MUSC Catalyst

October 26, 2012

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 31, No. 11

Medicinal garden Inside cultivates history RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

BY DAWN BRAZELL Public Relations

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Horsemint

Butterflyweed

Monkshood

reen must run in the blood of the Porcher family.

It’s only fitting that the hands of Richard Porcher, Ph.D., helped landscape the eight flowering beds of MUSC’s Porcher Medicinal Garden that opened Oct. 18. Porcher realized his tie to Francis Peyre Porcher, M.D., for whom the garden is named, when he was in graduate school pursuing an interest in zoology. He took a field botany course and fell in love with the subject.

He also learned about his ancestor, born in 1824, and the contributions he made, including authoring the book, “Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests.”

“All of a sudden, I realized I had a botanist background,” he said, adding that he has loved being involved in picking plants for the garden. Porcher, a noted field biologist himself and former professor of biology at The Citadel, is a member of the Waring Library Society’s board of directors.

“I think the garden is fantastic.

Finally, people will have an idea of the contributions he [Francis Porcher] has made,” he said. He appreciates that the garden will be a living tribute to his ancestor and credits MUSC President Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Susan Hoffius, curator of the Waring Historical Library, for making it a reality.

“It’s a fascinating piece of history.

With the garden, it all comes full circle in seeing how those plants are being used today.”

Hoffius said she likes that connection

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PORCHER MEDICINAL GARDEN Where: Facing the Drug Discovery Building between the Colbert Education Center & Library and the Basic Science Building

Website: http://waring.library. musc.edu/exhibits/PMG/about. php Artwork Exhibition: “The Flowering of Medicine” being shown at the Drug Discovery Building, the botanical features illustrations of Thomas Hamm and Linda Ann Vinson.

For more info: Visit the website or contact the Office of Health Promotion, 792–1245.

See related story on Dr. Francis Peyre Porcher, Page 6

as well. “It’s exciting to reintroduce someone from our past to people today.

The talent he had was indisputable.

He was a botanist and he came from a long line of botanists. It sort of ran in his blood. He took that interest and knowledge of local flora and made it applicable in a medical setting.”

Though Porcher’s book was written during Civil War time to help Southerners who were suffering from the lack of medical supplies available, Porcher had a longer view of its use

See GARDEN on page 7

The South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care Coastal Educational Forum celebrates therapists.

HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES

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Dr. Jeannette South-Paul, an invited guest speaker, advocates for community health centers.

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Excellence

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Meet Herbert

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The Veterans Day Celebration 12:15 – 1 p.m.

Nov. 9 Basic Science Building Auditorium MUSC President Dr. Raymond S. Greenberg, and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Mark Sothmann along with the Veterans Day Task Force invite MUSC employees, students, faculty and staff to its Veterans Day Celebration.

Guest Speaker Col. Thomas S. Clark III, USMC Commanding Officer, Naval ROTC, The Citadel MUSC Public Safety Color Guard Video in Celebration of MUSC Veterans Presentation of Lapel Pins to All Veterans Reception immediately following in the Basic Science Building lobby

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S.C. educational forum to honor respiratory therapists

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aise your inhaler and celebrate National Respiratory Care Week with respiratory therapists Oct. 21 – 27.

Respiratory therapy has been an established profession since April 15, 1947. Since that time, the profession has grown to include licensed clinicians involved in management, research, critical care, emergency care education, inpatient care, outpatient care, and even home therapy. There are more than 209,000 practicing respiratory therapists in the United States and many more in countries throughout the world.

MUSC respiratory care providers, who are identifiable in their Caribbean blue scrubs, have a busy week. The group participated in the Charleston Zombie Walk Oct. 21. Cook-offs, ice cream socials and a drawing are also planned.

Money raised from the drawing and zombie donations will benefit MUSC’s Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Camp Happy Days.

Pulmonary Critical Cares’ Dr. Laura Lambert, left, shares a moment with registered respiratory therapist Lisa Kaiser.

The third annual South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care Coastal Educational Forum will be held Oct. 26.

This year’s speakers include Keith Borg, M.D., Ph.D.; Carlee Clark, M.D.; Evert Eriksson, M.D.; Neil Glover, M.D.; Luca Paoletti, M.D.; Gerard Silvestri, M.D.; and Antine Stenbit, M.D., Ph.D. A 5K Fight for Air run/walk will be held Oct. 27 on Folly Beach. Proceeds will benefit the American Lung Association. For information on the events, see an MUSC therapist, who may be found in Caribbean blue scrubs.

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Applause Program The following employees received recognition through the Applause Program for going the extra mile: Medical Center

Daniel Williams, Patient Transportation; Debra Mcguire, ART OR; Neomi Brown, Social Worker; Amy Johnson, ART OR; Sandra Milling, Dietetic Services; Jackie Crosby, Meduflex Team; Rita Kramer, Hematology/Oncology; Stephanie Kannon, MSICU; Crystal Burnham, MSICU; Kristin Highland, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine; Jackie Arthur, RT Pulmonary Clinic; Mary Scarborough, Respiratory Therapy; Quanteria Pearson, Hospital Discharge Referral Center; Willie Mae Curnell, Environmental Services; Christina Mundo, 9W; Shameka Gantt, RT 4 Children’s Specialty; Michele Mack, Revenue Cycle Operations; Juliet Deseo, Hollings Clinics; Libby Woodward, Women’s Services; Sharon Dupree-Capers, Revenue Cycle Operations; Rosemarie Battaglia, Pediatrics Perinatal Services; Angelia Whitmire, MedSurg Registration; Leah Kammerdiener, Residents Surgery; Megan

Artz, ART 4E; Quiana Scotland, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine; Kelly Ann Abrams, ART OR; Laura Roberts, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine; Patty Johnson, ART 2 CCV; Darian Epps, ART 6E; Myra Gadsden, Main OR; Betts Ellis, Hospital Administration; Jessica Edwards, Peri-Anesthesia Unit; Brett Green, 10W; Jennifer Hyde, 7A; Cherise Pelzer, Medical Records; Nick Salvucci, 8E; Anne Redick, 2 JRU; Corey Slusarski, 10W; Kesha Graham, Social Workers; Lisa Guido, STNICU; David Ferguson, STNICU; Samir Fakhry, Surgery; Stephanie Montgomery, Surgery; Evert Eriksson, Surgery; and Shannon Harbison, Newborn-Special Care Nursery; University

Melinda Anderson, Parking Management; Valerie Assey, Infectious Disease; Jaime Bessent, OCIO-Information Services; Stacy Bramlett, College of Dental Medicine; Sarah Gay, Neurology; K. Gale O’Neal, Human Resources; Lora Sedgwick, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine; and Melanie Slan, Hollings Cancer Center.

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Medical Center

‘Making a difference every day’

September Employees of the Month Amy Sion, Pharmacy Services “I received a letter from a nursing colleague who needed help getting a patient some antiemetic medication that had been overlooked, and was not given to a patient. Amy not only found a pharmacy that would fill the prescription, but also picked it up, and delivered it to the patient’s home.

The amount of energy and patience it took for her to help this patient, instead of hurrying home to her family, is to be commended. I am so proud to work with people who step in to aid not only the patient but their coworkers. People like Amy make Hollings Cancer Center the special place that it is.”

Nominated by Carolyn Smith

try my best to get them directions to the clinic and reschedule their appointment the same day as needed. I called the scheduling office and was informed that they were unable to accommodate the patient that day because it was already past 2 p.m. I called Ms. Simmons to help. She came down to the ramp and started working her magic. She had one phone on one ear to call central scheduling and had another phone on her other ear to call the specialty clinic.

When she hung up both phones, she was able to get directions to the specialty clinic and schedule the appointment on that same day. She also spoke with the patient and his family herself so I could go to my next scheduled meeting.

Because of her dedication to patient service, the patient was able to go to his follow-up appointment and did not need to re-schedule or travel again on another day.”

Nominated by Leah Ramos

Carolyn Simmons, 9E “Carolyn Simmons has been an employee of MUSC for more than 30 years. She has exhibited the characteristic of MUSC Excellence throughout her career. This is evident through her dedication in providing excellent quality care in her role as a unit secretary. One example of her dedication occurred last week as I was trying to assist a lost patient to his appointment. The patient, who is from Ravenel, had a 2 p.m. appointment at the specialty clinic in North Charleston. It was 2 p.m., and he thought the appointment was downtown. I met the patient and his family at the Clinical Sciences Building ramp as they were struggling to carry the patient, a paraplegic, back to the car. I told them to wait in the car, and I will

Kevin Freeman, Environmental Services “Besides being very friendly, Kevin went above and beyond on Friday morning. The toilet next door was emptying into our shower and left human waste behind. I called for help around 9:30 a.m. When Kevin came in to clean, he called maintenance again and the problem was fixed in about 15 minutes.

He was very concerned about my husband (a transplant patient) being near the waste in the bathroom, and I felt that he understood me completely and cared for my husband’s well-being. He even came by about an hour later to see how we were doing. It is very clear he values his job and patient care. Very uplifting to see his smiling face.”

Nominated by Wendy Weesner (the patient’s wife)

Physician of the Month Jessica Hoying, M.D., Family Medicine “Dr. Hoying went above and beyond her duty the other night with a Family Medicine patient.

She returned my page in record time and came to evaluate the patient within the time-frame

she gave me. She also fed beef broth to the patient and provided support during placement of a foley catheter. She was very calm and comforting towards the patient and the patient's mother. I appreciate the time she took with the patient as well as her respectful attitude towards me as the registered nurse. She even had time to obtain a blanket for another Family Medicine patient, rather that just passing it along. Thank you Dr. Hoying for your commitment to your patients and your colleagues.”

Nominated by Ava Jones

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MEET HERBERT

Rev. Herbert LaVal Jenkins Department Volunteer & Guest Services How long at MUSC About 9 months How are you changing what’s possible at MUSC Putting forth a genuinely positive attitude when I deal with visitors, patients and employees. When answering the phone, I use our slogan, MUSC: We’re changing what’s possible.

Last book read “The History of the Church,” by Eusebius Meal you love to cook Steak, yellow rice and grilled asparagus Most embarrassing moment Falling over a fire hydrant on St. Philip Street. How big and yellow does something have to be for me not to see it?

Greatest moment in your life My wife having our son at MUSC Dream vacation Cruise and flight combo to Hawaii, and Australia with my family Children Janae Ladson, 5, and Herbert L. Jenkins II, 3 months old

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Dr. Francis Peyre Porcher, 1824 - 1895 Did You Know? q Francis Peyre Porcher was born at Ophir Plantation in St. John’s, Berkeley County, South Carolina on Dec. 14, 1824 to Dr. William and Isabella Sarah Peyre Porcher. q Through his mother ’s side, he was a descendant of the wellknown English botanist Thomas Walter, author of Flora Caroliniana, the first catalog of the flowering plants of South Carolina published in 1788.

These handwritten notes from Francis Porcher at the Waring Historical Library are part of a collection of his papers available to students and faculty for research. Contact the library at 792-2288 for more information.

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I trust that after the war shall have ceased there will still be no dimunition in the desire of every one to possess a source from whence his curiosity may be satisfied on matters pertaining to our useful plants.

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Francis Porcher, in preface to his book “Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests”

q Porcher graduated from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. He was first in his class of 76, in 1847. His thesis, A Medico-Botanical Catalogue of the Plants and Ferns of St. John’s, Berkeley, South Carolina, was published later that same year by the faculty of the Medical College. q During his long affiliation with the Medical College, Porcher served as professor of clinical medicine and chair of materia medica, which he held from 1874 to 1891. With fellow Medical College alumnus Julian J. Chisolm (1830-1903), Porcher opened a hospital specifically for the care of plantation slaves. q At the outbreak of the Civil War, Porcher joined the Confederate Army as a surgeon to South Carolina’s Holcombe Legion and was then transferred to the Naval Hospital at Norfolk, Va. in March 1862. He finished his Confederate service in the South Carolina Hospital at Petersburg, Va.

q While in Virginia, Porcher was “released temporarily from service in the field and hospital”

by Confederate States Surgeon General Samuel Preston Moore to write, “Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests.” The handbook identified local plants with therapeutic qualities that could be used not only by Confederate surgeons, but planters and farmers, in place of manufactured drugs made unavailable because of the Union blockade of Southern ports and the lack of southern pharmaceutical laboratories. The handbook written in 1863 was of such value that a revised edition was published in 1869. q Four editions of the manual were produced during the course of the war and are now available for research use at the Waring Historical Library. q When the war ended, Porcher returned to Charleston and resumed his academic positions at the Medical College. As his professional career thrived and he received many honors, he remained a prolific contributor to the medical literature and wrote on a variety of topics including yellow fever, diseases of the heart, typhoid and malaria. q After suffering a paralytic stroke, Porcher died at his home in Charleston, on Nov. 19, 1895. q Porcher ’s papers are housed at the Waring Historical Library, which has digitized them for research use.

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Bitterbloom

Indian Pink

Jimson weed

The botanical illustrations above by Thomas Hamm are on display with the art of Linda Ann Vinson at the Drug Discovery Building as part of a special exhibition “The Flowering of Medicine.”

GARDEN Continued from Page One beyond the immediate needs of the Confederates. Not all the book is directed at medicinal uses either, she said. It’s like an almanac of sorts with directions for everything from making lye soap and dyes from plants to producing brandy.

The germ of the idea for the medicinal garden came from the landscape architect, Bill Eubanks (of Urban Edge Studio in Mount Pleasant), of the Drug Discovery Building who recommended it as a nice addition. Greenberg loved the idea and wanted to tie it into MUSC’s history.

“He wanted to make the connection to Dr. Porcher and looking at our future with the Drug Discovery Building and looking for new drugs and new therapies. This garden is a tribute to what we have always done, which is to innovate medicine. We were doing that in 1863 when this book came out with Dr. Porcher, and we’re still doing it today. One hundred fifty years ago we had faculty members who were making really significant contributions to pharmacology and medical therapies, and we still do. I think that’s a nice connection.”

The garden features more than 40 specimens that are shown in Porcher’s book including signage with botanical

information as well as details about what the plants were used for. There also is a companion website with more information about the plants. It will list the entry it had in his book, and for those who want to know modern-day uses, there will be a link to its entry in the Natural Medicine Compendium database, a pharmacy resource that Wayne Weart, PharmD, arranged for MUSC’s use.

There’s a leadership team that will oversee the garden composed of people from a variety of fields, including

pharmacology, history and horticulture with programming opportunities being handled by the Office of Health Promotion. There will be garden tours, lunch-and-learn events and educational sessions for students. “It will be a nicely balanced group of people looking at the garden from various perspectives, not just as a garden or a healing garden. It’s the pharmaceutical and the horticultural part, the history. It’s all of it together,” Hoffius said. Her hope is that the garden will be an inspiration.

“It’s to say, ‘look at the things around

Dr. Richard Porcher helps prepare the beds in the medicinal garden.

us that are untapped as of now.’ We should not discard something out of hand just because we’re unfamiliar with them.”

She refers to a botanical illustration of horsemint that is part of “The Flowering of Medicine,” a special exhibition of illustrations by Thomas L. Hamm and Linda Ann Vinson that’s being displayed in the Drug Discovery Building in conjunction with the garden dedication.

“I went to the beach and saw a field of this horsemint. I would have thought someone needs to get out the mower, but now I see it in a different light. What I’ve learned is that all of these weeds that I’ve walked by millions of time have these properties above and beyond themselves.

They’re not just weeds. They have value.”

It’s a value students and researchers can see in using the garden as an educational resource, including the historical materials in the Waring Library and the online website resources. Not everyone who comes to the garden will care about the medicinal part, though, and that’s just fine, she said.

“My favorite thing about it would be if it’s used by a variety of people for a variety of reasons, sort of like art. You can get as much as you want from it. It has a living presence and an inspirational presence, whether that inspiration is peacefulness and natural harmony or whether it’s research or healing.”

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Physician, health care advocate addresses disparities

BY CINDY ABOLE Public Relations

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eteran, family medicine physician and health care advocate Jeannette E. South-Paul, M.D., is passionate about diversity issues and addressing health care disparities.

South-Paul was an invited guest to MUSC on Sept.

24, meeting with faculty and staff from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She also addressed a larger campus crowd as part of the College of Medicine Diversity Committee and the Academy of Medical Educators and Faculty Affairs’ guest speaker.

South-Paul, who is the Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, shared her perspectives about America’s current health care status and health care reform. She also emphasized how reform can reduce inequities, lower costs and improve overall medical care for everyone. South-Paul believes that strengthening primary care services will achieve better health outcomes, improve quality patient experiences and provide an efficient use of resources through the presence of a primary care physician.

According to research studies, adults with a primary care physician, rather than a specialist, have 33 percent lower costs of care and are 19 percent less likely to die. In the U.S., an increase of just one primary care physician is attributed to 1.44 fewer deaths per 10,000 persons.

According to South-Paul, about 50 percent of people diagnosed with chronic illness have multiple conditions and suffer from deficiencies in the management of their disease such as diabetes, depression, heart disease, asthma and other diagnoses. She introduced the benefits of a chronic care model that’s integrative and involves patients, physicians and the health system.

To support this model, South-Paul is a proponent of community health centers and patient-centered medical

University of Pittsburgh’s Dr. Jeannette South-Paul chats with the College of Medicine’s Dr. Deborah Deas, right, and Department of Family Medicine’s Dr. Wanda Gonsalves, following her Sept. 24 faculty presentation held at the Drug Discovery Building auditorium. homes to provide comprehensive health care services, especially among vulnerable populations.

She also emphasized the diversity of teams within academic health centers. At MUSC and other academic health centers and clinical organizations, it is the role of health educators to prepare health care professionals and provide services to meet the needs of a diverse patient population, especially the underserved and disabled.

“Mostly, we want to develop professionals that can provide care and improve the health care experiences

for all patients,” she said.

A native of Philadelphia, South-Paul is also the first African-American and first woman to hold her post among medical schools across the nation.

Prior to joining the University of Pittsburgh in 2001, she served as a family physician in the U.S. Army for 22 years and was chair of the Department of Family Medicine in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services. She is an active practitioner maintaining a family medicine practice at the UPMC Matilda Theiss Clinic.

Day of Radiology celebrates advances in patient care MUSC’s Radiology Services will participate in recognizing International Day of Radiology, Nov. 8. The celebration marks the 117th anniversary of the discovery of the X-ray, and more recently, advances in patient care made possible by radiation therapy and medical imaging exams, such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans.

According to Susan Ackerman, M.D., vice chair of radiology, early diagnosis and effective treatment made possible by medical imaging and radiation therapy have contributed to the drop in deaths

from cancer and other serious illnesses during the last few decades. “Medical imaging exams save lives, resources and time. Scans generally cost less than the invasive surgeries that they replaced and can find illnesses early — when they can be treated most effectively and inexpensively. Truly, Nov. 8 is International Day of Radiology, but radiology and radiologists make a world of difference every day.”

For information on diagnostic and interventional radiology offered at MUSC, visit http://www.muschealth. com/radiology or call 792-1414.

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Conference to focus on individualized medicine Personalized Medicine Awareness Day, set for Nov. 13, targets health care professionals and will be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Greenville.

The day will include a reception with light hors d’oeuvres, and a presentation

by Leroy Hood, M.D., a world-renown molecular biologist. It also will host a panel discussion featuring experts from MUSC, Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute, Iverson Genetics, the Greenwood Genetic Center and the Institute for Transitional Oncology Research of the Greenville Hospital System on how clinical genomics is

PROGRAM TAPPED WITH NATIONAL AWARD

changing the standards of care.

The Greenwood Genetic Center’s Gene Machine, a 41-foot custom bus equipped as a genetics laboratory, will also be available for tours and demonstrations. The event will bring together health professionals and researchers to discuss the significantly emerging development of clinical genomics and “precision medicine.”

Registration is available at www. scbio.org. The cost is $12 for nonSouth Carolina Biotechnology Industry Organization members and $8 for members.

MUSC Wellness Center’s Janis Newton, center, is joined by Bobby Shaw, facility director, and Brittany Keithley, of Club Industry, as they accept Club Industry’s national award for its 2012 Best Behavior Modification Program for MUSC’s Healthy Charleston Challenge. The Healthy Charleston Challenge is a home-grown, life-changing weight loss program. The award was presented Oct. 11 in Las Vegas. For five years, the Healthy Charleston Challenge has been helping Tri-county residents develop healthy habits and permanent lifestyle changes to decrease their risk for developing chronic disease. Participants work in teams utilizing a personal fitness trainer, nutritionists and mentors to meet weekly weight loss goals. Earlier in October, the program marked a milestone surpassing 20,000 pounds lost since the program was established in 2007. For information on the Wellness Center and programs offered, visit www.musc.edu/hsc or call 792-5757.

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Join healthy challenge run Nov. 17 The fifth annual Healthy Charleston Challenge 2-Mile Run/Walk will be held on Nov. 17 in front of the MUSC Wellness Center, 45 Courtenay Drive. This USA Track & Field certified event, which celebrates the 24th anniversary of the Wellness Center, begins at 8 a.m.

The early sign up fee, before Nov. 1, is $30; however, all MUSC employees and students get a $5 discount.

Entry fees include a complimentary one-month membership to the Wellness Center, which is a $135 value, a race T-shirt and a Harris Teeter goody bag.

Awards will be given out for top three overall finishers, top three in each age group, top master and top MUSC student. Here are the age groups: under 9, 10 – 14, 15 – 19, 20 – 24, 25 – 29, 30 – 34, 35 – 39, 40 – 44, 45 – 49, 50 – 54, 55 – 59, 60 – 69, 70 – 79, 80 and above.

Male and female awards will be given out in all of the categories.

The entry fee will go up to $40 on Nov. 1, and the event is limited to 500 participants. Packet pickup will be from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Nov. 16 in the lower lobby of the Wellness Center. Participants who sign up at the Wellness Center now may begin their complimentary month immediately. Note that the onemonth membership must be completed by Dec. 31. The offer is valid only for non-members, but members may give their complimentary month to a friend or family member. For more information, call 792-9001 or visit www.musc.edu/hsc.

register or to find out more information, email curryf@ musc.edu or call 822-6136.

Employee wellness events q Zumba at Harborview Office Tower: Join licensed Zumba instructor Felecia Curry for a weekly Wednesday Zumba class held from 5 – 6 p.m. in Room 910, Harborview Office Tower. Zumba is a dance-based aerobic exercise class, and Curry modifies the workout to accommodate any fitness level. Space is limited. To

q Early bird maintenance: Get your day started with early bird maintenance on the farm from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Oct. 30 and 31.

For information on the Office of Health Promotion at MUSC, contact Susan Johnson, Ph.D., at johnsusa@ musc.edu. Email Suzan Benenson Whelan at whela@ musc.edu for information about Employee Wellness.

q Flu shot satellite clinic: A clinic will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Oct. 31 in the lobby of the Children’s Hospital. For faster service, bring your completed influenza consent form, which is found in My Records. q Farmers markets: Fresh fruits and vegetables are available from local farmers from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Horseshoe and the area next to Ashley River Tower.

Urban Farm q Work & learn: Find out how to plant garlic for a spring harvest from noon – 1 p.m., Oct. 30. Take home some fresh produce in return for work on the farm.

Bring water and sunscreen, and wear closed-toe shoes.

To register, email urbanfarm@musc.edu. q Family work & learn: Visit the urban farm for a child friendly series from 9 – 11 a.m., Nov. 3.

Participants can engage in hands-on learning about sustainable urban agriculture, including stewardship, planting, and harvesting. Bring a plastic bag and take home some fresh produce in return for work on the farm. Bring water and sunscreen, and wear closedtoe shoes. The event is open to everyone. Email urbanfarm@musc.edu for information.

WINNING GOLD FOR HUMAN RESEARCH SAFETY

Dr. Steve Lanier, associate provost for research, holds up a celebration cake commemorating the recent full accreditation of MUSC and the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center for biomedical, behavioral and social sciences research involving humans. The accreditation of MUSC and the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC’s Human Research Protection Program was conducted by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. This accreditation is considered the gold standard model for approving organizations who conduct clinical trials and human research.

The model ensures high standards, patient safety and other protections supporting research studies conducted at both facilities. Lanier and other managers thanked a room full of MUSC and VA team members on Sept. 25 for their dedication and contributions to this successful process.

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