The Official USU Newsletter Volume 6, Issue 11 n June 13, 2011 … · 2015. 4. 9. · Class of 2011 USU Graduates by Christine Creenan-Jones USU graduated it’s 32nd class of students,

Volume 6, Issue 11 n June 13, 2011www.usuhs.mil

The Official USU Newsletter

On the cover Recent GSN alumna and Army Capt. Margo Jenkins represented the USU at the annual Memorial Day “reflections” ceremony in Washington, DC. (See story page 3)

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Photo by Thomas C. Balfour

Sharon Willis Deputy Vice President for External Affairs and Managing Editor

Ken FragerPublic Affairs Specialist

Staff Sgt. Matthew Rosine Production Editor

MC1 Chad Hallford Writer

Christine Creenan-Jones Contributing Writer

Lori Fields Layout and Design

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U.S. Army Surgeon General Eric B. Schoomaker, M.D., Ph.D. offered the graduating students words of support and thanks for what they have and will accomplish in service to their country.

Class of 2011 USU Graduatesby Christine Creenan-Jones

USUgraduatedit’s32ndclassofstudents,May21atDARConstitutionHall.ArmySurgeonGeneralEricB.Schoomaker,M.D.,Ph.D.,servedasthisyear’scommencementspeakeranddegreeswereawardedto167medicalstudents,39graduateprogramstudentsand49GraduateSchoolofNursingstudents.Thefollowingawardsweregiventothisyear’shigh-achievingstudentsandfaculty.

Board of Regents AwardMedical:Ens.DinchenJardine,MC,USNNursing:Cpt.MargoJenkins,AN,USABiomedicalSciences:KathleenR.Jones

Military Officers Association of America Outstanding Student AwardsFamilyNursePractitioner:Lt.Cmdr. L.Creller,NC,USNPerioperativeClinicalNurseSpecialist: Capt.WesleyM.Rimer,USAF,NCNurseAnesthesia:Capt.JulioCano, USAF,NCPsychiatricMentalHealthNursePractitioner:Lt.ConnieJ.Braybrook, NC,USNDoctorofPhilosophy:Maureen N.Hood,RN,MSN

School of Medicine Outstanding Biomedical Graduate Educator DavidR.Tribble,MD,DrPH

Henry M. Jackson Foundation Fellowships in Medical Sciences KathleenR.Jones,Emerging InfectiousDiseasesKristenR.Hamilton,Medicaland ClinicalPsychology

Carol J. Johns MedalSheilaM.Muldoon,MD,Professor ofAnesthesiology

William P. Clements Jr. Award Col.(Dr.)BrianK.Unwin,MC,USA, AssistantProfessor,FamilyMedicine

School of Medicine Outstanding Civilian EducatorMarthaJohnson,PhD,Associate Professor,Anatomy,Physiology andGenetics

School of Medicine Esprit de CorpsEns.DinchenJardine,MC,USN

Graduate School of Nursing Esprit de Corps Lt.Col.RebeccaYurek,AN,USN

Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces 2ndLt.DavidLindholm,USAF,MSC

AMSUS Award2ndLt.JasonHoskins,USAF,MSC

Surgeons General AwardsArmy:2ndLt.JasonBingham,MS,USANavy:Ens.KimberlyVance,MC,USNAF:2ndLt.KristenSaenger,USAF,MSCPHS:Ens.IsaacYoung,USPHS

ArmyCapt.MargoJenkinsknowsthemeaningofMemorialDay.Thenine-yearArmyvethasservedhercountryasanAdultNursePractitionerandrecentlycompletedherMaster’sdegreeatUSUtoearndistinctionasaPsychiatricMentalHealthPractitioner.Andshediditwithhonors,acceptingtheFederalNursingServiceChief ’sAwardandtheUSUBoardofRegentsAwardforacademicexcellence.ShealsoisthefirstArmyNurseCorpsOfficertobeselectedtocompleteherdoctoralprogramstraightfromherMaster’swork.

Capt.Jenkinsknowshereffortwillbeofcriticalimportancewhenshecaresforservicemembersonthebattlefieldsandastheyreturnfromdeployments.Shepersonallyhaslostthreefamilymembersthisyearwhoservedinmilitaryuniform–oneineachArmedService–Army,NavyandAirForce.Andhersister-in-lawwasengagedtoaservicememberwhowassenttoVietnamandneverreturned.Hisname–BruceMorrow–isontheMemorialWallCapt.JenkinswasfacingwhenshetoldherstoryasoneofseveralspeakersparticipatingintheMemorialDayStorytellinginWashington,DC.

“It’simportantforpeople–menandwomenwhohaveneverserved–to

meetandhearfromactive-dutywomenwhocantellthem,fromapersonalperspective,whatitislike,”saidCapt.Jenkins.“AsanArmysoldierIhonorthoseservicememberswhopavedthewayforme.Withouttheircontribu-tionsandsacrificesIwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhavetoday.”

Capt.Jenkinstoldattendeesthat“Today,therearefewerandfewerveteranstosharetheirstories.Manyofourolderveterans-especiallythosefromWorldWarIIandKorea-tendtobereticentanddon’twanttotalkabouttheirservice.But,unlikeduringpastperiodsinourhistory,manyAmericanstodayhaveneverevenmetasoldier.Istandtodayasasoldierwhoremembers.”

Capt.Jenkinsadded,“Youaredoinganimportantthing,makingadiffer-ence,bybeingheretoday.Youarenotforgettingthesacrificesofoursoldiersandservicemembers.Istandtodayasasoldierwhoremembers.MyhusbandretiredU.S.AirForceTSgtTimothyJenkinsstandsheretodayasarepre-sentativeofDesertStorm–heremem-bers.Bothofmysonsonactive-dutyintheU.S.AirForce,SSgtChristopherPettingill,andSeniorAirmanChristo-pherLussier–bothremember.”

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USU Nurse Participates in Memorial Day Storytelling EventRecent GSN alumna reflects on military values and personal memoriesby Ken Frager

Floral displays adorn the stage as Army Capt. Margo Jenkins reflected on her career as an Army nurse, and on the contributions of those who have served before her, during the annual Memorial Day Storytelling event held at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial.

Lt.DanielFaircloth,MC,USN

Cpt.PeterLing,MC,USA

Cpt.MichaelFaria,MC,USA

Lt.Col.MichaelCosio,MC,USA

Maj.EdwardMorarity,MC,USA

Lt.JoelMartinique,MC,USN

Maj.MarioTanchez,USAF,MC-MPHProgram

Cmdr.ArvoOopik,USPHS

Maj.JamesTroy,MC,USA

Lt.Cmdr.NeilGraven,USPHS

Lt.Cmdr.RichardBalk,MC,USN

Lt.Cmdr.JeffreyRifkin,MC,USA

Maj.KathleenCrawford,USAF,MC

Maj.ChristinaManthos,MC,USA

D.RobinHill,Ph.D.-GraduateEducationProgram

Lt.Col.WilliamReed,MC,USA

Cmdr.KerryKnoizen,MC,USN

Maj.H.GlennRamos,MC,USA

YvonneAndejeski,M.D.

SandraKing,M.S.-GraduateEducationProgram

AnneC.Gawne,M.D.

JeffreyP.Kavolius,M.D.

Cmdr.ByronHendrick,MC,USNR-MPHProgram

Cmdr.AdrianSzwec,MC,USN

Maj.BradleyAbels,USAF,MC

KarenStrandManusov,CRNA-GSNProgram

Lt.Cmdr.JosephMunaretto,MC,USA

KevinLewis,M.D.

AntonitaDeJesus,M.D.,MPH–MPHProgram

MaceoBraxton,M.D.

Maj.RobertOak,MC,USA

TerenceJ.O’Grady,M.D.

BartonBranscum,M.D.

RikkiSolow,Ph.D.-GraduateEducationProgram

Lt.Col.MarkYuspa,USAF,MC

Maj.JohnVickery,USAF,MC–MPHProgram

Cmdr.MichaelMazurek,MC,USN

LouisBeltz,M.D.

Maj.MatthewBurke,MC,USA

JerelErne,M.D.

Col.DavidBurris,MC,USA

In Memoriam USU honor its alumni who have lost their lives

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Graduate School of Nursing dean receives Pioneering Spirit Award by Ken Frager

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AdaSueHinshaw,PhD,RN,FAAN,deanandprofessor,GraduateSchoolofNursing,USU,waspresentedwiththeGEHealth-care-AACNPioneering

SpiritAwardbytheAmericanAssociationofCritical-CareNurses(AACN)duringthe2011NationalTeachingInstitute&CriticalCareExpositioninChicagorecently.ThisAACNVisionaryLeadershipAwardrecognizessignificantcontributionsthatinfluencehighacuityandcriticalcarenursingandrelatetotheassociation’smission,visionandvalues.

“OfalltheawardsthatIcouldreceive,thisoneisspecialtomebecauseitcomesfromtheprofes-sionalswhousethenursingresearch,”saidDr.Hinshaw.“It’sarealhonortobeselected.”

Dr.HinshawwasthefirstpermanentdirectoroftheNationalCenterofNursingResearchandfirstdirectoroftheNationalInstituteforNursingResearchattheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH).Intheserolessheledsuccessfuleffortstopositionnursingresearchwithinthemainstreamofpublic-fundedbiomedicalandbehavioralscienceintheU.S.Sheledtheinstituteinitssupportofdiseaseprevention,healthpromotionandenvironmentsthatenhancenursingpatientcareoutcomes.

The Pulse Spotlight:

Name: Liam Kean

Duty title: Research Assistant

How long have you worked at USU? Almost 2 years

What brought you to USU? I relocated because I was offered a great job opportunity by my supervisor, Dr. William Watson, in the Department of Neurology.

What is your favorite part of USU? I appreciate the close community of the university and the working atmosphere. I also enjoy how wooded and peaceful the campus is, considering the close proximity to urban areas.

What advice would you pass on to people new to USU? It is pretty easy to make friends on campus. Also, the crab cakes from the USU Cafeteria are a real treat!

Editor’s Note: If you know a hard-working under-recognized person in your department, submit their name and contact information, and they might be selected for the Pulse Spotlight. Please, submit all nominees to [email protected]. Nomination is not a guarantee for publication.

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USU’sEducationDayissponsoredbytheFacultySenateEducationCommitteeandwasfirstheldin2008topromotecontinuingeducationoffaculty,staff,andstudentsatUSUanditsaffiliatedteachinginstitutions,provideinterdisciplinarydiscussionofinnovativeandeffectivestrategiesusedinhealthscienceeducation,facilitatetransferofstrategiesacrossdisciplines,andtofosteroptimalteachingandlearningopportunitiesthroughtheuseoftechnology.

“Asweenterthenextphaseofcurriculumreform,whichisbasicallytheimplementationphase,ourEduca-tionDayprogramwilloffersometoolsandtipsthatmostwillfindveryhelpful,”saidDr.JamesSmirniotopoulos,committeechair.“Ourkeynotespeaker,”–Dr.StephenRayMitchell,thedeanformedicaleducationfromtheSchoolofMedicineatGeorgetownUniversity–“hasgonethroughasimilarprocessand

canofferfirsthandguidanceonwhatwecanexpectalongtheway.”

Dr.Mitchellwilldiscusslessonsheandhisfacultylearnedandhelpmakethechallengeofreformintoanewlearningopportunity.“Anytimewecanfindbetterwaystoapplynewskillsweareenhancingtheeduca-tionalexperiencesofourstudents,”saidDr.Smirniotopoulos.

EducationDay2011isscheduledforThursday,June16andthethemeisPathways and Pitfalls in Curriculum Reform.Onlineregistrationisopenuntilmidnight,June14,2011andyoumustberegisteredtoparticipate.

Turning challenges into opportunitiesby Ken Frager

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Ada Sue Hinshaw, PhD, RN, FAAN

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HPRC Health TipsThe Human Performance

Resource Center Health Tips is a new column intended to provide the USU community with information to help develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Check out the HPRC website at: http://humanperformanceresourcecenter.org.

Have you heard of H.E.L.P.?Menandwomeninthemilitary

whooperateinandaroundopenwaterneedprotectionagainstdrowningandimmer-sionsyndrome.Quickresponsetocold-waterimmersionisimportantbecauseofitsimmediateimpactonthebody.Immersionsyndromecouldcausecessationofbreath-ingand/orcardiacarrestincertain

A “Royal Experience” for CHAMP’s medical directorby Ken Frager

ArmyCol.(Dr.)FrancisO’Connor,medicaldirec-torfortheConsortiumforHumanandMilitaryPerfor-mance(CHAMP)atUSU,wasthekeynotespeakerthisyearforthe28thLondonMarathonMedicalConference.TheRoyalSocietyofMedicinehoststhisannualevent,whichoccursthedaybeforetheLondonMarathon,toaddressmanytopicsonthescienceofmarathonfordoctors,physio-therapists,andsportsscientists.

Thisyear’sconferenceincludedtalkson“MentalToughness”andshowcasedthedebateonthecardiacrisksfrommarathonrunning.Dr.O’Connor,whoattendedtheconferenceinhisroleaspresidentoftheAmericanMedicalSocietyforSportsMedicine(AMSSM),wasoneoffourinternationalspeakerswhopresented“Overheating:ManagingExertionalHeatIllnessintheInjuredRunner.”Dr.O’Connorhas

pioneeredtheU.S.Army’sapproachtostandardizingtheevaluation,treatmentandreturntoduty(orplay)criteriaofheatinjuredU.S.ArmySoldiers.Thefollowingday,heobservedthemedicalcareteamandprovidedconsultationonexertionalheatstrokecasesandtheirmanagement.

Dr.ThomasRileyfromHomertonUniversityHospital,whoworkedin

thefinishlinemedicaltentatthemarathon,saidinanemailtoDr.O’Connor,“Iwantedtothankyouagainforyourexcellenttalkandthoughtyouwouldliketoknowhowmuchoursevenheatstrokecasual-tieshadbenefitedfromthetreatmentyouadvocated.It’scertainlygreatestreturnintermsofbenefittopracticeintheshortesttimeofanylectureIhaveeverattended.”Dr.O’Connor’stalkaddressed

thepriorityimportanceofrapidcoolingwithpartialimmer-

sionicebathsforheat-stressedathleteswhohavementalstatuschanges(oftencombative)andcoretemperaturesapproachingorexceed-ing40degreeCelsius(104degreeF.).Dr.O’Connorstressedtheimpor-tanceofrapidcoolingasafirststeptothesubsequentstepsofintravenousfluidplacementandcardiacmonitoring.

people.Coldwatercausesalossofheatmuchfasterthancoldairdoesandcanquicklycauseperfor-manceimpairments,includingnotbeingabletofastenalifejacketorothersafetyequipment.Makinganefforttotreadwaterorswimonlyincreasesthebody’sheatlossandhastenstheonsetofhypothermia.

Apersonalonecanextendsurvivaltimebyusingbodyposturethatcoversareasespeciallyvulner-abletoheatloss.Thoseinthewatershouldavoidmovementandusethe“heat-escapelesseningposture”(H.E.L.P.).Thispostureminimizestheexposuretocoldwateroftheindividual’sgroinandchestbecausethearmsarefoldedacrossthechestandpressedtothesidesandthekneesaredrawnupwiththelegscrossedattheankles,creatingafetus-likepositionNotethatthistechniquedoesrequiretheuseof

apersonalfloatationdevicethatallowsthekneestobedrawnup.

Ifmorethanonepersonisinvolved,the“huddleposition”shouldbeusedtoreduceheatloss.Inthisposition,individualsshouldpresstogethertheirchests,abdomens,andgroins.Inadditiontoconservingeachindividual’sbodyheat,thehuddlepositionhelpspreventtheswimmersfrombecomingseparatedbeforetheyarerescued,providesalargerrescuediscoverytarget,improvesmorale,reducesshockandpanic,andmayreestablishachainofcommand.

Thesesurvivaltechniquesrequirepracticeandtheuseofpersonalflotationdevices.TreadingwaterintheH.E.L.P.positioninheavyseasisamajorchallenge,andthehuddlepositionrequiresthatallpartici-pantsbeabletotreadwater,sobeingfitandpreparedisessential.

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Distinguished alumnus returns to campusby MC1 Chad Hallford

Sharing career knowledgeby Ken Frager

Second-yearmedicalstudentAirForce2ndLt.JeffreySorensonexplainshismedical“complaints”tostudentsatMontgomeryCounty’sJohnF.KennedyHighSchoolwhileU.S.EducationSecretaryArneDuncanlistenedin.SecretaryDuncanwasvisitingtheschoolalongwithMarylandCongressmanChrisVanHollen,whoalsotouredtheclassroom.Sorenson,alongwithclassmatesAndrewChamberlin,AngelZhangandKevinGould,supportedKennedyHighSchool’sMedicalCareersPathwayProgram,ledbyMs.BarbaraMarchwicki,duringthe2011schoolyear.Earlierintheyear,highschoolstudentsinthemedicalcareersprogramwonsecondplaceinthePatriotsBio-MedicalCompetitionattheNationalInstitutesofHealth.Photo by Ken Frager

NavyRearAdm.(Dr.)C.ForrestFaison,III,CommanderNavyMedicineWestandNavalMedicalCenterSanDiego,isthefirstflaglevelalumnustoreturntocampusaspartofanewinitia-tivebyBrigadeCommanderNavyCapt.(Dr.)TanisM.BatselStewart.

“Ithinkitisimportanttoletourstudentsseeandhearfromthosewhocamebeforethem,thattheopportuni-tiestosucceedinmilitarymedicineareendless,”saidCapt.BatselStewart.“Havingthesedistinguishedvisitors

return,tospeakwithourmedicalstudents,isatestamenttothecommit-menttheyhavemadeasflagofficersandmilitaryleaders,togrowthenextgenerationofmilitarymedicalleaders.”

“I’mabigbelieverinthisUniver-sity,”saidRearAdm.Faison.“Ijumpedattheopportunitytoreturnandspeakwiththemedicalstudents.”AccordingtoAdm.Faison,asamedicalstudentatUSUhewasremindedtoputhispatientsfirstandasamilitaryleaderhewastrainedtoputhispeoplefirst.”The

wayIseeit,leadingthesejuniorofficersisanotherwayoftakingcareofthemandputtingthemfirst.”

OverFaison’smore-than-30-yearcareer,hehashadopportunitiestoleadandtreatfromjointcommandsinKuwaitandtheMiddleEast,toleadanddelivercarefromseveralofNavyMedicine’slargestmedicaltreatmentfacilitiesatPortsmouth,Va.,SanDiegoandCampPendleton,Calif.andtoinfluencepolicy—shapingthepresentandfutureofmilitarymedicine.

“Isharedoneofthekeypointsinmycareerwiththestudentsearlier.Inmyfourthyearofmedicalschool,wewenttoCampBullis,TexasforOperationBushmaster.Atthattimetheteacher,then—Lt.Cmdr.MichaelL.Cowen,whowentontobeViceAdmiralandSurgeonGeneraloftheNavy,taughtmealessonIhaveneverforgotten,”saidFaison.“Whenyou’retired,cold,stressedtothemaximumandyouwanttobesomewhereelse,eating,warmingup—you’reouttherebecausethatpatientonthestretcherneedsyouandisdependingonyou.It’stherightthingtodo.That’swhatbeingaphysicianisallabout….caringforthosewhoneedourhelp….whetheratthebedside,intheater,atHQ,orinafrontoffice….itisallaboutcaringforthosewhoneedourhelpandaredependingonus.”

Navy Rear Adm. (Dr.) C. Forrest Faison, III addresses medical students during his recent return to USU as part of a coordinated effort by USU Brigade leadership.

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Personnelmustnotinstallself-codedornon-licensedsoftwareonnetworkresources;add,remove,configure,orattempttomodifyUSUcomputeroperatingsystemsorprograms;moveaudio/visualornetworkcables,computersorattempttoconnectpersonalcomputerstothenetworkincludingMDLandlecturehallspaces;connectpersonaldevicesexceptforthosepreviouslyauthorizedbyNOC;downloadpornographicmaterialandstoreordisplayoffen-sivematerial,suchasracistliterature,sexuallyharassingorobscenelanguageormaterial;storeorprocessclassifiedinformationonanyUSUsystem.

Personnelmustnotpermitunauthorizedindividualsaccesstoagovernment-ownedorgovernment-operatedsystemorprogram;accessonlinegambling,gamesandsocialengineeringsites,datesortimes.

Helpdesk Closure TheNOChelpdeskisclosedfortrain-

ingonThursdaysfrom10to11a.m.Duringthistime,youcanleave

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Exercise/Fitness Areas PhysicalFitnesstrainingshouldbe

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withintheuniversityisroomG060.Thecampus’StudentCommunity

Loungeareaisalsoauthorized,butonlyduringspecifiedPFTdatesortimes.

Professional activitiesTheDepartmentofDefenseand

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Thisapprovalisrequiredpriortoengagingintheactivity.

Inordertogetapproval,anyemployeecancompleteaUSUForm

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TheseformsareavailableintheGeneralCounsel’sofficeoronlineattheUSUOGCWebsite.

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TheUSUMeritReviewCommitteeisacceptingapplica-tionsforthefiscalyear2012USUIntramuralResearchFunding.

Applicationsmaybesubmit-tedforPilot,StandardandExploratorygrantfunding.Neworrevisedapplicationswillbeaccepted.Competingcontinua-tionsarenolongerfunded.Theseapplicationsareforbasic,clinicalorbehavioralresearch.

Projectswillbeevaluatedfordemonstratedrelevancetomilitaryconcernsand/orarespecifictotheUSUmission.

EligibilityforfundingfromtheUniversity’sintramuralprogramisrestrictedtoUSU-billetedciviliananduniformedfacultymemberswithfull,associateorassistantprofessortitles.

Lateapplicationswillnotbeacceptedandincompleteapplica-tionswillnotbereviewed.

ApplicationsmustbesubmittedbyJune17,2011.

Foradditionalinformation:http://www.usuhs.mil/research/intramuralfunds.htmlorcontacttheOfficeofResearchat(301)295-3303.

Funding Applications

MS-1 Train-Up Week on USU Campus

Kerkesner and Bushmaster Field Training Exercises, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA

June 20 - 24, 2011

July 5 - 22, 2011