14 Jefferson REVIEW
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University Japan Center Opens
The Japan Center for Health Professions Education and Research at Jefferson opened in January 2012 to promote the exchange of training and research among Jefferson, the Japanese Association for the Development of Community Medicine and the Noguchi Medical Research Institute. Since 1987, Jefferson has hosted more than 300 Japanese medical students, physicians and nurses for training. With the new center, Jefferson expects to support as many as 55 Japanese health professional visitors per year. So far, 36 nurses, physicians, medical students and residents have been scheduled to visit in 2012. Most spend one week at Jefferson for clinical skills training in various areas of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the University Clinical Skills and Simulation Center.
“We designed the program to have a cohort of students who will progress as a group,” says Adrienne Dolberry, PhD, P4 director. “The goal is to build community so the students can support each other while in the program and have a network when they move on to medical or pharmacy school.” A highlight of the program is a linkage agreement with Jefferson Medical College, which gives a select group of students from the program the opportunity to qualify for early-decision acceptance or a guaranteed interview with JMC. For more information, visit www.jefferson. edu/JCGS/p4.cfm.
BST Partners with JMC to Offer Honors Program
In the fall 2012 semester, the Department of Bioscience Technologies in JSHP will launch the Bioscience Honors Program, a partnership with the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology at JMC and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s clinical laboratories. The first year of the program will target second-year BS or BS/MS students interested in genomic pathology or molecular genetics. In subsequent years, all bioscience technology students will be eligible to apply to these and other highly specialized areas in laboratory diagnostics.
Jefferson Launches Pre-Medical/ Pre-Pharmacy Program
In fall 2012, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies will launch the Postbaccalaureate Pre-Professional Program (P4), which focuses on helping individuals fulfill the basic science requirements needed for entrance to medical and pharmacy schools. In addition, the program offers professional development activities, opportunities to volunteer within the healthcare community and MCAT & PCAT exam preparation. The program initially will launch a two-year track and will introduce an accelerated one-year pre-medical track in summer 2013.
OT on the Radio Clinical Assistant Professor Tina DeAngelis, EdD, OTR/L (second from right); Bobby Walsh, MS ’11 (second from left); and occupational therapy students Joshua Springer, Lauren Pasciuto, Tony Williams and Houman Ziai joined local talk show host Derrick Ford on his radio program in April 2012. They discussed the field of OT and the skills the profession can offer to those dealing with addiction recovery. Ford, a behavioral health specialist, is a guest speaker in DeAngelis’ “Historical Perspectives on Theory Based Practice” class and shares the story of his recovery from addiction and homelessness. He has been clean for 22 years and now works to help others achieve sobriety and mentors youth in Philadelphia.