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World AIDS Day Observed December 1st
December 11, 2019World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related…
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Team-Based Learning
December 2, 2019November 2019 brought a visit from Dr. Parto Khansari to the Roseman College of Pharmacy, who spoke about methods for facilitating team-based learning. At their best, team-based activities promote constructivist learning by students, helping them understand content more deeply, connect…
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Motivational Interviewing in the Classroom
November 4, 2019What is motivational interviewing (MI)? It was originally developed back in the 1980s as a method to treat addiction. A counselor named Bill Miller discovered that patients’ openness to behavior change depended on how they were spoken to by a…
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Altruism, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
November 1, 2019The story is told of three robins who flew into a yard like fighter pilots, wingtips touching as they landed under a Lilac bush. One bird stayed half-hidden under the bush while the other two hopped up on a bird…
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Accountability, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
October 4, 2019Many people may have heard the term 鈥楨motional Intelligence鈥�, but few understand its full meaning and application. One misunderstanding is that Emotional Intelligence simply means 鈥渂eing nice鈥�. Another misconception is that Emotional Intelligence is just a term used to describe…
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An Iroko Has Fallen (A Posthumous Tribute): Susan Adamek, A Public-Service Compassionate Nurse
October 2, 2019The shocking news came on June 5, 2019, in a St. Rose Dignity Health email announcement forwarded to me, “Memorial Service for our beloved friend and collaborator Susan Adamek.” The words struck so hard that the only words that came…
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Dental Tips for Halloween
October 2, 2019Halloween is just around the corner and while it’s a time for delicious treats, parties and trick-or-treating, it’s also a time that dentists caution about. It’s a holiday where children and adults consume massive amounts of sugar, sweets, and candy…
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National Alliance on Mental Illness Seeks to #CureStigma During Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6-12)
October 2, 2019Mental Illness Awareness Week is celebrated during the first full week of October (October 6-12 in 2019) and was established in 1990 by the U.S. Congress in recognition of efforts by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to educate…
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Practical Tips for Using Canvas
October 2, 2019On September 10, 2019, Dr. Dustin Christensen-Grant of the Roseman College of Pharmacy gave an excellent presentation on practical ways faculty can improve their use of the many features of the Canvas learning management system. A video of his presentation…
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President’s Report – October 2019
October 2, 2019Welcome to the October issue of spectRUm. Fall is in full swing now, with temperatures in Nevada in the low 90’s and snow blanketing the peaks in Utah near our South Jordan Campus. It has been such a busy fall…