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Salus University Alumni Association
Salus University Admissions
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WE SALUTE
The Salus community warmly welcomes its newest members:
Keith T. Carney Jr., Security
Dr. Varleisha Gibbs,
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy program
Joanne Gonzalez, Patient Representative, The Eye Institute
Douglas Woods, Security
Kimberly Young,
Patient Representative, The Eye Institute
The Salus University community offers sincere congratulations to the following members:
Rebecca Blaha, AuD,
on her appointment as Instructor. Dr. Blaha, who had been an adjunct, is a clinical educator in the Pennsylvania Ear Institute, the clinical facillity of the University's Osborne College of Audiology.
Erin Draper, OD, clinical instructor, TEI, and husband, Chad, on the birth of their son, Marcus Andrew, last month. Big sister Jayne also welcomed Marcus to the family.
Joel Silbert, OD, professor, on his article published in the April issue of Review of Cornea and Contact Lenses.
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DR. MONACO INDUCTED
William A. Monaco, OD, MEd, PhD, was inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Distinguished Scholar earlier this month at the NAP's annual forum in Alexandria, VA.
The NAP is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 to advise governmental bodies on the nation's healthcare system. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from ten different health professions to join the only interprofessional group of healthcare practitioners and scholars dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, coordinated quality healthcare for all. Dr. Monaco, special assistant for Program Development for Academic Affairs, is a professor in the University's Public Health program. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a founding member of AFOS (Armed Forces Optometric Society).
Congratulations, Dr. Monaco!
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PA Students are Salus 2013 Volleyball Champions
by Sean Dempsey '16OD
And the champions are: SWAT TEAM!!
What a championship match it was! SWAT Team won Game One behind some big spikes from Matt Butler '14PA, but SpEYEked was with them 'til the end. SpEYEked hung in there with a strong defensive effort spearheaded by Mike Kelleman '15OD, but the front line play of SWAT became overwhelming and they took the game 25-18.
Game Two started out much differently, as SpEYEked raced into the lead behind the smothering net play of Dave Domachowski '15OD. With SpEYEked up 20-14, it looked like game two was all but over; however, Paul Fruhner '14PA went to work at the service position for SWAT. With Fruhner's serves and Butler's spikes, SWAT rallied for 11 straight points to win 25-14. Those were the most exciting points of the year, and some of the volleys went into the high teens with both teams' refusal to give up.
SWAT team members include Physician Assistant Class of 2014 members: Alan Adams, Matt Butler (captain), Sasha Chedalavada,
Paul Fruhner, Ayn Larson, Sally Ann Marchi, and Shawn Palmer. Though not a Salus student, Mandy Butler was also a team member.
Runners up SpEYEked included PCO Class of 2015 members:
Jason Cheung, Christina Dalporto, Dave Domachowski (captain),Jill Federico, Ben Foreman, Amber Gonka, Mike Kelleman, Andrew Meagher, and Tommy Rozelle.
The athletic committee would like to thank everyone who helped this year in any way, including our scorekeepers, line judges, and photographers (Ryan Chia '16OD and Van Huynh'15OD). And thanks to all participants for making it a great season! We will be in touch soon regarding possibilities for summer tournaments and sports. (photo: Ryan Chia)
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PCO to Receive First Rick Bay Memorial Scholarship
The Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University will receive the inaugural Rick Bay Excellence in Eyecare Education scholarship in Optometry. The scholarship - to be awarded to a qualified optometry student - was established earlier this year by the Rick Bay Foundation for Excellence in Eyecare Education.
The late Rick Bay, publisher and president of the Review of Optometry and Review of Opthalmology, was a dynamic leader and mentor who passed away in December 2012. The magazines' parent company, Jobson Healthcare LLC, established the Rick Bay Foundation and the the announcement that PCO was to receive the first scholarship was made last month.
Accepting on behalf of the University, President Lewis said, "Rick Bay was a wonderful friend to the Pennsylvania College of Optometry... Over the years Rick collaborated with PCO on many Continuing Education programs and other projects... PCO is proud to be the first recipient of the Rick Bay Excellence in Eyecare Education Scholarship in Optometry. We will do our best to choose a future leader of optometry who will embody Rick's integrity, humor and knowledge as a fitting tribute to the man who did so much for the profession." The University will work with the Rick Bay Foundation to finalize the operational details of the scholarship on the details and parameters for the awarding of this scholarship, according to Dr. Larry McClure, associate dean for Student Financial Affairs. |
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OCA Students Win AAA Trivia Bowl
The "Jerger-nauts," a team of nine second year students and one fourth year student from the Osborne College of Audiology won the Trivia Bowl competition earlier this month at AudiologyNOW!, the annual American Academy of Audiology meeting.
Named in honor of Dr. William Jerger, one of the founding fathers of the American Academy of Audiology, the team successfully answered audiology-related questions in a competition that pitted teams of students from various audiology programs around the country against one another.
Pictured above after their victory are team members (left to right): front row: Samantha Nieves '15, Kimberly Otero '13, Andrea Graham '15, Megan Piekosz '15; back row: Brittany Viniarski '15, Jonathan Brittian '15, Brendon Boudwin '15, Travis Deputy '15, Elizabeth Swartz '15, Jenna Pellicori '15. Photo is courtesy of Dr. Bre Myers, OCA faculty member.
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PCO Externs Present in NC
Earlier this month fourth year externs Ashley Sousa and Christopher Luft of the Class of 2013 presented a program to optometrists at a North Carolina meeting organized by Dr. James Fanelli, PCO adjunct faculty member and visiting professor of Clinical Medicine. Mr. Luft and Ms. Sousa presented a neuro-ophthalmic review of publications for the past year that covered current research on a variety of neuro-ophthalmic topics. The students are currently fulfilling externships with Dr. Fanelli at his practice.
Externships - required for all optometry, audiology and physician assistant students - take place at pre-determined, designated preceptor locations around the country in private practice, hospital and Veterans Administration settings, where students are mentored by practitioners. The term 'extern' is used to differentiate students on clinical rotations away from The Eye Institute and Pennsylvania Ear Institute, the University's clinical facilities, where students are known as 'interns.'
Both Ms. Sousa and Mr. Luft are in the Advanced Studies program at PCO. The Advanced Studies program is an additional educational program that is an elective for students, and students who participate in the program must complete additional work over and above their regular coursework in order to meet the requirements of the program. Dr. Melissa Vitek is the program's director.
In an invitation to his colleagues, Dr. Fanelli explained that the Advanced Studies program at PCO "produces top notch clinicians, and these students are first class." He also encouraged area practitioners to attend, saying that this would be a "great opportunity afforded the two students," and a "great opportunity for the optometrists to support the future of our profession." .
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DON'T FORGET !
ALUMNI REUNION 2013
May 3 - 5
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