Summer 2013 COM Outlook | NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

19 COM Outlook . Summer 2013 Faculty/Staff Focus - Activities, Achievements, and Awards 1 Scott Colton, B.A., APR , COM/HPD director of medical communications and public relations, received a Best Feature Story or Article Award in the AACOM Com- munications Awards Compe- tition held during the Ameri- can Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AA- COM) Annual Meeting, which took place April 24-27 in Bal- timore, Maryland. Colton was honored for his summer 2012 COM Outlook article entitled “Senior Students Make Their Latent Dreams Come True.” He also was named as chair of AACOM’s Marketing and Communications Advisory Council, which is responsible for tasks such as furthering the efforts of the promotion of osteopathic medical schools and the osteopathic profession to the general public, me- dia, legislators, and all other individuals and entities that would benefit from knowl- edge of osteopathic medicine. 2 Doris Newman, D.O. , associate professor of osteo- pathic principles and practice, was appointed in April to the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners’ (NBOME) Standard Setting Committee for the Comprehensive Os- teopathic Medical Licensing Examination/Physical Exami- nation (COMLEX II PE). She became recertified in March by the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskel- etal Medicine and Osteo- pathic Manipulative Medicine and attended the American Academy of Osteopathy’s an- nual convocation held March 20-24 in Orlando, Florida, as a three-year elected member of its board of trustees. Dr. Newman also wrote ques- tions pertaining to osteopathic principles and practices for the NBOME’s Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Achieve- ment Test writing workshop held February 19-20 in Con- shohocken, Pennsylvania. 3 Robert Oller, D.O. , profes- sor of family medicine and public health and chief execu- tive officer of NSU Clinics, was named Hero of the Month by the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. He was nomi- nated by Henderson Behav- ioral Health, which provides counseling services to NSU students. Dr. Oller is respon- sible for the clinical operations of 22 NSU health care centers representing 10 colleges and programs providing more than 250,000 patient visits annually. 4 Edward Packer, D.O., FAAP, FACOP , chair and professor of the Department of Pediatrics, was elected secretary/trea- surer for the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP) and will become chair of the ACOP’s committees on finance and membership. In addition, Dr. Packer was appointed as an alternate delegate to the American Os- teopathic Association House of Delegates for the ACOP. 5 Brent M. Schillinger, M.D. , clinical assistant professor of internal medicine, received a Palm Beach County Medical Society Heroes in Medicine award in the Physician Local/ National Hero category at a luncheon ceremony held May 9 at the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach. 6 Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., FACOFP dist. , NSU-COM dean, led a discus- sion on the future of medicine and graduate medical education on April 27 at the Brevard Indo- American Medical and Dental Association (BIMDA) expo held in Melbourne, Florida. 7 Randi Sperling, D.O., FAAP, FACOP , clinical assistant profes- sor of pediatrics and program director for the Palms West Hospital Pediatric Residency Program, received the Pediatri- cian of the Year award in April from the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians. 8 Jill Wallace-Ross, D.O. , assistant professor of family medicine, appeared on the April episode of the Health Professions Division’s public service TV program Dateline: Health , where she discussed topics related to primary care, disease prevention, and cancer screenings. 9 Delfina Wilson, Ph.D. , joined the college as its new director of student affairs on May 28. She previously served as dean of students/ district director of recruit- ment at East Mississippi Community College. She is also an adjunct lecturer at the University of Miami in the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies. Due to Dr. Wilson’s arrival, Lynne Cawley, M.Sc. , will return to her original role as director of the Office of Alumni Affairs. 1 6 2 3 4 8 7 9