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Loma Linda University news
Annual BALL/BHPSA/BSA retreat held at Camp Cedar Falls in November
"Reaching Up, Reaching Out, Reaching Back" was the theme of the annual BALL/BHPSA/BSA retreat was held November 16 and 17 at Camp Cedar Falls. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families benefited from the programs prepared by the Black Health Professional Student Association (BHPSA) of Loma Linda University and the Black Student Association (BSA) of La Sierra University. The retreat was made possible by the sponsorship of the Black
Alumni of Loma Linda and La Sierra Universities (BALL), Loma Linda
University's office of diversity, and La Sierra University's
office of the president.
"This year we were especially excited because of the great support we got, not only for BHPSA members, but BSA and BALL members as well," says Leander L. Moncur, fourth-year medical student and BHPSA president. "The retreat is always an exciting event as all three organizations fellowship and focus on Jesus Christ, our true source of strength." Don L. McPhaull, pastor of the Kingsboro Temple Church of Seventh-day Adventists, Brooklyn, New York, spoke at the Friday night vespers and Sabbath divine worship services. Pastor McPhaull delivered his messages with fervor, challenging the audience to always reach up to God, reach out to their fellow man, and reach back to those who come after them. Sabbath afternoon members of the BALL executive committee led out in an interactive discussion focused on the relationship between the alumni association and students. Panel members began by giving the mission and history of BALL, and updating students on programs, services, scholarships, and endowments established for students at Loma Linda University and La Sierra University. The discussion, facilitated by Pastor McPhaull, was well received by an enthusiastic audience. The Sabbath afternoon activities continued with a nature walk, dinner, and vespers. The evening concluded with a talent show. "The 2001 BALL/BHPSA/ BSA Retreat was one of the most well-attended in several years. Pastor Don McPhaull was an excellent speaker and facilitator," comments M. Leon Seard II, MD, BALL president. "I believe the dialogue started between BALL and the students was the beginning of what will be needed for joint success in our futures." |Top| Missions conference to be held
on the Loma Linda University campus
A two-day conference focusing on international mission service is the culmination of the Loma Linda University Mission Emphasis Week. The conference "Missions: God's Heart for the World" will be held January 18 to 19, 2002, on the Loma Linda University campus. Open to all interested in learning more about missions, this conference will include discussion on the philosophy and theology of missions, inspirational accounts from missionaries, and practical training workshops for the mission field. The conference will feature a Friday night vespers program, a special Sabbath worship service, afternoon workshops, dinner, and a Q&A session Saturday evening. The afternoon workshops feature 11 one-hour sessions on such topics as preparation, tentmaking, prayer, and communication. Participants are able to attend three of the 11 workshops. Featured speakers for the conference are Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH; Bruce C. Moyer, STD, MA; and Jerald Whitehouse, DrPH, MPH. Dr. Hart has served as chief of party for the USAID MCH program in Tanzania and continues as a consultant in primary health care for WHO. He has authored a book for WHO titled Making it Happen--Maternal and Child Health Within Primary Health Care, and continues to actively participate in many public health projects locally and in many countries abroad. Dr. Hart is chancellor of LLU. Mr. Moyer is a professor of missions at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. A pioneer in tentmaking strategy, he has prepared many people for cross-cultural mission work. As a part of the Mission Institute team, he spends considerable time all over the world, training people for God's service. Dr. Whitehouse has international experience in primary health care, community-based development, and empowerment for local sustainability having served as ADRA director in several Middle Eastern and Asian countries including Africa and Bangladesh. He travels extensively in his present capacity as director of the global center of Adventist Muslim Relations, advising Seventh-day Adventist entities internationally on developing positive, understanding relationships with the Muslim community. The conference is sponsored by the Missions Interest Group (MIG) and Students for International Mission Service (SIMS). MIG was founded by medical students interested in serving overseas as medical missionaries after their formal training. This group of students meets once a month to discuss theology of missions, practical ways they can prepare now, and to share stories in cross-cultural service. SIMS is a Loma Linda University program that provides students, from a variety of disciplines, with opportunities to serve others. Through SIMS' service-learning activities, students can use health-care skills under proper supervision while experiencing new aspects of Christian service in a cross-cultural setting. SIMS enables students to bring their training into practice in another nation by sponsoring the summer practicums at numerous hospitals across the globe. Cost for the conference is $5 for students, and $10 for non-students and includes a Saturday evening dinner. Interested participants should register with Loma Linda University office of student affairs. For more information, contact (909) 558-7300 or e-mail <missions@llu.edu>. |Top| Library reserve policy explained The Del E. Webb Memorial Library has received many questions about its reserve policy, according to A. Marissa Smith, assistant professor at the library. When a reserve document exceeds the provision of the fair use clause (copyright act of 1976), evidence of copyright clearance is required. "This is a necessary step the library must take to protect the University from lawsuits stemming from copyright infringement. It is in line with policies at universities across the country," Ms. Smith states. "The next question on your mind should be, 'How do I know when a document I want to place on reserve is in compliance with the provisions of the fair use clause?'" The library examined this question carefully and determined that without written evidence of copyright clearance from the publisher:
To assist faculty in obtaining copyright clearance, the library has drafted a sample letter to use when contacting publishers. The sample letter is available at the library circulation desk. Obtaining copyright clearance from publishers can be time consuming. Library personnel suggest that following these guidelines associated with reserve documents:
Additional information concerning the library reserve policy may be obtained by calling Ms. Smith at (909) 558-4550. |Top| 'Project Fix-it' team
assists Davis Memorial Hospital in Guyana
From November 2 to 15, a group of individuals from the United States, Australia, and Scotland traveled to Davis Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. They were there as part of Project Fix-it to upgrade the hospital's electrical system, to install two dental operatories, and to attend a graduation of a health training program for high school graduates. The program was developed and implemented at the hospital which the Guyanese government now sees as a model. The group was comprised of Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, chancellor, LLU; Robert Schoberth, AHS construction; Greg Batie, electrician from Seattle; Kelvin Sawyer from Australia; Jim Redfield, special projects, School of Dentistry; Jairo Ayala, LLU engineering services; and Karen Simpson, RN, Scotland. Todd Hooker (son of William Hooker, PhD, MFT, associate dean for student affairs, School of Dentistry) and Robert Nieves captured video footage which will be edited into a video about the project. Mr. Sawyer spent one month on the Loma Linda campus training in fixing medical equipment and will work with Adventist Health International (AHI) on projects in many countries. The Project Fix-it team was sent by AHI, an organization housed on the Loma Linda University campus. Davis Memorial Hospital Davis Memorial Hospital was established in 1954, nearly 12 years before Guyana gained independence from Britain. The country is one of the world's poorest nations, with per capita income less than one-fifth the South American average. It is one of approximately 50 mission hospitals operated by the Adventist Church that are experiencing severe financial and organizational challenges. "When AHI began working with Davis Memorial," emphasizes Dr. Hart, "the hospital was not financially viable and had almost closed. It was suffering immense financial and management challenges. The hospital has 48 beds, but just five years ago, only four to five beds were occupied." Adventist Health International (AHI) As early as 1977, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists asked Loma Linda University to explore possible solutions to "strategically analyze the viability of health care and visit the 'mission' of mission hospitals around the world" (quoted from "Adventist Health International headed by Loma Linda University," by Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, and Gail M. Ormsby, MPH, LLU TODAY, May 7, 1998). Loma Linda University has assisted mission hospitals throughout its history, and health-care professionals trained on the Loma Linda campus have served in countries around the globe. Dr. Hart and other campus leaders believed that an organized system could not only organize available resources but could draw upon the Church's skilled membership and cooperate with sister institutions to save struggling clinics and hospitals and to help enhance the care they provide. In 1997, Adventist Health International began functioning. The organization allows a partnering country to establish a corporation with its own legal identity while maintaining the technical backing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and LLU. One of the first hospitals to partner with AHI was Davis Memorial. An evaluation team was sent to the hospital in 1997 and work was begun with the hospital's management team. Additional needs were outlined as the partnership continued. It soon became apparent that the hospital's wiring system was in desperate need of work as voltage fluctuations were regularly destroying costly medical equipment. In September, 2001, AHI sent Andy Snyder and Mr. Schoberth to the site. After evaluating the current system they decided the only solution would be to rewire the entire hospital. AHI--providing opportunities for service "A benefit of AHI," says Dr. Hart, "is that the organization is able to utilize the skills of professionals who have worked for many years in their fields. These individuals are then able to experience the personal satisfaction that comes from participating in mission service." Two local Adventist churches, Campus Hill and Calimesa, each raised $5,000 for the project, and Hope for Humanity (previously known as Ingathering), provided $47,000 for the project. The National Association of Seventh-day Adventist Dentists (NASDAD) also contributed funds, and LLU gave one day of paid leave for each day of personal vacation taken by employees who participated. Each individual on the team is an expert in his or her field (two have served as electrical contractors), and this made it possible to accomplish a great deal of work in a short time. The team began gathering equipment and supplies they would need to complete the project. According to Mr. Schoberth, once an order for electrical switch gear is placed, it is not unusual for 6 to 12 weeks to pass before the order is received. The equipment needed for Project Fix-it was ordered on September 10, arrived, and was shipped on the 11th--nothing short of miraculous. School of Dentistry involvement James M. Crawford, DDS, MPH, associate dean, School of Dentistry, and dental director for the health ministry department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, had visited the site to explore whether a dental clinic should be established at the hospital. He found that very few dental services were available in the area, and representatives from local dental laboratories emphasized the great need for dental care. The Adventist Church operates 76 dental clinics around the globe. Dr. Crawford not only served in Thailand directing a mission dental clinic, but also has been instrumental in establishing many of the other clinics. "Wiring is very important to dentistry," informs Dr. Crawford. "And when I heard about Project Fix-it's rewiring project, I knew this would be the optimal time to design and build the dental operatories at Davis Memorial Hospital." Dr. Crawford began to gather dental equipment and asked Mr. Redfield, retired from many years of service as director of dental maintenance and who now does special projects for the School of Dentistry, to design the dental clinic. Mr. Redfield was thrilled to participate and drew up plans for two well-equipped operatories. Jairo Ayala, engineering services, would assist in the construction at the site. "By the time the team arrived," says Dr. Crawford, "the hospital had followed the instructions we sent ahead--they had prepared the rooms and built and painted cabinets. The work was done to perfection." The last pieces of equipment needed to finish installing the dental units arrived late the evening before the group was scheduled to leave and so in order to complete the project, Mr. Redfield awoke before sunrise and began working at 4:30 a.m. The dental chairs were provided by Hank Estrada of Estrada Dental, based in Rancho Cucamonga. The company refurbishes dental equipment. Dr. Crawford has been asked by the General Conference to find a dentist to staff the clinic, and a dentist now practicing in Zambia is scheduled to begin work in January, 2002. Health training at Davis Memorial Hospital As part of the AHI master plan for Davis Memorial Hospital, Karen Simpson, RN, a graduate of Pacific Union College's nursing program, developed a nine-month health training program for high school graduates at the hospital. While in the health training program, students work in various departments including pharmacy, X-ray, and clinical laboratory. "The Guyanese government," says Dr. Hart, "has endorsed this training program and it has become a model for similar programs in the country. Young people who participate in the program, many with no real job prospects, are able to explore various disciplines in health care, and the program will lead to jobs for them." The Project Fix-it team attended the graduation of the first class and according to Dr. Hart, 30 young people have applied to participate in the next session. As the hospital's interaction with the community through the nursing and community health program grew, so did the membership of the Adventist Church located beside the hospital. "The people attending church each Sabbath," relates Dr. Hart, "has grown from 50 to more than 1,000 in the last four years." According to Dr. Hart, planning is now underway for Project Fix-it teams to travel to additional sites around the globe helping with much-needed projects including construction and plumbing. Loma Linda University has established a special fund for AHI projects, and provides tax-deductible receipts.
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