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“Collaboration and integration. That’s the future of means you’re officially entering this new life.”
health care,” he said. “Here at WesternU, we not only
speak about interprofessional Several WesternU students praised faculty and staff for
education, we also practice making them feel welcome from the
interprofessional patient care. I moment they arrived on campus.
believe it is very important to unify “My classmates have been so friendly
our brain power to tap into our full and excited to start,” said first-year
potential in order to change and COMP student Josey Strathe, DO ’18.
improve our health system.”
“The staff has been very supportive and
Podiatric medical students will really emphasized how they want to be
participate in WesternU’s there for us in every way, which makes
Interprofessional Education all the anxious feelings about starting
curriculum, and they will also sit school go away after hearing that.”
shoulder to shoulder with dental Strathe chose WesternU after reading a
and osteopathic medicine students letter by President Philip Pumerantz
in their core classes.
that described the university’s holistic,
“Collaboration and teamwork will humanistic, patient-centered approach
become natural for you, which by to medicine.
the way is very different than the “That stood out for me,” she said.
generations that came before you,” “When I came to visit I could tell how
Barnes said.
much everybody cares.”
He shared his seven values to live WesternU Board of Trustees member
by, the “seven P’s:” plan, prepare, Maureen Duffy-Lewis, JD, drove home
perform, play, pay it forward, this point in her Convocation speech.
professionalism, and pray. And he
closed with a quote from Benjamin “Welcome to the WesternU family,” she
Franklin: “Tell me and I forget. said. “Family and friends, hopefully you
Teach me and I may remember. have had a chance to learn about our
Involve me and I learn.” university’s philosophy and mission.
This is where your family member or
“Much like you getting cloaked friend will be reaching for their dreams
today with your infamous white of a career in the health sciences. This is
coat, remember to immerse yourself where they will study like never before,
in your training here at WesternU and reach for the moon and the stars.”
and be fully involved in every
second from beginning to end,” First-year College of Podiatric Medicine
Barnes said. “Your future patients student Jeff Alphonse, DPM ’18, said he
are relying on you.” wanted to come to WesternU because of CPM Dean
Lawrence Harkless, DPM.
WesternU students embraced the significance of donning
the white coat for the first time. “He seemed so invested in me, before I even got
accepted,” Alphonse said. “All the faculty and students
“It’s a step toward the next chapter of our life,” said first- seem to be so genuine and seem so passionate about this
year College of Optometry student Linh Ho, OD ’18. “We program. Everyone seems so invested. They want the best
worked so hard to get here. Having that white coat
out of everyone.” – Jeff Keating and Rodney Tanaka
WesternU View Fall/Winter 2014 11
health care,” he said. “Here at WesternU, we not only
speak about interprofessional Several WesternU students praised faculty and staff for
education, we also practice making them feel welcome from the
interprofessional patient care. I moment they arrived on campus.
believe it is very important to unify “My classmates have been so friendly
our brain power to tap into our full and excited to start,” said first-year
potential in order to change and COMP student Josey Strathe, DO ’18.
improve our health system.”
“The staff has been very supportive and
Podiatric medical students will really emphasized how they want to be
participate in WesternU’s there for us in every way, which makes
Interprofessional Education all the anxious feelings about starting
curriculum, and they will also sit school go away after hearing that.”
shoulder to shoulder with dental Strathe chose WesternU after reading a
and osteopathic medicine students letter by President Philip Pumerantz
in their core classes.
that described the university’s holistic,
“Collaboration and teamwork will humanistic, patient-centered approach
become natural for you, which by to medicine.
the way is very different than the “That stood out for me,” she said.
generations that came before you,” “When I came to visit I could tell how
Barnes said.
much everybody cares.”
He shared his seven values to live WesternU Board of Trustees member
by, the “seven P’s:” plan, prepare, Maureen Duffy-Lewis, JD, drove home
perform, play, pay it forward, this point in her Convocation speech.
professionalism, and pray. And he
closed with a quote from Benjamin “Welcome to the WesternU family,” she
Franklin: “Tell me and I forget. said. “Family and friends, hopefully you
Teach me and I may remember. have had a chance to learn about our
Involve me and I learn.” university’s philosophy and mission.
This is where your family member or
“Much like you getting cloaked friend will be reaching for their dreams
today with your infamous white of a career in the health sciences. This is
coat, remember to immerse yourself where they will study like never before,
in your training here at WesternU and reach for the moon and the stars.”
and be fully involved in every
second from beginning to end,” First-year College of Podiatric Medicine
Barnes said. “Your future patients student Jeff Alphonse, DPM ’18, said he
are relying on you.” wanted to come to WesternU because of CPM Dean
Lawrence Harkless, DPM.
WesternU students embraced the significance of donning
the white coat for the first time. “He seemed so invested in me, before I even got
accepted,” Alphonse said. “All the faculty and students
“It’s a step toward the next chapter of our life,” said first- seem to be so genuine and seem so passionate about this
year College of Optometry student Linh Ho, OD ’18. “We program. Everyone seems so invested. They want the best
worked so hard to get here. Having that white coat
out of everyone.” – Jeff Keating and Rodney Tanaka
WesternU View Fall/Winter 2014 11
