COM Outlook Spring 2019

36 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Randy S. Katz, D.O., FACEP, a 1999 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM) alum- nus, received an NSU Distinguished Alumni Achieve- ment Award at a ceremony held November 7 at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library Cotilla Gallery in Davie, Florida. The annual event salutes outstanding graduates from each NSU college who demonstrate a record of distinguished service and extraordinary achievement in a particular profession, discipline, organization, or community cause. The award is the highest and most prestigious honor NSU bestows upon its alumni. “There are many ways to determine the value of a university,” said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and CEO. “I believe that one of the most important ways is by what our graduates bring to the communities across the country and around the world after graduation. These honorees make NSU proud!” Katz, who serves as chair of emergency medicine at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, and as medical director for the City of Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety, is a fellow of the Ameri- can College of Emergency Physicians and an active member of the emergency medical services com- munity. He also served as an adjunct professor for multiple institutions, including the KPCOM and Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Throughout his 15-year career as a Broward County emergency medicine professional, Katz has been instrumental in improving the delivery of cardiac arrest care, stroke care, and disaster prepared- ness in South Florida. He also serves in a leadership role on the Broward County Trauma Quality Improve- ment Committee, the Memorial Regional Hospital Medical Executive Committee, the Broward Stroke Council, the Florida Association of EMS Medical Directors, and the American College of Emergency Medicine EMS Subcommittee. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Katz has played an active role in the community. For the past three years, he has served on the board of The 3G Project—a charitable organization dedicated to providing a lifeline to teenagers in the foster care system in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. o Randy S. Katz Graduate Honored with Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award From left: Alan B. Levan, NSU Board of Trustees chair; George L. Hanbury II; Randy S. Katz; Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S. 4 , KPCOM dean; and Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D., NSU vice president for advancement and community relations ALUMNI Corner ALUMNI CORNER