COM Outlook Winter 2021

TABLE of Contents Features 05 Tackling Inequity UNITY INITIATIVE PURSUES AMBITIOUS AGENDA 09 Taking a Stand KPCOM STUDENTS MOBILIZE AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE 14 First-Person Essays STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON DISCRIMINATION 28 Combating COVID ALUMNUS LEADS VACCINE TRIALS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA 32 Curricular Conundrum OPERATIONAL INGENUITY EXHIBITED DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 36 They Mean Business. ENTREPRENEURS IN HEALTHCARE FOCUSES ON PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL WELLNESS 39 Community Impact AHEC SCHOLARS ENHANCE THEIR HEALTH CARE FUTURE 42 Student Selflessness HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES RAISE $26,558 FOR YEMEN RELIEF Departments 02 HPD COMmuniqué 03 Leadership Message 04 Editor’s Exchange 46 Alumni Spotlight SERVING OTHERS COVID-19 DETOUR 51 Alumni News 54 Closing Notes KPCOM ADDS B.S. IN HEALTH INFORMATICS COM OUTLOOK WINS PRSA PRESTIGE AWARD 09 28 42 46