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Pinellas Park Medical District Awards
Second Scholarship
Recipients include Latesa Guerra, a NUHS Florida-site student pursuing a doctor of chiropractic degree, and two St. Petersburg College students. "The Pinellas Park Medical District looks forward to continuing this sustainable initiative every year," said Daniel Strauss, DC, dean of College of Professional Studies, NUHS-Florida. "We are very fortunate to have such tremendous support from the city of Pinellas Park to help to make this happen.”
Dr. Strauss with scholarship recipients.
New Traditional Chinese Medicine App Available
The NUHS Learning Resource Center (LRC) has purchased copies of a new app, TCM Clinic Aid, for use by students and clinicians in acupuncture and oriental medicine on five tablets in the LRC. NUHS faculty member Earnest Mounce, MSAc, recently demonstrated the new app, which can also be purchased in an HD version for personal iPads and a non-HD version for Android and iPhone.
Homeopathy Club Explores Database Tools for Gastritis
Timothy Fior, MD, a physician practicing family medicine and homeopathy, spoke to the NUHS Homeopathy Club about a case of gastritis that was initially diagnosed as possible stomach cancer. He used the case to demonstrate how database tools like MacRepertory, a program unique to the field of homeopathy, helps physicians find remedies based on a patient's specific symptoms in conjunction with a careful history and physical exam.