MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Alumni Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2006 |
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Articles Welcome from the Dean New role, familiar face Farewell to Jane Mundt Message from chairperson of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Message for Dental Hygiene Alumni News from the Department of Physician Assistant Studies Clinical Laboratory Science Update Neuroscience Ph.D. specialization to start in fall Physical Therapy News Alumni Association Events & Information
Jack Brooks, Ph.D. On behalf of the Marquette University College of Health Sciences, I would like to extend to each of you a warm holiday greeting! Along with this greeting to you comes the announcement that I have decided to retire at the end of the 2006-07 academic year. I came to Marquette in August 1974 as a faculty member in the School of Dentistry’s Department of Basic Sciences. In 1996, I became the founding dean of the College of Health Sciences. I recall thinking at the time that the programs in the new college had great potential as platforms for the development of new majors and the expansion of scientific research. Thanks to the hard work of many we have indeed exceeded my original expectations! Over the years, the college has developed a biomedical sciences major, which is now the largest major at Marquette with more than 470 students; a Physician Assistant Program which ranks in the top six nationally; a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program that ranks 16th nationally; new undergraduate clinical programs in Exercise Science and Athletic Training; and a new Ph.D. track in neuroscience, in collaboration with the Department of Biological Sciences. These new programs along with the existing quality departments of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Speech Pathology and Audiology have created a college with a growing national reputation that is able to recruit and hire the very best faculty and attract exceptional students. In the past decade, enrollment in the College of Health Sciences has more than doubled – to more than 1000 students; student credit hours taught have doubled; and funded grant research support has increased tenfold to more than $2.6 million per year. Research in the college focuses on problems of great societal concern with studies ranging from the fundamental nature of diseases to their clinical treatment. I am very proud of the collaboration among units within this college. All of our programs work together to educate our students in research and graduate education. It is because of this collaboration that we have been as successful as we have been as a college in such a short time period. I am grateful to Marquette for the opportunity to be successful as a scientist and to have had the opportunity as dean to lead an outstanding faculty and staff in developing a college that is integral to the future of the university. I also want to take this opportunity to thank you the alumni of our programs for your support and friendship over the years. You too have been an integral part of this college’s success story! You are the real result of our success. Sincerely, Jack C. Brooks, Ph.D. Ms. Michelle Schuh has been appointed Assistant Dean of the College of Health Sciences. She replaces Jane Mundt who retired in August 2006 after 32 years of service to Marquette University. Michelle joined the Physical Therapy faculty at Marquette University in the Fall of 1996. She received her bachelor of science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse in 1987 and her master of science degree in Human Kinetics from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 1998. Michelle’s physical therapy career began at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI, specializing in inpatient rehabilitation. Throughout her clinical practice, Michelle was always involved in the clinical education of both physical therapy and physical therapist assistant students. This clinical education experience provided a solid background for her role as Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE) at Marquette University. In addition to her ACCE role, she held a dual appointment in the Exercise Science program, as an instructor in the undergraduate motor control/motor learning course and as the coordinator of the exercise science undergraduate curriculum. Michelle has remained clinically active, providing physical therapy coverage at Froedtert Hospital’s neurological rehabilitation unit. Michelle has also been extensively involved in the development of international experiences while at Marquette University. She has organized and led trips to El Salvador and Honduras involving students, faculty and alumni. Michelle is currently working on her doctorate here at Marquette University and has decided to add another dimension to her academic career - administration. Welcome Michelle! On August 22, 2006, the College of Health Sciences honored Ms. Jane Mundt, assistant dean, for her 32 years of service to the university and 10 years of service to the college. Jane served in her capacity as assistant dean since the establishment of the College of Health Sciences in 1996. At her farewell reception, Jane was remembered for her enthusiasm and her tireless efforts on behalf of the “new” college. Jane wore many hats in the College of Health Sciences but will always be remembered as a true advocate for the students. Since August, Jane has retired and moved to Texas to be near her children and grandchildren. Best wishes to Jane!
Dr. Kim L. Halula Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences Interim Chairperson, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology As interim chairperson of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology for the past two and a half years, I have had the distinct honor of working with faculty who embrace the university’s ideals of service, excellence, leadership and faith. Pearl S. Buck once wrote that “the secret to joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.” I think this statement holds true for the faculty and students in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. As alumni of this highly recognized Speech Pathology and Audiology program, you should be proud to know the many lives that continue to be touched by the services delivered in the clinic. With a new “state-of-the art” clinical facility, clients can enjoy an inviting and comfortable environment in which to receive therapy. Both undergraduate and graduate students are able to learn the latest therapies in delivering the necessary care to their clients. Faculty with new teaching and research facilities have been rejuvenated in their academic careers. In October 2006, there was a dedication for a $1 million donation that will be designated toward scholarships for graduate students in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. This scholarship program has been designated the Laura Ladish Jacobson Scholars Program in honor of Laura Ladish Jacobson, a graduate of the Marquette University Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Mrs. Jacobson’s legacy to her profession will continue as this generous gift will provide scholarships to future graduate students, allowing them to receive a Marquette education in Speech Pathology. Faculty updates over the past year include the retirement in July of Dorothy Wood, an “icon” in the department for over 37 years. As of August 1, Jackie Podewils has assumed the role of clinic coordinator. The department was also fortunate to attract a new faculty member, Dr. Brenda Gorman*, who joined the faculty in August. Dr. Gorman’s expertise includes cross-language transfer of language and literacy skills in bilingual children (Spanish-English). Dr. Sue Ellen Linville has announced her retirement from the department at the end of this academic year. Dr. Linville has been a part of the SPPA faculty for over 25 years. Lastly, in January 2007, Dr. Edward Korabic will resume duties as chairperson of this department. To all of you who have made me feel a part of this department and profession – thank you! As the associate dean of the College of Health Sciences and as someone with a professional background as a dental hygienist, I am in awe of what you all do on a daily basis in helping others! *Dr. Brenda Gorman is an assistant professor in the department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Marquette University where she teaches courses related to child language disorders, fluency, and bilingual assessment. Her areas of special interest and research interest include cross-language transfer of language and literacy skills in bilingual children (Spanish-English), processing-based measures of language assessment, evidence-based language intervention, and stuttering in bilingual children. She is coming to Milwaukee from Austin, Texas where she earned her Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin and where she co-founded and directed a small company that specialized in providing bilingual speech and language services to children.
Message for Dental Hygiene Alumni Dr. Kim L. Halula Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences It has been said that you never know when you’re making a memory. Each of us, no matter how old we are, has special memories of times shared with others while in the Marquette University Dental Hygiene Program. Although the Dental Hygiene Program closed in 2004, those special memories will always be an important part of our lives!! As each of us has gone our separate ways over the years since graduation, there does still seem to be that desire to “come home” again. That desire to reconnect coupled with the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing’s establishment of continuing education requirements for dental hygienist licensees could provide an excellent reason to plan a reunion of all alumni of the Marquette University Dental Hygiene Program. This reunion could include a morning of continuing education for all those interested and then conclude with a luncheon for all dental hygiene alumni. If you would be interested in such an event in 2007, please e-mail me at kim.halula@marquette.edu. Also, please let me know what topics for continuing education would be of interest to you! As the College of Health Sciences is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, please remember that you as an alum of the Dental Hygiene Program have a home to come back to and visit!
News from the Department of Physician Assistant Studies Tim Gengembre, PA-C, MS, MBA, Ph.D. Fall has proven to be very busy season, not only for our 2006 alumni but also for our faculty and students as well. The class of 2006 continued the tradition of scoring a 100% pass rate on the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants examination. The complete analysis of the examination results have not been completed, but an unofficial review of the class’ individual scores points in the direction of another stellar group performance. The class of 2005 ranked between the 95th and 96th percentile, and it appears likely that the class of 2006 will rank in that range as well. Congratulations 2006 alumni! Current students remain very active in community events. The class of 2008 conducted a blood drive to mark National PA Week during the first week of October and they also maintain an ongoing food and clothing drive through the winter months with donations going to local shelters. Anyone wishing to add to these donations can simply drop items off at the 1700 building between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri. More recently, the class attention has turned to hosting the department’s Annual Holiday Party that recognizes the commitment of the many physician and PA clinical preceptors from the Milwaukee medical community. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, January 26, 2007, at the Milwaukee Hilton. Any alumni interested in attending should contact the department at 414-288-5688 for an invitation. The department faculty is equally busy preparing for both an external review in January of 2007 and an ARC-PA accreditation review in May. The federal grant that supported the expansion of the standardized patient simulated encounters used to challenge both PAS II and PAS III students will expire in June because of federal cut backs. The grant has permitted the program to develop a pool of simulated patient presentations that will continue to be conducted in both the didactic and clinical curriculums.
Clinical Laboratory Science Update Linda Milson Department Chair, Clinical Laboratory Science In April 2006, we received official notification from NAACLS that our program was re-accredited until 2013. Because of the quality of the Program and the success of our alumni, we were granted the seven-year maximum accreditation. Marquette University is one of only 227 accredited CLS programs nationwide. We’ve added two new clinical affiliates this year, expanding the practicum opportunities for our seniors. Wheaton Franciscan Health Care will provide clinical instruction for two seniors beginning this November and in the spring, three seniors will have an opportunity to do their blood bank rotation at the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. As always, student recruitment is the number one priority of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program. I’m happy to report that others have joined in this endeavor. In case you have not heard, Dade Behring has begun a $250,000 scholarship program for students studying clinical laboratory science, which awards scholarships for children, grandchildren and siblings of clinical laboratory professionals. In summer 2006, Abbott launched a $1 million recruitment campaign to increase visibility of the diagnostic laboratory. Check it out at www.labsarevital.com. For those of you who returned to campus for your respective reunions this past summer, the faculty missed seeing you. It was not intentional but we were in Chicago wearing our professional “hats.” During 2005-06, Linda Laatsch served as president of ASCLS-WI. She was instrumental in revitalizing the State Newsletter with the editorial assistance of Mark Maticek, the CLS Program Director at Zablocki VAMC. Membership in the organization increased with special efforts directed toward students and young professionals. As your current state president, I encourage you to renew your membership in ASCLS or join as a new member. Our professional organization gives you voice, value and vision. The faculty has been busy this year. April Harkins is continuing her research in yeast and the mechanisms involved in polarized cell growth and hyphae formation. She is currently revising two manuscripts. The first is a submitted manuscript to the journal FEMS Yeast Research entitled, “An Upstream Regulator and Downstream target of Phospholipase D1 Activity During Pheromone Response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.” The second is being prepared for submission entitled, “Biochemical Characterization of Phospholipase D1 Activity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.” Linda Laatsch and Phyllis Kirchner have been working with Lu Kloth and Joe Berman from Physical Therapy on research involving wound antisepsis. They have presented four posters at professional meetings, and are currently revising a manuscript, “Bactericidal and Cytotoxic Effects of Chloramine-T on Wound Pathogens and Human Fibroblast in Vitro,” which has been provisionally accepted for publication.
Neuroscience Ph.D. specialization to start in fall Dr. Linda K. Vaughn Marquette will expand its doctoral specialization in the rapidly growing discipline of neuroscience this coming fall. The program, administered as part of the current Biological Sciences graduate program, is centered around the combined teaching and research scholarship of 11 faculty members in the departments of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. These neuroscientists are also among 25 faculty members currently affiliated with the university’s Integrative Neuroscience Research Center (INRC). “This initiative will have a powerful impact upon Marquette faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates alike,” said Dr. William E. Cullinan, director of the INRC and associate professor of biomedical sciences. “Marquette will attract more graduate students to participate in important neuroscience research taking place on campus. This will enhance the scientific environment, enable greater research productivity, facilitate leveraging of greater extramural funding, and provide increased numbers of undergraduate research apprenticeships, all of which accelerate the pace of discovery. Since neuroscience is such a fascinating and highly visible field of science, the program will clearly elevate the university’s profile in the process. I think there is a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding this.” Marquette’s neuroscience program will join more than 130 such programs in the United States. According to the Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs, the number of applicants to neuroscience graduate programs has increased more than threefold since 1986, and the number of Ph.D. neuroscience graduate students has increased by a similar amount. Students in the specialty typically enter multi-year postdoctoral research training positions following graduate training. The first two years of the program are primarily didactic, with students enrolled in core lecture courses, survey seminars, elective courses and laboratory rotations. During the summers, students will participate in a comprehensive laboratory course. Subsequent years of the program (3-5) are research intensive. The neuroscience curriculum will cover cellular and molecular aspects of the field, brain development, sensory and motor systems and central nervous system regulation, as well as cognitive and behavioral areas. The neuroscience specialty will incorporate 12 teaching assistantships, two of which are fellowships.
Larry Pan, PT, Ph.D. Chair and Professor July 2006 marked two major landmarks in the history of our program. Larry Nosse, PT, Ph.D., retired after 34 years of service to Marquette University. A graduate of Kent State University (’64), Dr. Nosse completed his PT certificate at Stanford (’68), his master’s degree at USC (’70), and his Ph.D. at Marquette (‘98). Dr. Nosse taught in virtually every content area in the program during his tenure at Marquette, but his teaching focused mainly on management and aging. During his long distinguished career, Dr. Nosse played professional baseball, served in Venezuela in the Peace Corps, and taught as an assistant professor in the United States Sports Academy in Bahrain. Dr. Nosse wrote a well-respected book in management and won many awards from the APTA. His retirement marked an end of an era in MUPT history. Also in July, the program celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first graduating class. Some 2,317 physical therapists have graduated with their degrees from Marquette. Over 320 alumni, faculty, students, and guests enjoyed a lively celebration after a day of continuing education which featured MUPT faculty in their areas of expertise. A dinner program celebrated the rich history of the program and the career of Dr. Larry Nosse. After 50 years the program remains strong with over 660 applications for 62 spaces in our freshmen admit DPT program. Our undergraduate offerings in Exercise Science and Athletic Training are very popular majors leading into the DPT degree. The department has added more than 6,000 square feet of office, teaching and research space in the last year. Dr. William Ebben completed his Ph.D. degree and Drs. Emilie Aubert, Laurie Kontney, Dennis Sobush and Marnie Vanden Noven all completed their t-DPT degrees. The department now offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program to physical therapists through the university’s Graduate School. This year, we graduated our first student, Dr. Carlynn Alt, and enrolled our second student Ms. Manda Keller, DPT. The doctorate program will provide research and teaching experience to those who wish to pursue careers in academic physical therapy. In terms of our strategic plan, the department is looking to develop an onsite rehabilitation clinic for students and to host physical therapy residency programs. Finally, the cost of a physical therapy education continues to grow. The PT faculty has hosted and will continue to sponsor many continuing education courses to support the PT Faculty Scholarship Fund which provides financial aid to financially disadvantaged MUPT students in the fifth and sixth years of the program. Please consider supporting these courses or the scholarship fund. Stop in to visit if you are in Milwaukee. I would be happy to give you a tour.
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