Spring 2006

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Spring 2006

the
Bulletin
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Spring 2006 • Volume 31 • Number 1
The Ronald A. Matricaria
Academic and Student Center
ALSO:
■ Vision 2008: Charting the Future of
Health Professions Education
■ Alumni Lend a Hand in Storm-Ravaged States
calendar
May 10, 17 & 24
Henrietta DeBenedictis
Women’s Health Series
(Attend one, two or all three sessions)
MCPHS–Worcester, Auditorium II
May 10: 5:30-8:30 p.m. (evening)
May 17: 8:30-11:30 a.m. (morning)
May 24: 5:30-8:30 p.m. (evening)
May 10-11
Certificate Program in Pharmaceutical
Compounding for Pharmacy Technicians
MCPHS–Worcester
May 19
Commencement: MCPHS–Boston
Bayside Expo Center, Boston
10 a.m.
June is Alumni Appreciation Month!
May 3
Alumni Association Board of Directors
MCPHS–Boston
President’s Conference Room, 4th floor
5:30 p.m.
May 4
Full Reunion Committee Meeting
MCPHS–Boston
President’s Conference Room, 4th floor
5:30 p.m
May 10
Health Sciences Preceptor Appreciation
Dinner and CE Program
Westin Hotel, Waltham, Mass.
6-8:30 p.m.
Non-Traditional PharmD
Pathway
is now accepting applications
for fall 2006.
The Non-Traditional PharmD (NTPD) pathway is an innovative program that allows
pharmacists to:
■ enhance their education with a
convenient distance learning format;
■ continue working while earning a
PharmD degree that can be completed
in two years, part time;
■ be part of a well-respected, accredited
pharmacy program;
■ develop the latest clinical skills
necessary to stay competitive in
today’s health care environment; and
■ learn from experienced faculty and
share information with fellow
pharmacists.
The application priority filing date is July 1,
2006. For more information on the program,
visit: www.mcphs.edu
Thanks to the many alumni who have
referred friends and colleagues to the NTPD
pathway program. The program continues
to experience great success from alumni
referrals! Keep them coming!
MCPHS alumni receive a 15% discount
on tuition!
June 1
Alumni Reception
Colony Club, Springfield, Mass.
September 12
Board of Pharmacy Meeting
White Hall, MCPHS–Boston
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
December 2-8
American Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists
San Antonio, Texas
September 15
F1 Racing and CE (see form, page 46)
Major Trends in Drug Abuse
F1 Racetrack, Braintree, Mass.
5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner & CE
7:30-8:30 p.m. Briefing & Safety Waivers
8:30-9:30 p.m. Racing
December 3-7
American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists
Anaheim, Calif.
September 19, 26 & October 4, 12
HIV CE for Pharmacists
(4 dates/locations to select from)
Sept 19: MCPHS–Boston
White Hall, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Sept 26: Berkshire Hills Country Club,
Pittsfield, Mass., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Oct 4: White’s of Westport
Westport, Mass., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Oct 12: Spinelli’s
Lynnfield, Mass., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
June 2-4
Administration of Local Anesthesia for
Dental Hygienists Certificate Program
MCPHS–Boston
Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth Dental Clinic
Friday: 1-6 p.m.
Sat & Sun: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
September 28 & 29
2nd New England Pharmacist Convention
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Conn.
June 6, 14 & 20
New Drug Update & Law Program
(3 dates/locations to choose from)
June 6: White’s of Westport
Westport, Mass., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
June 14: Lombardo’s
Randolph, Mass., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
June 20: Spinelli’s
Lynnfield, Mass., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
October 18
Board of Trustees Meeting
College Corporation Meeting
MCPHS–Boston
June 9-11
Reunion Weekend 2006
(See weekend event details, this page)
June 15
Board of Trustees Meeting
MCPHS–Worcester
June 16
Commencement: MCPHS–Worcester
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
10:00 a.m.
June 21-28
American Dental Hygienists’ Association
Annual Session
Alumni Breakfast – June 26
Orlando, Fla.
August 3
Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians
5 p.m. - Dinner at MCPHS
6:15 p.m. - Trolley to Fenway
7:05 p.m. - Game time
September 9
Immunization Training Program for
Pharmacists
MCPHS–Boston, Room 117
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
October 11 & 12
Fall Interview Days
MCPHS–Boston
October 20 & 21
N.H. Society of Physician Assistants
Fall Conference
Allumni & Preceptor Appreciation Luncheon
Sheraton Harborside, Portsmouth, N.H.
October 21-22
Pharmacy Technician Review Course
7 a.m.-4 p.m.
October 22
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene
90th Anniversary Celebration
MCPHS–Boston
November 2
Fall Health Care Symposium
Sheraton Colonial, Wakefield, Mass.
7 a.m.-4 p.m.
November 7
Radiological Sciences CE
12:15-1:15 p.m.
November 16
Pharmacy Preceptor CE
Metro Boston (location and time TBA)
November 18-19
Pharmaceutical Care Days I & II
Two full days, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
December 2-3
Pharmaceutical Care Days III & IV
Two full days, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
December 14
Year-end Law Program
5:30-8 p.m.
December 19
Year-end Law Program
5:30-8 p.m.
For information about alumni events,
call the Alumni Office at 617.732.2902 or
e-mail [email protected]. Or, visit
www.mcphs.edu. NOTE: Information on
this calendar is subject to change. Please
contact the Alumni Office to confirm
events, dates and locations.
For more information about CE
programs, contact the CE department
(617.732.2081) or visit our website:
http://www.mcphs.edu/ce/index.html
NOTE: Calendar subject to change.
Reunion Weekend
2006
(See page 35 for more information.)
Friday, June 9
Rolling Dinner Buffet
Radisson Hotel Boston
200 Stuart Street
5:30-7:30 p.m.
After dinner choose from:
Blue Man Group – 7:30 p.m.
Comedy Connection – 8 p.m.
Saturday afternoon,
June 10
Choice of three activities:
Tours of Fenway Park
– meet at Fenway at 12 p.m.
Duck Tours
– depart Museum of Science 12 p.m.
Afternoon of Beauty
– Boston Radisson Hotel 1:30-3 p.m.
Saturday evening, June 10
Annual Alumni Dinner
5:30 p.m. – Receptions
6:30 p.m. – Dinner
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St.
Sunday, June 11
Annual Alumni Brunch
9 a.m. – Forsyth Annual Meeting
10 a.m. – Brunch Buffet & Campus Tours
Spring 2006
Volume 31 • Number 1
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ii • Calendar
3 • Letters
4 • In the News
5 • Student Profile
Alejandro Pino-Figueroa,
PhD Candidate, Pharmacology
6 • In Brief
30 • MCPHS and Forsyth
Alumni Associations
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8 • A Gift for the Next Generation
Ronald A. Matricaria Donates $5 Million to the College
11 • Vision 2008
Charting the Future of Health Professions Education
36 • Class Notes
38 • Alumni Profiles
Nantucket: An Irresistible Draw for a
Community Pharmacist:
John Bertolami BSP ’67 / 38
A Passion for Promotion and
Prevention: Christel (Koppel) Autuori
DH ’71 Forsyth / 41
From Leis to Licensure:
Fae Ganiron PharmD ’05 / 43
44 • In Memoriam
19 • Answering the Call
Hurricane Victims Assisted by Alumni and the College Community
22 • 25 Foster Street
Worcester’s Living and Learning Center Dedicated
25 • Lt. Smith Goes to Washington (and to New Orleans)
26 • Ireland: Land of Heart’s Desire
MCPHS CE Participants Mix Business and Pleasure
Farewell: Mitchell J. Stoklosa
—Teacher, Administrator, Trustee / 45
28 • The Reed Conference
Cover: Ronald A. Matricaria BSP ’66,
ScD ’92 (Hon.) PHOTO BY TRACY POWELL
CMS Administrator Discusses the Pharmacist’s Role in Medicare Part D
THE BULLETIN • Spring 2006 / 1
letter from the president
Dear Alumni and Friends of the College,
Let me begin on a sad note—the passing of Mitchell J. Stoklosa, teacher, trustee emeritus and
dean of students emeritus, last November at the age of 92. “Mike” was one of the most beloved
faculty members in the College’s history, and one of its greatest supporters. He always found a
way to “give back.” In keeping with Mike’s spirit, this issue of The Bulletin features several wonderful examples of the many ways in which our alumni, faculty and students are giving back to
the College, the profession and the community.
The cover story on Ronald A. Matricaria BSP ’66 is a case in point. His recent gift of $5 million—the largest single donation to the College since George Robert White—is one of the many
ways that he has supported his alma mater. In the past, he served on the Board of Trustees, and
just recently he volunteered his time to appear in a film about the exciting changes that are
occuring at MCPHS.
As I visit with alumni around New England, as well as with our “snowbirds” in Florida and
Arizona, I have been showing the film, and it is getting rave reviews. I hope you will be able to
join me at a future event in your area—it is a great way to re-connect with the College and discover the latest news.
This issue also has an article about several of our alumni who volunteered to assist victims of
hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Their personal stories reflect another way in which our graduates
are using their MCPHS education to give back to the community.
Meanwhile, our current student population continues to grow and prosper; we will have more
than 3,000 students on our three campuses next year. Provost Janis P. Bellack and the faculty are
doing an outstanding job expanding our educational programs to meet the needs of the health
professions. Be sure to read the article focusing on the ways in which the College’s Strategic Plan
is being implemented by our academic departments.
It is hard to believe that The Bulletin will be 95 years old this fall. In order to mark this historic occasion, we are planning a few changes, including a new publication schedule. Beginning
this summer, The Bulletin will be published in July and January (rather than in April and
October) so that we can report major events, such as Commencements, Reunion and the
President’s Gala, in a more timely manner.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue, and I look forward to seeing you at the Reunion in June.
The Bulletin is published two times a year for alumni
and friends of the College.
Editor: George E. Humphrey
Managing Editor: Joyce E. Hempstead
Senior Writer: Margaret Bucholt
Art Director: Joyce E. Hempstead
Design Assistant: Cathy Moylan
Contributors:
Michael Ratty
Katherine Keough
Meg Buckingham
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MCPHS Alumni Association
Board of Directors, 2005–2006
Delilah Barnes BSP ’94
Herbert E. Capron BSP ’88
Robert A. Curtis BSP ’77
Steven M. Dolley BSP ’88
Anne E. Jensen DH ’67 Forsyth
Karen M. Ryle BSP ’85, MSRA ’02
Lindsey L. Laliberte BSHP ’00, BSP ’00
Iris Sheinhait PharmD ’03
Renu Vaish MSRA ’01
Chantal M. Vuillaume-Kosmidis PharmD ’00
Stanley B. Walczyk BSP ’75
Gail Weisberg DH ’74 Forsyth
Forsyth Alumni Association
Board of Directors, 2005–2006
Leah Anderson ’00
Lurleen Bailey ’65
Mary Cahoon Dole ’41
Paula Hogan ’76
Anne Jensen ’67
Mary (Leet) Kellerman ’66
Julie (Urbanowicz) Lidano ’71, Clerk
Elaine (Maron) Roberts ’71
Anna (Fingerman) Shubashvili ’98, Treasurer
Maureen (Welby) Tobiassen ’98
Gail Weisberg ’74, President
Dennis G. Lyons, RPh
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
617.732.2786
George E. Humphrey
Executive Director of College Relations
and Communications
617.732.2909
Dawn M. Ballou, Executive Director of
Alumni Relations
617.732.2902
Lawrence Townley, Director of Development
617.732.2230
Joyce E. Hempstead, Director of Publications
617.732.2998
Charles F. Monahan Jr.
President
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Michael Ratty, Director of Communications
617.732.2130
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences is a private, independent college
offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in health
care disciplines.
letters&e-mail
Always Interesting News in
The Bulletin
Any thoughts on this
issue of The Bulletin?
What an excellent publication The Bulletin is!
I hear from various Forsyth grads who
appreciate the recognition and interesting
news of “their” Forsyth! And the news is
very interesting.
Even the “Art of Healing,” with the
awards, etc. was especially interesting in
that the principal speaker (Dr. Johnson)
mentioned the relationship of periodontal
disease to other health problems—and that
was quoted in the article. We need that
kind of recognition!
—Esther M. Wilkins DH ’39 Forsyth
Boston, Mass. via e-mail
Write or e-mail us.
Is Radiologic Sciences CE Still Called
the ‘Madame Curie Lecture Series’?
We want to know
The Bulletin gives me the opportunity to stay
abreast of the changes and developments at
College, and to learn facts and news about
the alumni and my former colleagues.
I was happy to see in the calendar of the
fall issue that radiologic sciences continues
to provide CE programs. When I was there,
we called these events the “Madame Curie
Lecture Series.” Are they still called that?
It was a real pleasure to read the article
about Stan Walczyk and his successful
O’Laughlin’s Homecare Pharmacy in Dalton, Mass. Dan and I were active in the Ski
Club when he was a student, and I have
followed his career with interest ever since.
what you think.
The following letter was sent to Patricia
(Crane) Ramsay DH ’66 Forsyth, director of
Forsyth Alumni Programs and Continuing
Education:
Thanks for the Write-Up
I just wanted to let you know that when
The Bulletin arrived and Marty, who always
seems to read these publications first, saw
all that was in it for Forsyth, he quickly
gave it to me with a beaming smile.
Thank you for the beautiful write-up on
the [Philips Oral Healthcare and RDH
Magazine] Mentor of the Year Award, my
accomplishments, and what I mean to the
Forsyth Dental Hygiene National Board
Review. How nice of you. I’m still blushing.
—Jane (Robinson) Weiner DH ’64
Tamarac, Fla., via e-mail
The following letters were sent to Dawn Ballou, executive director of Alumni Relations:
A Great Time in Baltimore
Kemi and I saw The Bulletin and love how
you set-up our picture with the letter.
Several alums and co-workers made
comments about the pictures and the great
time we had.
Thanks again for a wonderful time in
Baltimore.
—Kemi and Rolf Alphonse BSP ’89
Somerville, Mass., via e-mail
Professor Emeritus Raymond VanderWyk ’37 (center)
with Professor Emeritus and Mrs. George Matelli, special
guests of the class of 1975 at the 2005 Reunion.
Letters Welcome—E-mail, Too!
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I am also grateful to him for the invitation as a special guest of the class of 1975
at the Reunion dinner last year. By the
way, my wife and I loved the picture taken
with my good friend Ray VanderWyk.
Again, thank you, and keep up the
good work.
—George Matelli, Professor Emeritus
Winchester, Mass.
The Personal Side of Pharmacy
and Pharmacists
The fall 2005 issue of The Bulletin was
excellent. It presented the personal side of
pharmacy and pharmacists.
It was all the more personal to me not
only to see the article about my former
store, Nichols Pharmacy, but also to read
about O’Laughlin’s Pharmacy, where I currently work part time, and about Flynn’s
Pharmacy where I first started my career
in pharmacy back in the 1950s.
I am sure that this issue sparked a lot of
interest among other pharmacists and will
encourage them to participate in future
issues.
Thank you for including Nichols Pharmacy in the issue, and I will look forward
to reading future issues.
—Arthur J. Nichols BSP ’53
Pittsfield, Mass.
WHOOPS!
Apologies to faculty member Marin
Gillis, PhD, for incorrectly listing her
terminal degree, and to First Honor
Graduate Susan Farley Bodie PharmD
’05, School of Pharmacy–Worcester for
incorrectly spelling her name.
The Bulletin regrets the errors.
in the news
at 25 Foster Street, and information on the accelerated, 16month Bachelor of Science in
Nursing program that debuted
in January.
MCPHS community
members sought
after by the local
and national media
for their expertise.
The Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth
Dental Hygiene Clinic at
MCPHS–Boston was featured
on WCVB Channel 5’s awardwinning television magazine,
“Chronicle.” The episode,
“Found Money,” focused on
unique ways people can save,
and “Chronicle” producers visited the College to shoot footage
of the beautiful new facility and
document how local residents
can receive dental care for a
nominal fee. The dedication of
the clinic was also noted in both
the December issue of Access,
the national magazine of the
American Dental Hygienists’
Association (ADHA), and the
winter edition of the Journal of
the Massachusetts Dental Society.
President Charles F. Monahan
Jr. BSP ’62 and Jeannine Muldoon, PhD, RN, chair, Department of Nursing and professor
of nursing, were featured on
“Region On The Move,” the
Worcester Regional Chamber of
Commerce’s bi-weekly television
show. Included in the half-hour
show were a portion of a recently
produced DVD about the past
and future of MCPHS–Worcester, a discussion of the College’s
new Living and Learning Center
The generous gift of Ronald A.
Matricaria BSP ’66, ScD ’92
(Hon.), a record $5 million
donation to the College, was
covered by several different
media outlets, including the
Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram
& Gazette, Boston Business Journal, “New England Cable
News,” WCTR-TV (Worcester), the Patriot Ledger and the
Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Professor Emeritus David A.
Williams BSP ’60, MS ’62 was
interviewed by WHDH-TV
(Boston) for a feature called
“Medication Meltdown” regarding the safety of mail-order prescriptions. The report stated
that more than 100 million
medications are mailed in the
United States every year and,
when left in a car or delivery
truck, intense heat can change a
drug’s physical properties.
Michael Montagne, PhD, professor of pharmacy administration, was quoted in a syndicated
Knight-Ridder newspaper article about the Food and Drug
Administration hearings on
direct-to-consumer advertising.
The article was published after
the Pharmaceutical Research
Manufacturers of America
(PhRMA) announced 15 new
“guiding principles” for drug
advertising.
A letter to the editor by Mary B.
Sullivan, PharmD, program
director, MassMedLine, which
detailed several prescription
drug resources for seniors, was
published in the Boston Globe.
In the letter, Sullivan also discusses Medicare D and specifically how MassMedLine, the
College’s toll-free hotline, is prepared to help seniors through
the enrollment process.
An op-ed commentary about
collaborative care, co-written
by Dennis Lyons BSP ’75, vice
president for Institutional
Advancement, and Massachusetts state Senator Richard T.
Moore, D-Uxbridge, appeared
in the February 9 edition of the
Worcester Telegram & Gazette. ■
Miagi the Turtle is Back in the Race
Michelle Ceresia, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, School of Pharmacy–Boston, coordinated efforts
with John R. Fanikos BSP ’84, assistant director of pharmacy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), to provide a
parenteral fluconazole preparation suitable for administration to critically ill sea turtles. Miagi was one of 34 sea turtles
stranded this season on Cape Cod beaches due to a life-threatening fungal infection requiring subcutaneous fluconazole treatment. The BWH pharmacists prepared and formulated a sterile fluconazole product from raw powder supplied by Pfizer Laboratories. Today, Miagi is doing well and is expected to be released when water temperatures reach
70° F. In the photo above are BWH clinical pharmacy specialist Henry Hoang T. Lam BSP ’90, New England Aquarium’s head veterinarian Scott Weber, BWH pharmacy supervisor David Seaver, and Michelle Ceresia.
(PHOTO: JEFF THIEBAUTH)
S T U D E N T
P R O F I L E
Alejandro Pino-Figueroa, PhD Candidate, Pharmacology
Mining the Medicinal Mysteries of the Maca Plant
hree years ago, Alejandro
Pino-Figueroa was ready to
settle down with his wife
and son in his native Peru. He
had completed his master’s
degree in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Liege
in Belgium and had begun
working as a professor at Catholic University of Santa Maria
(UCSM) in Arequipa. But a
visit from an MCPHS representative prompted him to move in
an entirely different direction.
“I was prepared to begin the
next stage of my life in Peru,” he
says. “That’s when a great opportunity arose with MCPHS.”
When George E. Humphrey,
PhD, executive director of College Relations and Communications, conferred with USCM
officials in Arequipa, he met
Pino-Figueroa. The two struck
up a conversation. After discussing the possibility of PinoFigueroa continuing his maca
plant research at MCPHS–
Boston, Pino-Figueroa accepted
the offer, moved to the United
States and enrolled in the College’s PhD program. At the
behest of President Charles F.
Monahan Jr. BSP ’62, PinoFigueroa was granted a fellow-
MICHAEL RATTY
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Alejandro Pino-Figueroa in the pharmacology laboratory at MCPHS–Boston.
educate future health care professionals who can serve this
important segment of our population.”
As one of seven current PhD
students in pharmacology at
MCPHS–Boston, Pino-Figueroa
spends the majority of his time
researching lepidium meyenii,
commonly known as the maca
plant. Native to Peru, the plant
is generally only found growing
on terrain in altitudes exceeding
9,000 feet. It has been used for
more than 2,000 years, and
research has shown it to have
medicinal properties; it can help
Administration (FDA) to treat
this pathology. With strokeinduced brain damage the third
cause of death and the first
cause of disability in the United
States, his important research
has the potential to help countless people, both in the United
States and worldwide.
“In cases of preventing disease, plants can be more than
the alternative, they can be the
first election,” says PinoFigueroa. “In the next few
years, medicinal plants will
stake their claim in therapy.”
“The city of Boston and the Longwood area in particular are,
in a good way, very competitive.”
ship, and UCSM guaranteed his
salary.
“Spanish is the second most
important language in the
United States, and Latinos are
the fastest growing minority
group in the country,” says President Monahan. “Through our
exchange programs with Cuba
and Peru, as well as our outreach
to Latino students in the United
States, we are doing our best to
learned quite a lot from him,”
says Pino-Figueroa. “He is a
great teacher in both individual
and group settings.”
Maher, in turn, has the
utmost respect for his student.
“Alejandro came to MCPHS
very well-prepared from his from
his previous graduate and undergraduate training in Europe and
Peru,” says Maher. “He is usually
in the lab at least six days a week,
and the experience and dedication he brings to the project
really benefits all of us.”
Pino-Figueroa currently
resides in Watertown with his
wife Lita, and his sons Gabriel,
7, and Patricio, 2. His arrival at
the College marked his first
increase physical and mental
energy, balance hormones, and
prevent chronic diseases. The
plant was also used to treat
menopause, mental disorders,
and fertility issues.
Currently, Pino-Figueroa is
researching the plant’s potential
application to prevent brain
damage in patients who suffered
strokes; only one drug has been
approved by the Food and Drug
Timothy J. Maher PhD ’80,
Sawyer Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is Pino-Figueroa’s
instructor and adviser, and has
worked closely with PinoFigueroa since his arrival at the
College in 2004. Pino-Figueroa
says that Maher’s guidance has
been crucial to his research.
“Dr. Maher, as an expert in
neuroscience, is very important
to the process, and I have
Alejandro explains a recent experiment to
a group of students from Boston’s Health
Careers Academy.
time in the United States, and
he and his family are enjoying
the city and the Longwood
Medical Area.
“The city of Boston and the
Longwood area in particular
are, in a good way, very competitive,” he says. “The people
and the atmosphere are always
pushing you do better, and
that air is very stimulating.”
Upon completing his PhD in
2008, Pino-Figueroa plans to
move back to Peru with his family and teach again at UCSM, to
continue his research on the
maca plant, and hopefully to
develop new medicines in collaboration with MCPHS.
“We are still at the very
beginning of the research,” he
says. “We have just scratched
the surface.” ■
in brief
What’s happening
in and around
Massachusetts
College of
Pharmacy and
Health Sciences.
Most Creative and Most
Edible: The Gingerbread
House Competition
Five teams were awarded prizes
in several categories, including
most creative and most edible,
in the third annual Gingerbread
House Contest on the Boston
campus in December. It was the
largest contest to date: twentythree teams of two to three people, including staff, faculty and
students participated.
The event was judged by
George E. Humphrey, PhD,
executive director, College Relations and Communications;
alumni Maureen Lawton BSP
’75, PharmD ’77, and Rudy
Dajie PharmD ’03; and students
Mark Mandlsohn PharmD ’08,
Shweta Garg MSPA ’08, Jenny
Tran BSPM ’07.
The winners were awarded
their choice of alumni merchandise.
Fall Healthcare Symposium
CE Program Draws
Regional Pharmacists
One hundred and seventyseven pharmacists from across
the Northeast attended the second annual Fall Healthcare
Symposium at the John F.
Kennedy Library and Museum
in Dorchester, Mass.
Dennis G. Lyons BSP ’75,
vice president, Institutional
Advancement, kicked off the
day by introducing Massachusetts Senate President Robert E.
Travaglini, who delivered the
Dennis G. Lyons BSP ’75 with Senate
President Robert E. Travaglini at the Fall
Healthcare Symposium.
event’s keynote remarks.
Travaglini noted the important
role pharmacists play in the
every-day lives of their patients
and also took time to acknowledge the time and energy health
care professionals are devoting
to the upcoming Medicare D
prescription drug benefit plan.
Several informative seminars
followed with topics ranging
from bone health to Medicare
D, and pharmaceutical advertising to the science of pain.
During the lunch break,
attendees met in a separate
conference room where they
solved real scientific problems
for continuing education credits. Posters on current research
topics were also presented by
MCPHS faculty and students.
The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum was the venue for the second annual Fall
Health Care Symposium, attended by more than 170 pharmacists.
Jennie Duval, Meredith Wall MSPA ’06 and Nelle Killourie MSPA ’06, and last year’s
award recipient, Thomas Stowell, MD.
Manchester, N.H. PA Students Honor Adjunct Faculty
Thomas Andrew, MD, chief medical examiner, and Jennie Duval, MD, associate
chief medical examiner, both with the State of New Hampshire, were honored in
December by the 2006 physician assistant class of MCPHS–Manchester. The
entire class, as well as faculty and staff, gathered on campus for a Thai buffet
and a remarkable cake baked by classmate Ellen Bennett MSPA ’06 in appreciation for their two adjunct faculty members.
President Thanks
Worcester Students
The classes of 2007 and of 2008
at the School of Pharmacy–
Worcester/Manchester were
treated to separate luncheons,
hosted by President Charles F.
Monahan Jr. BSP ’62, in the
ninth floor Fuller Conference
Hall of the new Living and
Learning Center in November.
President Monahan addressed
both groups of students regarding
the construction and progress of
25 Foster Street and thanked
them for their patience during
the year-long process.
MCPHS–Boston students rush to finish their delectible creations for the third annual
Gingerbread House Contest in December.
PHOTO: WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
Thanksgiving or Bust
A group of MCPHS–Worcester students who didn’t travel home for the holiday
pooled their culinary efforts and celebrated the feast on the ninth floor of the
Living and Learning Center. Stacy Gardner PharmD ’08 from Colorado Springs
prepared baked pears in ginger sauce for the communal Thanksgiving dinner,
with a little help from a friend. (Photo: Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Sylvia Bartel, MHP, RPh, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MCPHS adjunct professor, presented this year’s Ordman lecture.
10th Annual Michael J.
Ordman Lecture Presented
The School of Pharmacy–
Boston, Department of Continuing Education, and Tufts-New
England Medical Center hosted
the 10th annual Michael J. Ordman Memorial Lecture on February 1 at the Boston campus.
Sylvia Bartel, MHP, RPh, director of pharmacy at Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute, and adjunct
professor of pharmacy practice
at the College, presented “Computerized Chemotherapy Order
Entry (COE): Lessons Learned
from Development, Implementation, and Maintenance.” Faculty, staff, students, adjunct
preceptors and guests, including
members of the Ordman family,
attended this event held in
memory of the late Michael J.
Ordman BSP ’63, an alumnus
and adjunct faculty member.
MCPHS Participates in Mission Hill Clean-Up
More than a dozen members of the MCPHS community participated in the
annual Mission Hill Neighborhood Clean-Up event in Boston in October. Students,
faculty and staff fanned out over the entire neighborhood on a Saturday morning
to help beautify the area.
MCPHS–Boston students
Craig Baillie and Michelle
Tailby with President
Monahan, who welcomed
guests to the reception
launching the Habitat for
Humanity exhibit.
MCPHS Habitat for
Humanity Sponsors
Photograph Exhibit
The MCPHS Chapter of Habitat for Humanity held an opening reception in the Ronald A.
Matricaria Academic and Student Center for a photography
display documenting both the
devastation and the rebuilding
following the tsunami in the
Indian Ocean. President Charles
F. Monahan Jr. BSP ’62 gave the
opening remarks; Jean JoyceBrady, PhD, dean of students,
Craig Baillie PA ’09, chapter
president, and Michelle Tailby
PharmD/BS Chemistry ’08,
chapter vice president also
addressed the crowd. A month
after the February event, 30
MCPHS students traveled to
Miami, Fla. over spring break to
build new homes for recent hurricane victims.
Pizza and Politics in
Manchester
It was standing room only during a recent Pizza and Politics
event at the Manchester campus
for pharmacy and physician
assistant students, sponsored by
the Office of Government
Affairs and Continuing Educaiton. The guest speaker was
James Squires, MD, president
of The Endowment for Health,
a New Hampshire-based nonprofit organization that supports efforts to improve the
health of New Hampshire residents. Squires, who practiced
medicine for many years and
also served in the New Hampshire Legislature, challenged the
students to remember the
importance of the human connection between health care
professionals and their patients.
Pizza and Politics, funded by a
grant from Brooks Pharmacy, is
offered periodically on all campuses as a way to expose students in all practice settings to
the various public policy and
legislative matters affecting their
profession. ■
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Gift
R
for the Next Generation
Ronald A. Matricaria Donates $5 Million to the College
Ronald A. Matricaria BSP ’66, ScD ’92 (Hon.), president and CEO of St. Jude Medical,
Inc., made a $5 million gift to the College, the largest single donation to the College
since the George Robert White bequest almost a century ago. The new Academic and
Student Center on the Boston campus was named in his honor as a tribute to his lifetime
commitment to the health care industry and to his alma mater.
“With Mr. Matricaria’s gift, the College can improve its strong pharmacy programs
and continue to expand its health sciences offerings,” said President Charles F. Monahan
Jr. BSP ’62 “It is the heartfelt commitment of its alumni that allows MCPHS to produce
well-prepared health care professionals.”
The thrilling announcement of this unprecedented gift was made at the eighth annual
President’s Leadership Gala in December, which was attended by more than 175 alumni
and friends. That evening the new signage on the recently completed $30 million Academic and Student Center was unveiled to the public. Alumni and friends at the event had
received notice of a “surprise announcement” with their invitations. After the President
welcomed attendees, and thanked them for their generosity that helped to complete
major enhancements in the learning environment on all three campuses, a dramatic
video feed, accented by drum rolls, revealed curtains being removed from the signs on
the new building to be known henceforth as the Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and
Student Center. Matricaria was then invited to the podium to address the crowd.
“The College has expanded more in the last 10 years than it had in the previous 50
years, and my hope is that this gift will help continue that momentum,” said Matricaria in
his remarks. “My experiences at MCPHS helped shape who I am today, and I feel fortunate
to be in a position to return its generosity.”
“The College has expanded
more in the last 10 years than
it had in the previous 50
years, and my hope is that
this gift will help continue that
momentum. My experiences
at MCPHS helped shape who
I am today, and I feel fortunate to be in a position to
return its generosity.”
Above: President Monahan presents a commemorative plaque to
Ronald A. Matricaria at the President’s Gala in December.
Right: Marguerite C. Johnson BS ’61 Hampden, MP ’79, special
assistant to the President for Major Gifts Development, receives a
check from Matricaria.
Ronald A Matricaria and
his wife, Lucille, enjoy the
festivities at the President’s
Gala in White Hall.
PHOTOGRAPHY SUZI CAMARATA
The enchanted evening was a fitting way
to thank major donors and to celebrate the
magnificent gift to the College, donated by
an alumnus who attributes his successful
career to the education received at his alma
mater. A 12-foot holiday tree sparkled with
lights and ornaments on the stage in White
Hall, the entire building was decorated with
move that he hoped would enable him to
enroll “in a quality school like MCPHS,”
despite his high school record. “It could
have gone either way,” said Matricaria.
“But the school gave me a chance, and I’m
indebted to the College.”
That discipline came in handy when he
joined Eli Lilly & Company in 1970, after
significant increase in market capitalization.
During that period, the number of employees grew from 700 to 5,000. The company
added cardiac rhythm–management products and services to its heart-valve products
that first established the company’s global
reputation. Matricaria was honored with a
Lifetime Achievement Award by the medical device industry in 2002.
“I think success is a team effort,” he said.
“Whatever success I’ve had, it’s because I
depended on the people I recruited to be
part of the process. … Success is not just
about yourself.”
Currently, Matricaria serves as chair of
the Haemonetics Corporation Board of
Directors in Braintree, Mass. He also sits on
several other boards, including Invitrogen,
Inc., and Vistacare, Inc. His philanthropic
interests include the Matricaria Family
Foundation, which annually awards approximately 15 collegiate scholarships to the
children of St. Jude Medical, Inc. employees.
Personal integrity is also part of the
Matricaria equation for professional success. If MCPHS students desire to have a
positive impact on humankind, his advice
is to know the difference between “reputation” and “personal integrity.”
“If you are going to make an impact, you
have to lead,” he explained. “And you have
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“I think success is a team effort . ... [It] is not just about yourself.”
poinsettias, both red and white, and carolers rang in the joyous season, all to complement the Victorian-era Christmas theme.
In a separate interview, Matricaria
expounded on the role that the College has
played in his career.
“The College taught me the meaning
of hard work and discipline,” he said. “I
was an average student, and the curriculum was tough. There was no getting by. I
had to be disciplined and apply myself.”
A graduate of Seymour High School in
Seymour, Conn., Matricaria said his high
school grades were less than stellar. After
graduation he attended a prep-school program to study the physical sciences, a
working briefly as a pharmacy manager. He
spent 23 years at Lilly, where he held 19 different top-tier positions, the last one as executive vice president of the Pharmaceutical
Division and president of its North American operations. He also served as president of
Eli Lilly International Corporation.
Desiring a change and the chance to
lead a company, Matricaria took early
retirement from Lilly to become CEO of
St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical, Inc.
In his six years at the helm, he substantially
increased revenues from $225 million to
more than $1.1 billion by diversifying the
company’s product line from one to three
technology platforms, which produced a
A Proud Father Ron Matricaria shares a special
moment with his three sons: Ron Jr., Lee and Andrew.
Matricaria, from page 9
to have strong personal integrity. I define
them this way: reputation is based on what
an individual does when everyone is watching; personal integrity is how that person
acts when there is no one watching. … If
you build your leadership around personal
integrity, people will follow you because
they trust you and believe in you. … They
know you’re trying to do the right thing.”
Supporting the College to educate the
next generation of leaders in health care is
one way to help students make a difference
in their chosen fields. He cited the College’s bright future, its three campuses and
programs in nursing, radiologic sciences,
and dental hygiene, in addition to the core
pharmacy program, and the outstanding
leadership of President Monahan and the
entire administration.
“I’m more excited about the school than
ever,” he said. “Alumni should be proud; the
status of the school enhances the degrees
they received from the College. An analogy
would be attending a Division I college, and
the team wins the championship. That’s
how alumni should think about their alma
mater. … I want to help the school continue
that momentum.”
How to Contribute
The gift of Ronald A. Matricaria brings the total
of the College’s Comprehensive Campaign for
the three campuses to approximately two thirds
of the $30 million goal.
Alumni and friends who wish to contribute to
the Comprehensive Campaign, which runs
through June 30, 2008, may do so in any of the
following categories. Here is a sample of the
types of funds available within each campaign:
Unrestricted Annual Giving Campaign
• MCPHS Annual Fund
• Forsyth Annual Fund
Restricted Annual Giving Campaign
• Scholarships
• Latino and Latin American Programs
• MassMedLine
The Endowment Campaign
• Annuities
• Endowed Scholarships
Capital Campaigns
• The Longwood Campaign
• Forsyth Dental Hygiene Program Campaign
• White Building Renovations Campaign
• 25 Foster Street, Worcester Campaign
• Manchester Campaign
Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and
Student Center Receives Award
The Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and Student
Center at MCPHS–Boston received a New England Section 2006 International Illumination
Design Award for the interior lighting of the College’s new building on Longwood Avenue. The
award program is sponsored by the Illumination
Engineering Society of North America, a society
established 100 years ago in New York City to
develop and promote the technical art of lighting
design. “Our design team focused on producing
a high-quality environment for the College, and
we are very proud and excited by this lighting
design award,” said Enrique Rojas, IALD, IESNA,
senior associate, Steffian Bradley Architects.
For more information, contact Lawrence Townley, Office of Development, at 617.732.2230.
Clockwise from top left: Matricaria addresses and socializes
with students, faculty and staff at a reception in his honor;
poses with President Monahan in front of his portrait in the
entrance to the Matricaria Academic and Student Center; visits
with fifth-year PharmD students in the new Professional
Pharmacy Practice Laboratory.
Vision
2008
Charting
the
Future
Health
Professions
of
Education
What does the College envision for its future?
And how can it achieve its goals?
In 2005, the College embarked on Vision
2008, a three-year strategic plan aimed
at realizing the College’s goal for recognition
as a premier health sciences university,
nationally and internationally known for its
excellence in education, scholarship and
public service.
Vision, from page 11
The efforts of faculty, staff, students,
alumni, trustees and friends have
helped us outline a clear direction and
exciting future for the College,” said President Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP ’62.
Members of the greater-College community contributed to the year-long process,
which was adopted by the Board of Trustees
in June 2005. Six focus groups were organized on three campuses. Five Task Forces,
comprised of MCPHS faculty and staff,
were established, one for each of the five
initiatives (see accompanying article) and an
all-College retreat was held, which included
presentations by national experts in health
care and higher education.
Vision 2008 focuses on three basic
themes:
■ maintaining and improving quality of
academic programs, student performance
and professional development of faculty
and staff;
■ managing and sustaining growth by fully
developing current programs and
resources and selectively adding new
ones; and
■ meeting the needs of the health
professions through education, research
and service.
These themes are reflected in the five
strategic initiatives drafted by the Strategic
Planning Committee co-chaired by George
Humphrey, PhD, executive director of
College Relations and Communications,
and Mary Lilly, director of Human
Resources, along with external advisors and
consultants. The College is committed to
continuous assessment as part of the process
“
and to implementing the plan’s strategies by
December 2008.
“Assessment is about knowing if you’ve
accomplished what you set out to do,” said
Janis P. Bellack, PhD, provost and vice
president for Academic Affairs. “Our plan
isn’t sitting on a shelf; it’s a dynamic guide
to help the College strengthen its mission
and quality.”
The strategic plan dovetails with the
College’s self-study report required by the
New England Association of Schools and
Colleges (NEASC), Inc., as part of the reaccreditation process. (The College is up
for re-accreditation in 2007.) These parallel planning processes have similar goals,
and the College plans to document the
outcomes of the strategic planning process
as part of the NEASC self-study, an honest
and candid reflection of the College’s performance as an educational institution
with an eye toward continual effectiveness
and quality improvement.
“We are moving toward the next level
of academic excellence,” said Michelle
Kalis, PhD, associate provost for Academic
Affairs, chair of the NEASC Self-Study
Steering Committee.
One Vision, Three Campuses
With the establishment of the School of
Pharmacy–Worcester (SOP–W) in 2000
and the acquisition of the Manchester,
N.H. campus in 2002, the College has
grown in geographically different directions, as well as in the number of students
and programs it offers. Each campus has
its own unique mix of programs and tradi-
John Saner
Yulia Kubic
Dominic
Lundeque
Paul Coleman
Julianna
Wilkinson
Rebecca
Delano
Survy
Bortman
Students in the the 16-month nursing program on the Worcester campus demonstrate the College’s
commitment to meeting the needs of the health professions, a key theme of Vision 2008.
tions within the context of the community
it serves. In the next three years, the challenge is to foster a core institutional identity through cohesive, team-oriented
“Assessment is about knowing
if you’ve accomplished what
you set out to do. Our plan
isn’t sitting on a shelf; it’s a
dynamic guide to help the
College strengthen its mission
and quality.”
academic and administrative units to
ensure effective services.
“It’s an opportunity to discover how our
faculty, staff and students can work together
so the College becomes more fluid,” said
Bellack. “We recognize that Manchester,
Worcester and Boston are all different, and
we honor and respect those differences. Yet
we are all part of one College, its history and
heritage, as well as its future.”
Groundwork is already being laid in
pharmacy education, the College’s most
populous program, for a coordinated relationship among the three campuses.
Responding to the critical nationwide shortage of pharmacists, the College is now home
to the largest pharmacy program in the
United States, with a traditional and nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy program
offered in Boston, and an accelerated pharmacy program in the cities of Worcester and
Manchester. Established in 2004, the Manchester pharmacy program joined the campus’ existing physician assistant studies
master’s program; it is the only pharmacy
program in northern New England.
Plans are being developed to centralize
and coordinate the experiential education
operations of both pharmacy schools on all
three campuses by Douglas J. Pisano BSP
’81, PhD, dean of the School of Pharmacy–Boston, who was appointed to a
newly created position of associate provost
for Pharmacy Education. The centralization is to include the extensive use of a
computer software program to coordinate
students’ experiential education choices
and assignments based on site availability.
A common evaluation form is planned
that will be used for any student at any
experiential site for either school.
New Programs in Health
Sciences and in Arts and
Sciences
In compliance with the strategic plan, the
College expanded its offerings in the health
sciences, part of the College’s mission since
1979, by revamping existing programs and
introducing new ones. It replaced the twoyear associate degrees with accelerated
bachelor of science programs, which provide expanded learning opportunities and
more career options for graduates. The
immediate goal is to increase the number
of health sciences’ students from 23 percent of total MCPHS enrollment to 30
percent by the fall of 2008. The long-term
goal for health sciences is 40 percent across
all three campuses.
“Our mission is to offer quality programs in a wide spectrum of the health
sciences, not just pharmacy,” said Kalis, the
associate provost. “We also want to provide
a service to the communities where we are
located. There are serious shortages of radiologic sciences and nursing professionals.”
According to Kalis, students from the different professions learn to collaborate as
members of an interdisciplinary team in the
classroom, and the instructors’ different areas
of expertise enhance academic vitality.
The new programs include:
■ Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences
with majors in Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiation Therapy and Radiography, 33 months, in Boston;
■ postbaccalaureate Bachelor of Science in
Radiologic Sciences, for students with
other undergraduate degrees, 24 months,
in Boston;
■ Bachelor of Science in Nursing, for
recent high school graduates, 33 months,
in Boston;
■ postbaccalaureate Bachelor of Science in
Nursing, 16 months, in Worcester (with
plans to add a satellite in Manchester in
2007);
■ Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene,
for recent high school graduates, 33
months, in Boston;
■ postbaccalaureate Certificate in Dental
Hygiene, two-year program;
■ online Bachelor of Science in Dental
Hygiene, part-time program for working
hygienists; and
■ on-campus Bachelor of Science in Dental
Hygiene part-time completion program
for working hygienists, in Boston.
Key leaders have been recruited to head
the new programs: Jeannine Muldoon, PhD,
RN, was hired to chair the Department of
Nursing; W. Gail Barnes, PhD, RDH, as the
new chair and program director of the
Forsyth Dental Hygiene program; and Cy
Whaley, EdD, chair, Department of Radiologic Sciences. (See article on page 14.)
The College’s School of Arts and Sciences, home to four degree programs, welcomed the largest entering class in its
history last fall. One key reason for the
enrollment growth is the Bachelor of Science in Premedical and Health Studies
program, which has established formal collaborations with the New England College
of Optometry (NECO), in Boston, and
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
and its Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine, in Kirksville, Mo. The NECO
affiliation creates a “straight-through” program in which students earn baccalaureate
and Doctor of Optometry degrees in a
seven-year period. The A.T. Still agreement defines a professional pathway
through which MCPHS graduates can
earn the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
degree from the oldest college of osteopathy in the country. “Additional efforts are
in progress to forge connections with programs in physical therapy, occupational
therapy, audiology, public health and podiatry,” said David E. Tanner, PhD, dean of
the College’s School of Arts and Sciences.
“Development of these institutional affiliations will greatly extend the range of
health professions opportunities available
to students in the Premedical and Health
Studies program.”
Infrastructure and Technology
The recently completed Living and
Learning Center in Worcester, the Ronald
Worcester
Enhancements
(From top) Mary Sullivan of
MassMedLine; Blais Family
Library, students in the new
skills lab; computer lab;
Honey Farms.
A. Matricaria Academic and Student Center
in Boston, and extensive renovations in
Manchester, N.H. and in the George Robert
White Building at MCPHS–Boston, provide the infrastructure needed to house
expanded program offerings and the technology to enhance learning and the quality
of academic programs.
“Smart classrooms” on all three campuses
with state-of-the-art technology facilitate
new teaching methods to engage students;
they promote interaction, using BlackboardTM, an online courseware platform, and
the incorporation of distance learning education. At the School of Pharmacy–
Worcester/Manchester, distance education
technology permits simultaneous transmission to Manchester students and vice versa.
Two of the five floors of the Living and
Learning Center, the College’s second major
expansion in Worcester, which opened in
2005, adjacent to the Henrietta DeBenedictis Building, house new classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices and conference rooms.
The size of classrooms in Manchester was
expanded to accommodate the new satellite
Doctor of Pharmacy program. The School
of Pharmacy–Worcester/Manchester continues to improve on the accelerated curriculum, which was recently revised to fit a
semester system; it also now offers a variety
of postgraduate opportunities in the form of
fellowships and residencies.
In addition to the on-campus residential
suites, the Matricaria Center in Boston has a
building-wide wireless network, 72-station
technology center, and high-tech library with
electronic journals and public computers.
Four deluxe laboratories for chemistry, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics and institutional pharmacy provide flexibility in
scheduling, since the labs are no longer
shared by different disciplines, resulting in an
I
Cy Whaley, EdD
Appointed Chair,
Radiologic Sciences
Department
enhanced curriculum for all. The new labs
allow for more integration with coursework,
reinforcing what students learn in the classroom in a more timely manner.
The chemistry lab has four, self-contained, 16-station “pods,” and the pharmacy practice lab has three private
counseling rooms, each with a Web camera that records counseling sessions with
mock patients; each pharmacy student
uses a computer loaded with the latest
JAS-RX pharmacy/patient software.
Extensive interior renovation to the
White Building allows each health sciences
program—radiologic sciences, physician
assistant studies, nursing, and dental
hygiene—to be clustered in one area of the
building, making easy access for students
to meet with professors and for professors
n the office of Kermit “Cy”
Whaley, EdD, the new chair
of the Department of Radiologic Sciences, the phone is
constantly ringing. Many candidates interested in the College’s radiologic sciences
programs, which include a new
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) postbaccalaureate program, are those who are redirecting their careers from
business and the high-tech
industry.
“In health care, the jobs
aren’t being exported,” he
explained. “Health care positions will remain in the United
States, and the number of new
jobs will continue to expand.
MRI graduates will be entrylevel practitioners who provide
MRI services.”
The MRI program, a collaboration with Shields Health
Care Group, which has a
network of MRI and other
imaging resources at sites in
Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, is geared both toward
candidates with radiography
training and toward those with
to share their work with their colleagues.
For example, all health sciences faculty and
the Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth Dental
Hygiene Clinic are now located on the
first floor, and the patient-assessment,
skills-technology and radiologic sciences
labs are on the ground floor.
In Boston, the new patient assessment
suite has 10 exam bays and may also be used
as a classroom; it has data ports and two
retractable walls, creating one large space or
three smaller ones. Better equipped than a
physician’s office, each bay has a multiposition examination table and a WelchAllyn integrated diagnostic system with a
blood pressure cuff, new panoptic ophthalmoscope that produces five times the visual
area enabling the examiner to detect any
existing eye pathology, wide-angle autoscope
undergraduate degrees in different disciplines. Non-radiography
candidates need a baccalaureate
degree for admission. The program will be offered to help
address the shortage of MRI personnel by training individuals
with no prior registration or
experience in radiography and
radiologic science, along with
certified radiologic technologists.
Qualified graduates will be eligible for certification from the
American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists and to sit for the
state licensing examination.
The College plans to enroll a
minimum of 20 students into
the one-year program (two
semesters and a summer), which
will open on the Boston campus
in fall 2006; the College is
involved in a nationwide search
for a director. Luring professionals away from the lucrative
private sector to join the faculty
is proving to be a challenge.
Adjunct faculty will be hired
locally. “We plan to capitalize
on the resources of the community at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Mt. Auburn
Hospital, Boston Medical Center and other leading medical
centers,” he said.
A second program under
development is the Master of
Science in Radiologic Assistant
Studies for fall 2007 in Boston, a
two-year, year-round program
that will graduate mid-level radiology practitioners. Graduates
will assume duties under the
scope of a physician radiologist.
Across the country, there is a
potential shortage of radiologists. Radiologic assistants will
perform expanded functions
beyond the traditional role of
radiologic technologists. The
degree opens the doors to greater
autonomy and scope of practice,
and to a potentially rewarding
career helping patients.
Whaley was a faculty member in the first graduate degree
program in radiologic sciences
taught at Mid-Western State
University in Texas in 1997,
and remains in close contact
with colleagues there and at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, where he is com-
for a wider and clearer view of the ear and a
digital thermometer. The skills-technology
lab emulates a hospital ward with six general
beds, pediatric crib and two-bed intensive
care unit, all with medical-quality air,
vacuum and oxygen.
A feature on each of the three campuses
is the Laerdal SimMan™, a life-size computerized mannequin with anatomically accurate respiratory and cardiac functions,
including cough, vomiting, moaning and
vocal sounds, which can be programmed to
simulate various pathologies. SimMan is
shared by both nursing and PA students.
“The labs are amazing,” said Yulia Kubic
BSN ’07, a student in the accelerated
nursing program at MCPHS–Worcester. “It’s
so much fun to work with the mannequin; it
moans, and it has a pulse. It’s so lifelike.”
pleting a master’s degree in
public health leadership. He
earned his master’s and doctoral
degrees in education at North
Carolina State University.
Both Mid-Western State
University and UNC at Chapel
Hill are involved in a pilot
project funded by the American Society of Radiologic
Technologists to create Master
of Science in Radiologic Assistant Studies programs. “If they
run into obstacles, I can learn
about it ahead of time and plan
to avoid them with our program,” he said.
Once the College’s two programs are launched, Whaley will
spend more time in the communities served by MCPHS,
Boston, Worcester, and Manchester, N.H., meeting with
radiologic sciences professionals.
Whaley said there is a great likelihood that radiologic assistant
graduates will migrate to those
and other under-served areas.
“It’s important for the professional communities to invest in
the program,” he said. “As we
MCPHS–Boston is one of the few
colleges in the nation that provides radiologic sciences students with hands on,
in-school, digital imaging experiences. The
radiologic sciences suite has a Proteus x-ray
machine, a full-featured x-ray system
designed for modern radiographic imaging.
The other equipment includes a Fuji Computed Radiography (FCR) SmartCR™, a
digital radiography system that utilizes
storage phosphor imaging plates (IP) as an
x-ray detection device. The SmartCR reads
and processes x-ray images from an IP that
has been exposed using a cassette-type x-ray
stand. The SmartCR provides chest,
abdomen, bone, spine, head and other x-ray
imaging, along with spinal canal, bronchial
tube, urinary tract and other contrast
medium x-ray imaging.
“The labs are amazing. It’s so
much fun to work with the
mannequin; it moans, and it
has a pulse. It’s so lifelike.”
Dental hygiene students working in the
Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth Dental Hygiene
Clinic, dedicated in August 2005, use technologically advanced equipment that is the
envy of the dental community. The clinic
“I want to create a department that
understands the need for strong linkages with
the community. We need to ask people in our
communities what they need and then
respond to those needs.”
proceed we will gather as much
input as possible to ensure the
program’s success.”
Another professional program being explored for
2007–2008 is for the radiation
dosimetrist, a professional who
prepares treatment plans once a
patient is diagnosed. It would
fall under the Radiation Therapy program and will award
a certificate.
Whaley hit the ground running after starting his new
position in July 2005, working
on budgeting, troubleshooting,
as well as teaching courses,
including Special Topics and
Issues in the Radiologic Sciences for seniors. One of his
goals is to improve utilization
of Blackboard online education
to enhance learning and deliver
information to students. At
East Carolina University in
Greenville, N.C., he directed
the Bachelor of Science in
Health Services Management,
an online program for clinical
managers to learn management
theory. “Many of them were
practicing in hospitals with
forty beds and were well versed
in technical applications but
not in management theory,” he
noted.
Whaley said he hopes to
create an RT-to-MS program for
practicing radiologic technologists with a two-year associate’s
degree. The accelerated program
would allow them to complete
the bachelor’s and master’s
degrees simultaneously. In the
meantime, radiologic technologists with associate degrees are
often eligible to segue into the
College’s Bachelor of Science in
Health Sciences program.
“Everything is about partnerships and collaborations,” he
said. “I want to create a department that understands the
importance of strong linkages
with the community. We should
ask people in our communities
what they need and then
respond to those needs.” ■
A Successful Education
for Students
has 28 operatories, four of which are separate rooms. Each operatory is equipped
with a modern dental chair, as well as a
computer and highly specialized software
that facilitate chair-side periodontal chart-
Given its urban campuses and specialized
mission in the health sciences, the College
is seeking to provide an optimal learning
and co-curricular experience for its students. The new technology is designed to
facilitate learner-centered education, a focal
point of the strategic plan. The College
plans to build a sustainable and vibrant culture dedicated to learner-centered education, a method whereby students assume
more responsibility for their education by
becoming more engaged as partners with
faculty in the learning process.
Web-enhanced instruction, which is
already being implemented through the
Blackboard™ online platform on all the campuses, helps facilitate this approach. Materials are posted on the Web, and students take
an active role in preparing in advance for
class, either by reading a timely article, participating in a chat room or viewing a PowerPoint™ slide presentation. Instead of taking
notes in a lecture-hall format, they are participating in small groups and applying information to patient-care situations followed by
a discussion and question-answer session
about the patient cases.
Knowledge in the health sciences is constantly changing, and students need the
tools to obtain information, evaluate the
information source and ask critical questions. Students traditionally demonstrated
their knowledge through examinations. “It’s
not just about what we teach, it’s about
what students are actually learning,” said
Bellack. “We’re making a strong commitment to more active learning strategies.”
The College holds white coat ceremonies for its various programs, in which
pharmacy, physician assistant and nursing
students recite the ethical oath of their
respective professions, pledging to adhere
to the virtues and responsibilities associated with being a professional. The ceremony, a “symbol of service, compassion
and humility,” seeks to instill a beginning
sense of professionalism among students.
Other goals of the strategic plan are to
recruit the best-qualified students and to
enhance the quality of learning for both students residing on campus as well as students
who commute. This includes improving
counseling, health services, housing and residential life, student activities and multicul-
Other goals of the strategic plan
are to recruit the best-qualified
students and to enhance the
quality of learning for both students residing on campus as
well as students who commute.
ing and intraoral camera capabilities. Eight
operatories have conventional and digital
radiologic imaging technology; four of the
operatories feature dedicated equipment
within private imaging rooms; and a 12station dental materials laboratory has a
computerized instructor’s station and six
networked video monitors.
“We have phenomenal facilities,” said
Bellack. “If we want to be the leading-edge
institution, then we need to provide these
types of learning environments for our students.”
A completely overhauled Web site—due
to debut in September 2006—will give
greater identity and presence to all the College’s programs, including alumni and continuing education (CE) activities. The
College has already expanded CE offerings,
such as a program in administering anesthesia for dental hygienists, in addition to
the plethora of CE programs for pharmacists, including a Medicare Part D training
program. Additional programs are planned
for physician assistants and professionals in
the radiologic sciences.
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Diverse Perspectives,
One Vision
1. To encourage practices and behaviors within
the College community that demonstrate a
strong commitment to the College’s mission
and core values, and that reflect those values in all aspects of learning, work and service to the College, the community and the
health professions.
2. To develop and implement a comprehensive
internal communications plan that improves
effective communication top-down, bottomup, inter-campus, across all groups (students,
faculty and staff) and among all academic
and administrative units.
3. To develop and implement a comprehensive
external communications plan that address
the needs of prospective students, alumni,
the health professions, prospective donors
and the general public, and to promote the
College’s academic, continuing education
and community outreach programs to these
constituencies.
4. To promote activities that reflect the uniqueness of each campus culture by nurturing the
respective strengths of faculty, staff, students
and alumni and the communities they serve.
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Student Success
1. To ensure that each academic program is
fully enrolled with the best qualified students.
2. To enhance the quality of learning for
enrolled students, both resident and nonresident, in order to increase satisfaction
with their academic experiences.
3. To ensure effective and responsive preenrollment, co-curricular and postgraduate
services for students and alumni, and their
families where appropriate, across all areas.
4. To build a sustainable and vibrant culture
dedicated to learner-centered teaching.
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Employer of Choice
1. To nurture and develop the knowledge,
skills and talents of employees in order to
assure their continued growth within their
respective disciplines and roles, better
enabling them to provide excellent education and service to students and other constituencies.
2. To achieve and maintain a high level of satisfaction among current employees and
develop a strong reputation in the marketplace to attract talented new employees as
the institution grows.
3. To assess the College’s performance management and compensation systems in
order to assure comparability with benchmark institutions and appropriate internal
equity based on job classification and performance.
4
Programs and Services
1. To ensure that graduates of all programs
meet core competency standards related to
oral and written English communication
proficiency, cross-cultural competency and
professional behavior standards, and that
these are demonstrated consistently in
learning, professional practice and community settings.
2. To ensure an appropriate mix and balance of
high-quality, cost-effective undergraduate
and first professional programs that are consistent with the College’s mission and vision.
3. To revitalize the Division of Graduate Studies
to ensure that it can support strong graduate
programs, enhance faculty research/scholarship and increase extramural funding of faculty and graduate student research.
4. To foster research/scholarship capable of
securing at least $1 million per year (direct
costs) in extramural funding to support
graduate faculty and students; to provide
ongoing incentives and development
opportunities to expand faculty capacity
and productivity in this area; and to ensure
an effective infrastructure to support faculty
research/scholarship.
5. To promote services to the community and
professional organizations, encourage links
to government and industry and enhance
public awareness of important health-care
issues.
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Aligning Quality and Growth
1. To ensure that academic programs reflect
high standards of quality, as measured by
regional and specialized accreditation bodies, student academic success and graduate
outcomes (e.g. achievement of core curriculum and profession-specific competences,
performance on licensure examinations and
successful employment).
2. To ensure that existing programs continue to
be of high quality as the College grows by
establishing criteria and benchmarks for
annual evaluation and assessment, and creating mechanisms for utilizing assessment
results as a basis for improvement.
3. To ensure optimal and satisfying use of
existing instructional and non-instructional
space on all campuses through continuous
review of infrastructure needs for new and
continuing programs.
4. To establish a reputation as a “leadingedge” institution making full use of technological advances in both academic and
administrative areas.
5. To continue strengthening the College’s
financial position through prudent budgeting processes and increased fund raising.
Vision
2008
5 Strategic
Initiatives
tural programs, recreational sport and wellness activities, student organizations and disability services.
Faculty Scholarship on
the Rise
The College has made great strides in
fostering faculty scholarship and research,
one of the tenets of Vision 2008, according
to Bellack. In the 2004–2005 academic
year, external grant funding rose 47 percent
to $1.32 million, which exceeded the College’s target. Thirty-two faculty members
received external grants to support their
scholarship. Across-the-board increases in
peer recognition also increased significantly:
31 faculty members were elected officers in
regional and national professional associations; 10 were appointed to editorial
boards; 47 were selected as peer reviewers
for professional journals to evaluate manuscripts; and 57 published peer-reviewed
articles in prestigious journals.
“Scholarship makes the faculty better
teachers; they are more current and actively
engaged in their subject matter, and that
translates to a more exciting learning
environment for students and colleagues,”
said Bellack.
The strategic plan calls for school deans
to recruit new faculty who have research
funding, or strong potential for research
funding; the goal is to have 25 percent of
graduate faculty with external funding for
their research by 2008. The College is also
seeking to increase the number of
endowed chairs and/or named professorships to support faculty research.
A faculty development committee is
working with senior faculty to offer
in-house development opportunities such
as seminars and workshops on grantsmanship, publishing and delivering effective
presentations.
An interdisciplinary venue for scholarship
activities is being promoted and shared by
the Medical Humanities Interest Group
(MHIG), created by MCPHS–Boston
faculty. Formerly the purview of faculty at
medical schools, medical humanities is
emerging as a discipline in all of the health
sciences, and the College is at the forefront
of this movement. MHIG, a think-tank to
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sciences from the perspectives of other disciContinued on page 18
plines such as literature and poetry, uses
Blackboard to list medical humanities
conferences, calls for papers and grant and
research information from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, National
Institutes of Health Ethical, Legal, and Social
Issues of Genome Research, U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science
Foundation, among others. One member of
the group, Kenneth A. Richman, PhD,
associate professor of philosophy and healthcare ethics, authored a book, Ethics and the
Metaphysics of Medicine: Reflections on
Health and Beneficence, which won the College’s faculty research award in 2005 for
scholarship of discovery.
At the School of Pharmacy–Worcester/
Manchester, the only New England school
of pharmacy to offer post-PharmD fellowships with industry, the number of fellowships has increased since the school opened
in 2000. Fellowships expand opportunities
for scholarly activities and give the College
access to knowledgeable professionals who
can assist with teaching, research and other
College activities. Beginning in 2003 with
one biotechnology fellowship from the
Genzyme Corporation, the school now has
four with Genzyme, which conducts a
nationwide search for the right candidates,
one with University of Massachusetts
Memorial Medical Center, and a new
fellowship, sponsored by the Cubist Pharmaceutical Company, beginning in July
2006. SOP–Worcester/Manchester also
co-sponsors a pharmacy practice residency
with Walgreens.
Outreach and Service to
Communities
Vision 2008 calls for establishing new and
strengthening existing services to the community through the Center for Drug Information and Natural Products and the
Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth Dental Hygiene
Clinic, both on the Boston campus, and
MassMedLine™, in Worcester.
The College’s new Center for Drug
Information and Natural Products is a result
of merging the Drug Information Center, a
small research center with a teaching focus,
with the Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine, to combine essential
services to patients and practitioners in a
central location. It is staffed by three fulltime faculty, as well as pharmacy residents,
and serves as an experiential rotation for students. An integral part of its mission is to
draw upon faculty expertise in the areas of
Materials are posted on the
Web, and students take an
active role in preparing in
advance for class, either by
reading a timely ar ticle,
participating in a chat room
or viewing a PowerPoint ™
slide presentation.
natural products and alternative and complementary medicine. The ultimate goal is
to align it more closely with MassMedLine,
the College’s toll-free hotline that dispenses
advice on prescription purchases to elderly
and under-served Massachusetts residents.
In Worcester, MassMedLine was
re-located to expanded offices in the recently
completed Living and Learning Center at
25 Foster Street, adjacent to the Henrietta
DeBenedictis Building. MassMedLine’s
street-level offices offer improved walk-in
service and allow the College to better serve
the community. Established in 2001,
MassMedLine is a public-private partnership between the Massachusetts Executive
Office of Elder Affairs and the College.
At the Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth Dental
Hygiene Clinic at MCPHS–Boston, Forsyth
Dental Hygiene program students and faculty continue to promote oral health
through the delivery of dental hygiene services to Boston school children, just as they
have done for decades. A fully licensed facility, the new clinic is accessible through the
Palace Road entrance, where patients are
welcomed into a modern reception area
with a multi-media display on oral health
care and early detection and prevention of
oral disease. Forsyth students also offer
reduced-fee oral health care to the elderly,
and Boston’s homeless receive free, preventative dental-hygiene care through the Homeless Treatment Fund.
Does the College Measure Up?
Measuring effectiveness and outcomes is
an important process that has begun to
take shape with Vision 2008. Each of the
four schools—Arts and Sciences, Health
Sciences and the two Pharmacy schools—
has an academic assessment committee to
ensure that the College’s mission and core
values continue to be incorporated into
high-quality programs, in compliance with
the upcoming NEASC review, as well as
for Vision 2008.
“Our goal is to continue to enhance the
quality of existing programs,” said Kalis,
who chairs the Institutional Effectiveness
Committee, which is developing a comprehensive, College-wide plan for assessing
effectiveness in collaboration with each of
the school deans.
In pharmacy, the faculty surveyed
students who took the Massachusetts
licensure examination, examined strengths
and weaknesses of the curriculum at both
pharmacy schools and revised the curriculum. Experiential experiences occur earlier,
instead of solely in the final clinical year, so
that students are challenged to apply their
classroom learning to patient care.
In another instance, after monitoring
the new technology center in the Matricaria
Academic and Student Center, the College
discovered that its resources were not being
used to capacity. Commuter students were
the primary users, logging onto the 75
computers mostly in the daytime; during
early evening and weekend hours the lab
was under-utilized. Consequently, the College shifted resources: the staff at the help
desk, along with a number of computers,
were relocated to the library, which is
always filled to capacity and is open more
than 90 hours each week and around the
clock during final exam periods.
“We are collecting and evaluating data,
and making adjustments,” said Bellack. “We
will continue to ask ourselves, ‘Are we being
effective?’ and ‘How can we make changes
for ongoing improvement’?” ■
Answering the Call
Hurricane Victims Assisted by Alumni
and the College Community
hen the call came, one week after Hurricane Katrina
had devastated the Gulf Coast, Erasmo A. “Ray”
Mitrano BSP ’80, MS ‘85, a pharmacy supervisor at
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), was ready.
An official volunteer of MGH’s International Medical and Surgical Response Team (IMSuRT) East, he had logged many hours
beforehand on training retreats in nearby Bedford, Mass., setting
up and breaking down tents, and familiarizing himself with ventilators, respirators and defibrillators, among other equipment.
“Typically we’re told to be ready on two hours notice, but we
actually had 24 hours notice for Hurricane Katrina’s deployment,” he said.
IMSuRT East is one of three national Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) teams that are
highly specialized, trained, and equipped to establish a full, free-standing field surgical facility anywhere in the world. The group of all-volunteer,
mostly Boston-area doctors (primary, surgeons, anesthesiologists), nurses, EMTs and
pharmacists was established by Susan Briggs,
MD, an MGH surgeon. The MGH team was at Ground Zero after
September 11, and after hurricanes on the Florida coasts, a typhoon
in Guam in 2002, and the earthquake in Bam, Iran in 2003.
In short order, Mitrano was “federalized,” that is, activated as a
special government employee by FEMA for the two-week deployment, and on September 4, he flew to Houston, Texas, the first stop
on his journey to West Jefferson Parish (parish is the equivalent of a
county) in Louisiana. Almost the entire parish of nearly 500,000 people had no electricity, water, or sewerage facilities due to Hurricane
Katrina. Although flooding was not as severe as in other parishes,
standing toxic water, gas leaks, and wind damage had taken its toll.
Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 hurricane, which landed on
August 29 with 125-mile an hour winds, caused catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama. Levees separating Lake
Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached
by the storm surge, ultimately flooding 80 percent of the city. The north border of Jefferson
After
Broward County where electricity was knocked out for
days and weeks, as well as
clinics and health care facilities that were destroyed or
damaged. As soon as I went
back across the county line to
Miami-Dade County everything
was normal.
“The team had eight or 10
providers: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physical therapists,
pharmacists and social workers. There were 12 or 13
teams. The Broward County
Department of Health provided
medical vans and drivers, and
there were volunteers from
other counties. Every morning
a report would come in about
different locations needing
help. We had a formulary that
W
Hurricane
Wilma, Jerry Zee BSPM,
PharmD ’04, a pharmacist and
lieutenant with the U.S. Public
Health Service Commissioned
Corps, was deployed in November by the U. S. Department of
Health and Human Services, to
Broward County in south
Florida to assist the health
care sector. He is stationed in
Washington state,
where he provides
ambulatory care
to Native Americans on
the Colville Reservation. In his
own words:
“I thought I was in a thirdworld country because I had
never been in a natural disaster area before. It was an eyeopener. There were trees on
top of cars and houses, and
storefronts were smashed. We
went to different disasterstricken neighborhoods within
Karen Ryle comforts a six-year old boy who came to
the clinic after accidentally swallowing his grandmother’s thyroid medication.
was developed; each van had
the same medications. Most of
the meds were inhalers,
insulin for diabetes, antibiotics and blood pressure medication.
“I work in an ambulatory
setting so I don’t see traumatized patients. It’s not the
same when you’re on the front
line…. People felt encouraged
and supported by us being
there.
“By the end of the day I
just wanted to go to sleep. I
was exhausted. It was definitely emotionally draining.
But being able to help was a
wonderful experience. My
heart goes out to them. I felt
lucky to be there to help. They
were very grateful.” ■
Jerry Zee (left)
Hurricane, from page 19
Residents, who had lost everything, enormous quantities of bottled water
Parish is Lake Pontchartrain; it is bordered including access to pharmacies that had being consumed.
on the east by Plaquemines Parish.
filled their prescriptions, could not
In 12- to 18-hour days they treated
Approximately 35 members of IMSuRT remember the names of their drugs. Some adults and children with skin rashes from
East left Logan Airport in Boston
the contaminated water, some
and were assigned to different
with flesh-eating bacteria, and
areas, some with Disaster Medical
upper respiratory infections
Letter from Pompano Beach, Fla.:
Assistance Teams (DMAT),
from mold and other contamiSurviving on Canned Chicken and Cookies
another group of medical personnants. The triage’s pharmacy
nel activated by FEMA that is
had a limited array of antibi“We thank God our building did not suffer any
designed to provide medical care
otics, but Mitrano said when he
damage [from Hurricane Wilma]. However, we
during a disaster.
didn’t have what he needed, he
were without electricity for the five days we
From Houston the convoy
could request medication from
were there. We had stored plenty of gallons
drove to Baton Rouge and then to
the medical center’s pharmacy.
of purified water. However, after two days,
the Louis Armstrong Airport in
“As the week progressed, we
we had to discard all the contents of the
New Orleans. At the airport,
started to see more and more
refrigerator.
Mitrano and the rest of the team
depression as people were
camped out at baggage claim no.
allowed to return to see what
“I had purchased cans of chicken, and we
7 waiting for assignment and
was left of their homes,” he
survived on the chicken and cookies. I had
assisting the existing DMAT
said. “The people had lost
gasoline but no place to purchase food.
teams at the airport with patient
everything but they were so
Finally, my son and his wife arrived in Boston
care. A pharmacy had been estabappreciative about us being
from an ophthalmic conference in Beijing, China
lished in one of the airport’s bars.
there. It was one of the most
but had to wait until the Miami airport, which
Bottled water was in use, and conrewarding things I’ve ever
had shut down, reopened. As soon as they did
tainers of hand sanitizers were
experienced.”
land in Miami…they drove to Pompano Beach, and
commonplace to protect against
At the end of the two-week
we returned with them to Miami until we could
germs. From the airport, Mitrano
deployment, Mitrano was
obtain a flight to Boston. All types of trees
and several members of the team
debriefed and received medical
were destroyed except the hardy palm trees.”
were escorted by U.S. Army
clearance by FEMA before
trucks to the team’s final destinaheading home. “I was tired,
— Charles J. Fini BSP ‘44
tion: the West Jefferson Medical
very tired,” he said. “It took me
Center in Marrero, La., on the
two to three days to start feeling
west bank of Jefferson Parish.
like myself again.”
In the 100-plus degree heat outside of luckier residents had saved their empty
Three months after Hurricane Katrina,
the medical center, which was inundated prescription bottles.
the situation on the Gulf Coast was still
with residents seeking medical care, the
Mitrano said the health care professionals dire: officials estimated that more than 1.5
team set up tents for triage and treatment. in the triage tents saw 300 to 400 patients a million people were displaced—a humaniThe volunteers slept on cots in a physician’s day, not including those needing vaccina- tarian crisis on a scale unseen in the U.S.
office building that had closed, and thank- tions. With the air-conditioning running at since the Great Depression, and more than
fully there was running water. The hospital, full tilt, it was still 92 degrees inside the tent 1,400 died.
assisted by four DMAT teams including
New York 4 and Minnesota 1, served as
backup for the triage tent. The team ate in
the hospital cafeteria, but on two occasions
local fire department employees brought
vats of gumbo and jambalaya and on
another night boxes of pizza.
“We all got along great, and we helped
each other whenever we could,” said
Mitrano, who carried stretchers, changed
bedding, and assisted in minor surgery, in (the outside temperature was 105 degrees),
In November 2005, Karen Ryle BSP
addition to his pharmacy duties. “I did and health care workers attempted to stay ’85, MSRA ‘02, a director of the Outpawhatever had to be done.”
cool with special vests filled with ice. In five tient Pharmacy at MGH and an MCPHS
Aside from patient care and treatment, days, they administered 8,000 vaccinations.
Alumni Association board member, was
the daily challenge for Mitrano was deter“It was important that everyone stay “federalized” as part of the National Pharmining the medications people were tak- well hydrated,” he said, referring to the macists Response Team (NPRT), and
ing so he could refill prescriptions.
deployed to Belle Chasse, La., not far from
Health care professionals in the triage tents
patients a day, not including those needing
days, they administered 8,000 vaccinations.
n late August 2005, clinical
rotations had just begun for
My Linh Tran PharmD ’07, a
student at the School of
Pharmacy–Worcester who grew up
in Thibodaux, La., about an hour
from New Orleans, when she heard
the news about Hurricane Katrina.
“Every year there is a hurricane,” said the Tulane
University graduate.
“We just went on
with our lives. I
thought Katrina
was just another
storm. Until it
really hit, I didn’t
expect it to cause so
much destruction.”
For two whole weeks, Tran didn’t
know whether her parents, shrimp
fishermen who stayed aboard their
boat, had survived. She didn’t know
the whereabouts of her brother and
sister, both students at the
University of New Orleans, or the
rest of her extended family—
cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews,
nieces—about 100 people in all.
“I felt really helpless. I couldn’t
do anything from up here,” she
I
said. “I was so worried about my
family. But everyone was very supportive.”
Phone lines were down so she
sent a mass e-mail to all her family
members, intermediate and
extended, and finally her cousins
responded saying that her parents
and siblings had survived. Her sis-
phone lines did
not work,” she
said. “I had to
communicate
with my folks via
text message until
the lines were restored
and I could speak with them.”
The
Worcester-Manchester
the semester break,
Tran was relieved to see
her parents and siblings
but heartsick at the devastation in her hometown
of Thibodaux and the surrounding areas. With the help
of the drug and pharmaceutical
companies, her uncle in Biloxi is
Worcester Classmates Step Up for a Friend
ter was in Houston,
Texas, and her brother
in Baton Rouge; her
parents were able to
move their boat to safe
waters. Other family members, including a couple with a
new baby, were in Dallas and in
California. Her uncle’s pharmacy, a
block from the beach on the Biloxi,
Miss. coastline, was destroyed by
flood waters and looted. One aunt,
her father’s sister, had ten people
living in her condo. Although everyone was safe, they had lost their
homes, their clothes, and all their
other possessions.
“Sprint allowed us to text message for a month for free since our
Jefferson Parish where her MGH colleague
Ray Mitrano had served. Belle Chasse is
on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines
Parish. The city of Belle Chasse, where
Ryle was deployed, is located at the north-
saw 300 to 400
vaccinations. … In five
ern end of the parish; the southern half of
the parish juts into the Gulf of Mexico.
NPRTs—there are 10 regionally based
NPRT teams around the country—are
part of the National Disaster Medical System, FEMA, and Ryle was required to
undergo intensive training, taking online
Student Government Association
(SGA) and the Worcester Chapter
of the Asian Student Association
rallied around their classmate. The
two groups requested support from
the College community to benefit
Tran’s family. Tran supplied a list of
sizes for men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing, and donations
were made on campus. The SGA
paid to send the items to Baton
Rouge and to Dallas.
“It was an overwhelming,
response,” she said. “There were
so many people who wanted to
help. Everyone was very generous.”
Back home in Louisiana during
restocking his pharmacy. The
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) supplied her aunt
with a trailer and meals ready to
eat (MREs). Her siblings are back
at college, although the number of
classes is limited. Her four-year-old
nephew is confused about why the
family cannot return to their home
and upset about the loss of
his toys. “Anything he
receives now, he’s
very protective of
it,” she said. ■
The “Eyewall” of Hurricane Katrina. Photo courtesy of NOAA; Inset left: The Tran family’s pharmacy before and after Katrina. At right, her family celebrates a wedding.
courses and participating in scores of additional hours of hands-on training, including administering vaccinations. “After
9-11, I wanted to use my skills to help
people in any way that I could,” said Ryle
about her decision to join NPRT.
Ryle, who was awarded the College
medal in 2005, was sent with a DMAT to
organize an emergency clinic in Belle
Chasse Community Church. West Jefferson
Medical Center, the nearest hospital, was 20
miles away, and there people needing care
had a 17-hour wait to be seen by medical
personnel. According to Ryle, houses were
crumbled like cardboard shacks and tons of
debris littered what used to be an orderly
grid of streets. After the world-televised
looting in New Orleans, FEMA had hired
security guards from Blackwater USA, a private firm, to assist with the delivery of services, including health care services. A
dusk-to-dawn curfew was in effect.
“I set up my own pharmacy in the
church,” said Ryle. “A heavily armed security guard was outside my door because I
slept in the pharmacy on an army cot. I
felt very safe with the guard there.”
Although the church had running water,
Ryle and the rest of the DMAT strike
team—one physician, two nurses, and two
paramedics—had a five-minute drive to a
tent city where showers were available. For
security purposes, health care personnel were
never to leave the church alone; they used
the buddy system. Two left together in the
daytime, and at night no fewer than three
left the area together for tent city. Food was
provided by the local sheriff ’s department
cafeteria style at the rear of the church.
Up at 6 a.m., Ryle kept the pharmacy
open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but emergencies arose after hours, and one night Ryle, in
her pajamas, treated a middle-age woman
WORCESTER CAMPUS
25 Foster Street:
Living and Learning Center
Dedicated
The College formally dedicated its new
$20 million Living and Learning Center in
downtown Worcester during a ceremony
on a sunny October morning. More than
250 guests attended the event.
Under a tent that flanked the new building, President Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP
’62, a Worcester native, was joined on stage
by keynote speaker Sumner B. Tilton Jr.
ScD ’03 (Hon.), Mayor Timothy Murray,
Michael O’Brien, city manager; David L.
Maher, chair MCPHS Board of Trustees;
Craig Pike, president, Student Government
Association; and Monsignor Francis Scollen.
The Seven Hills Show Choir opened the festivities with “The Star Spangled Banner”
and “Worcester, The Heart Beat.”
Maher welcomed guests and thanked
the College’s Board of Trustees and staff
for their hard work, noting how strong
cooperation brought the project to
fruition. “Today is a very, very special day
for both the College and the City of
Worcester,” he said.
President Monahan also expressed his
gratitude to the trustees for their continued work in furthering the College’s mission and recognized the President’s
Advisory Council in Worcester, as well as
local officials, for their invaluable contributions to the project.
“The mayor, city manager, city council
and various departments have all pulled
together with the College to create a model
public-private partnership that really gets
things done,” Monahan said. “The Worcester city government offers a friendly environment for responsible development.”
Tilton, the Worcester campus’ Commencement speaker and an honorary degree
recipient, thanked the many private donors
whose $3 million in grants made the building project possible. He praised President
Monahan’s “can-do attitude” and commitment to his hometown. “MCPHS has
shown us how to do historic preservation,”
Tilton said. “And they’ve shown us how to
enliven the city by bringing more than 400
young people downtown to live and learn.”
After a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the
building’s entrance, students and staff gave
guided tours to guests and the media. Attendees boarded the building’s two elevators for
the ninth-floor, where they were given additional information about the project.
The College purchased the 25 Foster
Street property, known as the Graphic Arts
Building, in 2000 at the same time that it
opened the campus at 19 Foster Street, later
named the Henrietta DeBenedictis Building. The buildings are now connected on
two levels, allowing students easy access to
classrooms, the Blais Family Library, and a
student lounge that incorporates quiet study
space. The College anticipates the new student housing will further stimulate the area’s
economy and move Worcester closer to its
goal of a more vibrant downtown.
The nine-floor, 90,000-square-foot Living and Learning Center features five floors
of apartment-style residences for up to 175
students; two floors of faculty offices, conference rooms and academic space; the
ninth-floor Fuller Conference Hall with
floor-to-ceiling windows, an outdoor patio
and sweeping views of the city and surrounding area; and first-floor retail space.
Also located on the first floor is a new,
expanded street-level office for MassMedLine, the College’s toll-free prescription
information hotline. The expanded space
will allow MassMedLine to improve assistance to walk-in patients and the College
to better serve the Worcester community.
Preliminary projections indicate that
the Living and Learning Center at operational capacity could ultimately bring
more than 500 additional students, faculty, staff and visitors to the downtown
area on a daily basis and generate millions
of dollars in new economic activity. To
date, the College has invested more than
$45 million in the future of Worcester and
its role as a center for health care delivery.
The facility’s first-floor retail space,
leased by a Honey Farms convenience
store, opened in January 2006, and offers
24-hour service to students and the community at large. The new building also
enables MCPHS, the largest pharmacy
college in the United States, to expand its
current academic offerings in Worcester,
and for the first time offer on-campus,
apartment-style housing to many of its
students. The College’s accelerated 16month Bachelor of Science in Nursing
program debuted in January 2006. ■
Living and Learning Center –
Floor to Ceiling
Floors One and Two
• Honey Farms
• Admission and Registrar’s Offices
• MassMedLine
• Patient Assessment Lab
• Skills Technology Lab
• Classrooms and Faculty Offices
Floors Three through Eight:
Student Apartments
Amenities
• Free basic cable TV, telephone and wireless
Internet service in individual bedrooms and
living rooms
• All apartments are furnished in a
contemporary decor
• Full kitchens with full-sized refrigerators, stove
and oven
• On-site laundry facilities
• 24-hour security
• Live-in professional staff member
• Thermostat control in individual bedrooms
and in living areas
• Study lounges on floors four through six
Floor Nine: Fuller Conference Hall
• Conference space with sweeping views of
downtown Worcester
• Outdoor terrace
Clockwise from far left:
The Seven Hills Show Choir;
MCPHS–Worcester campus;
Ribbon cutting: President’s
Advisory Council member
Tony Tilton; Mayor Tim
Murray; President Monahan,
City Manager Michael
O’Brien; Student Government
President Craig Pike PharmD
’07; Monsignor Francis
Scollen, St. Peter’s Church;
and Trustee Chairman David
Maher; and President
Monahan addressing the
crowd; trustees, faculty,
administration, students, and
guests in the tent set up for
the event.
MassMedLine hosts Medicare Part D Roundtable to Celebrate its New Quarters
MassMedLine, the College’s toll-free hotline that dispenses advice on prescription
purchases to elderly and under-served
Massachusetts residents, celebrated its new
home at 25 Foster Street on the Worcester
campus, with a Medicare Part D Summit
Meeting in January.
President Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP
’62 welcomed key policy makers and leaders of the pharmacy profession who
attended the Medicare Part D roundtable to
hear an overview by Brian Cresta, New
England regional director, Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, along with
other key officials, discuss outreach efforts,
enrollment initiatives, and the challenges
posed by the new benefits for consumers
and health care providers. The MassMedLine pharmacy outreach program is an integral part of the Medicare drug benefit in
Massachusetts and provides information to
health care providers, seniors, and advocates
throughout the state. MassMedLine also
offers vital services for consumers who are
not Medicare eligible but who need assistance affording their prescription drugs.
Dennis G. Lyons BSP ’75, vice president
of Institutional Advancement, talked about
MassMedLine’s role in Medicare Part D;
Paul Jeffrey BSP ’76, PharmD, director of
pharmacy programs, Office of Medicaid,
reviewed Medicaid’s role in the Medicare
Part D process; and Secretary Jennifer
Davis-Carey, Massachusetts Executive
Office of Elder Affairs, discussed how the Keough.
new federal regulations are impacting senFollowing the summit, the panel was
iors. Katherine Keough, executive director invited to the Open House along with
of Government Affairs and Continuing numerous public officials, state and local digEducation, moderated the discussion.
nitaries, corporate partners, faculty, and staff
Established in 2001, MassMedLine is a for the recently relocated call center;
public-private partnership between the Mass- MassMedLine’s headquarters are now on the
achusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs first floor of the Living and Learning Center
and the College. The call center is partially at 25 Foster Street, where it has 10 times
funded by the state. The balance of the oper- more space than in its previous office suite in
ational costs are subsidized by the College the Henrietta DeBenedictis Building at the
with support from two federal grants, private School of Pharmacy–Worcester. The call
foundations, and corporations.
center’s easy access also allows patients to
The Medicare Part D Prescription drug drop in for face-to-face consultations.
coverage began on January 1, 2006;
The new office suite includes a recepMedicare beneficiaries are now able to tion and waiting area, a conference/conobtain assistance in paying for
their prescription drugs
through the program. Previously, prescription drug assistance was offered through
private insurance plans but was
not part of the traditional
Medicare program. The new
program brought numerous
changes and consequently
many questions from Medicare
recipients.
“MassMedLine has always
provided a valuable service, but
it has played an especially
important role during this time CMS Regional Director Brian Cresta, President Monahan and State
of transition in Medicare pre- Senator Richard Moore pose before the Medicare Part D bus in front of
scription drug benefits,” said the MCPHS–Worcester campus.
MassMedLine, from page 23
sulting room, a private office for Mary B.
Sullivan PharmD, program director, and a
large open area with cubicles for the staff
of eight. Space was also provided for pharmacy and nursing students who volunteer
for experiential rotations at the call center.
MassMedLine’s licensed pharmacists provide medication counseling, drug profile
review, and advice on compliance issues and
options for lower-cost medications. They
also help callers understand the new
Medicare drug program and how it relates to
their current coverage and the medications
they are taking. More than 10,000 patients
are helped annually by MassMedLine.
Sullivan addressed the crowd, presenting an overview of the MassMedLine program, and state Senator Richard T. Moore,
D-Uxbridge, recounted the call center’s
history and its benefits for Massachusetts
residents. Visitors also heard from Maurice
Lubin, a senior citizen who was helped by
the MassMedLine staff. Later, they toured
the new facility and enjoyed refreshments.
For more information about MassMedLine, call 1.866.633.1617 or log onto
http://www.massmedline.com.
President Monahan, Senator RIchard Moore, Senator
Harriette Chandler and MassMedline Director Mary
Sulllivan cut the cake commemorating the fifth anniversary of MassMedLine.
Worcester Mayor Declares MassMedLine Day
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS:
On Monday, January 23, 2006, MassMedLine will celebrate its move into a new office suite on the campus of Massachusetts College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at 25 Foster Street in downtown Worcester; and
WHEREAS:
MassMedLine was developed by the College, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, to assist seniors
and other needy citizens in obtaining free or low-cost medications; and
WHEREAS:
MassMedLine helps 10,000 Massachusetts residents each year through its toll-free hotline, website and community outreach programs; and
WHEREAS:
Since its inception in 2001, MassMedLine has made a significant contribution to improving the health and well-being of thousands of
citizens in Central Massachusetts and has saved the Commonwealth millions of dollars in medication costs and related expenses;
NOW THEREFORE,
I, Timothy P. Murray, Mayor of the City of Worcester, do hereby proclaim Monday, January 23, 2006* to be:
MASSMEDLINE DAY
in Worcester, and urge all citizens of our community to utilize this important public service.
Hurricane, from page 21
with a severe mouth infection. In addition
to local residents, Ryle said they treated a
roofer and rescue personnel, mostly for
upper respiratory infections from the mold,
and boils from contaminated water. Prescriptions were also filled for antibiotics, diabetes, and hypertension medication. She
treated an eight-week old baby for mosquito
bites; the family—a young mother, the baby,
and a toddler—had no shelter; they had
been forced to sleep outdoors. The woman
was given baby clothes, formula and diapers.
Ryle ordered prescription drugs on a
daily basis, and FEMA employees delivered
the medications to the church. She wrote
prescriptions, which were signed by one of
the physicians, being sure to include the
indication to avoid any errors. Ryle, along
with other DMAT members, also administered 600 flu vaccines in two days.
“People in the area knew about our
clinic,” she said. “We had repeat patients.
We were prepared with antibiotics and pain
meds but the emergency lasted so long that
we needed medications for diabetes and
blood pressure. I had to write prescriptions off the patients’ medicine bottles.”
There were no open pharmacies with
patients’ records, no open doctors’
offices. Patients lined up outside the
church for tetanus and flu vaccinations.
Thankfully, the blistering heat was gone,
and the weather had turned cooler. Perhaps the worst incident of the two-week
deployment was seeing a severely burned
firefighter, who suffered second-degree
burns. Ryle started an IV morphine drip,
the clinic stabilized the worker on site and
an ambulance took him to West Jefferson
Medical Center.
It took two weeks for Ryle to recover after
she returned; and despite the debriefing, there
were nights she dreamed she was back in
Louisiana. She is still in touch with one of the
paramedics from her team, Karen Colony,
who lives in Oxford, Iowa. “It’s good to talk
Pictured are Karen Ryle and two paramedics outside the
temporary clinic housed in a local church.
about the experience with other people,” she
said. “I’m glad I was able to participate.
Would I do it again? Yes, I would. People
were so grateful. They said, ‘God bless you.’
We felt very needed and welcomed.” ■
ALUMNI IN PUBLIC POLICY
LT. SMITH
goes to
WASHINGTON
(and to New Orleans)
wo weeks after Lt. Stephen C. Smith
MSPA ’00 of the U.S. Public Health
Service started his new position in
Washington as a training program manager
for the National Disaster Medical System
(NDMS), Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Katrina hit the
Gulf Coast.
Instead of coordinating training for the
8,000 volunteer members of the Disaster
Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) and
the International Medical and Surgical
Response Teams (IMSuRT) around the
country (see related story on page 19),
Smith joined NDMS’ deployment team
and began assisting with emergency support functions, which is standard operating procedure during a national disaster
the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina. He
found himself at the heavily guarded
National Response Coordination Center at
FEMA headquarters, surrounded by television monitors and working 12-hour shifts,
day and night, for 48 days in a row.
“It was so exciting to be in the middle
of it,” said the Burlington, Vt. native. “You
have all this information right at your fingertips.”
Communication with the medical
teams who came from as far away as
Hawaii and Oregon was the most challenging; the teams’ cell phones were not
transmitting in the affected areas of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana due to
downed satellite towers and power lines.
“The medical teams found a way to
contact us… by driving to areas where
reception was available, and then using battery-run GPS equipment to get to where
they were going,” he said. “We all rose to
the occasion; it wasn’t just me. It was wonderful to see the nation come together to
respond to the emergency.”
Today Smith’s job takes him to
Louisiana every couple of weeks; he is fieldtesting computerized, hand-held devices
that are water resistant to be used by health
care professionals with the DMAT and
IMSuRT teams to enter patient data during
disaster deployments. The goal is to comply
with presidential directive No. 13335 and
to increase functional interpretability within
the federal government’s health care entities.
It is also designed to lessen the paperwork
produced by responding to the hurricanes;
FEMA currently has a room filled with
cialist with the Special Forces Pararescue;
after a brief career as a civilian, he later
joined the Vermont Army National Guard.
“I have had the opportunity to have
unique life experiences, and I wanted to be
continually challenged,” said Smith about
his decision to join USPHS. “I strongly
believe that I can add something productive to society.”
He served at Federal Medical Center
Devens in Ayer, Mass., with the Health
Resources and Services Administration’s
Bureau of Prisons, and for three years was
a preceptor for senior PA students from
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Clockwise from above: Lt. Stephen C. Smith MSPA ’00 outside the Capitol building; Mobile Medical Unit (MMU)
contains a mini surgery suite, a pharmacy and beds; standard set up of a Base of Operations (BOO) for NDMS.
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“It’s very, very rewarding being part of the
National Disaster Medical System.”
boxes of patient records stacked floor to
ceiling, which were written by health care
professionals during Hurricane Katrina.
“We will soon be training all of our members on how to use these devices that we are
currently testing,” he said.
Smith is also responsible for reviewing
and recommending training proposals for
the DMAT and IMSuRT teams and conducts monthly telephone conference calls
with each team’s training officer. He monitors the appropriateness of team training,
ensuring that the training enables DMATs
to respond quickly to a disaster.
Smith joined the U.S. Public Health
Service in 2001, shortly after graduation
from the Manchester N.H. PA program,
which was under the auspices of Notre
Dame College at the time. He has spent
nearly his entire career in the public-service
arena, first with the U.S. Air Force as a spe-
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MCPHS–Manchester, which he enjoyed.
“I believe in hands-on learning,” he said.
“The students were excited about treating
patients who had four or five pathophysiologies and comorbidities.”
In 2005, he was named Preceptor of the
Year by his alma mater. He also received the
Sikorski Helicopter Rescue Award in 1987
for a life-saving mission off the coast of Iceland and is the recipient of the Bureau of
Prisons Public Health Service Employee of
the Year Award in 2003 for his contributions at FMC Devens as a physician assistant. Since his commission to the U.S.
Public Health Service, he has received several Corps Service Awards, including a PHS
Achievement Medal in 2004.
“In my new position, my ability to
assist the nation has increased,” he said.
“It’s very, very rewarding being part of the
National Disaster Medical System.” ■
IRELAND
t
Land of Heart’s Desire
( C E PA R T I C I PA N T S M I X B U S I N E S S A N D P L E A S U R E )
he ancient and magical landscape of Ireland
has welcomed many a visitor in its long and
storied history, but none so charmed as the
30 alumni, faculty, staff and friends of
MCPHS who toured the Emerald Isle last
October. Sponsored by the Office of Institutional Advancement, the 10-day excursion
through the green countryside of southern
Ireland culminated in a visit to Ireland’s capital city, where the College co-sponsored a
symposium with the School of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Trinity College Dublin (see story on facing page).
Leading the tour were Dennis G. Lyons
BSP ’75, vice president for Institutional
Advancement, and George E. Humphrey,
executive director of College Relations and
Communications. Continuing Education
programs were offered during breakfast
throughout the trip by Lyons and by
MCPHS faculty Michael Malloy, PharmD,
dean of the School of Pharmacy–Worcester/Manchester; and Joy Evans, assistant
professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of
Pharmacy–Boston.
Among the highlights of the fall adventure were visits to the following sights:
• Cliffs of Mohar in County Clare, with
dramatic views of the Aran Islands and
Galway Bay;
• Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, an
authentic village from the 1800s;
• Adare Manor in County Limerick, a
19th-century manor house with a
world-class golf course;
Land of Heart’s Desire,
Where beauty has no ebb, decay no flood,
But joy is wisdom, Time an endless song.
—William Butler Yeats
• Killarney in County Kerry, home to the
most beautiful lake in Ireland;
• Dingle Bay, where Ryan’s Daughter was
filmed;
• Kinsale in County Cork, featuring many
of Ireland’s best gourmet restaurants;
• Blarney Castle, where visitors may kiss
the fabled stone and receive the gift of
eloquence;
• Rock of Cashel, where Brian Ború, the
first High King of Ireland, was
crowned; and
• Book of Kells, the breathtaking illuminated manuscript housed at Trinity
College Dublin.
Trip participants gathered in Ireland from
the four corners of the earth—including
Nadia Dalloul BSP ’85, who traveled with
her sister Ibtissam all the way from the family pharmacy in Beirut, Lebanon; Danielle
DeChabert BSP ’90, a hospital pharmacist
from St. Croix, Virgin Islands, who came
with fellow pharmacist and islander Winifred
Hardy; and Marjorie Backman DH ’53
Forsyth, who hails from Falmouth, Maine.
“We’d been thinking about an Ireland trip
for some time,” said Edward Zuba BSP ’77,
of Cumberland, R.I. “…so when the College
Opposite, clockwise from upper left: At Trinity College,
Trustee Chester E. Babineau BSP ’56, wife Carole, and
Elizabeth Jordan, executive assistant to the President;
Trustee Board Chairman David L. Maher and wife Marilyn at
the Maher family burial plot in County Mayo; Robert M.
O’Connell BSP ’81 and wife Cheryl at Dingle Peninsula; at
Adare Manor are Janice Flynn BSP ’84 and husband
Michael, Dean Michael Malloy, Jason Cross, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, SOP–W/M, Sheila Seed BSP ’85
and husband Paul; Sheila Seed and Marilyn Maher at the
fort at Kinsale; and Marjory Backman DH ’53 Forsyth with
her arms around St. Patrick’s Cross. Legend has it that if
you can touch your fingers you will live to be 100 years old.
Below: The green and gentle hills of County Kerry.
sent out the announcement, my wife Sheila
and I signed up right away.”
Many of the MCPHS travelers have
strong family ties to the old sod. David L.
Maher, chairman of the College’s Board of
Trustees, and his wife Marilyn discovered
the Maher family burial plot on the
grounds of the Rock of Cashel. Worcester
faculty member Sheila Seed BSP ’85, and
her husband Paul were thrilled to stop in
Sheila’s birthplace—the quaint village of
Macroom, which she had not seen since the
age of 6. And Dennis Lyons, whose family
traces its roots to County Donegal, was able
to visit his daughter Mary, a Stonehill College student who is spending her junior year
at University College Cork studying Irish
culture and history.
But you do not have to be Irish in order
to enjoy the Land of Heart’s Desire. When
asked about the trip, Stephen Karoghlanian
BSP ’56, expressed the sentiment of the
group: “I had a wonderful time!”
M C P H S E STA B L I S H E S L I N K W I T H I R I S H U N I V E R S I T Y
Representatives of Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) and
the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) School of
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences met
in Dublin on October 12-13 to explore joint
projects in pharmacy education, biotechnology and international drug policy and regulation. Sixty administrators, faculty, alumni and
practitioners from both institutions gathered
in Trinity’s historic 18th-century dining hall to
hear remarks by Micheál Martin, the Irish
minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Tim O’Malley, minister of state at the
Department of Health and Children, who is a
pharmacist; and Thomas Finneran, president
of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
and former speaker of the Massachusetts
House of Representatives.
“We are pleased to be a leading partner
in this unique opportunity to provide an international platform for health professionals to
explore the future of pharmaceutical care
and biotechnology,” said Board Chairman
David L. Maher, as he greeted the Irish and
American participants on behalf of President
Monahan and the MCPHS trustees.
The visit, which included a day-long symposium, was the brainchild of Dennis G. Lyons
BSP ’75, vice president for Institutional
Advancement. “There is a natural fit between
Ireland and Massachusetts, which are both
world-class centers of pharmaceutical
research and biotechnology,” Lyons stated.
“The purpose of our symposium is to start a
dialogue on how MCPHS and TCD can
develop joint projects that capitalize on our
mutual strengths and interests.”
Commenting on behalf of Trinity, Michael
Gleeson, secretary to the college, expressed
his hope “that the MCPHS visit to TCD and
Ireland proves fruitful in a number of fields—
in building lasting academic links with a view
to facilitating faculty and student exchanges
and fostering industrial partnerships, which
will establish strong relationships with pharmaceutical and biotech companies in Ireland
and the United States.”
Trinity College, also known as The University of Dublin, was founded in 1592 and is the
oldest university in Ireland. At present there
are more than 12,000 students and 1,200
faculty and research staff working on the college campus, which is home to The Book of
Kells , a ninth-century manuscript of the
gospels renowned world-wide for its rich and
varied illustrations. The School of Pharmacy
was established in 1977 as the first centre for
pharmaceutical education in Ireland.
Martin Henman, coordinator, Centre for Pharmaceutical Care, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, TCD;
David Maher, chairman, MCPHS Board of Trustees; Ingrid Hood, head, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences,TCD; Tim O’Malley, Irish minister of state for Health and Children; Tom Finneran, president, Massachusetts
Biotechnology Council; Dennis Lyons BSP ’75, vice president for Institutional Advancement; George Humphrey, executive director of College Relations and Communications; and Michael Gleason, TCD secretary of the college.
John Hegarty, provost, TCD, with David L. Maher and Thomas Finneran.
Dennis G. Lyons BSP ’75 addresses guests at a formal dinner at TCD in honor of Micheál Martin, Irish minister
for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
THE REED CONFERENCE
CMS Administrator Discusses the
Pharmacist’s Role in Medicare Part D
he popular Reed Conference,
held at Gillette Stadium, drew
more than 700 pharmacists from
throughout the region for an exciting educational program on timely topics of the
day, including the implementation to date
of the new Medicare Part D program.
Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, administrator at the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), in Washington,
served as one of the keynote speakers, and
discussed the pharmacist’s role.
“Medicare Part D is the number one
issue pharmacists are facing on a daily
basis,” said Katherine Keough, executive
director, Office of Government Affairs and
Continuing Education. “Given the bumps
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Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, administrator at the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, D.C.
“Medicare Part D is the number one issue pharmacists
are facing on a daily basis. Given the bumps in the road,
the state-of-the-state talk gave pharmacists firsthand
information that affects them and their patients.”
—Katherine Keough, Executive Director, Office of Government Affairs and Continuing Education
in the road, the discussion of the program’s
implementation gave pharmacists firsthand
information that affects them and their
patients.”
Under McClellan’s leadership, CMS is
implementing Medicare’s new prescription
drug program, which delivers a key aspect
of modern medicine to America’s seniors
and people with disabilities. McClellan is
also leading the effort to bring a community care focus to Medicaid, so those who
need help can get it closer to home.
McClellan has served as commissioner
of the Food and Drug Administration and
in the White House as a member of the
President’s Council of Economic Advisors,
where he advised the administration on
domestic economic issues and was a senior
policy director for health care and related
economic issues.
Attendees heard from nationally recognized speaker Edward M. Hallowell, MD,
the director of the Hallowell Center for
Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, Mass., and a former faculty member at
Harvard Medical School, on “ADD Across
the Lifespan: A Strength-Based Model of
Diagnosis and Treatment.” He is the author
of the best-sellers, Connect: 12 Vital Ties
That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life,
and Deepen Your Soul and co-author of Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping
with Attention-Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood.
Other speakers and topics included:
• Laura Cranston, RPh, president of
Cranston & Associates LLC on “The
Future of Community Pharmacy”; she
described the major changes in the health
care environment that impacted both the
short- and long-term future of community
pharmacy, explained the opportunities and
challenges presented by the inclusion of
MTM services as defined in the Medicare
Frederick Frankhauser,
RPh, JD, adjunct faculty at
the School of Pharmacy–
Boston.
Edward M. Hallowell, MD,
director, Hallowell Center
for Cognitive and
Emotional Health.
Modernization Act, and provided realworld examples of ways pharmacists can
become more proactive in developing a
future strategic plan for pharmacy.
• Jake Nichols PharmD ’00, BCPS,
CDE, AE-C, on “Pharmacotherapy in
Patients with COPD: The Role of the
Pharmacist”; he identified the differences
between COPD and other related pulmonary disorders, and the treatments
based on current guidelines and recommendations for pharmacologic therapy.
• Ricardo M. Munarriz, MD, assistant
professor of urology, Center for Sexual
Medicine, Boston University School of
Medicine on “Understanding Symptoms,
Health Risks and Treatment Options for
Gold Sponsors
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Silver Sponsors
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Price Chopper
Stat-Care Pharmacy
Clockwise from top left: More than 700 attendees filled the function room at Gillette Stadium. Enjoying the post-conference alumni reception are trustees Chet Babineau BSP ’56
and Eileen Dumouchel BSP ’54, with friend; Trustee Maryesther Fournier BSP ’75, Steve Grossman BSP ’81, and Director of Development Lonny Townley; President Monahan
with faculty members Mary Ann Cooper, Kathy Zaiken, Trish Ford, Ron J. DeBellis, and Caroline Zeind; Bob Manning BSP ’79, Bob McDowell BSP ’79, and Donna Horn BSP ’83.
Hypogonadism”; he discussed clinical
symptoms, described associated health
risks in men with low testosterone levels,
and identified treatment options.
• Frederick Frankhauser, RPh, JD,
adjunct assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, School of Pharmacy–Boston,
on “Pharmacy Law Update 2006: Regulations, Policies and Counterfeit Medications”; he gave an overview of recent
changes to Massachusetts Pharmacy Regulations and Board of Registration policies,
identified proposed regulatory solutions to
deal with prescription drug counterfeiting,
and described its prevalence.
Dennis G. Lyons BSP ’75, vice president
for Institutional Advancement, welcomed
the attendees; Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP
’62, President, brought College greetings;
Eric Schultz, CEO, Fallon Community
Health Plan, presented opening remarks;
and Jonathan A. Kraft, president and CEO
of The Kraft Group, owners of the New
England Patriots, winners of three Super
Bowl championships in four years, and of
Gillette Stadium, gave one of the keynote
addresses, “The Importance of Team Work.”
Posters were presented by the MCPHS
departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences
and Pharmacy Practice; attendees were able
to earn additional CE credits above the six
contact hours. In addition, VIP tours were
given of the stadium, and an alumni reception was held after the day’s events.
The annual Howard L. Reed Conference honors the late professor and
administrator for a lifetime of dedication and service to the College;
he helped establish the program in
1941 as an opportunity for pharmacists to keep abreast of changes in
the profession and for MCPHS alumni to visit with their
former teachers.
For more information about The Reed and other
CE programs, visit the College’s Web site,
http://www.mcphs.edu/ce or call 617.732.2081.
“Attendees had a great deal of fun,” said
Keough. “They enjoy the extremely convenient location.” ■
alumni
associations
Interview Days Draw 30
Companies to Campus
Thirty nonprofits and companies, including Boston Medical
Center, Genzyme, and Sullivan’s Pharmacy, participated in
Interview Days, a way to connect graduates with potential
employers. The event, which
occurs once a semester, was
held in White Hall in March at
MCPHS–Boston.
Company displays were
organized, and representatives
were available to answer questions and interview students for
employment opportunities. The
representatives were from Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
CVS, Eaton Apothecary, RDH
Temps, New England Geriatrics, and Target, among others.
Students in the radiologic
sciences, physician assistant
studies, dental hygiene, regulatory affairs and pharmacy programs participated.
Fall 2006 Interview Days
are scheduled for October 11
and 12. For more information,
log on to the alumni page at
www.mcphs.edu.
Alumni Directory 2007
Have you completed your alumni information card and returned it to
the publisher, Universal Publishing Company? Your participation is
as simple as that. You will receive your eight-inch by eleven-inch
directory in early 2007. You are asked for a voluntary contribution
specifically to support the directory program. However, you will
receive a directory with or without the contribution simply
by returning the completed information card. Your enthusiastic response is crucial to the success of the directory program. (This
is not your Annual Fund contribution.)
The Alumni Association
Salutes the Class of 2006
Graduation celebrations, sponsored by the Alumni Association, were held for the MCPHS
class of 2006 on all three campuses. The Manchester, N.H.,
graduates enjoyed their celebration in November at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester;
Boston graduates celebrated in
February at the Inn at Longwood and Worcester graduates
in March at the Fuller Conference Hall on the ninth floor of
the Worcester campus’ Living
and Learning Center. President
Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP
’62, trustees, Alumni Association President Stanley Walczyk
BSP ’75, Alumni Association
board members, alumni, faculty
and staff were on hand to celebrate with and congratulate the
soon-to-be members of the
alumni community.
Donna M. Cestone, president of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association, and friend,
join MCPHS grads William G. Wilkins BSP ’62, and Dennis G. Lyons BSP ’75.
Graduate salute at MCPHS–Boston: (seated) Anya Rapoport, Robyn Parsons, President
Monahan, Asta Balandyte, Loretta Lakacauskaite; (standing) Anastasiya Satter,
Wen-Dee Miranda, Ida Lubonja.
Cestone Honored at
NJPhA
President Monahan
Greets Alumni in Florida
Donna M. Cestone BSP ’87,
outgoing president of the New
Jersey Pharmacists Association
(NJPhA), received an MCPHS
Certificate of Appreciation for
her contribution to the pharmacy profession at the association’s annual meeting. Cestone
was elected president in 2004,
the sixth and youngest woman
president in the NJPhA’s 134year history. Dennis G. Lyons
BSP ’75, vice president for
Institutional Advancement, representing the College, presented
Cestone with the certificate.
Phillip M. Resnick BSP ’60,
MSP ’80 was honored for his
contributions and the naming
of the dean of pharmacy’s suite
in Boston at an MCPHS
alumni and friends reception at
the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in February. President Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP ’62, Marguerite
“Peg” Johnson BS ’61 Hampden, and a few Institutional
Advancement staff members
attended the event. President
Monahan updated attendees on
the Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and Student Center, the
new Living and Learning Center at the Worcester campus,
Enjoying the Florida receptions (photos left to right): Stephen Yoblonsky BSP ’97 (right) with friend; Gloria D. Alvino BSP ’55, Benjamin R. Hershenson BSP ’62, Barbara A.
Fitzpatrick BSP ’55, and President Monahan BSP ’62; Theodore A Jamrog BS ’62 (Hampden), Marguerite C. Johnson BS ’61 (Hampden), Daniel G. Bolduc BS ’50 (Hampden),
and Milton J. Swiatlowski BS ’50 (Hampden).
and distance-education programs between the Worcester
and Manchester campuses.
Other alumni in attendance
included Stephen B. Yoblonsky
BSP ’97, Fred H. Nathanson
BSP ’67, Carl L. Zeytoonian
BSP ’56, Anthony M. Ciampa
BSP ’54, Norbert H. Graber
BSP ’84, and Roman F. Panek
BSP ’49.
Contact Peg Johnson
([email protected]) if
you are interested in attending
a future reception.
Caesars Palace Reception
A Hit in Las Vegas
More than 180 alumni and students attended the College’s
reception at Caesars Palace in
Las Vegas, Nev., as part of the
40th annual American Society
of Health-System Pharmacists
midyear clinical meeting and
exposition. Trustee Judith
(Patrick) Ronshagen BSP ’70;
Stephen M. Dolley BSP ’88,
Alumni Association director;
Michael Malloy, PharmD, dean,
School of Pharmacy–Worcester;
and Caroline Zeind, PharmD,
chair, Department of Pharmacy
Practice, School of Pharmacy–
Boston, welcomed the crowd.
“We are pleased that alumni
and students are taking the
opportunity to meet and network,” said Dawn Ballou,
executive director, Alumni
Relations. “It’s become a College tradition to host events at
professional meetings.”
Log onto the College’s Web
site at www.mcphs.edu for a
list of future receptions.
Come back to MCPHS and get involved!
Career Connections
If you are interested in mentoring and/or in offering
career advice to current students, we want you! Come
and speak with students
about your experiences in
your profession. We are seeking graduates in all the health
care disciplines: pharmacy,
physician assistant, dental
hygiene, radiologic sciences,
nuclear medicine, nursing,
pharmaceutical sciences, regulatory affairs, pharmaceutical marketing, premedical,
health science, health communication, health psychology, and chemistry.
Wanted: Boston and
Manchester Alumni
Worcester Alumni
Speakers Needed
Career Tools
Seminar
Can you spare a few hours for
the Boston and Manchester
campuses Career Connections programs? These programs are offered at lunch
time, lasting about one and a
half hours with box lunches
served. We typically have two
speakers who present for
about 10-15 minutes, each
followed by a question-andanswer period.
Can you spare an hour at
lunch time for the Worcester
campus Career Connections
program? This program is
offered at lunch time, noon
to 1 p.m. Each presenter
talks for 10-15 minutes, followed by a question-andanswer period.
Help prepare students to
enter the workforce by discussing topics such as
résumé writing, interviewing
techniques, business etiquette, networking, the role
of professional organizations
and the changing horizon in
the health care professions.
Contact the Alumni Office
for more details.
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Looking for something to do
on a Friday night? Trying to
find a way to get all of your
College buddies together?
Look no further! The Alumni
Office will help you make it
happen. We just hosted the
classes of 2005 and 2006
at the Felt Nightclub and
Lounge. Contact the Alumni
Office with your suggests for
upcoming events.
For more information or to volunteer
for any of the above mentioned programs,
contact the Alumni Office at 617.732.2902 or email
[email protected].
Forsyth News
Yankee Congress Reception
Kicks Off Forsyth’s 90th
Anniversary Year
One hundred and twenty-five
Forsyth alumni attended the
MCPHS Forsyth Alumni Reception at the Yankee Dental Congress in January to kick off the
90th anniversary of the Forsyth
Dental Hygiene program.
Janis P. Bellack, PhD, provost
and vice president for Academic
Affairs, brought greetings from
President Charles F. Monahan Jr.
BSP ’62, and alumni watched a
video, “The Dawn of a New
Era,” about the Forsyth capital
campaign and the recently completed Esther M. Wilkins
Forsyth Dental Hygiene Clinic
at the College’s Boston campus.
W. Gail Barnes, PhD, RDH,
program director and department chair of the Forsyth Dental Hygiene program, updated
alumni on the new clinic and
the online degree program that
is designed for hygienists working in the field, either with a
certificate or an associate’s
degree, to complete their bachelor’s degree through the Webbased Blackboard platform.
Two awards were presented at
the reception. Esther M. Wilkins
DH ’39, DMD, presented the
2005 Esther M. Wilkins Distinguished Alumni Award to Diane
(Zack) Seigal DH ’75 for her
efforts as a clinical practitioner, a
leader in her professional organization, and her success as president of RDH Temps, the largest
temporary placement agency in
New England.
Gail Weisberg DH ’74,
president of the Forsyth
Alumni Association, presented
the Judy S. Harvey Award to
Jean Connor, RDH, vice president, American Dental Hygienists’ Association. The Alumni
Association presents this award
to individuals who are not
alumni but who have enhanced
the program through their
efforts as teachers, mentors,
visionaries, and friends.
Patricia (Crane) Ramsay DH
’66, director of Forsyth Alumni
Programs and Continuing Education, introduced the event’s
sponsors: Seigal, RDH Temps;
Alex Friedman, president, Sanax
Protective Products; Kenneth
Baker and James Cochrane, Patterson Dental Supply; and
Tonya Ray, Oral B Laboratories.
Other sponsors of the event
not in attendance, were Bicon
Dental Implants, Crown Uniforms and Linen Services,
Schick Technologies, and Sunstar Butler.
Esther Wilkins presented Diane (Zack) Seigal DH ’75 with the Esther M. Wilkins
Distinguished Alumni Award at this year’s Yankee Dental Congress reception.
Yankee Dental Congress’
2006 Hygienist of the Year
Mary (Leet) Kellerman DH
’66 was named the Hygienist
of the Year at the Yankee Dental Congress brunch.
A member of the Forsyth
Alumni Association Board of
Directors and a past president
of the Massachusetts Dental
Hygienists’ Association, she
was honored for her efforts in
running a fluoride-rinse and
sealant grant program in the
Billerica schools, which culminated in a successful fluoride
campaign in her town. She is
currently employed by the
Cambridge Alliance as a clinical dental hygienist and also
conducts school screenings.
Jean Connor (left), vice president of American Dental Hygienists’ Association, received
the Judy S. Harvey Award from Gail Weisberg DH ’74, president of the Forsyth Alumni
Association.
Receptions Coming Soon
to Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Florida!
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Forsyth program,
receptions are planned for several locations in Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Florida. Information on “The Dawn of a
New Era,” the capital campaign
for the Forsyth Dental Hygiene
program will be presented.
For more information on
Florida receptions, alumni may
contact Jan Selwitz-Segal DH
Susan Jenkins, FDHP faculty, Christel (Koppel) Autuori DH ’71, Minoru Horiuchi, DMD,
and Barbara McCormack DH ’71, all former participants in Forsyth’s Project Rotundra.
’65 at 941.355.4410 or [email protected].
For information on Massachusetts and Connecticut receptions, please contact Pat Ramsay
at 617.735.1105 or [email protected].
Alumna Named Maine’s
Hygienist of the Year
Yankee Dental Congress Sponsors
(Clockwise from above) With Gail
Barnes, John Cochrane and Kenny
Baker, representatives of Patterson
Dental Company; Alex Freedman of
SANAX Protective Products; Tonya
Ray, RDH, of Oral B Laboratories.
In Orlando, Fla: (seated) Vincent Beebe, Esther M. Wilkins DH ’39, Jan Selwitz-Segal DH
’65. (Standing) Andrea Gancarz, Forsyth faculty member; W. Gail Barnes, program director; Pat Hartling Beebe DH ’47; Lea Schultz Goring DH ’58; Richard Goring.
Home of Jackie Boucher Morelisse, Naples, Fla.: (seated) W. Gail Barnes; Esther M.
Wilkins DH ’39. (Standing) Jeffrey Mudgett, Cynthia Deragon DH ’86, Jackie Morelisse
DH ’85, Nancy (Peters) Costello DH ’57, Robert Segal, Fred Costello.
Linda (Morrison) Wacholtz
DH ’70 received the 20052006 Hygienist of the Year
Award given by the Maine
Dental Hygienists’ Association
(MDHA).
A graduate of Northeastern
University and the New England School of Acupuncture, she
has worked in both private practice and public health in Maine,
Vermont, Massachusetts, New
York, and Switzerland. She is a
past president of the MDHA, a
member of the American Dental
Hygienists’ Association, and the
Maine Dental Access Coalition.
As proprietor of Dental Phases,
a dental staffing service, she is
active in placing dental personnel and in helping to satisfy an
unfilled need around the state.
In 2002, Wacholtz, along
with other past MDHA presidents, formed Prevention Partners, Inc., a nonprofit public
charity of which she is now the
executive director. Prevention
Partners provides preventive
oral-hygiene care to those who
do not have routine access to
dental care. This low-cost service
is covered by Maine Care for
recipients 1 to 20 years of age
and is available in Women,
Infants and Children centers,
Head Start locations, schools,
nursing homes, and physicians
offices all around the state,
where there is an expressed
need. In 2005, Prevention Partners’ fully insured dental hygienists treated nearly 2,000 children
in public school settings; 65 percent had never seen a dentist.
A native of Augusta, Wacholtz became interested in den-
tistry at age 15 while working for
her grandfather, Edward Peaslee,
DMD, an orthodontist. He
practiced until age 92 and also
served in the state legislature.
Wacholtz is an active watercolor painter and Reiki master.
She lives with her husband, Ted,
in Boothbay, Maine; they have
two children. She can be reached
at [email protected].
Call for Forsyth
Nominations
2006 ESTHER M.
WILKINS
DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNI AWARD
All alumni and friends are
invited to nominate graduates
of the Forsyth Dental Hygiene
program for the 2006 Esther
M. Wilkins Distinguished
Alumni Award.
Nominees are considered
based on achievement in the
following areas:
• leadership
• community service
• personal education
• professional contributions
• impact on the dental
hygiene profession
• participation in profession
organizations
• dedication to the profession and to Forsyth
2006 OUTSTANDING
FORSYTH ALUMNI
AWARD
Graduates of the Forsyth Dental
Hygiene program are considered
for the award based on achievement in the following areas:
• distinguished in his/her
career as a dental hygienist
• respected by peers and
community
• a mentor to other hygienists
• the epitome of one or more
roles of a dental hygienist
• loyal to the Forsyth Dental
Hygiene program
• passionate toward the
profession
Nominations for each
award must be made in writing
to the director of the Forsyth
Alumni Programs and Continuing Education by September
1, 2006. For more information, contact Pat Ramsay at
617.735.1105.
President Monahan Greets
Forsyth Alumni in Florida
As part of the year-long 90th
anniversary of the Forsyth Dental
Hygiene program, receptions
were held in various Florida cities
for Forsyth alumni. President
Charles F. Monahan Jr. BSP ’62
attended the first Forsyth alumni
reception in Delray Beach, Fla.,
in February. He updated alumni
on the Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and Student Center, the
accelerated Bachelor of Science
in Dental Hygiene program, and
the Bachelor of Science in Dental
Hygiene online degree-completion program. A February reception brunch was also held in Fort
Lauderdale. Additional Florida
events were scheduled in Naples
and Sarasota, and in Orlando
prior to the annual meeting of
the American Dental Educators
Association. W. Gail Barnes,
PhD, RDH, program director
and department chair, Forsyth
Dental Hygiene program, and
Esther M. Wilkins DH ’39,
DMD, were in attendance.
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SAVE THE DATE!
90th Anniversary Brunch
Sunday, October 22,
2006
MCPHS–Boston
White Hall
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Come and join Forsyth alumni, students, faculty and friends and celebrate this milestone of the Forsyth
Dental Hygiene program. Enjoy
brunch, renew old acquaintances, and
tour the Esther M. Wilkins Forsyth
Dental Hygiene Clinic.
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1. Forsyth alumni enjoy the American Orchid Society at Delray Beach.
2. Alumni gather in Delray for President Monahan’s update on the College.
3. Batya (Kovler) Bayes DH ’73 and Jo-Ann Rauch DH ’73 at the Orchid
Society at Delray Beach.
4. At the Alumni Brunch at Bimini Boatyard Restaurant in Fort
Lauderdale, Bob Worsley, Georgia (Yulke) Worsley DH ’66, Janet (Penney)
Cronin DH ’69, Amy Woiszwillo DH’00, and Pat Ramsay DH ’66.
5. At the Tropical Breeze Resort Siesta Key, Sarasota, Fla.: Debbie (Harlow)
Balas DH ’72, Roberta (Parker) Berson DH ’62, Cynthia Welch DH ’79.
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Tour Fenway Park! Home of the Boston Red Sox, Yawkey Way
1:30 p.m. Drive or hop the T to Fenway and enjoy a behindthe-scenes look at America's most beloved ballpark, including
park improvements for 2006. $10/adult, $8/children between the
ages of 2 & 14
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Saturday, June 10
with
Kick-off Reunion Weekend
Buffet Dinner Radisson Boston Hotel
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Your Choice!—Come as you are
and join us for a rolling buffet dinner. Later,
enjoy a choice of performances with fellow alumni,
or simply enjoy Boston by foot! $45/person
Blue Man Group Rewired Charles Playhouse
7:00 p.m. - performance—Blue Man Group has been
rewired & re-tooled for the 21st Century. If you’ve seen
them before, come check out the new material. If
not…now’s the time! Revel with three enigmatic bald &
blue characters who’ll take you through a multisensory experience combining theatre, percussion,
music, art, science, and vaudeville unlike anything else. Bring the family! $56/person
Comedy Club at the Tribe Theatre 67 Stuart Street
8:00 p.m. - performance—Voted Boston’s Best
Comedy Club for the last three years & critically
reviewed to be the Saturday Night Live sketch comedy of the city, the Tribe Theatre’s improv group
continues to excite and keep the city laughing. 18+
years old $10/person
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Alumni
Reunion
Weekend 2006
Pamper Yourself! An Afternoon of Sweet Treats & Beauty
The Radisson Boston Hotel 200 Stuart Street
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Join us for tea & desserts while some of the areas up and coming stylists ready you for Reunion Dinner! Get your makeup & nails done,
while receiving the latest in fashion & hairstyling tips – all in the comfort of the
hotel. $55/person
Duck Tours of Boston Boarding at the Museum of Science–Science Park
12:30 – 3:00 p.m. Drive or catch the T to the museum and tour Boston by land and
by sea on the famous World War II amphibious vehicles! Join your conDUCKtor as he
shows you all the sights of the city. $22/person
Reunion Dinner The Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington Street
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Receptions 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Dancing—It’s that time of year
again! The annual Reunion Dinner Dance will be held in the majestic Grand Ballroom.
Join your classmates for cocktail receptions and an exquisite dinner! Then dance all
night long to the sounds of the World Premier Band who recently toured in Las
Vegas! Who needs the Moulin Rouge? $75/person
Sunday, June 11
Au-revoir! Reunion Weekend Wind-down Events
Forsyth Alumni Association Annual Meeting MCPHS–Boston Campus, 179 Longwood
Avenue – Reed Hall 9:00 a.m.
Annual Alumni Brunch MCPHS Boston Campus, 179 Longwood Avenue
10:00 am -12:30 p.m. Buffet Brunch & Tours—Visit with your classmates one more time
before heading back home! Join us for a champagne buffet brunch with all the fixings
and tour the campus. Parking for Sunday events is available at the college. $10/person
To order tickets: Fill out both sides of the
form on page 47 and mail it with check or
payment information to Alumni Events,
Office of Alumni Relations, MCPHS, 179
Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Or,
fax it to 617.732.2062, Att: Alumni events.
Once payment is received, your tickets
and/or information will be mailed to you.
For additional information, contact the
Office of Alumni Relations at 617.732.2902,
or [email protected]. Or, register
online at WWW.mcphs.edu.
Accommodations Options
For hotel reservations, contact the Boston Park Plaza at 800.225.2008, $239/night by May 10, 2006, or the Radisson Boston Hotel at
800.333.3333, $189/per night, by May 22, 2006. Be sure to refer to Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science Alumni Weekend Block.
class notes
Give your classmates something
to read about! Write, fax, or e-mail
us with your news: The Bulletin,
MCPHS, 179 Longwood Ave.,
Boston, MA 02115.
Fax: 617.732.2062;
e-mail: [email protected]
or visit www.mcphs.edu
1936
Beatrice (Lapidus) Miller DH Forsyth resides
at Larell Villages in Auburndale, Mass. She has
two grown children, Carol and Geoffrey, and
continues her education with accredited courses
throughout the year.
1943
Joel I. Loher BSP lives in South Pasadena, Fla.
He served time in the Marine Corps and Navy,
and is retired as chief of pharmacy for the VA
Medical centers in Louisville, Ky. and Memphis, Tenn. Currently he serves on the South
Pasadena Planning Zoning Committee.
1944
Ellen (Crahan) Daly DH Forsyth writes, “A new
dental hygiene program began last September at
Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass. The clinical portion of the program is
taking place at Burbank Hospital in Fitchburg. I
was honored this fall when the Ellen Daly Clinical Classroom was opened. Beginning in 1987,
as a member of the board of trustees at Mount
Wachusett, serving as chair of the board for five
years, I advocated for a dental hygiene program
in the area served by the college. Budget constraints postponed the creation of the program
for many years. This area of the Commonwealth
needs improved dental care, particularly for children. Twelve students were welcomed into the
first class, and I am confident that these students
will bring pride and professionalism to their
careers in the coming years. Mount Wachusett
has had outstanding nursing programs for many
years, and the bar will be held high for the dental hygiene program as well.”
Charles J. Fini BSP writes that he survived
Hurricane Wilma in Florida this fall with some
inconveniences but no damage. (For details, see
page 20.)
Alex Fini proudly displays his MCPHS attire for his
grandpa, Charlie Fini BSP ’44, who submitted this
photo to The Bulletin along with a letter describing his
encounter with Hurricane Wilma. (To read the letter,
see page 20.)
Lambert have three children (Stephen—
deceased, Paula, and Phil), six grandchildren,
and five great-grandchildren. In retirement, he
and Dorothy will continue to travel and enjoy
their family. Son Phil plans to carry on in the
pharmacy profession as the supervisor of pharmacy at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Mont.
Rita (Domont) McPherson DH Forsyth
lives with her husband William in Nashua,
N.H. They have five grown children. She and
William are both retired and are enjoying traveling and became great-grandparents in 2005.
June (Forsberg) Peterson DH Forsyth of
North Olmstead, Ohio, was vice president of
her graduating class at Forsyth, is a member of
the Women’s Board of the Lake Erie Nature and
Science Center, and commends her three sons
for keeping her in the educational business.
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June 9 - 11, 2006
1946
Sheila (Feingold) Sawyer DH Forsyth of
Chestnut Hill, Mass. has three grown children—two sons and one daughter—and seven
grandchildren.
Dorothy (Bestwick) Trehy DH Forsyth lives
in East Greenwich, R.I. with husband Joseph
Trehy Jr., a retired lieutenant colonel with the
U.S. Army. After marrying in 1952, Dorothy
and Joseph traveled extensively, living in
Arkansas, Washington, North Carolina, Maryland, and Germany. They have two grown
daughters, Jane and Beth. Dorothy is the past
president of the East Greenwich Civic Club,
founder and past president of the local Animal
Protection League (1980) and currently serves
as the league’s corresponding secretary.
1947
Burton Black BSP lives with his wife Eleanor
in Boynton Beach, Fla. They have three grown
sons and four grandchildren. Burton sold
Smith’s Drugstore in Wakefield, Mass. to
Maryesther Fournier BSP ’75. He and Eleanor
love to travel and are enjoying retirement.
55th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1951
Rhea (Golden) Comen lives in Stamford,
Conn. with her husband Alan. They have three
daughters and three son-in-laws, three grandsons and three granddaughters. Rhea volunteers
at a senior citizens home, is a youth tutor at an
elementary school, and reads to children at a
local pediatric clinic. She has also worked for
the library, at several book stores and nonprofit organizations.
R. Stanley Grandone BSP of Millbury,
Mass. will retire on December 31, 2006 after
55 years in pharmacy. He and his wife Dorothy
Charlotte (Kelley) Campbell DH Forsyth of
Tulsa, Okla. retired after 52 years as a dental
hygienist, the longest in Oklahoma history. In
June 2003 she received the Outstanding
Alumni Award at the 50th anniversary of her
Forsyth class. She was also the first recipient of
the Outstanding Member Award presented the
same year by the Tulsa County Dental Hygienists’ Society. With her husband, Tom, she has
three daughters and eleven grandchildren.
50th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1956
Chester (Chet) E. Babineau BSP of Pepperell,
Mass., proprietor of Babineau Pharmacy, is
now retired and serves on the MCPHS Board
of Trustees. He has served as president for
MSPA, BARD, BDA and the MCP Century
Club. Chet is involved with various committees
and organizations in Pepperell. He and wife
ADH/Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene
ART/Associate of Science in Radiation Therapy
ANMT/Associate of Science in Nuclear Medicine
Technology
BS/Bachelor of Science
BS Hampden/Hampden College of Pharmacy
BSHS/Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
BSP/Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
BSPS/Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
BSRS/Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science
BSDH/Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
BSHP/Bachelor of Science in Health Psychology
DH Forsyth/Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene
MSP/Master of Science in Pharmacy
MS/Master of Science
MSRA/Master of Science in Drug Regulatory Affairs
and Health Policy
MSN/Master of Science in Nursing
MSPA/Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
PharmD/Doctor of Pharmacy
PhD/Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy
PhC/Pharmaceutical Chemist (graduate degree)
PhG/Graduate in Pharmacy
The Bulletin is grateful to Burt Black of the class of 1947 for sending us these photos from MCPHS’ past:
(clockwise, from top left) Rho Pi Phi Fraternity, 1947; 1945 class trip to Abbott Lab, posing with Rosalie Shapero, Paul Hondak, Phyllis Matsur, Jack Puritz, Elizabeth Mahoney and
Mike Goldman; Dr. Archibald, Dr. Bauer and the Lilly salesman at the Lilly plant; Dr. Bauer with Mike Goldman (president of the class of ’47); Dr. Archibald.
Carole have three children, and their daughter
Linda graduated from MCPHS in 1981.
Richard Bitner BSP of Lansdale, Pa. has
been keeping busy with the Lansdale Historical
Society and with the Lansdale park and recreation department, giving fun, informative lectures on the history and comedy of early
pharmacy practice. Richard followed in the
foot steps of his father, who was a pharmacist
in the early 1900s.
Robert “Mike” Blouin BSP of Vienna, Va.
and wife Georgianna have two daughters and a
son. He spent two years in France teaching
English and American civilization and five
years at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. as a professor of naval operations and
merchant marine affairs. He authored several
papers on maritime issues, and is a retired commander in the U.S. Navy.
Sol Cohen BSP, is enjoying retirement in
Boynton Beach, Fla. with his wife, Beverly, and
spending time with sons Robert and Richard.
George Fox BSP works as a staff pharmacist
for Walgreens Pharmacy in Burlington, Mass.
George spends his winters in Del Ray Beach,
Fla. with his wife Naomi (Weintraub) BSP.
Naomi volunteers for the elderly in her Del
Ray Beach community. She and George have
two children, Marc Alan and Toby.
Irving Kalish BSP of Hull, Mass., is enjoying life with his wife Judith and their children,
Sheryl, Neal, and Cindy, and their five grandchildren, ages 2-16. Irving is a past president of
Temple Beth Sholom and Hull Lodge B’nai
Brith. Irving and Judith will celebrate 50 years
of marriage on November 24, 2006.
Lenore (Michelman) Monsein BSP is the
chairperson for the Women’s Health Forum
and a friend of the Melrose Symphony. She
lives in Melrose, Mass. with her husband Sanford Monsein, OD.
John Moynihan BSP received his MS from
the University of Massachusetts. He and wife
Katherine live in West Springfield, Mass. and
have two grown daughters and a son-in-law.
Marshall Sade BSP lives in Del Ray Beach,
Fla. with his wife, Ellen. Marshall is a former
councilman, vice mayor, and mayor of Lake
Clarke Shores, Fla. He and Ellen have three
grown children.
John Bertolami BSP ’67
Nantucket: An Irresistible Draw for a
Community Pharmacist
John Bertolami BSP ’67 has a special place in his heart for the pre–civil war
pharmacy he owns on picture-perfect Nantucket Island—and for the College
who first steered him to a summer job there in 1976.
“Congdon’s Pharmacy is a very pretty store loaded with antiques; it still
looks like an 1860s pharmacy,” said Bertolami.
Located right on Main Street, Congdon’s Pharmacy has a 50s-style soda
fountain, which serves milkshakes and gourmet sandwiches, a busy pharmacy, and the original woodwork dating back to the 1860s; customers often
photograph the interior while their prescriptions are being filled.
Bertolami explained that he worked in retail pharmacy in and around Massachusetts and in Washington, D.C., before taking a position teaching English at
“I love everything about MCPHS ever
since Charlie Monahan took over. The
College gave me a great education and
the background I needed to succeed in
my profession.”
an all-girls school in Barcelona, Spain. Upon his return to the United States, he
contacted the College for leads on temporary pharmacy positions; the College
referred him to a summer job at Congdon’s Pharmacy. An avid sailor, he
jumped at the chance to spend the summer on lovely Nantucket with its 800plus, pre-civil war homes, an irresistible draw to summertime tourists. Two
years later, Congdon’s owners Harry Rex and Walter Fairbanks PhG ’23, an
alumnus, both in their mid-70s, called him to ask if he was interested in purchasing the pharmacy. That was in 1977.
“I was a community pharmacist, and I just loved it,” said Bertolami, who
lived and worked on the island for more than 10 years; he was also the consultant to Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
Seven years later Bertolami opened a second drugstore outside of town,
the Island Value Pharmacy, which turned out to be “a great success.” Eventually, Bertolami and his wife and children moved off-island; he sold Island
Value Pharmacy and Congdon’s.
Melvin Shear BSP of Boynton Beach, Fla.,
originally from Worcester, Mass., lives with his
wife, Joan. Melvin served on the Men’s Club
Board of Directors and is a past president for
the Kiwanis Club.
Harold H Wolf BSP of Salt Lake City,
Utah, serves as a consultant to the Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program at the University of Utah, where he is professor emeritus
of pharmacology and toxicology.
Carl L. Zeytoonian BSP is chair of The
Wheelchair Foundation for Armenia and also
chair of the planning and zoning board in
Pompano Beach, Fla., where he lives with wife
Naomi.
1957
Marjorie (Mogan) Burke BSP lives with her
husband, Donald, in Weare, N.H. They have
Congdon’s Pharmacy on Main Street, Nantucket.
After being back in the Boston area for several years, Bertolami established the Boston Pharmacy Management Company (BPMC), which employs
86 people, not including the 12 employees at Congdon’s. BPMC manages the
two pharmacies at Boston Medical Center. In 1999, the lease expired on Congdon’s Pharmacy, and Bertolami, remembering his years as a community
pharmacist, repurchased the pharmacy and hired a pharmacist and manager
to operate Congdon’s.
“I consider the pharmacies at Boston Medical Center as my main businesses, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for Nantucket,” he said.
And for the College.
“I love everything about MCPHS ever since Charlie Monahan took over,”
said Bertolami, who had his ups and downs as an MCPHS student. (In the
1960s, Bertolami had long hair and rode his motorcycle to MCPHS; he was
told by one professor that “some students are not cut out to be pharmacists.”)
“The College gave me a great education and the background I needed to
succeed in my profession,” he continued. “The recent growth of the school is
wonderful; President Monahan brought it into the 21st century.”
two grown sons and six grandchildren. Marjorie
is vice chair of the Weare District School Board.
James Lukes BSP of Worcester, Mass. has
joined Preventative Medicine Associates of
Greater Boston in Brookline, Mass. as a clinical
psycho-pharmacologist.
45th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1961
Bernard Berkowitz BSP lives in Riverside,
Calif. and is involved in the Assistance League
of Riverside and the American Red Cross. He is
a retired pharmacy technician instructor at
Chaffey College.
Eugene D. Cantor BSP of Long Meadow,
Mass. lives with his wife, Janice, and works in
Enfield, Conn. He is vice president of the Western Massachusetts Pharmacists Association.
George A. Demeritt BSP lives with his
wife, Alice, in Middleton, Mass. George retired
briefly in 2000, but returned to work in January 2004 and was appointed Long Term Care
Ombudsman Director at the North Shore
Elder Services overseeing 43 nursing homes.
Martha L. (Greenshade) Elliot DH Forsyth
lives with her husband, Leon, in Maynard,
Mass. They have five grown children.
Joseph M. Epstein BSP lives in Stamford,
Conn. with his wife, Bette. Joseph recently sold
the store he owned for 39 years, and now works
for CVS/Pharmacy.
Ronald A. Gomes BSP of Lexington, Mass.
is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church and
serves a number of parishes in the Archdiocese
of Boston.
Robert A. Lerner BSP lives with his wife,
Phyllis, in Winthrop, Mass. Robert and Phyllis
have three grown children—two daughters and
one son.
Robert L. Raymond BSP of Englewood,
Fla. is retired as vice president of Global Business Development at Firmenich, Inc. He and
his wife Maureen have three grown children.
Doris A. (Noel) Twardosky BSP works for
Patient Care Pharmacy in Englewood, Fla.,
where she lives with her husband, William.
1963
Donald “Don” McBride BSP has retired and
sold Hall’s Pharmacy, a business his family
enjoyed. Don plans on remaining very active
and pursuing his favorite hobbies and sports
such as skiing, hunting, kayaking, driving his
tractor, tending his property, and spending
time with his 12 grandchildren.
Clayton T. Shaw BSP was a guest speaker
at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival osteopathic
meeting in October 2005. He was also elected
chief of staff at Mesquite Community Hospital
in Mesquite, Texas.
1965
Ronald “Ron” Promer BSP retired from Novo
Nordisk after 35 years. He was senior director
of sales, Bio-Pharmaceutical Division, and was
instrumental in the launch of NovoSeven and
Norditropin. He lives with his wife, Nancy, in
Bucks Country, Pa. They have two children
and two grandchildren.
40th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1966
Richard K. Bourne BSP lives in White House
Station, N.J. with his wife, Charlotte. They
have two grown children.
Donald G. Floriddia BSP of Stockton,
Calif. is associate dean at the University of the
Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Donald serves on the
Board of Trustees and is the treasurer for the
Pharmacy Foundation of California.
Mario Forcione BSP of Osterville, Mass. is
a clinical pharmacist at Falmouth Hospital. He
and his wife, Teresa, have three grown children
and three grandchildren.
Peter A. Grasso BSP is chief compliance
investigator for the State of New Hampshire
Board of Pharmacy. He and wife Tracy live in
Laconia, N.H. and have three children.
Ronald A. Matricaria BSP is retired and
lives with his wife, Lucille, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Janice (Gould) Maxham DH Forsyth works
for Servu, Inc. in Farmington, Maine. Janice
lives with her husband, Daniel, and has two
grown children.
Alita M. (Fishlin) Millen DH Forsyth is
owner of Jerusalem Products Co. in Pikesville,
Md. She and her husband, Ron, have four children and four grandchildren.
Grace R. (McCarthy) Ouimet DH
Forsyth works as a dental hygienist for Wood
River Health Services of Hope Valley, R.I. She
and husband Albert make their home in Westerly, R.I.
Everett F. Penney BSP is the health director
at the Andover Health Department in Andover,
Mass. He and wife Claire live in Dracut, Mass.
Carol (Sady) Rosa DH Forsyth of Austin,
Texas is an avid volunteer for, among other
organizations, Habitat for Humanity, and Mobile
Loaves and Fishes—a program for indigent children in South Austin. Carol lives with her husband, Richard, and has two grown daughters.
Martin N. Segal BSP of Ocoee, Fla. retired
from Walgreens Pharmacy. He and wife Susan
have three children and two grandchildren.
The Great Yearbook Give Away
The Alumni Office has come into possession of
surplus yearbooks for the years listed below. We
will give away free copies as long as the supplies
last. E-mail us at [email protected]
with your name, mailing address and phone
numbers, and the year you are requesting.
1983
1987
1992
1995
1996
1997
1999
2001
2002
2003
1970
1974
Paula J. (Dion) Daeppen DH Forsyth lives in
Switzerland with her husband Hans. Paula is a
past president of the American Women’s Club of
Zurich, and acts as a representative to the United
Nations for a nongovernmental organization.
Arthur J. Lawrence BSP was recently honored at the ASHP midyear clinical meeting
with the Board of Directors Award of Honor
for his advocacy on pharmacists’ behalf as one
of the top health policy-makers in the nation.
Joseph G. Yered BSP recently retired from
Eli Lilly and Co. after 27 years of service. Joseph
is currently a staff pharmacist for Von’s Food and
Drug in Ventura, Calif., and is enrolled in the
non-traditional PharmD program at MCPHS.
Barry T. Lyons BSP was recently promoted to
sergeant in the Dracut, Mass. Police Department. He lives in Dracut with his wife, Suzanne,
and has two grown children. Barry was previously director of pharmacy at Saints Memorial
Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital in
Lowell, Mass.
1975
Dennis G. Lyons BSP is vice president for Institutional Advancement at MCPHS, and serves
on the board of directors for the Massachusetts
Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors.
Reunion for class years ending in
“1” and “6”!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 9-11, 2006
35th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1971
Dennis E. Checkoway BSP lives with his wife,
Laurie, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Dennis works for
Safeway Pharmacy as a staff pharmacist.
Gerald A. Enos BSP works for CVS/Pharmacy in Leominster, Mass. Dennis lives with
his wife, Rita, in Hubbardston, Mass.
Harvey Kaplan BSP lives in Wellington,
Fla. with his wife, Joan.
John T. Kenney BSP of Bridgewater, Mass.
is attending the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions post-baccalaureate program in medical imagery and
radiography. He lives with his wife, Kathryn,
and has a son and a daughter.
William H. Rouine BSP lives with his wife,
Mary, in Billerica, Mass. William is a staff pharmacist at Walgreens Pharmacy.
Robert J. Moura BSP of Arlington, Mass.
was named director of pharmacy services at
Emerson Hospital.
Ralph Oliver BSP, owner of Oliver Drug in
Plymouth, N.H., is enjoying being a pharmacist,
as well as the owner of an independent pharmacy.
Oliver Drug is a member of the recently formed
N.H. Independent Pharmacy Association.
30th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1976
Domenico Carbone BSP lives in Worcester,
Mass. with wife Debbie and is director of pharmacy at McKesson Medication Management.
Arthur Chaput BSP lives in Worcester,
Mass. with wife Dawn and teenage children,
Colby and Gregory. He is currently working at
Solunet LLC in New Jersey.
Claudia (Lis) Conway BSP lives in Center
Barnstead, N.H. with husband David. She has
a teenage son, Robert, and is working at Elliot
Hospital as a staff pharmacist.
Gerald (Jay) Fichera BSP lives in Methuen,
Mass. and is pharmacist-in-charge at CVS in
Methuen. He has two teenage children, Kathryn
and Peter. His family includes his father Altio
Fichera BSP ’43 and older brother Horace
(Bud) Fichera BSP ’72.
Annette (Basler) Reichenbaugh BSP lives
in Fairfax, Va. with husband Scott. She is pharmacy director for Reston Hospital Center in
Reston, Va.
Susan (Meehan) Sullivan BSP lives in
Phoenix, Ariz. with husband John. She is
employed at Caremark in Scottsdale and has a
21-year old son, Brian.
Steven Valliere BSP lives in Mattapoisett,
Mass. with his wife, Margaret. He works at
Cephalon as the associate director of CNS
Medical Science Liaisons. He has two grown
daughters, Kristin and Elizabeth.
1977
Jim Burke BSP ran for re-election in the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District in May
2005. He and his wife Elaine have two daughters in college, Mary and Caitlin. He works as a
pharmacist and was a teacher in the Worcester
public school system.
1980
David Kashnow BSP is chairman of the Synagogue Committee for the Beis Menachem
Mendel Chabad synagogue in Brighton, Mass.
He also sits on the board of directors of the
Shloh House Day School in Brighton. (As a
correction to the previous Bulletin class news
listing, he no longer sits on the board of New
England Hebrew Academy.) In addition to his
four children, he also has two grandchildren
who are living with their parents in Jerusalem,
Israel.
Obidon Onujiogu BSP was featured in the
Somerset Spectator in May 2005 with a feature
article “Gas Station owner living the American
dream in Somerset.” The article discussed Onujiogu’s success since arriving in the United
States in 1993. He currently lives in Fall River,
Mass. and has five children between the ages of
10 and 21.
John Reynolds BSP ran for NorthboroSouthboro Regional School Committee in May
2005. He resides in Northboro with his wife,
Lynne, and daughter Mary Kate.
25th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1981
Carol (Larivee/Lohman) Brann BSP lives in
Franklin, Mass. with her husband, John, and is
employed by CVS Pharmacy as a staff pharmacist. She has two teenage children, Theresa and
Kehan.
Mark Dodge BSP lives in Palm Harbor, Fla.
with wife Lynne and his children, Matthew and
Melissa, and is chief pharmacist for CVS in
Alumni Night at Fenway!
Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians
Thursday, August 3, 2006
5 p.m. – Dinner at MCPHS
6:15 p.m. – First trolley trip departs MCPHS for Fenway Park.
Parking will be available in the College’s underground
garage.
7:05 – Play Ball!
NOTE: Return trip to MCPHS is 15 minutes after the end of
the 9th inning. (In the event of overtime, those wishing to stay will have to provide their own transportation back to MCPHS).
$45 per person – limit of four tickets per order! This is the only game we were able to get
this year, so sign up today – tickets will not last!! Sign up at www.mcphs.edu.
Clearwater. He is active in the Boy Scouts of
America and the Palm Harbor United Methodist
Church.
Maureen Farrell BSP lives in Hollis, N.H.
with her husband, Donald, and works for
Health Dialog Analytic Solutions as director of
pharmacy services. Her son, Christopher, was
married to Lauren Hall of Lancaster, Pa. in
October 2005. Her mother and father, John
and Irene McGreevy are both BSP ’53.
Martin Galasyn BSP lives in Dalton, N.H.
with wife Bonnie and children Martin Jr.,
Matthew, Mitchell, Molly, and Emily. He is
employed as a pharmacist at Littleton Regional
Hospital.
Joel Greene BSP is pharmacy manager for
Florida Atlantic University, at the student
health services in Boca Raton. He is also a consultant pharmacist. His son, Shane, just turned
13 and is preparing for his bar mitzvah in June
2006.
Gary Kerr BSP has been director of pharmacy at Baystate Health since December 2004.
He currently resides in Somers, Conn. with his
wife, Debra, and children Aram, Ani, and John.
His family includes brother Jeff Kerr BSP ’86.
Grace Portelli BSP lives in Bloomingdale,
N.J. and is employed as clinical liaison at
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals. She has
three children, Jake, Matt, and Luke.
Mary (Allen) Scott BSP currently resides in
Sparta, Mich. with husband Wesley and children
Eric and Emilie. She is a consultant pharmacist
for Heartland Healthcare in Toledo, Ohio.
Lynne (Alexander) Wholley DH Forsyth
lives in Danvers, Mass. with husband Paul and
children Taylor and Ross. She is the residential
dental hygienist in the office of John K. Argeros, DMD, in Peabody.
1982
Brian Hanley BSP spoke on the topic of medication and heart disease at the Heartline meeting in Milford, Mass. in May 2005. He works
at Stop and Shop Pharmacy in Milford.
Dana Mullen BSP was married to Nancy
Peloquin in a double ring ceremony at their
home in Dunbarton, N.H. in December 2005.
Catherine (O’Reilly) Taglieri BSP discussed
blood pressure medication and its effect on the
human body at the Jenks Center in Winchester,
Mass. in May 2005. Catherine works in retail
pharmacy at the Winchester CVS.
1983
Lynne (Chernoff) Vezina BSP owns Vermont
Family Pharmacy in the New North End in
Burlington, Vt. Since she bought the pharmacy,
she has added an extensive line of durable
goods and expanded the compounding department. She and husband John Vezina live with
their great dane, Odie.
Donna (Bucher) Horn BSP assumed the
chairpersonship for the executive committee of
the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
for 2005-2006 in May 2005. She also received
the President’s Award for expanding and creating
new initiatives during her previous presidency.
Jodie (Moskow) Ploshnick DH Forsyth
wrote that she and husband Ira just celebrated
their 20th wedding anniversary. The couple has
two teenage children, Aaron and Randi. She is
still practicing dental hygiene part time in New
Jersey, and Jodie was recently certified as a
Jazzercise instructor.
Anne (O’Dwyer) Rentz BSP lives in San
Diego, Calif.
1984
Catherine (Niven) Awwad BSP was recently
featured in an article in the Republican-American of Waterbury, Conn. She currently serves
on the board of Northwest Regional Workforce
Investment, which does nonprofit job training.
Arthur Margolis BSP received the Most
Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award for 2005 at
the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association meeting at Foxwoods Resort in September. In 2003
Arthur opened America’s Compounding Center
in West Newton, Mass. with the help of his
father, Jon Margolis BSP ’58, and recently hired
Christel (Koppel) Autuori DH ’71
A Passion for Promotion and Prevention
The year was 1972.
Christel (Koppel) Autuori DH ’71 Forsyth volunteered for the Forsyth Project Rotunda at the Forsyth Institute, an innovative program aimed at training
dental hygienists to administer anesthesia, to remove tooth decay, and to fill,
pack, and finish the restoration. Under the direction of Ralph Lobene, DMD,
now deceased, the program’s goal was to address the crisis in oral health
care so that dental hygienists could provide much-needed dental care at lower
cost and in a more timely manner to those without access to oral health care.
“It was so exciting,” recalls Autuori, one of 10 dental hygienists selected
for the program. “We were taught what no other dental hygienist in the world
had learned. The procedures were not difficult, and we learned the procedures sequentially and logically.”
Alas, after completing two years of full-time training, including performing
the procedures on clinic patients and receiving excellent doctor-evaluated
reports, the hygienists were never allowed to practice their skills. Phase three of
the project, in which the newly trained hygienists were to be dispatched to area
“Forsyth Project Rotunda provides a historical perspective. And it can be used a
model for the curriculum now being
developed for the ADHP position. …
We proved that it worked.”
dental offices, was scrapped after questions were raised by the Massachusetts
Dental Society about the legality of dental hygienists performing the procedures.
Thirty-one years later in 2004, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) proposed establishing the advanced dental hygiene practitioner
(ADHP) to provide diagnostic, preventive, restorative and therapeutic services
directly to the public. ADHA’s objective was to answer the unmet oral health
needs for the under-served population due to a declining number of dentists.
Sound familiar?
“Forsyth Project Rotunda provides a historical perspective,” says Autuori,
who gave the keynote address about her experiences at the 2005 Connecticut
Dental Hygienists’ Association Nutmeg Conference. “And it can be used as a
model for the curriculum now being developed for the ADHP position.… We
proved that it worked.”
When she is not advocating for dental hygienists and working with state
legislators to effect changes in the Connecticut State Dental Practice Act,
which does not currently allow dental hygienists to place restorations, she is a
practicing dental hygienist and recently became certified to administer local
anesthesia. She is also a certified AcuYoga teacher and Reiki practitioner, run-
Christel with a young friend in Honduras.
ning workshops and courses for dental professionals as well as high school
athletics and the general public.
But her other passion for the last six years is participating with Cape
CARES (Central American Relief Efforts), a life-changing experience, both professionally and personally. “You can get complacent about your profession,”
she says. “Then it hit me: this is why I went into this field, to help people.”
In the tiny village of San Marcos in Western Honduras, she has made dramatic gains in providing oral prophylaxis, which jumped from zero to 25 percent of the procedures performed. A second dental hygienist is now part of the
team so Autuori can keep up with the demand—mostly from children—for preventive care. Every year before the trip, Autuori spearheads a toothbrush drive
in the Ridgefield, Conn. public schools and collects more than 4,000 for distribution in the Honduras school, where she converses in her high-school Spanish with teachers and students about the importance of good dental health.
“Most of the children we see in Honduras have never had their own toothbrushes,” explains Autuori. “By the time they are 12, they are losing permanent teeth.”
Upon her return from Honduras, she presents slide and video programs to
Ridgefield school children about the need for dental care in Honduras. Word
has spread in the area about the project, and school children in neighboring
communities contributed educational materials and English/Spanish dictionaries, as well as toothbrushes.
Attending the Forsyth program has allowed her to have a wonderful career
and family—she and her husband have two children—and her younger sister
Karen (Koppel) Cawley DH ’74 Forsyth followed in her educational footsteps. “I
received the best education at Forsyth,” says Autuori, who had Barbara
Schulze DH ’50 as one of her clinical instructors. “That’s why I chose the
Forsyth program. The clinical experience was far superior to other programs.”
Rosalie Abbot BSP ’87. Arthur’s grandfather was
Abraham Margolis, of the class of 1928.
Robert Witt BSP married Nicole Neal in
October at the Jay Baptist Church in Jay, Maine.
He is co-owner of Howard’s Rexall in Farmington. The couple resides in Industry, Maine.
20th!
1985
1986
Robert Play BSP was recently featured in an
article “New Pharmacist Offers Natural Remedies” in the Wiscasset, a newspaper in Boothbay,
Maine. He makes his home in Bath and says
Ash Desai BSP lives in London, England with
his family and works for Cedar Care Homes
Ltd. in Bristol.
that he is “determined to bring natural medicine and alternatives to the residents.”
June 9 - 11, 2006
Claire (Sheehy) Akerman BSP lives in Norton, Mass. with her husband, Stephen, and
their two children, Kyle and Jillian. She is
working as a floater pharmacist for CVS.
Ahmad Alhaddad BSP lives in Fort Myers,
Fla. with his wife, Sonia, and their two children, Andy and Sam. Ahmad is the owner of
Weaver’s Corner Pharmacy in Fort Myers.
John Bednarz BSP lives in Raleigh, N.C.
with wife Terri and their daughter, Natalie. He
is director of pharmacy for Food Lion, LLC in
Salisbury, N.C.
Mystery from the Archives
Elizabeth (DeMarco) Carrick BSP lives in
Pelham, N.H. with husband Ron and their
daughters, Alyssa and Lauren. Elizabeth works as
a pharmacist for the VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy–Northeast in Bedford, Mass.
Marilou (Marchetto) Gibson BSP lives in
Englewood, Fla. and currently works at Venice
Regional Medical Center as a staff pharmacist.
She and husband Michael have one child, Cord
Gibson.
Christine (Sullivan) Gorman DH Forsyth is
employed as a dental hygienist for South Shore
Dental Prosthetics in Quincy, Mass. She lives in
South Weymouth with her husband, Thomas.
Anthony Register BSP lives in Ocoee, Fla.
with his wife, Monica, and their two children,
Anthony and Porsha. He works as a clinical
pharmacist for Florida Hospital in Kissimmee.
1987
Judy Barrett BSN was recently named director
of quality management for Milton Hospital,
Milton Mass. She oversees, develops, and
implements hospital-wide quality improvement, performance improvement, risk management, and infection control programs.
Ismael Zaragoza BSP was promoted to the
rank of major in the U.S. Army Reserve. He
occupies the position of chief of pharmacy in
the 369 Combat Support Hospital. He is currently residing in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
1988
Audrey (Hicks) Will BSP recently welcomed
her third child, Brady, with husband Mark and
their two older children, Brogan and Bridget.
They reside in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She writes,
“Andrea, where are you? Contact the alumni
office to get in touch!”
1989
Larry Maida Jr. BSP was recently featured in
the Arlington Advocate of Concord, Mass. for
his role in customizing patient care. He is a
third-generation pharmacist and works with his
father at the only locally owned pharmacy left
in Arlington.
1990
Brenda Fortin-Caraco BSP was featured in the
Burlington Union of Concord, Mass. as a “Face
in the Crowd” for “her role in bringing western
medicine and all natural products to the area.”
She is the district trainer for pharmacy managers, pharmacists, and technicians for Walgreens. She and her husband, Domenic, have
two sons, Nicholas and Christopher.
15th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1991
Deborah (Cooper) Campbell DH Forsyth was
elected president of the Hanover Newcomer’s
Club for 2005–2006. Deborah resides in
Hanover, Mass. with her husband, Paul, and
Another chance to win...
The first MCPHS alumna/nus to name every person in the photo above will win his/her choice of
two (2) tickets to Blue Man Group (the alumni
outing during Reunion Weekend 2006) OR $100
worth of MCPHS merchandise (visit the alumni
merchandise page at www.mcphs.edu). E-mail your
entry to [email protected], or call
617.732.2076 by June 1, 2006 …and get lucky!
two children, Rebekkah and Wyatt. She works
as a registered dental hygienist for Dentistry for
Children in Weymouth, Mass.
Gregg Chorbajian BSP is currently involved
in the Olympic Club of San Francisco, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, and the Oakland TREX Fraternity. He lives in Danville, Calif. with his wife,
Lisa, their two children, Nikolai and Christian,
and their dog Yosemite. He works as a consultant pharmacist for Omnicare in Modesto, Calif.
Maria (Garcia) Etti BSP was recently featured in the Suffield Observer of Suffield, Conn.
as a “Person you should know.” She is chief
pharmacist at CVS in Suffield and mother of
four children between the ages of 2 and 7.
Donna (Fox) Goodhart BSP is currently
living in Chicago, Ill. with her husband, Matt,
and their child, Hayden. She is expecting the
couple’s second child in June 2006.
Bonnie (Lawlor) Judd BSP is a per diem
pharmacist at Cornell Veterinary College in
Ithaca, N.Y. She lives in Lansing, N.Y. with
husband Michael and their children, Megan
and Patrick.
Christine (Piotrowski) Lombardo DH
Forsyth lives in North Reading, Mass. with
husband Paul and children Benjamin and
Matthew. She works for Paul G. Lombardo,
DMD, in Burlington, Mass.
Lee Ann (Campanelli) McDowell BSP is
director of pharmacy for the University of Pitts-
And the WINNER is…
Dana Royal BSP ’96 correctly identified all the people in the above photo of the 1997 MCPHS baseball
team, which ran in the fall 2005 issue of The
Bulletin. They are (seated) Dave Demicco, Steve
Townsend, Sal Mellace, Brian Marden, Nick Correia;
(standing) Helen Dakin (trainer), John Piazza (coach),
Jaimie Charron, Ethan Adams, Todd Brothers, Matt
Newman, Rich Basso, and James Gagnon. Brian
Marden PharmD ’01 gets an honorable mention,
and extra points for effort!
burgh Medical Center. She lives in Pittsburgh
with husband James and daughter Shay.
Jessica Neumann BSP lives in Strafford,
N.H. and works as the admissions pharmacist
for Coram Healthcare in Hopkinton, Mass.
Judy (Crane) Tanzella DH Forsyth works
for Richard Gilbride, DMD, in Beverly, Mass.
and volunteers for the local school department
fluoride program and dental education in elementary schools. She lives in Beverly with her
husband, David, and three little girls—Erica,
Rachel, and Emily.
You Song BSP is the grand president of Phi
Delta Chi fraternity and lives in Upper Darby, Pa.
1992
Edward Sheehan BSP is currently living in
Peabody, Mass.
Fae Ganiron PharmD ’05
From Leis to Licensure
Remember the gorgeous violet-and-white Hawaiian leis that adorned all graduates,
faculty, trustees, and guest speakers at the MCPHS–Worcester Commencement?
Thank Fae Ganiron PharmD ’05. Or better yet, thank her mother, Juliana,
who shipped the leis in time for Commencement. Ganiron’s mom is also
responsible for guiding her daughter’s choice of a pharmacy career. Health
care careers run in the Ganiron family: Juliana is a retired midwife, Fae’s sister, Joy, is a pharmacist and another sister, Fern, is a dietician.
A graduate of Kauai High School and Boston University’s Sargent College
of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Ganiron was drawn to MCPHS–Worcester because of both its innovative accelerated PharmD program and the College’s close proximity to several respected medical centers.
“The faculty is really committed to ensuring student success and preparing students to become competent, caring pharmacists,” says Ganiron.
Twelve months after earning a PharmD from MCPHS-Worcester, the Hawaii
native is well on her way. In July 2005, she accepted a position as a specialty
pharmacy resident in primary care at the Providence (R.I.) Veterans Administration Medical Center. In addition to providing cost-effective pharmaceutical
services at the hospital, she is also a secondary preceptor for students from
both MCPHS–Worcester and University of Rhode Island School of Pharmacy.
Fae visits her alma mater’s new Living and Learning Center and enjoys its ninth floor view.
“Veterans deserve to receive the best possible care, and what I enjoy most
about my job is the ability to make a direct impact on improving the quality of
life for many veterans,” she says.
“The faculty is really committed to ensuring student success and preparing
students to become competent, caring pharmacists.”
1994
Frank Romanelli BSP was promoted to associate
professor of pharmacy and physician assistant
studies and granted tenure by the University of
Kentucky this year. He lives in Lexington, Ky.
1995
Megan (Edmund) Ketterman BSP is currently
living in York, Pa. with husband Jeff and their
three children, Elisabeth, Carline, and Samuel.
She works part time at The Medicine Shoppe
as a compounding pharmacist and began pursuing her PharmD in January 2006.
Jennifer (Wilson) Maffie BSP and husband
Ralph announce the arrival of their first child,
Nathaniel Alexander, born on December 7,
2005. She is currently the pharmacy manager
at Rite Aid in Brounis Mills, N.J. and lives in
Hainesport, N.J. with her new family.
10th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
1996
Jari (Becker) D’Alessandro BSP resides in
Wayne, N.J. with husband Michael and their
two children, Hayley and Jarrett.
Karen (Maureen) Ferguson BSP is currently
pursuing her PharmD from the University of
Florida. She lives in Brandon, Fla. and is a clinical pharmacist at Tampa General Hospital.
Ngoctrang Le-Alfonso BSP lives in Sudbury, Mass. and works as a pharmacist at CVS
in Framingham, Mass. She is married to
Richard and has two children, Christopher and
Nicholas.
Paul Lefebvre BSP is currently living in
East Amherst, N.Y.
Cheryl (Bernard) LiCausi BSP is a staff
pharmacist at Brooks Pharmacy in Londonderry, N.H. and lives in Pelham, N.H. with
husband Vincenzo and their two children,
Isabella and Sofia.
Nancy (Colella) Oquendo BSP lives in
Tampa, Fla. with husband Juan and their children, Andrew and Alyssa. She works as a pharmacist at CVS in Tampa.
Heather Wunschel BSP volunteers at the
local nursing home in Sutton, Mass. with a
monthly community health clinic. She is also a
board member of the local rehabilitation center
for the mentally disabled. She lives in Sutton
with husband John and their children, Frankie
and Marissa.
1997
Farah (Jiwa) Bhanji BSP and husband Imtiez
recently welcomed the birth of their daughter,
Inaam.
May Ghali BSP is living in Reston, Va.
Patricia (McGeough) Paskiewicz BSP lives
in Billerica, Mass.
Sothy Lun Pheng BSP has joined Heartsafe,
a cardiac medical group in North Andover,
Mass. and is specializing in internal medicine.
Eloise (Thibault) Woodruff BSP and her
husband, Chris, live in Suffolk, Va. with their
dog, Kobi. Eloise is a clinical pediatric pharmacist in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. The
couple recently enjoyed a trip to the Mayan
Riviera this summer where they explored the
Mayan ruins, underground caves and rivers,
and even tried zip lining. She is on the education programming committee for the Virginia
Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
1998
Helene (Bednarek) O’Mara BSP is a part-time
pharmacist in Lansdale, Pa. On August 6, 2005
she and husband Tom welcomed their fourth
son, Mark. The couple has three other boys—
Tommy, Joseph, and John. She writes, “I
haven’t been able to get together with my classmates, but I hope they are all doing well and
enjoying life and their careers as I am.”
1999
Denis Cunniffe BSP was recently featured in
the Boston Globe in an article “Pharmacists take
on more active role in patient care.” He is currently a pharmacist at CVS in Amherst, Mass.
and says that he enjoys building relationships
with his customers.
2000
Lucy (Calabrese) Burke BSP married Jeffrey
William Burke in September 2003. The couple
welcomed their first child, Emma, on April 18,
2005. Lucy is a pharmacist at Stop and Shop
pharmacy in Halifax, Mass.
Katherine (Haynes) Cunningham PharmD
is involved with the Boston Pharmacy Grand
Rounds Steering Committee and the PremierNational Pharmacy Committee. She works at
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as the
director of clinical programs and lives in Milford,
Mass. with her husband, Donald. She has four
children, two stepchildren and a granddaughter.
5th!
June 9 - 11, 2006
2001
Nicole (DiRito) Burlew BSP lives in Hazlet,
N.J. with husband Dennis and is expecting the
couple’s first child in June 2006. She is a staff
pharmacist for Jersey Shore University Medical
Center in Neptune, N.J.
Bradley Lamberton BSP is pharmacy manager at Shaw’s/Osco in Shrewsbury, Mass. and
resides in Millbury, Mass. His family includes
brother Derrick Lamberton PharmD 2004.
Summer (Mancuso) Peregrin PharmD lives
in Chandler, Ariz. with husband J.D. and their
daughter, Sage. She is a clinical pharmacist at
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in
Phoenix.
Eleni (Pitsillides) Christakos BSP was
recently married to Gregory Christakos in
Nashua, N.H.
Jessica Riley BSP is a pharmacist for Brooks
Pharmacy in New York. She is living in
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Aleah (Harral) Robbins DH Forsyth resides
in Menifee, Calif. with husband Adam and
their daughter, Ainslee. She is expecting the
couple’s second child in June 2006.
Jill Roncarati MSPA is a physician’s assistant
for Boston Health Care for the Homeless in
Boston, Mass. She is also a part-time student at
Harvard School of Public Health working toward
a masters’ degree in public health. Jill recently
published an article in Care Management Journal
“Old and sleeping rough: elderly persons on the
streets of Boston.”
2002
Michael Diviak BSP was recently promoted to
regional support pharmacist at CVS in Worcester, Mass. He lives in Boston.
Jody (Hindle) Feingold MSPA is recovering
from a stroke that occurred while she was
attending her high school reunion last fall. An
article about her recovery was recently published in the Providence Journal.
Karen Ferrazzani DH Forsyth is working as
an adjunct faculty member at Middlesex Community College. She lives in North Reading,
Mass. and is completing her thesis for an
MSDH from the University of Maryland.
Richard Hurd PharmD married Bridget
Solla in Southbury, Conn. He recently completed a pharmaceutical industry fellowship
through Rutgers University.
Steven Valliere PharmD joined Cephalon
Pharmaceuticals as associate director of CNS
Medical Science Liaisons and Scientific Communications. He is responsible for the eastern
half of the United States. Steven lives in Mattapoisett, Mass.
2003
Jessica (Smith) Boucher PharmD married
Daniel Boucher at Walt Disney World in
Orlando, Fla. She works as a pharmacist at Target in Williamsburg, Va.
Kelly (Bruno) DiLoffo MSPA recently married Anthony DiLoffo in Newton, Mass. Kelly
is employed as a physician assistant in the
Orthopedic Surgery Department at Brigham
and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Michelle (Wemple) Lachance PharmD
married Brendon Lachance in Marco Island,
Fla. last May. She is the pharmacy manager at
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.
Kenneth Nguyen PharmD was promoted to
the position of pharmacy manager for the Los
Angles Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt Pharmacy.
Shelagh (O’Hagan) Macropoulos MSPA
recently married John Macropoulos in Weston,
Mass. and is employed as a physician assistant
at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton,
Mass.
Lt. Jerry Zee BSP ’04.
2004
Kathy (Barton) Peterson PharmD married Eric
Peterson in October in Attleboro Falls, Mass.
She is employed by Brooks Pharmacy in Ashland and resides in North Attleboro.
Nicole (Rocha) Clark PharmD married
John P. Clark PharmD in August. The couple
lives in Andover, Mass. Nicole is a clinical pharmacist at Saints Memorial Medical Center in
Lowell, Mass. and John is a pharmacist at Hannaford Pharmacy in West Peabody, Mass.
Cheryl Murphy BSHS recently joined the
staff at Morton Hospital and Medical Center as
a physician assistant at Taunton Urology. She is
the first female practitioner at Taunton Urology
and resides in Abington, Mass.
Colleen (Slysz) Majewski MSPA married
Jeremy Majewski in Hatfield, Mass. last fall.
Lt. Jerry Zee BSP was deployed in November for two weeks by the Department of Health
and Human Services to South Florida to assist
in the health recovery effort of Hurricane
Wilma. (See story on page 19.)
2005
Kelley Bizzotto MSPA joined the staff of the
Gardner Community Health Center in Gardner, Mass. She is looking forward to beginning
her career as a physician assistant and having
the opportunity to provide quality health care
services to the residents in the greater Gardner
community.
Minh Do PharmD was featured in the
Boston Sunday Globe in the Health and Medicine section, speaking about his pharmacy
career. As a pharmacist with CVS, he said, “My
favorite thing about my job is the patient interaction.”
Susan (Bodie) Dowgert PharmD married
Matthew Dowgert in Adare, County Limerick,
Ireland in December 2005. She is employed at
Cubist Pharmaceuticals in Lexington, Mass.
In Memoriam
Delia (Soldani) Naumann BSP ’27, September
12, 2005
Harry Korey PhG ’31, November 15, 2005
Mildred (Penn) Moscov BSP ’32, July 26, 2005
Mitchell Stoklosa BSP ’32, November 11, 2005
Julia (Callahan) Gannon DH ’33 Forsyth, April
17, 2005
Elizabeth “Betty” (Wismer) Goodness BSP ’34,
October 19, 2005
M. Helen (O’Leary) McCarthy BSP ’40, September 21, 2005
Carl MacDonald BSP ’40, September 2, 2005
Frank C. Wheeler BSP ’40, August 2005
Rachel (Burns) Skauen BSP ’41, October 28,
2005
Fay Prowse DH ’42 Forsyth, June 28, 2005
Frank Rossetti BSP ’42, November 13, 2005
Rose (Tricomi) Colella BSP ’43, June 2005
George Bouchard BSP ’50, June 19, 2005
Russell McCann BSP ’50, July 15, 2005
George Price BSP ’51, June 9, 2005
Joseph Stahl BSP ’51, July 18, 2005
Abel Rebello BSP ’53, September 21, 2005
Alfred Brewer BSP ’55, August 2005
Joyce (Boyle) Hubbard DH ’55 Forsyth,
December 11, 2005
Kenneth Woitkowski BSP ’55, October 8, 2005
Michael Dubin BSP ’60, June 9, 2005
Edmund Sylvia BSP ’72, August 24, 2005
Michael Berube BSP ’76, June 28, 2005
Charles Fasulo BSP ’77, November 27, 2005
Vincenzio Cardi BSP ’79, December 27, 2005
Traneda Lyons BSP ’81, December 28, 2005
Rich Murray BSP ’87, September 11, 2005
Lisa Bortolussi BSP ’93, June 2, 2005
Daniel Sandman BSP ’96, November 29, 2005
{ Fa re we l l }
Mitchell J. Stoklosa – Teacher, Administrator, Trustee
It was with great sadness that the College learned of the
passing of Mitchell J. Stoklosa, trustee emeritus and
dean of students emeritus, on November 11, 2005 at
the age of 92. Dr. Stoklosa received three academic
degrees from the College, including an honorary Doctor
of Science in 1969. Stoklosa Hall, on the second floor
of the George Robert White Building on the Boston campus, is named in his honor.
“Mike” Stoklosa was a highly respected teacher,
administrator and trustee at MCPHS for more than 50
years. Generations of pharmacy students across the country remember
him as the co-author of Pharmaceutical Calculations, the standard textbook
in the field that was originally published by Professors Bradley and
Gustafson in 1945. Mike took over the
book in 1952 and continued to revise
it though the 12th edition, which was
published a month after his death.
Born in Lowell, Mass., Mike
attended St. Stanislaus School and
graduated from Lowell High School in
1931. At Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, he
received the graduate of pharmacy
He had a
phenomenal
memory for
names—including
the middle initial of
every student he
encountered.
(PhG) degree in 1932 and the pharmaceutical chemist
degree (PhC) in 1934. While at MCPHS, he met Evelyn M.
Helmsdorff in a class. The couple married in 1940 and
spent the next 56 years together until her death in 1996.
Dr. Stoklosa was a pharmacist at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston for two years before joining
the MCPHS faculty in 1936. While teaching, he earned
a bachelor’s degree in physics and education in 1942
and a master’s degree in education in 1947 from
Boston University. Both in and out of the classroom, He
was known for his fairness and thoughtfulness. He also
had a phenomenal memory for names—including the
middle initial of every student he encountered.
Dr. Stoklosa is survived by his four children, John M. of
Marine on St. Croix, Minn., David F. of Winston-Salem,
N.C., Jean M. Bullard of San Francisco and Elizabeth A.
Parker of Loomis, Calif.; two brothers, the Rev. J. Walter
and Stanley J., both of Lowell; a sister, Josephine M. of
Lowell; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The Mitchell J. Stoklosa Student Assistance Fund
was established in his honor and serves as a fitting
memorial to his unwavering support of students over
the years. If you are interested in celebrating his legacy
at the College by contributing to the Stoklosa Fund,
please use the enclosed remittance envelope, or contact the Development Office at 617.732.2279. ■
Alumni…Start your engines!
Friday, September 15, 2006
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Dinner and CE Program
7:30–8:30 p.m.
Safety Briefing
8:30–9:30 p.m.
Race with your classmates
and friends!
F-1 Boston, 290 Wood Road, Braintree, Mass.
$75/person includes CE, waivers, racing license,
equipment, safety briefing, one hour of racing & dinner. [You must be 18 or older & possess a valid
license to attend]
Visit www.mcphs.edu or call 617.732.2076
to order tickets.
MCPHS CE & Alumni Night at F1 Racing in Braintree!
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
(ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. In
order to receive credit for this educational activity, all participants must complete a signature sheet and evaluation form.
ACPE # 026-000-06-020-L03
Major Trends in Prescription Drug Abuse
What a Pharmacist Needs to Know
Speaker Lt. Detective Randy Dwight, Diversion Investigative Unit,
Massachusetts State Police
Learning Objectives
> Recognize the prescription drug abuse problem in Massachusetts
> Identify common scams by drug seekers that pharmacists may encounter
> Discuss methods for improving cooperation and communication among
regulatory and law enforcement agencies, health practitioners and
professional associations.
OR visit our website at www.mcphs.edu.
$75 per person includes CE, license to race, racing equipment, safety
This program has been accredited for one (1) contact hour (0.1 CEU) of pharmacy
law. Statements of credit will be mailed to participants within four to six weeks.
YES!
For more information regarding CE programs, contact Lindsey D’Elia at
617.732.2081. For more information about Alumni events and services, contact
the Alumni Office at 617.732.2902.
briefing and waivers, buffet dinner and one full hour of racing!
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Romper $10
100% cotton in
blue and pink. Reads
“A Graduate of MCPHS
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Available in sizes
3 – 24 months.
Show your school spirit! Wear MCPHS gear!
Forsyth Polo $20
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and the word “Alumni”
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in sizes S, M, L and XL.
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for the 2006–2007 school year! To
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items as well as brand-new Forsyth
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go to the alumni merchandise
page, or call 617.732.2902 to have
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