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Fulfilling the Vision a Century Later . . .1905–2005

Crystal and Cristina Molinashare a bond closer than mostsiblings. Not only are the sistersidentical twins, born July 16,

Conjoined twins separated at LomaLinda University Children’s Hospital

2004, but they are joined at thehead, one of the rarest types ofconjoined twins. Parents BlancaCabrera and Bernardo Molina of

Coachella Valley delivered thegirls at Loma Linda UniversityChildren’s Hospital knowingthis.

An ultrasound in March, 2004,showed Ms. Cabrera was carryingcraniopagus conjoined twins.Only two percent of conjoinedtwins are joined at the head. Alittle frightened, Ms. Cabrera andMr. Molina had the support of a120-member team to deliver andcare for their babies throughwhat would be a very successfulseparation surgery a year later.

Renatta Osterdock, MD, leadneurosurgeon for the Molinatwins, worked with one of thelargest multidisciplinary teamsever assembled at Children’sHospital to meticulously chart atreatment plan for the girls fromprenatal care all the way throughpost-operative care and dis-charge. Companies donated spe-cialized equipment and beds forthe twins’ surgery. KNBCChannel 4 reporter Mary Parkshelped provide a van for thefamily’s transportation, as well as

documented the entire separa-tion process with the help ofMedical Center audio/visualstaff Ganim Hannah, MarlonPaley, Janis Tucker, and RobertRaae-Nielsen. The spirit ofcooperation and compassion thatbonded the twins’ team made alarge impression on Dr.Osterdock.

“It was truly remarkable tosee how everyone came togetherto care for these girls,” Dr.Osterdock beamed, a glint of atear in her eye, on March 22, theday the twins went home sepa-rate for the first time.

Three weeks prior, on March3, after two months of pre-operative care tense with the riskof infection from skin expandersand implants for immobilizingthe girls’ heads during surgery,she spent two hours workingwith a five-member anesthesiastaff, led by Linda Mason, MD,and Alexander Zouros, MD, neu-rosurgeon, to separate the girls.

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Crystal and Cristina Molina were born July 16, 2004, conjoined atthe head, one of the rarest types of conjoined twins. Skin expandersshown in this photo allowed the plastic surgery team to reconstructthe girls’ skulls without using skin grafts or artificial materials.

Black alumni honorsalumnus of the year

The Black Alumni of LomaLinda and La Sierra Universities(BALL) named Anthony T.Fenison, MD, alumnus of the yearat the annual BALL banquet heldFebruary 26 at the Los AngelesMarriott Downtown in Los Angeles.

Dr. Fenison was born in 1965 toEddie and Selena Fenison. Alongwith brother, Michael, and sister,Cynthia, he was reared in theInland Empire. After completinghigh school in 1983 at Loma LindaAcademy where he was electedsenior class president, he continuedhis education as a pre-med major atthe University of California atDavis. On the first day of zoologyclass he met Lachelle Revis, whowas destined to have a lastingimpact on his life.

In 1986, Dr. Fenison began hisstudies at Loma Linda University

Anthony T. Fenison

School of Medicine. During hisfour years on campus he managedto achieve more than academic suc-cess. He served as class presidentduring his junior year, and duringhis senior year he helped re-establish the School’s StudentNational Medical Association.Inspired and encouraged by Dr.

Arlene Jean MadsenKlooster, a 1971 dentalhygiene graduate, was namedDental Hygiene Alumna ofthe Year during the annualSchool of Dentistry dentalhygienist and assistants lun-cheon. The luncheon washeld at the Redlands CountryClub on February 11, 2005,during the alumni student

Arlene Jean Madsen Klooster Raymond D. Rawson

Raymond D. Rawson,School of Dentistry class of1968, has been named alumnusof the year for 2005.

Dr. Rawson approacheseverything in life with enthusi-asm, and has combined thiswith a keen desire to make adifference and a vision of whathe wants to accomplish; thisenthusiasm has led to some out-

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School of Dentistryalumni receive recognition

School of Nursing celebrates 100 years with alumni weekend

After a century of caring, theSchool of Nursing celebrated its100 years of existence with analumni weekend held March 31to April 3.

The weekend began with aresearch conference sponsored bythe class of 1955 (a story on theconference will appear in the nextissue of TODAY).

Friday afternoon, alumni ofthe School were invited to anopen house held at West Hall.Guests registered for the week-end, and were then treated with atour of the school, highlighted by

a centennial display presented bythe Heritage Room. Richard

Schaefer, LLU historian, was onhand to give brief historical

vignettes to visitors.Friday evening featured “A

Century of Caring: The LLUSchool of Nursing Journey.”

Zelne Zamora, MSN, RN,assistant professor of nursing, andpresident of the AlumniAssociation, presented a slideshowfeaturing the highlights of each ofthe honored years.

On Saturday, the goldenanniversary class of 1955 hostedboth the Sabbath School and thechurch service at UniversityChurch, followed by a potluck in

In commemoration of 100 years of excellence in nursing, theSchool of Nursing is currently displaying two large centennialbanners in front of West Hall.

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Conjoined twins…tremendous job–we didn’t haveone infection the entire time,”Dr. Osterdock remarked.

After the successful separa-tion, Dr. Osterdock took a briefbreak to inform the parents of thegood news before spendinganother three hours in the operat-ing room as Andrea Ray, MD,lead plastic surgeon for theMolina twins, worked with herteam to reconstruct the girls’

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already, and if they wear their lit-tle hats, you can’t even tellthey’ve had a major surgery,”said Dr. Ray.

Crystal and Cristina don’tknow it, but they were so popu-lar during their stay at Children’sHospital that they inspired twoscrapbooking events resulting inthree memory books for the par-

Renatta Osterdock, MD, lead neurosurgeon for the Molinatwins, poses for one last picture before the surgery to separatethe girls.


Television personality and Gift of Life spokesperson Chad Everett presents Leonard L.Bailey, MD, chair and professor of surgery, with a framed certificate honoring Dr. Baileyfor his participation in the Gift of Life program. The Gift of Life, a philanthropic organiza-tion, helped to arrange transportation for two recent Children’s Hospital heart surgerypatients—one from the Philippines and one from Afghanistan. Both children have fullyrecovered and have returned home.

Gift of Life honors Leonard L. Bailey, MD

On March 3, after nearly a year of preparation, Crystal andCristina Molina were successfully separated at Loma LindaUniversity Children’s Hospital.

BALL alumnus of the year…Denise Townsend, he worked toorganize career days, during whichBlack students could meet Blackphysicians in the area. After earn-ing the MD degree in 1990, hecompleted an internship at BaylorCollege of Medicine in Houston,Texas (1990–1991); and a resi-dency in orthopaedics at MartinLuther King, Jr./Drew MedicalCenter in Los Angeles, California(1991–1995). He is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon.

Dr. Fenison began his profes-sional career at King/Drew MedicalCenter, where he served as chiefresident/clinical instructor (1995–1996). From 1996 to 1998 he prac-ticed orthopaedic surgery with thePrime Care Medical Group of

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Desert Valley in Victorville,California. In 1998 he joined theOrthopaedics Unlimited MedicalGroup, Inc., in Moreno Valley,California. For the past four yearshe has maintained a privateorthopaedics practice in MorenoValley.

Many people know Dr. Fenisonfor his academic successes, but fewpeople are privy to his passion forfamily and humankind.

He is a dedicated husband andfather in spite of his demandingschedule. He always makes timefor family and friends. He valuesthe concept of balance: God—family—work—extracurricular.

His passion for humankind hasdriven him to be committed to the


SPH professor trains officials in PalauThe island nation of Palau,

home to about 20,000 people, isnow better equipped to cope withenvironmental health concernsafter a two-day training seminarlast month led by Loma LindaUniversity.

Thirty officials from the PalauMinistry of Health convened for“Microbes, Management, and theMedia” in the country’s capitalcity, Koror, to learn from David T.Dyjack, DrPH, CIH, associatedean for public health practice,School of Public Health.

The training aimed to teachthe epidemiologists, sanitarians,and health educators to betterdeliver essential services such asresearching for new solutions toenvironmental health problems.

The participants delved intoenvironmental health concernssuch as food-borne illness, asthma,and environmental health dispari-ties—a term used when specificrisks affect some population seg-ments more than others.

The World Health Organizationdefines environmental health asfreedom from illness or injuryrelated to exposure to toxic agentsand other environmental condi-tions that are potentially detrimen-tal to human health, according toDr. Dyjack. He says the organiza-tion estimates that up to 25 percentof all preventable bad health is tiedto environmental causes.

The conference participantsalso studied effectively interactingwith the media—and then testedtheir new skills during a mockpress conference. Broken up intoteams, the students hosted confer-ences on hypothetical situations,with their peers and Dr. Dyjackplaying curious reporters.

“I think it gives the partici-

pants a true appreciation of thecomplexity involved in workingwith the press,” says Dr. Dyjack.

One team faced a situation ofhotel patrons angry that theiraccommodations are located nextto a rodent-infested landfill—aproblem not likely to be tackledin the United States, where land-fills are often located nearer torural areas and lower-incomeneighborhoods.

“In Palau, it’s the inverse,” Dr.Dyjack remarks. “They have achallenge with rodents there—rats. These rats are associated withunmanaged landfills, and thelandfills happen to be adjacent toexpensive hotel properties.”

This fact came as news to Dr.Dyjack upon his visit to Palau,who says he enjoyed learningabout environmental health prob-lems facing a different part of theworld.

As principal investigator of theSouthern Pacific EnvironmentalResource Center, located here atLoma Linda University, Dr.Dyjack works with states fromTexas west through Hawaii and

locations in the Pacific Ocean toimprove the delivery of environ-mental health services.

The program focuses most ofits efforts on Native American andPacific Islander populations, Dr.Dyjack says.

The Southern Pacific Environ-mental Resource Center isfunded by the U.S. Centers forDisease Control and Preventionand works in cooperation with theRiverside County department ofpublic health.

Loma Linda University is oneof five U.S. universities to workwith the CDC on this nationwideinitiative. The seminar in Palauwas sponsored by the CDC’sNational Center for Environ-mental Health, the Palau Ministryof Health, and the U.S. HealthResource and ServicesAdministration.

Next week, Dr. Dyjack willtravel to Durango, Colorado, toconduct training that will improvethe health care services availableto the Navajo peoples in the area.

“This is interesting and fun,”Dr. Dyjack says about his work.

David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH (top left), associate dean for publichealth practice, School of Public Health, worked with 30 employ-ees of the Palau Ministry of Health during “Microbes,Management, and the Media.”

Orthopaedic faculty …rapidly with aggressive physicalrehabilitation and within sevenweeks he resumed his bike riding.Dr. Donaldson was so impressedthat he approached ProfessorLewis to see if he would be willingto go to Washington. D.C., as anadvocate for orthopaedic care.LLUMC patient and professorJohn Lewis spent two days in

Washington, D.C., visiting theAAOS office with patients from allacross the United States. The fol-lowing day, the patients and doc-tors visited the Senate and Houseoffices of political representativesfrom each state. The politicalprocess gave the physicians a newinsight and appreciation for theinteraction of medicine and sci-ence with the political process.

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communities he serves locally, aswell as abroad. Dr. Fenison is anavid supporter of the DrugAlternative Program. He not onlygives monetary commitment, butalso assists with aftercare employ-ment, mentoring, and educationaldesires. Dr. Fenison is also com-mitted to the SOAR (ScholarshipOpportunities AchievementResponsibility) program. Abroad,his passion for God’s people has ledhim to be a part of a hospice projectin Africa.

Dr. Fenison and his wife,Lachelle, have been married since1991. They have two children, 9-

year-old Aurriel and 8-year-oldBenjamin.

In spite of his busy professionallife—which includes private prac-tice, as well as professional publica-tions, presentations, andmemberships—Dr. Fenison stillfinds time for a number of diverseinterests and pursuits. He and hiswife host medical students in theirhome, and he volunteers with hislocal church’s Adventurers’ pro-gram, participates in career days,plays sports, and “schools” studentsin basketball at the Drayson Center.He also optimistically believes that“a Laker championship is still possi-ble without Shaq.” In addition, he is

a Bible scholar and never hesitatesto spread the good news of thegospel.

Dr. Fenison acknowledges thatmany individuals have contributedto his personal and professionalachievements. He is particularlygrateful to several mentors—Drs.Sanders, Eaton, McKenzie, andLindsay, and to his parents and hiswife. But he reserves the highestpraise for his Lord and Savior, JesusChrist.

In light of his personal andprofessional contributions,BALL is pleased to confer onDr. Fenison the title alumnus ofthe year—2005.


BALL alumnus of the year…

The da Vinci Surgical System allows the surgeon to operate thesidecart equipped with four robotic arms, two with high-poweredcameras and two with special laparoscopic instruments.

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On Monday, March 28, LomaLinda University Medical Centerheld a press conference announc-ing the first prostate removalsurgery using the da Vinci SurgicalSystem in the Inland Empire.

Herbert Ruckle, MD, chief ofthe urology division at LomaLinda University Medical Center,performed the first da Vinciprostatectomy in the InlandEmpire for Robert Jensen, a 70-year-old gentleman fromBeaumont, California. The daVinci Surgical System was on dis-play during the press conference,providing a close look at thenewest in robotic-surgical innova-tion. Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center is the only facilityin the Inland Empire with this surgical option.

The da Vinci Surgical Systemconsists of four main parts; anergonomically designed surgeon’sconsole, a patient-side cart withfour interactive robotic arms, ahigh-performance vision system,and proprietary EndoWrist instru-ments. The surgeon’s hand move-ments are scaled, filtered, andsmoothly translated into precisemovements of the EndoWristinstruments through state-of-the-art robotic technology.

The intuitive interface offerssurgeons dexterity, precision,and control beyond the capabili-ties of the human hand. Each ofthe four robotic arms is equippedwith an EndoWrist instrument orhigh-powered camera that offersseven degrees of freedom and 90degrees of articulation. The con-sole gives surgeons a three-channel vision system that produces a high-resolution 3-Dimage and a panoramic view ofthe surgical field.

“We are excited about thisopportunity,” says Dr. Ruckle. “Itis a chance for Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center tomeld cutting-edge technology andwhole-person care.”

The da Vinci Surgical Systemis used for more than urologypatients. The da Vinci has alsobeen approved by the FDA formultiple surgical procedures in theareas of cardiac, urologic, pediatric,and general surgery. John Kim,MD, OB/GYN surgeon at LomaLinda University Medical Center,


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Spring and Easter are with us in green force. So much to call tosenses and mind about “Newness!”

Recently in The Gathering Place, Dr. Ivan Blazen spoke of ourparticipation in the new creation the apostle Paul had in mind in hisletters to the Corinthians and the Philippians:

“Those who belong to Christ and hence to the new creation are atotally changed people. They look at others, no matter who theyare or what they have done the way Christ did—He gave himselffor them—because they have the mind of Christ (I Cor. 2:16;Phil. 2:5). As participants in the new creation, pastors are to viewtheir parishioners and parishioners their pastors with the mind ofChrist. Academics are to see non-academics and vice versa withthe mind of Christ. Professors are to behave toward their stu-dents and students to their professors with the mind of Christ.Administrators should evaluate teachers and teachers adminis-trators through the filter of Christ’s mind. Husbands are to lovetheir wives and wives their husbands the way Christ loved them.Parents are to deal gently with their children and children withtheir parents, as befitting Christ’s mind. Physicians, dentists,nurses, and therapists should understand and treat their patientsand each other with the attitude of Christ. And as Galatians 6:1-2 enjoins, we should minister to anyone guilty of any trespass,with the healing restoring compassion of Christ. We should bindup the wounds of the brokenhearted in the spirit of Christ. Weshould treat the poor, defeated, homeless, mentally deficient,and ill with his mind; the disabled, divorced, and homosexualswith his mind; and different genders, races, nationalities, minori-ties, and religious groups with his mind. And we are to love ourenemies with the redemptive love of Christ, just as he reconciledus to himself when we were enemies toward him (Romans 5:10).If we do not manifest the healing, restoring compassion andagape of Christ in our evaluations of, judgments upon, and rela-tionships with others, then we are not really in Christ, nor partof his new creation. To be in him and to have received the new-ness of life he brings is to be and act like him.”

Feels like some spring soul cleaning is in order!

Innerweave:The Wholeness Story

By Wil Alexander, PhDProfessor of family medicine, School of Medicine

More than 350 alumni and friends of BALL gather for annual banquetThe Black Alumni of Loma

Linda and La Sierra Universities(BALL) held their 22nd annualbanquet on Saturday, February 26,at the Los Angeles MarriottDowntown in Los Angeles. Morethan 350 alumni and friends ofLoma Linda University (LLU) andLa Sierra University (LSU) cametogether for the evening.

Juan Williams, senior corre-spondent for National PublicRadio (NPR) and political ana-lyst for FOX Television, was thekeynote speaker for the event. Hisspeech was a biographer’s discus-sion on the life and legacy ofSupreme Court Justice ThurgoodMarshall. He highlighted theBrown v. Board of Education case,but revealed, based on his one-on-one interactions with JusticeMarshall, that his profound impacton civil rights extended beyondthat landmark Supreme Courtdecision.

Named the 2005 alumnus of theyear was Anthony T. Fenison, MD,(see page 1 for more on Dr. Fenison).

Scholarships ranging from$1,500 to $2,500 were awarded tosix students that evening. LSUawardees included David O. Ajao,education; LaTasha S. Murrell,business and management; andSherika Shanna–Kay Wright, artsand sciences. LLU awardeesincluded Godwin Nwadibia,School of Public Health; NealAntonio Johnson, School ofDentistry; and Rachelle M. E.McKenzie, Graduate School.

BALL was formed in 1980 as asupport system for minority stu-dents. Gaines R. Partridge, EdD,along with other interested alumni,formed the organization to address

the needs of Black students atLoma Linda University.

The mission of the BlackAlumni of Loma LindaUniversity is to be instrumentalin promoting and facilitatingChristian professional health sci-ence education of Black youngmen and women at Loma LindaUniversity and La SierraUniversity.

About the speakerJuan Williams is one of

America’s leading political writ-ers and thinkers. He is the seniorcorrespondent for NPR and thepolitical analyst for FOXTelevision. A former prize-winning columnist and editorialwriter for The Washington Post, hehas also authored three books.His most recent, titled My SoulLooks Back in Wonder, presentsstirring, thought-provoking eye-witness accounts from peoplewho played active roles in thecivil rights movement during thepast 50 years. Previous booksinclude the nonfiction bestseller,Eyes On The Prize, and the criti-cally acclaimed biography,Thurgood Marshall: AmericanRevolutionary. Time magazinedescribes American Revolutionaryas a “magisterial” work of

American history. This book wasreissued in 2004 with a new epi-logue to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the SupremeCourt’s historic Brown v. Boarddecision.

Mr. Williams’ understandingof American history and hisinside access to Washington poli-tics gives him a unique andinformed voice as an analyst ofcurrent events. In 2000, NPRselected him to host their after-noon talk show, “Talk of TheNation,” and in two yearsWilliams brought the show’s rat-ings to record heights. His daringperspectives are based on hishistorical understanding, politi-cal expertise, and knowledge ofdiversity.

Prior to writing bestsellers,Mr. Williams was a political ana-lyst and national correspondentfor The Washington Post. In a 21-year career at The Post he servedas an editorial writer, op-edcolumnist and White Housereporter. He won several journal-ism awards for his writing andinvestigative reporting. He alsowon an Emmy Award for TVdocumentary writing. He wasgiven widespread critical acclaimfor a series of documentariesincluding Politics—The New BlackPower. His documentary on A.Phillip Randolph was featured

on PBS. The 50th anniversary of the

Brown decision, May 17, 2004,coincided with the nation takinga renewed interest in issues ofracial equality and the uniquerole of the growing Hispanicpopulation. Because of Mr.Williams’ expertise, the presi-dent’s commission chose him asthe keynote speaker at theSmithsonian Museum in 2003 tocommemorate the Brownanniversary. He was alsoselected as the first speaker in

During the banquet six students from Loma Linda Universityand La Sierra University were presented with scholarships.Pictured here are the LLU recipients (from left) GodwinNwadibia, School of Public Health; Neal Antonio Johnson,School of Dentistry; and Rachelle M. E. McKenzie, GraduateSchool. G. Victoria Jackson, MSW (far right), assistant profes-sor, social work, LLU, presented the scholarship awards.

Juan Williams

2003 for C-SPAN’s nationallytelevised series, Students andLeaders.

As senior correspondent forNPR’s “Morning Edition” andhost of “America’s BlackForum,” a nationally syndicatedweekly news program, Mr.Williams is at the cutting edge ofAmerica’s culture and politics.

School of Pharmacyreaches finals innational competition

For the third time in as manyyears, a student team from theLoma Linda University School ofPharmacy has reached the finals ofthe national Pharmacy andTherapeutics (P&T) Competitionsponsored by the Academy ofManaged Care Pharmacy(AMCP). The LLU students haveplaced among the top eight teamsin the country and will travel toDenver, Colorado, for the champi-onship round scheduled for April21 and 22 in the ColoradoConvention Center.

In addition to the LLU team,finalists include teams from TheOhio State University and theUniversities of Maryland,Pittsburgh, and Illinois at Chicago.Rounding out the field are MercerUniversity, University of SouthernCalifornia, and the University ofCalifornia–San Francisco. Lastyear’s winner, Drake University, isnot among the 2005 finalists.

The LLU School of Pharmacyadmitted its very first class in thefall of 2002, so the 2003 competi-tion was its first. In 2004, despitebeing the newest school of phar-macy and having only first- andsecond-year students enrolled, theteam captured third place.Members of the 2005 team aresecond-year students Bosun Kim,Chung-Wen Liu, and Edward Yooand third-year student Jenny Park.This marks the first competitionfor each.

In pharmacy education, theP&T Competition is serious busi-ness; it can be compared to a lawschool’s moot court. The team isassigned a drug for study and eval-



Board of Trustees reportEditor’s note: The Boards of Trustees for

Loma Linda University Adventist HealthSciences Center, Loma Linda University, LomaLinda University Medical Center, and LomaLinda University Behavioral Medicine Centermet in full session on Tuesday, February 15,2005; and the Boards of Trustees of LomaLinda University Medical Center and LomaLinda University Adventist Health SciencesCenter met (via teleconference) on Tuesday,March 15, 2005. Following is a summary ofactions taken and reports presented.

Loma Linda University Adventist HealthSciences Center

• The role of a teaching hospital inan academic medical center

The Board of Trustees of LomaLinda University Adventist HealthSciences Center was given a Board edu-cation segment relative to the “Role of aTeaching Hospital in an AcademicMedical Center.” It was noted thatteaching hospitals make up only six per-cent of all hospitals in the United States,yet these hospitals provide a dispropor-tionate share of specialized services (i.e.,46 percent of level 1 regional trauma cen-ters, 44 percent surgical transplant ser-vices) and charity care (46 percent).Loma Linda University Medical Centerserves as a tertiary care facility for SanBernardino, Riverside, Mono, and InyoCounties.

In 2004, Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center was involved in training2,189 students from Loma LindaUniversity and other educational institu-tions in the area. The following programsof LLU have 100 percent of their studentsin training at LLUMC: clinical laboratory,emergency medical services, medicine,nursing, radiological technology, and respi-ratory care.

LLUMC offers a continuum of med-ical education training from the under-graduate medical program throughgraduate medical education. Currently, 46graduate medical education programswith 570 residents are offered atLLUMC. In addition to standard accredi-tation requirements, LLUMC includestraining for residents in general businessmanagement, applied biomedical ethics,and whole-person care. The goal is to pre-sent each resident with excellent gradu-ate medical education from a Christianperspective.

Jamie Osborn, MD, program directorof the Loma Linda University familymedicine residency, reported on the suc-cessful mission-driven resident recruit-ment process in family medicine. Theprogram’s mission statement is “Called toexcellence, compassion, and wholeness.”

• LLUAHSC budget approvedThe 2005 budget for Loma Linda

University Adventist Health SciencesCenter was approved by the Board ofTrustees. There are now 29 service depart-ments in LLUAHSC with 605 FTEs.

• Audit committees appointedThe Boards of Trustees appointed

audit committees to represent the LLU-AHSC, LLU, and LLUMC Boards ofTrustees in discharging their responsibili-ties regarding accounting, reporting, andfinancial practices of the institutions and

their subsidiaries. The committees willalso have general responsibility for surveil-lance of internal controls and accountingand audit activities of the institutions andtheir subsidiaries. The membership of thecommittees is as follows: Max Trevino,chair; Donald Ammon; Robert Lemon;and Carlton Lofgren.

• New LLUHC board directorsappointed

The Boards of Trustees of Loma LindaUniversity Adventist Health SciencesCenter and Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center serve as the corporatemembers for Loma Linda UniversityHealth Care (LLUHC). On February 15,2005, the corporate members received thereport of the LLUHC nominating com-mittee and approved the following individ-uals as new directors for the LLUHCboard: Daniel Fontoura, James Pappas,David Hinshaw Jr., Terence Lewis, AlanNelson, and Alfred Simental.

• LLUAHSC and LLUMCappointments approved

The LLUAHSC plan for informationsystems calls for central leadership relatingto academia and health ministries. OnMarch 15, 2005, the LLUAHSC Board ofTrustees approved the following appoint-ments: David P. Harris, PhD, wasappointed LLUAHSC vice president,information systems for academia. Dr.Harris will continue to also serve in his roleas vice chancellor for information systemsof Loma Linda University. RichardHergert was appointed LLUAHSC vicepresident, information systems for healthministries. In a subsequent action by theLLUMC Board of Trustees, Mr. Hergertwas appointed LLUMC vice president forinformation systems/chief information offi-cer. Mr. Hergert has an extensive back-ground in information systems, and hasmost recently been vice president/chiefinformation officer for Grady HealthSystem in Atlanta, Georgia.

Loma Linda University

• Faculty appointments approvedThe Loma Linda University Board of

Trustees approved the following facultyappointments:

Stewart R. Albertson, JD, interim chair,department of health administration,School of Public Health, effective 12/15/04to 12/15/05.

Juan C. Belliard, MPH, interim chair,department of global health, School ofPublic Health, effective 12/15/04 to12/15/05.

David A. Bush, MD, vice chair for clin-ical affairs, department of radiation medi-cine, School of Medicine, effective 1/1/05.

Carlene M. Drake, MSLS, acting direc-tor, University libraries, effective 1/1/05.

Subhas C. Gupta, MD, PhD, head,division of plastic and reconstructivesurgery, department of surgery, School ofMedicine, effective 6/1/04 to 6/30/07.

Loretta B. Johns, PhD, assistant deanfor program development and evaluation,School of Medicine, effective 5/23/05 to6/30/06.

Jigar D. Patel, DO, associate chair forcontinuing medical education, departmentof medicine, School of Medicine, effective1/1/05 to 6/30/05.

Samuel Soret, PhD, interim chair,department of environmental and occupa-tional health, School of Public Health,effective 1/1/05 to 12/31/05.

Teri S. Tamayose, EdD, assistant deanfor recruitment and marketing, School ofPublic Health, effective 1/1/05.

• New policies approvedThe following policies were approved

by the Board of Trustees: a) pornographypolicy; b) facilitating the transfer of cur-rently registered LLU students; and c)student responsibility to meet gradua-tion requirements. These policies havebeen published in their entirety inTODAY.

• Search processes underwayThree administrative search processes

are underway at the University: a) dean ofthe School of Nursing; b) dean of theFaculty of Religion; and c) director ofUniversity libraries.

• Board approved new libraryentity

There are several libraries on campusincluding the Del E. Webb MemorialLibrary, Jesse Library, and RehabilitationLibrary. The Board approved the newentity “University Libraries” to collec-tively house all current and future librarieson the Loma Linda campus.

• Financial and plant operationsreports presented

The cost of health insurance and utili-ties continues to offer opportunities for theUniversity. Several remodeling initiativesare underway across the campus, with theLindsay Hall modernization plan beingthe largest.

• Student tuition and fees approvedfor 2005–2006 school year

Student tuition and fees for the2005–2006 school year were approved.The basic graduate rate will remain at$465 per unit for most schools. Fees,however, are being split from tuition thisyear and range from $393 to $452 perquarter depending on program enrolled.Dormitory rates will increase by 4.2 per-cent. For Lindsay Hall, cost will be $745per quarter for two students per room or$985 per quarter for one student perroom. For Daniells Hall, cost will be$745 per quarter for two students perroom or $1,081 per quarter for one stu-dent per room.

• Centennial Complex campaignannounced

The Centennial Complex and the $40million campaign to provide the philan-thropic support to make it a reality wereapproved by the Board. This complexembodies three themes as the institutioncelebrates the centennial—growth, inno-vation, and globalization. All schools inthe University will use the anatomy labo-ratories, smart classrooms, amphitheaters,clinical skills and assessment center, andother laboratories in the new complex.Gifts and pledges to the campaign nowtotal $24.8 million towards the goal.

Loma Linda University Medical Center

• LLUMC CEO Ruthita Fike

presented a reportIn fulfillment of LLUMC’s mission,

spiritual emphasis is being provided ateach campus of LLUMC. “Faces ofGrace” program is being aired on the in-house television system. A “WholenessFair” was held with approximately 800participants attending the function. It washeld in conjunction with the EmployeeBenefits Fair. A devotional journal wasdistributed to 18,000 members of theLLUAHSC family. In 2004, the MedicalCenter’s chaplains visited 64,000 patients.Quality indicators for patient satisfactionand inpatient and outpatient financialdata were presented. The target goal formarket share by year 2008 is 10.4 percent.The current market share is 9.1 percent.A review of the marketing campaign foryear 2004 was presented including bud-get and outreach projects.

• Reports presented and/orapproved

The LLUMC performance dashboardwas reviewed. It consists of service perfor-mance, growth performance, andstewardship performance metrics.

LLUMC’s new and updated organiza-tional chart was presented.

Goals and challenges were identifiedfor the year 2005. They are capacity con-straints, capital demands, patient satisfac-tion, regulatory issues, and physician need.

Divisional reports were presented byLiz Dickinson and Daniel Fontoura(University Hospital); Zareh Sarrafian(Children’s Hospital); Gerry Ellis(Institutes and Signature Programs); DanielGiang (Graduate Medical Education); andDavid Wren (Faculty Practice).

A report by the human resources officewas presented. The presentation includedthe life cycle of employees, beginningwith recruitment to separation from theinstitution. A summary was also providedof the vacancy, accession, turnover, andretention rates for 2004.

David Marlowe presented a marketingstrategic report. Mr. Marlowe is an expertin the field of health care marketing. Hispresentation consisted of market auditfindings and results of the interviews withstaff and the community. The marketingneeds that were identified are: (1) improveaccess (number one need); (2) increasepublic communications; (3) increase levelof community visibility; (4) create a “mar-ket intelligence” capability; and (4) targetreferral sources.

Steve Mohr presented the year-endfinancials. The 2004 budget wasexceeded.

John Testerman presented the med-ical staff report, consisting of a report ofmedical staff year-end statistics and amedical staff executive committee reportdated February 7, 2005.

Jim Pappas presented a report on thequality processes. The definition of qual-ity was described as, “The degree towhich health services for individuals andpopulations increase the likelihood ofdesired health outcomes and are consis-tent with current professional knowledge.”

The Board voted to authorize adminis-tration to proceed with the construction ofthe Zapara Rehabilitation Pavilion on theEast Campus with an anticipated comple-tion date of December 2008.



School of Nursing alumni weekend…West Hall.

Sabbath afternoon brought thefocus of the centennial weekendup to the heritage cottage areabehind Nichol Hall. It was herethat the School of Nursing had aspecial dramatic presentationtitled “A Century of Caring.”

“A Century of Caring” waswritten by Alexandria Harter, reli-gion and drama teacher at LomaLinda Academy.

The drama presentation hadfour School of Nursing facultyand students dressed in vintageclothing portraying a certain per-sonage in the history of theSchool.

Dynnette Hart, PhD, RN,associate professor of nursing,played “Grace;” Deleise Wilson,MA, RN, assistant professor ofnursing, played “Winifred;”Catherine Comilang, School ofNursing student, played “Irene;”and Joanelle Adajar, School ofNursing student, played “Karen.”

The dramatic presentation wasopen to the public and had twoshowings. Almost 100 peopleattended the first showing, morethan double what was expected.

Following the dramatic pre-sentation, Mr. Schaefer gave abrief history of how Loma LindaUniversity was purchased. Thisseemed especially poignantagainst the backdrop of the morethan 100-year-old cottages.

Saturday evening was thealumni banquet held at WongKerlee International ConferenceCenter.

Several awards were pre-sented, including two Alumna ofthe Year Awards.

Doreen Mary LouiseElvedahl–Kuhn, RN; and Ina(Britta) Muderspach, RN, MS,both members of the class of1955, were recipients of theAlumna of the Year Award.

Helen Emori King, PhD,RN, dean of the School ofNursing, received the LifetimeAchievement Award. Dr. Kinghas announced that she will beretiring at the end of this schoolyear.

Carolyn Pierce Thompson,RN, was presented with thePhilanthropic Award.

Doreen Mary LouiseElvedahl-Kuhn graduated fromthe College of MedicalEvangelists (CME, now LomaLinda University School ofNursing) with a BS degree in1955. After graduation she began

Continued from page 1 her professional career at WhiteMemorial Hospital (now WhiteMemorial Medical Center) on theneurology and neurosurgery unit,where she became head nurse.Two years later, she accepted theposition of diabetic teachingnurse for Dr. W. W. H. Pote.

Ms. Elvedahl-Kuhn was bornin her grandparents’ home inBritish Columbia, Canada, whereshe grew up and attended ele-mentary and high school. A nieceof Catherine Nickel-Graf, NettieBerg (a future graduate of WhiteMemorial Hospital School ofNursing), attended her motherduring confinement and delivery.Her aunts who were nursesinspired her to study nursing.After completing pre-nursing atWalla Walla College (now WallaWalla Adventist University),Walla Walla, Washington, she wasaccepted at CME for the 1955Aclass. A broken leg as a result of askiing accident delayed her entryand she became a member of the1955B class.

She met the love of her life,Irvin Kuhn, also a Canadian fromBritish Columbia, who graduatedfrom CME School of Medicine in1955. Elder Frank Moran marriedthem in 1956 in Los Angeles.After Irvin’s medicine residency,Ms. Elvedahl-Kuhn’s career pathincluded a move to Vancouver,where she did staff nursing atVancouver General Hospital for ayear. The Kuhns then moved toWillowdale in North Toronto,where she taught in the NorthYork Branson Hospital School ofNursing. In 1961, she and Irvinaccepted a mission appointmentto Bangkok Adventist Hospital(BAH) in Thailand, where sheinitiated the public health cur-riculum in the BAH School ofNursing. In 1964, they movedback to Willowdale for a fewmonths, where she served as act-ing director of the school of nurs-ing prior to moving to Seattle,Washington. There she worked asa staff nurse at the University ofWashington Medical Center. Shesoon found a position on the clini-cal research unit at King CountyMedical Center as a researchassistant. She returned to LomaLinda in August of 1966 andjoined the faculty of the School ofNursing.

Since 1968, Ms. Elvedahl-Kuhn has devoted her nursingskills to her family. At that timeshe and Irvin adopted a week-olddaughter, and, a few months later,another daughter at nine monthsof age. In 1970, she gave birth to ason. As the children grew, shecontributed to children’s SabbathSchool at the Yucaipa Seventh-day Adventist Church and tohome-and-school activities atMesa Grande Junior Academy,where she initiated a summerreading Olympics program for thestudents.

Ms. Elvedahl-Kuhn says, “Ihave experienced nursing as a

grand profession. It provided mewith opportunities which I maynot have had otherwise.”

She has maintained the classletter through these 50 years andinspired her classmates to createthe Catherine Graf NursingFaculty Research EndowmentFund to assist faculty in theirresearch projects.

The alumni association com-mends Doreen Mary LouiseElvedahl-Kuhn with the Alumnaof the Year Award for her exem-plary service to students, patients,classmates and colleagues, family,and community. Her vision forscholarly endeavors of the Schoolof Nursing is lauded.

Ina Britta Muderspachreceived an associate of artsdegree in modern languages atHolte Gymnasium, Denmark, hernative homeland. She went on tocomplete a diploma program innursing 50 years ago atCommunity Hospital inCopenhagen, Denmark.

In 1954, she married Arne H.Muderspach, who had precededher as a graduate student atAndrews University, BerrienSprings, Michigan, two yearsbefore. She continued her pursuitof nursing education at AlbrightCollege, Reading, Pennsylvania,for the bachelor of science degree.Moving to Loma Linda, she con-tinued her studies in theGraduate School, completing themaster of science degree with amajor in medical-surgical nursingin 1980.

Ms. Muderspach has served instaff nurse positions at GlendaleAdventist Medical Center,Reading Rehabilitation Hospital,and Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center. Her specialtypractice most recently has beencardiac therapy. In addition, shewas an outstanding teacher andmentor in the undergraduate pro-gram of the School of Nursingfrom 1991 until 2000, when sheretired. Though retired, she hascontinued to teach part-time forthe School in critical care and fundamentals.

She has earned the high regardof her colleagues and students forher clinical expertise and classroomteaching. Her compassionate, car-ing relationships exemplify thehighest ideals of the University andthe School of Nursing. Her facultyassignments have ranged frombeginning students in fundamen-tals to medical–surgical and critical-care laboratories.

Her current students recom-mended to the alumni associationthat she be recognized for hermany years of service to the nurs-ing profession. They describedthe impact she has had on them:

“Ina is that light unto theworld that we all so want to be—the example that we strive for,and thanks to her witness, willhopefully follow. She has beencaring, serving, and touching livesas a nurse for 50 years. She is the

perfect clinical instructor withhigh standards and a nurturingway. She expects much and helpsus to be all that we can be. Alwaysprepared for our clinical day wecouldn’t do other than meet herexpectations.”

“We could always confide inher our doubts about our ability todo something and trust that shewould help us through difficultclinical issues. So many studentswill be better nurses and betterpeople for her loving, caringways.”

“There is so much to say, butI’ll leave it at: ‘She touched mylife dramatically, and I respect herso much. I thank God that I hadher in my first clinical experience.Ina, in a school where caring isthe standard, stands out.’”

Ms. Muderspach enjoysneedlepoint and knitting projects,her home, and her garden inYucaipa.

She and her husband arehappy to live near their twodaughters and four grandchildren.

Loma Linda University Schoolof Nursing Alumni Association ispleased to honor Ina BrittaMuderspach in her 50th year as anurse with the Alumna of theYear Award for 2005.

Carolyn Pierce Thompsonstudied pre-nursing at La SierraCollege and graduated fromWhite Memorial Hospital (nowWhite Memorial Medical Center)School of Nursing in 1949. Shemarried Ralph Thompson Jr. onJuly 18, 1948. In mid-life, shebecame a licensed realtor.

Ms. Thompson began hernursing career as an obstetricalnurse at Los Angeles CountyGeneral Hospital the year shegraduated. She delivered approxi-mately 18 babies on her ownwhen the residents were busy inother delivery rooms.

Upon becoming a mother, shechose to be a “stay-at-homemom.” She and her daughteraccompanied her husband toFairbanks, Alaska, while he wasin the Air Force, where their sec-ond child was born. While inAlaska, she was ordained as elderof the small Fairbanks Seventh-day Adventist Church. Sheplayed the piano for services andactively “tended the flock” in theabsence of a resident minister.Upon completing their militaryobligation, the Thompsonsreturned to Southern Californiafor Ralph’s surgical residency.Further training took them toNew York before returning toLoma Linda.

Throughout the years, Ms.Thompson has been active in theoutreach of the Seventh-dayAdventist Church, both locallyand internationally.

Her many accomplishmentsinclude assisting Jack Provonshain developing the LLU EthicsCenter in 1964; assisting in theinitiation of the ethics center atSir Run Run Shaw Hospital

(SRRSH) in China; assistingSRRSH in preparations for theInternational Joint CommissionAccreditation; installing newshower stalls in the dormitory atSRRSH; donating PowerPointequipment and funds for labora-tory research at SRRSH; andcurrently supporting GimbieAdventist Hospital in Gimbie,Ethiopia, and a mission hospitalfor the Tarahamara Indians inCree, Mexico. She serves onthree boards of directors and ispresident of the Ralph andCarolyn Thompson CharitableFoundation, formed in 1995.

She and her husband are bestknown for their philanthropy thathas supported “The GlobalPartnership for Nursing” underthe direction of Patricia Jones,RN, PhD, professor of nursing,and Helen King, RN, PhD, deanof LLUSN for the past five years.This outreach has includedSeventh-day Adventist nurses inThailand, Brazil, Africa, Romania,England, and China. She hasaccompanied faculty on thesetrips, acting in capacities of con-ference registrar-coordinator, pho-tographer, and awardingcertificates.

She currently is an elder forthe University Church ofSeventh-day Adventists on theLoma Linda campus and make-up artist for Loma LindaBroadcasting Network (LLBN).Nurturing her interest in televi-sion outreach, she has producedthe program “Searching forAnswers” for LLBN since 1998.Approximately 200 episodes havebeen produced. Presently, thebook of Revelation is being stud-ied with three theologians.

Ms. Thompson and her hus-band are proud parents of threeadult children, a daughter, CarolThompson Corwin, a graduate ofLLUSN ’78, GS ’85, and twosons, Jeffery (School of Medicine’81) and Jon (School of Medicine’91). Both are actively practicingmedicine. The Thompsons arethe grandparents of six grandchildren.

The alumni association honorsCarolyn Pierce Thompson, RN,for her special gifts of vision, com-passion, generosity of spirit, vol-unteerism, and exemplaryphilanthropy in making a differ-ence in the personal and profes-sional lives of Seventh-dayAdventist nurses around theworld, with the PhilanthropicAward.

It is with admiration andthankfulness that Loma LindaUniversity School of NursingAlumni Association honors HelenEmori King, RN, PhD, for herlifetime achievements in nursingservice and nursing education.

Dr. King earned her bachelorof science in nursing at LomaLinda University in 1959. By1965, she had completed hermaster of science in medical/sur-



Annual BALL banquet held on February 26

W. Augustus Cheatham, MSW (second left), vice chancellor for public affairs, LLU and banquetemcee, welcomes guests to the Twenty-second Annual Scholarship Banquet, sponsored by the BlackAlumni of Loma Linda and La Sierra Universities, held on February 26, at the Los Angeles MarriottDowntown in Los Angeles. More than 350 guests attended the affair.

M. Leon Seard II, MD, president of BALL, welcomes alumniand friends of BALL and thanks them for their continued sup-port of the organization.

LSU awardees included (second left) David O. Ajao, education;LaTasha S. Murrell, business and management; and SherikaShanna–Kay Wright, arts and sciences. David Dudley, PhD (far left),director of the counseling center at LSU, presented the awards.

Anthony T. Fenison, MD (right), makes remarks afterreceiving the Alumnus of the Year Award. Looking on arehis wife, Lachelle, and Nyron H. R. McLean, member,BALL executive committee.

Leslie N. Pollard, DMin (right), special assistant to the chancellor for diversity,LLU, presents H. Roger Hadley, MD, dean, School of Medicine, LLU, with theLLU Leadership Diversity Award “in acknowledgement of your lifelong commit-ment to the education of minority young people at Loma Linda University.”

Carlton B. Sampson, MD (right), member, BALL executive committee, con-gratulates (from left) Sherika Shanna–Kay Wright, Toyin Akinpelu, andPaula Thompson for receiving Gaines Partridge Scholarship awards.

A report on the Minority Introduction to theHealth Sciences program was given by theprogram coordinator, Leroy A. Reese, MD.

Lori Barker Hackett, PhD (right), presents PaulaThompson, the recipient of the Matilda “Syd”Barker Scholarship Award in the amount of $1,000.

The Joe Bagg Quartet provided musical entertainment for the evening.


From left, Lou Anne Ruminson Kent-Aaen, class of 1969,poses for a picture after vespers with her mother, MarieJackson Ruminson, class of 1941, and her daughter, SharnaAaen, class of 2006. Lou Anne, Marie, and Sharna representthree generations of School of Nursing graduates.

Richard Schaefer, LLU historian, presents “A Legacy ofProvidence” on the lawn in front of the heritage cottages behindNichol Hall. His presentation was part of the School ofNursing’s “A Century of Caring,” which was held Saturdayafternoon, April 2.

Nadine Moore Knight, class of 1975, and Elizabeth (Bowes)Dickinson, class of 1975, share experiences they had whileenrolled in the School of Nursing.

Lucille Noggle Bieber, classof 1938, represented the old-est class present during theSchool of Nursing alumnibanquet, held Saturdayevening, April 2.

Patricia Clark Foster, PhD, RN, emeritus professor, School ofNursing, poses for a picture with her husband, Glenn. Dr. Fosteris a member of the class of 1955B, the golden anniversary class.

Deleise Wilson, MA, RN, assis-tant professor of nursing, pre-sents the story of “Winifred.”Ms. Wilson is dressed in a vin-tage nursing uniform.

(From left) Racheal Askea, Toby Richards, Ahlam Jadalla, andIris Mamier receive alumni association merit scholarships.

Ina Britta Muderspach, class of 1955, receives the Alumna of theYear Award from Eva Miller, MS, RN, associate professor ofnursing, during the alumni banquet.

Doreen Mary Louise Elvedahl–Kuhn (right), proudly displaysher Alumna of the Year Award. Posing for a picture with herare Joyce Volsch, administrative director of nursing, LLUMC,and Ms. Miller.

Hazel Wood (left), alumni asso-ciation secretary, poses for apicture with Zelne Zamora,president of the alumni associa-tion.

Carolyn Pierce Thompson (right), class of 1949, prepares to receivethe School of Nursing Philanthropic Award from Helen E. King,PhD, RN, dean of the School of Nursing.

Dr. King poses for a picturewith Katty Joy French,PhD, RN, after receivingthe Lifetime AchievementAward.

School of Nursing celebrates 100 years



Raymond Rawson honored…standing achievements.

The most noticeable accom-plishment has been the recent(2002) opening of the Universityof Nevada Las Vegas School ofDental Medicine. The first classwill graduate in 2006, and the stu-dents can thank Dr. Rawson forthe opportunity to study dentistryin Las Vegas. He has been anenergetic, tireless promoter of thenew school.

Interestingly, Dr. Rawsonbegan dreaming of seeing a dentalschool in Las Vegas while he wasstill a student at LLUSD in theearly 1960s. “I was so impressedwith the way Loma Linda empha-sized whole-person care, basic sci-ences, and excellence in clinicaldentistry, including gold foil, that Itold Dean (Charles T.) Smith thatI would like to see a school likethat in Las Vegas.”

Of course, Las Vegas and theState of Nevada were a long wayfrom having either the populationor the resources to consider open-ing a dental school in the 1960s.

But that would graduallychange, due in great measure toDr. Rawson’s pushing the issueuntil the time was right. The needto provide care for underservedpopulation groups and the devel-opment of a coalition of supportersof the idea of a school were all inplace.

Timing is everything in somany aspects of life. Ray hasbeen a senator in the NevadaLegislature (representing ClarkCounty, which includes LasVegas) since 1984. His position assenator (and more so as he rose inrank to become assistant majorityleader) allowed him to proposeand push for the idea thatNevada, particularly Las Vegas,could use a dental school. Thecity had increased in size inrecent years to a (2004) popula-tion of more than 1.3 million peo-ple and still is experiencing morerapid growth than most areas inthe United States.

The need for a school wasdemonstrated by Senator Rawsonas he showed studies that clearly

indicated that an underservedpopulation—including children—was not receiving care. Forinstance, a 1995 study at theUniversity of Nevada MedicalCenter showed that the numbertwo cause for admittance to thehospital was for dental pain andinfection. Further, only 10 percentof the state’s 800 dentists indi-cated a willingness to treatpatients on Medicaid. Add to thatthe fact that Nevada had the low-est ratio of dentist to population; itgave him a powerful argument forproposing that a school of dentistrybe established to meet the state’sneeds.

Building a coalition of sup-porters was a daunting challenge.His colleagues in the NevadaLegislature were receptive to theconcern raised by Dr. Rawsonover the increasing hospital costsbrought on by patients with den-tal problems seeking care. Hewas able to build bridges withcolleagues both in the Assemblyand the Senate so that in 1997approval was granted to beginplanning for a school of dentistryto be funded through the state’sMedicaid program.

However, community supportwas another matter. The dentistsin Nevada were not initially infavor of the school project, but Dr.Rawson was able to convince theNevada Dental Association to sup-port it. Many of the state newspa-pers were opposed, but graduallythe tide turned, and, in 2002,UNLV School of Dental Medicinebecame a reality and opened itsdoors for its first students.

Dr. Rawson has had and con-tinues to have many other inter-ests in addition to politics anddental education. He has beeninvolved in forensic dentistry forseveral years and was part of theforensic team after the 1980MGM fire in Las Vegas and theSioux City airplane crash in 1989.

His interest in this fieldresulted in pursuing a master’sdegree in physical anthropology atUNLV in 1978. A leader in thefield, he has served as an officer of

the American Board of ForensicOdontology.

The adage that “if you want toget something done, give it to abusy man,” certainly applies toDr. Rawson. How else does oneexplain the numerous activitiesand projects he finds time to do?He still practices dentistry (andloves it), and his public servicesinclude the National AdvisoryCommittee on Rural Health,American Legacy Foundation(smoking cessation programs),Task Force Fund for a HealthyNevada (tobacco settlements),and the Clark County Anti-Tobacco Task Force, in additionto the Boy Scouts, YMCA, andUnited Way.

He has been given numerousawards over the years—such asthe Community Hero Award bythe National Conference ofChristians and Jews and thePublic Service Award by theAmerican Association of PublicHealth Dentistry—and he is a fre-quently invited lecturer, but hereally lights up when he talksabout his family. He and his wife,Linda, have seven children—thefirst one born while they lived inLoma Linda—21 grandchildren,and one great-grandchild (born inMarch, 2004). One of his sons isstudying dentistry in Illinois.

The boy born in 1940 in Sandy,Utah, has come a long way to hisposition of leadership in Las Vegasand the State of Nevada.

Part of that journey was hisdental education in Loma Lindawhere, as a student, he produced afilm on the high-speed photo-graphic study of molten gold flow.He so impressed Dean CharlesSmith that Dr. Smith offered hima position at the School ofDentistry. Unfortunately Dr.Rawson had to decline because heneeded to pay off his loans. Hisinterest in teaching, however,remained and has come full circleto where he is now very muchinvolved in dental education.

Ray Rawson, SD’68, clinician,educator, forensic expert, and leg-islator is a most illustrious alumnusof the School of Dentistry.

Japanese students learn more than academics while studying at LLULoma Linda University’s

School of Allied HealthProfessions is making an impacton the occupational therapy andphysical therapy workforce inJapan.

The School’s partnership withHumanitec RehabilitationCollege in Yokkaichi, Japan,brings several Japanese studentsto the Loma Linda campus eachfall, where they learn about morethan just physical and occupa-tional therapy.

Last fall, the 15 students com-posing the third cohort fromHumanitec were exposed to aworld of new ideas and habits dur-ing their stay, in addition, ofcourse, to completing their collegedegrees: by spending their finalquarter at Loma Linda, the stu-dents earn a bachelor’s degree inhealth science from Loma Linda’sSchool of Allied HealthProfessions, specializing in eitheroccupational therapy or physicaltherapy.

Throughout their stay, the stu-dents lived in makeshift dormito-ries—three adjacent apartmentsarranged for by Art Walls, man-ager of rental properties. Faculty,students, and Loma LindaJapanese Church families volun-teered to help the students adjustto life in Loma Linda and helpedcreate memorable experiences forthe students.

“People who have workedwith this group of students, or thetwo previous cohorts, were trulyenthusiastic,” says the program’sdirector, Keiko Khoo, MS, MA,also chair of the speech-languagepathology and audiology depart-ment in the school of AlliedHealth Professions.

“They learned that theseJapanese students always capti-vate their hearts. Some have saidthat their charm was in their sin-cerity, politeness, and gentleness,and everyone was unable to findenough words to describe how thestudents touched their lives.”

The quarter passed quicklywhile the students struggled toadjust to American customs,speaking English, and living awayfrom the familiar environment ofhome. When finals week arrived,Ms. Khoo conducted a group exitinterview. The students men-tioned at least 15 new ideas andexperiences that captured theirenjoyment:

1. Weekly chapel. While itmay surprise some students whohave such opportunities year-round, these students said theyfelt the blessing of “newfoundpeace” in their hearts;

2. Classes with American stu-dents, specifically, observing theirlearning styles and willingness totutor strangers from a foreigncountry;

3. Eating breakfast;4. Brown rice and whole-

wheat bread;5. Five servings of vegetables

and fruit each day. They alsoadmitted they were unable to eat

as much as Americans;6. A cigarette-free lifestyle;7. Exercising in the Drayson

Center. Swimming was a favorite;8. Portfolio Practicum work-

shops, which exposed them tomany interesting topics. Theyenjoyed sitting with so manyother students from the School ofAllied Health Professions;

9. Trips to galleries, muse-ums, gardens, the zoo, and theCrystal Cathedral. Volunteers whosponsored field trips left deepimpressions on how to seek outbeauty and live balanced lives;

10. Sabbath services. Eventhough none were Christians, thestudents never missed a week.Initially, they didn’t understandwhy the Japanese Church mem-bers took such interest in them;

11. Praise songs. The grouplearned several favorites, arrangeda couple of songs, and sang themat Japanese Church for their part-ing gift;

12. Small-group Bible studies.Some students enjoyed readingRick Warren’s The Purpose DrivenLife;

13. Singing band at theMedical Center on Fridays;

14. Visiting University Churchto experience a high church; and

15. Visiting Mt. RubidouxChurch to experience an African-American service and true gospelmusic.

Two months after the studentsleft, Ms. Khoo was reunited withthem when she visited Japan tointerview prospective students.

At the end of a long day, Ms.Khoo discovered them waiting forher in the school’s rotunda. Theyasked her to pray for them. Ms.Khoo willingly agreed, givingthanks for their spiritual growthand petitioning for success ontheir Japanese licensing boardexaminations, which they took inFebruary. (The results of theboards will be announced thismonth.)

The partnership withHumanitec Rehabilitation Collegebegan in 2000 at the request ofMasayuki Ohashi, who is now chairof the board. Mr. Ohashi readLLU’s mission and was impressedby the School’s work for the goodof people and the community andnot just for money. This inspiredhis confidence and trust that LLUwould train his students honestly.The first group of 17 studentsstudied on the LLU campus in2002 and was followed by 19 stu-dents in 2003.

“Partnering with Humanitec,a non Seventh-day Adventistschool that sought us out becauseof our mission, allows students toexperience our values in an acad-emic environment that upgradestheir skills and helps them con-tribute to their profession whenthey return home,” says CraigJackson, JD, MSW, dean of theSchool of Allied HealthProfessions. “I am proud of ourcommitment to whole-personcare and education.”

The students enjoyed visiting the Grand Canyon during the Thanksgiving holiday.


Bioethics Grand RoundsWEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005

12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M.ALUMNI HALL FOR BASIC SCIENCES

Featuring

Robert Gardner, PhD, MAProgram chair of the PhD in social policy and social research, LLU

Professor, department of social work and social ecology, LLU

Mindel D. Spiegel, MD, MPHRetired, consultant licensing and certification, medical staff andEMTALA issues, Los Angeles County Health Facilities Division

Brenda Flores, MSWDoctoral student in social policy, LLU

Program specialist, County of Riverside, Childrens’ Services PolicyUnit

Adiel Uzabakiriho, MSWDoctoral student in social policy, LLU

“Do illegal immigrants deserve access toSouthern California health care?”

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Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition…uation. After a thorough assess-ment of the product focusing onits therapeutic value and its costeffectiveness, the team reports itsresults to an adjudicatory paneland fields panelists’ questionsabout its procedures and findings.The process is much the same asthat followed by P&T committeesin hospitals throughout the nationas they determine what drugs will



be added to, or deleted from, eachhospital’s formulary, the “menu”of pharmaceuticals inventoriedand advocated by the hospital.

Interim dean Avis Ericson,PharmD, is confident that the2005 team will build on theachievements of its predecessors.“These four students havealready shown themselves to beoutstanding ambassadors forLoma Linda University and are

emerging leaders in pharmacy onthe national stage,” says Dr.Ericson. She adds, “If we’vedone this well with only a partialcomplement of students, imaginewhat we’ll be able to do next yearand beyond with all four classesin place and our current enroll-ment nearly doubled. I’m reallyproud of these students.”

Kelly Lee, PharmD, is theteam’s advisor. Dr. Lee is enthusi-astic about the prospect of LLUeclipsing last year’s record andbecoming a “regular” among thecompetition’s finalist. Dr. Leesays, “The students have workedextremely hard during the pastthree months and they should beproud of themselves for beinginvited to compete in the finalcompetition. It is a significantaccomplishment for a new schoolof pharmacy.”

Team members acknowledgethat the extensive research andpreparation have been bothdemanding and rewarding. JennyPark says, “This is truly a teameffort. Each of us has worked hardto come as far as we have. It’s agreat learning experience and ourgoal is to do the very best we canin the finals.”

School of Pharmacy students (clockwise) Jenny Park, BosunKim, Chung-Wen Liu, and Edward Yoo reached the finals ofthe national Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Competition.

Board of Trustees report…• New Trustee approved by

BoardThe LLUMC Board of

Trustees appointed Max Trevino,president of the SouthwesternUnion Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists, as a member of theBoard of Trustees. Pastor Trevinohas a broad background in finance,and will chair the LLUMC boardaudit committee.

Loma Linda UniversityBehavioral Medicine Center

The Governing Board ofLoma Linda UniversityBehavioral Medicine Center(LLUBMC) appointed theoperating board for theLLUBMC. The operating boardwill meet four times per year,and the membership is as fol-lows: Lyn Behrens, chair; Gary

Burlingame; Vivien Dee;Ruthita Fike; Roger Hadley;Richard Hart; Kevin Lang; AlanNelson; Mary Ann Schaepper;Hubert Watkins; and DeaneWolcott. In addition, the gov-erning board approved twoadministrative appointments forthe LLUBMC: Ruthita Fike,president/chief executive offi-cer; and Steve Mohr, chieffinancial officer.

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Chapel programs for Aprilfeature local speakers

The Loma LindaUniversity chapel programsfor the month of April featureseveral campus speakers.

Leah Jordache, associatepastor, University Church,Loma Linda, will give thechapel program for April 13.

David Taylor, PhD,interim dean, Faculty ofReligion, Loma LindaUniversity, is set to give hispresentation during the April20 chapel program.

For the April 27 chapelprogram, Terry Swenson,MDiv, campus chaplain forLoma Linda University, isscheduled to speak.

Loma Linda Universitychapel programs are spon-sored by the office of studentaffairs and are held inUniversity Church on theLoma Linda campus.Programs are held everyWednesday from 8:10 to 9:00 a.m.

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and Donald Moores, MD, pedi-atric surgeon at Loma LindaUniversity Children’s Hospital,spoke about the da Vinci’s poten-tial benefits for their patients aswell.

“We do a lot of laparoscopicsurgeries in pediatrics,” said Dr.Moores. “With the da Vinci, wehave the potential to do muchmore complex laparoscopic surgeries.”

Dr. Kim echoed this idea.“We’ve been trying to move

into more minimally invasive pro-cedures in gynecological surg-eries,” said Dr. Kim. “The daVinci will allow us to do so.”

This is ultimately of benefit tothe patient, as Dr. Ruckle pointedout during the press conference.

“The benefit for the patient isto recover quicker—to be gettingup and around sooner,” he said.

Mr. Jensen was diagnosed withprostate cancer in January of thisyear.

“I knew the reputation of thishospital and of Dr. Ruckle and feltcomfortable being the firstpatient,” said Mr. Jensen of hisexperience with the da VinciSurgical System. “I was amazed athow soon I was up and around, itwas the next day!”

Prostate cancer is a disease in


which malignant (cancer) cellsform in the tissues of the prostate.The prostate is a gland in the malereproductive system located justbelow the bladder and in front ofthe rectum. Each year in theInland Empire approximately1,800 men are diagnosed withprostate cancer, and approximately16 percent of American men willbe diagnosed with this diseasesometime in their lives. Treatmentoptions and prognosis depend onthe stage of the cancer, theGleason score, and the patient’sage and general health. Withgreater public awareness, earlydetection is on the rise and mortality rates are declining.Additionally, new advances inmedical technology are enablingcancer victims to go on to live

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active and productive lives aftertheir treatment.

One of the most commontreatments for prostate cancerinvolves the surgical removal ofthe prostate gland, known as radi-cal prostatectomy. Traditionalradical prostatectomy requires alarge, 8 to 10 inch incision. Thisopen surgery commonly results insubstantial blood loss, a lengthyand uncomfortable recovery, andthe risk of impotence and incontinence.

Patients opting for surgicaltreatment may be a candidate fora new, less-invasive surgical pro-cedure called da VinciProstatectomy. This procedureincorporates a state-of-the-artsurgical system that helps thesurgeon see vital anatomicalstructures more clearly and toperform a more precise surgicalprocedure. For most patients, daVinci Prostatectomy offersnumerous potential benefits overopen prostatectomy including:shorter hospital stay, less pain,less risk of infection, less bloodloss and fewer transfusions, lessscarring, smaller incisions, fasterrecovery, and quicker return tonormal activities.

As with any surgical procedure,these benefits cannot be guaran-teed, as surgery is both patient andprocedure specific.

Mr. Jensen gets a chance atthe March 28 press confer-ence to manipulate the robotthat actually took out his can-cerous prostate organ.

Robert Jensen (right), a 70-year-old gentleman fromBeaumont who was diag-nosed with prostate cancer inJanuary, tells of his experi-ence with the da VinciProstatectomy.

Herbert Ruckle, MD, chief of the urology division at LLUMC,talks KESQ reporter Rob McMillan through a demonstration ofthe da Vinci Surgical System at a press conference on March 28.

Walter’s Children’s Charity Classicpresents $250,000 check to LLUCH

On March 23, a roomful ofsponsors, administrators, andpatients gathered at LomaLinda University Children’sHospital to recognize the dedi-cation and support the Walter’sChildren’s Charity Classic golftournament has provided theChildren’s Hospital for nineyears. The ninth annual tourna-ment, held in October, 2004,raised $250,000 for two units atthe Children’s Hospital. ThePediatric ICU Transport teamand the Cardiac IntermediateCare Unit will split the proceeds to buy new equipment or replace worn-out systems.

Which is exactly whatWalter’s Mercedes-Benz ofRiverside intended to raise fundsfor when the company, owned bySteven Kienle, started doing thegolf tournament nine years ago.

“We specifically geared this

event toward providing newmedical equipment forChildren’s Hospital,” says Mr.Kienle. “Each year the tourna-ment revitalizes me to see howmuch we can help the kids.” Heapplauded the returning 65 spon-sors who have continued to sup-port the tournament over thenine-year tenure.

B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, pres-ident of Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center, thanked theKienles and the many sponsorsof the tournament for the contin-ued support.

“You truly are partners withus in potential—you are buildingour community’s future by help-ing children,” Dr. Behrens says.

Victor Bannis, BS, RCP,RRT-NPS, transport team coor-dinator, and Anne Totaro, RN,nurse manager for pediatric car-diac intermediate care, sharedwith the group some of theequipment the funds raised atthe tournament would allow theunits to purchase. Mr. Banniswas excited to show a mobiletransport unit and visually pre-sent the piece that would beoverhauled with upgrades—some parts nearly 12 years old.

“This unit will look like abrand new Mercedes,” Mr.Bannis beamed. But he was mostexcited about two portableblood/gas analyzers he would beable to acquire for the transportteam. These mobile units willallow test results on patients incommunity hospitals in minutes,compared to what would other-wise require a time-consumingprocess of paging in a specialistfrom the surrounding area to per-form the test.

Ms. Totaro told of several newitems the cardiac unit looked for-ward to receiving because of thefunds made available from theChildren’s Classic. She talkedabout a new defibralator and anew dialysis machine that wouldbe “a gentle dialysis for the verycritically ill child.” She men-tioned the types of funds comingto the unit to Leonard Bailey,MD, chief of surgery atChildren’s Hospital and pioneerof infant-to-infant heart trans-

plantation. When Ms. Totaroasked if he had anything to addto the list, she said his eyes lit up,and he immediately answeredthe Berlin Heart. Developed inGermany, the Berlin Heart is theonly implantable device usableon very small patients to bridgethem to transplant or allow theirown heart tissue enough time torest and heal itself.

“Just remember,” Ms. Totarosays, “it’s not just equipmentyou’re giving us, you’re givinganother tomorrow to these children.”

The Walter’s Children’sCharity Classic has raised a totalof $1.4 million in nine years. TheKienles are eager to continue thetradition for the 10th year onOctober 17, 2005.

“All this solidifies in my heartwhat we’re here for—to giveback,” says Mr. Kienle.

The pediatric ICU transportteam at Loma Linda UniversityChildren’s Hospital services chil-dren in San Bernardino,Riverside, Inyo, and Mono coun-ties, transporting patients too illto be cared for at communityhospitals to Loma Linda. Theteam, consisting of a physician,nurse, and respiratory therapistall specially trained in pediatriccritical care, travel by ambulance,helicopter, or fixed-wing plane totransport 800 to 900 childreneach year to the Level 1 traumacenter at Loma Linda for a rangeof diagnoses from infections,breathing difficulties, trauma,near drowning, cardiac problems,seizures, and child abuse.

The pediatric cardiac inter-mediate care unit provides careto infants and children requiringsurgery for congenital cardiacanomalies, including heart valverepair or replacement, hearttransplant, or placement of heartmechanical devices. Thesepatients receive care from theunit beginning with post-oprecovery, through intensive care,acute care, and discharge stages.The unit incorporates state-of-the-art research and technologyto provide specialized and com-prehensive care renownedthroughout the world.

(Left to right) Ruthita Fike, CEO of Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center, Steven Kienle, owner of Walter’s Mercedes-Benz, Zareh Sarrafian, MBA, administrator of Loma LindaUniversity Children’s Hospital, Cathy Kienle, co-organizer of thegolf tournament, and B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, president of LomaLinda University Medical Center, celebrate the $250,000 raisedat the 9th annual Children’s Charity Classic golf tournament.


Continued from page 7gical nursing with a functionalemphasis in the teaching ofnursing. In 1973, she graduatedfrom Boston University with adoctor of philosophy degree inbiology. She applied this back-ground to teaching in severalschools of nursing, includingSouthern Missionary College,Loma Linda University, BostonUniversity, and Boston College.In 1978, Dr. King became chairand professor of Atlantic UnionCollege department of nursing.In 1981, she was appointed deanand professor of Loma LindaUniversity School of Nursing.She has served in this leadershiprole in Seventh-day Adventistnursing education until the pre-sent time.

As the administrator of thenursing school, Dr. King serveson many University committees.A few of these include UniversityDean’s Council, the President’sCommittee, and the Chancellor’sCommittee. She is also a memberof the Loma Linda UniversityAdventist Health SciencesCenter’s Academic Council andthe President’s Council.Professional organization mem-berships include SN AlumniBoard and the AmericanAssociation of Colleges ofNursing, for which she haschaired diversity and internationalnursing outreach taskforces. As amember of the AdventistAccrediting Association, she hasserved as a site visitor for severalcolleges, both domestic and for-eign. She is currently a memberof the American NursesAssociation, the National Leaguefor Nursing, and Sigma ThetaTau, International, Gamma Alphachapter.

Dr. King will be rememberedfor many aspects of the develop-ment of LLU School of Nursing.These include the following:

• Faculty development: In 1981,very few faculty had doctoraldegrees. Dr. King committedSchool of Nursing time andfunds to change this. Now morethat 50 percent have various doc-toral degrees and a number ofothers are soon to complete suchachievement. She has also sup-ported post-doctoral educationand faculty research.

• Physical plant development:Dr. King has led out in manychanges to West Hall to meetthe needs of our expanding fac-ulty and student body. A few ofthese include faculty offices,classrooms, and the studentlounge, as well as updatinginstructional technology.

• Student wholeness support: Dr.King has provided support andencouragement for student orga-nizations, the development ofwhole, balanced lives (includingfor faculty), and scholarships forstudents. These include twogenerous scholarship funds thatshe and her family have

established.Dr. King has also committed

herself to ways of providingtuition scholarship funds formaster’s level courses or degreesto faculty of sister institutionsoutside of the United States.Some of the first includedMontemorelos University inMexico; Ile Ife Hospital School,Nigeria; Northern CaribbeanUniversity; and more recently,Brazil Adventist University.

During the last 5 to 10 years,many more requests for the mas-ter’s degree in nursing havebeen received from faculty ofSeventh-day Adventist institu-tions in developing countries.Dr. King took active leadershipin a project that funds 50 stu-dents, 25 at each of two siteslocated in Thailand andArgentina, to complete a mas-ter’s degree in three and a halfyears. This is a huge commit-ment to global service.

When Dr. King realized thatLoma Linda’s collaboration inoffering Loma LindaUniversity’s RN to BS degreewith Saniku Gakuin College inJapan would strengthen theentire college, she accepted thechallenge. She continues toshare the vision for development

of nursing education in numer-ous countries in both Adventistand government-sponsored insti-tutions around the world.

The doctoral program innursing that started in 2002 atLoma Linda University is adirect outcome of Dr. King’sleadership because such a pro-gram is not possible without doc-torally prepared faculty whoconduct ongoing programs ofresearch.

The alumni associationsalutes Helen Emori King, RN,PhD, for unprecedented leader-ship at SN, as well as for thedevelopment of the profession ofnursing in practice and scholar-ship worldwide. For all of thisand more, the association honors her with the LifetimeAchievement Award.

For many years, the alumniassociation has had as one of itsgoals to recognize excellence instudents and alumni throughawards. An alumna of the yearaward has been presented todeserving alumni since 1967.The alumni association boardwas concerned that the organi-zation’s goal was not being fullymet, as students achievingexcellence were not being rec-ognized. A committee was

School of Nursing alumni weekend…formed and the description, cri-teria, eligibility, nature of theaward, and procedure for appli-cation were created in 1995.The first merit scholarshipswere given in 1996.

The merit scholarship is con-ferred annually to one under-graduate student and onegraduate student who bestdemonstrate excellence in theirrespective programs. The awardcriteria are based on the pur-poses of Sigma Theta TauInternational, the honor societyof nursing.

Undergraduate nominees forthe award must have completed45 units and graduate nomineesmust have completed 20 units inresidence of their respective pro-grams; have achieved a GPA of3.7 or higher; be committed tocompleting their respective pro-grams; and be able to meet theaward criteria. This criterion isintended to identify studentswho demonstrate excellence intheir academic professionalpreparation.

Receiving merit scholarshipsfor 2005 are Rachael Askea;Toby D. Richards; AhlamJadalla, RN, MSN; and IrisMamier, MNEd.

A missions report was also

presented during the banquethighlighting the mission workthat was supported by thealumni during 2004 and 2005.

The alumni association wasable to help three schools ofnursing where alumni are fac-ulty—Nigeria, Mexico, and WestIndies—with a total of $5,000.Funds were also given to helppay postage for nursing bookssent to schools in Pakistan,India, and Africa.

Following the missions reportwas the House of Thrift report.During the past fiscal year, theassociation received $12,828from House of Thrift profits.These funds will be used foralumni association projects. Inaddition, clothes, bedding, food,and other items exceeding$900,000 in value were donatedto several organizations includ-ing: ADRA, Banning and LaSierra Community Services,House of Mercy in Mexico,Romanian Church, and theBanning School District.

The School of Nursingalumni association then thankedHouse of Thrift volunteersAnabelle Hills, Dwayne Jones,Mignon Mosley, Lloyd andHelen Mickelsen, Shirley Plata,and Rose Anjeo.

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types of massage, which aredesigned to meet the specificneeds of certain groups of individuals.

The “anti-stress massage” uti-lizes the long gliding and knead-ing strokes of Swedish massage toprovide relaxation and increase circulation.

The “seniorsage” is a gentleand light massage designed toincrease range of motion, decreasejoint and muscle pain, andimprove balance for those ages 65and older.

For those athletes in training,the “sports massage” offers thebenefits of injury prevention,decreased scar tissue, and rehabilitation.

Individuals suffering from dis-eases and conditions such as carpaltunnel, sciatica, back pain, andheadaches, should take advantageof the “therapeutic massage.”

Those interested in reducingpain and enhancing healing formuscle strains and tears—includ-ing knee injuries, bursitis, tense

elbows, and more should consider“ice massage,” most often utilizedin conjunction with therapeutic orsports massage.

Additional services can includea “paraffin bath” (typically used forpre-massage with arthritis, hand,and foot injuries, and designed tomake hands and feet feel soft andpliable) and “hot towel treat-ments” where moist towels areheated and applied to one’s feet.

“Let me emphasize that ourtherapists are capable of thesemassage techniques and manyothers,” clarifies Ms. Gray. “Ifthere is a massage technique inwhich you are interested, ask yourtherapist regarding his or her expe-rience with it.”

Student and senior discountedrates are available. Walk-ins arewelcome based on availability.Call (909) 558-8690 for informa-tion and appointments.

“You’ll never know how muchyou’ve been missing until you trymassage,” Ms. Gray concludes.“Start enjoying your life-long benefits today.”

LLUMC orthopaedic faculty visit Washington, D.C.For two days, March 16 and

17, two members of theorthopaedic department at LomaLinda University Medical Centerand a patient from LLUMC trav-eled to Washington, D.C., tolobby on behalf of the AmericanAcademy of OrthopaedicSurgeons (AAOS). The AAOSselected Thomas Donaldson,MD, director of the JointReplacement Center, and IanClarke, PhD, director of theOrthopaedic Research Center, torepresent the orthopaedic clini-cian/researcher team fromSouthern California. The AAOSlobbying effort was to makeCongress aware of the urgent

need for improved NationalInstitutes of Health funding inneuromuscular diseases. Theproportion of funded grants hasbeen slipping from 20 percent in2003 down to 16 percent in 2004.

Dr. Donaldson also selectedJohn Lewis, PhD, professor ofpathology and human anatomy atLoma Linda University, as theideal advocate for orthopaedicpatients at LLUMC.

Professor Lewis’ story of kneearthritis developed more thaneight years ago. Developing kneepain progressively limited his lec-turing ability and also gave himmany sleepless nights. Hisorthopaedic evaluations indicated

that waiting was advisable as theknee technology was changing.For more than five years, Dr.Lewis pursued the conservative,non-surgical options available tohim but with minimal improve-ment. With worsening pain anddisability, he realized that heneeded to get his life back intogear. Thus Dr. Donaldson per-formed his knee joint replace-

ment on November 15, 2004, atLoma Linda University MedicalCenter East Campus.

Professor Lewis became ahighly motivated and very com-pliant knee patient. His desirewas to make maximum progresswith a goal to resuming his pas-sion of riding mountain bikes.His knee performance improved

LLUMC contingent outside the office of Congressman JerryLewis of the 41st district of California. From left to right: JohnLewis, PhD, professor and orthopaedic patient, TomDonaldson, MD, director of the Joint Replacement Center,Jennifer Wickre, legislative assistant to Jerry Lewis, Jan Lewis,the Honorable Jerry Lewis’ wife, and Ian Clarke, PhD, director of the Orthopaedic Research Center.



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Bioethics Grand Roundsscheduled for April 13, 2005

Several speakers will addressthe topic of “Do illegal immi-grants deserve access toSouthern California healthcare?” at the next BioethicsGrand Rounds scheduled to beheld Wednesday, April 13, 2005.

The grand rounds will beheld from 12:00 noon to 1:00p.m. in Alumni Hall for BasicSciences, Loma LindaUniversity.

Presenters for the grandrounds include Robert Gardner,PhD, MA, program chair of thePhD in social policy and socialresearch, LLU, and professor,department of social work andsocial ecology, LLU; Mindel D.Spiegel, MD, MPH, retired, con-sultant licensing and certification,medical staff and EMTALAissues, Los Angeles CountyHealth Facilities Division; BrendaFlores, MSW, doctoral student insocial policy, LLU, and program specialist, County ofRiverside, Childrens’ ServicesPolicy Unit; and AdielUzabakiriho, MSW, doctoral stu-dent in social policy, LLU.

The objectives of the grandrounds are to: distinguishbetween access to health carebased on human rights (to all inneed or to special vulnerable

populations such as children orthe elderly) and access based onsocial privilege (citizenship,employment, income); identifythe moral and political principlesthat are the basis for the state’s(government) interest in healthcare so that providers can bejustly mandated to providehealth care services (e.g.EMTALA); evaluate the fair-ness of providers being man-dated by the state to bear theburden of the cost of uncompen-sated health care (i.e. loss ofsleep, time with family, servicefor paying patients); and discussthe unique obligations of thefaith-based provider in caring forthe health care needs of people.

The grand rounds, presentedby the Center for ChristianBioethics and the Center forSpiritual Life & Wholeness, isdesignated by the School ofMedicine for continuing medicaleducation activity for one hour incategory 1 of the Physician’sRecognition Award of theAmerican Medical Association.

Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Medicine is accreditedby the Accreditation Council forContinuing Medical Education(ACCME) to sponsor continuingeducation for physicians.

Pharmacy, medicine students jointlysponsor substance abuse seminar

Loma Linda UniversitySchools of Pharmacy andMedicine joined together lastmonth to organize a seminardesigned to increase awarenessabout substance abuse and drugrecovery programs for pharma-cists, physicians, and students ofthe respective professions.

More than 100 students fromthe two schools attended theevening seminar. Volunteerspeakers for the seminarincluded a pharmacist currentlyin the recovery program, MihranAsk, MD, addiction medicinephysician at the Jerry L. PettisVeterans Memorial MedicalCenter, and Robert Pavlan,RPH, JD, clinical associate pro-fessor, School of Pharmacy.

Drs. Ask and Pavlan dis-cussed cases and health care pro-fessional recovery programsavailable in California.

“As a result of this seminar, ourstudents learned how medicalknowledge, ease of medicationaccess, as well as the high stressinherent in our professions canlead to a higher risk of substanceabuse,” says Kelly Lee, PharmD,assistant professor of pharmacy.

“As health care professionals,such habits can be very seriousnot only to us, but ultimately toour patients. Overall, this semi-nar informed us of the risks, ourrights and responsibilities, avail-able recovery programs, and theneed to seek help early.”

Seminar participants and organizers pose for a photograph fol-lowing the substance abuse seminar sponsored jointly by stu-dents from the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine. Pictured(from left) are Kelly Lee, PharmD, assistant professor of phar-macy, School of Pharmacy; Mihran Ask, MD, assistant profes-sor of medicine, School of Medicine; Ferchie Coggioloa,pharmacy student; Jenny Park, pharmacy student; VedaRoshan, pharmacy student; Susan Vo, pharmacy student;Robert Pavlan, RPH, JD, clinical associate professor, Schoolof Pharmacy; and Giang Lam, School of Medicine student.

Massage therapists at Drayson Center offer free massages

and expand hours of serviceA number of Drayson Center

members have been enjoyingfree 5-minute massages.

“In an effort to raise aware-ness and boost business,”explains Catherine Gray, “ourmassage therapists have beengiving complimentary massagesduring their free time.”

Ms. Gray is co-owner ofHands-on Medical MassageSchool in Yucaipa, which man-ages the massage therapists whostaff Drayson Center. CarolaJaniak, featured in a previousarticle on massage, is also co-owner.

“Currently, we have sixfully certified and licensedmedical massage therapistsworking at Drayson Center,”she continues. “Within a fewweeks, we plan to offerevening appointments as well.”

Many individuals considermassage to be a luxury, Ms.Janiak points out.

“The many health benefitsof massage make it more of anecessity,” she adds. “Massageprovides an important compo-

nent in the wellness program atDrayson Center.”

Scientific studies of the ben-efits of massage have shown thatit reduces neck and back pain(Hernandez-Reif et al., 2001;Irnich et al., 2001; Preyde,2000), headaches (Hernandez-Reif, Dieter, & Field, 1998),

anxiety associated with cancer(Ferrell-Tory & Glick, 1993),the effects of aging and long-term care (Fraser & Kerr, 1993;Semington & Laing, 1993), anddepression (Field et al., 1992).

Massage therapists atDrayson Cener offer five basic


Tanya Frederick, a fully certified and licensed medical mas-sage therapist, gives a free massage to an individual at LLUDrayson Center. Massage therapy will soon be offered inthe evenings as well.

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Conjoined twins…ents and the girls. Alane Allbee,RN, and Jeannie Martinez, RN,case manager for the twins, orga-nized two Monday night scrap-booking soirees for all of theteam members who wanted toshare photos and stories of thetwins. Ms. Martinez was alsoinstrumental in keeping such alarge team communicating andworking smoothly together overseveral months.

The twins’ skull bones werefused together, but no other majortissues were joined. Their brainswere completely separate andeven their blood vessels wereapart. Though one of the reasonsfor performing the separationsurgery on children so youngcame from imaging that showedgradual evidence of the two girls’circulatory systems beginning to

Continued from page 2 merge in their skulls.Dr. Osterdock devised three

implants into each of the girls thatwould allow their heads to be fix-ated in place during surgery, pre-venting any flopping as the specialbed rotated the girls during theprocedure. Normal methods forthis apply 60 pounds of force tothe skull, something an infantsimply cannot endure.

After the twins left the hospi-tal on March 22, when a lun-cheon was held to celebrate thesuccessful surgery and complica-tion-free post-op care, KNBCChannel 4 aired a 10-part seriesdocumenting the girls’ stay andthe care received during theweek of March 28 to April 1. Anhour-long special coveringCrystal and Cristina’s experiencewill air April 17 at 4:00 p.m. onKNBC Channel 4.

Dr. Osterdock and Andrea Ray, MD, lead plastic surgeon forthe Molina twins, hold Crystal and Cristina before they leavethe hospital.

Blanca Cabrera and Bernardo Molina, parents of Crystal andCristina, hold the twins as they leave the LLUCH on the dayof their discharge.

New specialprojects editorjoins Universityrelations staff

Joining University relations tocover the School of PublicHealth and the School of AlliedHealth Professions is HeatherReifsnyder, who began workingin mid-March as a special pro-jects editor.

Ms. Reifsnyder just moved toLoma Linda from Fort Worth,Texas, where she grew up andmost recently spent the last twoand a half years reporting for TheWeatherford Democrat, a dailynewspaper located a half hourwest of Fort Worth. She coverededucation, health care, senior cit-izen issues, and agriculture.

Ms. Reifsnyder previously vol-unteered as an English teacher atthe McNeilus Language Schoolin Prague, Czech Republic, aftergraduating from Pacific UnionCollege in Angwin with a bache-lor’s degree in English. Duringher senior year at PUC, sheedited the student newspaper,the Campus Chronicle.

Outside of work, she enjoysreading, watching independentfilms, traveling, and hiking.

Ms. Reifsnyder can bereached by calling Universityrelations at (909) 558-4526 or e-mailing <[email protected]>.

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Arlene Klooster recognized…Continued from page 1convention.

“This year we are honoring avery special person,” said KrisWilkins, chair, dental hygienedepartment, in her remarks,“who has made significant con-tributions of her time, resources,and expertise to further the mis-sion of Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Dentistry and thedepartment of dental hygiene.”

Arlene Madsen marriedJudson Klooster November 28,1948. She entered the dentalhygiene program in the late1960s, while raising three beau-tiful daughters: Cherylin,

Lynette, and Terrill Ann.She was active in her dental

hygiene class. During her stu-dent years, Mrs. Klooster’s classwas able to change the long-standing School of Dentistry tra-dition requiring dental hygienestudents to wear white dressuniforms, to white pants.

She practiced for many yearsas a dental hygienist in Hemet,California, and supported herhusband, who served as dean ofthe School from 1971 to 1994,by attending School of Dentistrymeetings, luncheons, gradua-tions, capping and pinning ceremonies.

She traveled abroad andentertained numerous School ofDentistry guests in their home.

The plaque awarded to Mrs.Klooster reads: “DentalHygiene Alumni of Loma LindaUniversity honor Arlene J.Klooster as Dental HygieneAlumna of the Year for her yearsof compassionate service andinvolvement with the students,faculty, and staff of the Schoolof Dentistry; and for being adedicated and inspiringChristian health care provider.We honor our respected col-league and God’s humble servant.”

In late February, Loma LindaUniversity received a generousawards grant from the FletcherJones Foundation for theCentennial Complex.

“It is my pleasure to informyou of the action taken by thetrustees of Fletcher JonesFoundation at their meeting onFebruary 18, 2005. The trusteesauthorized a grant of$500,000…in the new NorthAcademic Complex,” read theletter written by theFoundation’s president, John P.Pollock, to Richard Hart, MD,DrPH, chancellor of Loma LindaUniversity.

This generous grant by thefoundation, which has beenreceived by the University, camein the wake of meetings heldbetween Dr. Hart and the foun-dation’s executive director,Christine Sisley, since Decemberof 2004. A formal fundingrequest was submitted by theUniversity in January of this year,followed by Ms. Sisley’s site visit

on February 11. The foundation was estab-

lished by Fletcher Jones (1931 to1972), a visionary pioneer in thefast-moving field of computerscience. While Fletcher Jonesempowered the foundationtrustees with latitude on how toimplement its philanthropic pro-gram, the foundation hasinvested significant funding infurthering private higher educa-tion in the state of California,especially in the areas of scien-tific and technological endeavorsand research. With its latestgrant, the foundation’s supportfor Loma Linda University overtwo decades totals more than$1.6 million.

The $500,000 grant wasawarded toward the constructionand establishment of theCentennial Complex, previouslyalso known as the NorthAcademic Complex. The com-plex will be the anchor facility forthe University on the north endof the campus.

Fletcher Jones Foundation awardsgrant for Centennial Complex

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