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AACA Ballot - 2010
This page functions to to keep you informed on the annual AACA election. The candidates listed below were solicited to serve by the AACA Nominating Committee under the Chairmanship of Sherry Downie at Einsten College of Medicine. The 30 day period starting February 1, 2010 - March 1, 2010, for nomination-by-petition has closed. After March 15th, this page - with all individuals interested in running - will be linked to the official ballot for the 2010 election. Neil S. Norton, PhD (Creighton University)
Neil's research activities include presenting work at national and international meetings, authoring over 80 Abstracts, 3 book chapters, and currently having published, or in press, 21 peer reviewed articles. In 2003, Neil was an author with Drs. Alan Richards and Tom Quinn on the Presidential Award presentation by the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA). Neil considers his most significant work the book, Netter’s Head & Neck Anatomy for Dentistry. He wrote the text which was illustrated using the artwork of the late Dr. Frank Netter, one of the most prolific medical illustrators in our field. Currently, this text has been translated into 6 languages and Neil is working on the 2nd edition. Recently, he published Netter’s Advanced Head & Neck Anatomy Flash Cards through Elsevier, a 248 card set designed for advanced health professionals and Netter’s Advanced Head & Neck Anatomy Flash Cards for the iPod/iTouch. Service is very important to Neil. This includes a variety of All-University committees at Creighton University. Currently, he is serving the final year of his second term as the President of the University Faculty. He had previously served two terms as Secretary of the All-University Faculty Council. Other University work includes chair of the University Committee on Rank & Tenure, Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, Committee on Committees and member of the University Athletic Board and University Committee on Faculty Handbook and Statutes. This year Neil serves as the chair-elect of the Anatomical Sciences section of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). A member of the AACA since 1997, Neil has served on the Nominating Committee, By-Laws Committee, and Financial Affairs Committee. Most recently, he has had the honor and privilege to serve as the Treasurer of the AACA for the past 3 years. Statement: My association with the AACA has been the greatest professional joy of my career. As Treasurer, I have been entrusted with protecting the financial interests of the AACA. That is a task that I do not take lightly. In my 3 plus years as Treasurer, I am proud to say that the net worth of the AACA has grown each year, despite the economic climate. Since I became Treasurer in October of 2006, the assets of the AACA have grown by more than 40%. I am seeking another term because I believe there is more to be accomplished. In particular, one goal of mine is for the AACA to be financially capable of providing travel awards for our student members. At present, we are on the cusp of being able to provide such recognition to the future of our profession. I would like to serve the AACA as Treasurer once again so that I can continue the work of strengthening the financial base of the Association so that we have the ability to achieve even greater goals in the years to come.
Special Councilor - Clinical Sciences (you will vote for 1) Lonie Salkowski, MD (University of Wisconsin)
I have been teaching students radiologic anatomy for over 10 years. At MCW I was a member of the Curriculum and Evaluation Committee and Faculty Council. At UW I continue involvement in medical student education in the Year-1 Course Directors and Anatomy Task Force Committees, and the UW Department of Radiology Education Committee. While at MCW I received the Innovative Educational Project Award in 2003 and the Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award in 2004 for my involvement in radiology anatomy teaching to medical students. At MCW, I taught and directed the radiology lectures in the Clinical Human Anatomy course. At UW I introduced a computer-based radiologic anatomy curriculum that I developed, into the first year medical student anatomy course. This material has expanded into the anatomy classes for PT/OT students, fourth year medical student electives and the graduate medical physics students. I am interested in investigating how students learn and to adapt curriculum that best serves all learners. I have done several grant-funded projects in this area and have presented papers on this research at AACA, American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) and the IFA meetings. I hope to continue to improve my teaching techniques and investigation of learning styles and preferences. Beyond my involvement in the AACA, I am very active in the ARRS. I currently hold offices within the Scientific Program Subcommittee in Breast Imaging and the Review Course Section Chair. Statement: I have been enriched by being a member of the AACA with knowledge, friendship, support and collaboration with colleagues with similar educational goals and interests. I have served as a member of the bylaws committee, education special interest group and organized the AACA polo shirt fundraiser in 2008. Each experience I have found rewarding. As a radiologist, I am a clinical anatomist. Having the opportunity to teach in the first year medical student anatomy course and then interacting with the students later in clinical situations is a very unique opportunity, which is not shared by many of my colleagues. This role has given me the opportunity to see the students mature and observe them value anatomical principles taught in the early years as they see their relevance. Students are our future and this organization has much to offer them. I believe we should promote and encourage student involvement in the association. As a Clinical Councilor, I will continue to promote the philosophies of the association. I would be honored to serve the association as Clinical Councilor. R. Shane Tubbs, PAC, PhD (University of Alabama)
Statement: For the health and long-term survival of our Association, I believe that new and novel methods for member retention and recruitment are imperative. As a full time clinician and academician, my goal would be to explore outreach with not only various clinical subspecialties but also to educate various health related professions regarding the AACA. Students of these various groups should also be aggressively targeted for membership. I also believe that we should publicize our group more to the international community. If elected as Clinical Councilor, it will be an honor and privilege for me to assist in steering our Association into this new millennium. Councilor-at-Large (you will vote for 2) Thomas Gest, PhD (University of Michigan)
Statement: Over the years, I have benefited greatly through my membership in AACA, and as Council Member these last two years, I given my time and energy to promote and facilitate the functions of the Association to benefit all of its members. Our journal, Clinical Anatomy, and annual meeting should continue to present the highest quality ongoing research, both laboratory and educational, in order to provide intellectual stimulation and stimuli for formation of collaborative research efforts, from which we all benefit. As Co-Editor of Clinical Anatomy, I endeavor to maintain the high standards we have set for our journal. Most of our members share a large teaching commitment, in terms of our time and our personal philosophies. As Chair of the Educational Affairs Committee, I strive to bring current educational issues into focus and discussion at our meetings and through our AACA web site and listserv during the year. If elected to Council for another term, I will continue to assist our Association in all of its activities, for the benefit of all of our members.
Soo Y. Kim, PT, PhD (University of Saskatchewan)
Upon completing her PhD in Anatomy at the University of Toronto in 2008, Soo took on her current position as a new faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan. She is busy teaching the Master of Physical Therapy students, as well as establishing her research laboratory which will continue to focus on musculoskeletal imaging. Soo is passionate about teaching clinical anatomy and strives to integrate her research into teaching. As evidence of her excellence in teaching, she was recently awarded the Core Teaching Award in the School of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. Statement: As a council member for the AACA, I hope to represent other young anatomists. I recognize how the AACA can play an important role in encouraging and providing exciting new opportunities for students in the field of clinical anatomy. In line with my work on the membership committee, I would like to continue devising ways to increase active membership and attract a greater number of students both nationally and internationally. In addition, I would like to focus on fostering mentorship relationships within the association by working with the career development committee. In sum, I would like to be an advocate for AACA members and provide a voice to help make their membership and participation with the AACA as rewarding as possible.
H. Wayne Lambert, PhD(West Virginia University)
Statement: My life was dramatically changed by one phone call from Wojciech Pawlina in 2004. I had joined the AACA in the fall of 2003, and he asked me to give a talk on the pedagogy behind writing multiple choice questions for the 2004 Moraga meeting. Though I had no expertise in this area, I worked diligently to put together this small group session. This “opportunity” made me immediately feel a part of this prestigious professional association, opened my eyes to the power of collaboration between peers, and stimulated significant growth within me as a medical educator. By attending and presenting at every meeting since 2004, I have benefitted from many wonderful mentors who provided career advice, constructive criticism, and lasting friendships that have significantly impacted my academic career. If elected as a councilor within the AACA, I would strive to create more opportunities for junior faculty and professional students to become active within our organization. To accomplish this goal, we could expand the mentoring program recently developed by the AACA Career Development Committee, have the Membership Committee contact new members directly to answer any questions and invite them to the annual meeting, and identify areas of expertise that these new members could develop and present to the membership. I will also help the association pursue its collective goals, including the recruitment of more clinicians to join our prestigious organization. I would love the opportunity to give back to the AACA and, hopefully, impact young anatomists the same way I have benefitted. As I found out, great mentoring can result from just one phone call.
Angela McArthur (University of Minnesota)
Angela is the Assistant Director of the Anatomy Bequest Program at the University of Minnesota. She received her B.S. in Mortuary Science from the University of Minnesota and is a licensed mortician. She worked as a Forensic Pathologist Assistant for the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office in St. Paul, Minnesota and is currently assisting with the facilitation of medical, dental, and allied health courses. She is the course director and instructor of an undergraduate human anatomy dissection course for mortuary science majors and has taught several forensic science extension courses. She is currently working on a Masters Degree in Biological Sciences with an emphasis on Anatomical Education. Angela was instrumental in establishing the Minnesota Commission on the Procurement and Use of Anatomical Donations and is currently Chair. The Commission is a coalition of nine member organizations representing funeral professionals, physicians, transplantable organ, tissue and eye organizations, medical schools, surgical training labs and a Minnesota-based trade association serving nearly 600 life science members. As Chair, Angela has gained experience drafting legislation to create consistent and transparent whole body donation regulations which enhance the public’s trust in whole body donation, protect public health and preserve professional integrity. Angela is a member of the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and is currently representing the AACA Anatomical Services Committee as a subject matter expert by assisting the AATB with the drafting of whole body donation accreditation standards which, when completed, will be a valuable resource for AACA members as well. Angela has presented at multiple national conferences including AACA and has been interviewed by local, national and international media regarding whole body donation and anatomy education and research topics. She has been an active member of AACA since 2005 and currently serves as an elected member of the Anatomical Services Committee and is an appointed member of the Membership Development Committee. Statement: My interests include promoting anatomy education and research in within clinical and academic settings as well as the biomedical industry. I am interested in the use of technology for anatomical education and the development of anatomical clinical correlations for a variety of health science majors. I have expertise in the body donation process, medical education and research, and tangential issues of public trust, best practices, legislative initiatives and outreach in Minnesota as well as nationwide. As councilor, I will advocate for the continued development of member programs, opportunities and resources. I believe that our most valuable asset is a thriving and diverse membership. My goal is to recruit clinicians, biomedical engineers, and under represented anatomy faculty from various allied health programs to become members of the AACA.
Rebecca Pratt, PhD (West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine)
I have been an active member of AACA since 2006 and a reviewer for both Clinical Anatomy and the Anatomical Sciences Education journals. The program and people I met at my first AACA meeting in 2007 helped strengthen my commitment to clinical anatomy education. I quickly became involved with the Career Development Committee (CDC) as an elected member in 2007 and was later appointed by President Larry Ross to chair the CDC for the 2008-2009 Cleveland meeting. At the last three association meetings I was a judge for the AACA student awards. I also worked alongside AACA member Kate Kryger on the Academic Employment Survey that was successfully launched in collaboration with the CDC in 2008. I currently serve as member elect of the CDC. Statement: I have benefitted greatly from my involvement with the AACA and I would be honored to be a part of the Council to help move our organization forward. The AACA offers a unique bridge between anatomists and clinicians and it is important that we continue to develop our association as one that relates basic science education to bedside practice. Our annual meeting should tie in more with our journal’s directive to serve both our clinician and anatomist members and to attract new members. One way we can do this is by offering platform presentations to clinicians who will highlight the clinical significance of anatomical knowledge. I would like to see more clinician members from a wider variety of fields including PT, PA, DDS, DO and MD. In terms of anatomical education, the AACA is a goldmine. The AACA can serve as an association that fosters crosstalk between medical educators and those who will be accepting our students as interns, residents and partners. It is essential that we listen to physicians and allied health professionals so that teaching faculty can better prepare students for success in an ever changing medical arena. In conclusion, I would be excited to work on Council as an ambassador for young professionals who wish to continue to promote the basic science of clinical anatomy. Article VII - Nominations and Elections Section 2. Nomination by Petition. During the month of February, members may petition for additional candidates to be added to the ballot. Such nomination petitions may consist of either a single document or separate letters. To qualify for nomination by petition, each candidate must be an Active Full Member and have the support of at least 15 Full Members in good standing. All petitions and/or letters of nomination plus a letter from the nominee indicating his or her willingness to be a candidate must be received by the Association Secretary before midnight Eastern Time (GMT minus 5 hours) of March 1st. When additional valid nominations have been received from the membership, the Association Secretary shall post a revised list of the candidates for each position subject to election and other such supportive materials to the Association's website by March 15th. |
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Biography: Neil S. Norton earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1995. He is a tenured faculty member at Creighton University with primary responsibility for teaching Gross Anatomy lecture and laboratory, Head & Neck Anatomy lecture and laboratory, and Human Neuroscience lectures. Lecture instruction also given for Pain Control to Sophomores, Anti-Parkinson Pharmacology to Juniors, and Advanced Anatomy electives to Seniors. He offers a Summer Remedial Anatomy course for Medical and Dental students. Additional teaching duties include serving as a mentor for various student research projects and Freshman student advisor. Neil has received over 18 Teaching awards at Creighton including the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for Teaching Achievement by the Creighton Student Union; the highest teaching award given by Creighton University, and the GlaxoSmithKline Sensodyne Teaching Award; the highest national award given by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). 
Biography: MD, Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Milwaukee, WI in 1991. Nuclear Medicine Residency at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI and Radiology Residency and Women’s Imaging Fellowship at MCW. Academic radiology career began at MCW in 1998. In 2005, became an Associate Professor in Radiology at the University of WI School of Medicine & Public Health (UW). In 2007 received an affiliate appointment in the UW Department of Anatomy and in 2009 the Medical Advisor for the UW School of Radiology Technology.
Biography: In 1994, I graduated from the Surgeon’s Assistant Program at the University of Alabama and began working in pediatric neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL with Jerry Oakes who is an internationally known academician and pediatric neurosurgeon. I operate and see patients three to four days a week. Perceiving my special interests in human anatomy, Dr. Oakes encouraged me to pursue an advanced degree in anatomy and in 1998 and 2001 I received my Masters and PhD degrees, respectively. I have taught gross anatomy, embryology and neuroanatomy to residents, medical, dental, optometry, physical and occupational therapy, physician assistants and nurse anesthetists students for over a decade. This teaching has resulted in awards for best faculty, course director and best course multiple times. I joined the AACA in 2001 following the advice of my mentor and long time AACA member George Salter. My insatiable desire for anatomical answers to clinical questions has resulted in over 500 peer reviewed publications, over 20 book chapters, and several books. The focus of much of this anatomical research is in the field of neurosurgery and how such research can lower surgical complications. One example of my research is the stimulation of various cranial nerves for patients with epilepsy and how such neuropathways might be manipulated for better patient outcomes. Many of my research articles have appeared in Clinical Anatomy. I have had the privilege of sharing my clinical/research experiences at various institutions such as the University of Virginia and St. George’s University as a visiting professor. I have the honor of serving as an Editor for our journal Clinical Anatomy and sit on the editorial boards of over 10 clinical and anatomical journals. I have acted as a reviewer for greater than 70 journals. I served as co-chair of the AACA Terminology Committee from 2007 to 2008 and now serve as one of its members. I have also served as a member of the AACA Nominating Committee. Last but not least, my wife Susan and my son Isaiah keep me focused and encourage me to pursue my anatomical interests. 
Biography: My primary interest is in innovative teaching methods for gross anatomy. I have taught gross anatomy at five different medical schools during my training and career, and consequently I have been exposed to a wide variety of teaching methods and styles. I also chaired the curriculum committee at a large medical school, giving me good insight into teaching methods used in other disciplines. One focus of my work has been learning technology, beginning at the dawn of the personal computer and laserdiscs up to the present day use of web-based learning, streaming video, and Internet 2 capabilities. By utilizing fifteen years of recorded grades, faculty evaluations, and course evaluations, I have been able to analyze the effects of certain innovative teaching techniques, such as computer learning modules and reduced or eliminated lectures. Other interests include the study of patterns of anatomical variations, the development of vascular patterns using corrosion casting, the anatomy of congenital defects, and anatomical terminology. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to receive a number of teaching awards from the medical school and medical students. In 2003, I received the ultimate teaching honor in the form of the University of Michigan Golden Apple Award, thereby becoming the first and only medical school faculty member to receive this university-wide award.
Biography: Soo Kim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She has been an enthusiastic and active member of the AACA since 2006. Since becoming a member, Soo has been recognized several times by the AACA for her doctoral research investigating the musculotendinous architecture of the supraspinatus muscle. In 2006, she received the Ralph Ger Student Platform Presentation Award and in 2007, the Sandy C. Marks Jr. Student Poster Award. Soo also helped with multiple facets of the organization of the 2008 AACA meeting in Toronto including the annual Student Mentorship Reception. Currently, Soo is serving the AACA as a voting member of the Membership Committee. She has been working closely with fellow committee members on streamlining the application process as well as increasing membership nationally and internationally. 
Biography: H. Wayne Lambert received his Ph.D. from
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Biography: I completed my PhD in Anatomy and Cancer Cell Biology from Purdue University (2003). After a short postdoc at Purdue University, I took an appointment at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as the Course Director for the Anatomy and Histology courses, Director of the Human Cadaver Laboratories, and a participating faculty member of the team taught Anatomy of Joints, Anatomy for Physical Therapy and Physician Assistants, and the Regional Dissection Lab. In the summer of 2006, acting on my desire to be involved in medical education, I accepted a position at the Assistant Professor rank at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM). I am now in my fourth year as Course Director for Medical Histology and my first year as the Director of the Anatomy Tour Program at WVSOM. For the past four years I have also taught as a member of the Medical Gross Anatomy faculty. My translational research (from coursework to clinical practice) was recognized in 2008 by the American Association of Anatomists when I was presented with the Young Faculty Research Award. In 2009, I received the Keith Moore Young Anatomist’s Publication Award. Also in 2009, I received the WVSOM Basic Science Osteopathic Integration Teaching Award.