OSU Pride Works! honors Michelle Truedell

Congratulations to Michelle Truedell, L.P.N. at OSU Physicians - Houston Parke clinic, (photo) who received an OSU Pride Works! award at the clinic holiday party in December. OSU Pride Works! acknowledges employees who exhibit OSU Pride. It is demonstrated in the way we handle our customers, work with our teammates, view our jobs and ourselves, believing we have an advantage being associated with something of high quality and worthy of respect.

Her nomination: Chelle is always so courteous when talking to doctors and patients over the phone. She always helps when needed in back when they are short nurses. She is so wonderful with kids. She absolutely loves kids. She treats kids with so much kindness and even if she is having a bad day, you would never know it, as she does not allow her personal life to interfere with work, especially the kids. She has such a great personality and is always so nice. She is highly intelligent and really gets the job done even though she is always so swamped with referrals. Chelle really knows her medical stuff. I always go to her when I need some good advice whenever I have a medical question. Chelle is also going to school, has two young boys to raise, and still manages to come into work in a good mood and does a great job every day. I cannot say enough about her, she is awesome!

Free colonoscopy exams provided by OSU-CHS

For the second consecutive year, the OSU Department of Surgery has received a grant to provide free colorectal cancer screening to qualifying individuals in Oklahoma. The program is a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa and the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The screenings are performed at the OSU Medical Center by the OSU-CHS Department of Surgery. To qualify for the free procedure, individuals must meet requirements. For more information: (918) 747-5322.

Country Club Gardens Clinic expands services

OSU Physicians Country Club Gardens clinic has added international travel medicine and international adoptions medicine assistance to its health care services. The clinic, at 446 W. Latimer St. in North Tulsa, also offers family medical care. Barbara Grogg, A.R.N.P., (photo) a family nurse practitioner, provides services on-site.

The clinic is part of the OSU Center for Health Sciences clinic system. William J. Pettit, D.O., associate dean for OSU-CHS Rural Health, said the clinic serves an area that has a great need for health care providers. The clinic accepts new patients and most insurance, as well as SoonerCare and Medicare, for the family practice clinic.

The clinic is part of the OSU Center for Rural Health. William J. Pettit, D.O., associate dean for Rural Health, said the clinic in urban north Tulsa is in Osage County, Oklahoma’s largest county, with more rural than urban land mass. He said the clinic has a unique location for family medical services for North Tulsa. Pettit said that while travel medicine is separate and distinct from the family medicine clinic, it is a needed service provided for travelers in this area of the state. Grogg is certified by the International Society of Travel Medicine,and the clinic assists with medical needs when traveling internationally. Grogg assists families involved in international adoptions with information related to medical issues, immunizations and evaluations of medical information of prospective adoptee. For an appointment, phone: (918) 594-8920. Michael Ogle, D.O., is director of OSU Physicians Rural Clinical Services that includes Country Club Gardens and OSU Physicians – Enid.

"Dr. Alex Day" at Hale High School's magnet program

Nathan Hale High School’s magnet program in health management honored Jenny Alexopulos, D.O., (photo) and OSU-CHS at “Dr. Alex Day” Jan. 14. Through the efforts of Dr. Alex and OSU-CHS, the health management program offers mentoring, guest instructors and lab experiences, shadowing opportunities, and access to technology. She received a school jacket and a scrapbook to thank her for her assistance. Also receiving jackets and appreciation were Bavette Miller and Dana Livingston. Mark Schulte and Tracey Medina (photo) presented the awards.

Bowl for a good cause

A bowling event from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, benefits the OSU Internal Medicine Specialty Clinic. For more information, call Tracie Lee-Martin at 382-3507 or Lynetta Clark at 382-3511.

OSU Board approves personnel actions

The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved several personnel actions during its Jan. 23 meeting at the OSU Institute of Technology in Okmulgee. For the OSU Center for Health Sciences, appointment approved for Vicky L. Pace, director, Rural Medical Education. Title change approved for Rhonda L. Casey, D.O., from assistant professor and interim vice chair, to assistant professor and vice chair, pediatrics.
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Round of Applause

Ed Goljan, M.D., took third place in an Arm Wrestling USA no age bracket competition in October (and he was the oldest competitor). He placed fifth in a previous competition. Goljan competes again in April.

Ryan Miller has been selected for Leadership Tulsa Class 41, a nine-month program, exploring the systems and needs of the city and discussing issues that currently face our community and take part in service learning opportunities such as non-profit board internships and community projects.

Reneé Williams, Office of Alumni Affairs, has been designated administrative assistant IV.

Meetings
Frank Champlin, Ph.D., 2008 Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases in Chicago; Randall Davis, Ph.D., Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington, DC, also, Glial Biology in Medicine in Birmingham, Ala.; Miriam Mills, M.D., Cranial Academy Board, Phoenix, Ariz., Oct.17-19.

Presentations
Frank Champlin, Ph.D., “Obviation of Triclosan Efficacy in Pasteurella multocida by Methylation” at the 2008 Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, in Chicago.

Stanley Grogg, D.O. “Pediatric Immunization,” Cape Girardeau, Mo., Medical Society, Dec. 6.

Publications
G.A. Köhler, Ph.D. and others: “Substitution of methionine 63 or 83 in S100A9 and cysteine 42 in S100A8 abrogate the antifungal activities of S100A8/A9: Potential role for oxidative regulation”. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, Dec. 11, 2008, (epub ahead of print).

Anne Weil, Ph.D. and other: “Stratigraphic distribution of sauropods in the Upper Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, with comments on North America’s Cretaceous ‘Sauropod Hiatus.” Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(4):1218-1223.

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