Summer 2013 COM Outlook | NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

14 COM Outlook . Summer 2013 Student Awards Ceremony - (continued) Student Trio Wins Dr. Bradley I. Silverman Scholarship OMS-II James Jackson , OMS-II Andrew Garrett , and OMS-III Kacie Bhushan were the re- cipients of the Eighth Annual Dr. Bradley I. Silverman Memorial Scholarship, which was established in 2006 to honor outstanding NSU-COM students who par- ticipate in cancer-related community service and showcase compassion, commitment, and other laudable traits exem- plified by Dr. Silverman. In addition to earning well-de- served recognition, the awardees each received $1,500 cash awards. Pictured (from left) are James Jackson, Marilyn and Stanley Silverman (the parents of Dr. Bradley Silverman—the scholarship’s namesake), Andrew Garrett, and Kacie Bhushan. Five Students Honored with Burnell Research Awards Five NSU-COM students― OMS-III Eric Chung , OMS- II Tania Espinal , OMS-II Nicholas Garrett , OMS-III Carisa Lippmann , and OMS-II An- drea Palestro ―were named the winners of the Dr. Kenneth Burnell Student Research Awards, which are presented to NSU-COM students who con- duct outstanding research in either clinical medicine or biomedical science. All students received credit on their NSU- COM transcripts for having completed a course in research as well as a framed plaque and cash awards ranging from $250 to $750. Pictured (from left) in the top photo are Nicholas Garrett, Kristi Messer, M.P.H., M.S.W, Tania Espinal, and Andrea Palestro. Featured in the photo directly above are Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., RD, Eric Chung, Carisa Lippmann, and Leonard Levy, D.P.M., M.P.H. TOUCH Community Service Awards Ten students were honored with TOUCH Community Service Awards for their extensive com- munity service work during their first or second years at NSU- COM. These human- istic individuals were honored for their hard work and dedication toward improving the NSU, local, national, and international communities. TOUCH (Translat- ing Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health) is a national program designed to encourage and recognize osteopathic medical students to work toward improving the health of others through service. The awards are based on the following criteria: The platinum honor is presented to the student that logged the greatest number of TOUCH community service hours in the current academic year. Gold status is granted to appli- cants that logged at least 110 TOUCH community service hours, while silver status is accorded to applicants that logged at least 60 hours. Below are the TOUCH honorees: PLATINUM - Elyse Julian (OMS-II); GOLD - Paul Malczak (OMS-I); Anna Nguyen (OMS-II); Logan Huff (OMS-II); Samantha Berr (OMS-II); SILVER - Alecia Folkes (OMS-I), Andrea Palestro (OMS-II), Pinal Chokshi (OMS- II), Thomas VerHage (OMS-I), and Stacy Hirota (OMS-I). SAAO and PEDS: Clubs of the Year Due to the numer- ous achievements they amassed over the past academic year, the Pediatrics Club (PEDS) and the Student Ameri- can Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) shared dual billing as NSU-COM’s Club of the Year recipients. The PEDS Club’s mission is to de- velop osteopathic medical student interest in pediatrics. However, the club is also for students interested in fam- ily medicine and other fields in which pediatric patients will be encountered. The SAAO is the college’s chapter of the American Academy of Osteopathy. Accepting their respective Club of the Year awards (from left) are OMS-II students Christopher Wang, Weber Wu, Kelly Segars, and Pinal Chokshi.