Occopodian 1986

Christmas At OCPM - Better Than Ever!

C hristmas . . . it's a time for giving and sharing. A College of Podopediatrics, and the Phi Alpha Pi
special time for the young at heart. And whether
you are the youngest child or the oldest senior Fraternity.
citizen, the holiday season brings a unique feeling of "We had students working on every aspect of the
excitement and joy. Feelings of giving, sharing,
excitement and joy were all part of the special party, and the enthusiasm was great. Students were
"Young at Heart" christmas party hosted by the preparing and serving food, wrapping presents,
Cleveland Foot Clinic of the Ohio College of Podiatric decorating, working at the foot screening, and
Medicine on December 14, 1985, from 10 am until 2 anything else that was needed. Our primary goal was
to make sure that our guests were having a good
pm. time," said Hal Ornstein, a third-year OCPM student
Over 400 children, parents, and senior citizens from and charter co-chairman of the Podogeriatrics Club.
"Student involvement in these types of events is most
the community participated in OCPM's tenth annual important and the key is to simply keep your eyes
holiday tradition. There were festive decorations, and ears open, and show how much you care."
delicious refreshments, door prizes, live
entertainment, Christmas caroling, and lots of holiday Along with all the time and effort given by OCPM
cheer to get everyone in the Christmas spirit. Even a staff and students, dollars and prizes were all donated
special visit was made from Santa Claus, who passed from area businesses and restaurants. The main
gifts out to all the children and senior citizens, and sponsor of this year's "Young at Heart" Christmas
also took some special moments to pose for pictures Party was Acor Custom Footwear, a leading Cleveland
manufacturer of custom-made shoes for all types of
with everyone. foot deformities and prosthetic and orthotic devices.

In keeping with the spirit of Christmas and the "We wanted to get involved in OCPM's holiday
giving and sharing of one's talents, OCPM students party because we liked the idea of community service
and faculty gave of their expertise by providing free with an emphasis on proper foot care. We felt the
foot screenings and foot health information to all the foot screenings were a very necessary and important
participants. "It's important that we all .understand the part of the program, because you may discover
need for proper foot care, because it's a very healthy problems that need correction and can immediately
habit to develop," said Norene Turner, Director of make recommendations for the proper fooot care. If
Clinical Development and coordinator of this year's you help one person, then all the effort is worth it,
holiday party. "Not everyone may have a foot
problem, but we're still establishing the contact, and in this situation we were able to help 400
showing our concern and continuing to emphasize people," said Jerry Malberg, Marketing Director for
good foot care. We hope to serve as a resource for Acor Custom Footwear. "You could tell from the
our community members whether they need foot expressions on people's faces that they enjoyed the
party and really appreciated the foot screenings."
care now or in the future."
Over 40 students, representing three of OCPM's 11 All you had to do was look at the sparkle in the

outstanding student organizations, assisted with this eyes of the children and senior citizens, and you
special event. The organizations involved were: the could tell that the party was a big success. I'm very
National Podogeriatrics Students' Association - Ohio happy that we could help spread some holiday cheer
Chapter, the Ohio Student Chapter of the American and share the special joys of Christmas with our

community," said Ms. Turner.

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Officers for 1985-86: Patrick's Day.
President - Bruce Blank
President-Elect - David Vona * Suturing Seminar.
Business Manager - Dean Kostakos
Clinic Representative - Steven Muscoreil * Health Spa Corporate membership for students.
Secretary - Cynthia Ferrelli * Donated to the building of an OCPM exercise
Communications Director - James Burruano
Extracurricular Affairs - James Broderick and weight room.
Local Affairs - John Bremyer * Financial Aid Open Forum with Jan Murray
SNPMA Representative - Vanessa Akins
APMSA Representative - Meryl Levenson (OCPM Director of Financial Aid).

1985-86 Events: * Practice Management Seminar.
* OPMSA was involved along with the Student * Annual OPMSA Racquetball Tournament.
Affairs office in a very successful week-long
orientation program for -the freshmen.
* Developed and distributed a pocket-sized
student activities calendar to all students.

* Freshmen welcoming barbeque.

* Letter writing campaigns to Congress to retain
student loans for Podiatric medical students.
* Students appointed to two committees of the
OPMA: 1. Residency Genesis Committee; and 2.
Geriatrics Committee.

* OPMSA Seminar - Ors. Scurran, Paige, Ruch, and

Mercado.
* Participated in the Development Committees'
OCPM Phone-A-Thon.
* OPMSA Parties: Halloween, Christmas, and St.



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American Co:f!tl Ji;oot Surg~o

Activi ties for;,1'9. included

advancin g the ' I , ,~, American

College of Foot SLJ,r geons to a

National Level.

Clinical Advisor.
Frederick Bartolbn,ei, D.P.M.

Members: ss of 1987 ~1Df 1988 ;;· ;·'
eleine Bedard
Class of 1986 ~rt Carey - . < ;:<+: < ••.airman (Natl)
M ichael Fox lvatore Oliverio.""nCo-Chairman Rp tlney Coft
Sheryl Goldstein (Local)
Heather Grant Hal Goolman - Sophomore Rep.
Kevin Kan e - Pres. Emeritus Gregory Colbert
Joanne Kei ster Philip Cain Mark Greenbaum
Stanley Lowe
Nancy Shaw '~ary Cook
Amy Wells e Smith - Social
Lisa Sybrangy ward Daly i
Debbie Thornton -
'ry., p<ur r alJ.!

ve s·okeli -Se

'Cindy Hatfield

Mike Boyer
Brian Koludrovich
Roberta Parker

Thomas Pieklo - Historian
lexander Servino
r~~T~ Tuck:
'91y Wahl

~~.~ncie J. Lagana

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In recognition of the medical and personal needs of the growing geriatric: population in

the Uqited States~. the Ohi? Chapt:( :?f the N.a.tional P?? 0geriatri~s ?tuden! {:'ssociati,?.~ was

'.hesta~,lt d . Th~,:J;pr imary !).q,p j:ctiv~t of:1;this o,rgijq izatioq i~fit? proyJ~~ '!;Tier:rt>i ,f; '~ith l i;!]1 ~1ti-
disciplinary expo~ure to th~' personal and s·pecial needs/of the elgt rly as th~y relate
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podiatric medicine.

organ (iation

tr· -,,,::c- \H'~'"

A. To encourage and promote an e :~h;nge of ideas and information with ,~ embers the

heal.th professions and the geriatric population in order to help provide total care for the

eld~;t!Y pati~n,t •·

8. To ·p'romote a olistic approach to podogeriatric education in tbe Colleges of Podiatric
Medicine.

"C T0 <r,"tesent le~turers re~t~senting;';the multj.,eliscipliqJ~.•¥·.fields >co:cernea +,;~ .ith the!s,pecial
needs of the geriatric population.

D. To s'.Fmulate student aq,? faculty rre~earch iqto methqcl,s of imrn pving overall health of
the g~r;,iatric P.c!l ient ang ;,fqot hea!.di+in partic= ular.

This year we achieved our main goal of promoting the recognition and advancement of

the organ ization to the national level. Along with this, Wft had several dynar;pic speakers

discuss.4 t:~e need~]1of the ~.1.? erly. Th:l .Rodogeriatrics St~.,~,ent Asso~JNion w~.s,, ct co-sp~~sor for
the Chr istm as foot s cree nipg. ·•·•· ··
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Podogeriatrics Members~·

Class of 1986:
Roy Botfe!~ lf,1
Sheryl GoH::Jste'in
Laura 8. Tighe
Ned Hirsc.~x
Andy Lerner
Salvatore Si,doti
Sandra Ga~;Hner
David Cornfield
Steve Do~ner
M yeon g sfi'~ard
Geraldine Glover
Joe Silver <
Bruce Levine
Joan Brown
M icheal Cook
Brandon W est

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Occorod·an

Staff

Row 1: ~,.rancie Lagina, Maria 1:'~asauskas,
Alana Ross, Row 2: Michael Sza:Ja.ch, Rory
Friedman, Rodney Croft, Philip Cain, Alex
G o renshtei n.

Footprints
Staff

Row 1: Rodney Croft, Francie Lagana, Philip
Cain. Row 2: Alex Gorenshtein, Chip Tighe,
Rory Friedman, Mario Silverstri.

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Pi Deft

dviso James IIi.t;pn;iak,
Gerarc:1 Ycu, DP~i'
Officers: Steven Downer, President
Micha.E:I A. Map1,in, Vice-P~esident

Kareq<.:!~· Wen ' ~reasu~/
Joann~ A. Keis , Secretar

Class of 1986: Col1nsys of 1~87:
Ale··
~ reg J~{¼~~ ott Alte
,Mike Bahlatzis
Joanne "R:eister
Heather Grant .Mike Boyer
Tom Mcclosky
.:~.i.~,p Der ~r~•~' i
('Jim Ru~g
' Stan Lowe ' Mark DurcrarH
Bill Berg
John Bonk Walter Falardeau
Scott Groat
:;::· ~~b~i ~2,1p o r n t o Mike Helms
·,. Darryl 'Hill
i~j'~,~,i~nnJKef?v.l'Yi ll,tler,.?vich
John Barrett
Bruce Levine Howard Penn

rad Sarft~Jla Howard Richman
Joan Brown
Nancy Shaw Jopn Salarupne
Eric Widen ,, t·eve Sqk~IJ
St,uart Tuel<

Eleanor Wallen

Roberta Parker

Events: Educational sessions - EKG interpretation, CXR, bone scans, lab
values, IVs, fundoscopy, injections, compartment syndromes, non-invasive

PVD t~stiAg, SI j.qj:~t evalu~t!.?n and tf~atment .,lJ biorn.~chanic~.·...i~t:

Other activities: mock residency interviews, jour al club, A'CLS, prep~·ration
for externship/residency hunt ordeal.

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American Podiatric Medical·Students

APMSA Chair for 1986.:

Bru ce ·Levi ne 1986 Senior Advisor
Hal Ornstei n 1987 Co-Chairman
M eryl P. Levenson1988 Co-Gh8irman
Ben Wolansky 1988 Alternate
Rick Young 1989rNational Tr~,asurer'

Francie Lagana - Administrative Assistant
Rory Friedman - Projecfs Dirnctor

Roberta J. Parker - Natipnal Editor

1985-86 Events:

Drug Fair
Langer Semi nar
Residency Survery
PPac Collections
Valentine Flower Sale
Graduation Handbook

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Dermatology Club

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Initiation was held at the fabulous Richfield
Coliseum. The members and initiates were treated
to an exciting Cleveland Cavalier versus Detroit
Pistons basketball game. The "Phi team" enjoyed
meeting the Cavalier coaching staff and players.
They were also treated to an excellent post-game
buffet dinner.

Phi also participated in _the Longhorn Rodeo
which was also held at the Coliseum. An
enthusiastic group of Phi members cheered the
team of Steve Karr, Rick Bryson, and Joni Jones on
to victory in the Charity Chuck Wagon Pull. The
victory brought 500 "buck-a-roos" into the old
Phi treasury (and that ain't peanuts).

Phi closed out the year with the annual Spring
Formal and spring picnic.

First, the Phi Formal, was simply spectacular. This
year, held at the fabulous Tangier in Akron, Ohio,
clinicians, residents, guests, and Phi members alike,
were all treated to a wonderful time.

The food was superb, the band excellent and the
night romantic - to say the least! Evelyn Wright and
Finesse got things really hopping with their
magnificent arrangement of ballads and top 40 hits.
It was a night which saw many outstanding Phi
members recognized for their outstanding efforts
throughout the year.

Spring Picnic is always a fun time to soak up the
sun, enjoy a dog or burg and engage in some
friendly conversation with both new and departing
members of Phi. To our seniors we bid farewell and
good luck, and to our new blood, we know you are
up to the challenges which lie ahead.

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Officers for 1985-86: This was followed by a back-to-school barbeque to
welcome members to the start of yet another
President - Gil Reed challenging school year.
Vice-President-Social - Jeff Cain
Vice-President-Clinics - Rob Tupper A football tail gate party in October featured the
Treasurer - Beth Pritts Browns versus the Steelers and of course KTE's most
Secretary - Francie J. Lagana distinguished alumni, "Bernie Kosar." Then in
IFC Representative - Walter Falardeau November, the Casino Night Rush was a gamble that
Scientific Chairman - Mike Bahlatzis no one missed. It was a sure bet on a winner - KTE!!
Class of 1988 Representative - Leonard Matula
Rush Chairman - Maria Krasauskas The keg party featuring the group "Just the Two of
Initiation Chairman - Alana Ross Us" was one that's hard to forget. The famous KTE
Formal Chairman - Dan DePalma Christmas poem summed up the members feeling of
Faculty Advisors - Ors. Steven Friedman and James the success of Rush Night with the words, liand but
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Lichniak pledges for the new coming year."
Senior Advisors - Richard Noble, Michael Fox, and
The initiation held in December brought back a lot
Ronnie Suggs of tradition and a few sore behinds. Some members
Clinic Directors: left that full moon's night with their senses in tact, a
Job Corp: Tony Alessi, Martin Brain, and Lisa Nicklas few with half their senses in tact, and some with a lot
Justice Center: Mark Durrant, Rory Friedman, Richard of help!

Fox, and Lee Smith. KTE ended the year in the same tradition it started
Montefiore: Julio Matias and Derrick Luttrell. out with - a lot of class. The St. Patrick's Day Formal
reflected a lot of memories over the year and the
KTE started the 1985-86 year off with a ski party hard work and dedication that all of the KH officers
down on the lake featuring lots of sun, fun, and suds. and members provided throughout the year.

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Anthony Alessi
Michael Bahlatzis
Bruce Blank
Alan Block
Martin Brain

Rick Bryson
Philip Cain
Jeffrey Calaluca
Robert Carey
John C_harski

Conrad Claytor
Gregory Colbert
Mary Cook
William Dahl
Edward Daly

Phillip Decubellis
Michael DeMarco
Daniel DePalma
Richard Demer
Larry DiDominico

Walter Falardeau Ill
Michael Fanous
Richard Fox
Ronald Freireich
Steve Friday

Robert Frimmel
Lawrence Gorwick
David Greenberg
Cindy Hatfield ·
Christina Hawthorne

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Richard Hofacke r
Kenny James
Joni Jones
Ara Kallibjian
Carol Keshock

Edward King
Brian Koludrovich
Marcia Labriola
Mark Landsman
William Latham

John Liebenthal
David Loiselle
James Mazur
Thomas McCabe
John Miele

David Millili
Nickolas Minnie
Mike Nusen
Salvatore Oliverio
Hal Ornstein

Roberta Parker
Howard Penn
Jacqueline Phillips
Thomas Pieklo
Andrea Portnick

Beth Pritts
Jerome Privitera
Warren Reed
Howard Richman
Wilfredo Rivera

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Myrtle Rose
Jody Sachs
Maria Sandoval
Gerald Schneider
Dwight Scott

Alexander Servino
Ralph Siggers
Anthony Sikoutris
Mario Silvestri
John Slomsky

Lee Smith
Steven Sokell
Scott Spencer
Michael Szalach
Chris Tighe

Timothy Tougas
Mark Tracy
Nicholas Triana
Stuart Tuck
Frank Turner

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Peter M. Anda
Debra A. Banks
David Barnovsky
Nicholas P. Beahan
Madeleine Bedard

Maritza Bolanio
John W. Bremyer
Barbara M. Bunster
James Burruano
Vittorio Caterino

John L. Charlton
Ronald B. Cohen
Ruth Ann Cooper
Bernard G. Coppolelli
Rodney M. Croft

Clara Ruth Day
Celeste K. Fellner
David A. Francis
Marc H. Friedman
Hal B. Goolman

Dale A. Graham
Robert J. Green
Mark J. Greenbaum
Frederick Hall
Jeffrey A. Halpert

Joyce M. Jewell
Larry A. Kaler
Yury Kats
Lena M. Kevorkian
Paul F. Kisilewicz

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Dean P. Kostakos
Maria G. Krasauskas
Christine A. Kurkoski
Stephen J. Leonard
Heidi S. Liss

Jeffrey S. Lux
Bradley J. Magill
Ralph M. Manoogian
Stephen Mariash
Neal A. Marks

Julio M. Matias
Leonard R. Matula
James M. McCarty
Kent Mercado
Wilbur R. Meredith IV

Steven R. Migdalewicz
Steven J. Muscoreil
Nicholas G. Olari
Zackwrie S. Parr
Ronald L. Pastrick

David M. Pilla
Thomas A.F. Pinner
Todd N. Pinsky
Richard J. Rasper
Kathleen J. Richards

Thomas M. Ries
John J. Riley IV
Alana B. Ross
Anthony F. Rossi
Neil E. Saunders

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Kevin R. Schroeder
Michael P. Scola
Nydia Serrano
Thomas L. Sewell

John M. Shimko
Carlos F. Silva
Stephen P. Smik
Eric D. Trattner
David P. Vona

Bennet Wolansky
Glenda J. Young
Richard J. Zirm
Russell T. Schafer

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Theresa I. Brown
Christine M. Chambers
Catherine A. Chiodo
Robert H. Cornfield
Nicholas Costidakis

Mila Davidovic
Helene Davidovitz
Joel A. Di Santi
Gerald M. Erskine
Cynthia S. Ferrelli

Sandra K. Fox
Howard J. Groshell
Daniel T. Haley
David G. Hall
Steven A. Hartung

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Steven Kaniadakis
Homyar N. Karanjia
Colleen M. Kazel
James H. Kilgore
Edward M. Lang

James J. LaPolla
Ronald A. Maskarinec
Donald E. Mrdjenovich
Stephen C. Musser
Kevin T. Naugle

Jeffrey W. Newcomer
Leonard A. Reynolds
Elise C. Richtol
Kevin P. Romanko
John C. Roseman

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Eric W. Silverstein
Janet E. Simon
Stuart A. Slamowitz
Raymond G. Stolarski
Bonnie S. Tatar

Lauren Triplett
Ronald G. Verrilla
Catherine L. Yack
Chris C. Zenker

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