Monthly Archives: September 2019

Belmont Alumna Named Kentucky Occupational Therapist of the Year

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Tiffany Roberts photoAlumna Tiffany Roberts, an occupational therapist with Baptist Health System Kentucky and Indiana, has been named Occupational Therapist of the Year by the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association (KOTA).

Roberts is the KOTA Western District co-chair, serving the Paducah area.

Roberts has worked at Baptist Health Rehabilitation since 2016, following her graduation from Belmont with a master’s degree in occupational therapy.

She is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist through the Brain Injury Association of America, and recently began helping with a new Spinal Cord Injury support group.

Dean Gregory Joins Fellow Pharmacists to Advocate on ASHP Legislative Day

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David Gregory and Pharmacy Reps with Rep. Cooper
Dr. David Gregory and Pharmacy Reps with Rep. Jim Cooper

Dean of Belmont’s College of Pharmacy Dr. David Gregory joined 120 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) members on Capitol Hill on September 11 for a direct advocacy push. The group personally urged their congressional representatives to support legislation that helps pharmacists meet critical patient care needs.

This year’s Legislative Day visits — 159 in all — emphasized the importance of face-to-face interactions with Congress in shaping policies that affect the pharmacy profession.

“It was an honor to work with our congressional representatives on key issues involving pharmacy and pharmacy education.” Said Gregory. “Belmont College of Pharmacy strives to be a leader in the field and working with our government officials and professional organizations is part of the process.”

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Pharmacy Student Selected as 2019-20 HIMSS TIGER Initiative Scholar

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Julie Nguyen, pharmacy student at Belmont University
Julie Nguyen, pharmacy student at Belmont University

Belmont pharmacy student, Julie Nguyen, was selected as one of two inaugural students from a national pool of graduate and undergraduate applicants for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society TIGER Initiative Scholars Internship Program. Via the Scholars Workgroup, HIMSS launched the program in June to mentor and help advance the inter-professional informatics focused healthcare workforce.

The spirit of TIGER is to maximize the integration of technology and informatics into seamless practice, education, research and resource development. During this internship, Ngueyn will be working closely with TIGER’s global network represented by 29 countries worldwide via the International Task Force, Scholars Workgroup, and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Workgroup. Continue reading →

Belmont Pharmacy Students Fare Well in National Competition

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ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Belmont Team

Belmont students competed in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, a national team-based competition. The Belmont team made it to the fourth round of the competition, consisting of the top 16 teams in the country.

Teams of three students compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy in a quiz-bowl type format. This year a total of 120 teams from across the country competed.

The Belmont College of Pharmacy team consisted of Professional Year 4 students Tyler Merritt, Shekinah Baum and team captain Livia Lindin. The alternates for the team are Caleb Darensbourg and Mack Watson.

Belmont Nationally Recognized for Innovation, Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching

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Belmont University appears numerous times in the 2020 rankings of America’s Best Colleges, a new analysis released today by U.S. News & World Report. The University was praised as the best in the state and No. 17 in the country for its “unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching,” placing Belmont in heady company with the likes of Duke and Gonzaga. Belmont was also recognized for the 12th year in a row for innovation as an institution and ranked seventh nationally for Learning Communities, among other accolades.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “The recognitions we’ve received from U.S. News and our peers across the country prove emphatically what I’ve known to be true for a long time: Belmont faculty are leading the way in higher education by providing unparalleled expertise in the classroom and with the overall curriculum. While these rankings are certainly gratifying, I am far more excited about what they represent, that Belmont students are receiving the highest quality education that will empower them to use their skills and abilities to live lives of meaning and purpose.” Continue reading →

Two Nursing Grads Selected for Public Health Residency Program

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Public Health Nurse Residency Program group photo

Last year Belmont University announced the creation of a Public Health Nurse Residency Program in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health. This is the the first program of its kind for new graduates in the state and one of only a few in the country. For the inaugural year of the program, recent Belmont alumnae Acqueline Caine and Kaitlin Malick were selected for the residency program.

Dr. Cathy Taylor, dean of Belmont’s College of Health Science and Nursing, said, “This has been a dream of mine for more than 10 years, and we are so proud of Acqueline and Kaitlin. PHN practice requires confidence, extensive preparation and a broad skill set, so only experienced nurses have been eligible for these positions in the past. But with enhanced coaching and orientation, we believe those eligibility restrictions can be lifted for our graduates, and more patients can receive the care they need.”

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