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TRAINING FOR TOMORROW
Rising costs and changing technology mold the future of medicine
, PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS
Dr. Joseph Kras speaks with a class about various techniques the students can use to get patients ready for surgery at The Washington University School of Medicine.
By MARIA CHARLES
STAFF WRITER
Responding to advances in technology and
the increasing concerns about costs, the
members of the health care community are
finding new ways to adapt to the changing needs
of professions that impact the lives of every
American.
New technology is changing the primary role of
nurses. Factors that take up so much of a hospital
nurse’s time, like walking to get meals and
medicines and documentation, will be taken care
of by technology.
The role of the nurse ultimately will be to
represent the human side of health care. Nurses’
personal interactions with patients will become
more important as technology gains prominence.
Second-year nursing student Dale Gibbon said
her nursing classes are responding to this by
emphasizing culture.
“Nurses should be culturally competent... they
treat patients holistically,” Gibbon said.
Gibbon take classes in nutrition, physiology
and anatomy, and studies how to communicate
with patients and understand how to treat patients
from different backgrounds.
“We learn how to take people’s religions and
family members into account when treating them,”
Gibbon said.
Pharmacy students are learning to deal with the
latest advances as well.
“Faculty members from the basic sciences
department teach topics such as
pharmacogenomics and enzymatic drug discovery,
emphasizing the importance of scientific
advancement in drug therapy and discovery,” said
Bryan Amick, a third-year pharmacy student. “The
clinical pharmacy faculty ... use current treatment
guidelines in teaching disease states and
therapeutics.”
Technology is helping to shorten hospital stays.
More procedures are being done on an outpatient
basis. Telehealth devices such as computers,
phones and monitors are being used to treat
patients removed from the hospital setting.
But while technology will assume some of the
health care professional’s duties, it will open up
new opportunities in the field as well, such as
consultant work and preventative care.
Second-year pre-pharmacy student Ronda
Badwan expects to see pharmacists gain more
control in the future. Badwan said she thinks
patients won’t have to go to the doctor every time
they are sick. Instead patients will tell their
pharmacist their symptoms and the pharmacist will
be able to prescribe medicine.
Amick agreed.
“Pharmacy is transforming from its current and
past role of supplying medications to a role of
providing healthcare. Chain and independent
pharmacies are emphasizing patient
“Nurses should be
culturally competent... they
treat patients holistically."
DALE GIBBONS
SECOND-YEAR NURSING STUDENT
education/counseling as a pan of the prescription
filling process, and some are offering management
programs in diabetes, asthma and high blood
pressure.”
Employment for registered nurses and
pharmacists is expected to grow faster than the
average for all occupations through the year 2012,
according to the Department of Labor.
Employment for physicians and surgeons will grow
about as fast as the average for all occupations.
One of the main reasons for growth in jobs is
due to the aging U.S. population. As the baby
boomers age, more care will be necessary to treat
them. Their increased need for medication will
provide more openings for pharmacists.
The College of Nursing is preparing for this
demographic change.
“Nursing students have content that teaches
them to provide sensitive care to the aging
population,” nursing college dean Mary Ann
Parsons said.
But while employment opportunities are
rising there is a definite nursing shortage
resulting in states providing funding to expand
nursing school enrollment. In order to remedy
this problem, more training and development for
the long term, and the recruitment of more
minorities and men in the nursing profession are
required.
While having prepared health care professionals
is the first step in providing essential care, many
Americans are unable to afford healthcare. Rising
costs will have an effect on the future. The College
of Nursing offers content on the cost of health care
and insurance, Parsons said.
“The large uninsured population is a major
problem for everyone in the health field. Often
people wait for care, due to the lack of resources
and their health problem escalates, resulting in
greater costs to the person and the system,” Parsons
said.
In a survey commissioned by Siemens Medical
Solutions, 41 percent of Americans said their
greatest hospital health concern is cost.
Ultimately, patient outcome is determined by
the care received and the quality of interaction
with caregivers. While training and education in
the field is evolving, the goal remains the same:
treat and serve those in need under any
circumstance.
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Suit your
style to fit
different
occasions
■ Everyday work attire
can be changed to fit
more formal events
Perhaps one of the most profound
changes of adapting to the lifestyle ofa \
young working professional is the
amount of work-related events and.
receptions you’re suddenly expected to
attend.
Not only that, but since you’re at
the bottom rung on the company
ladder, appearing mature and
distinguished during the off hours will
definitely score points with the boss
and related guests.
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all anybody
should care about
is how you carry w.
yourself and hovy ,,
well you net
work among
colleagues, but
your appearance
will ultimately be
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I’ve received
everything from Semi-formal to
simply “Shoes Required” and some
variations of “Business Casual” or the
affective “Relaxed” or “Comfortable” a$
the only guideline. My favorite is the
oxymoronic “Dressy Casual.” I’m still
not sure how that’s possible.
For any event that demands,,,
formality, wear a suit. It doesn’t have
to be the 9-to-5 working stiff kind of
suit if you’re trying to impress with
style as well as interpersonal skills.
Try light pinstripes or an offbeat
color like olive or scarlet. But if you’re. )_*•
the only one at the office who would
try such a look, you might want to
impress with how well you can wear a V"’
black suit — and that includes
preparatory steps like having it
pressed and tailored to your
measurements. Wearing suits with ji.
colors that are named after fruits or .
vegetables has never been a trend
picked up in any board room. V
In any situation where a formal,
sit-down dinner isn’t involved, there’s
no problem with going open collar: 1
This is an especially easy look to pull ^
off if you’re already required to wear a
suit to work because all you have to dd
is take off your tie. It’s a good look
alio because it shows you’re willing to
put your work behind you at the encf
of the day and be a guy everyone
wants to talk with about sports ol
politics. If you don’t wear a suit to
work, keep a blazer in the back seat of
your car to throw on over youf
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‘College Dropout’
Kanye West to play
Colonial Center
ByJENNI DILLARD
THE GAMECOCK
National hip-hop artist Kanye West
will roll into Columbia on Nov. 10 to
put on a concert for USC students and
the public at the Colonial Center at
7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by
Carolina Productions, who have
brought big name artists such as Gavin
DeGraw, Coheed & Cambria and
Nickel Creek to USC.
“I thought it would be a great show
to do on campus because he is one of
the hottest hip-hop groups right now
and stretches to different kinds of
people,” concerts commissioner Justin
Kuhns said.
Tickets for the show are $ 10 for USC
students and $29.50 for the general
public. Seating capacity is 7,500, far
exceeding that of venues used for
campus concerts.
“This is one of the biggest shows
that Carolina Productions has ever
done,” Kuhns said. “The biggest in past
history was Widespread Panic at the
Carolina Coliseum.”
“A lot of people don’t come here. A
big name like Kanye West to come to
USC is very exciting,” third-year
electronic journalism student Jakeria
Thrower said.
West made headlines in October
2002 when he broke his jaw in a near
fatal car crash. Not long after the
accident, he recorded the hit single
“Through the Wire” with his jaw still
wired shut.
After years of producing for other
artists the 26-year-old from Chicago
set out on his own and released
“College Dropout.” The album was an
instant hit. His music has been hailed
as unique.
“I like him because he’s very
innovative and very different from the
rock music that’s out today,” Thrower
said.
“He expresses his concerns on
today’s society through music without
adding much vulgarity to it,” third
year geography student Justin Glenn
said.
Carolina Productions members hope
this show will set a precedent.
“This is a huge event that will lay
the ground work for future large events
that CP or any student organization
would sponsor and show people how
concerts go on and how a small
organization can make a big event
happen,” Kuhns said.
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CONCERT PREVIEW
*
Jazz connects words, music
in inaugural performance
By JULIA SELLERS
THE GAMECOCK
With no football game or tailgating
to occupy this Saturday, jazz and poetry
lovers and can head to a new venue in
town for Saturday evening
entertainment.
The Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center is opening to the
public in grand fashion with the
Marcus Roberts Trio. The concert is
in collaboration with USC’s Fall
Festival of Authors and is presented
by Gallery 701.
The trio brings together some of the
greatest musicians in today’s generation.
Renowned essayist Stanley Crouch,
author and commentator on Ken Burn’s
“Jazz” "documentary, will read from his
writings while the Marcus Roberts Trio
performs. Crouch will also read from his
work tonight at 7 p.m. at the Law
School Auditorium.
“It is an extremely rare opportunity
to see one of the greatest musicians in
the world. In New York City this
would be a $ 100-plus concert, so we
lowered the price as much as we
couldf” said Jack Gustner, executive
of Gallery 701.
The trio features drummer Jason
Marsalis, bassist Roland Guerin and
pianist Marcus Roberts. Roberts, who
has been blind since the age of 5, has
toured with Grammy-nominated
recording artist Wynton Marsalis,
Jason’s brother.
Gallery 701 quoted Marsalis as
saying Roberts “is so hip. Everybody
always wondered about where
Thelonious Monk was at; Monk was so
hip, nobody, not even the critics, could
figure out where he was at. That’s
where Marcus is at right now.”
Marcus Roberts features a sound
that uses traditional jazz as a
springboard to more contemporary
music. Gustner said the sound is
reminiscent of Duke Ellington.
Roberts, the first jazz musician to
♦ Please see TRIO, page 6
PHOTO SPECIAL TO TH E GAM ECOCK
The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center will open with a performance by the Marcus Roberts Trio.