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PHILADELPHIA COLLEG E OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE 2009 ! ANNUAL REPORT
Mission Statement Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to the education of students in medicine, health and behavioral sciences. The College fosters the growth of the osteopathic profession by training physicians through programs of study guided by osteopathic medical tradition, concept and practice.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is committed to the advancement of knowledge and intellectual growth through teaching and research, and to the well-being of the community through leadership and service.
Educational Goals The College’s educational goals focus on presenting highquality, comprehensive programs of study that embrace the following expectations of student learning: • Students will demonstrate a central core of biomedical or behavioral science knowledge in their field of study, including theory, foundations, clinical skills and applied clinical/practical applications as appropriate to the specific academic program. • Students will demonstrate communication skills through clinical assessments, group discussion and/or written or oral presentation in their respective fields.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry by designing, conducting, presenting or interpreting research in their field of study as appropriate to their academic program. • Students will identify, retrieve, understand, analyze, synthesize and apply information collected from various sources and in varied formats, including those requiring skills in the use of information technology.
We take enormous pride in our osteopathic heritage and our unrivaled commitment to recruit and train DO and graduate students who will employ compassionate, holistic approaches to clinical, didactic and other professional responsibilities—helping to meet the needs of medicallyunderserved areas particularly in Pennsylvania, Georgia and the South. Despite national and local economic challenges, as an institution, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine continues to demonstrate sound fiscal management practices that advance our Mission-centered instructional, research and service outcomes. The principles we have espoused for more than a century give us validation. They bespeak a difference in our institution—a PCOM Difference—a hallmark of excellence, respect, collegiality and community. We thank every member of our community for your loyal dedication to and support of PCOM, and invite you to share any ideas you have for the College as we face today’s challenges with energy and confidence. With warmest regards,
Paul W. McGloin, CPA, LLD (Hon.) Chair of the Board
Matthew Schure, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer
Rooted in Dr. Andrew Taylor Still’s core beliefs that the mind plays a crucial role in the body’s capacity to heal, that treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms is essential, and that treatments such as osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) aid the body’s natural healing process, osteopathic physicians work in partnership with their patients for the best outcomes. At Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, the osteopathic modality remains a critical and intense component of the medical curriculum. It is also the philosophy that is imbued within the College’s graduate behavioral health and professional programs. Instructed and mentored by pioneering OMM faculty including Alexander S. Nicholas, DO ’75, professor and chair, and Evan A. Nicholas, DO ’81,
associate professor, whose father, Nicholas S. Nicholas, DO, chaired the department of osteopathic principles and practice (OPP)/osteopathic manipulative medicine from 1973-1987, DO students gain respect for the osteopathic identity, values and culture. They have a thorough appreciation of OMM as central to diagnosis and treatment. The College takes pride in its heritage (it had the first AOA-approved OPP residency in the country) and the validation that it remains on the forefront of OMM research and leadership. Over the past five years, 20 PCOM students have completed OMM undergraduate fellowships. PCOM students benefit from a superior OMM program; faculty including Drs. Alexander S. Nicholas (pictured front left) and Evan A. Nicholas (pictured to the right of his brother) are renowned nationally and in Europe for their expertise in OMM methodology.
Of late, professional, state and federal bodies have been calling for greater accountability and transparency in higher education with emphasis on institutional effectiveness and student learning outcomes. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is proud to continue to be on the leading edge of these calls, as its self-assessment has been ongoing for many years, preceding external pressures. Among the various areas of focus of quality assurance, compliance and stewardship is research and sponsored programs. The College has increased faculty research and publication with incentives for scholarly activity. Internal research seed grants have been instituted, internal funds
from The Fund for PCOM have been applied, and a large grant to endow the Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging, an interdisciplinary research center, has been obtained. Significant progress has been made on research including Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation in diseases such as periodontitis, and prevention of tissue damage caused by fluid depravation. Richard Kriebel, PhD, senior associate dean for curriculum and research; chairman of biomedical sciences; and professor and chair of neuroscience, physiology and pharmacology, and Jane Z. Dumsha, PhD, director of research and sponsored programs, promote and facilitate research, education, and outreach missions of sponsored programs.
Selecting the best students for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has always been a key factor in the College’s contributions to maintaining the distinctiveness of the osteopathic profession. Led by Carol Fox, associate vice president for enrollment management, PCOM’s Admissions Team is charged with recruiting and accepting DO students for campuses in Philadelphia and Georgia and graduate students for 16 programs—all of whom must possess not only keen academic credentials and experiences, but the capacity of character to employ compassionate, holistic approaches to clinical, didactic and other professional responsibilities. Yet, while remaining Mission-centered, today’s admissions process has greatly changed. The number of students nationwide applying to osteopathic and allopathic medical schools as well as professional graduate programs has intensified admissions competition. Technology has supported a
more centralized and electronic application process. And applied outcomes assessment methods have been effective tools for quantifying and qualifying the attributes of students. Acknowledging this necessary modification, the Admissions Team works hard to keep intact the personal connection that has traditionally been the department’s hallmark. Open houses, visits to colleges and universities and panel approaches to interviews (including administrators, faculty and current students) build relationships and secure applicants who are a good fit for the College. Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Carol Fox (pictured front) leads PCOM’s capable Admissions Team that includes (pictured left to right) Kari Szentesy, Marsha Williams, Deborah Ann Benvenger and Jonathan Cox.
At Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, so many exceptional teachers, researchers, clinicians and staff are actively engaged in the lives of students. Their excellence in teaching and practice fosters curricular innovation, and their research activities (recognized nationally and internationally) expand the profession. Longevity of service to the College of more than 30 years is reflected in the careers of over 20 faculty members; 132 have been associated with the College for 10 years or more. Several provide vital links to some of the earliest days and departments at PCOM. Others—affiliated instructors—spend long hours in hospitals and clinics rolemodeling how to be skilled, compassionate physicians and health practitioners. And many faculty bring together students from the DO and Graduate Programs in a model for interprofessional health care team training.
Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBA, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean, affirms that “Our faculty are among those who are absolutely essential to PCOM and its identity. Their devotion to quality learning is manifested in the very values that our students and graduates employ— mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual support. From these mentors, they are able to understand and evaluate complex disease processes within the context of patient-centered care. I am confident that you cannot find a more stimulating learning environment than that which our institution provides.”
Saul Jeck, DO, professor and chair, obstetrics and gynecology, has been affiliated with the College since 1974. A two-time recipient of the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Dr. Jeck has helped to shape the education and holistic approach to medicine of three decades of PCOM students.
More than 750 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate students pursue studies at the master’s level in biomedical sciences, physician assistant studies, counseling and clinical health psychology, school psychology, forensic medicine and organizational development and leadership. Yet, despite this diversity of concentration, each program’s identity is congruent with the osteopathic philosophy—that there is an innate connection between body, mind and spirit. And it is this holistic philosophy that makes PCOM’s Master’s in Organizational Development and Leadership (ODL) particularly unique.
With a focus on skill development, human relations and field theory, the ODL program produces autonomous graduates who possess essential competencies for improving strategic organizational performance and realizing individual potential. Leaders with this perspective are more successful at achieving organizational and personal goals and more effective at influencing change in leadership, decision-making, planning, conflict resolution, control and productivity. Shanda Lucas, MS/ODL ’09, associate director, Elwyn, credits the ODL program with her changed view of business. “For me, the ODL program was a study in self-awareness. The courses helped me to identify my strengths and to draw upon a systems thinking approach in my daily job. By employing strategic organizational models—that look at the whole picture—I have been able to improve workplace performance.”
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine students not only excel in academics; they are well versed in how socioeconomics influences health. Each year, students from the DO and graduate programs participate in mission trips and/or elective rotations to disadvantaged locales in nations such as Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Others serve domestic communities (many in Philadelphia and Atlanta), providing health- and educationalrelated services in outreach centers and homeless shelters for women and youth, HIV/AIDS clinics, psychiatric facilities, schools, prisons and sports camps. Throughout the year, student groups initiate fundraising campaigns to secure donations of medical equipment and supplies for destitute organizations as well as essential items for those who have fallen victim to natural
and human-caused disasters. They participate in local and national charity races and tournaments as well as advocacy events and committees. In addition, they educate the populations with whom they work about health promotion and disease prevention practices and monitor health indicators in targeted populations. Their generosity of spirit reflects the College’s Mission to provide basic medical needs for marginalized patients and to bridge the gaps between what exists and what is needed. Armed with suitcases of donated medical equipment and supplies, Mary Rose O’Connor, DO ’09; James Cruz, DO ’09; Brian Day, DO ’09; Kimberlee Leishear, DO ’09; Michael Lowney, DO ’09; Mary Beth Merlini (DO ’10); and Samit Patel, DO ’09, spent a month on a global elective in outreach medicine in a small primitive clinic in the Andean highlands of central Ecuador.
The development of a campus in Georgia—to meet the needs of medically underserved areas and to foster the expansion of osteopathic medicine— has been a natural extension of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine legacy. With the graduation of the first DO class of 78, the campus’ mission is being realized. Approximately 20 percent of the DO graduating class has opted to remain in Georgia for postgraduate training. In addition, five of the eight osteopathic family medicine residency positions were filled by GA-PCOM graduates. The shortage of primary care physicians is a problem nationwide, particularly in Georgia and surrounding southern states. According to a 2009 report issued by the Association of American Medical Colleges, without major reform in the state’s medical and education systems, Georgia may rank last in the nation in physicians per capita by 2020. The Georgia Campus seeks to recruit and retain osteopathic physicians, biomedical
scientists and other health care professionals in the southeast and to advance the professions to serve the health needs of the region. Twenty-five students have also been awarded master’s degrees in biomedical sciences earned at the branch campus. And the Board of Trustees has authorized the College to apply to the American Council of Pharmacy Education for approval to begin a School of Pharmacy. And the Board of Trustees has authorized the College to apply to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and three other accrediting agencies for approval to begin a School of Pharmacy. “Every graduation is a joy; this one is especially so,” proclaimed PCOM President and CEO Matthew Schure, PhD, in May 2009, as 78 new physicians were hooded at the GA-PCOM Commencement ceremony. Approximately 20 percent of the graduating class has remained in the State of Georgia for postgraduate study.
During the period of July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, a total of $2,126,413 was contributed to Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Alumni, trustees, faculty and staff, foundations, corporations and friends have shown their commitment to the continued strength of the College.
Donors REPORT OF
The 2009 Report of Donors is available as a PHILADELPHIA COLLEG E OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE printed insert in Digest (Vol. 70, No. 3), the magazine for alumni and friends of Philadelphia 2009 ď€ ANNUAL REPORT College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Report of Donors UNRESTRICTED MILLION DOLLAR CAMPAIGN The Fund for PCOM distributes necessary funds to ensure quality teaching, research and student services. This support helps to keep tuition increases to a minimum.
ADDITIONAL $860,129 IN DESIGNATED GIVING PUSHES TOTAL PRIVATE SUPPORT OVER $2 MILLION Gifts earmarked for scholarships, research, clinical education, care for the underserved and other restricted uses.
Proceeds from the Lydia G. Thorburn, DO ’24 Trust totaling $451,662 catapulted the campaign over the $1 million goal for the third consecutive year. The College is tremendously grateful for this extraordinary gift especially during this challenging year. Dr. Thorburn, who died in 1971, created the trust in memory of her mother Crescense Henke, DO, and her sister Clara Henke, DO. Both women were 1909 graduates of Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery.
PCOM applauds the Foundation and Corporate support received in 2008-2009 from: • The Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania to support medical supplies and equipment for the Sullivan County Healthcare Center in Laporte, Pennsylvania; • The Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation for DO student scholarships; • The Benjamin and Mary Siddons Measey Foundation for DO student scholarships; and • The Philadelphia Foundation for DO student scholarships.
This year’s Reunion Giving Program provided $167,377 toward The Fund for PCOM. The College thanks the alumni participants and those who increased individual giving in recognition of their quinquennial reunion. The Class of 1959 led the participation challenge, with 39 percent of the 50-year Class contributing. The Class of 1984 raised the most, with $47,130 in contributions. Faculty and staff of the College made pledges and gifts totaling $106,867. In addition, 100 percent of PCOM’s Board of Trustees supported the College with $132,111 in gifts to The Fund for PCOM and an additional $56,268 to research, scholarships and other restricted programs. Under the leadership of PCOM Alumni Association President Joseph Kuchinski, DO ’86, the Alumni Board of Directors reached 100 percent in giving participation, contributed $82,957 to The Fund for PCOM and made additional gifts totaling $4,900 to support the Alumni Association. The Alumni Association of PCOM joined with leaders of GA-PCOM including Paul Evans, DO ’79, vice dean and chief academic officer, GA-PCOM; H. William Craver, DO ’87, chair, division of undergraduate clinical education, GA-PCOM; and Gary H. Watson, PhD, chair, division of basic sciences, GA-PCOM, to help obtain the ceremonial Mace and Baton for Georgia Campus.
The College was the beneficiary of gifts from the Estates of: • Maj. James Vickers, widower of Frieda Vickers, DO ’39, in the amount of $107,167 for the OMM Undergraduate Fellowship program; and • Albert Morganthaler, DO ’58, in the amount of $22,500 for the DO Student Scholarship Fund. The annual Phonathon is a critical source of funding for the DO Student Scholarship Fund. The week-long Phonathon and follow-up campaign raised $193,714. Half of the funds are disbursed as financial aid immediately to deserving osteopathic medical students, while the other half are deposited into the DO Student Scholarship Trust Fund. This year, $117,000 in aid was distributed from the DO Student Scholarship Fund. The 2008 Golf Classic, chaired by PCOM Trustee Thomas J. Gravina, was held at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. The Classic netted $118,109 for the five PCOM Healthcare Centers that provide care for underserved communities in North and West Philadelphia, Roxborough, City Avenue, and rural Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Proceeds support the centers’ operations and the position of Coordinator of Human Health Resources, a social worker who assists clients in all the urban Healthcare Centers. The College praises and appreciates its contributors for their stalwart support in the face of the year’s many challenges.
Financial Overview Combined financial results in fiscal 2009 for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine were varied. Net assets from operations contributed $14 million while net assets from non-operating activities declined $22 million. Contributing to the non-operating declines was a 19.9 percent negative rate of return. The majority of this variance was due to unrealized losses. The College maintained its strong total assets balance of $250 million, while net assets decreased 4.2 percent to $185 million. Georgia Campus–PCOM graduated its first DO class in May 2009. Operating as a division of PCOM, GA–PCOM continues to create operational efficiencies, maintaining low tuition rates for all PCOM academic programs. The operations of PCOM Student Loan, LLC., were suspended in May 2008; however, the program awarded approximately $2.1 million in scholarships in fiscal 2009.
G ROWTH IN TOTAL ASSETS | Dollars in Millions 2009 2008 2007 2006 $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 $150 $175 $200 $225 $250 $275
Standard and Poor’s Rating Services raised its long-term rating for PCOM to A+ from A. According to Standard and Poor’s report, “The new rating reflects increasingly sound operating surpluses in recent years. . . . PCOM demonstrates good budgeting practices as management budgets for both a small emergency reserve and full depreciation.” The report also notes “solid student demand and diversity of graduate programs” among its strengths. PCOM FOUNDATION ASSETS | Dollars in Millions Unrestricted: $70,948,353
Specific: $10,807,120
Permanent: $9,024,972
2009
A FINANCIAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE WRITE TO:
2008
Peter Doulis, CPA Vice President for Finance & Chief Financial Officer Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 4190 City Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131-1693
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Financial Overview *SOURCES OF REVENUES FROM OPERATIONS | Dollars in Millions Grant Income
$1.9
Net Patient Service
$4.4
Investment Income
$2.6
State Appropriations
$6.1
Other Sources
$5.1
Graduate Medical Education
$13.9
Tuition & Fees
$66
FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30
2009
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ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable, Net Endowments and Similar Funds Restricted Funds Property and Equipment, Net Other Assets Investments
$ 20.0 6.4 104.0 9.0 64.3 1.8 44.5
$ 46.9 5.1 129.0 8.8 67.8 7.0
$ 39.9 10.1 124.6 16.9 71.4 2.1
$ 24.3 9.9 101.2 13.7 81.0 2.2
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$10.7 6.8 23.6 23.5
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$14.7 11.7 26.0 23.7
$13.8 9.5 27.4 25.0
$64.6
$71.4
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$75.7
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted
$165.6 10.8 9.0
$168.9 15.5 8.8
$163.5 16.9 8.5
$137.1 13.7 5.8
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$185.4
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$156.6
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
$250.0
$264.6
$265.0
$232.3
Ambulatory Care Network
$7.7
TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accrued Malpractice Costs Long-Term Obligations Other Liabilities
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$3.1
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TOTAL REVENUES: $100 *USES OF REVENUES IN OPERATIONS | Dollars in Millions
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$11.1
Plant Operation & Maintenance
$6.1
Basic Science Instruction
$16.3
Clinical Instruction
$18.9
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$22.8
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TOTAL EXPENSES: $86 *These graphs do not include endowment realized and unrealized losses on investments of $(26.3 million).
Summary of Grants 2008-2009 ONGOING GRANTS OSTEOPATHIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION $120,000 CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISORDERS OF AGING ENDOWMENT Brian Balin, PhD, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine Michael Kuchera, DO, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
PHILADELPHIA HEALTH CARE TRUST $120,000 Function, quality of life, and possible mechanisms of action in the adjunctive care of patients with Parkinson’s disease treated with whole body, periodic acceleration &/or OMT: Pilot studies Michael Kuchera, DO, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Peggy Stewart, PhD, Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH – NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH $75,000 Transcriptional regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-3 Ruth Borghaei, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
EDNA G. KYNETT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION $25,000 Self-management program to prevent cardiovascular disease Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO, Primary Care and Continuing Education
PEW CHARITABLE TRUST $72,000 Enhancing behavioral health service delivery for vulnerable adults at the PCOM Healthcare Centers Robert DiTomasso, PhD, Psychology Barbara Golden, PsyD, Psychology Harry Morris, DO, MPH, Family Medicine CHRISTOPHER REEVE PARALYSIS FOUNDATION $10,000 Measuring quality of life in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (no-cost extension) Stephanie Felgoise, PhD, Psychology NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (SUBCONTRACT) $4,232 Neural cell tropism of mouse hepatitis virus Susan Hingley, PhD, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA $6,587 Entry mechanisms of mouse hepatitis virus, a model for multiple sclerosis Susan Hingley, PhD, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION $22,712 Documenting mechanics and mechanisms in pedal pump OMT Michael Kuchera, DO, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Peggy Stewart, PhD, Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION $52,847 Area Health Education Center – Eastcentral PA Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO, Primary Care and Continuing Education STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA $13,653 Area Health Education Center – PCOM budget Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO, Primary Care and Continuing Education U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION $52,847 Area Health Education Center – Northcentral PA Harry Morris, DO, MPH, Family Medicine STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA $13,653 Resources and Services Administration Area Health Education Center – PCOM budget Harry Morris, DO, MPH, Family Medicine NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH – NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE $40,000 Estrogen dual effects on coronary arteries – research reentry supplement (no-cost extension) Mary Owen, PhD, JD, Pharmacology (Continued)
Summary of Grants NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH — NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE $75,000 In vivo and ex vivo mechanisms related to eNOS uncoupling during reperfusion Lindon Young, PhD, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine CHRISTIAN R. AND MARY F. LINDBACK FOUNDATION $15,000 Chromosomal translocation-induced overexpression of ERG and prostate tumorigenesis Dianzheng Zhang, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA $5,286 Nutritional factors in prostate cancer Dianzheng Zhang, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
NEW GRANTS STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA $4,259 Dissecting the apoptosis pathway affected by C. pneumoniae in Alzheimer’s disease Denah Appelt, PhD, Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH — NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE $391,570 Determinants of cardiac thin filament regulation Robert Barsotti, PhD, Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology Marcus Bell, PhD, Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
(continued) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION $84,625 Clinical Learning and Assessment Center improvements Robert Cuzzolino, EdD, Medical Humanities and Education MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN $30,000 Medical School Palliative Care Education Project Katherine Galluzzi, DO, Geriatrics Nicol Joseph, DO, Geriatrics AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION $5,000 A comparison of OMT to conventional care in the treatment of chronic post traumatic headache attributed to mild head injury Michael Kuchera, DO, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA $10,000 Immune modulation of T-cells from peanut-sensitized inbred mice C. Scott Little, PhD, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine
Officers & Members of the Board of Trustees President’s Cabinet (pictured left to right): Dr. Cuzzolino, Ms. Zeller, Dr. Schure, Mr. Doulis and Dr. Veit.
OFFICERS
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Paul W. McGloin, CPA, LLD (Hon.) Chair of the Board
Bernard J. Bernacki, DO ’81 James H. Black, DO ’62, LLD (Hon.) J. Steven Blake, DO ’89, MSC John B. Bulger, DO ’95 Eugene B. Chaiken, LLD (Hon.) Lita Indzel Cohen, Esquire The Honorable Terry Coleman, JD Joseph A. Dieterle, DO ’70 Elizabeth H. Gemmill, Esquire Thomas J. Gravina John P. Kearney Vincent Lobo, DO ’65 Herbert Lotman, LLD (Hon.) Robert S. Maurer, DO ’62* Paul W. McGloin, CPA, LLD (Hon.) Louis P. Meshon, Sr. Andrea Pedano, DO ’90 Matthew Schure, PhD Wayne T. Sikes Ruth Thornton, PhD** Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBA Murray Zedeck, DO ’62
Eugene B. Chaiken, LLD (Hon.) Vice Chair of the Board Matthew Schure, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBA Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Peter Doulis, CPA Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Florence D. Zeller, MPA, CFRE Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development Robert G. Cuzzolino, EdD Vice President for Graduate Programs and Planning Lavinia Lafferty Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary Joan McGettigan Assistant to the President and Assistant Secretary
*Alumni Representative **Faculty Representative
Administration Paul Evans, DO ’79 Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, Georgia Campus Mark Okamoto, PharmD Dean and Chief Academic Officer, School of Pharmacy, Georgia Campus
Tina Woodruff, EdD Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Richard A. Kralle Director of Security and Public Safety
Etheldra Templeton, MLS Executive Director and Chair, Library and Educational Information Systems
Nancy L. Martorano Director of Financial Aid
John Fleischmann, EdD Campus Executive Officer, Georgia Campus
Gary H. Watson, PhD Chair, Division of Basic Sciences, Georgia Campus
Richard A. Pascucci, DO ’75 Vice Dean, Clinical Education
Laura G. Bell Director of Risk Management and Insurance
Richard Kriebel, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Preclinical Education and Research
Deborah A. Benvenger, MBA Director of Admissions
Carol A. Fox, MM Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management H. William Craver, DO ’87 Associate Dean of Undergraduate Clinical Education, Georgia Campus Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO ’77 Associate Dean for Primary Care and Continuing Education John Bulger, DO ’95 Regional Assistant Dean, Geisinger Health System
John J. Carlin, MBA Director of Financial Operations Deborah A. Castellano, MS Registrar Jane Z. Dumsha, PhD Director of Research and Sponsored Programs Rita C. Forde, MBA Director of Human Resources Dean S. Gray Director of Materials Management
Allan M. McLeod, DO ’88, JD, MBA Director of Undergraduate Clinical Education C. Andrew Mueller, MBA Director of Financial Reporting and Planning Wendy W. Romano Director of Marketing and Communications Pamela J. Ruoff, MS Director of Alumni Relations and Development James A. Williams, MS Director of Management Information Systems and Telecommunications Frank H. Windle Director of Plant Operations James J. Wood Director of Animal Facility
Executive Faculty ANATOMY Tage N. Kvist, PhD
ENDOCRINOLOGY
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES John M. Cavenagh, PhD, MBA, PA-C
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO
ANESTHESIOLOGY Scott E. Rosenthal, DO ’94
William J. Gilhool, DO
GASTROENTEROLOGY
PSYCHIATRY Burton T. Mark, DO
BASIC SCIENCES, GEORGIA CAMPUS Gary H. Watson, PhD
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Rocco J. Crescenzo, DO ’92
PSYCHOLOGY Robert A. DiTomasso, PhD
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Ruth D. Thornton, PhD
William A. Nickey, DO ’66
NEPHROLOGY
RADIOLOGY Open
EMERGENCY MEDICINE John W. Becher, DO ’70, MPH
Joseph S. Lubeck, DO
NEUROLOGY
REHABILITATION MEDICINE Gerald E. Dworkin, DO ’81
FAMILY MEDICINE Harry J. Morris III, DO ’78, MPH
Pat Anthony Lannutti, DO ’71
GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
SURGERY Arthur J. Sesso, DO ’81
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Michael A. Venditto, DO ’77
SPECIALTY SURGERY Laurence Belkoff, DO
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
David A. Bevan, DO ’69
DIVISIONAL CHAIRS Oliver C. Bullock, DO ’78 David Spratt, DO ’75
GERIATRIC MEDICINE Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO INTERNAL MEDICINE John P. Simelaro, DO ’71 DIVISIONAL CHAIRS
RHEUMATOLOGY
LIBRARY SCIENCE Etheldra Templeton, MLS NEUROSCIENCE, PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY Richard M. Kriebel, PhD
DIVISIONAL CHAIRS GENERAL SURGERY
Arthur J. Sesso, DO ’81 NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Richard B. Kanoff, DO ’75 OPHTHALMOLOGY
Open
ADULT ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Saul Jeck, DO
John J. McPhilemy, DO ’78
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE Alexander S. Nicholas, DO ’75
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD/ NECK AND FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY
PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND FORENSIC MEDICINE Open
Sherman N. Leis, DO ’67
Neil H. Feldman, DO ’85
David H. Loughran, DO ’83 CARDIOLOGY
Bruce Kornberg, DO ’78 DERMATOLOGY
Stephen M. Purcell, DO
PEDIATRICS Rosemary E. Vickers, DO ’83
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Theodore P. Maurer, DO ’62
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
UROLOGIC SURGERY
Laurence Belkoff, DO
Alumni Association Board of Directors OFFICERS Joseph J. Kuchinski, DO ’86 President H. Sprague Taveau, IV, DO ’77 President-Elect Richard A. Pascucci, DO ’75 Vice President Luke G. Nelligan, DO ’91 Secretary Murray Zedeck, DO ’62 Treasurer Dana C. Shaffer, DO ’85 Assistant Treasurer Harry E. Manser, Jr., DO ’69 Past President
DISTRICT DIRECTORS NORTH ATLANTIC DISTRICT Gerald A. Colvin, DO ’94 Timothy P. Lowney, DO ’77
PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT Hal S. Bendit, DO ’84 Darlene A. Dunay, DO ’83 Joanne E. Hullings, DO ’96 William G. McDowell, DO ’54 Kathy L. Rumer, DO ’00 Melissa N. Schwartz, DO ’91 Paul J. Ufberg, DO ’02
GREAT LAKES DISTRICT Luke G. Nelligan, DO ’91 Elsira M. Pina, DO ’89
NEW JERSEY DISTRICT James M. Bonner, DO ’86 Joseph Nyzio, DO ’00 Richard Tancer, DO ’84
MILITARY DISTRICT Lt. Col. Margaret Swanberg, DO ’94 Cdr. Michael Weiner, DO ’91
MIDDLE ATLANTIC DISTRICT John A. Cifala, DO ’45 Gary J. Della’Zanna, DO ’92
REPRESENTATIVES John A. Pasquella, DO ’05 Resident Representative
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT David Coffey, DO ’84
Richard A. Lopez, DO ’08 Intern Representative
FLORIDA DISTRICT Ricky P. Lockett, DO ’84 Murray Zedeck, DO ’62
Scott Feitell, DO ’09 Student Representative
MIDDLE AMERICA DISTRICT Ositadinma O. Opara, DO ’99 Dana C. Shaffer, DO ’85
FAR WEST DISTRICT Michael J. Feinstein, DO ’74 Allan Goldberg, DO ’63 Howard M. Robinson, DO ’90
Robert S. Maurer, DO ’62 Representative to PCOM Board of Trustees Matthew Schure, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer
*The Alumni Association of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is an independently chartered association.
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The 2009 Report of Donors is available as a printed insert in Digest (Vol. 70, No. 3), the magazine for alumni and friends of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.