CHS has dual mission: learning and community | Lebanon Local reporter Jennifer Moody takes an in-depth look at CHS-Northwest and talks with CHS and CHS-Northwest Dean Dee Schilling, PT, PhD, FNAP, and CHS-Northwest Executive Vice Dean and Department of Physical Therapy Education-Oregon Chair Chad Lairamore, PT, PhD, FNAP. The story focuses on CHS-Northwest's dual mission of teaching students and serving the community. | | | |
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College of Graduate Nursing Associate Dean and Professor Rod Hicks, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, published a guest editorial in the AORN Journal: Hicks, R.W. (2022). The value of the professional biosketch. AORN Journal, 116(2), 108-109.
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WesternU COMP Professor Vishwanath Venketaraman, PhD, spoke with The Edge, a men's health and lifestyle website, resulting in two articles about the benefits of glutathione, which he has been researching for more than 20 years, and side effects of glutathione.
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Dr. Jason Wong (pictured left) along with student pharmacist co-authors Crystal Lao (Class of 2022), Melanie Yousif, and Jacqueline Luga (Class of 2024), published a review article on the safety and efficacy of fast-tracked vaccines. Their review included 25 articles and summarized the overall good efficacy and tolerability of fast-tracked vaccines. They note that the FDA’s fast-tracking process for vaccines has rigorous standards that are similar to the usual vaccine approval process, which has important implications for planning the development of vaccines during outbreaks.
Wong JC, Lau CT, Yousif MM, Luga JM. Fast Tracking - Vaccine Safety, Efficacy, and Lessons Learned: A Narrative Review. Vaccines 2022;10:1256. DOI: http://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10081256. Of note, the journal Vaccines has an impact factor of 4.961.
Dr. Wong notes that he appreciates the assistance of Drs. Jeff Wang and Ying Huang who helped review the manuscript and are acknowledged in the paper.
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Led by Dr. Joelle Ayoub (pictured right), members of the Integration Task Force (Drs. Ayoub, Pon, Nguyen, Kugler, Gogineni, Hsu, and Chung) recently published an article detailing the structure, function, and benefits of the Integration Course Series in our curriculum. Some of the findings include a correlation between the first high-stakes comprehensive knowledge assessment and pharmacy calculations exams and performance in subsequent integration blocks, and that the final integration block improved student confidence in translating their knowledge and skills into clinical practice. Congratulations to the team for their excellent collaborative work that highlights the strengths of our unique curriculum!
Ayoub J, Pon D, Nguyen M, Kugler A, Gogineni H, Kang J, Hsu D, Chung E. A longitudinal integrative course series to prepare students for advanced pharmacy practice experiences. INNOVATIONS 2022;13(2), Article 12 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v13i2.4561
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COP faculty gave oral presentations at the 10th Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy Conference, July 29-31, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (delivered virtually) bringing international exposure to their expertise:
Moses S.S. Chow, PharmD, and Hyma Gogineni, PharmD, presented a plenary talk, "Therapeutics Grand Rounds: Pharmacy Practice and Research in the Age of AI: Management of Patient with Bariatric Surgery."
Ying Huang, MD, PhD, was an invited speaker, presenting a lecture on "Topical Drug Delivery for Skin Diseases."
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WesternU Giving Day, Sept. 6, 2022 | |
At WesternU, health and humanity intersect in everything we do. Humanism is present in how we teach our students, how we perform research, and it guides how we treat patients. This approach extends even further into how our graduates serve their communities.
This Giving Day, on Sept. 6, we invite you to celebrate this intersection of health and humanity as a united community driven to make a positive impact on the world through the humanistic health care that WesternU is known for.
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Pumerantz Library - Stacked! | |
The start of the new academic year brings excitement and the fall issue of Stacked! The Pumerantz Library Newsletter. Whether you’re new or returning, student, faculty, or staff, this issue is stocked with useful and interesting information, including:
- A directory for the redesigned building, listing what’s on each floor
- Your library liaison
- Online welcome tutorials for each college
- How to get full text of articles
- How to find your course textbooks
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Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
COMP-Northwest: Kristen Brusky, Assistant Professor, NMM/OMM
CPM: Ambar-Lilly Sandoval, Curriculum Coordinator
University Financial Services & Treasury: Renee Contreras, Director for Finance Operations-Project Management
CDM: Emily Rand, CDM International Student Program
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