Campbell Medicine Newsletter | November-December 2018

Campbell Medicine Newsletter The latest news from North Carolina’s only osteopathic medical school | November–December 2018

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PRESIDENT J. Bradley Creed

DEAN John M. Kauffman, Jr.

ASSOCIATE DEANS Michael Mahalik, Grace Brannan, Eric Gish, Victoria Kaprielian, Robin King-Thiele, James Powers, Robert Terreberry, David Tolentino

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Campbell Medicine's newsletter is a bimonthly publication designed to keep faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community informed of news, events and announcements at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. For questions or comments, contact Lynsey Trembly, director of marketing and communications: medicine@campbell.edu 2018© Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect viewpoints of the editors or official policy of Campbell University.

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AOA President Shares International Vision with Med Students William S. Mayo, DO, the 2018-19 President of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), visited Buies Creek this month to meet Campbell’s first year medical students and visit with alumni and North Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association members.

Dr. Mayo shared statistics detailing the state of the profession and how the AOA serves osteopathic physicians across the country and around the world.

“Currently, there are 145,000 practicing DOs and osteopathic medical students in the United States,” shared Mayo.

“The AOA provides Board Certification

for 18 specialties and 77 sub-specialties and is looking into adjusting continuous certification throughout your career to better reflect what you actually do in your practice.”

“The AOA supports physicians having a healthy lifestyle throughout their career and making your voice heard—wear your ‘DO’ proudly,” continued Mayo.

Dr. Mayo is a board-certified ophthalmologist practicing in Oxford, Mississippi and is a clinical instructor at the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Prior to his current roles as AOA President, Dr. Mayo has served the AOA in many capacities, including as chair of the Department of Governmental Affairs, the Department of Affiliate Relations,

“The AOA supports physicians having a healthy lifestyle throughout their career and making your voice heard—wear your ‘DO’ proudly,”

the Department of Business Affairs, and as vice chair and chair of the Department of Educational Affairs.

Dr. Mayo shared two major initiatives under the current AOA strategic plan with the Campbell Medicine Classes of 2021 and 2022 - the ACGME residency accreditation merger and international practice rights. He reminded them that while residency programs across the country progress through the new dual AOA/ ACGME accreditation process, the recent election of Dr. Karen Nichols (the first female AOA president) as vice-chair for ACGME demonstrates the integration of leadership in the now merged accrediting organization. The vice-chair position is tracked to serve as chair in two years, and Dr. Nichols is the first DO to hold this position.

Dr. Mayo went on to detail how the AOA advocates for the profession on issues ranging from financial aid for students to medical licensure on local, federal and international levels. Currently, the AOA is seeking to increase international practice MEDICINE.CAMPBELL.EDU

rights in over 17 countries around the globe. This process includes working with the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA), parent organization for medical licensing boards across the globe, and the World Health Organization. Additionally, the United Kingdom is recognizing U.S. osteopathic medical school graduates on a school by school basis, and Campbell University is currently seeking this recognition for its medical school graduates.

“In many communities osteopathic medicine is still a fairly new or uncommon name. Many people from my own hometown aren't quite sure where to place us in the healthcare field, so to hear Dr. Mayo speak about the growth of the profession and the international ground the profession is covering, was encouraging,” said first year medical student Sarah Ryles Lassiter.

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Student Doctors Joshua Seidel and Nina Shander with hospital staff in Jamaica.

Third Year Students Experience Rotations in Jamaica & Team of 44 Serve During the Winter Break

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hird year medical students Nina Shander and Joshua Seidel took their clinical training experience international for the month of December to learn in Jamaica. Student Doctor Shander describes the value of the experience in her own words: During our years at Campbell, we are offered multiple opportunities to serve abroad. One of these opportunities is an international rotation during the Rural/Underserved block of our third year. I was involved in mission trips during undergraduate school, and I have always wanted to continue to serve internationally where I knew

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I would be able to make a bigger difference with a medical background.

The trips I went on in the past were life changing. I was able to serve different communities, both domestic and abroad, and fostered relationships with the people I served and the teammates who went with me. As a medical student, it was enticing to think of going from the technologically advanced and specialty heavy United States to medicine that relies on history taking and physical exam due to lack of resources. That is why I chose to go to Jamaica.

It was difficult at first to adapt to life in Jamaica. Jamaicans speak “Patois” - a dialect taken from English, Creole and

West African languages. Although it pulls from English words, it is difficult to understand most of the patients due to their accent and speed. It was an adjustment going from a program with set schedules to the slow and laid back pace of the Jamaican doctors. Rounds started sporadically, the operating room seemed like it never followed a schedule, and clinics would have patients waiting hours on end. Despite this, the patience the patients showed while sitting in the heat for hours demonstrated their gratitude for any health care they could receive.

My rotation in Jamaica was one of the most rewarding experiences I have had.

I took care of patients from their intake,

to a procedure, to a prescription, to a follow-up. I was able to practice “hands-on” medicine without the aid of imaging and assisted the residents with all procedures. Serving and training in this environment allowed me to perfect my physical exam skills.

Being in Jamaica taught me numerous lessons about medicine and myself. I was able to leave my comfort zone and experience a culture completely new to me. Josh and I spent most of our time in the hospital, but we were able to travel the island on the weekends from James Bond beach to the Reggae 10K in Negril and the blue hole in Ocho Rios. We enjoyed lots of jerk chicken, cliff diving, and bumpy rides on unpaved roads, but what better way to meet new people than standing on a 2-hour bus ride making conversation with your neighbors and being packed like sardines.

The Jamaican people welcomed us into their hospital and let us rotate between internal medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, surgery, emergency

medicine, and OB-GYN. They showed us the types of cases typically only found on board exams, but rarely seen in a U.S. Hospital. Patients would recognize us at the clinic and greet us with a friendly “Wha gwan?” and ask when we would be coming back to practice in Jamaica. Although weary of the massive amount of mosquito bites I ensued, I can say for sure that I would love to return and serve this beautiful island I was able to call my home for four weeks.

In addition to Student Doctors Sander and Seidel, an interprofessional team of 44 students and healthcare providers departed from Buies Creek to serve the Jamaican people for seven days during the Christmas holiday break. When the team arrived in Montego Bay, they were greeted by Todd and Sue Austin with CSI Ministries, an in-country partner that coordinated transportation, housing and clinic sites for the team with field director Mike Ginter.

the team began a rigorous schedule of traveling to six clinics and treating 386 patients. Patients were provided basic primary care and two were referred to hospital for evaluation of more serious cardiovascular issues.

The team did enjoy some downtime including a visit to Clonmel Potters to watch the production of handmade pottery by one of Jamaica’s most wellknown artisans, ice cream in downtown Highgate, CSI House by Jamaican staff and other locals as they sang a variety of Jamaican folk and Gospel tunes, and before departing the team spent the day in Ocho Rios where we shopped, had lunch, and then went to Dunn’s River Falls, the most popular tourist attraction in Jamaica then had dinner at Pier 1, Montego Bay’s most popular dining location and lodged at the El Greco Resort. After breakfast Saturday morning, we departed for the airport and headed home.

After a day of orientation including lunch at “The Ultimate Jerk Center”,

INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM OF 44 WITH CSI STAFF IN JAMAICAN CLINIC

The Community and Global Health Department is dedicated to providing care to patients locally as well as abroad, and they will host clinics in Angier, NC on January 19th, March 23rd in Dunn, NC at a "Rise Against Hunger", and April 13th with the Rotary in Buies Creek, NC.

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10 HEALTHY TIPS FOR THE NEW YEAR from the Campbell University Health Center 1. Make half of your plate veggies 2. Season with spices rather than salt 3. Skip meat one day a week 4. Cook with avocado oil, coconut oil or olive oil 5. Do something active every day 6. Plan your meals for the week and prepare a meal with friends or family 7. Prepare your own food from scratch as often as possible 8. Avoid white starches – white bread, buns, potatoes, pasta, or biscuits 9. Set a daily water intake goal and start and end your day with water 10. Rethink your drink – don’t drink your calories, except for milk Don’t beat yourself up if you aren’t where you want to be. Remember that persistence is key with any challenge and continue striving for improvement over the course of the year. Learn from experience and make changes to your routine as you see fit. Make this year your healthiest yet!

To make an appointment or for more information about the Health Center, visit campbell.edu/healthcenter.

Campbell Professor Presents New Research Results in Munich

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ovember 14, 2018 Dr. Oleg Alekseev stands in front of his research presentation in Munich.

Dr. Oleg Alekseev, professor of physiology and pathophysiology at Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, presented new research data at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO 2018) Congress in Munich, Germany. ESMO is the most prestigious annual oncology platform in Europe, presenting clinicians and researches from over 130 countries.

Dr. Alekseev is investigating the expression of anti t-NASP (t-isoform of Nuclear Autoanigenic Sperm Protein) antobodies in the blood serum of most common human malignant tumors.

He has been working on this project since he joined the Campbell medical faculty in 2013.

Previously, Dr. Alekseev’s research demonstrated that high levels of expression of t-NASP in prostate cancer can be used as a diagnostic marker for prostate cancer by detecting the t-NASP protein in prostate cancer biopsies or by detecting the high level of specific anti-tNASP antibodies in blood serum.

Currently, his research focuses on the detection of anti-tNASP antibodies in blood serum of patients with most common types of cancers in the United States according to Center for Disease Control data.

Dr. Alekseev runs his research work in the Smith Hall Research Facility at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Collaborative efforts have expanded to involve Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“The research project is in an active phase,” said Dr. Alekseev. “I would

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not be able to achieve these results without the statistical analysis provided

by Zachary Vaskalis, director of assessment, accreditation and planning at CUSOM, as well as the Campbell medical students who participate in this project and are co-authors of the presentation: Cameron Davis and Lauren Smith (CUSOM 2021); Kyle Admire, Julia Brogdon, and Brian Gorman (CUSOM 2020).”

Members of the inaugural class and members of all subsequent classes who join the project work with Dr. Alekseev all four years gradually shifting from lab work, to literature analysis, and then to research planning.

“We are extremely excited about our results,” continued Dr. Alekseev. “The majority (56.5%) of 139 samples demonstrated significantly elevated levels of anti-tNASP antibodies: glioblastoma, astrocytoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, lung carcinoma, ovarian and endometrial adenocarcinoma, urinary bladder carcinoma, and prostate adenocarcinoma. Samples from patients with melanoma, renal, thyroid, breast cancer, and different types of sarcomas did not demonstrated any increase in antibody level.”

Dr. Alekseev plans to develop his research into further investigation of the possibilities for the t-NASP protein not only as a diagnostic marker for different cancers, but also the as a method for cancer treatment.

“Campbell University and the medical school are very supportive in providing us with a research facility, modern equipment, and a favorable research environment which has allowed the research to continue without hassles or delays,” concluded Dr. Alekseev.

NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS & FAREWELLS

Congratulations to MS. JANICE TAYLOR on her promotion to Admissions and Student Affairs Coordinator

UPCOMING EVENTS OSTEOPATHIC BALL January 11

MR. CUSOM January 18 Annual fundraiser for Community Care Clinic

CARE GALA February 2

CUSOM SOSA Board 2018-2019: Tucker Peabody (National Liason), Macelyn Batten (President), Robert Shebiro (Vice President), Alice Chang (Secretary), Taylor Parisse (Treasurer), and Anthony Macey (Anatomy Chair)

Q&A with SOSA WHAT IS SOSA? The Student Osteopathic Surgical Association is a student run club focused on providing students interested in surgery the skills and guidance needed to achieve a career in surgery.

HOW DOES SOSA SUPPORT THE STUDENT BODY? Prior to every anatomy practical, SOSA hosts a mock anatomy practical, which has been beneficial to most students, regardless of their interest in surgery. The mock practicals allow the students to test their knowledge in the same format the formal practicals are held.

SOSA also offers suture/knot-tying labs where we have students, faculty, and sometimes even current residents from surrounding programs teach students how to perform these skills. Suturing and knot tying are skills students are expected to know for rotations, especially our surgery rotation.

Lastly, we host guest speakers and student panels ranging from students recently matched in surgical fields, surgical residents, current surgeons, and, most recently, a program director. This provides students with insight into surgery from multiple different perspectives.

Annual fundraiser for Community Care Clinic

NMS MATCH DAY February 4

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY FOUNDER'S WEEK February 4-9

CAMPBELL GIVING DAY February 6

NCOMA WINTER CME February 6

REGIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM February 15

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HOW IS CAMPBELL MEDICINE’S SOSA INVOLVED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL? Each fall and spring, the SOSA President, National Liaison, and interested SOSA members go to the National SOSA Convention. There, they are offered guest speakers, skills labs ranging from dexterity practice to simulated laparoscopy, and the opportunity to network.

The National SOSA Convention is a great way to work with and learn from other osteopathic medical students and preceptors from across the nation.

WHAT ARE SOME EVENTS WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO? SOSA will continue to offer mock anatomy practicals, suture/knot tying labs, and guest speakers to students. Furthermore, SOSA leadership will be transitioning soon, and we are all looking forward to what the new leadership has to offer!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? The outgoing CUSOM SOSA Board for the 2018-2019 school year would just like to thank all of the faculty that have helped with our events and to the students who have expressed interest in becoming members. It has been our pleasure serving you, and we hope CUSOM SOSA will continue to foster future osteopathic surgeons for years to come!

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