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2003 Faculty Excellence Award Winners
Excellence in Teaching: Beth Burgan, Massage Therapy
Beth received her MFA from Kent
State and is a graduate from Northern Lights School of Massage.
She is a nationally certified massage therapist and has had her
own successful professional practice for many years. She teaches
several courses at Northwestern as a solo instructor and in a
collaborative format with other massage instructors.
She has developed her courses by
spending a great deal of time to ensure that the content it relevant
and understandable to her students. One size does not fir all.
She gets to know her studetns and designs and paces the material
to meet her learning objectives and the students' learning styles.
She goes beyond the facts to include the real life issues that
commonly present to practicing massage therapists. She is an inspiration
to her students in many ways and does all her work with a down-to-earth
and positive matter-of-fact attitude.
Excellence in Teaching: John Pirog, MCAOM
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John has studied in both the United States
and China to refine his knowledge and techniques in traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM). His thorough background and presentations
in class include sound theroy, relevant information and humor.
He is greatly interested in his students, their personal
experiences in class, and the educational process in general.
He is completely dedicated to his teaching and makes time
available for students' questions. He researches educational
models and practice and spends time clearly above and beyond
the call of duty. He wants MCAOM. our university and its
students to be the best. |
Clinical Excellence: Wei Liu, MCAOM
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Dr. Wei Liu earned his medical degree in
TCM in China and is an Associate Professor in the Minnesota
College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Dr. Liu has
developed positive and beneficial relationships with his
patients and student interns. He takes the time needed to
provide the best combination of therapies to get the best
results for the patients. He also explains in detail his
clinical rationale to his interns. He is a role model for
caring and kindness while working with his patients, provides
a pleasant and positive learning atmosphere, and is open
to answer his patient and student questions. |
Clinical Excellence: Huan Ma, MCAOM
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Dr. Huan Ma received his TCM degree in China
and also had the opportunity to study with his grandfather
from a very young age. He is an Associate porfessor in the
Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and
has recently been named to be the Associate Dean of clinical
services for MCAOM. Dr. Ma has been described as a "master" in
all the work that he does with his patients and students
in clinic. He creates a positive healing environment with
his caring attitude and demonstration of experience and skills.
He not only makes excellent clinical decisions, but also
applies his techniques with ease and style. He seeks feedback
from his interns and gives them challenging work and insights. |
Clinical
Excellence: Dr. Zach Zachman, Chiropractic
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Dr. Zachman has been teaching at NWHSU since
1987 when he started his residency in orthopedics. He is
currently an Associate Professor and Senior Staff Clinician.
For the past eight years, he has divided his time between
clinic and classroom, giving students the benefits of current
clinical perspectives grounded in strong educational content.
He has been greatly involved in provider credentialing and
insurance issues as a representative for the University complimentary
care elective and at the Augsburg College Physician's Assistant
program. With hi work behind the scenes as well as in front
of patients and students, he is seen as a role model for
compassionate and dedicated care. |
Excellence
in Research, Scholarship or Creative Activities: Dr. Yongping
Jiang, MCAOM
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Dr. Jiang received his doctorate in TCM in
1995. He is an Associate professor, clinical faculty and
chair of the Herbal Medicine department for the Minnesota
College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He has written
several articles in The Journal of Chinese Medicine in
the last five years and three papers for publication in Acupuncture
Today since January of this year. He was the recipient
of an award for his work on "The acupuncture treatment
of peripheral neuropathy in HIV/AIDS" at the 4th Shanghai
International Symposium on clinical acupuncture in China
in November, 2002 and has authored two books in Chinese. |
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