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Curriculum Assistant in the Academic Programs department. I handle RCPD accommodations, exams, and excused absence requests. I have been with MSU since June 1997, and with MSU-COM since April 2008.

Professor Emeritus (60% appointment) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Chair, Level 1 COMLEX and Foundational Biomedical Sciences, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. PhD, Purdue. DO, MSUCOM

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Sandy joined MSU in 2003. She currently serves as the Business Administrator for COM Department of Orthopedics and COM Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties. Prior to joining COM, Sandy served as a Clinic Manager for MSU Sports Medicine. Sandy earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies.

Heather Trudeau is an Assistant Professor and Pre-Clinical Coordinator of the Michigan State University PA Program. She is the former Director of Admissions and Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, where she also worked in family practice and was a preceptor at a student-led interprofessional free health clinic. Heather is a member of the American Academy of PAs, the Michigan Academy of PAs, the PA Education Association, and the Arkansas ...

Ongeleke Turner is a native Detroiter and licensed clinical social worker with over thirteen years of experience in behavioral health, across various care settings including inpatient psychiatry, emergency department, outpatient and intensive outpatient levels of care. As a licensed clinical social worker and certified social worker in sport, she works at the intersection of mental health, high performance and real-life humanity supporting individuals navigating demanding academic, professional ...

My research focuses on the mechanisms responsible for sensing bladder fullness. We employ a multi-disciplinary approach, including biochemical, pharmacological, physiological and genetic tools, to understand how the bladder muscle, nerves, vasculature and urothelium communicate to impact bladder function.