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Presidential election offers three new faces By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students heading to the polls for the ASUA special election on Thursday will choose from five potential presidents: previous candidates James Allen and Daniel Hernandez and newcomers Jesse Gunsch, Robert Rosinski and Myles Tacher. MichaelColletti,electionscommissioner for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, estimated that more than 10 elections packets had been picked up, though only five candidates collected 100 signatures, enough to be eligible to run in a special election. Colletti also said he placed a larger emphasis on the language of the Elections Code during the mandatory candidate meeting last Friday, so that any issues or confusion could be addressed. “I’m excited to give the students an opportunity to vote for who they want to represent them and give them a chance to have their voice heard,” Colletti said. “I think it will be a good process.” For the candidates, the process is as much a referendum on Allen and Hernandez as it is an election. Rosinski said he decided to run because he feels that neither Allen nor Hernandez are responsible enough to lead the student body. He questioned whether either of them could be trusted after “cheating” in the general election. “It’s not hard to follow a few pages of rules,” Rosinski said. “I think the student body deserves better than that.” For Rosinski, he said he believes his experience in the military prior to coming to the university is what makes him best suited to serve as ASUA president. “I understand budgeting, I understand time management,” Rosinski said. “I understand service and I un-
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George Humphrey, assistant vice president of Arizona Health Sciences Center’s Office of Public Affairs, and Dr. Steve Goldschmid, left, dean of the College of Medicine, joined with other board members to voice opposition to an amendment to House Bill 2067 at a news conference at University Medical Center on Monday. The bill would allow the governor to choose new members for the UA Healthcare board.
UA Healthcare board in flux Legislative bill would allow governor to choose leadership for company despite objections from UMC
By Michelle Weiss ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The future leadership of UA Healthcare remains uncertain as regents and legislators wrangle over how best to administer the company. At a press conference on Monday, UA Healthcare board members spoke out against House Bill 2067, legislation that would allow the governor to choose a new board. The Arizona Board of Regents made two suggestions for the University Medical Center on April 8. “It really was a very simple thing we did,” said Rick Myers, a member of the Arizona Board of Regents. He said the change shouldn’t be characterized as a “hostile takeover.” “I can guarantee you there’s nothing in our actions that has anything to do with changing the legal structure of the hospital, changing its mission, changing the quality of patient care,” Myers said. He said they only made a
simple bylaw change so there could be fewer hospital board members. Some UA Healthcare members disagreed with this and went to the legislators in hopes of removing the existing board from oversight of UMC, said Dr. Tammie Bassford, head of the UA Department of Family and Community Medicine. This would be in order to construct a new board that would be appointed by the Legislature, she said. “It didn’t have the approval of the full board,” Bassford said. “It took every physician by surprise, it took the department heads by surprise. So the doctors had no voice in this.” The regents also suggested the next chief executive officer of UMC should have a dual responsibility between the university and the medical school in order to contribute to the bigger picture, Myers said. “I think a lot of people somehow took that as a threatening thing instead of seeing it as an opportunity to go fix some of our major problems here in the
state,” Myers said. He said he thinks there was some miscommunication about the proposal. Kevin Burns, the former interim CEO of UMC, could have been one of the next CEO candidates but resigned last week. “I think Kevin’s resigning was a disappointment, and I think Kevin, without talking to the regents to better understand what was going on, went off and made that decision,” Myers said. “And I think that’s a shame.” The doctors are now worried that the legislature will try to take over the hospital because of the overreaction that occurred, Myers said. “And they know that the Legislature is not who you want running a hospital.” Before H.B. 2067, the UA Healthcare board had already adopted a new mission for UMC, said Dr. Steven Goldschmid, the dean of the College of Medicine and the vice chair of the UA Healthcare board. “Unfortunately, the proposed legislation will instantly reverse all that we’ve worked
so hard to achieve today,” Goldschmid said. He said if the bill passes, many people will notice the impact and may leave UMC. “I’m also concerned that if we’re not careful, this dire distraction could negatively affect patient care as well,” Goldschmid said. Bassford said if the bill passes, it will “sever the connection between the College of Medicine and University Medical Center.” She also said she thinks this bill would impair UMC’s ability to attract and retain top physicians and said it would be a shame if the bill was passed and signed by the governor. “In all honesty, I think what we didn’t do a good enough job of is all sit down together and look at the vision and make sure that people realize that everything we’re doing is to provide the very best patient care and to have the very best hospital,” Myers said. “It’s also to leverage the very best hospital so that we can do even more for the community.”
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Senate will dole funds By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Five clubs are vying for $2,892.80 of funding at this week’s Wednesday night ASUA Senate meeting. If their proposals are approved, club funding will reach $135,229.68, only a few thousand short of the $138,575.76 set aside by the senate for club funding this year. Safe Ride, a free transportation service for students, will make a presentation to the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate. Bear Down Camp, held at the beginning of every school year, will also be discussed at the meeting. It, along with several other areas and programs administered by ASUA, is working toward training executives to chair next year’s initiatives. This meeting will be one of the last during the terms of most elected officials, outside of Sen. Chad Travis and Administrative Vice President Brett Ponton, who were both elected to second terms in their offices.
UMC doctor conducts single-incision weight loss surgery By Samantha Munsey ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The future of weight loss surgery could be as simple as a single incision. Dr. Carlos Galvani, the UA surgeon who conducted the first single-incision weight loss surgery in Tucson, said he is pleased with the results and recovery of his patient. During the surgery, a laparoscopic gastric band is placed around the upper portion of the patient’s stomach, limiting the amount of food needed to feel full after a meal. “Getting the surgery is like getting yourself a policeman,” Galvani said. “Once you eat the wrong thing or too much it will stop you, and let you know you have eaten too much.” Galvani, an associate professor of
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surgery and director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery at the UA, performed the procedure last February after finding a candidate who would benefit from the operation. “From a surgery standpoint, it was very successful,” Galvani said. “She did really good and was able to go home in the morning.” The single-incision bariatric surgery is different from weight loss procedures in the past, in which multiple cuts had to be made on the abdomen. During the operation, one half-inch incision is made though the navel of the patient. From there, a surgeon inserts a small camera into the incision to place a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band around the upper portion of the stomach. The surgeon then injects the band with saline though a port that restricts that
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bottom portion of the stomach and controls the amount of food that can be eaten in a single sitting. Galvani estimated that 90 percent of the people who receive this procedure are able to go home the next day. The recovery time is also quicker compared to most weight loss procedures, as it is less invasive and limits the potential for infection. “We are trying to do the same weight loss surgery we have done before, but now trying to reduce pain, infection and more complications,” Galvani said. This operation is not recommended for everyone and is seen as more of a last resort to improve patient health. The surgery can not be performed on severely overweight individuals who exceed around 300 WEIGHT, page A3
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