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“I was awarded a $20,000 grant from the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Foundation for my study
entitled ‘The Correlation between Peripheral Oxytocin Levels and Compatibility in Rhesus Macaques.’ I also wrote two first
authorship publications: ‘Cytomegaloviral hypophysitis in a simian immunodeficiency virus infected rhesus macaque,’ in
the Journal of Medical Primatology and ‘Irreducible indirect inguinal hernia containing uterus and bilateral adnexa in a
rhesus macaque,’ in the Journal of Comparative Medicine.” – Melissa Berg, DVM ’16



Crystal Lui, leadership experience in the including extensive expertise in
PharmD ’11, is a service sector including roles as orthopedics, sports medicine, and
lieutenant House Supervisor and Manager of family practice. Kris is currently
commander in the Critical Care at San Antonio serving patients with Surgical
United States Community Regional Center. Dr. Specialists of Alaska, a practice
Public Health Magladry has worked with CGN as she opened in 2015 with Bret
Service. This past an Assistant Professor from 2007 Powers, DO ’00, in Anchorage,
May she served as to 2012 and taught in the Alaska. The practice has since
the aide-de-camp MSN/FNP Program and the DNP expanded with a second location

Crystal Lui, right and Rear for Rear Admiral Program. She served as the CGN having opened in Wasilla, Alaska in
Admiral Pamela Schweitzer Pamela Schweitzer, Assistant Director of the MSN/FNP early 2017.
the US Public program and was the Chair of the
Health Service Assistant Surgeon WesternU Faculty Senate. She was Jayzona Alberto, MSHS ’13, who
General and Chief Professional an adjunct professor at CGN from serves as the academic and digital
Officer of Pharmacy, who delivered 2012-2013 and worked in her media manager for WesternU’s
the Commencement Address at academic role as a guest lecturer College of Dental Medicine,
the ceremony for WesternU’s at CGN with FNP students presented a poster on March 19 in
Colleges of Pharmacy and Dental including pain management, 12 Long Beach, Calif. during the 2017
Medicine. lead EKG interpretation, and ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.
mental health management. The poster, titled “Using
In January, Jamie Bean, DVM ’12, Educational Technology to Design
became an associate veterinarian Kris (Kile) Rhodes, MSN, a Virtual Station-Based Clinical
at Hillside Veterinary Hospital in FNP ’12, has joined the prestigious Competency Assessment,”
Cottonwood Heights, Utah. ranks of the International Nurses explored the full implementation of
Association. She is a family nurse electronic technology when
In early September, Dean Mary practitioner with 17 years of designing and administering an
Lopez announced changes in the experience in the nursing field, OSCE or station-based
College of Graduate Nursing assessment; explained the
leadership team. She promoted streamlined exam development
Khoa (Joey) Dang, MSNFNP process and minimization of
’12, to Assistant Director of the resource utilization such as paper,
MSNE Program, and she faculty, and staff time, and
appointed Chris Magladry, DNP classroom or clinic space; and
’12, as Interim FNP Director. Prof. showcased reports and student
Dang joined the CGN faculty last “On August 5, 2017, I married my best progress tracking on specific
year on the MSNE team and has friend (and Navy Reservist) Lieutenant learning outcomes and
Michael Levantino in New York. Four vet
taught for several years at Chaffey school classmates, Carolyn Chen, competencies.
Community College. He has Danielle Maybank, Cecile Mercado, and
Cynthia Vasquez, were my bridesmaids.”
– Amanda Cloke, DVM ’16

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