MUSC Catalyst

April 20, 2012

Inside SCIENTISTS RECEIVE SUPPORT

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March of Dimes awarded two researchers grant money totaling more than $400,000.

NUTRITION MATTERS

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Starting July 1, public school lunches will increase amount of fruits and whole grains served.

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Meet Justine

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MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 30, No. 34

ARBORETUM PLANS SEEDED I

t would seem the benefits of diversity on campus apply not just to people. They include the tree kingdom as well.

An initiative to make MUSC an arboretum begins April 27 with a celebration of Arbor Day. The idea is to spend the next year until Arbor Day 2013 planting diverse native species that will create an urban forest on campus, enabling MUSC to become the fifth campus in the state to be designated a Tree Campus USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. MUSC will join the ranks of Clemson, Furman and the University of South Carolina’s Columbia and Upstate campuses.

In honor of the event, Nate Dubosh, MUSC’s certified arborist, will teach people how to properly plant and care for South Carolina-native trees at noon behind the Darby Children’s Research Institute.

A strong proponent of the movement is Jerry Reves, M.D., Distinguished University Professor and dean emeritus, College of Medicine, who said the move complements the city of Charleston being a Tree City USA community.

“We have an opportunity to promote the health and growth of our native species of plants and trees in an urban setting to support the city’s efforts, all while promoting health and teaching the community and MUSC family members about these species.

See ARBORETUM on page 9

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SPOTLIGHT IN THE LAB

Advances in drug therapy to prolong survival of patients with cancer What Sphingolipid metabolism is deregulated in cancer, which facilitates tumor growth and resistance to most common cancer therapies such as chemotherapy. James Norris, Ph.D., and his team of experts have collaborated with the Lipidomic Core in Hollings Cancer Center to create SPG103. This is a ceramide mimetic drug included in a series of drugs that acts to interrupt these typical resistance mechanisms by targeting the mitochondria.

The Researcher Norris, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and an expert in sphingolipid biology and cancer therapy, has been with MUSC for 23 years. He has progressed with his research on sphingolipid metabolism in cancer. Norris is founder, president, and CEO of the Charleston-based biotech company, SphingoGene Inc.

Potential Impact Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death with low survival rates.

SPG103 has the potential to prolong survival rate of pancreatic cancer patients from 6.8 months (with gemcitabine alone) to 11.1 months. According to the National Institutes of Health’s 2012 database, SpingoGene’s platform is applicable to at least the following solid tumor cancer cases in the United States: prostate, breast, melanoma, pancreatic and oral cavity cancer.

When Norris’ research on sphingolipid metabolism has been ongoing since 2006. His cause has received $700,000 in funding thus far and is supported by donors, grants, a Cobra grant and state funding.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology’s Dr. James Norris is founder and president of the Charleston-based biotech company, SphingoGene Inc. For information on the company, visit http://www. sphingogene.com.

Future Goals The next step in this research is moving the SphingoGene Inc. drug into clinical trials.

Norris and his team will develop a gemcitabine resistance pancreatic tumor model and evaluate its responsiveness to SPG103 inside and outside of the body.

March of Dimes SC Chapter funds $400,000 for two scientists The March of Dimes South Carolina Chapter again awarded grants totaling $404,715 to Xuejun Wen, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Bioengineering, Cell Biology and Anatomy assistant professor, MUSC and Clemson University, and Lakshmi D. Katikaneni, M.D., MUSC Department of Neonatology professor.

Both researchers were recognized by the March of Dimes as continuing to

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advance the treatment of premature babies and those born with birth defects, as well as seeking new ways to prevent these health problems.

Wen is working to develop a new generation of more effective cochlear implants, electronic hearing devices surgically implanted in the inner ear to help stimulate hearing.

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defects, hearing impairment affects about 12,000 babies each year in the U.S. This impairment puts them at risk for delayed development of communication Wen skills. Many children with severe hearing loss continue to lose nerve cells in the inner ear, a problem that has compromised the effectiveness of cochlear implants in the past. New implants would contain living cells that deliver nerve-sustaining substances to the inner ear to help prevent nerve cell loss and potentially improve hearing.

Katikaneni is studying the effectiveness of new imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging, in

determining the severity of brain injuries in newborns of mothers with chorioamnionitis. Chorioamnionitis, a uterine infection 5 percent to 10 percent of pregnant women develop, is a common cause of premature labor. In some cases, this infection may cause inflammation in the baby's brain, resulting in brain damage, cerebral palsy and learning problems.

Current imaging techniques are inadequate for early detection Katikaneni of brain injury, which could allow for treatment to prevent further brain damage and improve the child's outcome.

Visit http://www.marchofdimes.com or http://www.nacersano.org.

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To help fight childhood obesity, lunches get makeover According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), schools provide meals to more than 40 million children a day. Staggering childhood obesity statistics show that 17 percent or 2.5 million children and adolescents in America are obese, which makes it essential that school meals, the sole source of nutrition for many of these children, be Kaci Pleasants nutritious.

First lady Michelle Obama initiated Let’s Move! in 2010 to help fight childhood obesity. While promoting the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which allowed the USDA to establish nutrition guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs, Obama stated, “We can all agree that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, all children should have the basic nutrition they need to learn and grow and to pursue their dreams, because in the end, nothing is more important than the health and wellbeing of our children. These are the basic values that we all share, regardless of race, party, religion.”

Currently, school meals are required to meet minimal components of the dietary guidelines for Americans

Nutrition matters

including no more than 35 percent of calories from fat (10 percent from saturated fat) and meals must provide one third of the recommended dietary allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories. However, many parents along with Obama are not satisfied with these guidelines and believe school meals are in much need of a makeover.

On Jan. 25, Obama, along with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, announced new school lunch nutrition standards that will go into effect July 1. The following guidelines will significantly increase the amount of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in schools, while reducing saturated fat, trans fats and sodium, and set calorie limits based on the age of children being served.

Below are the guidelines for the school lunch makeover. q No more than one third of school lunch (one fourth of school breakfast) calories can come from fat; less than 10 percent from saturated fat. q School meals must meet strict calorie limits based on the child’s age. q Schools must gradually reduce sodium levels in meals. q Cafeterias must offer larger servings of vegetables and fruit with every school lunch and children must take at least one serving. q Schools must offer a variety of vegetables, including at least a weekly serving of dark green and red or orange

vegetables and legumes. q Milk must be fat-free or 1 percent (flavored milk must be fat-free). q Within two years, all grains offered must be wholegrain.

Sarah Bates, a Charleston County School District food service supervisor, reports that the district’s Office of Nutrition and Food Services is in favor of the changes. She also believes that this campaign will bring more positive attention to how food choices affect individuals’ health and well-being.

However, Bates argues that these guidelines do not prevent schools from serving unhealthy food choices in vending machines and schools stores. “We can only hope the students will embrace the new options favorably, and not be tempted by the other unhealthy items offered elsewhere on campus,” she said.

Healthy revisions to school lunches come with a cost.

It is estimated that the changes will add $3.2 billion to the school lunch program, which leaves a lot of people wondering whose pockets these changes will affect.

However, can anyone put a price value on the health of our children?

To learn more about the campaign, visit http://www. letsmove.gov/ and to learn about the National School Lunch program, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/ lunch/.

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CURRENTS April 17 People–Fostering employee pride and loyalty Helena Bastian, MUHA HR director, presented the following: q Annual Employee Commitment Survey — Survey dates: April 16 to April 27; Organization participation goal is 80 percent; survey link accessible via the intranet, desktop icon and Internet, https://moreheadsurvey.net/wix/ p2130815479.aspx. q CPR requirement reminder — Positions that require current CPR certification; card must be either an American Heart Association Basic Life for Health Care providers card or an American Red Cross Professional Rescuer card. q Address changes — MUHA HR recommends that employees use the address change form on the HR website to change addresses. It is not necessary to complete the change via MyRecords because HR will change the address in the system using the form. Employees who make the change using MyRecords will receive an email stating that the change has been approved. This change only affects updated records with MUHA’s HR and payroll system. A paper form also must be completed and submitted to Benefits to ensure the change is updated to the benefit providers and S.C. Retirement System, http//mcintranet. musc.edu/hr/documents/hrforms/ UniversalNameAddressChange.pdf. q SuccessFactors – Employees will receive the Annual Self Review May 1; if not completed by the end of the day, May 31, the reviews will automatically be moved to the supervisor; training classes are available, register via CATTS; a tutorial on SuccessFactors training is available at http://tinyurl.com/c98eh2s; annual review classes for leaders will start in June and continue throughout the summer; annual performance review training – May 8 and May 22, (9 –10 a.m.), Room 438 Colbert Education Center & Library. q Primary Source Verification – HR is

conducting primary source verification (PSV) for RN licenses (required by position); expiration date is April 30.

Departments are still responsible for PSV for non-RN positions. q 2012 Hospital Week Kickoff Event – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 3; event features a fun department or unit competition.

Top three departments with the highest participation rate at the end of the event will win a pizza party. Participants can check in at the registration table and participate in any of the event games – obstacle course, field noodle hockey, tugof-war, hula hoop race and much more.

April Benefit of the Month Fitness at Work: MUSC Moves!

April focuses on getting fit at work with activities such as MUSC Fitness Day (Horseshoe)—April 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Employees can try Zumba and different fitness activities.

Finance – Providing the highest value to patients while ensuring financial stability

Yulia Milli, MUHA Hospital Fiscal Services (HFS) accounting manager, unveiled a new department homepage under the Division of Finance & Support Services. The site includes a navigation bar with links to specific pages covering financial reporting and services, statements, annual external audit (financial), various types of accounting and payroll services.

The team is led by Steve Hargett, CFO/controller; Faye Brownlee, HFS director and features a link to all HFS team members. The webpage also highlights department announcement and news. Visit https://www.musc.edu/ medcenter/depts/fss.htm.

2012 YES Campaign Whitney McLuen, YES employee campaign coordinator, encouraged managers to communicate support to the YES (Yearly Employee Support) Campaign which launched April 3.

Leading this year’s campaign is Philip

To Medical Center Employees: At the recent MUSC board of trustees meeting, Lisa Montgomery, vice president for Finance & Administration, was appointed executive vice president for Finance and Operations. Ms. Montgomery, in recent years, has served in a dual role as university vice president for Finance & Administration and chief financial officer for the medical center. In her new role, she will be assuming additional duties for overseeing operations of the president’s office and she will continue to serve the medical center for approximately 20 percent Smith of her effort. Steve Hargett, medical center controller, will be assigned additional duties with the title of medical center chief financial officer and controller. No new positions are being created.

Annette Drachman, was appointed MUSC general counsel designee and will become general counsel, replacing Joe Good in that position effective July 2012. Mr. Good has served a distinguished career and has made plans to retire.

He will continue to serve in a consultative role during a transitional period. A search is under way for the senior healthcare counsel position, which is being vacated by Ms. Drachman. In conjunction with these changes, the university and medical center legal offices will be integrated to maximize operational efficiency.

On Monday, April 16 the medical center kicked off the annual employee commitment survey. This year we changed to a new vendor, Morehead, for the survey system, analysis and coaching. We made this change because the Morehead product provides a more relevant database for benchmarking and other impressive features, including system support for preparation and tracking of action plans. Unfortunately when the survey was first opened on the morning of April 16 we experienced a glitch for a few hours on Morehead’s end, but this was corrected and a mass email was issued verifying the glitch was corrected.

The survey will be open until April 27 and everyone’s participation is strongly encouraged. Our goal is a participation rate of 80 percent or greater.

Instructions for accessing the survey and PIN numbers have been widely communicated to departments. An icon has been placed on desktops to access the survey and also a link is located on the medical center intranet. In addition the survey can be accessed via the Internet at https://moreheadsurvey.net/ wix5/p2130815479.aspx. All survey responses are 100 percent confidential.

The survey results will be widely communicated.

Finally, as indicated in this newsletter, the annual MUSC YES Campaign is under way. Contributions can be earmarked for an array of programs and services, including medical center needs. Anyone who would like additional information should contact Whitney McLuen, employee campaign coordinator, MUSC Development Office at 792-1973 or mcluen@musc.edu.

W. Stuart Smith Vice President for Clinical Operations and Executive Director, MUSC Medical Center Hall, PharmD, campaign chair, and Etta Pisano, M.D., leadership chair.

The campaign’s goal is $330,000 and employees can make a tax-deductible donation (payroll deduction or pledge), or PTO transfer to contribute to any of the 1,300 funds in the MUSC Foundation or the YES Family Fund.

Donate at http://www.musc.edu and click the YES Campaign link.

To schedule a YES Campaign presentation at a department or unit meeting, contact McLuen at 792-1973 or mcluen@musc.edu.

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MEET JUSTINE

Justine Henry Department Emergency Medicine How long at MUSC 6 months How are you changing what’s possible at MUSC One of my responsibilities is to update and maintain the division’s website. By doing this on an almost weekly basis since I have been here, it serves the needs of our faculty, physician assistants, residents, potential residents and students with the most current information and schedules to make their job a little bit easier.

Favorite name brand designer Coach Favorite things to do during the warm weather Be near the water with friends Favorite part of spring The flowers blooming minus the horrible allergies that come along with them!

Favorite clothing style Jeans and a T-shirt

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Favorite events at MUSC The food trucks in the Horseshoe

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Medical Center

‘Making a difference every day’ February Employees of the Month cost and was rejected for a new patient evaluation.

Corey continued to work the case for many months and was able to help the family obtain funds through state supportive programs. The mother called last month and thanked Corey for saving her son’s life, and for his time, financial knowledge, dedication and caring heart.

I appreciate that Corey did not give up and worked for many months to obtain the transplant funds.”

Nominated by Cindy Kramer

Elena Rivera, from left, Anabel Sanchez, and Hazel Washington Birth Clerk and Paternity Team “Working with the needs of the patient, the Birth Clerk and Paternity Team approaches the parents of the children as if they were their own. They have even met parents at the car when discharging in order to get the signatures they need; thus avoiding costly delays for the parents and the hospital. In January, the team was recognized by Department of Health and Environment Control SC Regional Hospital rankings as No. 2 in the state. They had completed 515 births certificates with zero late births as determined by management. The team’s percentages caught the eye of others involved with the MUSC Magnet Journey and their positive percentages will now be included with other areas.

They also were recognized for Best Practices in the state publication for South Carolina Parenting Opportunity Program and the Department of Social Services. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act, but a habit. Thus, the Birth Clerk and Paternity Team at MUSC is now in the habit of changing what’s possible for the children of South Carolina.”

Nominated by Elice Graham Corey Grooms, Transplant “A few years ago we had a young male patient who needed a cord blood transplant and he did not have any related or unrelated donor options on the national donor registry. At that time MUSC did not perform cord blood transplants and patients were sent to another university. The patient did not have the funding to meet the other university’s minimum requirements for the transplant

Charlie Smith, Rutledge Tower Outpatient Pharmacy “It was the day before a holiday and everyone was anxious to go home. During the late afternoon, three patients’ transplant medication orders arrived by tube to the pharmacy. Transplant orders are Charlie Smith’s specialty. They can be very involved dealing with insurance companies and getting them to pay for the high cost of these medications. Charlie stayed on the phone with the insurance companies for quite some time trying to sort out the details. He even delivered the medication to the patient. Charlie shows MUSC Excellence in everything he does. The patient’s needs always comes first. We are very proud to have Charlie as a member of our Rutledge Tower Pharmacy team.”

Nominated by Brenda Fauteux Liz Nista, Transplant Center “Liz joined the Salvation Army in 2003 to start the Angel Tree Toy Drive at MUSC. Every December Liz spends her spare time planning and arranging each child’s wish list to be distributed. She continues each year to plan the success of the Angel Tree project while continuing to do her full time job. Liz spends every lunch hour picking up the toys from overflowing boxes on campus and making phone calls throughout the day including to the Salvation Army for additional angels. Since all the Angel Tree participants loved parading the children’s donated bikes and toys around the Horseshoe, Liz decided to form the Angel Tree Parade along with the toy drive. Thank you Liz for taking the time to help MUSC make a difference in the community.”

Nominated by Cindy Kramer

Physician of the Month Michell Hudspeth, M.D., Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology “Dr. Michelle Hudspeth is a physician who always adds special touches to each of her transplant patients to keep their spirits uplifting.

Sometimes she sings and dances in patient rooms, buys presents, makes house visits, and goes to Congress to testify for the drug shortage. There was a young Clemson college student who will never graduate college because his leukemia is resistant to all treatments including his transplant. His goal in life was to go to medical school so he continued all treatments offered to beat his odds of fighting the disease. All his treatments options have been exhausted, and there is nothing left to offer this intelligent and caring young man.

Dr. Hudspeth met with the dean of the College of Medicine to discuss his options since an honorary degree could not be granted. The dean offered a letter of acceptance to the College of Medicine to the young patient. The bone marrow transplant team joined Dr. Hudspeth in the patient’s room as the dean read the acceptance letter to medical school. I know this patient and his family will be forever grateful to Dr. Hudspeth’s contributions and exceptional care.”

Nominated by Cindy Kramer

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Lab scientists provide many services

BY K. ADAM MATTOX Laboratory Services As a medical laboratory scientist, I feel it is important to give an overview of what we do as part of Laboratory Week, April 22-28.

Laboratorians provide a wide array of services.

We may study blood cells to help diagnosis and treat leukemia, chromosomes to help diagnosis genetic disorders, urine to diagnosis certain sexually transmitted diseases or bacteria to see which antibiotic treatment is best for an infection.

What drives us to gaze through the microscope, operate large complex instruments, handle potentially infections fluids and prepare specimens and instruments for the analytical stage is the satisfaction of providing accurate results to health care providers. We know we help save patients lives.

The laboratory medicine profession is growing each year. It is estimated that 13,000 new lab professionals will be needed in the nation from year to year.

However, current training programs only provide 5,000 professionals each year.

Laboratory professionals include pathologists, medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, cytotechnologists, histotechnologists,

phelbotomists, clinical chemists, pathology assistants, laboratory managers, laboratory coordinators, laboratory office staff, and laboratory clerks. At MUSC, we also are fortunate to have residents, fellows, medical laboratory science students and histotechnology students.

For information on laboratory educational programs at MUSC, contact Susan Barrett at 792-6752 or barretsb@musc.edu.

BED RACE SUPPORTS CAMP HAPPY DAYS

The Department of Pediatrics team Zachary Clark, from left, Melanie Townsend, Dr. Ana Xavier, Cindy Shields and Richard Anderson dressed as fairy tale characters for the annual Charleston Bed Race April 15. Funds raised benefitted Camp Happy Days.

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SUPPORTING YES CAMPAIGN Dear Colleagues: We are writing to ask you to join us in supporting the 2012 Yearly Employee Support (YES) Campaign. For years, this annual campaign has helped to provide each of us in the MUSC Family with an opportunity to go above and beyond what we do here each day to change what’s possible in patient care, research and health-related education. We hope that you will join us in making an important contribution toward this pursuit.

The YES Campaign is an internal fund-raising drive that allows us all to make a personal gift to the MUSC Foundation fund(s) of our choice. Some choose to support medical research, while others contribute to scholarships, outreach programs, the medical center, or their own department. With more than 1,300 funds from which to choose, you are sure to find a program that has special meaning for you.

Thank you for all that you do every day. Here at MUSC, every employee plays an important part in making this such a special place for the students, patients and families who have entrusted us with an important part of their lives. Now, you have the opportunity to change what’s possible for these individuals, through a gift to the 2012 YES Campaign. Your support will make a difference in more lives, and in more ways, than you can imagine.

With deepest appreciation, Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D, Ph.D. MUSC President Stephen A. Valerio Chief Executive Officer MUSC Physicians

CURRENTS Continued from Page Four

Quality – Providing quality patient care in a safe environment

Sheila Scarborough, patient safety manager, spoke about updates to MUHA’s Patient Safety website, the 2012 National Patient Safety goals and MUSC’s strategies to meet these goals. Scarborough reviewed updates with the Patient Safety Website under the Center for Clinical Effectiveness & Patient Safety. She featured new patient safety tips and shared information relating to sentinel events with examples for staff training.

She also reviewed monthly patient safety goals and Joint Commission Easy List (posters). This month focuses on communications and critical values. Visit http://mcintranet.musc.edu/cceps/ PatientSafety/.

W. Stuart Smith VP for Clinical Operations Executive Director, Medical Center Howard A. Evert, M.D. President, Carolina Family Care

Service – Serving the public with compassion, respect and excellence

Maggie Thompson, Patient and Family Centered Care Group manager, shared details about the updated visitation policy (A-31). The policy supports new CMS rules and Joint Commission standards. It contains three documents (A-31 policy, visitation guidelines, and family and visitor rights and responsibilities). IOP has different visitation policies and guidelines. The policy ensures that patients choose who they would like to visit with them, and that hospital staff work to understand each patient’s visitation preferences.

Staff and patient education roll out of the updated visitation policy is being confirmed. Visit https://www.musc.edu/ medcenter/policy/Med/AO31.pdf. For information, email thompsof@musc.edu.

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ARBORETUM Continued from Page One Becoming an arboretum is simply part of being a firstrate campus.”

Dubosh is heading up the initiative, which will focus on increasing the diversity of trees on campus.

Jerry Reves The campus has about 65 different species with plans to increase that number to 200. Having a diversity of species offers more biodioversity and resistance to diseases, he said.

Dubosh and his colleagues are working on a master landscape plan for the campus, ensuring the holistic integration of the arboretum into the overall campus facilities planning including landscape planning and maintenance efforts. An overall goal of this effort is to serve as an example of the best in urban forestry planning and construction to inspire other local communities to adopt and implement these practices.

Campus trees will be identified, protected and included in a dynamic electronic inventory available to the public through an interactive website that will catalogue each tree and provide the basis for its care and maintenance.

Scannable QR tag codes will be placed on trees to turn the campus into a living museum of botanical offerings. Varied native vegetation supports the mission to educate people about trees and plants unique to the Lowcountry.

Dubosh said the arboretum ties in nicely with ongoing plans for a medicinal garden, an educational tool for students and visitors. Other plans include designating a spot for a small fruit orchard and possibly a children’s garden.

Urban forest areas improve the environment in a wide range of ways, from the improvement of air quality to encouraging people to be outdoors and exercise more. Another benefit is research that shows patients require less medication and recover faster when allowed access to or views of forest areas, he said.

In Japan, researchers have long studied what they call ‘forest bathing,’ a concept that appeals to Dubosh. They have found that a walk in the woods can reduce

Nate Dubosh in the Horseshoe, a favorite picnic spot because of all the shade trees. Everyone on the grounds crew is supportive of each other and does a great job keeping the campus beautiful, he said. the level of stress chemicals in the body and increase natural killer cells in the immune system, which fight tumors and viruses. Studies in inner cities show that anxiety, depression and even crime are lower in a landscaped environment and that children with ADHD seem calmer when they increase the time spent outdoors.

Having enjoyed earning his arborist certification in the past year, Dubosh said he can’t stop himself from noticing trees now. “It’s a curse,” he said, smiling.

“I’m driving around and I see what’s wrong with this tree and what’s right with another. There are so many things I like about trees – their timelessness – how they’ll be here long after we’re gone.”

He loves his job, which has him outdoors 90 percent of the time, often up in a tree. He appreciates that he gets to see the campus from a perspective that no else gets to experience. Glad that more trees will be taking root on campus, Dubosh said it reminds him of one of his favorite proverbs.

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.”

Want to contribute?

Anyone who wishes to contribute to the arboretum project, can donate through MUSC’s Yearly Employee Support (YES) Campaign. Visit https:// giving.musc.edu/yes and click on Make a Gift.

For information on the campaign, call the Office of Development at 7924275 or Whitney McLuen at 792-1973.

McLuen alsomay be reached at mcluen@ musc.edu.

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EMPLOYEE WELLNESS Wednesday April 25 is the day to explore free fitness activities. The Wellness Center will offer free classes and tours all day for employees who bring their MUSC badge to the membership desk.

Employees may take a class, work out in the weight room, try out cardio equipment, run the track or swim some laps. The center also is waiving its $50 sign up fee for employees who sign a yearly contract on April 25. Enrollment is $45 per month.

There will be a Fitness Fest! in front of the Colbert Education Center & Library from noon – 1 p.m. It will start with a half hour of Zumba, a Latin fitness dance class, followed by an exercise bands class that features desk stretches to relieve stress. Homespun Hoops will be presenting moves with handmade hula hoops at 12:45 p.m. There will be hoops available for demonstration and sale throughout the event. Food trucks also will be on hand.

Employee Wellness events q MUSC’s Pitch the Pack Program: Free smoking cessation program offered to MUSC employees and students. Enroll at http://ceii.muschealth.com/SCP/ SCPRegistration.aspx. q MUSC Urban Farm: Work & Learn – Learn through working with the soil and seeds in the MUSC Urban Farm on Wednesday, April 25 from noon – 1 p.m. and from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Family workday will be held from 9 – 11 a.m.

April 28. Email muscempwell@musc.edu for information and to register. q MUSC MOVES: Free Fitness Day on April 25 in the MUSC Wellness Center.

Take a class, work out in the weight room, try some cardio equipment, run the track or swim a few laps. Tours will also be available as well as information on memberships and special programs.

Bring your badge for free admittance.

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

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