observed in all obesity classes compared to patients with normal BMI. Having one or more concordant or discordant comorbidities further reduced SF-6D scores. Moreover, patients with elevated BMI with discordant comorbidity led to lower HRQoL outcomes in comparison to concordant comorbidity.
Le QA, Delevry D. Impact of Elevated BMI and Types of Comorbid Conditions on Health-Related Quality of Life in a Nationally Representative US Sample. Public Health Nutrition.
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From the Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences:
GCBS Professor Q. Quinn Li, PhD, and his team recently published a paper in RNA Biology. It reveals that the key step of gene expression regulation - mRNA polyadenylation - is also in sync with circadian rhythm. Chromatin remodeling plays a role in connecting epigenetic with RNA processing. This work was performed by a visiting student (now PhD), Juncheng Lin, and other collaborators of Dr. Li.
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Congratulations to the following dedicated employees for their milestone years of service here at Western University of Health Sciences:
20 years
Edward Wagner, COMP
15 years
Ying Huang, COP
Susan Mackintosh, COMP
Daniel Robinson, COP
Helen Engelke, CVM
10 years
Nataly Fahim, CO
Lisa Warren, COMP
Robert Warren, COMP
Christy Ho, Student Affairs
Laura Rivas, IT
Victor Tellez, CDHP
Mary Ann Magoun, COMP
Zohra Tumur, CDM
Michelle Steinhebel, Community and Governmental Affairs
5 years
Steven Gold, CDM
Tommie Olds, COMP
Patricia Centurioni, CDM
Karla Noriega, COMP
Sally Slu, University Advancement
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From the College of Podiatric Medicine: WesternU CPM Assistant Director of Pre-Clinical Curriculum and Faculty Affairs and Assistant Professor Rebecca Moellmer, DPM, was recently named the MCeI eConsult specialist reviewer of the month. As an MCeI eConsult specialist reviewer, Dr. Moellmer engages and collaborates asynchronously with primary care physicians (PCPs) to share her clinical expertise and offer treatment advice. Dr. Moellmer’s professional interests include sports medicine, biomechanics and podopediatrics as well as diabetic lower extremity limb preservation.
The Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) launched the Multi-County eConsult Initiative (MCeI) in 2018. The initiative is a partnership between IEHP, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), and Riverside University Health System (RUHS) aimed at improving and increasing access to specialty care for the medically underserved population across San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
The MCeI is the second-largest electronic consultation (eConsult) program in the United States with more than 150 participating clinic sites.
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From the College of Graduate Nursing:
CGN Associate Dean Rod Hicks, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN, published:
Hicks, R. (2022). Patient and clinician safety in the emergency department. In R. S. Holleran and T. M. Campo. Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum (p. 45-47). Springer.
Hicks, R. W. & Ogg-Gress, J. (2022). Dental emergencies. In R. S. Holleran and T. M. Campo. Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum
(p 111-115). Springer.
The Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum is the nation’s first core curriculum written specifically for emergency nurse practitioners and represents an evidence-based, holistic approach that influences the role and practice for emergency nurse practitioners. The work is a collection of 57 nationally recognized authors.
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Welcome
Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
CDM: Jeffrey Oyama, Assistant Professor
Purchasing: Brent Abbott, Buyer
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