MUSC Catalyst

May 11, 2012

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 30, No. 37

MUSC Nurse of the Year goes to…

By Dawn Brazell Public Relations

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MUSC’s 2012 Nurse of the Year Cheryl Morrisette takes a moment in the spotlight.

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If I see her scrubbing in, I know I’m going to have a good day.

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Dr. Fred A. Crawford

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rEmEmbEriNg a lEadEr Dr. George Cooper leaves a rich legacy at Gazes Cardiac Research Institute.

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heryl Morrisette sits stunned outside of St. Luke’s Chapel processing that she just won MUSC’s Nurse of the Year at the awards ceremony.

“I was surprised. I was taken aback. I’m still surprised,” she said, laughing as she watches her fellow nurses enjoy a reception May 7 honoring their hard work and standards of excellence.

Morrisette said she loves her work as a nurse in the operating room at MUSC’s Ashley River Tower (ART).

She assists with open-heart and other surgeries and finds it fascinating work. “It’s just very interesting work.

It’s what I’ve always done. I work with a great group of people, doctors, nurses, perfusionists, residents and anesthesia staff. I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to work with.”

Morrisette, who has been at watch ART for four years and a nurse a ViDeo for more than 30 years, said what makes a good nurse to visit http://tinyurl. her is someone who is caring, com/7d8smuq dependable and level-headed.

“You have to be able to get along with a lot of different personalities because OR nurses have to work well as a team.”

Nurses do face more stress and pressure, but it helps that she has an even temper. “I don’t get flustered.”

Fred A. Crawford, M.D., a Distinguished University Professor, said she’s intensely loyal to the cardiothoracic center and to MUSC as a whole. “The patient is always first. She comes prepared. If she has any questions, she calls the day before. If I see her scrubbing in, I know I’m going to have a good day.”

Crawford, who dislikes people who whine, said he

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Haley Buff Lindner

Benefit Concert, Silent Auction

Haley Buff Lindner won the Junior Investigator Award for her abstract titled “pGIcNAc Nanofibers Stimulate a Scarless Wound Healing Program.” The award was presented to Lindner, a second-year student in the Dental Medicine Scientist Training Program, at the national Wound Healing Society meeting in Atlanta. The project was funded in part by Marine Polymer Technologies Inc. Lindner works in the lab of Robin C. Muise-Helmericks, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology.

The Brain & Spine Tumor Program is sponsoring a concert May 12 at King Street Grille on James Island.

Call 792-6592 for information.

Etta Pisano College of Medicine Dean Etta Pisano, M.D., was the recipient of the American Roentgen Ray Society 2012 Gold Medal. The Gold Medal is the society’s highest honor awarded to recipients for distinguished service to radiology.

The society, founded in 1900, is the first and oldest radiology societies in the United States.

The mission of the society is to advance medicine through the science of radiology and its allied sciences by enabling the creation and exchange of knowledge and information in the field through its journal, meetings and other means. To see a list of past winners, visit www.arrs.org/AboutARRS/GoldMedals.aspx.

Don Rockey Don Rockey, M.D., will be the new chair of the Department of Medicine. Rockey currently serves as professor of internal medicine and chief of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern. Rockey led the development of clinical, educational, and both basic and clinical research programs and will be joining the Department of Medicine on Sept. 1. Rick Silver, M.D., is serving as interim chair.

Leslie McCravy Memorial 5K Run/Walk

The Kidzymphony Orchestra from the Charleston Academy of Music, performed at the Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) April 17. The concert was hosted by the HCC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program and the MUSC Cultural Projects Council in an effort to bring music and the health community together and to give patients, families and staff a welcome musical respite in the middle of the day.

Students at the Charleston Academy of Music, ranging from ages 7 to 9, learn to play the violin, cello or viola in an afterschool program in urban Charleston at no cost to the families.

The Annual Leslie McCravy Memorial 5K Run/Walk will be held May 12 at Folly Beach. The walk is held in memory of Leslie McCravy, who died in 2007.

Proceeds will benefit Pet Helpers. For information, visit www.lesliemccravyrun.com.

Hurricane Awareness Day The Hurricane Awareness Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 23 in the Horseshoe and portico. Representatives from the American Red Cross, SC Emergency Management Division and others will be available to answers questions on hurricane protection. For information, call 792-4463.

Roommate Finder Party The MUSC Off-Campus Housing office is holding a roommate finder party from 5 – 6 p.m. June 8. The event is for MUSC students, faculty and staff. To make a reservation, call 792-0394 by June 6.

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MUSC remembers distinguished heart researcher By cinDy aBole Public Relations MUSC lost a valued colleague, researcher and mentor April 28 with the death of George Cooper IV, M.D., Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and director of the Gazes Cardiac Research Institute.

An internationally renown expert in heart physiology and heart failure research, Cooper was professor of medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine. Cooper was chief of cardiology at the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and appointed to director of Gazes Institute in 1994.

M. Rita Young, Ph.D., associate Cooper chief of staff for research at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, valued Cooper’s career and experience that was helpful to junior research faculty on campus.

“George was a VA investigator for the past 25 years, with his VA research focusing on the causes of heart failure, a significant problem in the aging veteran population. He was a passionate researcher and a highly

respected mentor for junior scientists, faculty, clinicians and students. As both a VA researcher and chief of cardiology at the VA Medical Center, George was truly dedicated to advancing the health of veterans.”

Cooper grew up in Alexandria, Va., and received his bachelor’s degree in 1964 from Williams College and medical degree in 1968 from Cornell University Medical College in New York. He completed his internal medicine training at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and research and cardiology fellowships at the Mayo Clinic and Duke University Medical Center. He also conducted research at the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda, Md. During his career, he authored more than 80 scientific articles and 10 book chapters in the field of cardiac mechanics and served on editorial boards of major cardiology journals and specialized boards with the National Institutes of Health and Veteran’s Administration.

Gazes Cardiac Research Institute acting director and colleague Donald R. Menick, Ph.D., praised Cooper for his leadership, vision and compassion to improve cardiac care. “George had a great passion for promoting cardiovascular research. Most importantly, he wanted to ensure what he discovered in the lab made a difference

in his patient’s lives. To this end, he brought together talented clinical and basic scientists focused on understanding and treating heart disease, which became the Gazes Cardiac Research Institute. He has had a great impact on all of us who worked with him and on research here at MUSC.” Julius Sagel, M.D., Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medical Genetics and former head of the medicine service at the VA Medical Center, has worked with Cooper at MUSC and the VA hospital for almost 30 years.

“I was associated with Dr. Cooper since his arrival to MUSC and the VA Medical Center. I gained enormous respect for his intellect, scientific productivity and ability to guide the careers of young faculty. Dr. Cooper was able to develop a very strong cardiology section and helped strengthen the affiliation between both institutions. In addition to his highly successful research career, he also dealt appropriately with clinical issues.”

Cooper is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Roemig Cooper, and sons, George, F. Cullen, William Wise, James Andrew and other family.

Memorials may be made to St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 71 Broad St., Charleston, S.C., 29401 or the Gazes Cardiac Research Institute at MUSC, 18 Bee St., Charleston, S.C., 29401.

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

Shirely Jones, Radiology Registration; Nathalie Scott, PAS; Linda Garbett, HCC; Janie Gonzalez, HCC; Karma Thompson, Radiation Oncology; Brie Lawrence, Radiation Oncology; Jenny Wilder, Radiation Oncology; Betsy Englehardt, Radiation Oncology; Leander Cannick, Radiation Oncology; Eva Suarez, Radiation Oncology; Jennifer Harper, Radiation Oncology; Doris Thomas, Medical Records; LaCrystal Bartelle, Revenue Cycle Operations; Melanie Hines, ART 6E; Gina Mathias, ART 6E; Elaine Sola, ART 6E; Elice Graham, Medical Records; Sharon Schuler, Clinical Effectiveness; Diana Evans, ART 9PCU; Nadirah Peterson, ART 4E; Deborah Cepeda, Revenue Cycle Operations; Melvena Nelson, Environmental Services; Jill Norman, 10W; Kara Bogue, Meduflex Team; Deveat Anderson, Environmental Services; Betty Capers, Environmental Services; Brenda Brown, Revenue Cycle Operations; Mary Scarborough, Respiratory Therapy; Mary Morgan, Storm Eye Institute; Hilarie Boone, Revenue Cycle Operations; Shawnteah Thompson, Revenue Cycle Operations; Kate Miccichi, Revenue Cycle Operations; Tara Backman, Children’s Services Registration; Mark Hoy, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery; Diane Graves, Revenue

Cycle Operations; Pam Polite, Revenue Cycle Operations; Becky Hank, ART 6W; Jessica Wiegel, ART 6E; Vicki Shelton, ART 6W; Mautisha Jones, ART 6E; Elizabeth Smith, ART 6E; Lavette Green, ART Venipuncture; Adam Miller, ART 6E; Melkannah Cochran, ART 6E; Eugenia Mathias, ART 6E; Kim Poulakis, ART 6E; Janice Quinn, Respiratory Therapy; Paul Rousseau, General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics; and Amanda Cain, Clinical Effectiveness.

University Julie DesMarteau, Neurology; Toni Jackson, Transportation; Sharon KellyBrown, Pediatric Endocrinology; Burgess Canty, Parking Management; Valerie Assey, Infectious Diseases; Cristol Duke, Developmental Pediatrics; Mary Beth Chalk, HCC; Robert Black, Ophthalmology; Debra Poinsette, Otolaryngology; Linda Kinlock, Enrollment Management; Rebecca Blair, Pediatric Neurology; Becca Britton, Pharmacy; Tanya Buck, Pediatric Neurology; Matt Gillespie, Stimulation Center; Mary Mauldin, Library; Melinda Anderson, Parking Management; Jonathan Coultas, Library; Carolyn Kay, Neurology; Doug Zemp, Pharmacy; Heidi Hamilton Hendricker, Pathology; Carla Bistrick, College of Health Professions/DHP CP; Alfred Miller, Comparative Medicine; Wendy Sosebee, Education and Student Life; Nicholas Pietris, Pediatrics; and Cathy Rubinstein, Surgery.

Ultrasound added to mammography increases invasive cancer detection Women at high risk for developing invasive breast cancer now have a more definitive answer for appropriate screening methods, given an American College of Radiology Imaging Network trial reported April 4 in the Journal of American Medical Association.

The study confirms a significant breast cancer detection benefit by supplementing annual mammography screening with ultrasound in women at elevated risk due to dense breast tissue and at least one additional risk factor such as family history of the disease.

The study also found that a single screening MRI following three years of annual mammography and ultrasound screenings identified additional cancers.

The majority of additional cancers detected by the supplemental ultrasound and MRI screenings were early-stage invasive cancers that had not spread to the lymph nodes.

“For women who have dense breasts, adding ultrasound to mammography will increase the chance of finding invasive cancer before it spreads to lymph nodes,” said the trial’s principal investigator Wendie Berg, M.D., Ph.D., professor of radiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. “MRI detected additional invasive cancers not seen on mammography or ultrasound; however, we found that MRI was significantly less tolerable than mammography or ultrasound for many study participants.

Of participants offered an MRI, only 58 percent accepted the invitation.”

Berg also noted that the study results confirm that mammography alone is not the best screening process for women with dense breasts. MUSC College of Medicine Dean Etta Pisano, M.D., served as a co-author and investigator of the study, and agreed with Berg that study results illuminated a much better picture of what ultrasound screening can do to protect high-risk women, and that a costly MRI is not always the answer.

“It is important for each patient to speak with her physician about which screening process is most appropriate given her own medical history,” said

Pisano. “Women with dense breast tissue should not assume that having an ultrasound or MRI is essential.”

Study results were reported for 2,662 women at increased breast Pisano cancer risk who had three annual mammography plus ultrasound screenings and for a subset of 612 study participants who agreed to undergo an MRI after completing all three mammography and supplemental ultrasound screenings. A total of 111 breast cancer diagnoses were made in 110 study participants with 33 (30 percent) cancers seen only by mammography and 32 (29 percent) cancers seen only by the supplemental ultrasound, for an added annual cancer detection rate due to ultrasound of 4.3 cancers per 1,000 screens. The single MRI screening revealed additional cancers not seen by mammography or ultrasound at a rate of 14.7 per 1,000 screens. Nine cancers (“interval” cancers, 8 percent) were detected clinically in between the annual imaging exams (1.2 per 1,000 screens).

Of the 32 cancers seen only on ultrasound, 30 (94 percent) were invasive, accounting for a 34 percent absolute increase in invasive cancer detection, and of the nine cancers seen only on MRI, eight (89 percent) were invasive.

Ellen Mendelson, M.D., co-investigator and Lee F. Rogers Professor of Radiology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago gave these guidelines. “While supplemental ultrasound and MRI screening detect more cancers, it is important to emphasize that an annual mammogram is still recommended and neither ultrasound nor MRI is meant to replace mammography,” she said.

The authors also reported the risk of false positives decreased significantly with annual screening ultrasound in this study compared with the first screen.

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Meet Wendy

Wendy Parker, R.N. Department Business Development & Marketing Services How long at MUSC 22 years total How are you changing what’s possible at MUSC I am a registered nurse with the centralized discharge call program, a specialized team of nurses dedicated to connecting with patients after discharge from MUSC. We ensure patients have what they need in order to heal, prevent unnecessary readmissions and bring closure to their hospitalization.

Unique talent Swimming. I was South Carolina state champion in swimming in 1980.

Why did you choose nursing as a career I am fascinated by people and what makes them tick.

Dream job Traveling and eating What do you do on a rainy day Curl up and watch a movie with my daughter, Perrin, in our jammies Greatest moments Getting married and the birth of our daughter

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Nurses place emphasis on education, best practices By cinDy aBole Public Relations At the 10th annual S.C. Nursing Excellence Conference in Columbia, MUSC nurses picked up multiple awards, including three first place showings that bode well for how MUSC nurses are well on their way in achieving Magnet status.

Andrea Coyle, R.N., professional excellence coordinator and MUSC Nurse Alliance chair, believes these statewide accomplishments emphasize the medical center’s commitment to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes.

These ideas will contribute to South Carolina’s nursing efforts and make an impact on positive patient outcomes.

“MUSC nursing has a great history of professional growth and development.

Our success at the 2012 South Carolina Nursing Excellence Conference validates our continued commitment and dedication to ‘Changing What’s Possible’ in health care,” she said.

The March 30 event was sponsored by S.C. Area Health Education Consortium and was held at the S.C. Hospital Association in Columbia. This year’s theme was Growing and Sustaining Excellence focusing on the IOM’s (Institute of Medicine) report on “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” and translating those recommendations into a statewide implementation plan.

Participants discussed how nurses can become active participants in an evolving health care system and the delivery of care. Conference participants learned about the South Carolina “One Voice, One Plan” Future of Nursing Action Coalition, which is an effort to implement statewide nursing workforce recommendations for the future. The report calls for nurses to achieve higher levels of education and training.

Several MUSC nurses were multiple winners in the 2011 South Carolina Nursing Excellence Conference Poster session. Three MUSC nurses won first place in their category and one nurse was a second place winner.

2012 PalmEtto gold WiNNErs

The competition featured poster projects that addressed IOM’s report and nursing, advancing nursing education and research and evidence-based practice.

First PlacE WiNNErs

Cynthia Edwards, left, and Cheryl Holderfield, receive first place for their poster promoting nursing mentorship in the NSICU. Category: The Impact of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing as it Relates to the State of South Carolina (Cynthia Edwards, R.N., and Cheryl Holderfield, R.N., for the poster, “Nursing Nurturing Nurses: A Strategy for New Graduate Nurse Development in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit”).

Holderfield is the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) nurse manager and Edwards is an NSICU nurse.

Category: Evidence-based Practice (Melinda Biller, R.N., Beth Rhoton, R.N., Jill Thompson, R.N., Joel Cochran, R.N., Rose Augustus, R.N., Natalie Ball, R.N., and Patricia Prause, R.N., for the poster, “Our Journey to Zero: Preventing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Pediatric ICU”).

Biller is the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) 7C nurse manager; Rhoton is an infection control nurse, while Cochran, Augustus, Ball and Prause are with the 7C PICU staff. sEcoNd PlacE WiNNErs Karen Boyd, R.N., and Jessica

Nine MUSC nurses and nursing educators were recognized as among the state's top leaders and role models as 2012 Palmetto Gold award recipients. Top row: Debra Cassidy, left to right, Leianne Jinkins, Dr. Brian Conner, Perette Sabatino, Dr. Ida Spruill, Linda Formby and Dr. Berry Anderson were recognized with this honor. Not pictured are Drs. Ruth Conner and Sally Kennedy. The winners were among 100 South Carolina nurses who were nominated and selected by nursing employers and peers working in nursing education and at health care facilities across the state. Winners were celebrated at the April 21 Palmetto Gold Gala and each received a special pin and certificate. Palmetto Gold is the premier statewide nurse recognition program honoring registered nurses for exceptional nursing practice and commitment. Proceeds from the gala will help fund nursing scholarships in approved South Carolina nursing programs.

Johnson, R.N., for the poster, “A Better Discharge Process: Improving Patients’ Experiences.”

Boyd and Johnson work with the 10 West Orthopaedic/Trauma Unit staff.

Category: Nursing Research First place – Emily Andrews, R.N., for the poster, “Silent Hours on 9 East.” Andrews works in 9 East’s NeuroIntermediate Unit.

Emily Andrews takes home first place for her research poster.

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suPPortiNg NatioNal HosPital WEEk

Volunteer and Guest Services’ Cassandra Poole, right, sprints with her pony down the homestretch and ahead of hospital volunteercompetitor Anky Patel, left, as part of the obstacle course at MUSC's inaugural National Hospital Week Kickoff Event May 3. More than 80 employees converged on the Horseshoe to participate in several activities including field noodle hockey, tug-of-war and more. The top three departments with the highest employee participation rate won a pizza party. Winners are the Meduflex Team (Steve Schaer, nurse manager), 8 East-Medical Acute Care Unit (Polly Guffin), and 9 West-Neurology and Neurosurgery (Ramona Smith).

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Walk planned for national employee fitness day In observance of National Employee Health and Fitness Day, employees are invited to recognize the importance of being active at work by walking together around MUSC May 16.

MUSC Employee Wellness and the American Heart Association are joining together to promote walking groups at MUSC and are encouraging employees to sign up for the 2012 Heart Walk to be held Sept. 29. Designed to promote physical activity and heartSusan Johnson healthy living, the Heart Walk helps raise funds to fight heart disease and stroke in an environment that’s fun with friends, family and coworkers.

Last year MUSC recruited 203 teams (1,239 walkers) and raised $209,921 to benefit the American Heart Association.

Workplace wellness programs have

Health at work

been shown to benefit the employers through enhanced productivity, improved health care costs, reduced absenteeism and decreased rates of illness and injuries. National Employee Health and Fitness Day was created to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to employers and their employees through worksite health and wellness promotion and initiatives. The National Association for Health and Fitness, which sponsors National Employee Health and Fitness Day, said it is the largest workplace health and fitness event in North America.

Employee Wellness events q May 16 MUSC Moves! A Mile – Join us for a walk around MUSC. Meet outside at Ashley River Tower near the entrance at noon. We’ll be walking to Bee Street – Ashley Avenue – Calhoun and finishing on Courtenay Avenue.

Representatives from the American Heart Association will have information on the upcoming Heart Walk and will be signing up individuals and teams who

wish to participate. q MUSC's Pitch the Pack Program: Free smoking cessation program offered to MUSC employees and students. Classes, counseling and a one-month supply of medications are available to eligible participants. Receive a complementary success kit with enrollment. Enroll online 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 May 16 from noon – 1 p.m. Family workday from 9 – 11 a.m. May 19. Bring a plastic bag and take home some fresh produce. Harvest should include kale, chard, totsoi and radishes. Please bring water, sunscreen and wear closed-toe shoes. Email musc-empwell@musc.edu for more information and to register.

“Like” us on Facebook: “MUSC Urban Farm.” q MUSC Employee Fitness Series: Join fitness expert Katie Blaylock for a free Step class from 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.

May 16. Registration is required and

MUSC targets gene related to Alzheimer’s disease, suggests new treatment path Researchers at MUSC, the University of California, San Diego, and American Life Science Pharmaceuticals of San Diego (UCSD) have validated gene cathepsin B (CatB) as a target for improving memory deficits and reducing Alzheimer’s disease in animal models representative of most patients with the disease.

The study has been published in the online edition of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 29, No. 4).

Lead investigator Mark S. Kindy, Ph.D., professor of Neurosciences of the MUSC College of Medicine and career research scientist at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, feels the study is important because it could lead to new treatments for improving memory deficits of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative and ultimately fatal disorder affecting as many as 5.3 million Americans and an estimated 80,000 South Carolinians, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Another gene, BACE1, has long been thought to be a cause of the disease because deleting BACE1 from animal models reduces brain plaque, which is the substance responsible for some Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. However, deleting the BACE1 gene was reported to make memory deficits significantly worse in

According to Dr. Mark Kindy the study could lead to new treatments for improving memory deficits of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. animal models.

In the current study, the researchers show that deleting CatB in mouse models improves memory deficits and also reduces plaque.

Co-authors of the study were Gregory Hook, Ph.D., of American Life Science Pharmaceuticals in San Diego, and Vivian Hook, Ph.D., of the UCSD, Jin Yu, M.D., and Hong Zhu, M.D., MUSC; and Salim S. El-Amouri, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati.

The study was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Aging of the National Institutes of Health, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association.

space is limited. Sign up by sending your name and email to musc-empwell@ musc.edu. See MUSC Wellness Center Membership Desk for sign-in and directions to the classroom. q Worksite screening: May 17 in Room 2408, Ashley River Tower. 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, go to www.musc.edu/ medcenter/health1st and click Worksite Screening. q Farmers market: Fruits and vegetables are available 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 Johnson at johnsusa@musc. edu to become involved in employee wellness at MUSC.

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Cheryl Morrisette, Nurse of the Year, celebrates with Dr. Fred Crawford.

Other Nurse of the Year nominees were: Andrea Homan, MICU; Mack Shieder, IOP; Eugenia Mathias, 6W ART; Jaime Nettles, Ambulatory Care; and Tressa Heinen, Pediatrics.

“After that, every date was a run, nurse Continued from Page One followed by cinnamon chocolate milk never has to worry about that with shakes,” he said. “And she’s faster than Morrisette. She’s like a bulldog and me.” sticks it out to the end on whatever case She enjoys swimming and plans to they may be working. “She’s there, and compete in the Lowcountry Splash, a 2 she gets it done right.” It allows him to ½ mile swim in the Charleston harbor. focus on the case at hand.

Dave said his wife is a great mother to Also, attending the ceremony was their two sons and a very caring person.

Dave Morrisette, director of the Division Even the next door neighbor’s Jack of Physical Therapy at MUSC’s College Russell terrier came to their house when of Health Professions and Cheryl’s he got hit by a car. “She has a warm spot husband. The award didn’t surprise for animals.” him at all. She’s very high energy and That’s true for patients and fellow codefinitely a Type A personality, he said. workers too.

She’s always on the move at home, and Crawford said the center has an only sits down to watch the news on excellent staff of scrub nurses and TV. When they were dating, he had to everyone loves her. She has a knack for run – literally – to catch her. Their first knowing what he needs in surgery. “If I date was a movie, but after that they put out my hand and she puts something discovered they both loved running. in it, I better know what it’s for.”

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