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ALUMNI PROFILEBy Jessica SobolikAlumni listen as CherylStauffenecker, MS, RNBC, CNS,discusses the NOELLE birthingsimulator during a tour of the NDSTAR (North Dakota Simulation,Teaching and Research for HealthEducation) simulation lab.A SERIES OF EMERGENCIES MARREDthe UND School of Medicine andHealth Sciences’ Homecoming 2010events in Grand Forks, N.D., on Oct. 8.A man went into cardiac arrest,while another complained of pain andrequested medication. Then, a womanwent into labor. “I need an epidural!”she reportedly yelled. Her son wassafely born moments later.Fortunately, there were severaldoctors and health professionals inattendance at the ND STAR (Simulation,Teaching, and Research for HealthEducation), where SMHS alumniwitnessed firsthand how the simulatorsare able to educate today’s students andother professionals in various healthcare scenarios.“It’s like the real thing, standing onyour feet and answering codes,” saidCecil Leitch, BS Med ’60, who touredthe new facility. “My first patientinteraction was in Year 2 of UND’stwo-year program at the time. Still, wehad good instructors (e.g., Gene24 NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Holiday 2010
and the effectiveness of communicationbetween attending physicians. With twogranddaughters considering medicalcareers, I am a bit envious of theresources they will have available.”Laxdal retired from a career in radiologyin the Minneapolis area in 2005.Cornatzer, Theodore Snook). When Iwent to the University of Washingtonfor Year 3, I wasn’t lacking anything.”He went on to practice family medicinein Litchfield, Minn., for 37 years.“The STAR facility is truly anoutstanding asset for current and futurestudents, as well as practitioners in thehealth field across the state and region,”noted Steve Laxdal, BS Med ’61, whoalso toured the facility. “Students in mydays were often exposed to clinicalconditions as a result of what diseaseshappened to be hospitalized at the timeSMHS welcomes Bud and Mary backOn the evening of Oct. 7, twoSMHS celebrities were given SiouxAwards, the highest honor from theUND Alumni Association forachievement, service, and loyalty. TheSchool celebrated the recipients the nextmorning at a reception honoring HenryC. “Bud” Wessman and Mary Wakefield.Wessman created the UND SMHSphysical therapy department in 1967before serving as the mayor of GrandForks, a state Congressman, and afederal administrative judge. He alsoearned a law degree from UND in1989. Many of Bud’s former PT studentscongratulated Bud on the award.“I came back to honor him,” saidMichele Lawonn, BS PT ’74. “Budtalked about us being a family, and wehad to be in such close quarters.” At thattime, almost all physical therapy classeswere held in one classroom in McCannelHall. “I just remember the ‘Bud Man’Budweiser poster on the wall,” she added.Wakefield most recently served asthe director of the Center for RuralHealth at the SMHS in Grand Forksfrom 2001 to 2009 before moving toWashington, D.C., to serve PresidentBarack Obama as administrator of theHealth Resources and ServicesAdministration. Prior to the CRH, shewas a professor at UND’s College ofNursing.“She was very approachable, andNorth Dakota’s rural communitiesrespected her leadership,” said MarleneMiller, program director for the CRH.“It was great to see that she is ‘survivingthe big city’ and remaining passionateabout rural health and North Dakota.”Mary WakefieldNORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Holiday 2010 25
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