February 2005 Table of Contents
OSU Physicians at Country Club Garden opens Sullivan thanked Town Hall set CHS at Research Week Student Doctors of the Day Mini-Med starts March 22 Marlo Duffy: Fundraising’s X factor Osteopathic Run April 30 Library hours expanded Threlkeld visit Blackboard tip Eugene Field students visit Round of applause New Employees

 

OSU Physicians opens in North Tulsa Drs. Michael Collett, family practice, and Colony Fugate, pediatrician, are on staff at the new OSU Physicians at Country Club Gardens in North Tulsa. Organizers at the new Oklahoma State University Physicians at Country Club Gardens have been heard to call it "Pleasantville". The reasons are obvious. It’s a bright, clean facility that’s pleasant, indeed. Located at 446 W. Latimer, it offers health care services for the whole family, including immunizations, sick visits, Head Start physicals, preventive care, chronic care, sports physicals, annual checkups, well-child and well-woman exams. Karen Brown, receptionist, greets visitors at the front desk. “Right now same day appointments are available,” she says. Patients are seen in four spacious exam rooms. An on-site lab handles routine blood work and testing. Pregnancy testing and well-woman check ups are offered. Clinic staff also guides patients to appropriate community services when they need specialized care such as speech therapy or hearing testing. Nurse Esmeralda Ruiz also is the Spanish-language interpreter. Denise Senger, clinical education nurse, is housed at the clinic and nursing students train there, too. Colony Fugate, D.O., and Michael Collett, D.O., are the clinic’s physicians. They like the fact that patients receive continuity of care by seeing the same physician over time. Fugate is the clinic’s pediatrician. She completed post-graduate training at Tulsa Regional Medical Center and Saint Clare’s Hospital and Health Center in New York City. She formerly worked at Tulsa Children’s Healthcare Center. Collett, the clinic family practice physician, completed a family medicine residency program at OSU, and is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the American Board of Family Physicians. He also is an experienced emergency room physician. Both are graduates of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.

 

Sullivan thanked for telemedicine expansion in Oklahoma

Congressman John Sullivan, with assistance from nurse practitioner Sheryl Stansifer, checks out his heart beat using telemedicine technology at the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa.

Making health care more
accessible to Oklahomans
is a top priority of U.S. Rep.
John Sullivan, champion of
recent telemedicine expansion
at Oklahoma State University
Center for Health Sciences.
The lawmaker visited the Tulsa
campus Jan. 12 to personally experience the emerging
technology.

Sullivan and his staff were
introduced to STAN and MIMI,
mobile telemedicine carts
designed at OSU. The unique
bedside and exam room carts
allow rural physicians to
consult with specialists in
larger cities using audio, video
and the Internet to exchange
medical information. Sullivan
recently helped secure
$430,000 to install these
cost effective telemedicine
suites in Oklahoma’s rural hospitals and to support other rural health initiatives coordinated by OSU.

“Our primary goal is to improve the health of rural Oklahomans,” says Richard Wansley, Ph.D., vice president for sponsored programs, research and institutional advancement for the OSU Center for Health Sciences. “Thanks to Sullivan’s leadership, along with support from U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, these funds will continue to help build a medical lifeline for rural Oklahoma.”

Telemedicine can be used for everything from cardiology and radiology to dermatology and psychiatry. OSU currently manages and operates the state’s largest telemedicine network with 24 telemedicine suites and 20 additional distance-learning sites to help small town doctors stay up-to-date in their rural practice.

“This federal funding combined with state dollars will allow OSU to expand to 70 rural telemedicine sites within the next five years. Patients in non-metropolitan areas will now begin to have the same access to specialized health care as residents of large cities,” adds Wansley.

While in Tulsa, Sullivan visited OSU medical students who were the first in the nation to receive hands-on telemedicine training. The congressman had his heart, ears and throat examined in Tulsa via telemedicine from the Henryetta Medical Center.

 

CHS at OSU Research Week “Pain is not just in your brain” is the keynote presentation Feb. 22 at the Stillwater campus during Research Week. Faculty, graduate and medical students will showcase their work and present short talks and poster presentations featuring medical and biomedical research. Ken Miller, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy, will showcase his research findings on modulating glutamate production in peripheral sensory nerves during chronic inflammation. Refreshments will be served and prospective students can learn more about CHS graduate programs. Osteopathic Run April 30 The annual Osteopathic Run will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 30. The race sponsored by the OSU Student Osteopathic Medical Association begins on campus at 1111 W. 17th St. in Tulsa. The 8km race follows the River Parks trail along the Arkansas River. A 2km run begins at 8:30 a.m. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s event will be used for AIDS-related health services at OSU. The race is USATF certified. Registration is $25 and includes a shirt. For more information: charla.geist@okstate.edu. Blackboard tip Have you ever tried a teaching method and wanted to know if it was effective, or how well students learned the content? Blackboard’s SURVEY option helps you do random checks of knowledge, instructor evaluations, or informal polls. Student responses are recorded anonymously. The online grade book only indicates that the survey has been taken and submitted by a student. For more information about this Blackboard feature, contact Dr. Karen Merz at 699-8676.

Student Doctors of the Day In March, medical students will be paired with physicians to be Doctors of the Day at the State Capitol building. A student and a doctor will provide health checks for state legislators during sessions. Students will be introduced on the floor of the House and Senate and can have a photo taken with their local representative. The program is sponsored by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association and OSU Student Senate. Students participating include: Whitney Allison Chris Clark Kathy Cook Stacy Dahl Joe Hackler Tracy Hoos David Hopkins Jon Kirkland Amanda Marti Kristin Martin Rachel McKinzie Tim Nokes Ryan Oden Susan O’Rourke Tiffany Pinkerton Bill Worden Physicians attending from OSU include: Ray E. Stowers, D.O. William J. Pettit, D.O. March 23 is the annual D.O. Day at the Capitol. Medical students will be able to meet with their representative or senator to talk about current issues. Library hours expanded The Medical Library begins expanded hours Sunday, February 13. Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Monday 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Friday 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

OSU Mini-Medical School begins March 22

Do you know warning signs of a heart attack or how to treat a nagging headache? Are you ready to revamp your diet and exercise program? These and other topics headline this year’s OSU Mini-Medical School. Physicians lead each session of this popular and informative six-week series, which is free and open to the public. Topics are speakers include:

• March 22 - Diet, Nutrition and Exercise, Michelle Neil, D.O.
• March 29 - Warning Signs of a Heart Attack, Phil Riley, D.O.
• April 5 - Depression, David McElwain, M.D.
• April 12 - Colon Cancer, Andrew Crawford, D.O.
• April 19 - Hearing Loss, Tom Hamilton, D.O.
• April 26 - Headaches, Jay Johnson, D.O.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to hear qualified physicians discuss topics in-depth,” says Karen Wicker, Mini-Medical School organizer. Sessions are held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, at OSU-Tulsa - main auditorium, 700 North Greenwood. Seating is limited and early registration is encouraged. To register, call 918-561-8424 or register on-line at www.minimed.okstate.edu. Parking is available in the west parking lot of the OSU-Tulsa campus.

 

A sure sign of spring Channel 2 - KJRH chief meteorologist Dan Threlkeld shares information about tornado safety at a seminar in Dunlap Auditorium. His wife, Jo Ann, is administrative assistant in family medicine at CHS.

Laissez les bon temps rouler (Let the good times roll) Elizabeth Nokes leads Eugene Field third grade students on a parade through the building to display their Mardi Gras masks.

 

Marlo Duffy: Fundraising’s X factor

Marlo X. Duffy is an award-winning fundraising professional with an uncommon middle initial.

She’s also the new associate vice president for development for OSU-CHS, putting her new title to work to bring the depth and expertise of the OSU Foundation to CHS fund raising efforts.

“The OSU Foundation is here to help the university,” Duffy says. “Good things are going to happen in development and fund raising at CHS.” Duffy, an OSU graduate with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration, started her career working at a country club. “I learned that people who share common interests and causes support them together.”

Duffy says donors to education are like members of a club; they share a commitment to education and it brings them together. But they need a nudge. “You have to get your story out to them,” she says. It’s a top priority on her agenda for CHS. At the country club her interest in fundraising grew, leading to a job at the Mental Health Association of Tulsa, where she still shares a special bond with its clients who are survivors of family suicides (her younger sister took her own life at age 14). Duffy remains active in mental health and suicide prevention issues. She also worked in fundraising at Philbrook Museum of Art before joining OSU in 2001.

“I’m a fourth generation Jenks resident and a third generation Jenks high school graduate,” Duffy says. She is a youth group leader at her church and is a member of the International Sisterhood of PEO. Duffy is a graduate of Leadership Tulsa’s Class of 30 and Leadership Jenks Class of 12. She recently was named Outstanding Fundraising Executive for 2004 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Eastern Oklahoma Chapter. She serves as the chapter president this year. Duffy, mother of a 10-year-old daughter, likes to cook, garden and entertain in her off hours.

To help meet fundraising challenges, Duffy is hiring a full-time development director for CHS who will work under her supervision. She’ll work closely with them, and with Dr. John Fernandes, president and dean. “There’s a great story to be told about the Center for Health Sciences and we are going to tell it in a big way,” she says.

But what does that uncommon middle initial stand for? She explains her first name is from television star Marlo Thomas. Duffy’s mother saw a television show featuring the King Family, a 1960’s vocal group. Emblazoned on a family member’s shirt was the name Xan. Shortly thereafter, little Marlo Xan arrived.

 

Round of Applause! Karen Merz, Ph.D., and Doris Fowler completed the OSU Advanced Leadership Program (ALP), a continuing education program available to graduates of the Leadership Development Program (LDP) who want to refresh, enhance, and deepen leadership skills. Both are first year graduates, completing the criteria for both the LDP and ALP in 2004. Also, Shelly Johnson completed her third year of ALP training in 2004. OSU-CHS employees and students supported the Martin Luther King Day parade. Helping honor Dr. King were Monica Browne-Hagans, Leah Haines, Crystal Sanders, Sandra Hale, Leigh Goodson, Ph.D., Jay Bullard, Adrienne Loftis, Joy Ekpo-Large, Kathryn Zackery, LaKeta Smith, Cecilia Amoah, Dontae Bowie and Brandon Wilson. New signage now marks the OSU medical library entrance on the ground floor. The painting, “Touching the Universe,” a commissioned work by Enoch Kelly Haney in memory of Michelle Hagemeister, Class of 1992, has been relocated to the first floor student lounge area. Drs. Larry Cherry and Kayse Schrum represented OSU at the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis. In his remarks, Saint Francis Health System CEO Jake Henry recognized them, and the involvement OSU will have in the education component of the new facility. Kent Smith, Ph.D., has been reappointed for 2005 as an Affiliated Research Associate for the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History’s Division of Vertebrate Paleontology. Robert Conrad, Ph.D., interviewed by Fox News regarding the possibility of tuberculosis in local schools and what action should be taken.