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In this issue… Commencement 2007 · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 Loma Linda University graduates 1,203 during commencement ceremonies in its 102nd year Leveling the playing field · · · · · · · · · 8 East Campus Hospital unveils its latest efforts to create a healing environment by opening a park with no boundaries Loma Linda 360˚ debuts · · · · · · · · · 12 LLUAHSC launches new broadcast to share stories of outreach, adventure, and service Patients benefit from robotic surgery · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14 Loma Linda surgeons use robotic surgery equipment to reduce the impact of surgery A bold plan, a bright future · · · · · · 17 The CEO and administrator of Loma Linda University Medical Center shares the long- term vision The Centennial Complex project moves forward · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 20 The vision of a facility at the technological forefront of medical education takes shape Newscope & Alumni notes · · · · · · 22 On the covers… On the front cover: TOP LEFT : The School of Nursing celebrated its 100th conferring-of-degrees ceremony with the graduation of its first doctoral students. Myrna Dial, PhD (left), and Ahlam Jadalla, PhD, pose for a photo during the ceremony (page 2). Editor: Richard W. Weismeyer TOP RIGHT : Cameron Evans, 7, is surrounded by his Beanie Baby™ collection just prior to Managing editor/designer: Larry Kidder, MA donating all seven bags of them to the LLU office of international affairs to be distrib - Contributing writers: Ruthita J. Fike, MA; uted to less fortunate children in other countries (page 26). Dustin R. Jones, MA ; Larry Kidder, MA ; BOTTOM : A team of surgeons operates the daVinci system to complete a prostatectomy, Heather Reifsnyder; Preston C. Smith; working with greater precision and less negative impact on the patient. The result is a Patricia K. Thio; Nancy Yuen; and Richard W. Weismeyer faster recovery, allowing patients to resume their normal lives more quickly (page 14). Volume 43, Number 2 SCOPE is published by Loma Linda University On the back cover: and Loma Linda University Medical Center, educational and medical institutions operated TOP LEFT : A balloon hat, snow cone, and arm painting were enough to bring a smile to any by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. child’s face on Wednesday, June 27, during a celebratory event titled “Independence in For subscription information, alumni news notes, or the Park,” officially opening The Park at East Campus (page 8). address changes, you may write to: TOP RIGHT : Patricia Thio, office of University relations, interviews School of Nursing grad - SCOPE Loma Linda University Adventist Health uate Alisha Houser following the School’s commencement ceremony. For the first time Sciences Center in the University’s history, graduation services were broadcast live, airing on Loma Linda Loma Linda, California 92350 Broadcasting Network (page 29). Or send an e-mail message to: [email protected] BOTTOM : The Kids Triathlon gets off to a fast and furious start as the 9- and 10-year-olds race away from the starting line on Sunday morning, April 29, during the 5th annual PossAbil - Loma Linda University & LLU Medical Center Internet address: ities Triathlon at Loma Linda University Drayson Center (page 23). www.llu.edu

Contents SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 1 In this issue… Commencement 2007 · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 Loma Linda University graduates 1,203 during commencement ceremonies in its 102nd year Leveling the playing field · · · · · · · · · 8 East Campus Hospital unveils its latest efforts to create a healing environment by opening a park with no boundaries Loma Linda 360˚ debuts · · · · · · · · · 12 LLUAHSC launches new broadcast to share stories of outreach, adventure, and service Patients benefit from robotic surgery · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14 Loma Linda surgeons use robotic surgery equipment to reduce the impact of surgery A bold plan, a bright future · · · · · · 17 The CEO and administrator of Loma Linda University Medical Center shares the long- term vision The Centennial Complex project moves forward · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 20 The vision of a facility at the technological forefront of medical education takes shape Newscope & Alumni notes · · · · · · 22 On the covers… On the front cover: TOP LEFT : The School of Nursing celebrated its 100th conferring-of-degrees ceremony with the graduation of its first doctoral students. Myrna Dial, PhD (left), and Ahlam Jadalla, PhD, pose for a photo during the ceremony (page 2). Editor: Richard W. Weismeyer TOP RIGHT : Cameron Evans, 7, is surrounded by his Beanie Baby™ collection just prior to Managing editor/designer: Larry Kidder, MA donating all seven bags of them to the LLU office of international affairs to be distrib - Contributing writers: Ruthita J. Fike, MA; uted to less fortunate children in other countries (page 26). Dustin R. Jones, MA ; Larry Kidder, MA ; BOTTOM : A team of surgeons operates the daVinci system to complete a prostatectomy, Heather Reifsnyder; Preston C. Smith; working with greater precision and less negative impact on the patient. The result is a Patricia K. Thio; Nancy Yuen; and Richard W. Weismeyer faster recovery, allowing patients to resume their normal lives more quickly (page 14). Volume 43, Number 2 SCOPE is published by Loma Linda University On the back cover: and Loma Linda University Medical Center, educational and medical institutions operated TOP LEFT : A balloon hat, snow cone, and arm painting were enough to bring a smile to any by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. child’s face on Wednesday, June 27, during a celebratory event titled “Independence in For subscription information, alumni news notes, or the Park,” officially opening The Park at East Campus (page 8). address changes, you may write to: TOP RIGHT : Patricia Thio, office of University relations, interviews School of Nursing grad - SCOPE Loma Linda University Adventist Health uate Alisha Houser following the School’s commencement ceremony. For the first time Sciences Center in the University’s history, graduation services were broadcast live, airing on Loma Linda Loma Linda, California 92350 Broadcasting Network (page 29). Or send an e-mail message to: [email protected] BOTTOM : The Kids Triathlon gets off to a fast and furious start as the 9- and 10-year-olds race away from the starting line on Sunday morning, April 29, during the 5th annual PossAbil - Loma Linda University & LLU Medical Center Internet address: ities Triathlon at Loma Linda University Drayson Center (page 23). www.llu.edu

Contents SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 1 Commencement 2007 Loma Linda University graduates 1,203 during commencement ceremonies in its 102nd year

BY RICHARD WEISMEYER

uring 2007 commencement School of Pharmacy lished in scholarly and popular journals, services held at Loma Linda The School of Pharmacy, one of Dr. Pollard is also a regular guest colum - DUniversity on May 27 and June Loma Linda’s newest schools, graduated nist in the Adventist Review. He recently 10, a total of 1,203 students received 39 students with the doctor of pharmacy authored and edited the groundbreaking diplomas. A number of individuals were degree on May 27. work on leadership and diversity pub - also recognized during the ceremonies Leslie N. Pollard, PhD, DMin, vice lished by the Review and Herald Pub - for their continued service to the Univer - president for diversity, Loma Linda Uni - lishing Association titled Embracing sity and the broader community. versity Adventist Health Sciences Diversity: How to Reach People of All Cul - Center, presented the commencement tures —now translated into Spanish, School of Medicine address to the graduating students. French, and German. The School of Medicine graduated Dr. Pollard began his career 28 years Dr. Pollard is the recipient of 153 students with doctor of medicine ago as a parish minister in the South - numerous awards recognizing his profes - degrees and 11 students with master’s eastern California Conference of Sev - sional contributions. In addition, he has or doctor of philosophy degrees during enth-day Adventists. He has successfully been honored for his academic accom - ceremonies held on May 27 on the pastored some of the smallest and largest plishments and model of personal excel - campus mall. congregations in the United States, lence. He serves as adjunct professor of Speaking to the graduating stu - including Delaware Avenue, Breath of religion for both Andrews University and dents was Benjamin S. Carson Sr., MD, Life, Kansas Avenue, and Oakwood Col - Loma Linda University. director, division of pediatric neuro - lege churches. He has served as youth surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Insti - pastor, chaplain, college teacher, and School of Dentistry tutions. education and health care administrator. Loma Linda University School of Dr. Carson was recognized by Time In addition to his many articles pub - Dentistry graduated 112 students with magazine and by CNN as one of America’s top 20 physicians and scien - tists. Dr. Carson’s global recognition is derived from many sources. In 1987, he was the primary neurosurgeon among the 70-member medical team that success - fully separated 7-month-old German twins joined at the back of the head who shared the major cerebral blood-drainage system. He has published chapters in scien - tific textbooks and more than 100 articles in professional journals. He is the author of three books, Gifted Hands, Think Big , and The Big Picture .

School of Medicine graduating senior Edward Yoo, PharmD (right), was last to receive his diploma only because the Eli Kim and his miniature Maltese graduates lined up alphabetically by last name. However, his spirits were not dog, Miso, display “their” diploma. dampened by the wait and he proudly displays his diploma.

Commencement 2007 SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 3 Commencement 2007 Loma Linda University graduates 1,203 during commencement ceremonies in its 102nd year

BY RICHARD WEISMEYER

Commencement 2007 SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 3 the doctor of dental surgery degree, 41 department of physical therapy, and later member of the military reserve until with the bachelor of science in dental to the 169 graduates from the School’s 1994. He personally witnessed the inau - hygiene degree, 10 with post-doctoral other departments, was Terry Lyndon gurations of three presidents—George specialty degrees, and 28 with profes - Johnsson, associate senior pastor for H. W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, sional specialty certificates. Dentistry’s youth and young adults, Sligo Seventh- and George W. Bush—and the state commencement services were held on day Adventist Church, Takoma Park, funerals of Ronald W. Reagan and Sunday, May 27, on the campus mall. Maryland. Richard M. Nixon. Speaking to the 191 graduates was Pastor Johnsson joined the United After earning degrees in communi - Leslie N. Pollard, PhD, DMin, vice pres - States Air Force in the summer of 1985 cation and religion from Oakwood Col - ident for diversity, Loma Linda Univer - with the intent of becoming a chaplain’s lege, Huntsville, Alabama, he accepted a sity Adventist Health Sciences Center assistant. However, through a computer call to full-time pastoral ministry. He is (see biography under School of Pharmacy). mix-up he was assigned to the police currently in the process of completing a The School of Nursing celebrated its academy. While at the academy, he was doctor of philosophy degree in family School of Science and Technology 100th conferring-of-degrees ceremony one of seven individuals selected from education and counseling. School of Religion with the graduation of its first doc - among 850 air personnel to become a He is the author of For His Honor A total of 124 graduates received toral students. Myrna Dial, PhD member of the Presidential Honor and Aim High , and hosts a weekly radio degrees from the School of Science and Brandon Brown, DDS, who received a professional certificate in oral and max - (left), and Ahlam Jadalla, PhD, pose Guard—a prestigious military assign - program, “Teen Talk,” which reaches a Technology and the School of Religion illofacial surgery, poses with daughters (from left) April, Autumn, and Andie. for a photo at the ceremony. ment. As a ceremonial guard, he had the listening audience of 300,000 in the during joint commencement services privilege of representing the United Washington, D.C., area. held Sunday, June 10, at Drayson Center. one through four, published by the Uni - fornia State University at Fullerton. Nursing Research. She holds membership States Air Force at public and official cer - Speaking to the graduates was versity of California Press. This monu - His expertise has been sought inter - in numerous professional organizations, emonies—including presidential inaugu - School of Public Health Emory Joel Tolbert, PhD, professor of mental survey of 30,000 archival nationally as lecturer, presenter, facili - and serves as an officer or member of var - rations, heads-of-state funerals, events Sarah B. Kotchian, PhD, associate history at Howard University in Wash - documents and original manuscripts from tator, committee chair or member, and ious professional committees and panels. involving senior Department of Defense director for planning, University of New ington, D.C. widely separated sources provides a com - session commentator. Dr. Cowan’s extensive publications, and Air Force leaders, and military Mexico Institute for Public Health, A professor and author, Dr. Tolbert pelling picture of the Universal Negro service to professional organizations, honors at Arlington National Cemetery. spoke to the 192 graduates from the teaches courses in United States history, Improvement Association. School of Nursing papers, addresses presented at scientific Because of his dyslexia, he is considered School of Public Health at Drayson the African diaspora, and oral history at Graduating cum laude with a The School of Nursing selected sessions across the United States, and to be the first handicapped person to Center on Sunday, June 10. Howard University. His primary areas of degree in history from Atlantic Union Marie Cowan, PhD, dean, School of ground-breaking research have made serve as a ceremonial guardsman. Prior to joining the University of research interest are the African diaspora, College, South Lancaster, Massachu - Nursing, University of California at Los hers an authoritative and appreciated His assignment as a Presidential New Mexico faculty, Dr. Kotchian the Garvey Movement, and African setts, in 1968, Dr. Tolbert has taught at Angeles, to speak to the 168 graduates voice in the field of nursing. Honor Guard included portions of the served for more than 14 years as director Americans in the American West. Loma Linda University, California State receiving diplomas at School of Nursing administrations of Ronald W. Reagan and of the Albuquerque Environmental Dr. Tolbert was senior editor of the University at San Bernardino, Univer - commencement ceremonies held June School of Allied Health Professions George H. W. Bush. In 1990, he resigned Health Department. In this capacity, she Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro sity of Southern California, University 10 at Drayson Center. Speaking to the 128 graduates in the from his full-time duties in order to con - provided leadership during five mayoral Improvement Association Papers , volumes of California at San Diego, and Cali - Dr. Cowan, a nationally renowned School of Allied Health Professions tinue his education, but remained a administrations. nursing educator and cardiovascular Dr. Kotchian holds a master’s degree researcher, is professor of nursing at the from Harvard University, a master of UCLA School of Nursing in addition to public health degree from the University her responsibilities as dean. of Washington, and a doctor of philos - As a researcher, Dr. Cowan has ophy degree in American studies from always been interested in cardiovascular the University of New Mexico. sciences—initially in basic science and Recognized and highly respected currently in multisite clinical trials. The for her many national activities in envi - National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ronmental health, Dr. Kotchian cur - continuously funded her research since rently serves on a number of state and 1977. More than 100 of her data-based national committees related to the envi - publications have appeared in refereed ronment and public health. She is a past journals. president of the New Mexico Public She has served on research peer- Health Association, and a past member review committees for NIH and the of the executive board of the American American Heart Association. She has also Public Health Association, for which From left, Ricardo Escobar, Daniel Gonzalez, and Bryant Reynolds are all served as a member of the Nursing Members of the speech pathology graduating class sign to the sounds of Mal - she chaired the subcommittee on envi - smiles after receiving their master of science degrees in biology. Council of the National Institute of otte’s “The Lord’s Prayer” as a benediction to the ceremony. ronment and health.

4 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Commencement 2007 Commencement 2007 SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 5 the doctor of dental surgery degree, 41 department of physical therapy, and later member of the military reserve until with the bachelor of science in dental to the 169 graduates from the School’s 1994. He personally witnessed the inau - hygiene degree, 10 with post-doctoral other departments, was Terry Lyndon gurations of three presidents—George specialty degrees, and 28 with profes - Johnsson, associate senior pastor for H. W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, sional specialty certificates. Dentistry’s youth and young adults, Sligo Seventh- and George W. Bush—and the state commencement services were held on day Adventist Church, Takoma Park, funerals of Ronald W. Reagan and Sunday, May 27, on the campus mall. Maryland. Richard M. Nixon. Speaking to the 191 graduates was Pastor Johnsson joined the United After earning degrees in communi - Leslie N. Pollard, PhD, DMin, vice pres - States Air Force in the summer of 1985 cation and religion from Oakwood Col - ident for diversity, Loma Linda Univer - with the intent of becoming a chaplain’s lege, Huntsville, Alabama, he accepted a sity Adventist Health Sciences Center assistant. However, through a computer call to full-time pastoral ministry. He is (see biography under School of Pharmacy). mix-up he was assigned to the police currently in the process of completing a The School of Nursing celebrated its academy. While at the academy, he was doctor of philosophy degree in family School of Science and Technology 100th conferring-of-degrees ceremony one of seven individuals selected from education and counseling. School of Religion with the graduation of its first doc - among 850 air personnel to become a He is the author of For His Honor A total of 124 graduates received toral students. Myrna Dial, PhD member of the Presidential Honor and Aim High , and hosts a weekly radio degrees from the School of Science and Brandon Brown, DDS, who received a professional certificate in oral and max - (left), and Ahlam Jadalla, PhD, pose Guard—a prestigious military assign - program, “Teen Talk,” which reaches a Technology and the School of Religion illofacial surgery, poses with daughters (from left) April, Autumn, and Andie. for a photo at the ceremony. ment. As a ceremonial guard, he had the listening audience of 300,000 in the during joint commencement services privilege of representing the United Washington, D.C., area. held Sunday, June 10, at Drayson Center. one through four, published by the Uni - fornia State University at Fullerton. Nursing Research. She holds membership States Air Force at public and official cer - Speaking to the graduates was versity of California Press. This monu - His expertise has been sought inter - in numerous professional organizations, emonies—including presidential inaugu - School of Public Health Emory Joel Tolbert, PhD, professor of mental survey of 30,000 archival nationally as lecturer, presenter, facili - and serves as an officer or member of var - rations, heads-of-state funerals, events Sarah B. Kotchian, PhD, associate history at Howard University in Wash - documents and original manuscripts from tator, committee chair or member, and ious professional committees and panels. involving senior Department of Defense director for planning, University of New ington, D.C. widely separated sources provides a com - session commentator. Dr. Cowan’s extensive publications, and Air Force leaders, and military Mexico Institute for Public Health, A professor and author, Dr. Tolbert pelling picture of the Universal Negro service to professional organizations, honors at Arlington National Cemetery. spoke to the 192 graduates from the teaches courses in United States history, Improvement Association. School of Nursing papers, addresses presented at scientific Because of his dyslexia, he is considered School of Public Health at Drayson the African diaspora, and oral history at Graduating cum laude with a The School of Nursing selected sessions across the United States, and to be the first handicapped person to Center on Sunday, June 10. Howard University. His primary areas of degree in history from Atlantic Union Marie Cowan, PhD, dean, School of ground-breaking research have made serve as a ceremonial guardsman. Prior to joining the University of research interest are the African diaspora, College, South Lancaster, Massachu - Nursing, University of California at Los hers an authoritative and appreciated His assignment as a Presidential New Mexico faculty, Dr. Kotchian the Garvey Movement, and African setts, in 1968, Dr. Tolbert has taught at Angeles, to speak to the 168 graduates voice in the field of nursing. Honor Guard included portions of the served for more than 14 years as director Americans in the American West. Loma Linda University, California State receiving diplomas at School of Nursing administrations of Ronald W. Reagan and of the Albuquerque Environmental Dr. Tolbert was senior editor of the University at San Bernardino, Univer - commencement ceremonies held June School of Allied Health Professions George H. W. Bush. In 1990, he resigned Health Department. In this capacity, she Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro sity of Southern California, University 10 at Drayson Center. Speaking to the 128 graduates in the from his full-time duties in order to con - provided leadership during five mayoral Improvement Association Papers , volumes of California at San Diego, and Cali - Dr. Cowan, a nationally renowned School of Allied Health Professions tinue his education, but remained a administrations. nursing educator and cardiovascular Dr. Kotchian holds a master’s degree researcher, is professor of nursing at the from Harvard University, a master of UCLA School of Nursing in addition to public health degree from the University her responsibilities as dean. of Washington, and a doctor of philos - As a researcher, Dr. Cowan has ophy degree in American studies from always been interested in cardiovascular the University of New Mexico. sciences—initially in basic science and Recognized and highly respected currently in multisite clinical trials. The for her many national activities in envi - National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ronmental health, Dr. Kotchian cur - continuously funded her research since rently serves on a number of state and 1977. More than 100 of her data-based national committees related to the envi - publications have appeared in refereed ronment and public health. She is a past journals. president of the New Mexico Public She has served on research peer- Health Association, and a past member review committees for NIH and the of the executive board of the American American Heart Association. She has also Public Health Association, for which From left, Ricardo Escobar, Daniel Gonzalez, and Bryant Reynolds are all served as a member of the Nursing Members of the speech pathology graduating class sign to the sounds of Mal - she chaired the subcommittee on envi - smiles after receiving their master of science degrees in biology. Council of the National Institute of otte’s “The Lord’s Prayer” as a benediction to the ceremony. ronment and health.

4 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Commencement 2007 Commencement 2007 SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 5 dren in the Inland Empire. expanded from 400 to 800 beds, helping In 1968, Mr. Collins accepted an sciences university and medical center talk planted a seed in Albert’s mind and In recognition of his long and distin - to develop SRRSH into a position of offer to teach at Atlantic Union College internationally known for excellence in eventually led him to attend ASDC, guished service to this academic commu - health care leadership in China. in South Lancaster, Massachusetts, Christ-centered education and service- where he was able to complete his aca - nity, the University named Dr. John W. In recognition of his noteworthy pro - where he and his family remained for oriented medical care, as well as demic program in 1944 without having Mace University Alumnus of the Year at fessional contributions—including three years before he accepted a advanced technology. compromised his convictions as a Sev - the conferring of degrees for the School visionary leadership and stewardship— teaching position at Andrews University In recognition of his contributions, enth-day Adventist Christian. of Medicine. Loma Linda University named Mr. Page in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Loma Linda University presented the Completion of the DDS degree was the recipient of the Distinguished Seven years later the family relo - Distinguished University Service Award followed by an oral surgery internship at W. Augustus Cheatham, MSW Service Award during the conferring of cated to the warmer climate of Southern to Dr. Woods at the conferring of degrees Garfield Memorial Hospital in Wash - Mr. Cheatham completed the bach - degrees for the School of Medicine. California, where Mr. Collins served on for the School of Dentistry. ington, D.C., as well as studies in oral elor of arts degree in 1965 at Columbia the faculty of La Sierra University for 11 In addition, the walkway stretching surgery at the University of Pennsyl - Union College in Takoma Park, Mary - Patrick Chen years until his retirement from teaching. from Prince Hall to Mortensen Hall was vania. From 1951 to 1952, he served as a Graduating with his MBA, Lindon land. He continued his education at After immigrating from Vietnam to During School of Pharmacy confer - named the Norman J. Woods Walkway in captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps Leach, MPH, poses with one of his Howard University, Washington, D.C., the United States with his family in ring of degrees ceremonies, Alan Collins honor of his service to the institution. in the European Command in Wurzburg, fans following the ceremony. where he earned the master of social 1965, Patrick Chen completed elemen - was presented with the University doctor Germany. work degree. tary school, high school, and college in of humane letters degree. Albert C. Koppel, DDS Dr. Koppel’s practice of dentistry in Dr. Kotchian’s service and research In 1985, Mr. Cheatham joined California. In 1979, equipped with the Elizabeth Adams-Koppel, MD Washington, D.C., spanned four decades. interests focus on improving public Loma Linda University as vice president bachelor of science degree he had earned Norman J. Woods, PhD Dr. Albert Koppel was born in New He was not only the first dentist in the health policy, practice, and infrastruc - for public relations and development. in business education from California Dr. Woods is an alumnus of Union York City in 1918 of German parentage. nation’s capital to be awarded a fellow - ture; developing leadership; enhancing During his 22-year career, which marks State University at Los Angeles, Mr. College (BA 1945), Central Washington His maternal roots were in Alsace Lor - ship in the Academy of General Den - environmental health capacity; and the longest vice presidential tenure in Chen responded to the entrepreneurial University (MEd 1966), and the Univer - raine. His Hungarian-born German tistry but was also the first in that city to strengthening environmental health this institution’s history, he has played a spirit that has run deep in his family for sity of Oregon (PhD 1969). He began his father immigrated to the United States be honored with a mastership in the practice. Her education interests include significant role in communicating with several generations and began his own professional career in the state of Wash - via Ellis Island in 1910. His parents academy. identifying the institutional and struc - and developing unique relationships investment company in Dallas, Texas. ington as assistant dean of men at Auburn became members of the Seventh-day Dr. Koppel’s career in dentistry was tural barriers to sound environmental with the University’s broad diversity of Today he is a successful businessman in Academy and later as associate dean, then Adventist Church before they married. paralleled by the career of his wife (Eliz - public policy. internal and external constituencies. He his own right. dean of men at Walla Walla College. After graduating from Shenandoah abeth Adams-Koppel, MD) in medicine. has also helped create greater under - Mr. Chen has contributed mean - Continuing his work in education Valley Academy, Albert continued his After earning her degree, she accepted Honorees standing of and appreciation for this ingful financial support to the Loma administration, Dr. Woods moved to Cal - education at Columbia Union College in an internship at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hos - Eight individuals were honored by health-sciences community. Linda Chinese Adventist Church, the ifornia to become dean of students at Takoma Park, Maryland. One day during pital and served on the staff of the anes - Loma Linda University during the insti - In recognition of his contributions, Loma Linda Vietnamese Seventh-day Loma Linda University in 1966, the chapel he was struck by a talk given by thesia department. tution’s 100th commencement services Loma Linda University honored him Adventist Church, the Los Angeles Chi - beginning of nearly two and a half John R. Mitchell, DDS, a Seventh-day Loma Linda University presented held on May 27 and June 10, 2007. with the Distinguished University nese Adventist Church, and the Adven - decades of service to this institution. Adventist dentist from Atlanta, Georgia, the Distinguished Humanitarian Award Service Award during the conferring of tist Church in Vietnam. During his tenure at Loma Linda Uni - who also served on the faculty of Atlanta to the Drs. Koppel during School of John W. Mace, MD degrees for the School of Medicine. In recognition of his personal mod - versity he served as assistant dean for Southern Dental College (ASDC). That Dentistry services. SCOPE Dr. Mace earned the bachelor of arts eling of stewardship excellence, Loma admissions and student services, School degree with honors from Columbia Louis Page Linda University is pleased to present to of Dentistry; associate dean for admis - Union College in 1960 and was awarded Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Mr. Chen the doctor of humanitarian sions and student services, School of the doctor of medicine degree from (SRRSH) opened its doors on May 2, service degree. This degree was Medicine; interim dean of the Graduate Loma Linda University in 1964. 1994, in Hangzhou, China. This bestowed upon him at the conferring of School; vice president for academic Dr. Mace was a key force behind Western-style, state-of-the-art health care degrees for the School of Medicine. administration; and president of the Uni - the establishment of the Loma Linda facility—operated in affiliation with versity from 1984 to 1990. University Children’s Hospital, and he Loma Linda University—stands as the Alan Collins In addition to providing leadership played a major role in initiating the culmination of the dream of the philan - Mr. Collins was born in Beddington, in a variety of roles at this University, Dr. Foundation that has provided much of thropist Sir Run Run Shaw and fulfills in a village in Surrey County, England. A Woods’ most significant contribution, the needed support for this facility. His a special way his desire to benefit the classically trained artist and internation - having a lasting and positive impact on tireless efforts on behalf of children people of his beloved native Zhejiang ally renowned sculptor and carver, he this institution, was the recommendation extend beyond the borders of this aca - Province. Mr. Page played a key role in has made a career out of capturing accepted by the Board of Trustees in demic community and include his con - this monumental project from inception images in stone. 1990 to end the 23-year consolidation of Alan Collins (left), who received University’s doctor of humane letters degree tinued support of a summer camp for to completion, and Loma Linda Univer - He dedicated himself to restoring the Riverside and Loma Linda cam - during the School of Pharmacy ceremony, listens as Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, diabetic children and his role in the cre - sity honors and recognizes his contribu - many historical buildings in England, as puses—which enabled Loma Linda Uni - University chancellor, says a few words in front of the Good Samaritan sculp - ation and support of a team that serves as tion to SRRSH. well as taking on commissions for sculp - versity to refocus on fulfilling the vision ture, which Mr. Collins sculpted, while Lyn Behrens, MBBS (right), president the sole pediatric agency for abused chil - Under his leadership, the hospital tural pieces for new high-rise centers. of its founders and to emerge as a health- of Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, looks on.

6 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Commencement 2007 Commencement 2007 SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 7 dren in the Inland Empire. expanded from 400 to 800 beds, helping In 1968, Mr. Collins accepted an sciences university and medical center talk planted a seed in Albert’s mind and In recognition of his long and distin - to develop SRRSH into a position of offer to teach at Atlantic Union College internationally known for excellence in eventually led him to attend ASDC, guished service to this academic commu - health care leadership in China. in South Lancaster, Massachusetts, Christ-centered education and service- where he was able to complete his aca - nity, the University named Dr. John W. In recognition of his noteworthy pro - where he and his family remained for oriented medical care, as well as demic program in 1944 without having Mace University Alumnus of the Year at fessional contributions—including three years before he accepted a advanced technology. compromised his convictions as a Sev - the conferring of degrees for the School visionary leadership and stewardship— teaching position at Andrews University In recognition of his contributions, enth-day Adventist Christian. of Medicine. Loma Linda University named Mr. Page in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Loma Linda University presented the Completion of the DDS degree was the recipient of the Distinguished Seven years later the family relo - Distinguished University Service Award followed by an oral surgery internship at W. Augustus Cheatham, MSW Service Award during the conferring of cated to the warmer climate of Southern to Dr. Woods at the conferring of degrees Garfield Memorial Hospital in Wash - Mr. Cheatham completed the bach - degrees for the School of Medicine. California, where Mr. Collins served on for the School of Dentistry. ington, D.C., as well as studies in oral elor of arts degree in 1965 at Columbia the faculty of La Sierra University for 11 In addition, the walkway stretching surgery at the University of Pennsyl - Union College in Takoma Park, Mary - Patrick Chen years until his retirement from teaching. from Prince Hall to Mortensen Hall was vania. From 1951 to 1952, he served as a Graduating with his MBA, Lindon land. He continued his education at After immigrating from Vietnam to During School of Pharmacy confer - named the Norman J. Woods Walkway in captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps Leach, MPH, poses with one of his Howard University, Washington, D.C., the United States with his family in ring of degrees ceremonies, Alan Collins honor of his service to the institution. in the European Command in Wurzburg, fans following the ceremony. where he earned the master of social 1965, Patrick Chen completed elemen - was presented with the University doctor Germany. work degree. tary school, high school, and college in of humane letters degree. Albert C. Koppel, DDS Dr. Koppel’s practice of dentistry in Dr. Kotchian’s service and research In 1985, Mr. Cheatham joined California. In 1979, equipped with the Elizabeth Adams-Koppel, MD Washington, D.C., spanned four decades. interests focus on improving public Loma Linda University as vice president bachelor of science degree he had earned Norman J. Woods, PhD Dr. Albert Koppel was born in New He was not only the first dentist in the health policy, practice, and infrastruc - for public relations and development. in business education from California Dr. Woods is an alumnus of Union York City in 1918 of German parentage. nation’s capital to be awarded a fellow - ture; developing leadership; enhancing During his 22-year career, which marks State University at Los Angeles, Mr. College (BA 1945), Central Washington His maternal roots were in Alsace Lor - ship in the Academy of General Den - environmental health capacity; and the longest vice presidential tenure in Chen responded to the entrepreneurial University (MEd 1966), and the Univer - raine. His Hungarian-born German tistry but was also the first in that city to strengthening environmental health this institution’s history, he has played a spirit that has run deep in his family for sity of Oregon (PhD 1969). He began his father immigrated to the United States be honored with a mastership in the practice. Her education interests include significant role in communicating with several generations and began his own professional career in the state of Wash - via Ellis Island in 1910. His parents academy. identifying the institutional and struc - and developing unique relationships investment company in Dallas, Texas. ington as assistant dean of men at Auburn became members of the Seventh-day Dr. Koppel’s career in dentistry was tural barriers to sound environmental with the University’s broad diversity of Today he is a successful businessman in Academy and later as associate dean, then Adventist Church before they married. paralleled by the career of his wife (Eliz - public policy. internal and external constituencies. He his own right. dean of men at Walla Walla College. After graduating from Shenandoah abeth Adams-Koppel, MD) in medicine. has also helped create greater under - Mr. Chen has contributed mean - Continuing his work in education Valley Academy, Albert continued his After earning her degree, she accepted Honorees standing of and appreciation for this ingful financial support to the Loma administration, Dr. Woods moved to Cal - education at Columbia Union College in an internship at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hos - Eight individuals were honored by health-sciences community. Linda Chinese Adventist Church, the ifornia to become dean of students at Takoma Park, Maryland. One day during pital and served on the staff of the anes - Loma Linda University during the insti - In recognition of his contributions, Loma Linda Vietnamese Seventh-day Loma Linda University in 1966, the chapel he was struck by a talk given by thesia department. tution’s 100th commencement services Loma Linda University honored him Adventist Church, the Los Angeles Chi - beginning of nearly two and a half John R. Mitchell, DDS, a Seventh-day Loma Linda University presented held on May 27 and June 10, 2007. with the Distinguished University nese Adventist Church, and the Adven - decades of service to this institution. Adventist dentist from Atlanta, Georgia, the Distinguished Humanitarian Award Service Award during the conferring of tist Church in Vietnam. During his tenure at Loma Linda Uni - who also served on the faculty of Atlanta to the Drs. Koppel during School of John W. Mace, MD degrees for the School of Medicine. In recognition of his personal mod - versity he served as assistant dean for Southern Dental College (ASDC). That Dentistry services. SCOPE Dr. Mace earned the bachelor of arts eling of stewardship excellence, Loma admissions and student services, School degree with honors from Columbia Louis Page Linda University is pleased to present to of Dentistry; associate dean for admis - Union College in 1960 and was awarded Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Mr. Chen the doctor of humanitarian sions and student services, School of the doctor of medicine degree from (SRRSH) opened its doors on May 2, service degree. This degree was Medicine; interim dean of the Graduate Loma Linda University in 1964. 1994, in Hangzhou, China. This bestowed upon him at the conferring of School; vice president for academic Dr. Mace was a key force behind Western-style, state-of-the-art health care degrees for the School of Medicine. administration; and president of the Uni - the establishment of the Loma Linda facility—operated in affiliation with versity from 1984 to 1990. University Children’s Hospital, and he Loma Linda University—stands as the Alan Collins In addition to providing leadership played a major role in initiating the culmination of the dream of the philan - Mr. Collins was born in Beddington, in a variety of roles at this University, Dr. Foundation that has provided much of thropist Sir Run Run Shaw and fulfills in a village in Surrey County, England. A Woods’ most significant contribution, the needed support for this facility. His a special way his desire to benefit the classically trained artist and internation - having a lasting and positive impact on tireless efforts on behalf of children people of his beloved native Zhejiang ally renowned sculptor and carver, he this institution, was the recommendation extend beyond the borders of this aca - Province. Mr. Page played a key role in has made a career out of capturing accepted by the Board of Trustees in demic community and include his con - this monumental project from inception images in stone. 1990 to end the 23-year consolidation of Alan Collins (left), who received University’s doctor of humane letters degree tinued support of a summer camp for to completion, and Loma Linda Univer - He dedicated himself to restoring the Riverside and Loma Linda cam - during the School of Pharmacy ceremony, listens as Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, diabetic children and his role in the cre - sity honors and recognizes his contribu - many historical buildings in England, as puses—which enabled Loma Linda Uni - University chancellor, says a few words in front of the Good Samaritan sculp - ation and support of a team that serves as tion to SRRSH. well as taking on commissions for sculp - versity to refocus on fulfilling the vision ture, which Mr. Collins sculpted, while Lyn Behrens, MBBS (right), president the sole pediatric agency for abused chil - Under his leadership, the hospital tural pieces for new high-rise centers. of its founders and to emerge as a health- of Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, looks on.

6 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Commencement 2007 Commencement 2007 SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 7 Leveling the playing field ‘Independence in the Park’ celebrates the grand opening of The Park at East Campus, a place for individuals of all ages and abilities

BY LARRY KIDDER , MA

ndependence in the Park. One are texturized and sloped to imitate real- in line for their turn. might mistake the name for an life situations for patients who are Willie Stewart, coordinator for the I event related to the American Revo - learning to walk—either for the first time PossAbilities program, served as master lution of the late 1700s. Actually, it does or after a life-changing injury or illness. of ceremonies for the day’s events, have something to do with a revolution Those who are confined to a wheel - announcing upcoming events and of sorts—one which suggests that dis - chair can navigate the entire park. In making introductions. abled individuals should have access to a addition to areas for reflection and social - PossAbilities is a program headquar - special place with gardens and play - ization, a stage invites special perform - tered at East Campus Hospital which grounds, with places to play, heal, ances and events. organizes and sponsors a variety of activi - socialize, or just reflect—to regain one’s A centerpiece for the garden-like ties designed to coax individuals who are independence. grounds, which are fully accessible to suffering from disabilities brought about On Wednesday, June 27, East individuals at various points of rehabilita - by an accident or illness back into the A special group of volunteers awaits the signal to release balloons, marking the grand opening of The Park at East Campus. Campus Hospital opened The Park at tion, is a playground full of equipment mainstream of society. East Campus, a place with space for all similar to other playgrounds except for Mr. Stewart, a world-class athlete Michael Jackson, MPH, senior vice studies and opinions on this topic. more of the needs of their patients to those things and more. one important aspect: virtually every - among the able-bodied, lost an arm in a president, Loma Linda University As the research process unfolded, reduce the traffic flow through patient Attending the grand opening party thing is wheelchair accessible. construction accident and knows all Adventist Health Sciences Center, and they began to formulate a collection of rooms. Work is organized by programs were hospital staff, patients, family mem - The entire play area is designed to about the personal despair that can over - administrator of Loma Linda University qualities that characterize a healing envi - rather than by departments. bers, and the community. Already, at its entice children into activities that are not take someone in such a situation. Medical Center–East Campus Hospital, ronment, in comparison to most health opening, the park was bringing people only fun but therapeutic, building led the dedication ceremony, held just care facilities. Architectural considerations together, minimizing differences and strength, increasing mobility, and honing after lunch. Many health care facilities are based personal challenges, and encouraging a variety of motor skills. Following a few words of welcome Operational considerations on an institutional grid with a lack of human interaction. Able-bodied children are able to by Ruthita Fike, MA, CEO and adminis - The traditional hospital setting is architectural variety. Walls and floors are play side by side with physically chal - trator of Loma Linda University Medical characterized by inflexible schedules and shiny and sterile, with glaring fluorescent A park without boundaries lenged children. Center, Gerald Winslow, PhD, vice presi - regulations, dietary restrictions, maze- light fixtures, aggressive amounts of wall Most parks are created for able- dent for spiritual life, LLUAHSC, like corridors where it is easy to become and corner protection, excessive but inef - bodied individuals. Those who are Grand opening ceremonies offered a dedicatory prayer for The Park lost, emphasis on the provider’s conven - fective signage, lack of artwork, and missing limbs or physically incapacitated Wednesday, June 27, dawned as at East Campus. ience, “one size fits all” philosophy of anemic “institutional” color palettes. in other ways are often spectators on the most days in Southern California—sunny Then it was time for Mr. Jackson to care, centralized services, and a constant Nursing units are cluttered and perimeter of the action. An invisible and warm. give the signal for balloons to be released parade of health care providers from noisy, with carts parked in corridors. boundary keeps them from taking part As lunchtime approached, staff, by a special group of wheelchair-bound many departments. Nursing stations are intimidating com - because most parks are not designed patients, family members, and the com - individuals, marking the official opening. In the healing environment, patients mand posts, providing a natural barrier to with them in mind. munity began to gather. A jazz band are empowered with control, options, communication. Access to the outdoors is The Park at East Campus is dif - played in the background. A large tent A healing environment and choices. They are given the opportu - restricted. Natural light is limited to lob - ferent. It invites those with disabilities to protected a dining area featuring picnic The Park at East Campus is one nity to make choices regarding their care, bies and exterior areas. Deep inside the join in the fun and activity. In fact, staff cuisine—veggie hot dogs, corn on the part of a long-term plan to create “a diet, and personal “space.” Facilities are facility, there is little or no reference to are already using the park as a place for cob, vegeburgers, coleslaw, and more. healing environment.” designed to be intuitive and easy to navi - daylight. Long corridors are uniform with therapy, taking their patients outdoors Other tents shaded staff members For the past several years, Mr. gate. Systems are organized around the patient rooms on the same plane. The and into the sunshine. and volunteers passing out popcorn and Jackson and his administrative team have comfort and convenience of patients. environment is numbing to the senses. The Park at East Campus has a snow cones, as well as face painting and A balloon hat, snow cone, and arm been studying the connections between Respect is shown toward patients and Architectural variety characterizes number of unique features that are worth balloon sculpting. Children of all ages, painting are enough to bring a smile the health care environment and the family members. Services are decentral - the healing environment, with varied talking about. The winding sidewalks sizes, shapes, and abilities waited eagerly to any child’s face. recovery of patients, looking at research ized. Caregivers are cross-trained to meet shapes, textures, and scale. Robust colors

8 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Leveling the playing field Leveling the playing field SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 9 Leveling the playing field ‘Independence in the Park’ celebrates the grand opening of The Park at East Campus, a place for individuals of all ages and abilities

BY LARRY KIDDER , MA

8 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Leveling the playing field Leveling the playing field SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 9 Michael Jackson, MPH, senior vice Huan Nguyen, MS, a member of the PossAbilities program staff, watches the The playground, pictured above, will provide hours of therapeutic fun for chil - The outdoor amphitheater will pro - president for LLUAHSC and admin - dedication ceremony from a spot next to the poster showing the architectural dren of all abilities—even those who are confined to wheelchairs. vide a venue for many future events. istrator of East Campus Hospital, drawing for one of the new buildings, as well as a layout of the new campus. welcomes guests to the grand opening berance of color from flowers, shrubs, tion as they once did requires the best of The Park at East Campus. dates families and their needs with A vision for East Campus Hospital and fruit trees. Even the entry’s signage therapists, the best clinical care, family lounges, resource libraries, kitchens, and In an earlier presentation of his tells us that this is no ordinary place. support, and education—all delivered in and hues are employed, as well as noise- destinations to draw patients and families vision for East Campus Hospital, head - “As we approach the building, we a treatment environment that is designed reducing carpet, semi-concealed wall outside of their rooms. Family, friends, quarters for Loma Linda University’s see mountains in the background against to be psychologically supportive. The protection, indirect lighting, low-sheen and volunteers feel a sense of security Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic, and Neuro - a beautiful clear sky, and note the lush setting in which care is given—the built paint, and artwork selected for its appro - and involvement. sciences Institute, Mr. Jackson shared landscaping, wooden trellises, and arbors environment—is one component of the priateness to each patient or family area. the following ideas: connecting the buildings, and the Cali - dynamic process of balance. Supplies and equipment are prop - Clinical considerations “Healing is a personal journey for fornia mission-style embellishments. “Because relieving stress is the ulti - erly stored to minimize clutter. No carts In many health facilities, traditional each individual. And healing begins in “Connection to nature, a corner - mate goal of all healing environments, are parked in corridors. Environmental health care providers tend to the various the brain with the will to live. But how stone of Seventh-day Adventist theology, research-informed design should be the stressors, such as noise, glare, and poor needs of the patient, collecting speci - do we reach that sacred place in each underpins the design of the facility. goal for Loma Linda . …” air quality are reduced or eliminated. mens, running tests, and providing treat - person’s soul to stimulate the desire to Research shows that humans have a East Campus Hospital administra - Open nurses’ stations invite patients ment. Symptoms are the focus. Patients hea l… to become whole? deep need to be connected to nature tors are applying the concepts of the and their families to communicate needs are passive recipients of health care. “Is there a way to touch the soul of and, indeed, even a brief exposure to healing environment in an effort to and requests. Access to gardens and The healing environment integrates each patient we treat while bringing gardens, flowers, and water elements can create a facility that promotes healing— water elements is provided. Patient areas traditional health care with complemen - each the highest level of technology? have a dramatic physiological effect in where patients are able to receive are naturally lit. tary therapies, utilizing a wholistic Instead of the typical hospital setting, reducing stress . … Fortunately, the East therapy outdoors in a garden-like setting, Corridors vary in width, and patient approach. Patients and their families are can we create a nurturing environment Campus Hospital site offers wonderful where family members and friends are room entries are recessed. The environ - involved in the treatment process and that may, for some patients, stimulate opportunities to weave nature into the encouraged to stay and be a part of the ment appeals to the senses. are provided with education and options. the immune system and for others, building in the form of courtyards, and recovery process, where there are posi - reaffirm their spirituality in the face of even access directly from patient rooms tive artistic and humorous distractions, Social considerations Philosophical considerations a devastatin g illness? to protected gardens. It offers a unique where patients and their families are Children try out the various equip - Typical to many health care facilities Traditional health care views the “Approaching the new Loma Linda setting for rehabilitation to occur in exte - given options and choices, and where ment at the new playground in The is inadequate provision for families. physician as an authority figure, with the University Rehabilitation Institute, we rior gardens and pathways that change in stressors are minimized or eliminated. Park at East Campus. Space is limited and no place outside the focus on illness and a mechanistic “body drive through an arcade of trees and we elevation and texture, offering a variety They feel strongly that their efforts patient room is available. parts” approach. notice a cascade of water that draws our of experiences designed to support and fit well within the scope of the mission wholeness, and hope to humanity Families feel isolated from the The healing environment asks the eye to a one-story building nestled at the challenge each patient. of Loma Linda, “to participate with through education, health care, and action, with no sense of community. physician to serve as a teacher whose top of a knoll. “Restoring harmony and balance to Jesus Christ in His ministry ‘to make research as we serve local, national, and The healing environment accommo - focus is patient wellness and education. “All along our path, we see an exu - individuals who may never again func - man whole’ by bringing health, healing, international communities.” SCOPE

10 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Leveling the playing field Leveling the playing field SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 11 Michael Jackson, MPH, senior vice Huan Nguyen, MS, a member of the PossAbilities program staff, watches the The playground, pictured above, will provide hours of therapeutic fun for chil - The outdoor amphitheater will pro - president for LLUAHSC and admin - dedication ceremony from a spot next to the poster showing the architectural dren of all abilities—even those who are confined to wheelchairs. vide a venue for many future events. istrator of East Campus Hospital, drawing for one of the new buildings, as well as a layout of the new campus. welcomes guests to the grand opening berance of color from flowers, shrubs, tion as they once did requires the best of The Park at East Campus. dates families and their needs with A vision for East Campus Hospital and fruit trees. Even the entry’s signage therapists, the best clinical care, family lounges, resource libraries, kitchens, and In an earlier presentation of his tells us that this is no ordinary place. support, and education—all delivered in and hues are employed, as well as noise- destinations to draw patients and families vision for East Campus Hospital, head - “As we approach the building, we a treatment environment that is designed reducing carpet, semi-concealed wall outside of their rooms. Family, friends, quarters for Loma Linda University’s see mountains in the background against to be psychologically supportive. The protection, indirect lighting, low-sheen and volunteers feel a sense of security Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic, and Neuro - a beautiful clear sky, and note the lush setting in which care is given—the built paint, and artwork selected for its appro - and involvement. sciences Institute, Mr. Jackson shared landscaping, wooden trellises, and arbors environment—is one component of the priateness to each patient or family area. the following ideas: connecting the buildings, and the Cali - dynamic process of balance. Supplies and equipment are prop - Clinical considerations “Healing is a personal journey for fornia mission-style embellishments. “Because relieving stress is the ulti - erly stored to minimize clutter. No carts In many health facilities, traditional each individual. And healing begins in “Connection to nature, a corner - mate goal of all healing environments, are parked in corridors. Environmental health care providers tend to the various the brain with the will to live. But how stone of Seventh-day Adventist theology, research-informed design should be the stressors, such as noise, glare, and poor needs of the patient, collecting speci - do we reach that sacred place in each underpins the design of the facility. goal for Loma Linda . …” air quality are reduced or eliminated. mens, running tests, and providing treat - person’s soul to stimulate the desire to Research shows that humans have a East Campus Hospital administra - Open nurses’ stations invite patients ment. Symptoms are the focus. Patients hea l… to become whole? deep need to be connected to nature tors are applying the concepts of the and their families to communicate needs are passive recipients of health care. “Is there a way to touch the soul of and, indeed, even a brief exposure to healing environment in an effort to and requests. Access to gardens and The healing environment integrates each patient we treat while bringing gardens, flowers, and water elements can create a facility that promotes healing— water elements is provided. Patient areas traditional health care with complemen - each the highest level of technology? have a dramatic physiological effect in where patients are able to receive are naturally lit. tary therapies, utilizing a wholistic Instead of the typical hospital setting, reducing stress . … Fortunately, the East therapy outdoors in a garden-like setting, Corridors vary in width, and patient approach. Patients and their families are can we create a nurturing environment Campus Hospital site offers wonderful where family members and friends are room entries are recessed. The environ - involved in the treatment process and that may, for some patients, stimulate opportunities to weave nature into the encouraged to stay and be a part of the ment appeals to the senses. are provided with education and options. the immune system and for others, building in the form of courtyards, and recovery process, where there are posi - reaffirm their spirituality in the face of even access directly from patient rooms tive artistic and humorous distractions, Social considerations Philosophical considerations a devastatin g illness? to protected gardens. It offers a unique where patients and their families are Children try out the various equip - Typical to many health care facilities Traditional health care views the “Approaching the new Loma Linda setting for rehabilitation to occur in exte - given options and choices, and where ment at the new playground in The is inadequate provision for families. physician as an authority figure, with the University Rehabilitation Institute, we rior gardens and pathways that change in stressors are minimized or eliminated. Park at East Campus. Space is limited and no place outside the focus on illness and a mechanistic “body drive through an arcade of trees and we elevation and texture, offering a variety They feel strongly that their efforts patient room is available. parts” approach. notice a cascade of water that draws our of experiences designed to support and fit well within the scope of the mission wholeness, and hope to humanity Families feel isolated from the The healing environment asks the eye to a one-story building nestled at the challenge each patient. of Loma Linda, “to participate with through education, health care, and action, with no sense of community. physician to serve as a teacher whose top of a knoll. “Restoring harmony and balance to Jesus Christ in His ministry ‘to make research as we serve local, national, and The healing environment accommo - focus is patient wellness and education. “All along our path, we see an exu - individuals who may never again func - man whole’ by bringing health, healing, international communities.” SCOPE

10 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Leveling the playing field Leveling the playing field SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 11 ‘Loma Linda 360 º’ video magazine debuts Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center launches a new broadcast to share stories of out - reach, adventure, and service for the global community

BY PATRICIA THIO

oma Linda 360°” is a new broad - such a difference in the world.” To watch the show on your televi - cast show that takes viewers The show takes viewers from the sion, visit to learn how to “Lstraight to the action of Loma Loma Linda campus to across the globe. get a satellite featuring LLBN and other Linda University and LLU Medical Watch how physicians are providing Christian channels. LLBN has satellite Center. Join Chancellor Richard Hart health care in Malawi, how the Loma coverage on every inhabited continent and the “ Loma Linda 360°” correspon - Linda security dogs are crime fighters on the globe, reaching millions of people. dents as they guide you through stories and kid pleasers, how robots now per - Loma Linda residents can simply turn to of challenge and hope, reflecting the form surgery, and the list goes on. channel 17 on their television. institution’s mission to make man whole. The monthly show, which had its To watch the show on the Internet, “Loma Linda is so full of incredible premiere in July of 2007, airs on Loma visit the website of “ Loma Linda 360°” stories that it is time we share them with Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN). A at . Or, watch it on the world,” says Richard Hart, MD, new show will premiere the first Monday LLBN’s website during the show’s DrPH, chancellor of LLU. “Our Univer - of every month and repeat three times scheduled air times at . sity relations staff have created ‘ Loma that same week: A complimentary DVD of the first Linda 360° ’ for that very purpose. This Monday ...... 4:00 p.m. PST two monthly shows is included with your news magazine will tell the experiences Tuesday ...... 5:00 a.m. PST copy of Scope magazine. Contact “ Loma and activities of our faculty, staff, stu - Wednesday . . . . 10:00 p.m. PST Linda 360°” by e-mailing <[email protected]> dents, and patients from around the Friday ...... 10:00 a.m. PST or by calling (909) 558-9732. world. Join with us as we celebrate these It will also air the second Saturday For more information, visit fascinating individuals who are making of every month at 2:00 p.m. PST . . SCOPE

Loma Linda 360 ° video magazine debuts SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 13 ‘Loma Linda 360 º’ video magazine debuts Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center launches a new broadcast to share stories of out - reach, adventure, and service for the global community

BY PATRICIA THIO

Loma Linda 360 ° video magazine debuts SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 13 his prostate at a hospital in Orange County, California. Due to red tape and scheduling conflicts, his surgery was postponed or cancelled four times in the Patients benefit from robotic surgery span of two months. Loma Linda University Medical Center surgeons use robotic surgery equipment to reduce the negative Mr. Conrad went back to his doctor and asked for a referral. impact of surgery and help patients recover more quickly “In the beginning of 2005, I read an BY PRESTON CLARKE SMITH article in the newspaper on Dr. Herbert Ruckle and the daVinci Surgical System,” recounts Mr. Conrad. here is no question that cancer is Ronald Conrad was one of the more rates are declining. Additionally, In fact, Loma Linda University a scary word. That’s no surprise than 22,000 Californians diagnosed with advances in medical technology are Medical Center had just held a press Tconsidering the American prostate cancer in 2005. Prostate cancer is enabling cancer victims to live active and conference March 28, 2005, announcing Cancer Society estimates that 151,000 a disease in which malignant cells form productive lives following treatment. the Inland Empire’s first prostate Californians will be diagnosed with some in the tissues of the prostate. One of the more common treat - removal surgery using the daVinci Sur - form of cancer this year alone. Located just below the bladder and ments for prostate cancer involves the gical System. But more and more, cancer is no in front of the rectum, the prostate is a surgical removal of the prostate gland, “Recovery is just plain better,” says longer a death sentence. The key to gland in the male reproductive system. known as radical prostatectomy. Tradi - Herbert Ruckle, MD, chief of the cancer survival remains early detection Each year in the Inland Empire, approxi - tional radical prostatectomy requires a urology division at Loma Linda Univer - and treatment, even as advances in mately 1,800 men are diagnosed with large, 8- to 10-inch incision. sity Medical Center. “I expect a patient cancer treatment continue to be made, prostate cancer, and roughly 16 percent This open surgery commonly results back to normal activity in three weeks, A team of surgeons operates the daVinci system to complete a prostatectomy, offering more options than ever before. of American men will be diagnosed with in substantial blood loss, a lengthy and with only a one-day stay in the hospital. working with greater precision and less negative impact on the patient. The result One such option available at Loma this disease sometime in their life. uncomfortable recovery, and the risk of “The daVinci surgery is a very good is a shorter recovery, allowing patients to resume their normal lives more quickly. Linda University Medical Center is the Treatment options and prognosis impotence and/or incontinence. cancer surgery,” he points out. “It is daVinci Surgical System, a robot that depend on the stage of the cancer (based An area sales manager for Wells equivalent to open radical prostatectomy. the-art robotic technology. he remembers. “I thought I’d be able to assists surgeons with minimally invasive on the Gleason score) and the patient’s Fargo, Mr. Conrad lives in Corona and It has the same clinical outcomes, while The intuitive interface offers sur - see the robot when they rolled me into surgeries to remove cancer—a robot that age and general health. remembers when he was first told by his providing better preservation of quality geons dexterity, precision, and control the operating room, but I was out by helps transform lives after cancer With greater public awareness, early doctor he had cancer. of life for patients.” beyond the capabilities of the human then from the anesthesia. And that’s fine invades. detection is on the rise and mortality “I asked for a biopsy,” recalls Mr. Says Mr. Conrad, “I’ve known about hand. Each of the four robotic arms is by me. The results are what counted.” Conrad. “Our family had an experience Loma Linda for about 40 years.” Even equipped with an EndoWrist instrument Here is what Mr. Conrad wouldn’t with our mother, who suffered from an so, he had never been to the Medical that offers seven degrees of freedom and be able to see happening .… aneurysm, which could have been Center for any medical care. His physi - 90 degrees of articulation. The console In preparation for the surgery, the detected if she had gone to the doctor cian gave him a referral to Dr. Ruckle at provides surgeons with a three-channel abdominal cavity is expanded using regularly for check-ups. That reinforced Loma Linda. vision system that produces a three- carbon dioxide gas, creating space for the my own philosophy to go to the doctor “If I’d known I had this place as a dimensional high-resolution image and a robotic arms to maneuver within. Four myself.” He adds, “The biopsy returned choice,” he remarks, “I would have panoramic view of the surgical field. small incisions are made around the positive. I had prostate cancer.” asked to come here to begin with.” “Basically, it is a cancer cure with a stomach. In the first small hole above the That was April 2005. Mr. Conrad met with Dr. Ruckle’s minimal impact on quality of life,” says navel, a camera is placed. The other “When my doctor told me, I was office in August 2005. That’s when he Dr. Ruckle. three holes are the entry points for the devastated,” he relates. “The very next received much of the information on the After hearing about the minimally robotic arms. day I was up and reading on it.” daVinci Surgical System. invasive radical prostatectomy, Mr. The same operating room bed is After researching his options, he The actual robot consists of four Conrad knew the robot and Dr. Ruckle used for all daVinci surgeries to ensure decided he wanted his prostate removed main parts: an ergonomically designed were the treatment option for him. that measurement parameters are consis - completely. surgeon’s console, a patient-side cart with “Why do I want to have a 12-inch tent from patient to patient. Once the “To me, I wanted to get it removed four interactive robotic arms, a high-per - incision for open surgery when the robot patient is prepped, a surgical technician yesterday,” comments Mr. Conrad. “If formance vision system, and proprietary surgery can be done with four small “drives” the robot side-cart with the four one particle gets out in your system, EndoWrist instruments. holes?” he asks. “The recovery is so arms into position by pushing and you’re toast.” The surgeon’s hand movements are much faster for the robotic surgery.” steering it next to the foot of the Originally Mr. Conrad was sched - scaled, filtered, and smoothly translated So Mr. Conrad scheduled a Sep - patient’s bed. During a recent press conference, Herbert Ruckle, MD, chief of LLUMC’s uled to receive open surgery, the “gold into precise movements of the tember surgery with Dr. Ruckle. Use of the robot does not translate urology division, gives an attendee the chance to test drive the daVinci console. standard” for prostatectomy, to remove EndoWrist instruments through state-of- “I got in at 5:00 a.m. on a Friday,” into Dr. Ruckle and the patient being

14 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Patients benefit from robotic surgery Patients benefit from robotic surgery SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 15 his prostate at a hospital in Orange County, California. Due to red tape and scheduling conflicts, his surgery was postponed or cancelled four times in the Patients benefit from robotic surgery span of two months. Loma Linda University Medical Center surgeons use robotic surgery equipment to reduce the negative Mr. Conrad went back to his doctor and asked for a referral. impact of surgery and help patients recover more quickly “In the beginning of 2005, I read an BY PRESTON CLARKE SMITH article in the newspaper on Dr. Herbert Ruckle and the daVinci Surgical System,” recounts Mr. Conrad. here is no question that cancer is Ronald Conrad was one of the more rates are declining. Additionally, In fact, Loma Linda University a scary word. That’s no surprise than 22,000 Californians diagnosed with advances in medical technology are Medical Center had just held a press Tconsidering the American prostate cancer in 2005. Prostate cancer is enabling cancer victims to live active and conference March 28, 2005, announcing Cancer Society estimates that 151,000 a disease in which malignant cells form productive lives following treatment. the Inland Empire’s first prostate Californians will be diagnosed with some in the tissues of the prostate. One of the more common treat - removal surgery using the daVinci Sur - form of cancer this year alone. Located just below the bladder and ments for prostate cancer involves the gical System. But more and more, cancer is no in front of the rectum, the prostate is a surgical removal of the prostate gland, “Recovery is just plain better,” says longer a death sentence. The key to gland in the male reproductive system. known as radical prostatectomy. Tradi - Herbert Ruckle, MD, chief of the cancer survival remains early detection Each year in the Inland Empire, approxi - tional radical prostatectomy requires a urology division at Loma Linda Univer - and treatment, even as advances in mately 1,800 men are diagnosed with large, 8- to 10-inch incision. sity Medical Center. “I expect a patient cancer treatment continue to be made, prostate cancer, and roughly 16 percent This open surgery commonly results back to normal activity in three weeks, A team of surgeons operates the daVinci system to complete a prostatectomy, offering more options than ever before. of American men will be diagnosed with in substantial blood loss, a lengthy and with only a one-day stay in the hospital. working with greater precision and less negative impact on the patient. The result One such option available at Loma this disease sometime in their life. uncomfortable recovery, and the risk of “The daVinci surgery is a very good is a shorter recovery, allowing patients to resume their normal lives more quickly. Linda University Medical Center is the Treatment options and prognosis impotence and/or incontinence. cancer surgery,” he points out. “It is daVinci Surgical System, a robot that depend on the stage of the cancer (based An area sales manager for Wells equivalent to open radical prostatectomy. the-art robotic technology. he remembers. “I thought I’d be able to assists surgeons with minimally invasive on the Gleason score) and the patient’s Fargo, Mr. Conrad lives in Corona and It has the same clinical outcomes, while The intuitive interface offers sur - see the robot when they rolled me into surgeries to remove cancer—a robot that age and general health. remembers when he was first told by his providing better preservation of quality geons dexterity, precision, and control the operating room, but I was out by helps transform lives after cancer With greater public awareness, early doctor he had cancer. of life for patients.” beyond the capabilities of the human then from the anesthesia. And that’s fine invades. detection is on the rise and mortality “I asked for a biopsy,” recalls Mr. Says Mr. Conrad, “I’ve known about hand. Each of the four robotic arms is by me. The results are what counted.” Conrad. “Our family had an experience Loma Linda for about 40 years.” Even equipped with an EndoWrist instrument Here is what Mr. Conrad wouldn’t with our mother, who suffered from an so, he had never been to the Medical that offers seven degrees of freedom and be able to see happening .… aneurysm, which could have been Center for any medical care. His physi - 90 degrees of articulation. The console In preparation for the surgery, the detected if she had gone to the doctor cian gave him a referral to Dr. Ruckle at provides surgeons with a three-channel abdominal cavity is expanded using regularly for check-ups. That reinforced Loma Linda. vision system that produces a three- carbon dioxide gas, creating space for the my own philosophy to go to the doctor “If I’d known I had this place as a dimensional high-resolution image and a robotic arms to maneuver within. Four myself.” He adds, “The biopsy returned choice,” he remarks, “I would have panoramic view of the surgical field. small incisions are made around the positive. I had prostate cancer.” asked to come here to begin with.” “Basically, it is a cancer cure with a stomach. In the first small hole above the That was April 2005. Mr. Conrad met with Dr. Ruckle’s minimal impact on quality of life,” says navel, a camera is placed. The other “When my doctor told me, I was office in August 2005. That’s when he Dr. Ruckle. three holes are the entry points for the devastated,” he relates. “The very next received much of the information on the After hearing about the minimally robotic arms. day I was up and reading on it.” daVinci Surgical System. invasive radical prostatectomy, Mr. The same operating room bed is After researching his options, he The actual robot consists of four Conrad knew the robot and Dr. Ruckle used for all daVinci surgeries to ensure decided he wanted his prostate removed main parts: an ergonomically designed were the treatment option for him. that measurement parameters are consis - completely. surgeon’s console, a patient-side cart with “Why do I want to have a 12-inch tent from patient to patient. Once the “To me, I wanted to get it removed four interactive robotic arms, a high-per - incision for open surgery when the robot patient is prepped, a surgical technician yesterday,” comments Mr. Conrad. “If formance vision system, and proprietary surgery can be done with four small “drives” the robot side-cart with the four one particle gets out in your system, EndoWrist instruments. holes?” he asks. “The recovery is so arms into position by pushing and you’re toast.” The surgeon’s hand movements are much faster for the robotic surgery.” steering it next to the foot of the Originally Mr. Conrad was sched - scaled, filtered, and smoothly translated So Mr. Conrad scheduled a Sep - patient’s bed. During a recent press conference, Herbert Ruckle, MD, chief of LLUMC’s uled to receive open surgery, the “gold into precise movements of the tember surgery with Dr. Ruckle. Use of the robot does not translate urology division, gives an attendee the chance to test drive the daVinci console. standard” for prostatectomy, to remove EndoWrist instruments through state-of- “I got in at 5:00 a.m. on a Friday,” into Dr. Ruckle and the patient being

14 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Patients benefit from robotic surgery Patients benefit from robotic surgery SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 15 isolated in an operating room. Dr. more beneath the prostate, a view not “I believe there was a reason every - Ruckle works with a team to perform available in open surgery. thing transpired, from the original sur - the surgery. With the support of the The surgeon must strike a balance gery cancellations to the referral to Loma Medical Center’s administration, Dr. between staying far enough away from Linda,” admits Mr. Conrad. “Everybody Ruckle and his team are committed to the diseased prostate to prevent cancer here I’ve met at Loma Linda University A bold plan, a bright future providing the safest surgical procedure cells from being released into the body’s Medical Center is so friendly.” Ruthita Fike, MA, CEO and administrator, shares the long-term vision and goals for Loma Linda Uni - possible, and so daVinci prostatectomies system and staying far enough away from He continues, “From their friendly are performed with a team of eight, the rest of the surrounding, healthy spirit, I’ve taken the initiative to start versity Medical Center including a second attending physician tissue trying to be saved for functionality talking about prostate cancer to every BY RUTHITA J. F IKE , MA at the bedside. The surgical team works after surgery. man 45 and older I meet and tell them to just as any other successful team does— After two hours of operating the get tested. with communication. robotic arms, the prostate is completely “It’s a very curable disease if you oma Linda University Medical adjacent to Schuman Pavilion to house campus, increasing access to nature for “This is very much a team effort,” separated. Dr. Ruckle then sutures the catch it early enough,” says Mr. Conrad. Center has launched a bold new our renowned heart program, along with patients and families. says Dr. Ruckle. “The assistants are urethra to the bladder neck, filling the “I tend to believe I’m a lucky patient to Lfive-year strategic plan. To fund pulmonary and gastrointestinal services. Our transplant program, which pio - huge in this procedure.” gap of where the prostate once was. have had Dr. Ruckle do my surgery. Nat - the plan in its entirety will require an These acute outpatient services will neered infant heart transplants, con - Every action performed by the robot The suturing is where the robotic urally I’m touting Loma Linda and Dr. investment of about $1.5 billion. be adjacent to our inpatient facility for tinues to grow. In fact, we do virtually is directly linked to Dr. Ruckle’s move - arms truly shine, exactly mimicking the Ruckle, but if you can’t get in here, get The result will be a health care quick transfer if needed. But they will every transplant that is possible today. ments. The simulated wrist flexibility of wrist movements of Dr. Ruckle within in somewhere to be tested. center on par with the finest in the have a separate entrance, be easier to We have now added both an adult and a the robotic arms translates the surgeons the space no hand could ever fit. All the “Prostate cancer is a big killer of nation, ready to meet the needs of our navigate, and will combine services for pediatric stem cell program as part of our movements precisely and accurately in operating action takes place inside the men,” warns Mr. Conrad. “But it’s some - rapidly growing population. one-stop care. commitment to cutting-edge research. tiny, confined spaces within the patient. patient. Outside, the robot’s body stands thing that can be treated. I think men Developed in cooperation with With the Inland Empire having one Loma Linda University Behav - Once the arms are placed inside, Dr. eerily motionless, like a sentinel standing feel it’s a violation to get checked. Men members of the community, patients, of the highest rates of cardiac disease in ioral Medicine Center, another focus of Ruckle begins separating the abdominal dutiful guard over its charge. are supposed to be the macho ones who and physicians, the plan is based on four the nation, our expansion of service in the strategic plan, is one of the few facili - wall from the bladder by utilizing an arm Once the bladder has been recon - brush off everything. But if you don’t key pillars: clinical leadership, service this area is vital. ties of its type providing mental health with a scalpel and an arm with a cauter - nected, the robotic surgery is over after 2 take care of your health, you won’t be excellence, regional outreach, and world- Loma Linda University Cancer services for this community. izing element to burn through the tissue, hours and 56 minutes. around to breathe in and out tomorrow, class resources. Institute will also benefit from additional Inpatient services available there which minimizes blood loss. The prostate is then bagged and let alone take care of your family. resources. Plans have been approved to benefit adults as well as children as Besides the small size of the inci - removed through a small incision, the “You can tell Loma Linda and Dr. Clinical leadership renovate two floors of Schuman Pavilion. young as 3 years of age who have suf - sions in the robotic prostatectomy, one of remaining incisions are sutured up, and Ruckle have a very special place in my In our efforts to strengthen clinical This will make it possible for us to offer fered abuse or who exhibit severe behav - the reasons for the quick recovery time the surgery is complete. life,” says Mr. Conrad. “He’s given me leadership, we are focusing resources in all of our cancer programs in one easily ioral dysfunction. Outpatient programs from the procedure is the small blood “They wanted to discharge me on the possibility of longevity and a mes - seven areas. accessible location. help meet needs in areas such as eating loss that occurs. A typical amount of that Saturday,” says Mr. Conrad. He sage to tell.” Our board has approved plans to To improve access and coordinate disorders, chemical dependency, and blood lost in the procedure is 140 cubic asked to stay one more day in the hos - Patients opting for surgical treat - build a new 125,000-square-foot facility services for women’s health, we have mental health. centimeters, or just over half an 8-ounce pital, and instead went home on Sunday. ment may be candidates for the new, recruited a director of women’s services. To be honest, mental health care is can of juice. Mr. Conrad had follow-up physician less-invasive daVinci prostatectomy. This Our goal is for patients to be able to not a profitable service for us. We con - The camera, just inches away from visits with Dr. Ruckle every three procedure incorporates a state-of-the-art make one phone call and have a whole tinue to provide it because we believe it the surgical action, gives Dr. Ruckle a months for the first year, and now comes surgical system that helps the surgeon range of services, such as obstetrics and is vital for the community and important full, magnified three-dimensional view. in every four months. see vital anatomical structures more gynecology, radiology, and cardiac care in the training of young physicians. Dr. Ruckle continues to clean tissue “I’ll tell you, the treatment was awe - clearly and perform a more precise sur - connected for them. The director will Plans to grow our pediatrics pro - out of the way around the prostate. The some,” beams Mr. Conrad, who cele - gical procedure. also work with physicians to support gram are indeed breathtaking. With the closer he comes to the prostate, the less brated his 20th wedding anniversary on For most patients, the daVinci growth of our perinatal program. addition of 12 beds in the summer of he cauterizes in order to spare nerves, June 13, 2007. “I don’t think about the prostatectomy offers numerous benefits The transformation of our East 2006, our neonatal intensive care unit is which to the untrained eye look scarily prostate cancer now, whereas before the over open prostatectomy including a Campus Hospital into a state-of-the-art one of the largest in the nation. Loma similar to the connective tissue being cut. surgery I was consumed by thoughts of shorter hospital stay, less pain, less risk of healing facility will continue, with con - Linda University Children’s Hospital is The precision of the robotic arms it. How do I get rid of it? What if a piece infection, reduced blood loss and need struction of a new rehabilitation pavilion the tertiary care provider for one-quarter allows surgeons like Dr. Ruckle to pre - of the cancer gets into my system and for transfusion, less scarring, smaller inci - due to open in 2009. of the area of the state of California. serve functionality for the patient after spreads? Now I don’t have to worry sions, faster recovery, and a quicker East Campus specializes in reha - Our team clinics provide multidisci - surgery. He stays in constant communica - about prostate cancer at all.” return to normal activity. bilitation, orthopaedic, and neuroscience plinary care for children that no other tion with the table team before any Not only does Mr. Conrad feel his As with any surgical procedure, the care in an environment of natural beauty. hospital in our region of Southern Cali - actions are taken. experience was providential, but he benefits cannot be guaranteed, since A park and the area’s first playground fornia is able to offer. With our rapidly Another benefit of the robotic sur - believes his life was transformed, and has surgery is both patient and procedure designed for the needs of children with expanding population, we must have gery is that the surgeon is able to see a message for his fellow man. specific. SCOPE Ruthita J. Fike, MA disabilities have been added to the pediatric facilities to match the need.

16 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Patients benefit from robotic surgery A bold plan, a bright future SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 17 isolated in an operating room. Dr. more beneath the prostate, a view not “I believe there was a reason every - Ruckle works with a team to perform available in open surgery. thing transpired, from the original sur - the surgery. With the support of the The surgeon must strike a balance gery cancellations to the referral to Loma Medical Center’s administration, Dr. between staying far enough away from Linda,” admits Mr. Conrad. “Everybody Ruckle and his team are committed to the diseased prostate to prevent cancer here I’ve met at Loma Linda University A bold plan, a bright future providing the safest surgical procedure cells from being released into the body’s Medical Center is so friendly.” Ruthita Fike, MA, CEO and administrator, shares the long-term vision and goals for Loma Linda Uni - possible, and so daVinci prostatectomies system and staying far enough away from He continues, “From their friendly are performed with a team of eight, the rest of the surrounding, healthy spirit, I’ve taken the initiative to start versity Medical Center including a second attending physician tissue trying to be saved for functionality talking about prostate cancer to every BY RUTHITA J. F IKE , MA at the bedside. The surgical team works after surgery. man 45 and older I meet and tell them to just as any other successful team does— After two hours of operating the get tested. with communication. robotic arms, the prostate is completely “It’s a very curable disease if you oma Linda University Medical adjacent to Schuman Pavilion to house campus, increasing access to nature for “This is very much a team effort,” separated. Dr. Ruckle then sutures the catch it early enough,” says Mr. Conrad. Center has launched a bold new our renowned heart program, along with patients and families. says Dr. Ruckle. “The assistants are urethra to the bladder neck, filling the “I tend to believe I’m a lucky patient to Lfive-year strategic plan. To fund pulmonary and gastrointestinal services. Our transplant program, which pio - huge in this procedure.” gap of where the prostate once was. have had Dr. Ruckle do my surgery. Nat - the plan in its entirety will require an These acute outpatient services will neered infant heart transplants, con - Every action performed by the robot The suturing is where the robotic urally I’m touting Loma Linda and Dr. investment of about $1.5 billion. be adjacent to our inpatient facility for tinues to grow. In fact, we do virtually is directly linked to Dr. Ruckle’s move - arms truly shine, exactly mimicking the Ruckle, but if you can’t get in here, get The result will be a health care quick transfer if needed. But they will every transplant that is possible today. ments. The simulated wrist flexibility of wrist movements of Dr. Ruckle within in somewhere to be tested. center on par with the finest in the have a separate entrance, be easier to We have now added both an adult and a the robotic arms translates the surgeons the space no hand could ever fit. All the “Prostate cancer is a big killer of nation, ready to meet the needs of our navigate, and will combine services for pediatric stem cell program as part of our movements precisely and accurately in operating action takes place inside the men,” warns Mr. Conrad. “But it’s some - rapidly growing population. one-stop care. commitment to cutting-edge research. tiny, confined spaces within the patient. patient. Outside, the robot’s body stands thing that can be treated. I think men Developed in cooperation with With the Inland Empire having one Loma Linda University Behav - Once the arms are placed inside, Dr. eerily motionless, like a sentinel standing feel it’s a violation to get checked. Men members of the community, patients, of the highest rates of cardiac disease in ioral Medicine Center, another focus of Ruckle begins separating the abdominal dutiful guard over its charge. are supposed to be the macho ones who and physicians, the plan is based on four the nation, our expansion of service in the strategic plan, is one of the few facili - wall from the bladder by utilizing an arm Once the bladder has been recon - brush off everything. But if you don’t key pillars: clinical leadership, service this area is vital. ties of its type providing mental health with a scalpel and an arm with a cauter - nected, the robotic surgery is over after 2 take care of your health, you won’t be excellence, regional outreach, and world- Loma Linda University Cancer services for this community. izing element to burn through the tissue, hours and 56 minutes. around to breathe in and out tomorrow, class resources. Institute will also benefit from additional Inpatient services available there which minimizes blood loss. The prostate is then bagged and let alone take care of your family. resources. Plans have been approved to benefit adults as well as children as Besides the small size of the inci - removed through a small incision, the “You can tell Loma Linda and Dr. Clinical leadership renovate two floors of Schuman Pavilion. young as 3 years of age who have suf - sions in the robotic prostatectomy, one of remaining incisions are sutured up, and Ruckle have a very special place in my In our efforts to strengthen clinical This will make it possible for us to offer fered abuse or who exhibit severe behav - the reasons for the quick recovery time the surgery is complete. life,” says Mr. Conrad. “He’s given me leadership, we are focusing resources in all of our cancer programs in one easily ioral dysfunction. Outpatient programs from the procedure is the small blood “They wanted to discharge me on the possibility of longevity and a mes - seven areas. accessible location. help meet needs in areas such as eating loss that occurs. A typical amount of that Saturday,” says Mr. Conrad. He sage to tell.” Our board has approved plans to To improve access and coordinate disorders, chemical dependency, and blood lost in the procedure is 140 cubic asked to stay one more day in the hos - Patients opting for surgical treat - build a new 125,000-square-foot facility services for women’s health, we have mental health. centimeters, or just over half an 8-ounce pital, and instead went home on Sunday. ment may be candidates for the new, recruited a director of women’s services. To be honest, mental health care is can of juice. Mr. Conrad had follow-up physician less-invasive daVinci prostatectomy. This Our goal is for patients to be able to not a profitable service for us. We con - The camera, just inches away from visits with Dr. Ruckle every three procedure incorporates a state-of-the-art make one phone call and have a whole tinue to provide it because we believe it the surgical action, gives Dr. Ruckle a months for the first year, and now comes surgical system that helps the surgeon range of services, such as obstetrics and is vital for the community and important full, magnified three-dimensional view. in every four months. see vital anatomical structures more gynecology, radiology, and cardiac care in the training of young physicians. Dr. Ruckle continues to clean tissue “I’ll tell you, the treatment was awe - clearly and perform a more precise sur - connected for them. The director will Plans to grow our pediatrics pro - out of the way around the prostate. The some,” beams Mr. Conrad, who cele - gical procedure. also work with physicians to support gram are indeed breathtaking. With the closer he comes to the prostate, the less brated his 20th wedding anniversary on For most patients, the daVinci growth of our perinatal program. addition of 12 beds in the summer of he cauterizes in order to spare nerves, June 13, 2007. “I don’t think about the prostatectomy offers numerous benefits The transformation of our East 2006, our neonatal intensive care unit is which to the untrained eye look scarily prostate cancer now, whereas before the over open prostatectomy including a Campus Hospital into a state-of-the-art one of the largest in the nation. Loma similar to the connective tissue being cut. surgery I was consumed by thoughts of shorter hospital stay, less pain, less risk of healing facility will continue, with con - Linda University Children’s Hospital is The precision of the robotic arms it. How do I get rid of it? What if a piece infection, reduced blood loss and need struction of a new rehabilitation pavilion the tertiary care provider for one-quarter allows surgeons like Dr. Ruckle to pre - of the cancer gets into my system and for transfusion, less scarring, smaller inci - due to open in 2009. of the area of the state of California. serve functionality for the patient after spreads? Now I don’t have to worry sions, faster recovery, and a quicker East Campus specializes in reha - Our team clinics provide multidisci - surgery. He stays in constant communica - about prostate cancer at all.” return to normal activity. bilitation, orthopaedic, and neuroscience plinary care for children that no other tion with the table team before any Not only does Mr. Conrad feel his As with any surgical procedure, the care in an environment of natural beauty. hospital in our region of Southern Cali - actions are taken. experience was providential, but he benefits cannot be guaranteed, since A park and the area’s first playground fornia is able to offer. With our rapidly Another benefit of the robotic sur - believes his life was transformed, and has surgery is both patient and procedure designed for the needs of children with expanding population, we must have gery is that the surgeon is able to see a message for his fellow man. specific. SCOPE Ruthita J. Fike, MA disabilities have been added to the pediatric facilities to match the need.

16 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 Patients benefit from robotic surgery A bold plan, a bright future SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 17 understand what it means to extend the connecting first responders to specialists cient academic medical centers in the people are thoughtful about patients’ healing ministry of Jesus Christ in in Loma Linda. country. We’re in the top five percent. emotional and spiritual journeys as well remarkable ways. Electronic medicine is in its infancy, But even with that admirable record as their physical health. I hear stories from patients all the and issues of reimbursement and of mal - of efficient operation, there is not suffi - Patients tell us that their lives are time about how staff extended them - practice must still be worked out. But cient income to fund the $1.5 billion changed here as they connect to some - selves in ways you would not anticipate, with the acute shortage of physicians plan for growth that this community thing that impacts them at a spiritual doing incredibly sensitive things. today, especially in rural areas, it’s crucial needs. It can only happen as the current level. I personally have never worked in We are moving into an era of trans - that we find ways to make expertise generation of philanthropists follows the a place where there were so many people parency in health care quality outcomes. available in cost-effective ways. example of their parents and grandpar - who aspire to be good human beings, As part of our effort to continually ents—people who had the vision to plant who want to make a difference in the improve our care, we appointed in 2005 a World-class resources a major academic medical center in the world, and who come to work every day physician as vice president for quality— All around the world you will find midst of orange groves—and builds the with that in their hearts. an appropriate step for an academic med - Loma Linda graduates, from the far future for themselves, their children, and Late one night I encountered one ical center. reaches of Tchad to the huge cities of their grandchildren. of these people. She’s an elderly We are beginning to post quality China. We’re proud of our world impact. woman who volunteers here. It was outcomes on the Internet. Already But the fact is that we are a major Good to great about 11:00 p.m., and I was walking out dozens of Six Sigma improvement proj - provider of physicians for Southern Cali - There is no question that we are a the pediatric hall toward the parking lot ects are underway or have been com - fornia as well. When we visit hospitals in good organization. We want to be a great when I heard her. She was pulling one pleted to make life better for our this area, their leaders frequently tell us, one. Our strategic plan is designed to get of the Children’s Hospital wagons and patients. This, too, is an important part “A third of our staff are Loma Linda- us there, and I believe we’re already on singing “Amazing Grace” in a beautiful of service excellence. trained.” the way. But ultimately, what sets us soprano voice. As an academic medical center, we apart is our people. There was no one else, just the two Regional outreach have a responsibility to provide not only I think people who go into health of us in the hall, and I thought, “This is With unprecedented growth in the leading edge, but also cutting edge care are generally people with compas - what Loma Linda is all about—people Inland Empire, we recognize the need to resources. It is vital that we invest in sionate hearts, so in no way would I sug - here at crazy hours who have amazing have a broader presence, and we are our facilities to ensure that we offer the gest that Loma Linda is the only grace in their hearts.” responding to many requests from sur - best for our patients and for the stu - institution offering compassionate My hope is that you, too, will expe - rounding areas. dents who learn the art and science of health care. rience “amazing grace” as we continue to We have identified a site where we medicine here. But I do think that the emphasis on partner together in the days and years intend to create an outpatient center, in We have purchased the daVinci Sur - whole-person care here is unique. Our ahead. SCOPE partnership with another health care gical System, which made possible the provider. No doubt this is a model that first robot-assisted surgery in the Inland will be replicated as the area’s population Empire in March 2005. continues to explode. The system offers surgeons dex - We also aim to serve a wider com - terity, precision, and control beyond the munity through telehealth. Nationally, capabilities of the human hand. there is a shortage of intensivists—those Development of additional treat - physicians whose specialty is patients in ment protocols for the use of proton intensive care. therapy also continues. Loma Linda University Medical Center has become one of the region’s premier Using the latest technology, we’re Proton therapy, pioneered at Loma health care providers, as well as the flagship health care institution for the Sev - pilot-testing a program in which inten - Linda, is only available at a handful of enth-day Adventist Church. sivists monitor intensive care patients facilities across the country. Early access electronically and interact with patients to advances in medicine such as these Our board of trustees is determining stand and easy to use. and caregivers by video screen. This are an advantage of care at an academic whether to expand by building a new One of the strengths of Loma Linda could allow intensivists to serve hospitals medical center like Loma Linda and Children’s Hospital tower or, preferably, is the quality of our care providers. We that are unable to afford to hire these important to the training of physicians constructing a freestanding new facility. have absolutely remarkable physicians in highly trained specialists or to attract who will care for us tomorrow, here in a huge range of subspecialties, supported them to their facilities, especially in rural the Inland Empire and around the world. Service excellence by nurses, therapists, radiologists, and communities. Our ability to provide world-class Our commitment to service excel - other staff. We now have a mobile telemedicine resources is a key reason why philan - lence means we will provide friendly, I’m amazed at how many people are vehicle for emergencies and trauma. We thropic support is so important. Right The new Ambulatory Pavilion/Outpatient Facility, which will be built east of sensitive care that is easy to under - able to articulate the mission, who really will be testing its use in remote disasters, now we are running one of the most effi - Schuman Pavilion, is scheduled to open in April of 2009.

18 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 A bold plan, a bright future A bold plan, a bright future SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 19 understand what it means to extend the connecting first responders to specialists cient academic medical centers in the people are thoughtful about patients’ healing ministry of Jesus Christ in in Loma Linda. country. We’re in the top five percent. emotional and spiritual journeys as well remarkable ways. Electronic medicine is in its infancy, But even with that admirable record as their physical health. I hear stories from patients all the and issues of reimbursement and of mal - of efficient operation, there is not suffi - Patients tell us that their lives are time about how staff extended them - practice must still be worked out. But cient income to fund the $1.5 billion changed here as they connect to some - selves in ways you would not anticipate, with the acute shortage of physicians plan for growth that this community thing that impacts them at a spiritual doing incredibly sensitive things. today, especially in rural areas, it’s crucial needs. It can only happen as the current level. I personally have never worked in We are moving into an era of trans - that we find ways to make expertise generation of philanthropists follows the a place where there were so many people parency in health care quality outcomes. available in cost-effective ways. example of their parents and grandpar - who aspire to be good human beings, As part of our effort to continually ents—people who had the vision to plant who want to make a difference in the improve our care, we appointed in 2005 a World-class resources a major academic medical center in the world, and who come to work every day physician as vice president for quality— All around the world you will find midst of orange groves—and builds the with that in their hearts. an appropriate step for an academic med - Loma Linda graduates, from the far future for themselves, their children, and Late one night I encountered one ical center. reaches of Tchad to the huge cities of their grandchildren. of these people. She’s an elderly We are beginning to post quality China. We’re proud of our world impact. woman who volunteers here. It was outcomes on the Internet. Already But the fact is that we are a major Good to great about 11:00 p.m., and I was walking out dozens of Six Sigma improvement proj - provider of physicians for Southern Cali - There is no question that we are a the pediatric hall toward the parking lot ects are underway or have been com - fornia as well. When we visit hospitals in good organization. We want to be a great when I heard her. She was pulling one pleted to make life better for our this area, their leaders frequently tell us, one. Our strategic plan is designed to get of the Children’s Hospital wagons and patients. This, too, is an important part “A third of our staff are Loma Linda- us there, and I believe we’re already on singing “Amazing Grace” in a beautiful of service excellence. trained.” the way. But ultimately, what sets us soprano voice. As an academic medical center, we apart is our people. There was no one else, just the two Regional outreach have a responsibility to provide not only I think people who go into health of us in the hall, and I thought, “This is With unprecedented growth in the leading edge, but also cutting edge care are generally people with compas - what Loma Linda is all about—people Inland Empire, we recognize the need to resources. It is vital that we invest in sionate hearts, so in no way would I sug - here at crazy hours who have amazing have a broader presence, and we are our facilities to ensure that we offer the gest that Loma Linda is the only grace in their hearts.” responding to many requests from sur - best for our patients and for the stu - institution offering compassionate My hope is that you, too, will expe - rounding areas. dents who learn the art and science of health care. rience “amazing grace” as we continue to We have identified a site where we medicine here. But I do think that the emphasis on partner together in the days and years intend to create an outpatient center, in We have purchased the daVinci Sur - whole-person care here is unique. Our ahead. SCOPE partnership with another health care gical System, which made possible the provider. No doubt this is a model that first robot-assisted surgery in the Inland will be replicated as the area’s population Empire in March 2005. continues to explode. The system offers surgeons dex - We also aim to serve a wider com - terity, precision, and control beyond the munity through telehealth. Nationally, capabilities of the human hand. there is a shortage of intensivists—those Development of additional treat - physicians whose specialty is patients in ment protocols for the use of proton intensive care. therapy also continues. Loma Linda University Medical Center has become one of the region’s premier Using the latest technology, we’re Proton therapy, pioneered at Loma health care providers, as well as the flagship health care institution for the Sev - pilot-testing a program in which inten - Linda, is only available at a handful of enth-day Adventist Church. sivists monitor intensive care patients facilities across the country. Early access electronically and interact with patients to advances in medicine such as these Our board of trustees is determining stand and easy to use. and caregivers by video screen. This are an advantage of care at an academic whether to expand by building a new One of the strengths of Loma Linda could allow intensivists to serve hospitals medical center like Loma Linda and Children’s Hospital tower or, preferably, is the quality of our care providers. We that are unable to afford to hire these important to the training of physicians constructing a freestanding new facility. have absolutely remarkable physicians in highly trained specialists or to attract who will care for us tomorrow, here in a huge range of subspecialties, supported them to their facilities, especially in rural the Inland Empire and around the world. Service excellence by nurses, therapists, radiologists, and communities. Our ability to provide world-class Our commitment to service excel - other staff. We now have a mobile telemedicine resources is a key reason why philan - lence means we will provide friendly, I’m amazed at how many people are vehicle for emergencies and trauma. We thropic support is so important. Right The new Ambulatory Pavilion/Outpatient Facility, which will be built east of sensitive care that is easy to under - able to articulate the mission, who really will be testing its use in remote disasters, now we are running one of the most effi - Schuman Pavilion, is scheduled to open in April of 2009.

18 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 A bold plan, a bright future A bold plan, a bright future SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 19 The pathway portion of the project has been delayed from its original date of completion, due to the unexpected need to replace utility tunnels and water lines The Centennial Complex project moves forward running beneath the north campus mall. The vision of a facility at the technological forefront of professional education Surrounded by some of the more historic buildings on campus, the north begins to take tangible shape and form campus mall is the location of the orig - BY LARRY KIDDER , MA inal Loma Linda Hospital, while the Sanitarium was situated on the hill. A focal point of the Centennial he ground was recently shaking organizations. Its success will be a lasting the health science disciplines. Pathway will be a plaza dominated by on the Loma Linda campus. No, testimony to their support. However, three aspects of the the “mission globe,” symbolizing Loma T there weren’t any major earth - complex project are especially worth Linda’s century-old commitment to quakes. Instead, giant earthmovers were Three important aspects of the project highlighting. worldwide service in health, healing, and rearranging the landscape on the north The Centennial Complex project education. end of the campus. will enhance the Loma Linda campus in The Centennial Pathway The Medical Simulation Center, which is currently located in Risley Hall, will The foundation has been laid. Mas - numerous ways. From its high-tech class - Central to the north campus mall The Centennial Complex move to the fourth floor of the east tower of the new Centennial Complex. The sive steel beams are now being erected rooms and amphitheaters, where stu - will be the Centennial Pathway, to be With 150,000 square feet of space center will provide practical training experiences for students to prepare them that will provide the skeleton for the dents will be able to follow the lecture completed by early 2009. The pathway for classroom instruction, laboratories, for real-life situations where lives may be in their hands. new Centennial Complex facility. on the overhead screen with their laptop will connect Magan Hall and the new and resource areas, the Centennial Com - A vision is beginning to take tan - computers through wireless connections, Centennial Complex. Granite pavers— plex will take its place as the largest edu - existing educational facilities. fourth floor of the east tower. gible shape and form. to its resource centers where students each representing a day of Loma Linda cational facility on the Loma Linda Supporting beams for the new Cen - This center provides tomorrow’s The Centennial Complex project, as can instantly access the latest research University’s first century—will create the University campus. tennial Complex are being assembled, health care professionals with a wealth of Loma Linda University’s latest expan - and commentaries on a variety of health pathway. Those who wish to support the The Centennial Complex will serve giving a hint of the visual impact the hands-on experiences that are as close to sion initiative has become known, is pro - and scientific topics, the Complex will project through a donation may have a all eight Schools of the University, uti - building will have. Plans are to open the real life as possible. Mannequins, con - gressing in a major part because of the forever change the educational experi - granite paver engraved with their names, lizing the latest in technology to enhance complex in time for fall quarter of 2009. trolled by computers, are programmed to generosity of many individuals and ence of Loma Linda students from all of or to honor or remember a loved one. the learning experiences of a growing react similarly to various health interven - student population. Medical Simulation Center tions as real human beings, with a full At the current rate of growth, an esti - Currently located in Risley Hall, array of results and complications to test mated 5,000 students will attend Loma one of the historic buildings flanking the students’ abilities to react appropriately. Linda University within a few years. The north campus mall, the Medical Simula - Students have the opportunity to famil - Centennial Complex will help to ease the tion Center will move to the Centennial iarize themselves with lifesaving equip - crowded classrooms of the University’s Complex and will be located on the ment and techniques . SCOPE

The “mission globe” will be the focus The Centennial Complex will enhance the north campus, providing a center for of the Centennial Pathway, repre - Steel beams—the skeleton of the new Centennial Complex structure—give hint of the presence the new building will have. academic learning that will incorporate the latest learning technologies. senting Loma Linda’s global efforts.

20 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 The Centennial Complex project moves forward The Centennial Complex project moves forward SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 21 The pathway portion of the project has been delayed from its original date of completion, due to the unexpected need to replace utility tunnels and water lines The Centennial Complex project moves forward running beneath the north campus mall. The vision of a facility at the technological forefront of professional education Surrounded by some of the more historic buildings on campus, the north begins to take tangible shape and form campus mall is the location of the orig - BY LARRY KIDDER , MA inal Loma Linda Hospital, while the Sanitarium was situated on the hill. A focal point of the Centennial he ground was recently shaking organizations. Its success will be a lasting the health science disciplines. Pathway will be a plaza dominated by on the Loma Linda campus. No, testimony to their support. However, three aspects of the the “mission globe,” symbolizing Loma T there weren’t any major earth - complex project are especially worth Linda’s century-old commitment to quakes. Instead, giant earthmovers were Three important aspects of the project highlighting. worldwide service in health, healing, and rearranging the landscape on the north The Centennial Complex project education. end of the campus. will enhance the Loma Linda campus in The Centennial Pathway The Medical Simulation Center, which is currently located in Risley Hall, will The foundation has been laid. Mas - numerous ways. From its high-tech class - Central to the north campus mall The Centennial Complex move to the fourth floor of the east tower of the new Centennial Complex. The sive steel beams are now being erected rooms and amphitheaters, where stu - will be the Centennial Pathway, to be With 150,000 square feet of space center will provide practical training experiences for students to prepare them that will provide the skeleton for the dents will be able to follow the lecture completed by early 2009. The pathway for classroom instruction, laboratories, for real-life situations where lives may be in their hands. new Centennial Complex facility. on the overhead screen with their laptop will connect Magan Hall and the new and resource areas, the Centennial Com - A vision is beginning to take tan - computers through wireless connections, Centennial Complex. Granite pavers— plex will take its place as the largest edu - existing educational facilities. fourth floor of the east tower. gible shape and form. to its resource centers where students each representing a day of Loma Linda cational facility on the Loma Linda Supporting beams for the new Cen - This center provides tomorrow’s The Centennial Complex project, as can instantly access the latest research University’s first century—will create the University campus. tennial Complex are being assembled, health care professionals with a wealth of Loma Linda University’s latest expan - and commentaries on a variety of health pathway. Those who wish to support the The Centennial Complex will serve giving a hint of the visual impact the hands-on experiences that are as close to sion initiative has become known, is pro - and scientific topics, the Complex will project through a donation may have a all eight Schools of the University, uti - building will have. Plans are to open the real life as possible. Mannequins, con - gressing in a major part because of the forever change the educational experi - granite paver engraved with their names, lizing the latest in technology to enhance complex in time for fall quarter of 2009. trolled by computers, are programmed to generosity of many individuals and ence of Loma Linda students from all of or to honor or remember a loved one. the learning experiences of a growing react similarly to various health interven - student population. Medical Simulation Center tions as real human beings, with a full At the current rate of growth, an esti - Currently located in Risley Hall, array of results and complications to test mated 5,000 students will attend Loma one of the historic buildings flanking the students’ abilities to react appropriately. Linda University within a few years. The north campus mall, the Medical Simula - Students have the opportunity to famil - Centennial Complex will help to ease the tion Center will move to the Centennial iarize themselves with lifesaving equip - crowded classrooms of the University’s Complex and will be located on the ment and techniques . SCOPE

20 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 The Centennial Complex project moves forward The Centennial Complex project moves forward SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 21 New scope

Longtime public affairs vice president retires

On April 16, 2007, W. Augustus Loma Linda University as vice president Cheatham, MSW, announced his inten - for public relations and development. tion to step down from his LLUAHSC During his 22-year career, which marks positions as vice president for public the longest vice presidential tenure in affairs, University vice chancellor for this institution’s history, he has played a public affairs, and Medical Center vice significant role in communicating to and president for public affairs and mar - developing unique relationships with the keting, effective July 8, 2007. Loma University’s broad diversity of internal Linda University honored him with the and external constituencies. He has also The Kids Triathlon gets off to a fast and furious start as the 9- and 10-year-olds race away from the starting line. Distinguished University Service Award helped create greater understanding of during the conferring of degrees for the and appreciation for this health-sciences School of Medicine. community. 5th annual PossAbilities triathlon draws 2,000 Mr. Cheatham completed the bach - His professional legacy includes an elor of arts degree in 1965 at Columbia institutional brand identity that applies On Sunday morning, April 29, 851 fast and furious sprint triathlon,” he adds. is going to do the bike, and then we’ll Union College in Takoma Park, Mary - to all forms of University communica - athletes gathered to take part in the 5th A total of $5,500 in prize money was tag and I’ll do the swim,” said chal - land. He continued his education at tion—print and electronic; and a annual PossAbilities Triathlon at the shared among the top male and female lenged athlete Daniel Palacios as he pre - Howard University, Washington, D.C., W. Augustus Cheatham, MSW notable model of University special- Loma Linda University Drayson Center. finishers for the various events. pared for the race to begin. Mr. Palacios where he earned the master of social events planning and execution, as This group consisted of elite, world-class Scout Bassett, a challenged athlete has been a member of PossAbilities for work degree. shall was one of Mr. Cheatham’s most exemplified in the 2006 University cen - athletes, wheelchair athletes, weekend with an above-the-knee amputation, lost three years. In 1966, Mr. Cheatham was memorable experiences. tennial celebration. warriors, and youngsters on big wheels. her leg in a liquid fire when she was an In addition to post-race exhibits, appointed coordinator of community Transitioning in 1982 from work in Mr. Cheatham has been the recip - Open to the public, the event drew infant. But that didn’t stop her from fin - bounces for the kids, and popcorn, each services for the Prince George’s County the government sector to the church ient of a variety of honors, including the more than 2,000 people between ath - ishing first in the female challenged ath - participant received a goody bag with an public schools of Maryland. Four years arena, Mr. Cheatham accepted an Flashes of Brilliance Award from the letes, spectators, and children partici - lete division. event T-shirt and a medal. later, he began 16 years of government appointment as principal of Pine Forge Academy of Health Services Marketing, pating in the Kids Triathlon. This is the “This is the first time I’ve done this Sponsored by San Manuel Band of service, which included appointments as Academy in Pine Forge, Pennsylvania. the Distinguished Achievement Award fifth year the PossAbilities program at triathlon, and it’s a great, great triathlon,” Mission Indians, the triathlon is a cele - chief of western operations in the Under his leadership, within three years from the Educational Press Association Loma Linda University Medical Center says Ms. Bassett. bration of life, skill, and physical ability. Department of Health, Education, and the academy experienced a 170 percent of America, and the Gold Medal Award has held a triathlon. The event draws This year continued the tradition of “PossAbilities integrates people in Welfare; deputy assistant secretary in the increase in enrollment and a 600 percent for alumni publications from the Council attention to the potential in each indi - the team division, introduced for the first life after traumatic injury or born with a Department of Education; and deputy increase in development activities. Major for Advancement and Support of Educa - vidual, including those with disabilities. time in the 2006 race. Four Southern disability,” says Mr. Stewart. “It lets director in the office of civil rights—the renovations and the construction of three tion; and he was named Pine Forge Willie Stewart, PossAbilities coordi - California triathlon clubs participated, everyone know that we’re as strong as position for which he was recommended new buildings—a gymnasium, an Academy and Columbia Union College nator and an Ironman athlete himself, including Team PossAbilities, which Mr. our community. PossAbilities represents by Secretary of Health, Education, and academy church, and an industrial arts Alumnus of the Year. says that this event is for everyone. Stewart describes as “a cycling, running, the whole-person care: physical, social, Welfare Joseph Califano and approved building—were completed. Also the Mr. Cheatham is married to Ida “There’s something everyone can jogging, walking club for everyone, with intellectual, psychological, and spiritual. by President Jimmy Carter. Having the academy choir became an award-winning, Anderson Cheatham. They have three do. The purpose is to get people active or without disabilities, to get them going When one piece is broken, the whole oath of office administered by associate nationally renowned choral organization. adult children—William Lee III, Marta, and to bring the community together in life.” person is broken. PossAbilities helps Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Mar - In 1985, Mr. Cheatham joined and Nicole—and seven grandchildren. through sport,” says Mr. Stewart. “It’s a “I’m doing the 5K race, my partner address the needs of the whole person.”

22 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 New scope New scope SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 23 New scope

Longtime public affairs vice president retires

22 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 New scope New scope SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 23 First BS nursing School of Pharmacy takes part in $3.7 million Amgen Foundation grant students graduate The School of Pharmacy at Loma Linda University recently received the from Japan program first installment of a portion of a $3.7 mil - lion grant made by Amgen Foundation Nine nurses from Saniku Gakuin to the University of California at San College (SGC), Chiba prefecture, Francisco (UCSF). Japan, visited Loma Linda University Funds coming to Loma Linda Uni - School of Nursing in February to com - versity will total $125,000 and will be dis - plete their bachelor’s degree program in persed over three years. nursing. School of Pharmacy faculty and stu - Five of the nurses completed all dents will take part in a program titled requirements for their BS in nursing “Partners in D,” developed by UCSF and graduated this June. The last four faculty and students. nurses will be finishing up required The program is designed to help general education courses and gradu - senior citizens become familiar with— ating in June 2008. and fully benefit from—Medicare Part D, “When finished, three students will the U.S. government’s first comprehen - From left, Drs. Mosavin, Painter, and Mallari will spearhead efforts at LLU to be working at Tokyo Adventist Hos - sive prescription drug benefit program for develop an educational program for teaching non-native English speaking and pital, two at Kobe Adventist Hospital, seniors. Six other California schools of financially disadvantaged senior citizens about Medicare Part D. and two will be working as clinical pharmacy are taking part as well. instructors for Saniku Gakuin College,” Leading out in LLU’s program is macy students to assist underserved plete their training, they will in turn says Jan Nick, PhD, RNC, associate Rashid Mosavin, PhD, MBA, associate senior citizens through educational meet - educate medical, dental, and nursing professor of nursing, LLUSN. professor of pharmacotherapy and out - ings conducted in pharmacy and commu - students in Medicare Part D so that The students were accompanied by comes science. nity settings. these other future health care providers their program coordinator, Reiko Assisting Dr. Mosavin with the These seniors are typically non- will be able to educate the senior Konno, MS, RN. Dr. Nick serves as the project are Nathan Painter, PharmD, native speakers of English, and/or are of patients they see. program coordinator for LLU. assistant professor of pharmacotherapy lower income. Drs. Mosavin, Painter, and Mallari Saniku Gakuin College currently and outcomes science, and Joycelyn Mal - In addition, the grant requires that will primarily work with the medically offers an associate’s degree in nursing as lari, PharmD, assistant professor of phar - the School of Pharmacy create an elec - underserved populations served by SAC well as other programs. It is the only macotherapy and outcomes science. tive course to familiarize pharmacy stu - Health System, headquartered in San Adventist college in Japan, and more The “Partners in D” program is dents with Medicare Part D. Bernardino and operated by Loma Linda than two-thirds of the student body are focused on educating and involving phar - Once the pharmacy students com - University. nursing students. Graduates of LLUSN’s RN to BS program in Japan pose for a picture in front Due to changing health care needs, of LLUMC with Jan Nick, PhD, RNC (right), associate professor of nursing, LLUMC critical care team named best team in 2007 and support from the Japan Nurse’s LLUSN, coordinator of the program. Association, SGC decided to upgrade its Loma Linda University Medical Loma Linda’s team has 29 regis - nursing program from associate’s to senior level nursing courses began Saniku Gakuin College plans to Center’s critical care specialty team and tered nurses, two emergency medical bachelor’s degree. offering a two to three week intensive submit the proposal and application for intracampus transport was named the technicians, and one physician. The car - “That is why they began conversa - course at SGC. the BS degree to the Japanese Ministry 2007 best nursing team in the Southern dinal rule of the team is “know what you tions with LLUSN several years ago, The SGC faculty worked closely of Education by this spring. California area. don’t know.” asking if we would offer our RN to BS with LLU faculty to interpret verbal Included in the proposal are plans Pictured on the cover of the April Team leader Donna Kotlar, RN, program over in Japan, until such time instruction, grade written assignments, for hiring additional faculty to teach the 30, 2007, issue of Advance for Nurses, the noted that “as a team, we’ve become so as they could offer the BS in nursing and translate teaching materials. For senior level courses, finding additional team was noted by the editor of the pub - instinctual that we’ve learned to use degree,” says Dr. Nick. courses having a clinical component, clinical sites, and constructing additional lication as “not just a team that personi - whatever is at our disposal to get the In 2003 and 2004, SGC president students would then complete clinical buildings at the main campus in Chiba, fies what it means to be a cohesive, job done.” Yoshibumi Takahashi began discussions assignments once the LLU faculty left. as well as at Tokyo Adventist Hospital. progressive, forward-thinking group pro - with LLUSN. With support from the This rotation was repeated approxi - Notification of approval should come viding outstanding patient-centered care. The Loma Linda University critical LLU nursing faculty, the two schools mately every two months. by this December, and April 2008 would It’s also a team that’s challenging the care specialty team and intracampus signed a contract in October 2004. In February, the students arrived at be the first class of students admitted to very definition of continuity of care and transport is featured in the April 30, In April 2006, faculty teaching LLU to take their last two classes. the BS degree offered by SGC. re-setting the bar on patient safety. 2007, issue of Advance for Nurses.

24 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 New scope New scope SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 25 First BS nursing School of Pharmacy takes part in $3.7 million Amgen Foundation grant students graduate The School of Pharmacy at Loma Linda University recently received the from Japan program first installment of a portion of a $3.7 mil - lion grant made by Amgen Foundation Nine nurses from Saniku Gakuin to the University of California at San College (SGC), Chiba prefecture, Francisco (UCSF). Japan, visited Loma Linda University Funds coming to Loma Linda Uni - School of Nursing in February to com - versity will total $125,000 and will be dis - plete their bachelor’s degree program in persed over three years. nursing. School of Pharmacy faculty and stu - Five of the nurses completed all dents will take part in a program titled requirements for their BS in nursing “Partners in D,” developed by UCSF and graduated this June. The last four faculty and students. nurses will be finishing up required The program is designed to help general education courses and gradu - senior citizens become familiar with— ating in June 2008. and fully benefit from—Medicare Part D, “When finished, three students will the U.S. government’s first comprehen - From left, Drs. Mosavin, Painter, and Mallari will spearhead efforts at LLU to be working at Tokyo Adventist Hos - sive prescription drug benefit program for develop an educational program for teaching non-native English speaking and pital, two at Kobe Adventist Hospital, seniors. Six other California schools of financially disadvantaged senior citizens about Medicare Part D. and two will be working as clinical pharmacy are taking part as well. instructors for Saniku Gakuin College,” Leading out in LLU’s program is macy students to assist underserved plete their training, they will in turn says Jan Nick, PhD, RNC, associate Rashid Mosavin, PhD, MBA, associate senior citizens through educational meet - educate medical, dental, and nursing professor of nursing, LLUSN. professor of pharmacotherapy and out - ings conducted in pharmacy and commu - students in Medicare Part D so that The students were accompanied by comes science. nity settings. these other future health care providers their program coordinator, Reiko Assisting Dr. Mosavin with the These seniors are typically non- will be able to educate the senior Konno, MS, RN. Dr. Nick serves as the project are Nathan Painter, PharmD, native speakers of English, and/or are of patients they see. program coordinator for LLU. assistant professor of pharmacotherapy lower income. Drs. Mosavin, Painter, and Mallari Saniku Gakuin College currently and outcomes science, and Joycelyn Mal - In addition, the grant requires that will primarily work with the medically offers an associate’s degree in nursing as lari, PharmD, assistant professor of phar - the School of Pharmacy create an elec - underserved populations served by SAC well as other programs. It is the only macotherapy and outcomes science. tive course to familiarize pharmacy stu - Health System, headquartered in San Adventist college in Japan, and more The “Partners in D” program is dents with Medicare Part D. Bernardino and operated by Loma Linda than two-thirds of the student body are focused on educating and involving phar - Once the pharmacy students com - University. nursing students. Graduates of LLUSN’s RN to BS program in Japan pose for a picture in front Due to changing health care needs, of LLUMC with Jan Nick, PhD, RNC (right), associate professor of nursing, LLUMC critical care team named best team in 2007 and support from the Japan Nurse’s LLUSN, coordinator of the program. Association, SGC decided to upgrade its Loma Linda University Medical Loma Linda’s team has 29 regis - nursing program from associate’s to senior level nursing courses began Saniku Gakuin College plans to Center’s critical care specialty team and tered nurses, two emergency medical bachelor’s degree. offering a two to three week intensive submit the proposal and application for intracampus transport was named the technicians, and one physician. The car - “That is why they began conversa - course at SGC. the BS degree to the Japanese Ministry 2007 best nursing team in the Southern dinal rule of the team is “know what you tions with LLUSN several years ago, The SGC faculty worked closely of Education by this spring. California area. don’t know.” asking if we would offer our RN to BS with LLU faculty to interpret verbal Included in the proposal are plans Pictured on the cover of the April Team leader Donna Kotlar, RN, program over in Japan, until such time instruction, grade written assignments, for hiring additional faculty to teach the 30, 2007, issue of Advance for Nurses, the noted that “as a team, we’ve become so as they could offer the BS in nursing and translate teaching materials. For senior level courses, finding additional team was noted by the editor of the pub - instinctual that we’ve learned to use degree,” says Dr. Nick. courses having a clinical component, clinical sites, and constructing additional lication as “not just a team that personi - whatever is at our disposal to get the In 2003 and 2004, SGC president students would then complete clinical buildings at the main campus in Chiba, fies what it means to be a cohesive, job done.” Yoshibumi Takahashi began discussions assignments once the LLU faculty left. as well as at Tokyo Adventist Hospital. progressive, forward-thinking group pro - with LLUSN. With support from the This rotation was repeated approxi - Notification of approval should come viding outstanding patient-centered care. The Loma Linda University critical LLU nursing faculty, the two schools mately every two months. by this December, and April 2008 would It’s also a team that’s challenging the care specialty team and intracampus signed a contract in October 2004. In February, the students arrived at be the first class of students admitted to very definition of continuity of care and transport is featured in the April 30, In April 2006, faculty teaching LLU to take their last two classes. the BS degree offered by SGC. re-setting the bar on patient safety. 2007, issue of Advance for Nurses.

24 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 New scope New scope SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 25 Healthy People conference workshop spreads knowledge of GIS Surgery Center

The annual Healthy People confer - named Koppel ence is a long-standing School of Public Health tradition. Now, there is a new tra - Special Care dition accompanying Healthy People. Dentistry Center This marks the second year that a GIS (geographic information systems) work - On May 25, 2007, the School of shop has been offered in conjunction Dentistry held an event to commemo - with the Healthy People conference. rate the renaming of the Surgery Center The two-day workshop convened as the Koppel Special Care Dentistry March 4, with 20 people in attendance— Center. mostly public health executives and This was done in honor of the gen - senior managers who deal with public erous philanthropic support Drs. Albert health emergency preparedness and and Elizabeth Koppel have provided to response. the School. GIS technology has many valuable Participating in the ceremony were applications to the health care and public B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, president, Participating in the event honoring Dr. Koppel are (from left): Dr. Hart, Dr. health fields, such as epidemiology and LLU; Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, chan - Koppel; Dr. Goodacre; and Dr. Behrens. The event was held May 25, 2007. emergency preparedness and response. ESRI’s Chris LeSueur demonstrates a TouchTable to workshop guests. The cellor; Charles J. Goodacre, DDS, MSD, However, it is not used as widely as it tabletop is an interactive, computerized map controlled by touch. dean; and John Leyman, DDS, director, the group, outlining lessons learned ences as a donor. could be due to several factors such as postdoctoral program in dental anesthe - about being a careful steward and donor. Dr. Koppel was also honored during privacy issues with health-related data, “I anticipate that there will be programs in the School of Public Health. siology. The speeches were followed by a the commencement ceremony for the perceived disconnection between infor - greater implementation of GIS applica - Because the theme of Healthy After remarks by Drs. Behrens, tour of the facility, and Dr. Koppel School of Dentistry. He was given a matics and public health practice, cost tions and programs in public health prac - People 2007 was pandemic disease pre - Hart, and Leyman, Dr. Goodacre signed copies of his book, Truth Decay, commemorative copy of the Good associated with implementing and main - tice as a result of the workshop,” says vention and preparedness, the workshop thanked Dr. Koppel for the generous the story of his life including his Samaritan Sculpture, one of the highest taining GIS in health organizations, and workshop organizer Seth Wiafe, MPH, focused on the ways geotechnologies can gift. Then Dr. Albert Koppel spoke to journey to dentistry, and his experi - honors given by LLU. an inadequate health workforce training. academic director of health geographics boost public health emergency prepared - ness and response. Professors from Zhejiang University observe LLU School of Medicine About half of the workshop’s partici - pants were international guests from Two professors from Zhejiang Uni - countries in Europe and Asia. versity School of Medicine in Hangzhou, In Japan, GIS technology is not People’s Republic of China, recently used in the health care industry, completed an observation term at LLU. according to Tamie Sugawara, PhD. She The professors were Pan “Jared” Jian - believes policy makers need to learn ping, PhD, associate professor of immun- about this useful tool. ology at Zhejiang University, and Zhang Two months ago in Japan, Dr. Sug - “Mary” Ling, PhD, lecturer at Zhejiang awara studied GIS through Environ - University’s Institute of Cell Biology. mental Systems Research Institute Both professors were interested in (ESRI), which is a GIS and mapping learning about LLU School of Medi - software company that often works cine’s administrative board and its closely with LLU. responsibilities, the syllabus, prerequi - 7-year-old donates treasured toys to help other kids “The GIS workshop is a prime sites, teaching objectives, contents, example of our School’s workforce instructional methods, assessment Cameron Evans, 7, is surrounded by his Beanie Baby™ collection just capacity building efforts,” say David methods, textbook and reference books, prior to donating all seven bags of them to the LLU office of international Dyjack, DrPH, dean of SPH. and teaching facilities. From left, Penny Duerksen-Hughes, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry affairs to be distributed to less fortunate children in other countries. “In this case, we provided training Both visiting professors took back and microbiology at LLU; Pan “Jared” Jianping, PhD, associate professor in Cameron says he wants to bring happiness to other children. He was in surveillance, ultimately leading to new teaching methods they saw being immunology at Zhejiang University; Zhang “Mary” Ling, PhD, a lecturer at inspired to help when he and his mother, Kelsie Evans, saw television cov - health agencies that are better equipped used. They found humor interjected into Zhejiang University’s Institute of Cell Biology; and Resa Chase, MD, assistant erage of poverty in other countries. to predict and monitor emerging diseases lectures an effective communication to the associate dean for education at LLUSM, celebrate the learning process such as West Nile virus and influenza.” between teacher and students. shared between the two universities.

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26 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 New scope New scope SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 27 SRRSH becomes first Walter’s Children’s China hospital to be Charity Classic JCI accredited raises $240,000 for LLU Children’s Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital has become one of the first hospitals in Hospital mainland China to be awarded the Joint Commission International (JCI) certifi - cate for quality health care. On Thursday, March 22, Walter’s Established in 1997 by Joint Com - Children’s Charity Classic presented a mission Resources Inc., the JCI aims to check for $240,000 to LLU Children’s improve the safety and quality of health Hospital representatives. Steve and Cathy Kienle (fifth and sixth from left) present a check representing care around the world. It has worked Throughout the past 11 years, the the proceeds from the Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic golf tournament. with international health care organiza - Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic Present at the occasion of the check presentation on March 22, 2007, were tions, public health agencies, health min - Jan Zumwalt, MS, MBA, RN, presents a plaque from Loma Linda University (WCCC) has successfully raised more Kelly Jackson, Melissa King, Joanna DeLeon, Tiffany Hoekstra, Steve and istries, and other associated bodies in Medical Center to Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital president He Chao, MD, com - than $1.9 million for LLU Children’s Cathy Kienle, Clare Sheridan-Matney, MD, Rachel Gosnell, Patti Pettis, and more than 80 countries. memorating the Joint Commission International accreditation. Hospital. This year alone, WCCC raised Zareh Sarrafian, MBA. A special ceremony was held at Sir $240,000 at its 11th year celebration on Run Run Shaw Hospital on Thursday, clients, and media. emonies were Carolyn Thompson, RN, October 16, 2006, at Victoria Country that clinicians encounter. The program spreading to other regions throughout May 17, 2007, in Zhejiang People’s Great Participating in the ceremony from an alumnus of the School of Nursing, Club in Riverside. Guests enjoyed a fun has also been significantly inspired and Southern California as well. Several Hall in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic LLUMC was Jan Zumwalt, MS, MBA, and Patricia Jones, PhD, RN, professor day of golf and a Monte Carlo night influenced by successful prevention pro - states in the nation have legislated that of China. The event was attended by RN, executive director of nursing and of nursing in the School of Nursing. during the evening. grams operating in other states, which similar programs are mandated, but more than 300 governors, international liaison with Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. Prior to the official event in This year’s proceeds will go to the have seen a 50 percent decrease in abu - California has of yet no organized pri - and domestic hospital administrators, Also joining Ms. Zumwalt at the cer - Hangzhou, LLUMC CEO and adminis - Child Protection Center/Child Abuse sive head trauma. mary prevention effort. trator Ruthita Fike, MA, hosted an event Prevention Program at Loma Linda Uni - While the current program focuses With the support of Walter’s Chil - in Loma Linda commemorating the versity Children’s Hospital. The Child primarily on infant abusive head dren’s Charity Classic, it is hoped to milestone event for Sir Run Run Shaw Protection Center/Child Abuse Preven - trauma, the goal is to reduce the inci - bridge this gap and inspire and empower Hospital, attended by many representa - tion Program is a hospital-based program dence of all types of child abuse, first in others to join. This effort would initially tives from China. that is shaped by the real-life tragedies the Inland Empire, and eventually involve other hospitals but will eventu - Since its inauguration more than 10 years ago, the hospital has developed Loma Linda University commencements broadcast live on LLBN rapidly and has earned a high reputation throughout China for its advanced man - For the first time in Loma Linda agement and high standards of medical University’s history, graduation services technology, as well as its whole-hearted were broadcast live for the 2007 sincerity, positive spirit, and love for the commencement. patients. Loma Linda Broadcasting Net - He Chao, MD, Sir Run Run Shaw work graciously suspended their regu - Hospital’s president, said the award was larly scheduled programs for Sunday, SAHP dean and his wife travel to Czech evidence of the high-quality health care June 10, and broadcast all five gradua - Republic and Slovakia to speak on social issues the hospital provides and that it would tions live. aid future development. Viewers could watch the gradua - Craig Jackson, JD, MSW, dean of the LLU School of Allied Health Pro - Loma Linda University Medical tions in one of three ways: through fessions, recently traveled throughout the Czech Republic and Slovakia Center and the Adventist Church have LLBN’s cable station, via satellite, and with his wife, Victoria Jackson, MSW, assistant professor of social work long been involved in the development streaming over the Internet at . spoke on a number of relevant social issues at a number of health clubs Hospital. Following each of the commence - operated by the Adventist Church in the two countries. In the photo The hospital has in excess of 800 ment ceremonies, graduates, faculty, above, the Jacksons address a health club audience. beds and is considered the most Patricia Thio, office of University relations, interviews School of Nursing grad - and staff were interviewed live by the advanced hospital in all of China. uate Alisha Houser following the School’s commencement ceremony. office of University relations.

28 · SCOPE · Summer 2007 New scope New scope SCOPE · Summer 2007 · 29 SRRSH becomes first Walter’s Children’s China hospital to be Charity Classic JCI accredited raises $240,000 for LLU Children’s Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital has become one of the first hospitals in Hospital mainland China to be awarded the Joint Commission International (JCI) certifi - cate for quality health care. On Thursday, March 22, Walter’s Established in 1997 by Joint Com - Children’s Charity Classic presented a mission Resources Inc., the JCI aims to check for $240,000 to LLU Children’s improve the safety and quality of health Hospital representatives. Steve and Cathy Kienle (fifth and sixth from left) present a check representing care around the world. It has worked Throughout the past 11 years, the the proceeds from the Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic golf tournament. with international health care organiza - Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic Present at the occasion of the check presentation on March 22, 2007, were tions, public health agencies, health min - Jan Zumwalt, MS, MBA, RN, presents a plaque from Loma Linda University (WCCC) has successfully raised more Kelly Jackson, Melissa King, Joanna DeLeon, Tiffany Hoekstra, Steve and istries, and other associated bodies in Medical Center to Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital president He Chao, MD, com - than $1.9 million for LLU Children’s Cathy Kienle, Clare Sheridan-Matney, MD, Rachel Gosnell, Patti Pettis, and more than 80 countries. memorating the Joint Commission International accreditation. Hospital. This year alone, WCCC raised Zareh Sarrafian, MBA. A special ceremony was held at Sir $240,000 at its 11th year celebration on Run Run Shaw Hospital on Thursday, clients, and media. emonies were Carolyn Thompson, RN, October 16, 2006, at Victoria Country that clinicians encounter. The program spreading to other regions throughout May 17, 2007, in Zhejiang People’s Great Participating in the ceremony from an alumnus of the School of Nursing, Club in Riverside. Guests enjoyed a fun has also been significantly inspired and Southern California as well. Several Hall in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic LLUMC was Jan Zumwalt, MS, MBA, and Patricia Jones, PhD, RN, professor day of golf and a Monte Carlo night influenced by successful prevention pro - states in the nation have legislated that of China. The event was attended by RN, executive director of nursing and of nursing in the School of Nursing. during the evening. grams operating in other states, which similar programs are mandated, but more than 300 governors, international liaison with Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. Prior to the official event in This year’s proceeds will go to the have seen a 50 percent decrease in abu - California has of yet no organized pri - and domestic hospital administrators, Also joining Ms. Zumwalt at the cer - Hangzhou, LLUMC CEO and adminis - Child Protection Center/Child Abuse sive head trauma. mary prevention effort. trator Ruthita Fike, MA, hosted an event Prevention Program at Loma Linda Uni - While the current program focuses With the support of Walter’s Chil - in Loma Linda commemorating the versity Children’s Hospital. The Child primarily on infant abusive head dren’s Charity Classic, it is hoped to milestone event for Sir Run Run Shaw Protection Center/Child Abuse Preven - trauma, the goal is to reduce the inci - bridge this gap and inspire and empower Hospital, attended by many representa - tion Program is a hospital-based program dence of all types of child abuse, first in others to join. This effort would initially tives from China. that is shaped by the real-life tragedies the Inland Empire, and eventually involve other hospitals but will eventu - Since its inauguration more than 10 years ago, the hospital has developed Loma Linda University commencements broadcast live on LLBN rapidly and has earned a high reputation throughout China for its advanced man - For the first time in Loma Linda agement and high standards of medical University’s history, graduation services technology, as well as its whole-hearted were broadcast live for the 2007 sincerity, positive spirit, and love for the commencement. patients. Loma Linda Broadcasting Net - He Chao, MD, Sir Run Run Shaw work graciously suspended their regu - Hospital’s president, said the award was larly scheduled programs for Sunday, SAHP dean and his wife travel to Czech evidence of the high-quality health care June 10, and broadcast all five gradua - Republic and Slovakia to speak on social issues the hospital provides and that it would tions live. aid future development. Viewers could watch the gradua - Craig Jackson, JD, MSW, dean of the LLU School of Allied Health Pro - Loma Linda University Medical tions in one of three ways: through fessions, recently traveled throughout the Czech Republic and Slovakia Center and the Adventist Church have LLBN’s cable station, via satellite, and with his wife, Victoria Jackson, MSW, assistant professor of social work long been involved in the development streaming over the Internet at . spoke on a number of relevant social issues at a number of health clubs Hospital. Following each of the commence - operated by the Adventist Church in the two countries. In the photo The hospital has in excess of 800 ment ceremonies, graduates, faculty, above, the Jacksons address a health club audience. beds and is considered the most Patricia Thio, office of University relations, interviews School of Nursing grad - and staff were interviewed live by the advanced hospital in all of China. uate Alisha Houser following the School’s commencement ceremony. office of University relations.

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First 5 San Bernardino, established personnel provide through the California Children and Families Act 1998 (Proposition 10), training at Nigerian recently announced that it will fund a nurse conference three-year program at the Social Action Community Health System (SACHS) Two faculty members from Loma headquarters, SACHS–Norton clinic, Linda University and one employee titled “Good 2 Grow: Total Toddler from LLUMC were on hand to present Check-Up.” lectures at the Adventist Health Inter - The program, which targets families national Adventist Nurses Conference, with young children in the Inland held February 12 through 15 at Ile-Ife, Empire area who might not otherwise Nigeria. seek basic non-emergency medical serv - The conference, titled “Compas - ices for their children, follows a four-step sionate Nursing—Quality Care,” was process, which begins with a physical Posing for a picture at SACHS-Norton are (from left) Mary Jaquish, First 5 held on the campus of Ile-Ife Seventh- exam, immunizations, vision and hearing San Bernardino engagement specialist; Cynthia Rollins, fund development man - day Adventist Hospital. checks, a visit with a SACHS family ager, SACHS; Nancy Young, SACHS executive director; and Richard H. Nelia A. Caan, MLS, associate health consultant, “passport” stamp, and Hart, MD, DrPH, chancellor of LLU and president of SACHS. professor, School of Nursing, and chair, Attendees and presenters at the Adventist Nurses Conference pose for a pic - a gift. The Good 2 Grow (G2G) passports department of technical services, LLU; ture following the close of the conference. are given to each child who comes our county as they grow and develop.” These funds are used to engage commu - Dorothy E. Forde, MSNc, RNC, clin - through the program, and a page is “The goal of the First 5 initiative,” nity-focused agencies in a partnership to ical educator, neonatal ICU, LLU Chil - were very warm and welcoming to us. Adventist Health International–Nigeria stamped each time a step is completed. elaborates Mary Jaquish, First 5 San serve young children and their families. dren’s Hospital; and Lorna Kendrick, “We left Nigeria feeling both spiri - for the program. Step 2 includes a review of meals, Bernardino community engagement spe - SACHS, headquartered in the PhD, RN, associate professor, Loma tually and professionally empowered. “Thank you for exposing the education on nutrition and diet, another cialist, “is to impact the health of children SACHS–Norton clinic in San Bernardino, Linda University School of Nursing, It was humbling yet special to be part nurses to international nursing stan - passport stamp, and a bus pass or gas gift ages 0 to 5 in relation to their physical was established by Loma Linda Univer - represented LLU and LLUMC. of the international emphasis of sharing dards,” says Adenike Olaogun, PhD, card. Step 3 begins with a visit by a and mental development.” First 5 San sity to reach the medically underserved “It was both an honor and a privi - God’s love and our advanced nursing RN, post-graduate program coordi - SACHS family health consultant, provi - Bernardino, which serves San Bernardino and uninsured in the area—the “working lege to be part of the delegation from care in collaboration with the nurses in nator, department of nursing science, sion of a list of resources available to San County, receives funding based on the poor” who cannot afford private health Loma Linda University and the Inter - Africa.” Obafemi Awolowo University. “I wish Bernardino County residents, an appoint - current annual birthrate of approximately insurance or who do not receive national Nursing Council,” says Ms. Loma Linda University School of and hope there will be continuity in ment for a free cooking class and home 28,000 births, totaling about $25 million. employer-provided health care benefits. Forde. “The conference was such a Nursing and Loma Linda University this type of continuing education visit, a G2G passport stamp, and another huge success and the Nigerian nurses Medical Center collaborated with embedded with spiritual touch.” gift. Step 4 involves a dental/oral Newsletter from chancellor now available screening, development of a treatment plan, a G2G passport stamp, and a Stater A special electronic communication Medical Alumni Association director pens new book on Loma Bros. gift card. from Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, chan - “We want to help children start out cellor of Loma Linda University, is now School of Medicine Alumni Associ - geography, part archival photography, well,” explains Nancy Young, SACHS available for anyone that would like to ation executive director Dennis E. Park part history, and a lot of meaningful executive director, “and the G2G pro - receive it. The e-mail newsletter, titled recently authored a 336-page book nostalgia, this book will be repeatedly gram will help establish a baseline of “Notes from the chancellor” is sent on a titled The Mound City Chronicles: A Picto - poured over for a long time to come.” health for them.” quarterly basis and features news and rial History of Loma Linda University, a Loma Linda’s first mayor, Douglas Says Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, special updates from Dr. Hart as he Health Sciences Institution . F. Welebir, wrote, “Dennis Park, editor, chancellor of LLU and president of travels around the world. The book, published by the writer, photographer, and chronicler, SACHS, “We established SACHS as a The most recent issue covers gradu - Alumni Association of the School of has historically and artistically captured way to reach out to and serve local com - ation, the new Woods Walkway, and the Medicine of Loma Linda University, the essence of Loma Linda as it was, as munities within a short drive of our Centennial Pathway. includes more than 1,000 photographs, it has changed, as it is, and as it will campus who are suffering from a lack of If you or someone you know would maps, and illustrations. become.” health care services.” He continues, like to receive “Notes from the chan - Henry K. Yeo, MD, editor of the The book is available through the “The Good 2 Grow program provides an cellor,” send an e-mail to with “subscribe” in the “Publications come and go. But once in and the Loma Linda Adventist Book sion and impact the lives of children in subject line. a while a publication comes to stay. Part Center.

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Colonel Loree K. Sutton (SM’85) was nominated by President George W. Bush for appointment to the grade of brigadier general in the United States Army in May. Col. Sutton has served as commander of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, since 2005. With the new appointment, she will become one of the highest ranking Seventh-day Adventist women ever to serve in the United States military. She has won numerous awards, including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Order of Military Merit, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. In Richard “Dick” Pierce (GS’84) and his wife, Joan, pose for a picture at the addition, she has served in a variety of Bono Family Creating Hope Award Gala in November. operational positions both in the U.S. and abroad, including Desert Storm. alumni hall of fame during their alumni and his wife, Joan, were honored in weekend in April. Raymond G. “Dick” November with the Creating Hope Four alumni members of Loma Hall Jr. (GS’68); Helton R. Fisher Award by Prevent Child Abuse Riverside Linda University were named to South - (SPH’64); Marilyn Bennett Justesen County—San Gorgonio Committee western Adventist University’s (SWAU) (SN’67, SPH’75, SN’82); and Earline (PCARC). Westphal Miller (SN’60) were all Mr. Pierce worked for Riverside named to the hall of fame. Dr. Hall grad - County Child Protective Services for 33 uated from SWAU in 1957 and currently years. He has counseled sexual abuse teaches full-time in the School of Medi - perpetrators and their non-offending cine, School of Dentistry, and the Faculty spouses through the Parent’s United pro - of Graduate Studies. Mr. Fisher gradu - gram for 21 years and was instrumental in ated from SWAU in 1957 and currently starting the Son’s United program in 1984 works at New Start Children’s Home in to counsel boys who have been victims of Zimbabwe. Ms. Justesen, a 1964 SWAU sexual abuse. He has been a licensed graduate, currently teaches for the Uni - marriage and family therapist since 1986, versity of North Carolina system at the continues to counsel individuals and fam - University of North Carolina, Wilm - ilies in his private practice, and recently ington, and East Carolina University in retired from Riverside County. Earline Westphal Miller (SN’60) and Greenville. Dr. Miller completed her pro - Mr. Pierce has been actively Raymond G. “Dick” Hall Jr. (GS’68) gram at SWAU in 1957 and currently is involved in PCARC since its inception pose for a picture with their hall of caring for her father, who is 101 of age. 23 years ago. fame awards. Richard “Dick” Pierce (GS’84)

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