ATLANTA – The director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Science was recently recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Bradford W. Schwarz, who joined the college in 2006 as the first director of the physician assistant program and is a clinical associate professor, was notified of the honor in March. Prior to joining Mercer, Schwarz was an assistant professor and associate director of the PA program at Emory University.

"Brad joined a select number of outstanding PAs who have distinguished themselves among their colleagues, as well as in their communities, by their service to the physician assistant profession, their commitment to advancing health care for all people, and by their exemplary personal and professional development," said Patrick Killeen, president of the AAPA.

Schwarz's primary area of medical specialty is in the field of cardiology. He has worked in Interventional Cardiology and Pacing/Electrophysiology and has authored articles on atrial fibrillation, mitral valve prolapse, heart failure, and dyslipidemia. His specific interests include medical ethics, battlefield trauma, cardiac electrophysiology, ECG rhythm analysis, 12-lead ECG interpretation, advanced cardiac life support, and complementary medicine.

A lieutenant colonel, Schwarz has over 34 years of military service in the U.S. Army and Air Force and has provided health care throughout the globe. He served in Iraq in 2003-04 and in Southwest Asia in support of a special envoy in 2006, which included stops in Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Afghanistan, and Germany. Lastyear, Schwarz was the commander of a U.S. Air Force humanitarian medical team to Loag, Philippines, that provided care to over 15,000 patients.

• Dean Gonzalez will appoint a liaison who will work with the departments and the records program in order to insure “best practice” records management. A college-wide annual review period will be scheduled in order to evaluate the office records.
• The UK Records Manager will assist with the record series and retention identification; permanent records transfer to the University Archives; non-permanent records delivery to the offsite storage facility; and the destruction of records via the attached records destruction certificate.
• The specific record series which were discussed are as follows: U0120; U0449; U0620; U01707 – U01708; and U1800 – U1803. It was reiterated that the UK Legal Counsel and the Internal Audit offices recommend that the retention periods be adhered.
• The utilization of systematic records management produces the following results: state law and university policy requirements implementation; efficiency improvement; university history preservation; and state and general public accountability.
• The State University Records Retention Schedule is the university’s guide for retaining a record until the retention period is met or for permanent record transfer to the University Archives and Records Program (UARP). Please add this important records management tool to your online favorites.
• After the retention has been met or because office storage space is limited, there are two options: transfer the non-permanent records to the offsite storage facility or destroy via a locked UK recycle bin. Both these options relate to the UK Records Program.
• Contact Nancy DeMacus via nancyd@uky.edu or the uarp@lsv.uky.edu list serve in order to send records to the offsite storage facility or to destroy the non-permanent records which have reached their retention.

Note: a record has the same retention period whether it is in a hard copy format or an electronic format.

Thursday, May 5

Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

• Noon – 1 p.m.
  Presentation
  Center of Learning
• 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Rock Climbing Demo
  Therapy Garden Parking Lot

For more information about this event please call 1-800-458-8267 and ask for Tammy. You can also visit our website, www.SuperiorVan.com and check out our News and Events section.

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This is a full contact water sport so participants should be prepared to:

• Get wet from the knees down
• Wear sturdy submersable shoes or boots (Hip waders work well)
• Bring work gloves you don't mind getting wet
• Bring water or a snack to tide you over (refreshments will be served at a party for volunteers immediatly following the cleanup)
• Volunteers under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult or be part of a sponsored youth organization with an adult leader present (Teacher, Scoutmaster, Youth Minister etc.)

Clean up event will be held rain or shine. Volunteers can evaluate their own participation based on weather conditions.

For more information, please contact the event chair, Peggy Henson, LFUCG 11th District Council Member.

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If you are interested in participating in the celebration only, please contact Laura Hatfield at laura.hatfield@uky.edu.

Faculty, K-12 educators and STEM undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to present STEM Education related research or experiences. Presenters may choose among three formats: paper presentation, “round table” discussion, and poster presentation.

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