Tag: Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

Students Learn from Virtual Interprofessional Education Event

Rebecca Simon, B.S., a graduate assistant at the NSU clinic for the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, preparing materials for the IPE event.

EXSC 4100 Adapted Physical Activity students from NSU’s Exercise and Sport Science major enjoyed a virtual interprofessional practice education (IPE) event on April 13, 2023.

The speech-language pathology students in SLP 6015, Clinical Processes worked with their instructor Jillian Yaw Ching, M.S., CCC-SLP, and associate professor, Tambi Braun, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, to review a clinical case and different diagnoses that SLPs treat.

The students worked in teams, and they also were able to share how they would create an intervention plan for functional activities for the hypothetical patient. Georgia Monique Mokha, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, CPSS, CSCS, professor, emphasized to all students the value of working as a team for future patients and clients.

Posted 05/07/23

Speech Language Pathology Clinic Introduces Listen & Talk Lab

The Nova Southeastern University Speech Language Pathology Clinic’s Listen & Talk Lab is currently accepting patients.

The clinic’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The lab offers services in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language (ASL). Among the services being offered are hearing screenings, speech and language evaluations, speech and language therapy, and family support.

Daniela Berrios, MA CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd, is an experienced bilingual speech language pathologist who specializes in working with individuals with hearing loss to achieve functional communication outcomes.

Posted 05/07/23

Partnership Creates Opportunity for Hearing/Vision Screenings

For the first time, the physician assistant students are joined by the anesthesiologist assistant students in partnering with St. Johns County School District to assist with Hearing and Vision Screenings for elementary school students.

Since 2010, Hugh Rappa, M.D., associate program director and professor, and the Jacksonville Regional Campus Physician Assistant (PA) program, has been a partnership with the St. Johns County School District to assistant the school district with hearing and vision screening exams for elementary school students.

Liberty Pines Academy combined total, 739 students screened. The PA class of 2024, back row, left to right, Philip Chanfrau, Daly Hong, Kasandra Hager, Stephanie Grose, Ashleigh Maya, Danielle Tomoser, Madison MacDougall, Natalie Najmy, Lauren Omdahl. Front Row, left to right, Anthony Abate, Javier Gonzalez, Michelle Lenahan, Natalie Lipman, Radha Patel, Bethany Jones, Heather Homrighouse, Payal Patel.

Rappa first met Mrs. Leslie Shugart, the districts representative in 2009, and who currently works in student services for St. John County School District and discussed the possibility of bringing his PA students to assist with screenings. In 2010, Rappa was accompanied by 8 PA students and assisted in screenings at Ponte Vedra Palm Valley-Rawlings Elementary School. Since 2011, Rappa with the commitment of Charlene Bolton, Ed.D., PA program director, has been involving all first year PA students in this community service.

In Fall 2022, Rappa asked, anesthesiologist assistant (AA) program director, Gregg Mastropolo, M.M.Sc., if he would like his students to participate in these screenings. They both agreed, and for the first time, the Jacksonville Regional Campus AA students and the PA students joined together in screening close to 5,000 elementary students at 9 different county schools.

In addition to hearing and vision screenings, height and weight and scoliosis screenings were also performed. Actual screenings depend on the academic grade of the students. Dates have already been scheduled for both programs to participate in Fall 2023.

 

Posted 05/07/23

Students Learn About Speech-Language Pathology

CSAD 3040 Neuroanatomy undergraduate students’ class, organizing the Craig’s Pantry collection.

Undergraduate students taking neuroanatomy during winter 2023 semester collaborated with Tambi Braun, SLP.D., CCC/SLP, associate professor, and Jennifer (Shani) Grossbard, M.S., CCC/SLP, adjunct professor, to meet with several faculty in the department and learn about the role of the speech-language pathologist in educational and medical settings. They also then collected gifts and baked goods that were donated to Craig’s Pantry Mother’s Day event happening in May 2023.

Craig’s Pantry is a privately funded, volunteer-driven, kosher food pantry in Broward County, Florida. Mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers receive several visits throughout the day from volunteers bringing flowers, goodies, gifts, and balloons.

For more information, please visit https://www.craigspantry.org/

Posted 04/23/23

Program Founder/Adjunct Professor Receives PA Award

Michael Caplan

Michael Caplan, M.S., PA-C, the founder of the certificate in Emergency Medicine program, and adjunct faculty at the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences in the Department of Health Science, was presented the Physician Assistant of the Year 2022 Award for the southeast region.

The certificate program in emergency medicine is for physician assistants who are interested in obtaining specialized education in emergency medicine to prepare them for a position in a high-acuity emergency department.

Posted 04/23/23

Students Selected for Institute for Future Scientists in O.T.

Lanoris Parker

Each year, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF), selects 20 participants from a nationwide pool of promising entry-level occupational therapy students for the Institute for Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy.

During the first AOTA/AOTF institute, OT class of 2017 student Bryce Carsone Smith, represented the NSU Tampa Bay O.T.D. program. This year, two NSU of the selected twenty participants include entry-level O.T.D. students, Lanoris Parker­–Fort Lauderdale, and Deborah Kofsky–Tampa Bay.

First year O.T.D. student Lanoris Parker was a personal trainer prior to entering the O.T.D. program, and upon graduation with a Masters in Kinesiology, received a commission with the US Army Medical Specialty Corps as an Army Reserve Second Lieutenant. His interest is in learning about the interconnectedness of physical activity, brain science, and occupational therapy. Due to lack of resources and inadequate teaching and aware of health disparities, he is motivated to participate in occupational science and help elevate research to improve mental health and fight against the rise of mental disorders.

Deborah Kofsky

Deborah Kofsky, fourth year O.T.D. student, is completing her final clinical rotation and doctoral capstone experience for her OTD degree. Her academic performance is marked with grades on the top 5% of her cohort, and qualified her for scholarships, including repeat awards of the NSU Chancellor’s scholarship.  She completed the rigorous 6-sequence OTD research curriculum, capped with a podium and poster presentation and a manuscript for submission to a juried publication. In addition, she served a one-year internship with the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Rehabilitation and Disability Special Interest Section supporting initiatives for community-based activities.

The future scientists will participate during in-person sessions at the AOTA INSPIRE Annual Conference & Expo in Kansas City, Missouri, when they will be matched with leading occupational therapy scientists to address topics such as possibilities within OT science, considerations when evaluating potential doctoral programs, and career opportunities as a scientist. The facilitators and mentors of the will be composed of faculty and doctoral/post-doctoral students from established research programs around the nation.

Hopefully, both Deborah and Lanoris will achieve the purpose of the AOTA/AOTF Institute for Future Scientists, which include being part of a group of potential scientists, connecting with other potential entry-level scientists with mentors in the occupational therapy scientific community, and developing a peer scientific network.

Posted 04/23/23

Doctor of Occupational Therapy Student Receives Scholarship

Arianna Sewell

Congratulations to Tampa Bay Regional campus third-year Doctor of Occupational Therapy student Arianna Sewell, by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) to receive the Florence M. Stattel Endowed Scholarship.

AOTF is a charitable, scientific, and educational non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the science of occupational therapy to support people’s full participation in meaningful life activities.

The foundation is governed by a board of trustees and awards grants for scientific research and scholarships. It also publishes a scientific Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (OTJR), Occupation, Participation and Health,[1] indexed by the National Library of Medicine and others. It sponsors the honor society Pi Theta Epsilon. It is based in Rockville, Maryland.

Arianna submitted an essay in which describes her qualifications to receive this award. Her academic performance at NSU qualifies her to receive Florence M. Stattel Endowed Scholarship, and in completing at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework.

Arianna has a B.A. in psychology and worked as a research assistant in the HeartLAB of the University of South Florida.  As a current O.T.D. student, Arianna has earned an internship with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), planning activities and events relative to the goals of the Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Section.

Posted 04/23/23

Interprofessional Project Aids Underserved in Immokalee

Fort Myers Physician Assistant (PA) program students hosted Project SEED in Immokalee for its 13th year. This event is completely organized and run by the PA students with support from the nursing students as an interprofessional project. Project SEED (Serving Everyone, Embracing Diversity) provides health screening and education to the underserved people of Immokalee.

This area Southwest Florida has many migrant workers and homeless people without access to care. In addition to screening for hypertension, diabetes and vision changes, the students provide education on nutrition, STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) prevention, sun safety, and dental hygiene.

They give away protective eye wear, sunscreen, work gloves, clothing, and hygiene products. Participants who complete the screenings are entered into a raffle for a free bike, computers, and household items. This year the event attracted over 150 participants at its new venue with St. Matthew’s House.

To donate to Project SEED for next year, visit our GiveCampus page at https://www.givecampus.com/schools/NovaSoutheasternUniversity.

Posted 04/09/23

Health Care Sciences Celebrates Black History Month

From left, Krishani Harrinauth and Alexis Tavolaro, prepared to welcome students to their Black History Month table.

Alexis Tavolaro, B.A., audiology student worker, and Krishani Harrinauth, B.S., administrative coordinator I, from the Office of Student Affairs of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences celebrated the historic achievements from the black community in honor of Black History Month.

The event took place on Tuesday, February 21st at noon in the HPD cafeteria. The healthcare contributions of Rebecca Lee Crumpler, M.D.– First Black woman in the United States to receive a M.D.., William Augustus Hinton, M.D., – American bacteriologist, pathologist, and educator, and James McCune Smith, MD– American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author, the first African American to earn a medical degree, and many more highly distinguished members of the black community were highlighted throughout the event.

Posted 03/27/23

NSU Hosts Free Online Conference on Autism, April 1-21

The annual Issues in Autism Conference will be held online from April 1-21, 2023. Hosted by the NSU Satellite of UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, this year’s topic is Social Emotional Engagement:  The “Fuel” for Learning with Emily Rubin as the featured speaker. The sessions are pre-recorded so that participants can view them at their convenience. There is no cost to attend but registration is required by March 27. Register at: https://bit.ly/3ymmh1L.

About the Conference

Findings of research in social neuroscience foster our ability to create supportive learning environments where social-emotional engagement is a “fuel” for learning and emotional well-being, both with our neurodiverse students as well as our educators. While standards-based instruction is our focus in the classroom, our learners are more likely to access the curriculum when they are invested, independent, and initiating with their peers and teachers.

This session will begin with a review of the neuroscience of learning and shift toward a practical discussion of the “why” we need to measure and enhance learner engagement.  Participants will learn about the Social Engagement Ladder, a freely accessible tool for measuring learning engagement and identifying opportunities for enhancing engagement. In addition, participants will learn “what” to do when there are opportunities to enhance engagement. The session will introduce a freely accessible tool, the SEE-KS Quick Reference tool, as a reference for identifying strategies for enhancing engagement that is consistent with a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.  Participants will also learn “how” to mentor one’s multidisciplinary team members using appreciative inquiry to identify what is already working as well as opportunities for the next steps.

Questions can be addressed to CARD@nova.edu or 954-262-7111.

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