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Family doctor: NC politicians making health care landscape toxic – The Fayetteville Observer

Dr. Rebecca Kasper| The Fayetteville Observer

As a family medicine resident physician in the Triangle area, I originally came to train in North Carolina because the state has some of the best family medicine programs in the country. For five years now I have called this state home.

I am involved in my local faith community, I volunteer with my neighborhood association, and I am falling in love with the varied landscapes across this beautiful state. I had planned on staying and raising my family here.

However, the increasingly toxic healthcare landscape is making me seriously reconsider this plan.

As a family doctor, my job is to comprehensively care for my patients across a wide variety of health problems. Living in a state that seeks to further restrict abortion access, criminalizes exploration of gender identity and still hasnt expanded Medicaid for over 10 years after the Affordable Care Act became law threatens my professional ethos.

I am also increasingly fearful for my personal safety as I just try to do my job. My patients, all patients everywhere, deserve the best, most up-to-date medical care. North Carolina is moving in directions that propagate bad medicine and limit my ability as a physician to do the right thing.

Abortion is an essential option in pregnancy care, and is often life saving. Living a life aligned with your gender identity is also often life saving 40% of transgender youth attempt suicide each year.

Having access to health insurance to be able to afford to care for yourself and your family is lifesaving. The list of ways the North Carolina legislature has stepped in to limit my ability to care for my patients goes on and on. The Speaker of the Houses announcement recently of further proposed restrictions on abortion adds moral injury to what is already a long list of ways that the state interferes with my ability to care for my patients.

North Carolinians deserve the best medicine has to offer. Our healthcare shouldnt be subject to the state we live in, or the opinions of politicians. I am not alone in reconsidering my decision to stay in this state after I graduate residency.

North Carolina spent five years making me an excellent physician. It would be a shame to see myself and others leave the state just as we are ready to launch on our own. Abortion bans, gender affirming care bans, lack of support for comprehensive health care reform, and other limitations will force us to leave.

This brain drain will continue unless politicians get out of our exam rooms. Please trust us, your doctors, for your medical care, rather than politicians.

RebeccaE.Kasper, MD, MPH is a Family Medicine Doctor, a Primary Care Doctor and a Resident who sees patients at Duke Family Medicine Center.

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Mercyhealth welcomes Dr. David Rebedew, board certified family … – Mercyhealth

Mercyhealth is pleased to welcome David Rebedew, MD, board certified family medicine doctor, to the physician staff of Mercyhealth East and Mercyhealth South, and the faculty of the Mercyhealth Family Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Rebedew is excited to share his philosophy of care with the residents he is teaching. My philosophy of care is to combine the latest evidence with shared decision making to find out what is most important to my patients while trying to use the least amount of medications, referrals and tests to make them as healthy and happy as possible, he said. I do this through use of injections for pain, performing ultrasound to aid with diagnosis, complementary and alternative medicine, as well as teaching residents.

After earning his medical degree at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Dr. Rebedew served a family medicine residency at Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Waukesha, WI. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Dr. Rebedews special interests include:

To make an appointment with Dr. Rebedew at Mercyhealth South, call (608) 755-7960. To make an appointment with him at Mercyhealth East, call (608) 756-7100.

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Future physicians to begin their next chapter at Match Day Ceremony – University of Arizona

At this years Match Day ceremony, to be held Friday, March 17, on the west side of the Old Main Building on the University of Arizona campus, 110 medical students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson will learn where they will complete the next phase of their medical training.

Surrounded by loved ones and in coordination with fourth-year medical students attending similar events across the country, students in their final semester of medical school will simultaneously tear open envelopes at 9 a.m. The contents will reveal where they will begin their residency, a three-to-seven-year stage of graduate medical education where new doctors practice medicine in their chosen specialty under the supervision of a senior medical clinician. Match Day represents a culmination of four years of intense study, volunteering, research, clerkships, sub-internships and clinical rotations for UArizona College of Medicine Tucson students.

During their last year of medical school, students interview for residency slots at institutions where they hope to receive further training. Students later rank their residency location preferences, while institutions rank the students they would like to have as trainees. The match process is completed by the National Residency Matching Program, and medical students are obligated to serve where they matched.

Match Day is the most anticipated event for medical students and for COM-T administration and faculty as we all find out where our students will be pursuing their graduate medical education during the next phase in their journey to become an independently practicing physician, said Kevin Moynahan, MD, vice dean for education at the College of Medicine Tucson. This day is the cumulation of four or more years of hard work, resiliency and professional identity formation. The college is proud to send our well-trained graduates to prestigious graduate medical education programs around the country and to welcome a significant number into our own residency programs.

Registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m., with programming starting at 8:15 a.m. At 9 a.m., students will individually gather with their supporters to open their Match Day envelopes, and at 9:30 a.m., they will announce their matches publicly. Closing remarks begin at 11 a.m.

Parking is available ($8 per car) at the Tyndall Garage, located on Tyndall Avenue south of University Boulevard. There is an accessible drop-off area for people with disabilities on University Boulevard at the flagpole west of Old Main.

Those wishing to attend the event virtually can view the livestream at satyrlivestream.com/stream/match-day-2023/. For more information and to RSVP, visit the College of Medicine Tucson Match Day website.

College of Medicine Tucson medical students participating in Match Day include:

Ike Royal Chinyere, PhD, received his bachelors degree from the College of Medicine Tucson before enrolling as a dual MD/PhD student. As a doctoral student, Dr. Chinyere performed preclinical studies of an engineered biomaterial that could be implanted onto the hearts surface to help restore its electrical stability after a heart attack. The experience solidified his interest in helping patients through entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship fits into how I approach my goals as a physician-scientist in training. Utilizing both degrees is my main goal, he said. I believe it is my calling to simultaneously employ all of these skillsets to make a difference in patients lives.

Dr. Chinyere has applied for a select number of residency programs that will further develop him as a physician-scientist, and will pursue a career in cardiac electrophysiology, focusing on the electrical properties of the heart. He is looking forward to celebrating Match Day with his wife and young son.

I enjoyed my time here and met a lot of amazing people, and there are a lot of good memories, he said. I feel very excited that medical school is coming to an end, and very motivated for the next chapter.

Gabrielle Milillo has applied to residency programs in pediatrics, fulfilling a lifelong dream to be a pediatrician.

I really idolized my pediatrician. I valued the partnership she made with my family and her commitment to helping me grow as a person and as a patient at the same time, she said. What I love about pediatrics is the ability to work with patients at the most transformative moments of their life, being able to contribute to their development in a positive way.

Milillo is participating in the couples match to receive training in the same region as her partner, who is also completing his medical degree.

I met my partner at the beginning of medical school, she said. To end it all with the opening of the envelope and to continue our life together is incredible. I dont know what city well end up in, but Im excited to explore with him.

The couple will celebrate Match Day with their families.

Opening up that envelope at the same time, knowing that were all bonded in that moment, is really special, she said.

Kaloni Peleketi Philipp received her bachelors degree from the College of Medicine Tucson and was accepted to medical school through Pre-Medical Admissions Pathway, an intensive medical school preparation program for promising students who have faced considerable obstacles.

Initially interested in obstetrics and gynecology, Philipp pivoted to family medicine.

I loved OB, but I wanted to know about the other parts of their life. Its important to me to build long-term relationships, she said.

With those deeper connections, her goal is to improve care for underserved people: I want to explore ways to get them into doctors offices to prevent a lot of the chronic conditions and complications were seeing in that population.

As a medical student, Philipp developed leadership skills as co-chair of the Student Diversity Committee and the Asylum Clinic. She co-founded Polynesians in Medicine, a nationwide organization that supports Pacific Islander pre-med students as they work through the pipeline toward medical careers.

She will celebrate Match Day with her husband, along with family members from the Phoenix area.

Its the culmination of years and years of work, she said. Im excited to see where I end up.

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B.C. has added 160 family doctors since rollout of new payment model, ministry says – CBC.ca

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Posted: March 09, 2023 Last Updated: March 09, 2023

The province says 160 more family doctors have been added in British Columbia in the five weeks since a new physician payment model was rolled out.

Around half of them switched from another area of medicine to family practice, B.C.'s Ministry of Health said.

According to Health Minister Adrian Dix, a total of2,041 doctors, including the new recruits,have now signed on to the longitudinal family physician (LFP) model.

That equates to almost half of all doctors working infull-service family practice, which is referred to as longitudinal care by medical professionals.

"It's about 46 per cent of those who were longitudinal family doctors last yearand billed under fee-for-service," Dix said."So it's an exceptional change."

The LFPpayment modelwas introduced as an option to the existing fee-for-service model, under which doctors are paid around $30 per patient visit,no matter whether the patient has a simple cold or complex condition.

LFP, on the other hand, compensatesdoctors for number ofpatients seen,the complexity of their condition, and for time spent on other necessary tasks like reviewing lab results, consulting with other medical professionals, updating patient lists and clinical administrative work.

Half of the 160 new physicians on theLFP modelbilled to the Medical Services Plan in 2021-22, which indicates they were under a non-longitudinal model and switched to providing full-service familycare, the Ministry of Health said.

The ministry also said as of Feb.25, 120 new contracts have been signed, along with seven additional expressions of interest,as part of its New to PracticeIncentives Program, which offers incentives tophysicians who have recently completed their family medicine residency program and wish to provide full-servicefamily care.

Of these 120, 38 are Canadian medical graduates and 82 are international medical graduates, the ministry said.

Dr. Josh Greggain, president of Doctors of B.C., said early reviews from physicians working under the new model have been overwhelmingly positive.

"This is a great start and the joy that's come back to family medicine ... is critically important," he said.

"The secret sauce of this model is that [doctors] get value and get compensatedfor the things [they] do, whether that be seeing a patient or managing all of the other things that go along with being a family physician."

Under the new framework, the average family physician in B.C. will see a pay raise from roughly $250,000 annually to around $385,000.

It's estimated thatclose to onemillion British Columbians, about one-fifth of the population, are without a family doctor.

Greggain said family physicians who have elected to stay in the fee-for-service model are doing so because it works well for them, or possibly because they're still evaluating whether to make the switch.

"Any time you make any monumental change, not 100 per cent of people are going to jump into that change right away," he said. "The fact that we have nearly 50 per cent is very encouraging."

Karin Larsen is a former Olympian and award winning sports broadcaster who covers news and sports for CBC Vancouver.

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Express Care facility to open in Fulton – Fulton Sun

The Callaway County Commission and Jefferson City Medical Group entered into an agreement Monday to open an extended-hours Express Care facility in Fulton.

This is the first step in providing much-needed medical care access in the area, as Callaway County has been without extended hours healthcare facilities since the previous facilities closed.

SSM Health Family Medicine Clinic closed in 202o and Callaway Community Hospital closed in 2022, according to a release from JCMG.

The Callaway County Commission made providing medical access one of its top priorities with the money received from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The county received approximately $8.6 million in ARPA funds.

The contract Callaway County signed yesterday was for $520,216.

JCMG's Callaway County Express Care will be at 354 Country Meadows in Fulton. This is just off Highway F, and is where the SSM Health Family Medicine Clinic was previously located, a release states.

The walk-in clinic will be able to treat immediate, non-emergent health concerns. It will also be able to provide wellness services, including physicals and immunizations.

Minor cuts and burns, minor fevers, sore throats, and seasonal allergies are examples of conditions that patients can be seen for, a release states.

ARPA funds will allow the new facility to have x-ray capabilities. The facility will be remodeled to allow for those facilities, and to prepare the clinic for opening.

"Callaway County is extremely happy to be assisting JCMG in providing extended hour healthcare provisions with x-ray capabilities to over 45,000 county residents and numerous area businesses," Gary Jungermann, Callaway County Presiding Commissioner, said in a release. "The commission has heard from families and several industries within the county about the healthcare need and knows everyone will benefit from having this Express Care available to them."

Jungermann thanked the county ARPA committee, which helps make decisions on how the federal funds are utilized. He said this is one of the best efforts that has been made with the ARPA money.

"Thank you for answering our call," Roger Fischer, Western District Commissioner, said to JCMG representatives.

JCMG will begin remodel work on the clinic soon, a release states. An opening date and hours of operation will be announced at a later time.

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Little Rock city board names Dr. Harold Betton to Airport Commission – Arkansas Online

Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday voted to appoint Dr. Harold Betton to the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission following a two-and-a-half-month period during which the Airport Commission seat had been vacant.

City board members entered executive session during a special-called meeting Tuesday that was initiated to allow them to consider appointments.

After returning to open session, they voted to confirm Betton in a voice vote. City Director B.J. Wyrick of Ward 7 could be heard voting no.

City board members went on to approve a series of other appointments to boards and commissions. They included Kerry Wright's appointment to the board of commissioners of Little Rock's public housing authority, replacing longtime board chairman Kenyon Lowe Sr., whose reappointment the city board denied last year.

The Airport Commission oversees Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field and is composed of seven members who serve five-year terms.

Airport commissioners are appointed by the mayor but must be confirmed by a three-fourths majority of the city board.

Betton is a physician practicing family medicine in Little Rock as well as a pastor, according to his application materials, and was reappointed to the Little Rock Planning Commission in January.

He submitted an application last November that listed the Airport Commission as his first choice and reappointment to the Planning Commission as his second choice.

Betton will occupy the Airport Commission seat formerly held by Mark Camp, who was confirmed to an initial term in January 2018 under then-Mayor Mark Stodola and applied to be reappointed last September.

Other applicants for the position included Myron Jackson, a local public-relations executive with close ties to Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.

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Health Workforce report recommendations are sound, now is the … – Canadian Medical Association

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), and College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) jointly commend the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) for their report titled Addressing Canadas Health Workforce Crisis.

Representing Canadas nurses and physicians, the three organizations have previously come together to deliver a series of recommendations to the HESA focusing on both short-term and long-term solutions to the current workforce crisis.

The health care workforce is under significant strain as the growing complexity of care, rising administrative burden, and insufficient supports make their work increasingly challenging. Because of this strain, people in Canada are not equitably receiving the care they need when, where, and how they need it. The report lists many constructive recommendations, including moving toward a national licensure for physicians, optimizing scopes of practice for health professionals, educating more health workers in Canada, investing in collaborative teams, and reducing administrative burden present in the system.

Multiple report recommendations relate to bolstering the system with internationally trained health professionals. While it is certainly a component of the solution, it is imperative that the primary focus of federal, provincial, and territorial government investment is creating a workable and effective system for everyone, rather than bringing more workers into a system that is in need of significant repair and is likely to wear them out along with their Canadian-trained colleagues.

With the important and welcome recent announcement of the federal investment in health, there are resources available to enact the recommendations of this report. The new $25-billion investment into shared areas of priority is strongly related to the accessibility of family health services and retaining health workers in the system, both covered extensively in the HESA report.

In order to achieve meaningful improvement for the hard-working health professionals in Canada, as well as the patients they serve, it is imperative that the reports recommendations are transferred into timely and tangible action that leads to real change in an expedient and decisive way.

Family physicians are working hard at the forefront of health care and acutely feel the need for additional support and resources to modernize the system. We agree with the recommendations of the report increased family medicine training spots, reduced administrative burden, better data to form a strategy are all pressing concerns. What we need now is action that is quick and substantive. - Dr. Lawrence Loh, CFPC Executive Director and CEO

We are pleased that the Standing Committee on Health has heard the recommendations of frontline providers and that the committee recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach to address health workforce challenges. We firmly support the Committees recommendations, including implementing pan-Canadian licensure for health professionals; improving the collection, sharing, and use of health workforce data; and the creation of a pan-Canadian health human resource strategy. We urge the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to collaborate on implementing the Standing Committee on Healths recommendations. - Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association

CNA is pleased with the recommendations put forward by the HESA Committee, in particular the alignment with our joint HHR [Health Human Resources] Road Map. As the largest group of health care providers, nurses are in urgent need of concrete action to retain, return and recruit into a safe and sustainable health care system. The health workforce across Canada is in dire need of support, innovation, and planning, in order to address the current crisis and mitigate future challenges, such as optimizing nurses in primary care. We call upon all levels of government to urgently implement these actions, as our health care system cant wait. - Tim Guest, CEO, Canadian Nurses Association

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Doctor From Oakville Volunteers in Poland Providing Aid to … – Centralia Chronicle

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com

While the war in Ukraine rages into its second year and becomes increasingly politicized in the United States, Dr. Patrick Jung, who grew up in Oakville, has returned from spending three months volunteering at a hotel in Poland to provide primary medical care to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

The 39-year-old Washington native said politics played no part in his decision to volunteer.

There are people that are suffering due to circumstances they cant control and those people have openly asked the world for help, Jung said.

He said he felt a connection to the Ukrainians he met while in Poland.

I think the Ukrainian people share our values and they want the same things we want. They want to be left alone. They want peace. They want freedom. And most of all, they want the opportunity to try to create better lives for their families, Jung told The Chronicle.

He found out about the volunteer opportunity through a social media post where he connected with a retired emergency room doctor from Massachusetts by the name of Dr. Brian Lisse, who got him into contact with the Pastoral Family Care Foundation in Przemyl, Poland.

The Pastoral Family Care Foundation is a Catholic volunteer organization under the Archdiocese of Przemyl with several sites in Poland that provide refugees with housing, food, medical and social services. Additionally, the foundation helps refugees get in contact with other Polish or international organizations to continue providing aid.

When the war started, one person in particular, Father Marek (Machaa), started to raise funds and find facilities and it went from basically housing a few families on site to having multiple sites throughout southeast Poland, Jung said.

Using an old hotel in Zatwarnica, the Pastoral Family Care Foundation set up a space where Ukrainian refugees can get some respite. Around 100 refugees called that particular hotel home while Jung was there.

While at the hotel, refugees either wait for the conflict in their country to end so they can return or move on to another country such as France, Germany or Italy seeking refuge.

Volunteer doctors are needed in the area right now as the nearest hospital to the hotel in Zatwarnica is about two hours away and it's even further for any other kind of medical specialists.

While Jung specializes in psychiatric medicine, he was the main primary care doctor during his time there. Though he did spend a lot of time diagnosing and treating common medical issues such as colds or earaches, people with chronic illnesses and injuries were also seen. Routine exams and checkups were also performed.

As you can imagine there were a fair amount of mental health concerns as well in that population, Jung said.

Despite being isolated in the mountains in southeast Poland, supplies were plentiful thanks to support from the Polish Red Cross and other volunteer organizations giving not just medical supplies but food, clothing and school supplies.

Children staying at the refugee hotel have the option of attending either Polish or Ukrainian school. Jung said kids often attend both.

In the evenings, we had activities organized for the kids, including arts and crafts, singing or sometimes just sledding and playing in the snow. Local volunteer teachers, musicians and many others came regularly to give their time and try to restore some normalcy to the situation that these families were facing, Jung said.

Jungs wife, Rhea, also joined him on the trip as she teaches language and volunteered her time helping with the childrens classes. And while they were both there to help the refugees, those refugees werent just sitting around.

Most of the adults would volunteer in some form or another, from cooking to gathering firewood for the hotels central furnace.

I dont speak Polish or Ukrainian. One of the ladies that came over as a refugee, she was an English teacher in Ukraine and very quickly picked up Polish and kind of became our volunteer medical-assistant-slash-interpreter, Jung said. She had been doing that ever since last April. She was wonderful.

The assistant, who went by the name of Liliia, would also help fellow refugees navigate Polish social service systems.

U.S. volunteers arent alone as Jung also saw volunteers from Italy, Germany and France during his time there.

He added the experience was unlike any other in his life, and while he still has love for his hometown, he felt that leaving Oakville was what led to him getting this volunteer opportunity.

Going to school (in Oakville), I loved it. Its a small town. You know everybody. Its a really safe place to grow up, but it does feel like your opportunities are limited, Jung said.

After graduating and leaving Oakville to work for a while, he then went to medical school in the Caribbean at the Saba University School of Medicine.

Once Jung graduated, he returned to Washington briefly and interned practicing family medicine in Puyallup for a year before moving on to focus on psychiatry at the University of Maryland Medical Center where he has been for the last three years now.

And while many refugees are finding shelter at places like the hotel in Zatwarnica, Jung said there are many with disabilities, and others who simply lack the means to leave, still trapped in Ukraine.

Some volunteers he worked with are still in Europe and are now helping others escape Ukraine.

Additionally, the Pastoral Family Care Foundation is still in need of more volunteer doctors and donations.

Those interested in donating or volunteering can visit Pastoral Family Care Foundations website at https://pfcf.pl/en/home-en/ or contact Lisse at brianlisse2@gmail.com for more information.

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Eleven faculty members seeking three SACUA seats | The University … – The University Record

Eleven people are running for three seats on the University of Michigan facultys Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the body that advises and consults with the universitys executive officers on matters that affect faculty.

The election will take place at the March 20 Senate Assembly meeting.

SACUA is the nine-member executive arm of the universitys central faculty governance system, which includes the Senate Assembly and Faculty Senate.

The Senate Assembly consists of 74 elected faculty members from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. The Faculty Senate is composed of all professorial faculty, librarians, full-time research faculty, executive officers and deans.

The top vote-getters in the election will replace Allen Liu, Kentaro Toyama and Sergio Villalobos-Ruminott, who are term-limited. SACUA members serve three-year terms.

Here is a look at profile information submitted by the candidates:

Research professor of family medicine, Medical School; research professor of nutritional sciences, School of Public Health

Education: Postdoctoral fellowship in chemical carcinogenesis at the National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA (1986); Ph.D. in toxicology, U-M (1983); Bachelor of Science in biochemistry, cum laude, Texas A&M University (1978).

Faculty leadership: Recent service includesmember, General Counsel Advisory Committee, U-M, 2017-20; member, Senate Assembly, elected Medical School representative, 2016-19;MHealthy Advisory Committee, Michigan Medicine, 2017-present;Deans Advisory Committee on Primary Research Appointments, Promotions, and Titles, Medical School, member, 2011-14, and chair, 2013-14;Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Admissions Committee, 2010-13.

Candidate statement: The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs provides a voice for the faculty viewpoint on issues that the university faces. My experience through membership in several advisory committees has allowed me to appreciate the importance of faculty input for the formulation of policies and strategic decisions that affect us at the university. I would be honored to serve on SACUA and to bring forward the faculty perspective in these processes.

Professor of radiology, Medical School

Education: Weill Cornell University Medical School, M.D.; Stanford University, radiology residency; National Institutes of Health, staff associate; Duke University, faculty, School of Medicine.

Faculty leadership: Chair, Department of Radiology; chair, Standardization & Product Evaluation Committee; Culture Diversity Assessment Steering Committee; Medical School Executive Board; Health System Venture Investment Fund Review Committee; past president, Michigan Radiological Society; past president, Radiological Society of North America; past president, Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments.

Candidate statement: Wise use of university resources is essential. We must balance revenues and expenses, choosing to invest in those activities that will most benefit our university and the public. Climate change is an enormous challenge, and we must take a leadership role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a way that does not create other problems. Success will require the participation of a diverse cadre of individuals, sharing ideas and building consensus for effective action. Safety has become an important concern on college campuses, and we should consider steps we can reasonably take to be proactive in preventing violence on campus.

Senior associate librarian; acquisition librarian and order unit manager, U-M Library

Education: Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, professional education, 2022; Master of Library and Information Science, Wayne State University, 2012; Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary communication, Aquinas College, 2011.

Faculty leadership: Member, Faculty Budget Engagement Committee, Office of the Provost, 2023-present; chair, Senate Assembly Financial Affairs Advisory Committee, 2022-present; member, Senate Assembly Financial Affairs Advisory Committee, 2021-present; member, Promotion Review Committee University of Michigan Library, 2022-present; chair, Big Ten Academic Alliance Libraries Acquisitions Heads, 2021-22; member, Big Ten Academic Alliance Acquisitions Heads, 2020-present; co-chair, Promotion & Appointment of Librarians Implementation Working Group, U-M Library: Librarians Forum, 2018-19.

Candidate statement: As a SACUA member working collectively with faculty from across the university and administration, I will embrace our ability to collaborate through a collegial process while acknowledging our diverse expertise and backgrounds. SACUA builds on the responsibility of faculty to foster a culture of growth and inquiry, and I believe the university has further work to do regarding transparency, which will only enrich our academic and research excellence. I look forward to serving as a representative of faculty voices on administrative level decisions and strive to ensure all members of our community feel valued, heard and respected.

Research scientist, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School; research scientist, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health

Education: Ph.D. in biostatistics, U-M, 2002.

Faculty leadership:Member, Senate Assembly; chair, Information Technology Council, 2020-21; member, Information Technology Council, 2019-22; Steering Committee, Center for Human Growth and Development, 2015-17; Executive Committee, Center for Human Growth and Development, 2018-19; Research Faculty Advisory Council, Medical School, 2019-present.

Candidate statement:At the University of Michigan the faculty members play an active role in the governance and shared vision and responsibilities. As a research faculty member involved in interdisciplinary research, I believe in the strength and the necessity of team- science and cross-disciplinary research, where collaboration creates synergy. I will work with my colleagues across campus and the administration to share the voices of the faculty into the universitys decision-making process. It will be my honor to serve as a member of SACUA and share the faculty vision with the university leadership.

Associate professor of social work, School of Social Work; and associate professor of womens and gender studies, LSA

Education: Transitional Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M, 2017-18; Ph.D. in social work, University of Denver, 2017; Master of Education in human sexuality education, Widener University, 2008; Bachelor of Arts in sociology, Colorado College, 2006.

Faculty leadership: Senate Assembly, 2018-21; chair, School of Social Work Accessibility and Inclusion Committee, 2021-present; co-facilitator, U-M Inclusion Diversity Equity Accessibility Board, 2019-20; member, School of Social Work Praxis Committee, 2018-19; member, ADVANCE Disability Workgroup, 2019-21.

Candidate statement: Somefacultyfeel supported in theirinnovative research and teaching, connected to our community, and proud to work here;othersfeel disenfranchised, isolated, unheard and even discriminated against, often based on their marginalized identities. Using my background as a community organizer and scholar, I will bring an anti-racist, anti-oppression lens to SACUA, work to elevate the voices of the most marginalized, advocate for policy shifts that support all faculty members, and use transformative justice strategies that work to create a university climate where all faculty can flourish, professionally and personally.

Richard and Norma Sarns Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Michigan Medicine

Education:Ph.D., evaluative clinical sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 2002; M.S., evaluative clinical sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 1999; B.A., philosophy (major), African American studies (minor), Emory University, 1994.

Faculty leadership:Head, Section of Health Services Research and Quality, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Michigan Medicine, 2012-present; member, Senate Assembly, 2016-19; member, Honorary Degree Committee, 2019-present; member, Tenure, Promotions, and Professional Development Committee, 2019-20; member, Faculty GrievancePanel, 2019-22; member, Senate Assembly Committee on Oversight of AdministrativeAction, 2020-22; chair, Senate Assembly Committee on Oversight of Administrative Action, 2022-present; member, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation Leadership Team, 2023-present.

Candidate statement:I am a professor of cardiac surgery at Michigan Medicine. In partnership with colleagues across U-M schools, I evaluate and address: disparities in health care access and variability in treatment/outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease. Within my existing U-M faculty work, I have enjoyed partnering with colleagues to understand and positively advance policies and practices impacting our faculty. I seek to further enhance faculty interests by joining SACUA. In this role, I commit to partnering with my fellow SACUA members to create positive changes for faculty in collaboration with the provost, president and other university executive officers.

Professor of education, Marsal Family School of Education; professor of mathematics, LSA; and faculty associate, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education

Education: Postdoctoral fellow, School of Education, 2000-02; Ph.D. and Master of Arts in mathematics education, University of Georgia, 2000; Bachelor of Science, mathematics, 1987, and Bachelor of Science, computer science, 1986, University of Los Andes, Bogot, Colombia.

Faculty leadership: Member, Senate Assembly; member, Advisory Board, Foundational Course Initiative; CEW+ Scholarship Reviewer, 2020; chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee, School of Education, 2017-18; Fulbright U-M Reviewer 2016-17; Women of Color in the Academy Project Steering Committee, 2012-16; Executive Committee, School of Education. 2012-15.

Candidate statement: The Senate Assembly and SACUA are the main bodies through which faculty at the University of Michigan can give input into how the university is governed. Over the last few years, these bodies have worked very hard to ensure that facultys opinions are truly considered in decision-making. I believe that a strong partnership between faculty and administration is built upon trust, but that such trust cant happen without transparency. As a member of SACUA, I will work with my colleagues and the administration toward building a culture of transparency about decision-making that will support an environment of mutual trust.

Assistant research scientist in pharmacology, Medical School

Education: Postdoctoral fellow in pharmacology, U-M, 2014; Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology, U-M, 2009; Bachelor of Science in molecular biology and biotechnology (honors), McMaster University, Canada, 1997.

Faculty leadership: Member, Advisory Committee on Primary Research Appointments, Promotions and Titles, 2021-present; Faculty Senate Information Technology Committee, member, 2021-present, and chair, 2022-present.

Candidate statement: The connection between SACUA, the Faculty Senate and university executive leadership is a fundamental component of ensuring that faculty needs are heard and integrated into the future of all three Michigan campuses. These bidirectional conversations can, at their best, foster trust and exchange critical information to advance the excellence of the University of Michigan. In my role as a SACUA member, I will also amplify the voices of our non-tenured, research track faculty, who have both unique and shared perspectives on faculty matters and yet are frequently underrepresented in faculty governance.

Informationist, Taubman Health Sciences Library

Education: Master of Arts in liberal studies, School of Information, U-M; Bachelor of Arts, Wayne State University.

Faculty leadership: Member, Secretary of the University Advisory Committee, 2017-current.

Candidate statement: As a proud alum of the University of Michigan it would be an honor to be considered as a candidate for the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and to support the mission of the University of Michigan in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. I believe the university faces new challenges such as climate change; diversity, equity, inclusion in student enrollment and faculty recruitment; gender equality, among other things. As a member of SACUA, I would have the opportunity to see those challenges accomplished.

Professor of computer science and engineering, and of climate and space science and engineering (courtesy), College of Engineering

Education: Ph.D. in mathematics, Indiana University, 1977; Bachelor of Arts in mathematics, Centre College, 1970.

Faculty leadership: Prior to U-M (at SUNY Binghamton): member, Senate Assembly; member, advisory committee to select dean of engineering. At U-M: chair, Rackham Review of Graduate Computer Science at UM-Dearborn; member, advisory panel to select chair of CLaSP; director, Center for Parallel Computing; co-founder, Ph.D. in Scientific Computing, Software Systems Research Laboratory, Advanced Computer Architecture Laboratory, and Laboratory for Scientific Computing; member, Executive Committee, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; member, Senate Assembly

Candidate statement: University evolution and governance is a complex interactive process. The faculty have a critical role and SACUA is an important mechanism for connecting faculty and the administration. The university has always needed to address long-standing issues such as DEI, and we are in an evolving post-COVID period where goals and procedures established now will have long-term impact on how we teach and function in the future. I hope to help improve communication so that faculty and administration understand what is needed and cooperate in achieving it, and that SACUA and Senate Assembly communicate better with the overall faculty.

Professor of electrical and computer engineering,UM-Dearborn; Fellow of the Optical Society of America, UM-Dearborn

Education: Postdoctoral fellow in Microphotonics Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005; Ph.D. in optoelectronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004.

Faculty leadership: Member, Senate Assembly; Financial Affairs Advisory Committee member, 2021-present; member, Lurie Nanofabrication Faculty Council, 2022-present; alternate member, CECS Executive Committee, UM-Dearborn, 2021-present; ex-officio member, Faculty Senate, 2021-present; Ph.D. program director,UM-Dearborn Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2016-22.

Candidate statement: Faculty governance is a shared responsibility of all faculty, I strongly believe that the Faculty Senate should uphold its fundamental objectives: a) advocating for faculty viewpoints on all issues in which faculty perceive themselves as stakeholders, the shared governance and academic freedom are keys for a more diversity, equity and inclusive environment; b) promoting communication between faculty and other groups on campus; c) making recommendations on university policy and governance issues of concern to faculty; d) soliciting faculty perceptions, suggestions and recommendations; e) facilitating budgetary education and assuring the opportunity for faculty participation in fiscal planning and decision making.

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Penn Highlands Healthcare Is Training Tomorrow’s Physicians – GlobeNewswire

DuBois, Pennsylvania, March 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop once said, Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation. Penn Highlands DuBois enjoys the privilege of helping to raise the next generation of physicians through its Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program.

Physician education and training includes undergraduate studies, medical school and a residency program. Some physicians, who are pursuing certain specialties, continue with advanced fellowship training.

Throughout the United States, there is an increasing need for physicians in rural areas including here in Pennsylvania, said Kevin Wilson, DO, Director of the Penn Highlands DuBois Family Medicine Residency Program. Penn Highlands Healthcare developed challenging residency and fellowship programs that concentrate on educating physicians to competently, confidently and compassionately meet the demands of rural healthcare, he added.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rural Americans face numerous health disparities compared with their urban counterparts. More than 46 million Americans, or 15% of the U.S. population, live inrural areasas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The CDC reports that rural Americans are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke than their urban counterparts. The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that many rural physicians are nearing retirement and nearly 25% fewer may be practicing by 2030. It is becoming increasingly challenging to attract young doctors to rural practices.

Penn Highlands DuBois established its GME program in 2017 to help train physicians especially for rural healthcare. The program, which is accredited through the Accreditation Council for Graduated Medical Education, offers two residency disciplines Family Medicine and Psychiatry as well as a fellowship program in Sports Medicine.

Physicians training in the three-year Family Medicine Residency Program work one-on-one with attending physicians to see patients and perform procedures in multiple inpatient and outpatient settings. The Family Medicine residents have the opportunity to complete rotations in internal medicine, orthopedics, urology, sports medicine and other areas.

Grant Schirmer, DO, graduated from the Family Residency in 2022 and remained in Central Pennsylvania joining the Penn Highlands medical staff as a hospitalist at Penn Highlands DuBois.

While I was in medical school, I was attracted to the Penn Highlands Family Medicine Residency Program because I saw the potential to grow as a competent and caring physician and person, Dr. Schirmer explained. The Penn Highlands Family Medicine Residency Program provides plenty of opportunities to work alongside knowledgeable attending physicians in a rural community-based setting.

We feel very fortunate that Dr. Schirmer joined the Penn Highlands Healthcare medical staff as a hospitalist following completion of his residency, said Renee Allenbaugh, MD, Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. Our GME program receives many qualified applicants who gain the necessary skills to be become outstanding physicians that our patients get to know and trust.

In 2021, Penn Highlands expanded its GME Program to include a Psychiatry Residency Program. The four-year program offers a comprehensive, patient-centered curriculum which prepares graduates for a broad scope of practice. The psychiatry residents receive diverse training through specialized inpatient and outpatient programs for children and adolescents, adults and the geriatric population.

Philip Akanbi, MD, MS, who currently serves as a Co-Chief of the Psychiatry Residency Program, finds the program to be a unique opportunity to care for and provide psychiatric care to a significantly underserved rural community.

I was attracted to this program due to its commitment to excellence, adaptability, and wellness. Dr Gangewere and our excellent leadership staff have taken strides to not only provide a broad range of clinical experiences but to continuously expand the breadth of didactics and learning opportunities, setting the stage for nurturing more well-rounded, competent, and resilient future psychiatrists, explained Dr. Akanbi.

Theres no greater privilege than training the next generation of psychiatrists, and I am deeply committed to ensuring that every resident who enters our program receives the education and the experience that will enable them to successfully confront the challenges of psychiatry, said Benjamen Gangewere, DO, Director of the Penn Highlands Psychiatry Residency Program.

In 2022, the Penn Highlands GME Program began offering a Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

The one-year program enables one new fellow a year to work with some of the regions best Sports Medicine physicians. It provides opportunities for rotations, one-on-one time with attending physicians, time in the sports medicine clinic, on-site sports care, inpatient care and non-sports ambulatory care.

Dr. Christopher Varacallo, DO, is Program Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship. I am excited to be training future Sports Medicine physicians, said Dr. Varacallo.Penn Highlands Healthcare has made a commitment to the area by providing an unprecedented learning environment for a new wave of physicians to care for the people of our region.We are performing cutting-edge, state-of-the-art treatments and we are training our physicians to take these treatments forward with them into their practices.It is an exciting time to be a part of Graduate Medical Education with Penn Highlands Healthcare.

While the Penn Highlands GME Program provides invaluable hands-on training for physicians, the presence of residents and fellows in the hospital and throughout the health system provides an infusion of new ideas and techniques, benefitting established physicians, other hospital staff members and most importantly patients.

It is undisputed that patients benefit greatly from our graduate medical education programs, said Dr. Wilson. National research shows that hospitals with residency programs offer higher patient satisfaction due to less wait times and improved patient outcomes.

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Penn Highlands Healthcare was officially formed in 2011, and is comprised of eight hospitals Penn Highlands Brookville, Penn Highlands Clearfield, Penn Highlands Connellsville, Penn Highlands DuBois, Penn Highlands Elk, Penn Highlands Huntingdon, Penn Highlands Mon Valley, Penn Highlands Tyrone -- that have served area communities for the past 100+ years. Penn Highlands State College, a new, state-of-the-art, technically advanced hospital, is slated to open in 2024. The health systems business continuum also includes a home care agency, long-term care facilities and residential senior living communities, as well as durable medical equipment companies and retail pharmacies.

Penn Highlands Healthcare has evolved into an organization with 6,651 workers in 150+ locations throughout 26 counties in Pennsylvania that include community medical buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers and physician practices. The facilities have a total of 1,498 inpatient, skilled nursing and personal care beds. The system, which has 827 physicians and 405 advanced practice providers on staff, offers a wide range of care and treatments with specialty units for cancer, cardiovascular/thoracic, neurosurgery, pulmonology, neonatal and high-risk pregnancy patients. Being focused on what is important patients and families makes Penn Highlands Healthcare the best choice in the region.

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