Who is AACOM? In the spirit of increasing awareness among team members, I wanted to provide some background information. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) was founded in 1898. Having grown from a handful of college administrators a century ago, the organization today represents the administration, faculty, and students of all the osteopathic medical colleges in the United States. The association is guided by its Board of Deans, Assembly of Presidents, and various other member councils and committees. For those of you who may not have a direct link or involvement with such committees, I would encourage you to periodically visit the AACOM website. It is full of beneficial information to every team member’s understanding and appreciation of our industry’s history, current, and future initiatives.
Wishing everyone an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends.
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An update on our search for our Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs position: The search committee, chaired by Dr. Karen Vaillant, interviewed five candidates Nov. 8-9 and identified three excellent finalists to invite to campus for in-person interviews. We hope to finalize dates for that soon and encourage participation in the next phase to provide feedback for this important hire. Stay tuned!
As previously messaged, we are pleased to announce the THECB’s approval on October 21, granting another two-year Certificate of Authority to operate our Regional Academic Center and clerkship rotations in El Paso.
Burrell leadership will attend the COCA’s virtual meeting on December 2nd, during which we hope to receive approval of our applications for our class size increase and additional location.
Finally, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I hope everyone can take time during their break next week to reflect on things for which you are grateful. I find gratitude makes such a huge difference in perspective, regardless of circumstances.
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Institutional Advancement |
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The Office of Institutional Advancement helped celebrate Dia de Los Muertos by sharing sugar skull decorating kits with our students, faculty, and staff! It was great to see everyone tap into their creativity and experience a small part of this significant cultural experience.
The Office of Institutional Advancement has established a collaborative Communications Council with various departments on campus including the Office of Admissions, The Office of Student Affairs, Faculty Council, and Staff Council. Over the next several months, the Council will revamp our external communications to better share the achievements and accomplishments of the College.
Check out this quick interview with Erika Anaya, OMS-II student, about why she chose Burrell College and what she enjoys most about her time in medical school. Click here to watch!
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Administration & Operations (HR, IT and Finance) |
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HR: An open enrollment period in which you can make changes in employee benefits, to be effective January 1, 2022, will be scheduled from November 29, 2021, through December 9, 2021. Look for additional information to come soon on changes in benefits options from the Office of HR.
Facilities: We welcome Andrew Anderson as the new Facilities Manager, who will bring some much-needed assistance to Richard Garcia, and help with formalizing many Facilities operations. Construction on the Library is progressing nicely. Most of the electrical, plumbing, and air conditioning are roughed in and inspected. Interior sheetrock work will start in the near future. Repairs are also underway to the south drive/parking lot area that was disrupted for utility construction.
IT: A reminder to everyone that everyone is a part of the College computer security defenses. With an uptick in SPAM and Phishing attacks - we remind people to actively lookout for suspicious emails. Most computer security breaches are caused by users clicking on email links - not by hackers breaking into firewalls or servers. Please do your part to keep Burrell safe - if you aren't sure about an email - feel free to ask the IT Department for help!
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Office of Research
- Distinguished Researcher Seminar
“Amplifying Diverse Health Experience Stories: The Health Experiences Research Network.”
Nancy Pandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Professor, Clinical Education Researcher, and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque NM.
Seminar: 12:00-1:00 pm.
Discussion Period: 1:00-2:00 pm.
Invited and hosted by the Department of Physiology and Pathology
- Student Research Town Hall – December 7, 2021
The next Student Research Town Hall meeting will be at noon on December 7, 2021. Dr. De La Rosa will discuss her research.
- Call for Summer Research Proposals
Proposals for Summer Research projects from faculty are due on November 30, 2021. For more information visit the Student Research Webpage or contact Dr. Stauss.
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology |
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On November 6th, 2021, Burrell 2nd year student Dillon Haughton delivered a paper entitled “Building 3-D Interactive e-Learning Content using Anatomical Photogrammetry” at a regional online meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists. The meeting, hosted by the Mayo Clinic, featured sessions on the development of virtual tools to enhance medical curricula. Haughton’s presentation was based on an award-winning research project conducted as part of Burrell’s 2021 Medical Student Summer Research which was undertaken together with co-investigator Jacob McClellan (Burrell Class of 2024) and their research mentors, Anatomy and Cell Biology faculty Drs. Jon Jackson and Bonny Ford. |
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Department of Biomedical Sciences |
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Dr. De La Rosa is the new co-advisor for the SNMA student group. She was also nominated as the Thankful Thursday recipient by the SOMA student group for her contributions to student learning. Dr. De La Rosa is mentoring OMS III student Alondra Sierra on a research project exploring barriers to maternal health in New Mexico, as a part of the 2021-2022 NMF United Health Foundation/Diverse Medical Scholars Program. The Cimarron River College, led by Dr. Bramblett, is sponsoring a Pizza Panel for the OMSI and OMSII students on November 12th, during which OMS III students will answer questions about what the third year is like. There will be two more Pizza Panels in the spring, hosting fourth-year students and residents. The department is actively recruiting a new Immunologist/Microbiologist to join the department.
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Department of Clinical Medicine |
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Department of Clinical Education |
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Class of 2024 attended RAC Day! We had a successful turnout and the information students gained has started to shape their decisions for what RAC they would like to end up in. Special Circumstances and Four Corner applications have closed on November 5th. We will be hosting Preference Day on December 3rd.
Class of 2023 started their 5th block. Students will be on campus for OMM Lab on November 12th. You should see them walking around as they transfer to their lab session. The Rockledge RAC had a successful OMM day in Florida on November 5th, Dr. Chang traveled to our Rockledge RAC. Thank you, Dr. Chang!
Class of 2022 is in the middle of the interview cycle and we are happy to see the increasing number of interviews. Good luck to the Class of 2022 during their interview season!
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Department of Physiology and Pathology |
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Our department is very pleased to host the speaker for the Distinguished Researcher Seminar Series this month. Our guest will be Dr. Nancy Pandhi (MD, MPH, Ph.D.) from the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UNM. Her community-engaged research and clinical practice have focused on improving health in underserved populations. The title of her presentation, at noon on November 18th, will be: "Amplifying Diverse Health Experience Stories: The Health Experiences Research Network".
Dr. Oviedo published an open access case report in Cureus, as a senior author: “N-Glycanase 1 Deficiency Is a Rare Cause of Pediatric Neurodegeneration With Neuronal Inclusions and Liver Steatosis”. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19126
We are happy to welcome Dr. Osborne back to our department and thank him for his time in service as Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical Education.
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The Month of November is recognized as Native American/Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month and Transgender Awareness Month
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On November 1st, President Hummer issued the Burrell College Land Acknowledgement, which serves as a formal statement to recognize the numerous Indigenous Nations who have occupied the lands where the main campus sits and the Indigenous Nations represented in our clinical training sites and hubs.
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In early December, the Student Government Association, Student Affairs, and Diversity & Inclusion will be offering a screening of the Gather documentary, which illustrates a movement among Native Americans to reclaim their identities through food sovereignty. An announcement to come.
- Later this month, we will be issuing an Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar to recognize, appreciate, and support our diverse community.
- The Diversity Council welcomes and appreciates faculty and staff involved in the MLK, Jr. Day of Diversity and Service event.
- Date: Monday, January 17th, 2022
- Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
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Office of Enrollment Services |
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Admissions plans to continue hosting campus visit days for offered candidates on an ongoing, monthly/bi-monthly basis. If you would like to participate in any way, or if you have a suggestion for an upcoming event that may be of interest to the candidates in the coming months, please contact the Office of Admissions.
Faculty interviewers are encouraged to sign-up for Spring interview dates. Thank you to those who have already signed up.
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November 18th at 5 pm via Zoom (link in LEO) - Q&A Conemaugh Hospital EM Residency Presentation
Dr. Michael Galuska is the Program Director at Conemaugh Hospital in Johnstown, PA who has experience in ACEP and medical student mentorship regarding residency applications. Dr. Galuska will answer questions about the residency interview process. Current residents will also be available to answer questions specific to their program.
November 19th at 2 pm via Zoom (link in LEO) – Q&A Comanche County Memorial Hospital EM Residency and Audition Rotation Presentation
Dr. William Bickell and Assistant Program Director Dr. David Behm of the Comanche County Memorial Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program will present on the program as well special features of their audition rotations.
November 19th from 12-1 pm via Zoom – QPR Suicide Prevention training; (Question, Persuade, Refer). Open to all students, faculty, and staff.
November 19th at 3 pm – Miley Grandjean and Jim Enright with Friends of the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks will be leading a hike through Slot Canyon for anyone staying in town for the Fall Break. If you are interested in hiking, visit this link.
December 3rd from 11:30 -1 pm - Plans are underway for the Welcome Back Hot Dog Social collaboration with Heath and Wellness Student organization with our very own President Hummer as the grill master for the day!
December 10th from 12 - 1 pm - Educational Specialists are presenting to the SUCCESS interest group. The session will address addressing imposter syndrome, and how to elevate self-care, rather than self-soothing responses when experiencing stress/time constraints.
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Accreditation and Compliance |
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Updated Standard Operating Procedures
· RR.001 FERPA
· RR.006 Audited Courses
· RR.009 USMLE Eligibility Status
· FA.004 Professional Judgement
· FA.009 Consent for Electronic Business
· ADM.002 Application Evaluation
· ADM.001 Advertising and Promotion for Recruitment
· ADM.003 Waitlist
· LIB.002 Document Delivery Service
· PCE.001 Course Grade Reporting Data Transfers
· PCE.015 Course Remediation Procedure Years 1 and 2
· PCE.013 Course Evaluation Procedures
· PCE.026. Delivery of OSCE’s
· AGC.001 Data Review
· AGC.002 Selections Committee
· AGC.003 Admission Governance Council Meetings
· AGC.004 Medical Student Admissions Selections Committee Procedures
Per the NM Department of Health, everyone is required to wear a mask indoors. You may remove your mask if you are alone in a private office, cubicle, or study room or if you are eating/drinking.
The College is monitoring the OSHA vaccine/testing mandate, The mandate requires any private business of 100 or more employees to mandate vaccines or weekly COVID-19 testing. We will keep the College apprised as soon as we know more.
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- Faculty Affairs has appointed 46 new preceptors since October 1st, 2021.
- Faculty Affairs would like to thank Stephanie Caballero for the dedicated and excellent work she has done for over a year in our Department. We wish her good luck in her new position at Burrell.
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For the upcoming Thanksgiving Break, the Library will be staffed for the following hours (though the space will remain available for study during open building hours):
Saturday and Sunday (November 20-21) ------------------- 8 am to 3 pm (regular hours)
Monday through Wednesday (November 22-24) -------- 8 am to 5 pm
Thursday and Friday (November 25-26) ------------------- Closed
Saturday and Sunday (November 27-28) ------------------ 8 am to 3 pm (regular hours)
For specialized resources in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, we encourage you to visit the following subject guides:
For a look at historical osteopathic journal articles, you can investigate: OSTMED.DR
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Faculty Council Leadership has had a busy month! We hosted the first Faculty Council meeting of the year on October 27th. On October 29th, we co-hosted a community-based Trunk-Or-Treat, alongside Staff Council, with candy, prizes, a photo booth, and lots of fantastic costumes. There was a great turn out and we were thrilled to get to collaborate with Staff Council on this wonderful event. Finally, on November 5th, we had the second Faculty Assembly meeting of the year. Thank you to everyone for attending all of these events and thank you to the Sunshine committee and those who contributed carved pumpkins to be used at the Trunk-Or-Treat as well! |
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Staff Council will be hosting a Staff Professional Development Session on Monday, November 22nd in the Lecture Hall. The session will be held from 11:00 - 1:00 pm and offer staff an opportunity to collaborate with one another and enhance communication among staff. The council will be providing lunch for all attendees. There will be a survey to complete prior to the session, please look for an email on Tuesday regarding the brief prep-work.
Staff Council collaborated with Faculty Council to host a community Trunk-O-Treat!
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
-William Arthur Ward
The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.
-Charles Schwab
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
-John F. Kennedy
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
- Voltaire
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Laughter Can be the Best Medicine |
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What key has legs and can't open a door? A turkey.
How do you fix a broken pumpkin? With a pumpkin patch!
What happens when winter arrives? Autumn leaves!
What do you get if you drop a pumpkin? Squash!
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BEAR:
Building Expectations of Alliance and Respect
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