'Outreach' is distributed free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and other associates of National University of Health Sciences. "This year at national, the year of our centennial, we accomplished so many good things," says NUHS president. "I want to thank all of you who made our centenary homecoming an outstanding event," he says.
'Outreach' is distributed free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and other associates of National University of Health Sciences. "This year at national, the year of our centennial, we accomplished so many good things," says NUHS president. "I want to thank all of you who made our centenary homecoming an outstanding event," he says.
'Outreach' is distributed free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and other associates of National University of Health Sciences. "This year at national, the year of our centennial, we accomplished so many good things," says NUHS president. "I want to thank all of you who made our centenary homecoming an outstanding event," he says.
YOU are our most vital recruiting tool. If you know someone who is interested in one of our academic programs, refer them to us! Call the Office of Admissions at 800-826-6285, e-mail admissions@nuhs.edu, or send their names to Office of Admissions, NUHS, 200 E. Roosevelt Celebrating 100 Years 1906 - 2006 In Memoriam Road, Lombard, IL 60148. Thank YOU! Student’s Name Barbara Malik - NA 2004 Address City State Zip VOL. XXII, NO. 5 December 2006 Phone Program of Interest Referred by Dr.
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Many Thanks... ...from page 1 Working with me on a daily basis is Mrs. full 10 years of accreditation with no concerns. This is a monumental task and Tracy McHugh, Executive Assistant to the President and Director of Development National News and Alumni Services. I also work directly education and the concerning prostrate cancer incidence in one that we will face in various degrees Ron Mensching, vice president for business and closely with the Board of Trustees led teaching of integrative the African American male population. year after year as new programs seek and services, has been elected to the board of directors by Dr. Ray Nietzold. This group of care. The objective of ProCEED (Prostate Cancer obtain accredited status. of the Lombard Chamber of Commerce. dedicated people governs the university Study of Ethnicity, Exercise, and Diet) and provides the kind of vision and Anna Jurik, DC, a 2005 National graduate, has In an initial proposal, study is to determine why there is a greater My thanks to Mr. Ron Mensching, Vice support that is so often lacking in joined the Lombard Health Center as a clinician. Dr. Cohen stated, incidence of prostate cancer among President for Business Services, who educational institutions today, while In addition, Dr. Jurik is a registered dietician and “National has recently African American males. engineered the bond issue for being keenly aware of the need not to offers nutritional counseling and therapies become a university rehabilitation of our student housing. This engage in institutional administration. Dr. Furner is the principal investigator of through the clinic. She also teaches part-time in representing education is a first for National and again signals the the on-going study. Katrine Wallace acted National’s Department of Nutritional and in multiple health care value of our institution to the local I am blessed to work with the directors of as Ms. Fabbi's primary mentor and Biomedical Therapeutics. professions, and like community, which supported our efforts the National University Foundation, the health care delivery research guide. In addition to researching by issuing the municipal bonds. which include Gene Jacobs, Esq., Rich Dr. Jaya Prakash, chair of the Department of Basic Dr. Ezra Cohen meets with Michele Issel, PhD, RN, Clinical systems represented the current medical literature, Ms. Fabbi Fay, DC, John DeMatte IV, DC, and Ron Sciences, became an American citizen on Associate Professor, UIC School of Public Health, his research here, it is in consumers' observed patient study interviews as well I would be particularly remiss if I did not Mensching, as well as all the members of October 25. She is a native of Pune, India, and has mentor for his sabbatical research project. (students, professions, as patient dietary assessments. take this opportunity to thank every the President's Alumni Advisory Council, been in the United States for 13 years. has been patients) best interests to faculty member and every staff member of of which Tom Stotz, DC, serves as As a result of her participation, Ms. Fabbi, on the National faculty since January of 1997. Dr. Ezra Cohen is concluding his Evidence find ways to integrate the teaching and teaching National. Without this cadre of profes- honorary chair. a sixth trimester student, will be involved Based Practice Sabbatical sponsored by of integrated delivery of those systems.” Dr. sionals, there would be no institution and The Naturopathic Medicine program welcomes the Curriculum Development in Evidence Cohen will continue his research over the next in writing a research paper on overactive our reputation as one of the finest Yes, there are many people for whom I am Dr. Kristina Conner as a full-time faculty member Based Practice grant (1R25AT002872-01). few years in order to provide feedback to the bladder with the UIC researchers. She will universities of its kind would not exist. thankful at this holiday time and while I and Dr. Louise Edwards and Dr. Judy Fulop as The grant supports an NUHS faculty faculty to facilitate understanding of the process also attend a professional scientific freely express my gratitude for all with adjunct faculty. Also new to National are Ms. member who works with an active UIC of becoming an integrative health care conference supported by the grant in I am grateful to those new people like whom I work with every day, my greatest Polly Liontis and Ms. Robin Fan, adjunct faculty in researcher for an initial research sabbatical. university. conjunction with the project. In addition Dr. Fraser Smith and Ms. Behty Harrison sense of appreciation is extended to all of the Oriental Medicine program. The sabbaticals are scheduled for the Fall to the research project activity, Ms. Fabbi who head the Naturopathic Medicine you who read this — those who are 2006, 2007 and 2008 terms. The next sabbatical opportunity will take place took two UIC courses also supported by and Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine alumni and friends of National. This is so In order to provide accommodations for each of in Fall 2007. The Evidence Based Practice the grant: Introduction to Psychosocial degree programs respectively. They very true of those of you who, like many National’s colleges, the College of Allied Health The grant was written by Dr. Gregory Cramer, Program team will announce the next faculty Epidemiology and Public Health Aspects have their work cut out for them and of our employees, take the opportunity to Sciences has moved to its own facility. Dr. Randy dean of the NUHS Department of Research and participant in January 2007. Participants of Gerontology. we expect great things from them as support National financially. Without you Swenson, dean of the college, and his secretary principal investigator, with co-investigators Dr. are selected through an application and we integrate these new programs into we could not exist either. Judy Hofer, have relocated to the Annex on the Jerrilyn Cambron, associate professor in the interview process with grant investigators, In her application to the program, our existing structure. I also express front campus. Dr. Daniel Richardson, chair of NUHS Department of Research, and Dr. Sylvia co-investigators and program managers along Ms. Fabbi noted, “I see the knowledge special thanks to Dr. Dan Richardson So, we are, in a sense a family, certainly a undergraduate studies in the College of Allied Furner, interim dean, School of Public Health, with the NUHS administration. gained from this program as twofold: who heads the new baccalaureate degree community of people who have common Health Sciences, also maintains an office in University of Illinois at Chicago. to practice as an evidence-based completion program. interests and goals. We have a collective the building. The building was vacated by chiropractic physician and pursue value that cannot be denied and all of our the Chicago School of Professional Psychology Dr. Cohen's focus was a proposal to develop Student Mentored Research chiropractic research.” National is blessed with seven deans: Dr. Keith Smith, Dean of the College of efforts, in the final analysis, will result in in September when it moved to a new campus methods to assess the effect of an EBP- Focuses on Prostate Cancer a vast expression of gratitude from the in Chicago. Curriculum Faculty Development Program on Two additional student mentored research Professional Studies; Dr. Randy Swenson, thousands and millions of patients who the dynamics of faculty groups in a chiropractic Rachael Fabbi, the Fall 2006 participant opportunities will take place in Fall 2007 Dean of the College of Allied Health are served by our graduates. Dr. Josephine Polich, a homeopath and adjunct teaching institution. Dr. Cohen’s aim was to for the Evidence Based Practice Student and Fall 2008. Sciences; Dr. Jonathan Soltys, Dean of the Lincoln College of Postprofessional, faculty in the Department of Nutrition and develop a methodology and baseline measure Mentored Research Project, worked with One of the hazards of thanking individual Biochemical Therapeutics, was quoted in an of faculty interactions (unstructured Katrine Wallace and Dr. Sylvia Furner, This project was made possible by Grant Graduate and Continuing Education Dr. people is the risk that one will miss article in the Naperville (Ill.) Sun discussing communications) by examining participants' both from the University of Chicago's Number 5 R25 AT002872-02 from the Greg Cramer, Dean of Research; Dr. Chris someone and I hope I have not done that various options for preventing the flu. Dr. Polich perceptions of faculty contributions to integrative School of Public Health on a project National Center for Complementary and Nicholson, Dean of Institutional Analysis; here. If I have, please forgive me and spoke to the use of influenzium, a homeopathic Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Dr. Dan Driscoll, Dean of Students; and know that I thank you as well, for there preparation that does not trigger the same side David Parish, Interim Dean of Clinics. In addition, we have a new Registrar in the are so many who help make National the effects as the regular “flu shot.” Massage Teacher Barbara Malik Loses Battle With Breast Cancer excellent institution it is. person of Keith Werosh, who replaced the “A pillar of strength, hope and courage,” breast cancer on December 10. She is inspired by a friend to go into massage and retiring Cheryl Stowell. Working with the NUHS recently selected crystalreports.com to “witty and fun-loving with a beautiful survived by a husband and two children. entered the NUHS Massage Therapy Do we have a reason to be thankful? I extract and report on data within its campus deans is Dr. Vince DeBono, who is the think way beyond what we might smile,” “compassionate,” “upbeat,” “a Program in Fall 2002. She graduated Interim Vice President for Academic administration system (CAMS). In addition to wonderful mother,” “a great massage Services were held December 15 at the recognize and far beyond what we take as valedictorian of the April 2004 Services and former Dean of Clinics. providing better insight into all student-related for granted every day. Despite the worries therapy teacher.” Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home in graduating class after which she became a information, Crystal Reports also gives that infest our lives as they relate to the Naperville. Interment was private. teaching assistant in the massage therapy On the business side, working with Mr. management a better idea of how the world in which we live, right now we can These were just some Donations to the Susan G. Koman Breast program. Ron Mensching, Vice President for entire institution is performing. Prior to take the time to relax a bit and express to of the tributes left in an Cancer Foundation would be appreciated Business Services, are four directors establishing the new system, data was shared each other our profound sense of online guest book in in her name. “I was privileged to know Barb as a including Mr. Steve Johnson, Director of departmentally; now the university is able to gratitude, which it is my privilege to do to memory of Barbara student, faculty member and friend. She Financial Services, Ms. Sarah Adams, communicate centrally. The system also allows each of you right now. Please accept my Ann Malik, a massage Barb, 53, made a career change to was always positive and I will miss her Director of Financial Aid, Mr. Tom staff to retrieve information simply, regardless thank you and my continued very best therapy teacher for massage therapy later in life having very much,” wrote President James Rohner, our new Director of Facilities, of their technical expertise. wishes for 2007. National, who lost her worked previously for many years as an Winterstein in his entry to Barb’s online and Ms. Victoria Sweeney, Director of valiant battle with Barbara Ann Malik AT&T telephone operator. Barb was guest book. Communications and Admissions.