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Camp lets Gwinnett students sample medical careers
BY ARLINDA SMITH BROADY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Many of the students, studying bacteria
people touch every day, thought the dirtiest
thing they could find would be a toilet seat
or the bottom of their shoes. They were sur
prised to discover it’s their cellphone.
“Why do you think that is?” asked Val
erie Cadet, assistant professor of pathology,
microbiology, immunology and forensic
medicine.
Several hands shot up. “Because you’re
touching it all the time and your hands come
in contact with a lot of surfaces and can
transfer bacteria,” answered one student,
beaming.
They were among 21 students from Berk-
mar and Meadowcreek high schools in a two-
week summer camp offered by Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine.
It’s intended to expose Gwinnett students
interested in medical careers to areas they
may not have considered. With hundreds
of jobs from administrators, to surgeons,
nurses and lab techs and many more, choos
ing a field of study can be difficult.
To most Americans, physicians are medi
cal doctors, also known as allopaths. They
use treatments for illnesses that are differ
ent than what they’d give someone who is
healthy, according to Dr. Murtaza Ahmed,
a critical care physician and blogger for
myheart.net. For example, he wrote, a
medical doctor would prescribe antibiotics
for someone who is ill, but not for a healthy
person. With a different school of thought,
according to Ahmed, doctors of osteopathic
medicine are trained to have a more holistic
approach to medicine. DOs are trained to
Photo courtesy of Drew Hays
A person handles a petri dish in a lab.
consider a patient’s environment, nutrition
and body system as a whole when diagnos
ing and treating medical conditions.
Cadet’s students had taken swabs of vari
ous surfaces the day before and were study
ing the bacteria cultures growing in petri
dishes.
In another experiment, the instructor put
powder on the students’ hands and told them
to go wash them — careful not to touch doors
or faucets in the process.
They then put their hands under black
lights to see how much of the residue
remained.
“Oh my God!” exclaimed one student. “It
doesn’t look like I washed my hands at all!”
Cadet explained why hand-washing is
so important. “Your hands touch so many
things and when you touch your eyes or nose
or put something in your mouth, you transfer
germs and bacteria through mucous mem
branes,” she said.
Berkmar rising senior Alina Escobar
found the experience fascinating. She had
thoughts of a nursing career after high
school and the summer camp opened her
eyes to other options.
Her soon-to-be stepmom is a nurse prac
titioner, and Alina admires the drive and
focus needed to be successful in medicine.
“After my mom passed away I didn’t
really push myself to further my education,”
she said. But people around her motivated
her to try for things — like applying for the
PCOM summer camp.
“At first I didn’t think they’d pick me and
then I thought, ‘why not me?’ “ she said.
PCOM students helped structure the camp
to make it resonate with the high schoolers.
Alexis Gaylord majored in biology at
Fort Valley State and came to PCOM to be
closer to home. The Colins High graduate is
expected to get her doctorate in pharmacol
ogy in 2021.
“This way I can live at home and save a
little money while I’m in school,” she said.
Appealing to students in the area is a big
draw for PCOM. It’s partnered with Gwin
nett County Public Schools (which is head
quartered a block or two down the road) for
several projects including judging science
fairs and offering students lab space for dif
ferent programs.
“We’re always looking at ways to work
with the community,” said Aisha DeBerry,
PCOM director of diversity and commu
nity partnerships. “This is one of the most
gratifying.”
What is osteopathic medicine?
Osteopathic physicians, also known as
DOs, work in partnership with their patients.
They consider the impact that lifestyle and
community have on the health of each indi
vidual, and they work to break down bar
riers to good health. DOs are licensed to
practice the full scope of medicine in all 50
states.
They practice in all types of environ
ments, including the military, and in all
types of specialties, from family medicine to
obstetrics, surgery and aerospace medicine.
Five facts about osteopathic medicine —
In the United States, doctors are either an
MD (allopathic) or DO (osteopathic), but
both are similar in that the treat patients,
prescribe drugs, perform surgeries, etc. —
More than 6,500 new osteopathic physicians
enter the workforce each year. — There
are approximately 114,000 fully-licensed
osteopathic physicians in the United States.
— Today, more than 25 percent of medical
students in the United States are training to
be osteopathic physicians. — MDs and DOs
make similar salaries, but MDs tend to prac
tice in larger, urban areas with a higher cost
of living.
Source: American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine, Bureau of Labor Statistics
1996 bombing to be re-enacted
for upcoming Eastwood film
BY RODNEY HO
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Any highlight reel of Centennial Olympic Park
would likely omit what happened July 27,1996 dur
ing the 1996 Olympics: Eric Rudolph’s bombing that
killed a woman and injured more than 100.
But Clint Eastwood is shooting a film about the
man falsely implicated in the bombing, calling it
“Richard Jewell.” And he has convinced the park’s
overseer Georgia World Congress Center Authority
to use the actual location for shooting a re-enactment.
The communications staff at GWCCA has not yet
responded to an email request for comment.
A notice was sent to nearby residents on the bor
ders of the park this morning. The filming will eat
up nine days and shooting of the bombing itself will
happen August 1 and/or 2.
The note does not cite the specific movie but it’s
obviously the Warner Brothers film “Richard Jew
ell,” which stars “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm as an
FBI agent, Olivia Wilde as an Atlanta Journal-Con
stitution reporter, Kathy Bates as Jewell’s mom
and Sam Rockwell as Jewell’s attorney. Relative
unknown Paul Walter Hauser will pay Jewell.
Production has just begun. Based on the casting,
it appears the film will focus on the lead up, the
bombing itself and the immediate aftermath when
Jewell was first deemed a hero, then a false target
of suspicion.
During a late-night concert at a packed park dur
ing the first week of the Olympics, security guard
Jewell noticed the suspicious package and alerted
other authorities. But it detonated before the entire
area had been cleared. Still, his sharp eyes saved
lives.
Rudolph later bombed a lesbian bar and two abor
tion clinics. Once targeted, he became a fugitive for
many years before he was found in North Carolina.
Times file photo
Fans cheer from the grandstands as rowers compete
during the 1996 Olympics on Lake Lanier. A movie
about the 1996 Olympic bombings is being filmed in
Atlanta that will focus on Richard Jewell, a Georgia
man who was falsely implicated in the bombing by
Eric Rudolph.
He is now in a maximum security prison for life.
The movie is currently seeking extras for another
portion of the film. At some point, they will seek
extras for the bombing scene.
In a coincidence, Charter Communications’ Spec
trum Cable is currently filming season two of an
anthology series “Manhunt” also focused on the Jew
ell case but it’s shooting in Pittsburgh. That TV show
recently filmed a bombing re-enactment as well.
AROUND THE
STATE
SMYRNA
Widow: Dangerous
conditions at Braves’
stadium led to death
The widow of a beer tap inven
tor who died inside a walk-in
cooler at the Atlanta Braves’ sta
dium is blaming a faulty door
mechanism and lethal carbon
dioxide leaks.
Angela Keeling made the allega
tions in a wrongful death lawsuit
filed Friday against the team and
its contractors.
Todd Keeling, 48, of White Bear
Lake, Minnesota, had worked an
overnight shift to install his beer
tap invention at SunTrust Park
when he died in June 2018, his
relatives told The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution .
Colorless and odorless carbon
dioxide filled the cooler, and
Keeling became trapped inside
because the interior door mecha
nism failed to work, the lawsuit
states. His body was found by a co
worker before a game against the
Cincinnati Reds.
A partnership of the stadium’s
builders, based in Georgia, Ala
bama, Minnesota and Michigan,
“received an email before Todd
Keeling’s death that there were
issues with the door release mech
anisms in coolers throughout the
stadium,” the lawsuit states.
The construction companies
involved also knew about carbon
dioxide leaks in the coolers, but
allowed them to go unfixed; and
Cooler 331, where Todd Keeling
died, lacked a functioning carbon
dioxide monitor or alarm, the law
suit states.
Braves spokeswoman Beth Mar
shall declined to comment “due to
ongoing litigation.”
I AWRFNOFVII I F
It’s Pride Month
for the first time in
Gwinnett County
A suburban Atlanta county is
celebrating LGBTQ Pride for the
first time.
The Atlanta Journal-Consti
tution reports Gwinnett Coun
ty’s Board of Commissioners
presented a proclamation Tues
day recognizing LGBTQ residents.
District 2 Commissioner Ben Ku
says recognizing LGBTQ residents
is a huge step and sends a message
that Gwinnett county won’t mar
ginalize any type of community.
Ku is the board’s first openly gay
member.
The newspaper says the Nor-
cross Gay Club will host what is
believed to be Gwinnett’s first-ever
pride celebration this weekend.
State Rep. Sam Park says the
proclamation demonstrates the
progress the community is making
to be inclusive.
Park is the first openly gay
member to serve in the Georgia
General Assembly.
The newspaper says LGBTQ
residents are estimated to make
up about 4.5% of Georgia’s
population.
Associated Press
Obituaries
Ann Butler Swansey
Died June 26, 2019
Ann Butler Swansey,
age 80, of Flowery
Branch, GA passed away,
Wednesday, June 26,
2019. She was preceded
in death by her husband
of forty-three years,
Aaron Swansey; son,
Eddie Swansey; parents,
George and Mildred
Butler. Mrs. Swansey is
survived by her daughter,
Kathy Swansey Taylor,
Dawsonville, GA;
granddaughter, Crystal
Taylor, Dawsonville, GA;
brother, George Butler,
Jr., Stone Mountain,
GA; sister-in-law, Ruth
Parker Swansey, Flowery
Branch, GA; brother-
in-law, Paul Watson,
Flowery Branch, GA;
several nieces, nephews
and cousins. Mrs.
Swansey was born
September 16, 1938 in
Flowery Branch, GA.
She was a 1955 graduate
of Flowery Branch
High School and a 1959
graduate of Brenau
College with a Bachelors
Degree. She was a
homemaker and a long
time member of Flowery
Branch United Methodist
Church, Flowery Branch,
GA. Mrs. Swansey was
a member of the Flowery
Branch Homemakers
Association. Funeral
services will be held
on Saturday, June 29,
2019 at 11:00 a.m. at
Flowery Branch First
United Methodist Church
with Pastor Christopher
McCain officiating.
She will lie in state at
10:00 a.m. until time of
service. Interment will
be at Flowery Branch
City Cemetery, Flowery
Branch, GA. Family will
receive friends 3:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m. Friday,
June 28, 2019 at Flanigan
Funeral Home.
To express condolences,
please sign our online
guest book at www.
flaniganfuneralhome.
com. Arrangements By:
Junior E. Flanigan of
Flanigan Funeral Home
and Crematory, Buford,
GA (770) 932-1133.
Death Notices
Charles H. (Bud)
Davis
Died June 26, 2019
Charles H. (Bud) Davis,
77, of Gainesville,
died Wednesday, June
26, 2019. Services to
be announced later.
Memorial Park North
Riverside Chapel,
Gainesville.
Deloana Turner Griffin
Died June 23, 2019
Deloana Turner
Griffin, of Adairsville,
died Sunday June 23,
2019. Funeral service
11:00 a.m. Saturday,
Newpoint Church,
Cumming. McDonald
and Son Funeral Home,
Cumming.
Martha Ann London
Died June 25, 2019
Martha Ann London,
86, of Cleveland, died
Tuesday, June 25,
2019. Funeral services
2:00 p.m. Friday,
funeral home chapel.
Barrett Funeral Home,
Cleveland.
Shirley Ann Ellison
Died June 21, 2019
Shirley Ann Ellison,
83, of Helen, GA and
Puryear, TN died Friday
June 21, 2019. Funeral
service was held 6:30
p.m. Wednesday,
June 26, 2019, Bethel
Baptist Church, Sautee
Nacoochee, GA.
Barrett Funeral Home,
Cleveland.
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