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| Prof. Knudsen and Dr. Tom Wadsworth, Pharm.D. at COH's Grand Rounds |
UAA College of Health (COH) and Alaska Area Health Education
Centers (AHEC) held Grand Rounds on Friday, March 3, in the South Café of the
Student Union. The event drew students
from across COH disciplines for a program designed to promote interprofessional
education and present innovations in diabetes care. For the first time, Justice Center Legal
Studies students and faculty joined the program, bringing their perspective to
questions of health policy and insurance coverage. Madeline Rafferty, a Legal Studies B.A.
student, won the event door prize.
Grand Rounds included presentations by Rachel Lescher, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist at Alaska Native Medical Center, Tom Wadsworth, Pharm.D., director of the new Idaho State University-UAA Doctor of Pharmacy program, Amy Urbanus, R.D., certified diabetes educator at Providence Alaska Medical Center, and, probably the most popular panelist, a 16-year-old Alaskan who, with family members, discussed her approach to living with diabetes.
After a short presentation, the panelists went from table to table, fielding questions and showing students how different medical devices worked.
Prof. Kristin Knudsen, Justice Center faculty who teaches Health Law, is a member of COH's Interprofessional Education Working Group which, with AHEC, organized Grand Rounds.
