Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 10-17-2017 The urC rent Volume 28: Issue 9 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper The Student-Run Newspaper of Nova Southeastern University • October 17, 2017 | Vol. 28, Issue 9 | nsucurrent.nova.edu Features Sports Arts & Entertainment Opinions Meet Delight, NSU’s newest club for Find out which yoga is Here’s why you should be The UC isn’t Halloween Horror Nights, P. 5 Christian women P. 7 “your” yoga P. 9 reading“Watchmen” P. 10 please stop NSU gains preliminary accreditation for By: Christina McLaughlin Opinions Editor new M.D. program On Oct. 10, Nova Southeastern University experiences to use research and formulate integrated community that provides students administration gained preliminary accreditation hypotheses on managing the care of patients in with better health care information than to welcome their inaugural class of 50 students a flipped classroom arrangement with a faculty anybody else,” said Vieweg. for the 2018 academic year in the new Doctorate member’s guidance. The college will focus on guidance and of Medicine (M.D.) program in the College of Students in this program will have many education in the classroom as well as help Allopathic Medicine. interdisciplinary opportunities since the college students make connections that can be used for This accreditation process was guided by has partnered with Karolinska Institute in the future. They will offer match counseling so the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (Stockholm, Sweden), the Hospital Corporation students can explore options for their residency. (LCME), that accredits M.D. programs in the of America (HCA) East Florida, NSU’s Cell Students will enter clinical rotations halfway U.S. and Canada. NSU has now joined the ranks Therapy Institute and newly opened Center through their second year of medical school, of seven other M.D. programs in Florida and for Collaborative Research. This is all a part providing additional real-world training during will be one of 148 M.D. programs in the United of the complex and diversified curriculum the their four-year program. States. school has put forth. The students have multiple “Currently, we have 14 hospitals but the According to President Hanbury, “The opportunities to make real world connections predominate hospitals tend to be centered more accreditation decision is a transformational here in the United States and internationally, in in South Florida where they have established moment in the history of NSU which brings some cases. residency programs. To have the doctor and the the university another step closer toward “That’s the beauty of NSU, we have all of resident as both the educator and the mentor is NSU’s Vision 2020 and its goal of becoming these resources at our disposal,” Vieweg said. very powerful,”said Vieweg. a nationally recognized, top-tier university of “The students of tomorrow want to have This new program will focus on problem- teaching, research, service and learning.” many influences. They want to learn more based learning centered around cohorts of seven The new college will bring a fresh take than just the procedures. That is what will or eight students. Officials think innovation, on educating future physicians with a unique differentiate the college from other [colleges].” technology and research will provide NSU M.D. curriculum. Instead of a lecture format that HCA will begin construction on a 200- students with an experience that will prepare most M.D. programs might include, the college bed hospital on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie them to be at their best when they head to will keep class sizes small and make cohort campus which will be used for teaching and residencies and pursue their dreams of becoming and group collaborations the main educational PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM M.OXENHANDLER research purposes with the students in mind. a physician in the future. This inaugural class The goal of the College of Allopathic Medicine will be to format. The curriculum will focus on research, engage students in active learning. Officials believe this hospital will put NSU and classes that follow have to fit a strict set of technology and innovation geared towards the students ahead of the learning curves as they will criteria. future of medicine and health care techniques. Students will learn basic and clinical skills be able to start simulated clinical rotations prior “We want students who like how we teach “The trend of education is going from taught in traditional schools, but they will learn to residency. Not only will the hospital provide and what we teach. This isn’t for everyone. passive to active learning. An active education them in case studies. Each week, students will jobs for the community, it will also become a This is for self-starters, independent thinkers means that you are asking me the questions and be presented with a simulation or real-patient valuable resource to future M.D. students. and people with leadership capabilities,” said I’m guiding you along the way. We don’t spoon symptom diagnostic and will work together “You don’t have to travel. You can form Vieweg. “By being selective we can define the feed you here,” said Johannes Vieweg, founding to come up with a clinical diagnosis and plan relationships with doctors [at HCA] so you can next generation of leaders in medicine.” Dean of the College of Allopathic Medicine. of action. They will learn through real-world have resources on-site. This will become an NSU receives bronze rating in sustainability efforts By: Jenna Kopec Co-Editor-in-Chief The Association for the Advancement of their sustainability approach from a holistic science major and Student Sustainability “This was not achievable without the entire Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) perspective across all of the departments in the Coordinator in the Office of Facilities and cooperation of the entire NSU community,” he officially gave NSU a bronze rating in its whole NSU community,” said Seth Mangasarian, Management. “[NSU] is really trying to become said. “One of the main focuses [of the Student Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating director of the Physical Plant. more environmentally friendly in the future.” Sustainability Coordinator position is] to reach System (STARS) Program last week for its In 2016, NSU began working toward raising Knights said that through further across the department and, more importantly, efforts in sustainability. its sustainability after signing the Campus’s Act programming, NSU hopes to raise its bronze to ensure that we are reaching the student body A unique aspect to this rating system is its on Climate Pledge. By employing programs rating to a silver or a gold status. She said that because that’s where as a community we’re transparency. Any one is able to see the points like those that raise recycling and employ they may be able to achieve this through eco- gonna have to come together for any type of given to the university on AASHE’s website green cleaning products, the university has friendly building of the new residence halls and increase in the energy savings and the approach as well as what initiatives the university is made strides to become more environmentally possibly adding a composter. that we’re using.” pursuing. NSU scored the highest in the area of friendly. Mangasarian stressed that further initiatives For more information on the STARS “Campus Engagement.” “Sustainability is basically just doing are under review, but to be expected. He also rating, go to stars.aashe.org/institutions/nova- “The recognition takes a look at how everything that you can to help the environment,” said that students are the most important factor southeastern-university-fl/report/2017-05-08/. 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