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CAHS Update

Corrections

The CAHS Update for Tuesday, May 2nd incorrectly listed

research expenditures for the college at $1.18 million. It

should have stated the figure at $1.1 million for the 2015-

2016 fiscal year. Data for 2017 is not yet available.

The CAHS Update for Tuesday, May 2nd incorrectly listed

the date of PTHE’s graduation ceremony. It was hosted

Saturday, May 6th.

Questions or comments? Contact Alyssa by email (desantisa14@ecu.edu) or call 252-744-2114. Editions of

CAHS Update will be released each Tuesday. Members of the college are encouraged to submit their

stories and those of their students. Information received by the previous Friday will be included in each

edition.

Career Services in CAHS

For additional information in regards to Career Services in

CAHS, contact Mr. Patrick Roberts, Assistant Director and

CAHS liaison, at 252-328-6050 or robertsp@ecu.edu.

College Address Updated

The correct physical and GPS address is now visible at the bot-

tom of each page on the college’s website. This information can

be used to direct visitors and clinic patients to the Health Sci-

ences Building. The address is 2150 West 5th Street in Green-

ville, NC 27834.

Dickerson Speaks in North Carolina and Abroad

Dr. Anne Dickerson of OCCT shared her research in multiple venues dur-

ing the month of April.

Dickerson started in Antalya, Turkey with a presentation on Assessment

in Driving Rehabilitation Friday, April 14th at the International Vocational

Rehabilitation Symposium. She also served on the Scientific Committee

for the event. The symposium is part of a project funded by the Europe-

an Union and Republic of Turkey to support the first vocational rehabili-

tation center in Turkey.

She concluded the month as a guest on It’s a Matter of Your Health

Wednesday, April 26th. Dr. Veita Bland, a Greensboro physician, hosts

the Sirius XM radio show advertised as a health magazine according to

its website. The show is produced by North Carolina A&T.

Research Collaboration Nets Award for HSIM Faculty and Student

Dr. Leigh Cellucci of HSIM and Eric Woodruff, senior

HSIM student, received the 2017 Best Paper Award from

the Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA)

International during the annual meeting on Thursday,

March 23rd in Chicago, Illinois.

Co-researchers include Drs. Michael H. Kennedy, for-

merly of ECU and current Associate Professor at Univer-

sity of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, and Cara

Peters, Professor of Marketing at Winthrop University.

The four researchers presented their information for the

conference on Wednesday, March 22nd in the Society

for Case Research category.

Pictured is Cellucci and Wood-

ruff’s award for 2017 Best Pa-

per. A copy of the MBAA Interna-

tional Conference program is

available here.

Student Center Open

The Health Sciences Student Center

opened for students, faculty, and staff

to enjoy on Monday, May 1st.

Along with study and recreational facili-

ties, the new Student Center provides

three ECU Dining Services.

Both Grille Works and Greens to Go

(formerly The Wedge), will serve food

this summer, the former from 7:30 AM-

7:00 PM and the latter from 10:30 AM-

4:30 PM.

Starbucks will officially open as the third

option within the next few weeks.

HSIM Faculty and Students attend State Meeting in Concord

Graduates, current students, and faculty of HSIM traveled

to Concord for the annual meeting of the North Carolina

Health Information Management Association (NCHIMA)

from Tuesday, April 25th to Friday, April 28th.

NCHIMA is comprised of 3,000 members from across

North Carolina in a variety of professions all related to

health information according to the organization’s website.

Faculty member Dr. Susie Harris received the 2017 Distin-

guished Member Award at the meeting on Thursday, April

27th.

Harris is the 26th recipient since the award was first given

in 1986. She feels “honored to receive the award” as she

knew of her nomination but wasn’t expecting to return

with the distinction.

Valerie Dobson, NCHIMA Di-

rector, and Harris pause dur-

ing the presentation of the

2017 Distinguished Member

Award.

Elizabeth Baker, MS student,

Harris, and Jodi Wijewick-

rama, 2017 MS graduate, at

the NCHIMA meeting.

Jean Merenda of the Dean’s Office and Jarret Shafer

shared how CAHS uses lecture capture technology on

Tuesday, May 2nd during the annual Mediasite confer-

ence in Madison, Wisconsin.

Their session was titled Newbies Using Mediasite Desk-

top Recorder – Faculty, Staff, and Student Success and

Foibles. This is Merenda’s fourth presentation at a Medi-

asite conference.

Merenda facilitated a group discussion Tuesday after-

noon. Terry Wirkus of University of Wisconsin joined her

as participants worked through their experiences related

to My Mediasite.

When asked about her experience at the conference,

Merenda said that it “gives you the ability to network

with other users and exchange tips, knowledge and in-

formation about lecture capture but educational design

as well.”

Shafer received the Mediasite in Action Award for his

video about the continuation of classes during Hurricane

Matthew. Merenda helped to brainstorm and design the

video’s flow through storyboards. The winning video is

available here.

A second video by Shafer was a finalist in the High Pro-

file Event Award category. It highlighted key events

made available to viewers by different colleges within

the university, including 2016 Fall Commencement. The

video is available here.

Merenda, Shafer Present and Receive Recognition at Mediasite Conference

Shafer receives the Media-

site in Action Award and

recognition as a finalist in

the High Profile Event

Award category.