Roseman Reflections, A Year of Giving

2016

ROSEMAN reflections A Year of Giving

Founder & President Dr. Renee Coffman Dear Friends, I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude for the many donors, employees, companies, and volunteers who have stood with us and shown their support of Roseman University of Health Sciences. This community is generous, and I feel that support every day when I see fulfillment of your wishes and gifts.

Your kindness is creating scholarships for students who may have the intellect, drive and ambition to become a healthcare provider, but not the means. Your kindness has created the spark to allow us to create a College of Medicine, which will provide needed physicians and care to every community member, and add fuel to our local economy. Your kindness is in service, in the pure gift of your time, to help our folks give back to the community and deliver on our core theme of Community Impact.

Your kindness allows us to deliver free healthcare to those in need, by way of free dental screenings and immunizations, and via health screenings that uncover previously undetected warning signs.

The collective result of your kindness may be equated to dollars or hours, but in truth it is immeasurable. The impact of this generosity on the many lives it touches cannot be limited by numbers. As we continue to grow, and realize our dreams, your input and support continue to be critical. Together, we can truly accomplish just about anything. As you take note of the meaningful stories and names of other generous friends in this publication, please take a moment to appreciate the enormity and power that exists when good people come together with shared goals. Thank you again for all you do.

Warmly,

Renee

“What we have done for ourselves dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal” – Albert Pike

Philanthropy Chair, Mary Grear Dear Roseman Benefactors, I have been a member of the board of trustees of Roseman since the university’s founding in 1999. My involvement includes supporting the creation of a College of Medicine to address the same community concerns as Roseman did originally: a shortage of highly skilled and well-trained health professionals.

As a 29-year resident of Las Vegas, I have seen this town evolve from small to now over two million residents. Much like roads and restaurants, healthcare has to accommodate our expanding population. In the case of medicine, there is an ever-increasing need for physicians to serve a burgeoning retirement population along with growing families.

The College of Medicine at Roseman will be at the forefront of adding new MDs to serve those who live and work here. This increase in high-quality physicians may likely attract more businesses employing well-educated professionals with families, for whom quality of life includes easy access to physicians of all kinds.

I’m proud to have been a part of Roseman’s past, but I’m even more proud of where we are going thanks to your support. Spread the Roseman story! Please continue to be a part of those making a difference in a meaningful way for southern Nevada.

Sincerely,

Mary

RECOGNIZING A COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PARTNER

A Conversation with the Clark County Medical Society Alliance

The Clark County Medical Society Alliance (CCMSA) is a non-profit organization that has been making a positive impact on southern Nevada since 1949. A unique group whose members are physicians and spouses of physicians, the CCMSA is exclusively educational and charitable, and works on behalf of the family of medicine to improve healthcare in southern Nevada.

In the conversation below, Co-Presidents Jacqueline Nguyen (2016-2017), Bonnie Ng (2016) and Karen Schroeder (2017) reflect on the scholarship gift the CCMSA made to Roseman’s College of Medicine through proceeds from its 2016 Fashion Show.

What prompted you to involve Roseman in your Fashion Show fundraiser?

Bonnie Ng: Las Vegas was on the cusp of having three fabulous medical schools in our very own backyard; we saw the need and supported the idea of the medical schools. We were impressed with Roseman’s College of Medicine mission to improve the health of the communities in southern Nevada, and with the Pay It Forward Loan/Grant.

Why were you intrigued by the Pay It Forward Loan/Grant at Roseman?

Jacqueline Nguyen: It was incredibly exciting to have Dr. Penn (Dean of the College of Medicine) listen to our ideas about what we wanted to accomplish and give us a whole new way of thinking about giving. We loved the aspect that it would be a self-funding program that could go on in perpetuity. This collaborative creation of the Loan/Grant is what excited us about the partnership - it accomplished what we were hoping to create while doing it in a framework that Dr. Penn knew would work well for Roseman.

How will your work and the funds donated to Roseman have impact?

Karen Schroeder: We saw the benefit of having a program whereby those students using the monies could in turn do something for our Las Vegas community.

As a completely volunteer organization, what’s important in the charities you fund?

Jacqueline: As a county alliance, we strongly believe that the money we raise here should stay here.

Therefore, we strongly believe in local charities or even national charities with a tailored local program.

What does it take to run a completely volunteer organization?

Jacqueline: It takes a vast body of dedicated members who are all heart. Our CCMSA members believe in our mission to better healthcare in southern Nevada. They are generously philanthropic of their resources and time.

And more importantly, we have members of all different engagement levels. Each member is integral to our organization and we hope to convey how much we appreciate anyone’s involvement. And of course, we cannot succeed without the very generous support of our community and the businesses that are always so generous to us and believe in our mission.

What does giving mean to CCMSA?

Bonnie: What’s wonderful about the Alliance is that it’s here to support programs we already have in place.

And the fundraising parameters are designed to make sure the money raised stays in this community and works for the people that need it the most. As spouses of physicians, we support the physicians’ work and are an adjunct for their work. It feels good to help our fellow southern Nevadans.

Meet Our Inspired Scholarship Recipient

Scholarships matter. Just ask Maranda Sexton, one of approximately 400 nursing students at Roseman University. Raised in Provo, Utah, and enrolled at the South Jordan campus, Maranda is one of six recipients of the UnitedHealthcare and Southwest Medical Associates Scholarship at Roseman.

These scholarships benefit both College of Pharmacy and College of Nursing students.

FACTS & HIGHLIGHTS • Roseman University is the largest not-for-profit, private university in Nevada.

• More than 1,500 students are currently enrolled.

• Roseman students achieve a 93% graduation rate across all degrees.

• Best-in-class pass rates on license examinations – exceeding national averages.

“Nursing school is very expensive, and the debt has been a significant source of stress for me and my husband. Receiving this scholarship has enabled us to see a little more light at the end of the tunnel of being one day debt-free,” says Maranda.

• Research conducted on diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, substance abuse and depression.

Maranda’s calling to be a nurse is a personal one. Her older sister was born with trisomy 18, a genetic disorder that causes severe medical complications. She was not expected to live beyond a few days at most. Miraculously, she lived for 16 years. Maranda attributes this to the care her mother, a registered nurse, was able to give her sister. Seeing her mother care for her sister is what inspired Maranda to be a nurse.

• Annual “Give Kids a Smile” and “Back to School Brush Up” events providing free dental care and orthodontic screenings.

Once she graduates from the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in June of 2018, Maranda has two potential plans in place. “My first option is to work as an RN in a local hospital, hopefully in the pediatric unit. My mom demonstrated the incredible value of this work as she cared for my sister, and as she worked in the pediatric unit at Intermountain Healthcare for 20 years. My second option is to combine my new nursing degree with my public health degree and work as a public health nurse.”

• Students consistently provide volunteer health screenings and service time to multiple area nonprofits.

“This scholarship has been a dream come true for me. I am paying for my education myself, as my parents are both serving as missionaries for our church for the next three years and do not have income during that time. I must rely on loans and student aid to ease the financial burden. I plan to pay back my student loans as quickly as possible upon graduation, and receiving this scholarship will make it much easier to concentrate on how I can heal others.”

• Returning Veterans program provides nursing training and career counseling through our Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing pathway.

• Service learning travel abroad providing care in Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador and Vietnam.

• Medicare Call Lab in partnership with Nevada’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides information and help to Medicare beneficiaries.

• Neighborhood Health Series offers free monthly educational presentations on important health related topics.

• Partnering with school districts in both Utah and Nevada, Roseman’s Drug Abuse Awareness Teams are providing educational programs and prevention advice.

Roseman University College of Pharmacy, College of Dental Medicine, and College of Nursing students Achille Tiam, Keith Dobrin, and Sade Crawford also received scholarships in 2016 from UnitedHealthcare.