COVID-19 update for WesternU Faculty, Staff, and Students
Welcome back! And thank you to the many employees who worked through the Winter Break.
If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or have had an exposure to a COVID-19 positive individual, you must submit a COVID-19 Report Survey. This will initiate the contact tracing process, and you will receive guidance regarding quarantine, isolation, testing, and other return-to-campus instructions as needed.
Faculty, staff, and students working or studying 100% remotely DO NOT need to participate in COVID-19 testing. However, if you come to campus for any reason (and for any length of time), you MUST participate in COVID-19 testing.
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WesternU CGN alumna receives 'Legendary Nurse' award
Dr. Nancy Turrubiates, lecturer and public health clinical coordinator in the NDSU School of Nursing, has received the North Dakota Legendary Nurse Award for Faculty Achievement. Dr. Turrubiates is a 2021 graduate of CGN's DNP program.
Read more
www.ndsu.edu
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How is dentistry like a symphony?
WesternU College of Dental Medicine student Kamran Pakdamanian was named "Top Student to Watch" by Incisal Edge Magazine. He talks to the magazine about why he chose dentistry and helping WesternU's Summer Health Professions Education Program.
Read more
www.incisaledgemagazine.com
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From the College of Podiatric Medicine:
CPM alumnus Brandon Maijala, DPM '21, collected all his notes he took as a student and turned them into a book, Surgery in Podiatry: The Surgical Guidebook for Podiatric Medical Students.
Included in this book are guide sheets for common podiatric medical procedures seen in surgery. These guide sheets include descriptions, indications, contraindications, tips and pearls, and steps to the surgical procedure. There are also sections on surgical instrumentation, perioperative preparation, suturing, and common surgical instrumentation with pictures. Dr. Maijala’s book is now available on Amazon. |
From the College of Optometry:
WesternU College of Optometry students Aruj Ali and Jacqueline Reyes received Practice Excellence Scholarships from VSP Global, in partnership with American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF), the philanthropic arm of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO).
The Practice Excellence Scholarship is a long-standing and prestigious scholarship that represents the very best in what optometry has to offer in patient care and practice management. Nearly $164,000 was awarded to 50 top-performing fourth-year optometry students in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
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Diabetes and Eye Health: A Guide for Primary Care
6 p.m. 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.
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From COMP and CPM:
Mathew Wedel, PhD, of COMP and CPM, published a new paper with a team of Brazilian coauthors reporting new details of air-filled bones in a Cretaceous dinosaur from South America: Tito Aureliano, Aline M. Ghilardi, Bruno A. Navarro, Marcelo A. Fernandes, Fresia Ricardi-Branco, & Mathew J. Wedel. 2021. Exquisite air sac histological traces in a hyperpneumatized nanoid sauropod dinosaur from South America. Scientific Reports 11: 24207.
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This week’s CETL Staff & Faculty development opportunities:
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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
Rocki Crisostomo, University Advancement
15 years
David Connett, COMP
Lyon Lee, CVM
Chique Magsino, Risk Management
Debra Nelson, Communications and Marketing
Timothy Wood, CETL
Maisie Dawes, CVM
10 years
Michel Baudry, GCBS
David Dickter, CETL
Danillo Vargas, IT
Julie Smith, Admissions
5 years
Shauna Lieu, COMP-Northwest
Tina MacDonald, Eye Care Institute Los Angeles
Thomas Marino, CVM
Arnold Ross, CPM
Laura Valencia, Eye Care Institute Los Angeles
Garrett Reuscher, Educational Technology
Michelle Sanchez, Pumerantz Library
Angela Hegamin, CO
Robert Baker, IT
Maria Sapien, University Financial Services & Treasury
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