MUSC, Catalyst

February 3, 2012

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 30, No. 23

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Morgan Wins staff’s Hearts

By Dawn Brazell Public Relations organ Porter’s hope chest holds the typical array of treasures that a 3-year-old girl would cherish, from stuffed animals to princess stickers.

Then there are the other items – the art she drew in the atrium of MUSC’s Chidren’s Hospital, a sterilized heart pump and the sling she used with her mechanical Berlin Heart. The device helped her wait the almost six months it took to get a heart for her transplant that happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 25.

Morgan, who’s recovering well, no longer needs the cart or the mechanical pump that used to be like an appendage for her, but her mother, Sarah, said the keepsake items from that time in her life belong in See Hearts on page 6

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Morgan Porter enjoys some pet therapy at MUSC as she awaits a heart transplant that happened early in the morning hours Jan. 25. Above, her parents Robert and Sarah Porter celebrate a successful transplant surgery with nurse Laura Haley, who sees the Porters as family. Top right Dr. Minoo Kavarana holds Morgan’s new heart in his hands before the transplant.

According to the Department of Public Safety, bicycle theft on the rise — lock up your personal items.

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The Wellness Center renovation project sports a spacious lobby and entryway.

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Around Campus

MUSC Chess Club

Dennis McKenna

The MUSC Chess Club will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday in the lobby of the Colbert Education Center and Library lobby. Boards, chessmen and some clocks will be provided. For information, contact Adam Smolka at 792-3527 or email smolkaaj@musc.edu.

Dennis McKennna, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, was elected president of the S.C. Association of Nurse Anesthetists. He will serve a one-year term. McKenna has worked at MUSC for more than 10 years.

Blood Drive Challenge

Susannah Shirer

Susannah Shirer, DMD, joined the Department of Oral Rehabilitation’s Division of Restorative Dentistry as an instructor in July 2011. A 2010 MUSC dental school alumnus, Shirer completed an advanced education in general dentistry residency at the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center. She teaches courses in the department and attends to dental students. Originally from Columbia, Shirer also is a practitioner in the college’s dental faculty practice.

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Elena Tourkina, Ph.D., assistant professor, Division of Rheumatology and

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Ashley River Tower’s Dustin Deloney and Charleston Memorial Hospital’s Ruth Tolbert and catch a ride with the Meducare Patient, Family and Employee Shuttle. The shuttle runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and travels between Ashley River Tower, Hollings Cancer Center, Clinical Sciences Building and Rutledge Tower.

For more information on the shuttle service, email Richard Paulling at paullin@musc.edu or call 792-5639.

Immunology, was awarded a grant, known as the Martz Mark Award, from the Scleroderma Foundation. Her project is titled, “Caveolin-1 deficiency predisposes AfricanAmericans in SSC ILD.”

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The MUSC student blood drive challenge will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 14 in the MUSC Harper Student gym. The challenge will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 through 23 on the second floor of the university hospital. Appointments may be made at http://www.musc. edu/redcrosssblood.org and search for zip code 29425 for the drive date and location. All blood types are needed.

A drawing for two free MUSC/ Student Government Association wine tasting tickets will be held Feb. 24. Call 792-4094 for information.

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Like it or not, med school causes ‘profound changes’ I

t’s a question I hear frequently, particularly over breaks when reunited with people from my pre-medical school past: Do you think medical school has changed you?

I usually joke back, “Gaw, after all the tuition we pay, something better have changed.”

Joking aside, this question can be answered rather Chelsey Baldwin simply: absolutely — just as all experiences that are beautiful, trying, enlightening or prolonged cause modifications in any person. Medical school, containing all of the above aspects, has caused quite profound changes.

While the most obvious of changes are found in our shiny new medical vernacular and improving patient finesse, ease with discussions of bowel movements and sexual histories, the changes to one’s personality aren’t so blatant. However when these tweaks to oneself do come to light, they can be all the more startling and leave you wondering: Who are you and what has medical school done with the person I used to be?

My mother used to describe me as cat-like: Averse to being clung to, shying away from displays of epic

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emotion and affectionate only on my own terms. I loathed crying, did my best to avoid mother’s sappy episodes and took pride in my ability to never let emotions overwhelm me. And yet the demise of this aspect of my personality became evident as our final lecture of the fall semester, “Discovery of Insulin,” was drawing to its end.

As our lecturer described the miraculous restoration of health in children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 who were further afflicted by the only treatment known to prolong lifespan at the time — starvation — tears began to well in my eyes. He explained that the discovery of insulin was the first time that the practice of medicine was more than making a diagnosis, it was curative. The talk was absolutely beautiful, and it struck me in such a way that my tears began to pour.

First I cried because I felt so horrible for the children, then I cried in relief for their liberation from suffering.

Then the source of the waterfalls spilling down my face changed to tears of pride for I too would become a part of a tradition of healers. By the end I wasn’t sure why I was crying except that it felt good. It had become a catharsis, a chance to feel something more than book pages between my fingers. I embraced the emotion, clung to its messy nature devoid of poise. Minutes later, as I wipe away the evidence of my emotional outburst

that only a few years earlier would have sent me running for the hills, I smiled, pleased with myself. I had felt something real, and there was no shame in that.

Even when I am able to leave my books and notes behind, the changes inflicted travel with me. Over the winter break, I sought out my favorite eatery in the Newark airport, a yearly ritual of my holiday season pilgrimage to Cleveland. I ended up sitting next to a young English professor passing the time before his flight by writing poetry. He was clever and fun to talk to. I giggled about my encounter to my girlfriends later on, a little shocked when reminded of a previous boyfriend I had broken up with soon after the composition of a sappy love poem. When had I become a romantic? I explained to them that I imagine the poetcrush likely had shared the same origins as the tears.

I remember once being told that college, not medical school, is the time to find one’s self. I had copied the previous statement down in a notebook, intending to work the fact that I was confident that I had already found my “adult” self into my interviews. Yet after a year and half of medical school, I have to respectfully disagree. I’ve become an emotion-embracing, poet adoring, bodily-function-discussing physician-intraining, a change for which I completely, but not begrudgingly, blame medical school.

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Public Safety offers advice for bicycle theft prevention

By lt. tim Bussey Public Safety

Bicycle theft continues to be a problem around campus for students and staff.

Bicycles are highly sought after by thieves and are also readily available around campus.

It is important to be security minded at all times to decrease your chances of becoming a victim of crime. You can help protect your property by following a few simple steps: q Get a quality bike lock. U-bolt styles are highly recommended q Lock your bicycle to the bicycle racks provided on campus q Record bicycle information and register your bicycle with the police department q Never leave your property unsecured According to City of Charleston Ordinances, the owner and operator of every bicycle intended for use in a public

To prevent bicycle theft, lock your bike with a quality bike lock. place must be registered with the police by the police. This form is valid for a department. The registration will include period of three years from the date of the make, model, number and other registration. given description on a form distributed Additionally, a decal license tag

Books sales to help advanced training fund

By Hollen DoDDs Public Relations

With six decades under his belt, surgeon Peter Cotton, M.D., easily could have just retired.

Instead the founder of the MUSC Digestive Disease Center, though retiring from clinical work, is continuing his research efforts and raising funds to support postgraduates who wish to gain more experience of advanced endoscopy procedures.

His recently published memoir, “The Tunnel at the End of the Light: My Endoscopic Journey in Six Decades,” highlights experiences from his career that started in London and continued at Duke, before coming to MUSC in 1994. “Some amusing things have happened while traveling to teach in more than 50 countries, especially in the early days,” he said.

All proceeds from book sales benefit the Endoscopy Training Fund that has been established in MUSC Foundation. Book sales have already raised $30,000, with bulk orders going to India, Australia and Hong Kong and a Chinese translation in the works. Many of Cotton’s prior trainees from many countries have given or pledged substantial sums to the fund.

Cotton said he is reaching out to patients and industry to support this initiative. He feels it is important to raise money to support international trainees, as well as those from North America.

“That has been a major commitment for me throughout my career. Although gastrointestinal endoscopy is now used all over the world, there are still

Sales of Dr. Peter Cotton’s published personal memoir and his children’s book help MUSC and the Endoscopy Training Fund. only a small number of centers like MUSC that are at the cutting edge of development and can help train the leaders of the future.”

Donations to the Endoscopy Training Fund and purchases of his personal memoir may be made via his website at http://www.peterbcotton.com.

containing a number and other appropriate identification information shall be provided to the bicycle registrant.

This tag needs to be attached and visible on the bicycle for which it was issued.

Public Safety provides the city’s bicycle registration process as a service to students, faculty and staff. The city police department collects the fees for registration and the license tags. The cost for registering your bicycle is $1.

If you notice that the bicycle racks on campus are full on a regular basis, email busseyt@musc.edu or call 792-1070 and Public Safety will attempt to provide additional racks in the area.

Always report suspicious individuals, whether they are in buildings or around the bicycle racks to help make the MUSC campus a safe and secure environment. Call 792-4196 and provide the dispatcher as much information as possible.

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Hearts Continued from Page One

her chest.“This was part of her six months here – think about it. She’s 3 1/2 years old so this has been a good portion of her life. It’s part of God’s plan. She may not remember because she’s 3, but we’ll show her because this was part of her life here,” she said, her eyes tearing.

“I’m so thankful for everyone here. It’s hard to put in words. This place will always remain part of our family no matter how many years go by. It’ll hold a special place in our hearts. This journey has now defined Morgan and who we all are.”

Morgan’s transplant surgeon, Minoo Kavarana, said the average wait time is a month to 75 days for a heart transplant, with Morgan’s wait being close to six months. She had developed antibodies that made it difficult to match a heart for her, he said. Her long stay allowed the staff to really bond with the Porters.

“They are just like family,” he said. “They’ve blended in very well. They’re a well-educated and pleasant couple, very understanding, definitely with a lot of patience.

You can imagine having a child in the hospital for six months in a very critical condition with an artificial heart.”

Kavarana said it would be hard not to fall for Morgan.

“She’s the most delightful child. She’s beautiful and bubbly. I very rarely saw her upset or crying. She’s always a Kavarana very happy child.”

Her surgery, which lasted from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., required going back in through scar tissue to remove the devices that supported her heart, putting her on the heart-lung machine to remove her heart and then implanting the new heart. This is the third pediatric heart transplant involving the Berlin Heart that he’s done, and he praised efforts of all on the interdisciplinary team that helped make it a success.

No matter how many he does, each one feels like a miracle.

“It starts off being a lot of hard work and effort, but when you see something like that work, it’s truly miraculous. It’s something that’s very gratifying. Not a lot of things can feel like that. This is why pediatric heart surgery and congenital heart surgery is one of the most gratifying fields.”

Laura Haley, R.N., said it’ll be hard to adjust to not having Morgan around once she gets discharged.

Haley, who was on duty when the Porters learned that Morgan was to receive a heart, cried when she got the news. She was elated and nervous, glad to be on duty to help Morgan prepare and recover from her transplant operation.

“Everybody loves Morgan. Morgan will be a part of my life now. She’s like our unit cheerleader. She cheers

MUSC doctors and nurses work together to give Morgan Porter a new heart Jan. 25. From left, Angela Allen, R.N., Drs. Minoo Kavarana and Sunil Panwar; far right seated is Jeffrey Acsell, MUSC perfusionist, and Katie Faella, MUSC student. us up. It’s hard after six-and-a-half months not to have a and everyone here truly are special people and special to us.” friendship. When you live in the hospital, you have to The wait to get a heart was a roller coaster ride. Sarah make it home.” said she had her good days and bad, but she found The Porters agree. she could confide in the nurses. Morgan, who likes to Her father, Marine Corps Maj. Robert Porter, is an F/A-18 Hornet pilot who served in Operation Enduring dance, would cut up and joke with the staff.

Freedom and Operation New Dawn. He and his wife “We didn’t know how long we would be here. have an almost 2-year-old son, Owen, so it’s been tough Everyone here has just embraced us. I get choked up juggling family life. They took their daughter to the talking about it because it’s been our home. Morgan pediatrician last July because she didn’t seem to be is like their little mascot here. It’s like Morgan’s room herself. They were referred to MUSC for what they is a refuge from the sadness. She would always make thought would be a routine referral and found out everyone laugh or have a dance party.”

Morgan would need a heart transplant.

Robert said Room 7 of PCICU was It turned their lives upside down. watCH a viDeo essentially Morgan’s room, and it will Sarah said it was like going from 0 always hold special memories even though to 60 miles per hour in just seconds. she’s not there anymore. It was where he http://tinyurl.

They learned July 27 that Morgan’s was curled up in bed one afternoon with com/76u6zpg cardiomyopathy would require her to get Morgan when they learned Jan. 24 that her PHoto gallery: a Berlin Heart, a ventricular assist device heart was coming. http://tinyurl. that uses external pumps to relieve the They are eager for Morgan to be able to com/7bfkgmh load on the heart’s ventricles, as a bridge do normal activities, such as going to the to await a heart transplant. park and shopping. There’s no way he and “It was daunting in the beginning. Once they started Sarah can express their gratitude to the donor family, talking heart transplant, bridge to transplant, it was whom they’ve often thought about. scary. In hindsight now, it was the best thing because it “Thank you doesn’t do it justice. The grief they have saved her life, and it was the perfect bridge to transplant to be going through with what has surely turned their because she has a heart.” lives upside down, but in that moment, they thought of Robert said all the days seemed to blur together, but giving someone else the chance for life,” he said. their bond with the staff kept growing.

“I hope they get some comfort knowing their son or “Each day you see the care Morgan receives, one daughter has truly given the gift of life to another and minute her nurses are her best friends and playmates, a part of their child will live on with Morgan—literally, the next they’re admitting her from surgery and being the caring professionals they are. The doctors, nurses, spiritually, whatever way you want to look at it.”

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Wellness Center renovations unveil fresh look

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he new MUSC Wellness Center lobby sports an updated décor and single point of entry now that renovations are completed.

The new entrance, main lobby and expanded nursery opened Jan. 16. The changes featured new flooring, wall coverings, lighting, expanded program space, new equipment and a redesigned membership desk.

The project, which started last July, used secured funding that supported needed facility upgrades and equipment purchases throughout the year, according to Bobby Shaw, Wellness Center director.

“These projects not only improve the visual appearance of the center, but also enhance its functional ability to support members and staff. The new equipment gives our members more exercise options and helps alleviate overcrowding during peak times of the day.”

Since 2011, Wellness Center management approved the placement of new hardwood flooring in the main group exercise studio; resurfaced the pool deck, basketball court and roof top track; and added an array of elliptical cross trainers, adaptive motion trainers, Stairmasters, treadmills, bikes and other equipment.

According to Shaw, the center’s next facility improvement plan includes the renovation of the upstairs locker rooms and shower areas.

“The Wellness Center will continue to improve our facilities whenever funding is available. It is our goal to strive to be the best fitness facility in the Lowcountry.”

photos by Anne Thompson, Digital Imaging

Members use the dual turnstiles and biometric hand readers to access the lobby and main entry of MUSC’s Wellness Center. For information, visit http://www.musc.edu/hsc.

The lobby renovation, new membership desk and nursery update project has been ongoing since last July. The construction was completed by both private contractors, and MUSC Physical Plant and Carpenter Shop employees. Right photo: Wellness Center’s Gil Bradham advises a potential member about the facility’s numerous amenities and membership packages. Employees, who are not members, may join the Wellness Center at a discounted rate until March 1. For membership information, call 792-5757.

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Meetings update staff on MUSC Excellence, pillars

Bill Spring, Heart & Vascular Service Line administrator, and Jim Brook, Oncology Service Line administrator, reviewed details of the town hall gatherings.

Employees were asked to sign in to receive an email linking them to an online survey. Employees who complete the survey are eligible for two gift certificate drawings courtesy of Sodexo.

Spring reviewed the agenda formatted in the MUSC Excellence’s five pillars: service, people, quality, finance and growth.

Service – Serving the public with compassion, respect and excellence The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) composite at or above the 75th percentile (current result: 3 of 10; goal is 7:10). MUSC overall patient perception measured by Avatar patient satisfaction survey tool (adult patients) reports a mean score of 92.04 (goal: 92.34).

People – Fostering employee pride and loyalty The employee partnership mean score goal is 73.1. The physician satisfaction means score goal is 75.6.

Quality – Providing quality patient care in a safe environment The hospital’s compliance with hand hygiene audits continues to impress beyond the national average of 50 percent. Hand hygiene compliance climbed to 88 percent (stretch goal: 90 percent) since the end of December.

For fiscal year 2012, ideal care, a composite of patient care outcomes and processes, mean score is 3.1 (goal is 3.5).

Finance – Providing the highest value to patients while ensuring financial stability The medical center’s cost per case mix index (the average diagnosis-related group weight for all of a hospital’s Medicare volume) adjusted discharge achieved a result of $9,269 through November (goal is $8,750). Also net income at year’s end reported $10.9

million (year to date is $12.75 million) with a goal of $25.5 million.

Growth – Growing to meet the needs of those we serve Inpatient patient admissions and outpatient visits have surpassed goals.

Inpatient volume increased by 2.2 percent (result: 4.2 percent; goal is 2 percent). Outpatient visits showed an increase of 0.45 percent through December.

Celebrating successes MUHA 2012 employees of the month (September to November) include Velvateen Gordon, Laura Dias, Anniei Bass, Kathy Kuropwsi and Shannon Harmon. Daisy Winners — Becky Hank, Toschira Thomas, Jessica Stout and Claudia Miller; Medical director of the quarter; Scott Russell, M.D.; Physicians of the month — Ryan Gunselman, M.D., and Donna Johnson, M.D. Other 2011 S.C. Infection Preventionist of the Year, Linda Formby; PICU was recognized by Consumer Reports and the S.C. Hospital Association for infection prevention practices (no central line bloodstream infections for two years); MUSC Trauma Program received verification as a certified Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and is the only one in the state; the Diabetes Program was certified by the Joint Commission; Stroke Program recertified by Joint Commission; and Ventricular Assist Device program accomplished their intracycle certification review.

Magnet update Brook shared details of MUHA’s celebration of the Magnet journey with a Jan. 18 kick off. Magnet designation is an award for health care organizations in recognition of high standards for quality of patient care and excellence in nursing practice. The Magnet working group co-chairs and their teams are developing action plans to address opportunities.

Unit Magnet champions are meeting monthly to assist in implementing action

plans and disseminating information.

Nursing formal education and certification goals are being established.

Meetings with interprofessional strategic partners within MUSC are in progress.

Nurse satisfaction, patient satisfaction and nurse sensitive quality benchmarked data is being collected and reviewed.

MUSC Clinical Enterprise Strategic Plan This three-year initiative was developed by leadership in the College of Medicine, MUSC Physicians and MUHA to build a foundation to ensure success in the future.

The plan challenges MUSC to become one of the top 25 academic medical centers in the U.S. by 2015. It focuses on seven key strategies: unify and align the clinical enterprise; expand MUSC brand; expand access and capacity; grow primary carte and outpatient services; develop statewide partnerships; build

human and financial capital and invest in communications and information systems. Jack Feussner, M.D., executive senior associate dean, College of Medicine, and Stuart Smith, vice president for Clinical Operations and MUSC medical center executive director, will be rolling out the work plan and additional details as progress is made.

Employee partnership, Culture of Safety action plans The status of action plan activities was reviewed. Education has been provided to leaders on both “Just Culture” and basic practices of rounding with employees and Stop Light Reports to build employee participation. Currently a search is in progress to identify a viable mechanism to solicit and utilize employee ideas.

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

Cynthia Brown, 6E; Tanya Thompson, 6E; Lucretia Wilson, GI Clinic; Amelia Hoak, 6E; William Catlett, Radiology; Khoi Do, Radiology; Mansle Raines, Radiology; Diana Fikes, Safety & Security/Volunteer & Guest Services; Rico Davis, Safety & Security/Volunteer & Guest Services; Sally Shields, Women’s Services; Libby Woodward, Women’s Services; Max Galamiton, 10W; Courtney Nettles, 10W; Ashleigh Millen, 10W; Sarah Daugherty, 10W; Valarie Collins, Medical Records; Kendra Ostrander, Medical Records; Michelle Kennedy, Women’s Services; LaCrystal Bartelle, Business Operations; Michell Clarke, DDC; Nat Alston, Radiology; Carley Evans, Speech Pathology; Ericka Gray, Children’s Services Registration; Caroline Miller, Peds Cardiology; James Brown, Safety & Security; Paulette Green, Patient Transportation; Bruce Reeves, PT/OT; Tricia Cocker, Pharmacy; Danielle Soowal, Meduflex; Florence Bradley, 6W; Christina Chapman, Meduflex; Joann Inchliffe, 6E; Eve Sparger, 6E; Martha Perry, 6E; Toni Mullins, Clinical Neurophysiology; Jessica Hardy, Women’s Services; Ann Putila, 8E; Brittany Pearson, 8E; Wendy Pena-Smith, Transplant; Paige Jordan, 6E; Kate Miccichi, MedSurg; Sylvia Chapman-Shrock, Transplant; Christina Sweatman, 8W; Wendy Meacher, 8W; Sarah Lazane, 8W; Julie Santos, 8W; Elouise Elliott, 8W; Cassandra Dickerson, Women’s Services; Michelle Turner, Women’s Services; Wendy Schmunk, 7A; Roberta Whetsell, 7A; Sarah Linker, 7A; Jane Rossi, 7A; Melvena Nelson, Environmental Services; Manny Tria, 10W; Jill Norman, 10W; Trellar Terry, 7C; Lindsay Wall, Outpatient Billing; Doris Simmons, Children’s Services; Steven White, Patient Transportation; Carla Pascoe; 7E; Diane Graves, MedSurg; Lavonnia Bennett, Patient Transportation; Rickey Greene, Business Operations; Carolyn Kay, Neurosurgery & Spine; Daniel Williams, Patient Transportation; Jill Fortune, 8W; Tolanda Henderson, 8W; Deveat Anderson, Environmental Services; Monica Green, Dietetic Services; Lee Howard, 8W; Natalie Prince, 8W; Erin Johnson, 2 CCV; John

Parks, Cardiology; Colleen Lamar, 9PCU; Krutesha Prime, 3W; Evelyn Polite, OR; Harolyn Smith, Safety & Security/Volunteer & Guest Services; Rebecca Jordan, 6W; Bobbie Miller, Endoscopy; Stephanie Meletis, 6W; Phillip Botham, Physical Therapy; Lawrence Comerford, Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Patty Maddox, GI Clinic; Dennis White, Safety & Security/Volunteer & Guest Services; Theresa Stephens, 6W; Karen Goff, Safety & Security/Volunteer & Guest Services; Melissa Youngblood, GI Clinic; Una Thornhill, Environmental Services; Arty Burns, Patient Transportation; Sherry Arnold, Peri-Anesthesia; Teresa Anderson, PeriAnesthesia;Veronica Dawson, Peri-Anesthesia; Valerie Jamison, PACU; Abigail Senkal, 7A; LaCrystal Bartelle, Business Operations; Clarice Dorsey, Radiology; Carolyn Simmons, 9W; Eleanor Hollington, PACU; Julie Ross, 6W; Keith Borg, Emergency Medicine; Tracy Floyd, Ambulatory Care; Gweneth Lazenby, OB/GYN; Doris Thomas, Medical Records; Jennifer Pate, Outpatient Pharmacy; David Stevens, MICU; Angie Mitchell, Respiratory Therapy; Natalie Joyner, Meducare; Maffett Dowd, Meducare; Robert Branson, Meducare; Jenny Skipton, Meducare; Ben Graham, Meducare; Edward Berry, Meducare; Ernest Stokes, Meducare; Robert Delgado, Information Services; Charity Hickman, Pharmacy; Mark Gouda, Safety & Security; Kristen Jackson, Communications; Christopher Kling, Respiratory Therapy; Loberta Gibbs, DDC; Mark Noble, Physical Therapy; Debbie Brown, OR; Karen Deguelore, Adult ED; Karen Goff, Volunteer & Guest Services; Jill Norman, 10W; Melvena Nelson, Environmental Services; Vicki Fields, 2 Joint Replacement Unit; Lisa KeleherOtto, Neurosurgery & Spine; Annette Lott, Women’s Services; Sinai Zyblewski, Pediatric Cardiology; and Karen Braun, Pharmacy.

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Family Fund accepting grant applications The YES (Yearly Employee Support) Family Fund is accepting applications for 2012 grants.

The submission form must include name and title, department phone, work address, name of project or program and the total amount requested (not to exceed $2,500).

On a separate sheet of paper, provide a brief summary explaining the project (not to exceed one page). Your grant will be denied without the summary; describe how the request would improve your department’s ability to positively impact the mission of MUSC (not to exceed one paragraph); list other sources of support and the amount to which they support your program; and a copy of yearly budget for program (must be submitted with proposal to be considered).

All grants must be in compliance with the MUSC Foundation guidelines and cannot be made for any requests of unallowable expenses as defined by the foundation.

For information, call 792-1973 or email mcluen@musc.edu. Applications are due March 31.

Send via campus mail to: Office of Development, YES Campaign, 261 Calhoun St., MSC 182. To download the application, visit http://www.musc. edu/catalyst/archive/2012/co1-27familyfund.html.

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Looking ahead MUSC is finalizing plans to be a tobacco-free campus effective March 1. MUSC Employee Wellness is providing smoking cessation programs to help employees and students quit. Visit http://wwwmusc. edu/Tobaccofree.

Town hall meeting schedule The next meetings will be Feb. 6 at 11 a.m., 2 West Amphitheater; Feb. 7 at 10 a.m., 2 West Amphitheater; and Feb. 8 at noon, 2 West Amphitheater.

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Personal dedication helps make echo lab a success

By DeDe BearDen Public Relations

Teamwork and innovative thinking make the echocardiography lab at MUSC one of the best in the Southeast for detecting and monitoring heart disease.

However, clinical manager Adell Bell, who retired in December, was another key to the lab’s reputation and success.

Bell came to work as a cardiac sonographer for medical director Bruce Usher, M.D., in November 1979. She became the only sonographer when echocardiography was advancing rapidly.

She often worked 10-hour days while attending night school at Charleston Southern to receive her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Bell led the department through years of technological advancements, hiring and

Adell Bell became the only sonographer when echocardiography was advancing rapidly. training more than 30 sonographers.

According to Usher, for more than 30 years, Bell was passionate about making a difference in patients’ treatments, often working extra hours to make that happen. She insisted that those working under her give great respect to their patients, and over the course of her career, she assisted in the lab expanding to its current size.

“She has always taken great pride in the echo labs at MUSC,” said Usher.

“Through her efforts, the lab expanded

eMployee Wellness

q Go Red MUSC: Employees, students and visitors are invited to wear red and help kick off American Heart Month and raise awareness about heart disease from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 3 in the atrium of Ashley River Tower. At 11 a.m. participants will form a human heart on the stairs of the atrium for a photo. q Worksite screening: The next screening will be Feb. 3 at ART. This screening, valued at about $350, is available to employees with the State Health Plan for $15 (covered spouses can also participate for $15). Employees and spouses without this insurance can participate for $42. The screening includes height, weight, blood pressure and a blood draw for a blood chemistry profile, hemogram, and a blood lipid profile. To register, visit http://www. musc.edu/medcenter/health1st and click Worksite Screening. q Wellness Wednesday: Working late Feb. 8? If so, visit Michael Rand and Pamela Chimino, MUSC Sleep Lab, from 8 – 11 p.m. at the table near Starbucks in university hospital for information about sleep and shift work including sleep hygiene and relaxation techniques. q Employee Health Services will be

administering tuberculin skin tests for employees from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Feb. 8 outside Ashley River Tower cafeteria. No appointment necessary. q “Pitch The Pack” Smoking Cessation Clinics: Monthly three-session cessation clinics facilitated by physicians, psychologists and trained staff free of charge for MUSC employees, students and family members. The next clinic begins at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in Room 102, Colbert Education Center & Library. Visit http://mcintranet.musc. edu/health1st and click on “Smoking Cessation Enrollment Form” to register or email musc-empwell@musc.edu for information. q Mobile mammograms: The Hollings Cancer Center Mobile Van will be conducting mammograms from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Feb. 15 at Harborview Office Tower. Call 792-0878. q Farmers market: Fruits and vegetables are available from local farmers from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Friday in the Horseshoe and in the grassy area next to Ashley River Tower behind Charleston Memorial Hospital.

Contact Susan Johnson at johnsusa@ musc.edu to become involved in employee wellness at MUSC.

to our current level of sonographers and the number of studies performed increased to over 10,000 procedures.”

Bell also helped plan the labs in Ashley River Tower (ART), and she aided the smooth transition into the facility.

After working in the adult echo lab from 1979-2008, Bell became the clinical manager for the non-invasive cardiovascular diagnostic services, the echo lab, and the vascular and EKG lab.

As clinical manager, Bell assisted the technical and scheduling staff with the flow of patients in and out of labs. These labs included three labs on the first floor of ART, two labs on the third floor, and three labs on the sixth floor. On a daily basis, she communicated with the echo supervisor and staff members.

Bell retired after 32 years at MUSC, having earned her Master of Healthcare

Administration and organized local and state continuing echo programs. She also organized echo conferences with the Bowman Gray School of Medicine.

The aspect of her career that Bell will miss most is learning and teaching new techniques. She was always excited to make advancements for heart patients.

“Just when you think, ‘what can they come up with next?’ the engineers, researchers, Ph.D.s and cardiologists band together and create a new modality to help diagnose and treat heart disease,” she said.

Usher said the lab wouldn’t be what it is today without her personal dedication.

“She was an ambassador for MUSC,” he said. “She loved MUSC and echocardiography, and she will be greatly missed, not only by myself and the cardiology division, but by all of MUSC.”

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