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Karen L. Miller named Dean of School of Allied Health

“Dr. Miller has the skills and abilities to lead the School of Allied Health into the 21st Century.”
Donald Hagen, Executive Vice Chancellor

Karen L. Miller, RN, Ph.D., FAAN, acting dean of the School of Allied Health has been appointed dean. She will continue in her role as dean of the School of Nursing.
“Dr. Miller has the skills and abilities to lead the School of Allied Health into the 21st Century,” said Donald Hagen, executive vice chancellor, in making the announcement Wednesday. “Chancellor Hemenway and I are proud to give her our total support in this role. As dean she will be responsible for directing the School’s academic programs; managing resources; recruiting and motivating faculty and staff, as well as being the primary spokesperson for the programs and services provided by the School.”
A 1971 nursing graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Miller
completed her master of nursing degree and her doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She came to KU from The Children’s Hospital, Denver, where she was vice president of nursing. She also was associate professor of nursing at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
“I want to express my deep appreciation to our faculty and staff in the School of Nursing for their commitment to excellence,” said Hagen. “Their support and vision of a stronger School through collaboration and innovation raises the standards for our campus and makes this dual appointment possible.”
Miller’s appointment will preserve the individual identity of each school, Medical Center leadership emphasized. There are no plans to combine the schools, they added.
Throughout the year, the School of Allied Health faculty, staff and students have worked closely to establish an efficient administrative system. Dr. Miller will work closely with department chairs in leading the School.
During the past year, the School of Allied Health has witnessed numerous successes. All physical therapy graduates from the School of Allied Health made
history by successfully completing their professional licensure examinations on first attempt. Community outreach activities grew, as the School of Allied Health contributed to the Serve Kansas Task Force, part of Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s 2001 Initiative. And faculty worked with the Department of Family Medicine in developing community partnership grants. In addition to numerous other departmental outreach successes, the Physical Therapy Department completed its first year and Nurse Anesthesia
completed its second year in distance
education initiatives with Pittsburg State University.
The KU/KUMC intercampus Speech-Language pathology program was ranked 7th by US News and World Report. The Respiratory Care Department is now offering eight on-line CE units. In a national benchmark study, two elements of the Health Information Management program were identified as “best practice” for HIM educators. Occupational Therapy faculty is an integral part of the research teams for the newly funded Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. During the past year, Biometry has obtained 18 outside contracts. The Medical Technology Department held three state-wide meetings in April 1998. In October 1998, the American Dietetic Association meeting will be held in Kansas City.

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Molecular genetics, ethicstopics Symposium
The Walter S. Sutton Symposium, “Molecular Genetics in the New Century: Scientific discoveries and Ethical Issues,” sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Medicine, will be May 13-14, in Battenfeld Auditorium.
Activities begin with a 4 p.m. reception in Francisco Lounge May 13. The keynote address, “Reflections on the Life of Walter S. Sutton,” by Victor S. McKusick, M.D., from the Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, will be at 5 p.m.
Thursday’s agenda begins with a 7:30 a.m. continental breakfast in the Francisco Lounge. The symposium gets under way at 8:30 a.m. and continues to 12:30 p.m.
In addition to McKusick’s keynote, Cheryl Willman, M.D., professor of pathology and director at the University of New Mexico Center for Molecular and Cellular Diagnostics, will discuss “The Role of Molecular Genetics in the Determination of Etiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis in Human Cancer: Paradyms from Studies of Human Leukemia.”
Sam Broder, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer, IVAX Inc., Director, National Cancer Institute, retired, will talk about “Familial Syndromes and Progress Against Cancer: Lessons from Ataxia Telengiectasia.”
Pilar Ossorio, PhD, JD, Director, Ethics Institute, Genetics Section, American Medical Association, will discuss “Moving Into the New Millenium with Ethics as an Integral Element of Genetic Medicine.”
KUMC speakers include Deborah E. Powell, M.D., Executive Dean, KU School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor, Clinical Affairs, who will provide opening remarks; R. Neil Schimke, M.D., Professor, Department of Surgery and Director of Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Genetics, who will be moderator.
William Jewell, M.D., Professor, Department of Surgery, Director, Kansas Cancer Institute, will lead a questions and discussion
section.
Reservations are required. Call extension 5287 for registration information

KU Commencement May 17
The University of Kansas’ 126th commencement exercises get under way at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, when members of the class of 1998 will assemble along Memorial Drive at 2 p.m. for the traditional march down Mount Oread and into Memorial Stadium. The procession of two lines will start at 2:30 p.m., the program at about 3:30 p.m.
Robert V. Talkington, chair of the Kansas Board of Regents; Kenneth C. Havner, member of the Board of Regents; Cordell D. Meeks Jr., chair of the KU Alumni Association; and Chancellor Robert Hemenway will offer remarks. Hemenway will confer degrees. In case of inclement weather,
participants should call the KU Information Center, 864-3506, or listen to local radio and television stations to learn the exact time of the commencement ceremony. Commencement information and an up-to-date schedule of events are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.urc.ukans. edu/commence/commencement.
html.

Lydia Wingate to be honored
during May 18 reception
All medical center faculty and staff invited to a farewell reception in honor of Dr. Lydia Wingate, former Dean of Allied Health and currently Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Education in the Office of Primary Care. Festivities will begin at 1:30 p.m. on May 18th in the Francisco Lounge.
Please RSVP via e-mail to tgabbert@kumc.edu. If you have already responded, you do not need to do so again. People with any questions or special requests can contact Tami Gabbert, the Office of Primary Care, ext. 1454.

Free cancer screening offered
The University of Kansas Cancer Center is offering two free cancer screenings. The first—PSA blood testing and digital examinations—will be Thursday, May 7. Free skin cancer screening will be provided to patients with skin changes of concern on May 18. For an appointment, call the prostate and skin cancer screening help line, 588-4780 or 1-800-8-CANCER.

Corporate Challenge registration deadline May 13
You still have time to sign up for KUMC’s Corporate Challenge Team! The registration deadline is Wednesday, May 13. Events for males and females that still need participants: Duathalon, triathalon and track events, all ages; swimming, ages 18-29 as well as 50 and older. Events for males that need participants of all ages: table tennis and basketball.
Call Jan Schmidt, ext. 7703, for more information or stop by Kirmayer Fitness Center to register.

Breast cancer support group May 7
Keynote speaker Melinda Pine, RD, LD, CNSD, dietitian, will discuss “Feel Better with Edible Estrogens,” during the May 7 Breast Cancer Support Group meeting in Wahl West Auditorium. Social time and snacks begin at 5 p.m. and the program is 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP by calling 588-7750.

“Why the Yellow Dog is Yellow:
The Walter Sutton Story” told in exhibit May 13-June 30
An exhibit, “Why the Yellow Dog is Yellow: The Walter S. Sutton Story,”
prepared by the KUMC Archives and sponsored by the History and Philosophy of Medicine Department and the Kansas University Endowment Association will be in the foyer of the Clendening Library from May 13-June 30.

Intramural sign-up deadline May 10
The last day to sign up for Intramural Softball and Sand Volleyball is May 10. The Captain’s meeting for Intramural Softball is Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at Kirmayer. The Captain’s meeting for Intramural Sand Volleyball is Wed., May 13,
7:00 p.m. at Kirmayer. Registration for Kids Summer Swimming Lessons begins May 18. Session 1 begins on June 8. American Red Cross levels I-III will be offered. The cost for a 2-week session is $35 per child of Kirmayer members and $40 per child of non-members. Children must be between the ages of 6 and 17.

Schools schedule May 16 graduation luncheons
The 1998 graduates from KUMC’s School of Allied Health, School of Nursing, School of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies will be honored at the EVC Graduation Luncheon on Saturday, May 16.
The schedule for the graduates attending the luncheon is as
follows: School of Allied Health-10:30 am to noon; School of Nursing—12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; School of Graduate Studies-12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; and School of Medicine-2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The celebration will be in the Orr-Major and the Quadrangle area. JayDoc and JayNurse will make special appearances throughout the event. Volunteers from throughout KUMC have signed up to help with the event.

Insurance sign-up meetings set
Plan to attend informational, one-hour meetings on long-term care insurance 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7 and 2 p.m. Monday, May 11, in Sudler Auditorium.

KUMC raises more than $15,000 for March of Dimes

Thanks to about 150 spirited fund-raisers and walkers, KU Medical Center broke all its records in Saturday’s March of Dimes WalkAmerica by contributing more than $15,000.
Even a little light wind didn’t mar the fun-loving mood and camaraderie on this sunny spring day’s quest to fight birth defects.
Unofficial results put the KUMC gift to the March of Dimes at $15,400. Last year, KUMC raised $9,422.
“All the team captains are pleased not only with the money raised for this worthwhile cause, but with the turn-out of people from all the departments,’’ said Amy Metcalf, KUMC team coordinator and senior health and wellness coordinator.
The department bringing in the most in donations, clinical laboratories ($2,321), will be treated to a pizza party, Metcalf said. The departments ranking second and third in donations were nursing ($1,182) and the Kansas Cancer Institute ($1,038).
In individual staff donations, those with the highest totals were Gwen DePriest, Kansas Cancer Institute ($805); Theresa Ollinger, payroll ($370); and Robert Barrett, school of nursing ($336). DePriest wins a night’s stay at the Raphael Hotel for her efforts. Ollinger and Barrett win a pedicure and foot massage at Overland Park’s Par Exsalonce, and a three-month membership in Kirmayer Fitness Center, respectively.
This year’s light blue “Rock ‘n Walk Jayhawk’’ T-shirts, designed by senior graphic design coordinator Darlene Merriott, attracted lots of positive attention. When other corporate team members made their way to the KUMC tent to inquire about purchasing the T-shirt, Metcalf said she sold two or three to boost the medical center’s overall donation total.
However, the majority of the shirts were saved to offer to KUMC staff. If interested in a shirt, call Metcalf at ext. 1233. The shirts are being sold for $10 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Also getting rave reviews at this year’s event was JayDoc, the KUMC mascot. Posted at the start of the walk, JayDoc greeted cheerful walkers and offered free Polaroid pictures of himself with any walker. More than 450 walkers went home with photos.
For the first time ever, KUMC also offered free cholesterol and glucose screenings through its mobile medical unit. Nearly 100 people took advantage of the opportunity.
“We heard lots of good comments about both JayDoc and the mobile unit,’’ Metcalf said. “The March of Dimes even called to thank us for adding those services at WalkAmerica this year. JayDoc truly added some fun to the adventure.’’
Metcalf expressed her appreciation to the KUMC students who “gave up their study time to come out and help us’’ with both the mobile unit and JayDoc photo
sessions. Students volunteering their time were Jan Lazarczyk, Rebecca Sue Morsch, Linda Wiens, LyNee Epp, Nicole Mercer, Yeachyng Chang, Patricia Eckart and Naveena Reddy.
Although most of the KUMC fund-raisers walked the 8-mile route winding in and out of Swope Park, some veterans were up for the 13.2-mile challenge route. One known staff member, Debra Brogden
of the executive vice chancellor’s office, ran the eight “grueling’’ miles.
Food and refreshments were in great supply Saturday. Walkers started off the day with doughnuts, muffins or bagels and topped it off with a grilled hot dog feast after the walk.
Sponsors this year were Lamar’s Donuts, Bagel & Bagel, McDonald’s, HyVee, Sunshine Biscuits and Pepsi-Cola. “We really are appreciative of their donations of food and drink to all our thirsty and hungry bodies,’’ Metcalf said.
KUMC’s participation in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica began in 1992. Ruth Heaton of nursing services and Dave Cobb of biomedical technologies formed the first team, which was made up of seven walkers. In 1993, Metcalf said KUMC raised $1,925.
“We’ve come a long way since then,’’ she said. “It’s nice to see such a strong showing of support for this important cause. Our thanks go out to all those involved.’’

Sharing their wealth—
KU honors volunteers for lives of service

Marilyn Coup, senior coordinator for volunteer services, congratulates volunteer Phil Lewis on his years of service to KUMC.

The richest people at KU.
That was the succinct description given to an extremely important group of people here at KU by Irene Cumming, KU Hospital CEO. This group transports patients, delivers floral arrangements, distributes mail, represents patients and provides information to the public. They are responsible for assuring KU Hospital runs smoothly day in and day out. Yet they receive no monetary compensation. They are the volunteers of KU Medical Center.
On Tuesday, April 21, the volunteers were recognized for their service to KU during a National Volunteer Week luncheon. Susan Mong, and Marilyn Coup, senior coordiantors for Ambassador Services, presented award pins to 113
volunteers for service ranging from 100 to more than 15,000 hours of lifetime
service.
KU volunteers comprise more than 300 men, women, boys and girls who devote their time and energy in helping ensure KU Hospital functions. And they do it because they care, said Cumming. Last year, volunteers donated some 55,000 hours of service—the equivalent of more than half a million dollars in salary. They transported 16,000 patients, handled more than 75,000 pieces of mail, and delivered more than 8,000 floral arrangements.
Moreover, volunteers helped ensure the futures of hundreds of children through KC Reads, a program founded by Jean Harty, MD. Program volunteers visit ambulatory pediatrics and the mother-baby units to teach parents the value of reading to their youngsters. They then provide books for families to take home. KU volunteers also lighten the days of hospitalized patients through Pets for Life, a program founded by Mary Buford in which volunteers take their pets to hospital units to visit. The program, she said, lets “kids giggle and laugh, which is not something you can do often in the hospital.”
Such services are invaluable to KU Hospital, said Cumming. There are few places where volunteers are not involved in here at KU. They are in nearly every part of the hospital seven days a week, as they work to make sure KU Medical Center is as comforting as possible. The volunteers are here to do jobs that are necessary for our survival, and they make KU Medical Center a much better place just by being here.
“Consider how significant you are in the lives of our patients; you volunteer to assist, comfort, read to, pray with, and provide comforting smiles that touch their hearts.” she said.

KUMC specialists perform unique, life-saving surgery on newborn

With a medical team generally available only at academic health centers, physicians at the University of Kansas Medical Center performed a life-saving operation on a newborn 15 minutes before the infant took his first breath.
The operation, dubbed EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) enabled KU physicians to establish an airway before the infant was completely born. The procedure was required because a lymphangioma intruded into the fetal neck and mediastinum, threatening the airway. Identified at 20 weeks gestation, the lymphangioma virtually surrounded the infant’s neck by 35 weeks.
“We couldn’t know whether or how much of the airway the baby was going to have” upon delivery, said Kathleen Weatherstone, MD, neonatologist at KU Medical Center. “We needed to maintain the placental flow of oxygenated blood to the baby while we established the airway.”
Surgical preparation involved deep anesthesia administered by Grace Shih, MD, to prevent uterine contractions that could compromise the placenta. Perinatologist Brent Finley, MD, partially delivered the baby by Cesarean section. Pediatric otolaryngologist Daniel Bruegger, MD, intubated the newborn using a fiberoptic bronchoscope.
“The mass could be seen intruding the airway when Dr. Bruegger looked with the scope,” said Weatherstone. “There was a faint noise, so we knew there was some air passing through the vocal cords.”
Five days after birth, Travis Hiatt underwent surgery to remove most of the lymphangioma. He required a tracheotomy due to the infiltration of the airway by the mass. He went home six weeks after his birth. The infant “is doing well, feeding by mouth and growing.”
“Using this procedure helped guard against potential hypoxic injury to the brain and other organs while the airway was established,” said Dr. Weatherstone. “This was a life-threatening condition, but once we had the airway established, we had time to assess the baby and let him transition to breathing on his own.”

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SCG success due to efforts, enthusiasm of members

Standing in front of that first Student Governing Council meeting as president, I remember being a little nervous. I
wasn’t sure what to do. But after a few meetings and a lot of encouragement, I began to feel a little more comfortable each day. It’s hard to believe we’ve gone through an entire year. The things we’ve accomplished and the people with whom I’ve worked leave me with only the best memories of this last year.
Our community service activities and participation reached all-time highs as students showed their dedication to the community through old projects like the Adopt-a-Highway program and new endeavors such as the Nutrition Program for elementary school kids (“What to Chew for a Healthy You!”). We had overwhelming participation with Christmas in October as students, faculty, and staff from all over the Medical Center worked to revitalize homes in the Armourdale Community.
We continued efforts toward our goal of bringing the people of the Medical Center closer together with events like Worlds of Fun Day and the construction of the sand volleyball court on the KUMC campus. The Spring Fling Carnival saw it’s second successful year allowing families and friends from KUMC to get together and raise money for domestic violence and women’s shelters.
In addition to its past success, the Student Governing Council will continue its same excellence with our new officers for the ’98-’99 school year. Gloria Cheng, third-year medical student and outgoing vice-president will take on the task of president and Jennifer Ray, junior nursing student has been elected as the new vice-president. Please help me extend our congratulations and best wishes to Gloria and Jenny.
I truly enjoyed this past year as SGC President as well as my four years here at KUMC. I hope that the places I go in the future will have the same great people, enthusiasm and sense of friendship that I have experienced here.

Thanks for a wonderful year!
Brian Dewhirst - KU ’98
Outgoing SGC President

Student Governing Council names Gloria Cheng president
Congratualtions to Gloria Cheng! She is the new Student Governing Council president for the ‘98-’99 school year. Cheng, a 3rd year (almost a 4th!) year medical student and the outgoing SGC vice-president, succeeds Brian Dewhirst as president. She can be reached through e-mail at gcheng@kumc.edu.
Also congratulations to Jenny Ray! She is the new Vice-President. Jenny is a junior (almost a senior!) nursing student. She can also be reached through e-mail.

KUMC employees feted during weeklong National Hospital Week celebration

A week of celebration and camaraderie is set for May 11-15, when KU Medical Center employees celebrate National Hospital Week. The annual observance recognizes the dedication and excellence of all Medical Center employees.
Festivities begin 6-9 a.m. Monday, May 11, when a “Chris Cakes” pancake breakfast is served in the main cafeteria. Employees will be greeted on Tuesday, May 12, by Medical Center leaders who will express their appreciation at eight entrances from 6:45 to 8:30 a.m. and at six entrances from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday’s theme, “Celebrating Employee Commitment to our Neighbors” will be observed with a canned food drive for the Rosedale
community residents. Drop-off locations for non-perishable foods will be at Orr-Major from 7 to 9 a.m. and all day outside the main and Delp cafeterias. A taco dinner sponsored by Taco Bell will be served to third-shift employees from 8 to 9 p.m.
Employees will again be greeted by Medical Center leadership as they arrive for work between 6:45-8:30 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Thursday.
The celebration will end Friday with an 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Employee Picnic. Employees will enjoy old-fashioned outdoor grilled hot dogs between the KU Hospital and Miller Building.
So mark your calendars, remember your canned goods, and be prepared to enjoy the celebration of the talents, skills, commitment and expertise that you and your colleagues bring to quality, patient-centered care.

Around KUMC in Pictures. . .

Karen Hagen presents a certificate of appreciation to auxiliary president Louise Redford for 50 years of auxiliary service to KU Medical Center. The auxiliary has raised more than 1.1 million for the Medical Center.

Lynn K. Sheets, MD, pediatric Child Abuse program director, photographs “victim”
volunteer Lee Wilbur as part of the Intervention and Documentation of Domestic Violence Injuries seminar April 24 at KU Medical Center. Participants learned the use
of Polaroid cameras to document violence injuries on four second-year medical students who volunteered to be “made-up” as victims of violence.

Emmett Merrill, 5, dances with JayDoc at the annual spring fling held at Kirmayer
fitness
center.

To celebrate the 86th anniversary of girl scouting, Service Unit 633 from northeast Johnson County participated in the Adopt-A-Baby community service project. Kindergarten through 8th grade Girl Scouts contributed a layette to Lori Norby and her newborn, Tyler Norby on March 12. Donations for the layette were made from various troops through the sale of cookies and other fundraisers, and first and second grade Scouts handpainted some of the afghans, hats and booties for Tyler.

KU Hospital expresses appreciation to Kansas City, Kansas, Library for choosing KUMC as a site for FLARE, which teaches new parents the value of reading to their infants and provides free books to all new moms at KUMC. From left, Jean Harty, MD, co-founder of KC Reads; Susan Barnett, Kansas City, Ks., Library; Sam Bennett, Kansas City, Ks., Library; Shontae Johnson new mom with son Je’Shon Dockery; Irene Cumming, KU Hospital CEO; and KU volunteers Purvee Parekh and Joann Kendall, who work with new mothers in the FLARE program.

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For Sale
For sale: Whirlpool extra-large refrigerator, Whirlpool super capacity washer, Whirlpool large gas dryer, 2 wooden dining tables and Ping-pong table; all in excellent condition. Call 897-5319 after 5 p.m.

For Sale: 19-inch color TV, $40. Go-Kart, $300; riding lawnmower, $100. Call 299-4135 after 5:30 p.m.

For sale: Frigidaire, 14 cubic-foot, crosstop frostless harvest gold refrigerator, $125. Whirlpool gas dryer, large capacity, late model deluxe, $100. Call 432-2602.

For sale: VIP 1995 Vision boat, 17.6 foot, 135 horsepower Runabout. Like new. Lots of extras. Must see. Call after 5 p.m. 432-1035.

For Sale: Daylillies, $1.00 per plant, Lily of the valley plants, 3/$1.00, 381-2278 after 5.

For Sale: Bunk bed, red, full size bottom, twin top, posturpedic mattresses included, good condition $200. 599-2532 after 6 pm.

For Sale: One-year old Bianchi, chromoley frame mountain bike ($600 new) for $350 and four-year old Research dynamic, aluminum frame and ShokRok front suspensions, all Shimano mountain bikes ($1,200 new) for $500 or best offer. Also, Samsung video camera ($650 new). Color viewfinder, remote control, recharger, protective-compact bag, for $400. Call 677-5966.

For Sale: Hardwood glass top hall table and matching mirror $175. Also, 40” square glass top hardwood coffee table $100; multicolor loveseat $150; all in excellent condition. Call 422-7469 day or evening.

For sale: Brother AX-500 Word Processing Typewriter, one year old, new $125, asking $50. Call 236-8319 after 6pm.

Automotive
For sale: 1974 Ford half-ton 4x4. Rebuilt 360 PS/PB, new paint, campershell, $2,750 or best offer. Call 384-4905 after 5 p.m.

For sale: 1991 Ford Explorer XLT, 4x4. Loaded with CD player, super clean, super condition. 96,000 miles. $9,850. Call 384-4905 after 5 p.m.

For sale: 1992 Mazda MX-3, V-6, red sports coupe. A/C, radio-cassette, alarm, keyless entry. Always garaged. 72,000 miles. $8,999 or best offer. Call 444-9366.

For sale: 1986 GMC pick-up. 4-speed, white. 147,000 miles. Some rust. Best offer over $999. Call 444-9366.

Garage Sales
Three-family garage sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 15 and 16. Many household, kitchen, furniture items and clothing. 5711 Rockhill Road, KCMO.

Pets
Free: Cute 3 month old puppy. Brown with black muzzle, long straight tail. Part shepherd, collie, chow. Plays well with other dogs and likes kids. Needs a new loving family. 690-7974.

Free To Good Home: 3 Female cats-all spayed. 1-Light gray short haired Himilayan with light blue eyes. 4 yrs. old. 1-Cream colored with dark Siamese features, long haired Himilayan with light blue eyes. 2 yrs. in Aug. 1-Black, long haired part Himi with yellow eyes. 2 yrs. in Aug. All are small in size. Call 452-6026.

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