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 Read this article about
Lauran Glover, reprinted from the Smyth County News &
Messenger
Lauran Glover, '08,
started an initiative for more healthful restaurant fare in
Saltville, Va., while on her Community Medicine rotation.
She and other students will appeal to local restaurants to
offer more healthful choices to their clientele. They will
help restaurants examine popular menu items for ways to make
them more healthful, such as reducing sugar or salt or
switching from vegetable oil to olive oil.
 Congratulations
to Bonnie MacKellar,
'08! She has earned the Ron Nelson Rural Health
Scholarship from the PA Foundation
 PANCE
Results: As of 11/15/07, 29 graduates of the Class of
2007 have taken the PANCE and 27 have passed, for a 93%
1st-time pass rate. This rate is a bit higher than last
year's, and the score average is up 41 points from last
year's. Very hat-tip worthy!
Congratulations, new PA-C's!
NEWS ARCHIVES --
PREVIOUS YEARS
 From
Mr. Kennedy: Kudos to the PA
student society for your successful Passionately Pink day this past
week. Your efforts raised $500 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
The foundation is dedicated to education and research on breast
cancer causes, treatment, and the search for a cure.
A special thanks to
PA student Dana Hurt, '08, for organizing the event!
April Grisetti-Nail,
'06, at AMSA
Conference in Chicago
Wilton Kennedy
Promoted
 Congratulations
to Wilton Kennedy on his promotion from Assistant to
Associate Professor by the College Board of Trustees at the
3/16/06 Board meeting! Mr Kennedy has served as faculty, Interim
Program Director, and Program Director in our bachelor's level
PA program since 2000. He carries significant teaching and
administrative roles and consistently participates in service to
the college and the community. Mr. K. has received numerous
service awards, often presents at regional and national
professional meetings, and participates in grant writing. He has
completed 24 credits toward his Ph.D. of Health Sciences at Nova
Southeastern University.
 Read
the article about JCHS PA Program's pilot program with
Kuumba, "Reducing Health Disparities with 'PA
Student-Patient Self-Management and Support (PASSMAS)'" in
the
AAPA News February 28, 2006, issue:
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The JCHS PA
Program is one of seven programs
across the nation to win a 2005 "Innovations in Health Care"
Award. This award is sponsored by the AAPA/PA
Foundation/Pfizer to recognize PAs involved in innovative
health care delivery models. JCHS won based upon our work
with the Appalachian Campus-Community Education, Services,
and Support training program. The recognition carries a
$3,500 cash award and a summary of the project in national
publications. Please congratulate Wilton and Bess Kennedy
for all their hard work on this project.
See
article in AAPA News, Jan. 30, 2006: top of page 3 |
Jason Bailey and Ron
Rodriguez
in the news for their work in
Saltville during their Community Medicine
Rotation Oct. 2005.
Challenge Bowl
Our Team participating in the Challenge Bowl at
the SE Regional Meeting in Charleston, WV, April 30, 2005.
That's the JCHS team on the right, Kenny Rogers and his team on the left.
Our Program presented a
poster
at the Orlando conference, illustrating our Chronic Disease Self-Management
Program in Spring 2005. Click
here to see the poster.
 Founder
of the PA Profession: Eugene A Stead, Jr. October 6, 1908 - June 12, 2005
Read
about the partnership between Kuumba and
JCHS PA program in Access 2005, the Virginia Primary Care Association March
2005 Newsletter.
VRHA Poster
Award
The PA program took "Best Poster" award at the Virginia Rural
Health
Association's annual conference November 18, 2004. The award is in our office.
We're really proud about it!
Left to right: Mark Hammar, Christina
Gardner, Bess Kennedy, Stacy Garrison
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Poster
presentation at AAPA conference in Las Vegas, June 2004
Wilton Kennedy, Tiffany Kidd,
'04,
Marizol Fontanez, '04, and Bess Kennedy |
Bruce Weeks and Will
O'Neal, both '04, at a Wise County health fair with Gov. Mark
Warner in July 2003.
NACHC Honors Class of 2004
Students
Four members of the Class of 2004 received a plaque
from the National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (NACHC) for work they did for the
association in our Saltville, VA,
rotation site. Our students interviewed and recruited patients to participate in cognitive
testing.
Tairy Adams |
Christi Zysk |
Angie Brewster |
Neal Cabaniss |
Hispanic Clinic Founder
Honored with Leadership in Diversity Award
Wilton Kennedy was awarded
the third annual L. Douglas Wilder Leadership in Diversity Award by the United
Way
during a dinner on Friday, Oct. 24 at the Salem Civic Center. The award
celebrates individuals and organizations that have excelled in promoting the
spirit of diversity in our community.
In 2002, Kennedy saw the need for medical care for
children in Roanoke’s Spanish-speaking community.
Before the clinic’s opening, CRCH staff depended on
interpreters to communicate with Hispanic children and their parents. Because of
his fluency in Spanish, Kennedy was better able to communicate with children and
their parents, providing better care and helping prevent missed diagnoses and
follow-up emergency room visits.
When working with Hispanic patients at the clinic,
Kennedy focuses both on cures for existing sicknesses and prevention of future
illnesses. These preventive measures include everything from the appropriate use
of baby bottles to the recognition of learning or developmental disabilities
that may be missed because of language barriers.
 Mr.
Kennedy also won the annual Carilion Health System's Hand-in-Hand for
Health Award for setting up the Hispanic Pediatric Clinic. Here is the press
release:
In early 2003, Kennedy, who is fluent in Spanish,
and the staff of the CRCH Pediatric Clinic began the Hispanic Clinic. The Clinic
is a special time on Wednesday morning when Spanish-speaking parents bring their
children to the Pediatric clinic to be treated by a Spanish-speaking healthcare
provider. According to Kennedy, being able to communicate with children and their
parents in their native language allows him to provide better care because he
doesn't have to worry about language or cultural barriers or depend upon
interpreters. This helps prevent missed diagnoses and emergency room visits.
Since it started, approximately 10 patients have visited the Hispanic Clinic
each week.
Kennedy truly enjoys his Wednesday mornings.
"It's a ton of fun," he says. "These patients are easy to care
for. They listen to you; they'll follow the care plan. The staff is great,
too."
 The
Troutdale Medical Center
opened May 2003. Troutdale Medical Center owes its
existence to the hard work of members of our Class of 2002 who wrote a
successful migrant health grant proposal.
The Medical Center is located in Southwest Virginia.
 Read
the article about Michael
Davis,
PA-C, former Program Faculty
Member and Clinical Education Coordinator, as White House PA during the
Clinton administration.
 2nd-Year Students:
PANCE
Online Question Bank. Kaplan Medical introduces Qbank, an online database of
exam-relevant questions to assist candidates preparing for the Physician
Assistant National Certifying Exam. 3 months for $129. 1 month for $99.
1-800-533-8850.
 Visit
the NCCPA Web Site for information about PANCE
testing windows
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