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Winter 2012 e-Newsletter

College of Health Sciences

The Science That Heals

Message from the dean

Dean William E. Cullinan Welcome to the winter 2012 edition of our e-newsletter for alumni, students, faculty, families and friends of the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University. As always, it is a pleasure to share some of the many exciting developments within the college, including the achievements of the faculty and students forming our nationally ranked and recognized programs. I encourage you to explore some of these developments in more detail, and to visit us at our website and Facebook page.

William E. Cullinan, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health Sciences
Marquette University
william.cullinan@marquette.edu

Marquette Sports Rehabilitation Clinic accepting patients

The College of Health Sciences' nationally ranked Department of Physical Therapy recently opened the Marquette Sports Rehabilitation Clinic, a full-service rehabilitation/sports medicine clinic for Marquette students and employees. Services are provided by clinic director Jeff Wilkens, PT '99, and Francisco Rivera, H Sci '02, PT '04. Advanced-level PT students will have the opportunity to observe and help out the clinic in other ways.

Researchers join Marquette Obesity Venture (MOVe)

MOVe is a new center that promotes collaboration by Marquette faculty and community partners to generate, disseminate and apply knowledge of the mechanisms, prevention and treatment of pediatric and adult obesity. Led by Dr. Linda Vaughn, professor of biomedical sciences, the center combines the expertise of the College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing and the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences.

College welcomes new faculty

Dr. Murray Blackmore recently joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He comes to Marquette from the University of Miami School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. His research focuses on axonal regeneration in the injured spinal cord, and he recently was awarded a grant from the Craig H. Nielsen Foundation to test novel genes capable of promoting functional recovery following spinal cord injury. Dr. Kristof Kipp joined the Department of Physical Therapy's Program in Exercise Science. He received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Kipp's primary research focus is on the prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries using combinations of biomechanical and electrophysiological techniques.

PA program helps start new VA residency

Marquette's Department of Physician Assistant Studies is partnering with the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee to begin the new Physician Assistant Primary Care Residency Program. This year-long program, one of just six in the nation to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, will provide an in-depth, focused PA residency to train physician assistant residents in management of common acute and chronic conditions seen in veteran patients.

Faculty meet with alumni in D.C.

In November, the Marquette Club of Washington, D.C., invited area alumni to learn more about the advanced research happening in the College of Health Sciences. Approximately 70 guests joined Dean William E. Cullinan and four CHS faculty members at the Cosmos Club to learn more about the latest research involving advanced technology being used to treat brain injury and stroke, the relationship between stress and drug addiction, the latest research involving how our bodies react to stress and the cutting-edge steps being taken to treat schizophrenia.

Alumni Award winners announced

The College of Health Sciences will celebrate this year's Alumni Award winners with a reception and brunch on Saturday, April 28. This year's honorees are: Distinguished Alumna of the Year - Dr. Katherine J. Sullivan, PT '78, of Pasadena, Calif.; Service to Marquette - Pamela Suplicki Brilowski, Dent Hy '84, of Waukesha, Wis.; A Person for Others - Susan Schober Kinosian, PT '72, of Wauwatosa, Wis.; and Young Alumna of the Year - Dr. Ashley Carson Ferraro, Med Tech '95, of Kansas City, Mo. Learn more about the winners from CHS and this year's festivities. Do you know a fellow alumnus/a who, through personal or professional achievements, truly embodies the mission of Marquette? Please nominate him or her for a 2013 Alumni National Award.

Medical Global Brigades travel to Honduras

Each January and March a group of students, faculty, alumni and health care professionals travel to Honduras through Global Brigades. The student-run chapter within the College of Health Sciences carries out the mission of the international organization, which is to provide a holistic model for sustainable health care in underserved rural communities. See photos from the group's recent trip. Former CHS Young Alumna of the Year, Dr. Shital Chauhan, H Sci '04, PT '06, is CEO and co-founder of Global Brigades.

Save the date

Annual CHS Alumni Association Game-Watching: Join Marquette alumni, family and friends to watch the men's basketball team take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Union Sports Annex, 804 N. 16th St., on Marquette's campus. The reception begins at 11:30 a.m. Learn more and register.
Marquette University Physical Therapy Alumni Reception in Chicago: Join faculty, students and alumni on Friday, Feb. 10 for a special reception held in conjunction with the Physical Therapy Combined Sections Meeting in Chicago. Learn more and register.
Continuing Education: The College of Health Sciences Alumni Association will sponsor a four-hour CE course, Applying Jurisprudence to Clinical Practice and Ethical Considerations in Refusing Care: Liberty or Suicide, on Saturday, March 10, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. While open to all health care professionals, the course is specifically geared toward speech language pathologists and physical therapists. Learn more and register.
Stuttering lecture: The College of Health Sciences Alumni Board will host a free lecture, "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Stuttering But Were Afraid to Ask," on Friday, March 30, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Cramer Hall. This lecture, panel discussion and question and answer session will explore stuttering from the viewpoint of people who actually stutter. Learn more and register.
90th Anniversary of the Dental Hygiene Program: All dental hygiene alumni are invited to a celebration luncheon and continuing education opportunity on Friday, July 26th, 2013.

Learn more about all of these events.

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