JUNE 1, 2002 Jeffwww.Jefferson.edu NEWS www.JeffersonHospital.org Jefferson Students Teach Underserved Children to Read University Honoring James Bagian, MD, dozen for 2001- Few would disagree that studying Class of 1977, at 178th Commencement 2002. The program and training to be a doctor or other complies with health professional is one very Jefferson’s 178th Annual Federal guidelines tough job. Let’s face it: many of us Commencement will be at 10:30 James P.Bagian, MD, JMC ’77 for work-study couldn’t do it. a.m., Friday, June 7, at the Kimmel funding. Dr. Bagian is well known to the That’s what makes so remarkable Center for the Performing Arts. Every Monday University President Paul C. Jefferson community and beyond the feat of an extraordinarily for his service as evening, several Brucker, MD, will deliver the committed dozen students from a NASA astro- students traveled to Jefferson Medical College (JMC) Convocation and confer all degrees. naut from 1980 Acts of the Apostles and the Jefferson College of Health Thomas J. Nasca, MD, FACP, to 1995. Church at 28th and Senior Vice President for Academic Professions (JCHP). He helped plan Master streets to Every Monday evening for the Affairs and Dean, Jefferson Medical and provide teach children from past academic year, members of the College (JMC), will present Doctor emergency med- 2 to 15 in the group broke from their studies to of Medicine degrees to 221 JMC ical and rescue church basement, spend time teaching young students. support for the site of a homeless underprivileged children at a North James S. Studdiford, MD, Clinical first six Space shelter for about Don Walker Photography Shuttle flights and served as the Philadelphia homeless shelter how Assistant Professor of Family 160 women, men Top row, from left, Laurie Miller, JMC ’04, Joshua Pahys, JMC ’04, Amy Astronaut Office Coordinator for to read. Medicine, will administer the Oath and children who Zalcmann, JMC ’02. Front row, from left, Caroline Weston, JMC ’04, of Hippocrates. Space Shuttle payload software stay about nine Christie Bialowas, JMC ’05, Stephanie Miller, JCHP ’03. Jussi J. Saukkonen, MD, Vice and crew equipment, among Why? many other achievements for the months. President for Science Policy, “We saw the need when some of us space program. He has logged Next year, Joshua Pahys, JMC ’04, On a typical Monday, the went to the shelter to give the kids Technology Development, and more than 337 hours in space. and Pete Vande Kappelle, JMC ’03, Jefferson students spent some time International Affairs and Dean, some recreational time when their From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Bagian will lead the program, called in games with the children, then Jefferson College of Graduate mothers attended JeffHOPE’s health served with the Environmental JeffHOPE for Kids, part of gradually peeled off in small groups clinic,” explains Amy Zalcmann, Studies (JCGS), will present 23 Protection Agency (EPA) as JeffHOPE, the volunteer or pairs for reading or word drills. JMC ’02. Doctor of Philosophy degrees and Deputy Director, Regional and organization students founded a With Ms. Zalcmann and Mr. Payhs Focused yet unassuming, Ms. 179 Master of Science degrees to State Programs Division, Office decade ago to provide medical care were Laurie Miller, JMC ’04, Zalcmann was the only student JCGS students. of Mobile Sources. to the underserved in Philadelphia. Caroline Weston, JMC ’04, Christie reading to children during the Douglas J. McMaster Jr., Esq., In 1998, Dr. Bagian was chosen Ms. Zalcmann modestly admits: Bialowas, JMC ’05, and Stephanie academic year 2000-2001. Chairman, Jefferson’s Board of as the first Director of the VA “I started the program, but Josh and Miller, JCHP ’03 physical therapy Gradually, other JMC and JCHP Trustees, will deliver the Opening National Center for Patient Pete grew it.” Proclamation and Rabbi Ira F. Safety (NCPS). He is responsible students joined, making about a continues on page 3 Stone the Invocation and for overseeing the operation of Benediction. R. Anthony Carabasi the Center, a comprehensive pro- III, MD, Professor of Surgery, will gram designed to improve patient Meet Jefferson’s Famous Guests... be Grand Marshal. safety, prevent healthcare errors and nurture a culture of safety The University will award an throughout the VA healthcare Celebrated Portraits Arrive at Eakins Gallery honorary Doctor of Science degree system. From New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to James P. Bagian, MD, JMC Class of 1977. Thomas Jefferson University’s Eakins Gallery will exhibit three Robert Neroni Photography One of Three renowned portraits from New Luke Austin, JMC ’04, checks blood York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art pressure of Mayleen Clarke, Celebrated while “The Gross Clinic” is on loan Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics, Portraits on there for the exhibition Thomas during free stroke screening Eakins: American Realist, sponsored by the Jefferson Stroke Center for employees and the loan from the announced University Art Historian public. Looking on is Toby Mazer, Julie S. Berkowitz. The portraits are Metropolitan Administrative Director for Stroke by Eakins’s contemporaries, John Network Development, Thomas Museum of Art Singer Sargent and James Abbott Jefferson University Hospital. McNeill Whistler. Warning signs of stroke include in the Eakins On Friday, June 7, from 3 to 5 sudden weakening or numbing of Gallery p.m., a special opening in the Eakins face or limbs, sudden speech Gallery will introduce Sargent’s difficulties or sudden blurred vision. June 7 to “Madame X” and “William Merritt mid-September, Chase” and Whistler’s Budget Actual Prior Year “Arrangement in Flesh Colour and VITAL SIGNS: Admissions 3,332 3,617 3,300 2002 Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret,” APRIL 2002 Length of Stay 5.57 5.86 5.86 shown at left, to the entire Jefferson TJUH, Methodist, Patient Days 18,570 20,695 19,519 Geriatric Psychiatry, TJUH, Methodist community. Jefferson Hospital for Outpatient Visits 42,367 41,911 41,441 Neuroscience Patient Satisfaction Overall Mean Score (Jan.-Mar.) 81.0 See additional text on Page 2. In This Issue: Jeff-at-Night insert Clara A. Callahan, MD, Named 2 Congratulations, Students! 3 JMC Vice Dean for Academic Affairs 2 JeffNEWS June 1, 2002 Clara A. Callahan, MD About the Three Portraits You Can See in Eakins Gallery Named JMC Vice Dean for Academic Affairs “Madame X (Madame Pierre lifetime “Madame X” became Gautreau)” by John Singer Sargent, Clara A. Callahan, 20 years at JMC, focusing on known as his greatest masterpiece. You Can View Portraits 1883-84 will occupy the space in MD, has been improving medical school and During Summer Eakins Gallery where “The Gross named Vice Dean postgraduate training. She has also “William Merritt Chase” by John Singer All Jeffersonians are invited to Clinic” usually hangs. The subject for Academic endeared herself to the medical Sargent, 1902 attend the special showing of these of Sargent’s notorious early portrait internationally famous portraits. After Affairs at Jefferson students who have passed through Students of the American of 1883-84, Madame X, was June 7, the portraits will remain at the Medical College our doors by taking an active Impressionist painter William Virginie Avegno Gautreau, the 23- Eakins Gallery for viewing through (JMC), Thomas J. interest in their education. In fact, Merritt Chase commissioned his mid-September 2002. Please make year-old wife of a Parisian banker. Nasca, MD, FACP, the 1992 JMC senior class portrait by Sargent in 1902. The arrangements for gallery admission She was, in fact, a native of University Senior presented a portrait of Dr. Callahan normally dapper artist is depicted in at the security desk at Jefferson Louisiana. The portrait was a Alumni Hall. Vice President and Dean, JMC, has to the University.” an old studio coat posing with a succès de scandale at the 1884 announced. Dr. Callahan completed the palette, brushes and maul stick. Gallery hours are: Salon where it appeared as Dr. Callahan, Clinical Associate Charles E. Culpepper Fellowship The dark canvas is punctuated by a Monday through Saturday “Portrait of Mme***” although all – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Professor of Pediatrics, JMC, in Ambulatory Pediatrics at Thomas bright light on the subject’s face, of Parisian society recognized the previously served Jefferson as Jefferson University Hospital and hands and collar. Sunday – noon to 4 p.m. celebrated beauty. Her haughty Senior Associate Dean for has been on the Jefferson faculty The popular artist was an To arrange a group visit, please pose, pale skin, and daringly low- Admissions and Student Life and since 1982. She joined the Dean’s influential teacher in many art call Shelly Elliott Williams cut gown with one jeweled strap at 215-955-7947. the Lillian H. Brent Dean for staff of Jefferson Medical College centers including the Pennsylvania falling off her shoulder proved Students. in 1987. She received her MD in Academy of the Fine Arts in offensive to the public...and the Said Dr. Nasca, “Dr. Callahan has 1977 from the Medical College Philadelphia. Sake.” In 1859 he shifted his career portrait was not well received by distinguished herself during the past of Pennsylvania. to London, but recognition did not critics. “Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: come to Whistler until late in life. Steven Seltzer, MD Sargent refused to withdraw the Portrait of Theodore Duret” by James Theodore Duret, a wealthy heir to painting from the Salon in spite of A.M. Whistler, 1883 a French firm of cognac dealers, was To Present 15th Annual Hodes Lecture June 4 her [the subject’s] family’s pleas, Whistler’s poetic and often a debonair art collector, critic and but he later changed the placement decorative art did not attempt to Steven Seltzer, MD, Professor and 5 p.m., June 4, in Solis-Cohen admirer of Whistler.