Cedarville Magazine, Winter 2016

18 | Cedarville Magazine C r a s h Course e A test drive of the classroom experience (without the final exam) PROGRAM TITLE Cardiology Module – PHAR-6251 COURSE COORDINATOR Douglas C. Anderson Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice DESCRIPTION Cardiology Module integrates pharmaceutical sciences, pathophysiology, patient assessment and monitoring, public health, social and administrative sciences, and therapeutics (both pharmacological and non- pharmacological) for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Topics include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, global cardiovascular risk reduction, thromboembolic disorders, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, and acute stroke. BIG IDEA • Focuses on treatments proven to prevent heart disease and stroke, including both public health and individual treatment strategies • Emphasizes counseling patients to make therapeutic lifestyle changes (e.g., smoking cessation, diet, weight loss, exercise), both to prevent and treat heart disease • Teaches the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines • Encourages students to treat cardiovascular patients through the lens of the Golden Rule • Taught by multiple faculty members, using expertise from both departments of the School of Pharmacy • Utilizes team-based, small-group, active-learning methods LEARN MORE: cedarville.edu/pharmacy “The Cardiology Module at Cedarville helped me realize how essential a good understanding of the topic is to my career. It’s something that is interwoven throughout a variety of different areas, from internal medicine and critical care to family medicine and community pharmacy; if you have a strong knowledge base in cardiology, you are going to be able to bring something to the table and make an impact as a pharmacist.The module really provides a solid foundation by hitting on the main components of cardiovascular pharmacology and pathophysiology.” Daniel James ’13, Pharm.D. ’16 Murdoch Leads Civil Rights Tour This fall, MurrayMurdoch, Senior Professor of History, journeyed the South with the Cedarville University Civil Rights Tour. He traveled with his wife, Ruth ’72; Cedarville’s Director of Intercultural Leadership Greg Dyson ’98 and his wife, Gina; and 13 Cedarville University students. The tour began Saturday, September 26, with the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio, just south of Cedarville. Afterward, the group headed to Charleston, South Carolina, and the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Emanuel was the site of the shooting deaths of nine of its members on June 17, 2015. Bus tour members attended services there September 27. Next stop was Atlanta on September 28, including lunch with Pastor John McNeal, a pastor who knew Martin Luther King, Jr. McNeal’s daughter, Kezia (McNeal) Curry ’92, is a Cedarville alumna and served as a Board of Trustee member. The group ate at Paschal’s, a restaurant that supported King and hosted strategy meetings for the civil rights movement. The Atlanta portion of the trip concluded with visits to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. The group’s next destination was Selma, Alabama. Selma was the site of the March 7, 1965, “Bloody Sunday” attack by state troopers against peaceful marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Murdoch began teaching at Cedarville in 1965. Murdoch, using a cane, walked across the bridge with other tour members. “I’ve taught about that event in Selma for so many years,” Murdoch explained. “It was a real highlight experience for me to finally be there— to see the bridge, walk across the bridge, and then reflect with the students on what would have been happening if we had been there 50 years ago for that first march.” Dyson was similarly awestruck. “Traveling with Dr. Murdoch wa s ama z i ng ,” he said. “His love for our students, our country, and our potential was overwhelming. “When we arrived in Selma, Dr. Murdoch instructed us to be gentle as we observed a city’s shame,” Dyson added. “It was a hot afternoon, but he insisted on walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. As wemet on the bridge, Dr. Murdoch was singing We Shall Overcome ! I will not forget that moment.” The Civil Rights Tour has been a successful endeavor for many years, but this was the first time students participated for academic credit. In addition to the tour, students were expected to read a book and complete other academic requirements to pass the one-credit hour course. After Selma, the group traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, then returned to Cedarville September 30. “Racism is solved by building relationships with people of other ethnic groups and building diversity in our own community,” Murdoch said. “I’m so grateful for the emphasis Cedarville is putting on diversity now as we seek to make this a community where people of all ethnic backgrounds are welcome.” “When God’s Holy Word becomes the standard by which we live, we can look at a verse like Genesis 1:27 and see that we (people) were made in the image of God,” Dyson commented. “Then we can treat each other, as image bearers, with dignity and respect. No legislation needed. God is so good!” Campus News