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H EALTHCARE E DUCATION

NSU-COM Program Targets the Management

South Florida's of Natural and Man-Made Emergencies
Monthly When Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in
Healthcare Newspaper October 2016, two Nova Southeastern
University College of Osteopathic
PO Box 812708 Medicine (NSU-COM) student groups—
Boca Raton, FL 33481-2708 the Disaster Medicine Club (DMC) and
Phone: (561) 368-6950 the Student National Medical
Association—rallied to collect goods and
financial donations to help rebuild two
Website: medical clinics destroyed by the massive
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com and mighty storm. The two groups also
teamed up with a local Chipotle Mexican
CHARLES FELIX Grill in a dine-and-donate endeavor to
CAROL FELIX raise funds to help the island nation recov-
Publishers er.
Those efforts are part of the successful
NANCY LAMMIE and burgeoning evolution of NSU-COM’s
Editor Master of Science in Disaster and
Emergency Management Program, which
JUDY GRAMM was established in August 2012.
Editorial Manager & Webmaster The death and destruction of 9/11
evoked a heightened concern about the
JMC GRAPHICS potential threat of biological and other
Art/Production weapons against the United States.
adsjmcgraphics@aol.com Through the leadership of Leonard Levy,
412-835-5796
D.P.M., M.P.H., former associate dean of
research and innovation and professor Accepting donations for Haiti relief and pictured from the left are: Kelley Davis, Ph.D.,
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS program director, for M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Management and faculty advisor for
Lisa Bianco emeritus, and James Howell, M.D., M.P.H., DMC; Beth McCaskey, second-year student and DMC president; and first-year student
Daniel Casciato assistant dean of professional relations, Jodian Hemmings, representative of the SNMA.
NSU-COM received funding from the
Vanessa Orr Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Lois Thomson other degree programs in the United States states, including Arizona, Georgia,
Preparedness and Response—part of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human that related to disaster preparedness and Oklahoma, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi,
Services—and created the Center for response. The program was developed for and New York.
LOOK FOR OUR Bioterrorism and All-Hazards the master’s level and approved by the An outstanding strength of the program
Preparedness (CBAP). Southern Association of Colleges and is the emphasis on linking theory with
NEXT ISSUE The role of CBAP, established in 2002, Schools in February 2012. practical skills. Students learn how to
IN MARCH was to develop training courses that would Two students comprised the first class write a continuity of operations plan, per-
address hazards that include bioterrorism, and were admitted for courses in August form a risk assessment, and develop an
TO REACH US other intentional man-made disasters, 2012. Since that time, the program has exercise tied to a variety of scenarios. The
nonintentional man-made disasters, natu- grown to 30 students with 11 graduates— integrated knowledge offers the opportu-
FOR with 11 additional students garnering nity to create a portfolio that can be shared
ral disasters—hurricanes, floods, wild
ADVERTISING fires, tornadoes, and earthquakes—pan- degrees in May 2017. In 2016, the pro- with prospective employers.
OR EDITORIAL demics, and acts of maritime piracy. In the gram was renamed Disaster and Davis believes the trademark of the M.S.
next few years, more than 256,000 indi- Emergency Management to reflect the full DEM program is rooted in responding to
Call (561) 368-6950 scope of the curriculum, which addresses the complex demands of the many profes-
viduals from across the United States and
or e-mail numerous foreign countries took the train- preparedness and incorporates all aspects sions that handle catastrophic events. “For
carol@southfloridahospitalnews.com ing. of the disaster cycle—preparedness, miti- this reason, we developed concentrations
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., M.S., R.D., for- gation, response, and recovery. that go beyond the course requirements,”
mer assistant dean for research and inno- The program’s courses are offered exclu- she added.
vation, later joined CBAP and along with sively online, but faculty members must “Most of the degree programs available
SUBSCRIPTIONS Levy, envisioned a degree program that maintain regular, synchronous, online ses- have a set of courses that every student
included prevention, mitigation, response, sions with their classes. The complexity of takes, regardless of background, career
One Year $40 and recovery to all types of hazards—nat- handling disasters involves the collabora- goals, or previous knowledge. Our breadth
Two Years $60 ural and man-made. tion of many different players—law of content covers areas such as public
As the project of developing a full aca- enforcement, municipal government health, fire administration, environmental
Three Years $75 demic program continued, Kelley Davis, administration, fire service, public works, hazards, cybersecurity, and law enforce-
Ph.D., program director for the M.S. in public health, engineering, nongovern- ment, making NSU’s program unique. Our
To subscribe, Disaster and Emergency Management mental organizations, private companies, success resulted in the honor of being
(M.S. DEM) Program and faculty adviser and corporations—from local areas, ranked the fifth best online degree pro-
call (561) 368-6950 for the DMC, accepted the task to research throughout Florida, and from several gram in this discipline.”
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____________ Lee Health Medical Residency Program Expanding

All rights reserved. Reproduction After just two years, Lee Health’s family practice residency program has been approved for expansion and has received con-
in whole or part without written
permission prohibited. Copyright © 2016. tinued accreditation with commendation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for the
next 10 years—without a single citation for improvement.
“This is a remarkable achievement, especially for a new program,” says Gary Goforth, M.D., Founding Program Director of
The Florida State University College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health. “I have worked with four
residency programs during the past 32 years, and each of those programs has received continued accreditation status with the
Don’t forget to include maximum time interval. However I have never received a notification letter with zero citations!” Dr. Goforth explains.
The local program is based at Lee Memorial Hospital with the Florida State University College of Medicine as its institu-
South Florida Hospital News tional sponsor. This residency program was developed to abate the shortage of primary care physicians anticipated nationally,
& Healthcare Report an issue that is compounded locally by a rapid population growth in Southwest Florida. Medical school graduates are required
to complete residency training in their chosen specialty in order to become independently practicing physicians. Most physi-
in your Marketing Plans cians set up practice near where they complete this training, making the ideal candidate local students who also plan to prac-
Call Charles at 561-368-6950 for a Media Kit tice in the community.

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