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I would like to thank the COHS Leadership Board members, alums, current students, staff, faculty and all friends of the College of Health Sciences for your financial support of the Center for Health and Social Issues (CHSI) during the GC Giving Challenge in February. The work of the center significantly impacts the lives of those in Milledgeville and the surrounding areas. Without your philanthropy, the work could not continue. We exceeded our published goal of $5000 by 272%, and we exceeded our internal goal of $1 more than we raised last year. I appreciate your commitment and dedication to the center and hope that you will continue to keep this funding initiative on your radar.

A former track and field star, Reynolds set the world record in 1988 for the 400-meter dash. He’s an Olympic medalist who also won a lawsuit after being falsely accused of using illegal drugs. His experiences at the Ohio State University as their football speed coach and assistant track coach at Ohio Dominican University has created a knowledge base to help exercise science student.

“He spoke not only about exercise science but also about substance abuse in sports, as well as ethical decision making,” Czech said. “We had an inter-departmental experience scheduled, so he worked with philosophy ethics classes and exercise science classes.”

Reynolds discussed with students running injuries, running form and the best way to teach it, as well as proper strength and conditioning for speed training. He also highlighted the illegal drugs used to increase speed and endurance and cheating in sports.

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Come listen to some of the most elite health science researchers in the United States. Interviews will highlight their most recent peer-reviewed research projects in the health sciences. Thank you Drs Myers and Claxton for being our first guests. See their topic below.

• Sarah Myers, Ph.D., LATC, ATC discusses her academic experiences, the student development theory of Self-Authorship and adjacent topic of Developmentally Effective Experiences – mainly how those fit within an athletic training curriculum.
• Corey Claxton DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC discusses mental health in school-aged youth, how COVID-19 has impacted mental health and the impact of cyberbullying.
  

Our new podcast channel is now available here.

Brandon Thomas, a guard for the Georgia College basketball team, won MBB elite 16 as recognition from the Peach Belt. This award is given to the student-athlete participating in the PBC Championships with the highest GPA. A public health senior starter from McDonough, Thomas wins this honor for the second consecutive year and maintains a 4.0 GPA in Pre-Med.

Jordan Thomas, a guard for the Georgia College basketball team, is an MBB ALL PBC senior and graduate student of our Health & Human Performance school. Thomas, from Conyers, was also part of GC Bridge Scholar's program.

“These student-athletes are outstanding people and AWESOME representatives of Georgia College," said Wendell Station, director of athletics.

Pictured below from left to right: Brandon Thomas and Jordan Thomas

February is nationally recognized as American Heart Month. The College of Health Sciences Center for Health and Social issues implemented a week of activities from February 14-18, to raise awareness of heart disease. The target audience included students and community members who participated in nutrition and heart disease screening as well as lifestyle activities. Dr. Damian Francis opened the week with a Heart Health Conversation (click on the link to listen) on WRGC radio 83.3. Event partners included the Public Health Student Organization, Northridge Christian Church, Barnes and Nobles at Georgia College, Harrisburg Community Collaborative and BodyPlex Milledgeville. Through five events over four days, the CHSI screened 65 people for hypertension, 26 for pre-diabetes or diabetes, promoted nutrition, CPR, tobacco cessation and other modifiable risk factors through 246 handouts, American Heart Association handouts and recipe books.

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During spring, our 2nd-year students are allotted the opportunity to complete their full immersions at a site of their choosing. Our astounding 2nd-year student, Anfernee Powell, choose to go to the University of Central Florida!

How is your clinical experience at UCF?

“My experience at UCF has been noteworthy. All the personalities within the sports medicine team mesh well and it creates an optimal environment to work in. I’ve relished the opportunity to work in a diverse environment within the student-athletes and the athletic trainers for various sports. The athletic trainers have allowed me to gain more experiences within my areas of improvement, providing constructive criticism and taking advantage of teaching moments throughout the process.”

Pictured below: Anfernee Powell

MSAT students had a great learning opportunity February 10-12 at the 2022 SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium! The weekend was a great professional development platform for our students to learn, network, and fully immerse themselves in their profession!

Congratulations to MSAT outstanding students Grant Pheil and Adrienne Henderson. They are the 2022 SEATA scholarship award recipients of the Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Graduate Scholarship and Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation Graduate Scholarship!

Pictured below from left to right: Grant Pheil and Adrienne Henderson

Congratulations to this year's Arnold T. Bell EDAC Graduate Scholarship Recipient Adrienne Henderson, first-year MSAT student (pictured below).

Alumni.. thank you to those who have completed our alumni leadership survey!

Here’s a reminder if you haven’t!

Why You?

Georgia College alumni (from the past decade- 2011-2021) from Athletic Training, Public Health, and Exercise Science programs are sought to reflect current leadership needs/trends in the respective fields.

We invite you to participate in the study titled “Health care leadership development and training: Alumni perspectives from the field.” Participation is voluntary and by completing the survey via the QR code, you are giving your consent to participate. You will be asked to independently rate your perceptions regarding the extent to which you felt prepared in each area of leadership behavior during the transition to practice.

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding from alumni of what leadership learning and behaviors alumni regard as essential during the transition to practice.

Benefits

This research project is being conducted because of its potential benefits, either to students in these programs or to the patients and clients served in general. Athletic training, exercise science, and public health educators, (and others in healthcare education) can benefit from this research by understanding what areas of leadership need development as health science students transition to the field. Furthermore, an added benefit is the dissemination of outcomes to the profession and education journals adds to the programmatic planning of curricula to integrate leadership development within these programs.

Risks

We will do our best to protect the information we collect from you during this study. We will not collect any information that will identify you to further protect your confidentiality and avoid any potential risk for an accidental breach of confidentiality.

Costs

There will be no costs to you for participation in this research study.

Scan this QR Code to preview your survey on your own device or use the following link:

https://gcsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4U6rF68ABOr0aWO

The White Coat Ceremony is designed as a rite of passage to emphasize the importance of compassionate patient care at the very start of training. In addition to reciting the oath, students come forward during the ceremony to be “cloaked” before family and friends in the iconic white coat that signifies their status as healthcare professionals.

The White Coat Ceremony began in 1993 at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Arnold P. Gold, MD, a Columbia professor, believed that the oath to compassionate patient care taken by new physicians at the end of medical school came too late. Today, nearly every medical school in the United States, hundreds of nursing schools, and many other health profession schools participate in this tradition of humanistic care.

The Gold Foundation is honored to have supported this White Coat Ceremony with a grant generously given by Board trustee Elaine Adler and administered through a partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

Dr. Arnold P. Gold

1925-2018

Arnold Perlman Gold was a world-renowned pediatric neurologist, a professor at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons for 58 years, and a master diagnostician who became an international leader and advocate for humanism in healthcare. He died on January 28, 2018, in New York City at the age of 92. His legacy lives on in the work of the Gold Foundation. Learn more at gold-foundation.org.

Dr. Sterling Roberts was accepted into the National League for Nursing (NLN) Leadership Program for Simulation Educators. This program is a year-long experience designed for simulation nurse educators who wish to continue to develop their leadership role in simulation. Participants focus on maximizing their leadership potential to advance simulation initiatives in nursing education and practice.

This program is meant to foster the development of a community of scholars by promoting individual growth and interpersonal interactions within the group. The program includes participation in 15 Simulation Innovation Resource Center courses, executive coaching sessions, quarterly meetings with NLN simulation leaders, monthly group meetings, and attendance at an intensive leadership retreat and the NLN Education Summit. Over the course of the year, four subgroups of participants will be working on developing various simulation resources to address areas of greatest need in simulation. Dr. Roberts will work with three other simulation faculty on the area of faculty development and simulation integration into the nursing curriculum. At the conclusion of the program, these resources will be published on the NLN Simulation Innovation Resource Center website for simulation educators.

Congratulations to the following School of Nursing Faculty on receiving awards at the Georgia Association for Nursing Education (GANE) conference in Jekyll Island.

Dr. Sallie Coke was awarded the Jan Van de Verde award. Each year, this award is given to an educator who has demonstrated a positive influence on Nursing Education in Georgia through scholarship, service and teaching. Dr. Coke has excelled in all of these areas but shines in the area of scholarship. You will often find her giving extra time and energy to faculty and students, ensuring they collect, interpret, and report data properly.

Dr. Catherine Fowler received a 4th place honorable mention for her poster titled “Use of Medical Reserve Corps Training and FEMA training to increase disaster preparedness knowledge in nursing students.” Cat Fowler has published this work previously and continues to work within the Medical Reserve Corp Training. If you are interested in serving, please contact Fowler at catherine.fowler@gcsu.edu.

Debra White Minor, ‘88 is president of the African American Alumni Council (AAAC) and board member of the COHS Leadership Board since 2019. She is also a registered nurse assisting the elderly and disabled population to live safely in their home or community as long as possible. Minor is the Program Manager of Aging Services at the CSRA Regional Commission’s Area Aging on Aging (CSRA RC/AAA). She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia College and obtained a Master’s degree in Theology from Christian Life School of Theology. Minor enjoys staying connected with Georgia College.

“Simply put, I love to serve,” Minor said.

Minor delivers a call to action for GC alumni to collaborate towards giving back to the university.

“We’d like alumni to participate in events, volunteer, encourage friends and family with children who will be entering college to consider Georgia College and donate to AAAC and COHS scholarships," Minor said.

Pictured below: Debra Minor

Deja Lester is a ’19 and ’21 graduate of Georgia College and State University. After completing her bachelor's degree in public health, she continued her education and received her master’s in health and human performance with a concentration in health promotion. While attending graduate school, Deja worked as a research assistant alongside Dr. Scott Butler and was offered her first full-time job as the SNAP-Ed Health Educator for the North Central Health District of the Ga Dept. of Public Health. There, she hosted educational classes focusing on nutrition and physical education throughout Baldwin, Washington and Twiggs County.

After a year of working with the NCHD, Deja was offered a position at the state office of the Ga Dept. of Public Health. Now, Deja is the Asthma Schools and Childcare Program Manager. As a member of the Georgia Asthma Control Program (GACP), Deja works to ensure a strategic approach to asthma control and management within Georgia. She helps to identify policies, systems and environmental changes that further the prevention of chronic disease and propose solutions to improve these environments. With her team, Deja plans to help schools district adopt policies to become asthma-friendly as well as implement educational courses to create a safe learning environment for children.

Pictured below: Deja Lester

Some exciting news about one of our public health alums, Jared Brumbeloe. Brumbeloe got his BS in PH in 2014 and went on to get an MPH in Epidemiology at UGA.

He has been working in the area of HIV/AIDS since then, including within a Ryan White Program at the Georgia Department of Public Health (Ryan White programs are how low SES folks get access to HIV meds).

He just recently accepted a job with NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) as a Senior Manager for Health Systems Integration.

The school of Health & Human Performance currently has the following faculty positions open starting August 1, 2022.

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Lecturer Health & Human Performance

Lecturer Exercise Science

Assistant Professor of Public Health

If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested, please visit the URL below and consider applying or forward the link below.

https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&Action=U

You can email Dr. Lisa Griffin (lisa.griffin@gcsu.edu) with questions about the positions.

The School of Nursing currently has several vacant positions for both full and part-time employees. We are in various stages of posting and hiring and hope to have all positions filled by August 1. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested, please visit the URL below and consider applying or forward the link below.

Currently Posted:

Tenure Track Assistant Professor (10 month) – Terminal degree required

Clinical Mentor – minimum BSN required

Standardized patient – no nursing experience required

Part-time Clinical Adjunct – minimum BSN required - generally one day per week

Coming soon:

Lecture (10 month) – Terminal degree preferred

Lecture (12 month) – Terminal degree preferred

Simulation Technicians – Information Technology experience

Please visit the GCSU employment page for additional information on posted jobs. Others will be posted soon. https://www.gcsu.edu/humanresources/employment-opportunities

You can email Dr. Josie Doss (josie.doss@gcsu.edu) with questions about the positions.

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