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5Sheila Prynkiewicz was selected to attendthe firefighter’s international burn camp.

Medical Center Excellence

Meet John

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Board MeMBer LeaveS riCh LegaCyHe had such

a love forthe medicaluniversity. Hewas always theretroubleshootingany problems andinvolved in thedevelopment of alot of the projects.

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”Ernest F. Hollings

He loved theinstitution andattended virtuallyevery publicevent and evenmaintained anoffice on campusso that he could beclose to what washappening here.

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”Dr. Ray Greenberg

Melvyn Berlinsky, whose 40-year tenure on MUSC’s

board of trustees spanned itsascent from a state universityhospital to a leading nationalacademic health sciencescenter, died Nov. 4.

Berlinsky had been theboard’s lay representative fromthe 1st Congressional Districtsince 1971. He was the board’svice chair from 1990 to 1994.He served as a member of theresearch committee, the hospitaland patient care committee,and as chair of the education,faculty, and student affairscommittee. He also served asthe trustees’ representative tothe Hollings Cancer Centerboard.

Several university leaderscredited Berlinsky with helpingto spur the institution’s rapidgrowth dating back to the1980s.

“When I became presidentof MUSC in 1982, Melvynwas on the board of trusteesand was someone I looked tofor guidance and advice,” saidPresident Emeritus James B.Edwards, DMD. “In additionto our professional relationship,he was a close personal friendas well. He took great pride inhis affiliation with MUSC, and,judging by its unprecedentedgrowth during his tenure onthe board, he did everything

Above is Melvyn Berlinsky and his wife, Joan, at a recent function. Pictured below isBerlinsky (third from left) at the 2008 groundbreaking of the Clyburn center.

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Overheard at muscWho?Receiving an honor

usually firefighters

are granted, Sheila

Prynkiewicz, R.N.,

in the MUSC

Pediatric Emergency

Department, was

chosen to go to

the International

Association of

Firefighters (IAFF)

Burn Foundation International Burn Camp

in Washington, D.C. the week of Sept. 24.

Prynkiewicz, who puts her heart and soul into

her work at MUSC, said the patients in her

department are motivating.

“These children inspire me to be a better

version of myself, especially after conversations

about their everyday life. They constantly have to

cope with daily adversities such as people staring

at them in public, surgeries, body image, school,

peer acceptance and dating.”

WhaT?In Washington, Prynkiewicz represented MUSC

Children’s Hospital and S.C. Firefighters’

Burned Children Fund’s Camp ‘Can’ Do, an

annual five-day camp for children and teens who

have suffered a severe burn injury. Each year, Jill

Evans, R.N., coordinator of Camp ‘Can’ Do,

nominates one counselor and one camper to

attend the IAFF event. Pyrnkiewicz was the first

non-firefighter volunteer chosen.

The IAFF camp is an all-expense-paid

experience that incorporates historical and

cultural activities in the Washington, D.C. area.

This year, Prynkiewicz and Hannah Patenaude, a

camper from Mount Pleasant, visited the Lincoln

Memorial and the Capitol building, had lunch

at the House of Representatives and got VIP

treatment at a Washington Nationals baseball

game. They also met with South Carolina state

representatives who lobby for fire safety laws.

MoST MeMoraBLe experienCePrynkiewicz said that her favorite moment at

the IAFF camp happened while having lunch at

the Naval Academy. Prynkiewicz said that when

one of the Naval Academy high-ranking officers

welcomed the campers to lunch, he told them he

knew he was surrounded by the best of the best.

“He told every camper that he would be

honored to have any of them attend the Naval

Academy. He told them that if they were

interested in attending, then they needed to see

him after lunch.”

LeSSonS LearnedThere are many things from the IAFF camp

that Prynkiewicz plans to share with the staff

at Camp ‘Can’ Do. She wants to incorporate

most of the songs and campfire activities used

by IAFF. She also wants to hold similar peer

sessions as those she sat in on. Prynkiewicz says

that, ideally, she wouldn’t have to choose which

IAFF ideas to borrow.

“The IAFF camp changes you. It makes you

want to take that entire experience to the staff

and children at Camp ‘Can’ Do.”

Why She WaS ChoSen?Evans, who also is coordinator of Pediatric Burn

Services in the MUSC Children’s Hospital,

said Prynkiewicz was the obvious choice for this

honor.

“Over the years, Sheila has brought her fun-

loving spirit and hard work to Camp ‘Can’ Do,

focusing on making the experience a great one

for all the campers. We were proud to have

Sheila represent us at the international camp.”

Registered nurse SheilaPrynkiewicz, right, andCamp ‘Can’ Do camperHannah Patenaude inWashington, D.C.

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Kathy Kurowski, CH 7E“There is no single event that

makes Kathy a great nominee forEmployee of the Month. Everythingshe does for the patients, team andunit is deserving of this recognition.Most recently, she started a theme ofthe month party on the unit whereeveryone can get involved. Kathy notonly affects the staff, her enthusiasmpermeates over to patients as well.”Nominated by Carla Pascoe

Shannon Harmon, Clinical Neurophysiology“Shannon takes the initiative

when things need to be done andvolunteers to do things that arefar above her job requirements.She most recently suggested andorganized a drawing for the strokefair raising money to support theNational Stroke Association.”Nominated by Toni Mullins

Employees of the Month Annie Bass, 9W“Annie will stay late, come in extra

and visit patients after discharge. Shereturned a patient’s shoes to themafter rehab and bought a patientcoffee who was here long-term. Shenever refuses to help another teammember or patient and is often seenjogging around the unit to make timeto do more. Overall our unit wouldnot be the same without Annie’s

wonderful attitude.”Nominated by Kelly Vincent and Aaryn Markham

Laura Dias, 9E“Since meeting Laura I have

noticed her above-ordinary, caringand professional attitude towardher patients. However, on Aug. 15she did the extraordinary thing formy wife. Laura, knowing that mywife had neck pain, brought her amemory foam pillow. My wife, whosuffers from a brain aneurysm, toldme that after using the pillow for

about an hour her neck felt wonderful. Thank youLaura for this unselfish act of kindness.”Nominated by Charles Hesson, family member of a patient

DAISY winnerClaudia Miller, Hollings Cancer Center

“I have worked in multipleinstitutions. Without any hesitationClaudia Miller is the single bestnurse I have ever worked with. Sheis the thoracic oncology clinicalcoordinator and her job is to triagepatients to one of six physiciansdepending where they mostappropriately fit. Most of the timeit is a patient being told they have

or may-have cancer. They are afraid and confused.Claudia is their lifeline and I can’t tell you how manypatients have wanted to meet her to say thanks andgive her a hug. Claudia is a strong patient advocateand a phenomenal nurse and an all around spectacularemployee.”Nominated by Becky Cherrington

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After 40 years, POW bracelet has new home

Her story starts with a simple, engraved bracelet—atrinket from her teenage years reflecting a different

time and place.On it was the name and date of someone Anita

Feliciano, an administrative assistant in the Division ofNeonatology, didn’t know. But that rare link, just likethe metal band, was unknowingly well-forged betweentwo people more than 40 years ago.

Feliciano grew up in a military family. As a teenagerliving in Germany in the early 1970s, she purchased andwore two POW/MIA bracelets and often reflected onthe men of the names inscribed. One was Lt. Michael T.Burns, who was declared missing on July 5, 1968. Theother bracelet was that of Capt. Jon T. Busch and thedate, June 8, 1967. It was at the height of the VietnamWar and she, as were many others, was affected bythe nation’s struggle about America’s presence in thisunpopular conflict.

Following the fall of Saigon and the war’s endin April 1975, Feliciano put the bracelet aside forsafekeeping — never forgetting its significance and itssymbolism in commemorating the servicemen missingor dead. She continued on with her life, serving in theU.S. Air Force and raising a son to understand thesignificance of these bracelets.

She joined the South Carolina Chapter of the PatriotGuard Riders, part of a national group of motorcyclistswhose mission is to protect and honor fallen Americanheroes, including military members, firefighters, policeofficers and first responders. The group provides escortrides during funerals, offers support during deployment

ceremonies and veteran’s activities and assists as honorguards at the invitation of the deceased individual’sfamily.

Feliciano didn’t realize how her interaction andinvolvement during funerals with this group would leadher to want to learn more about the military’s JointPrisoner of War POW/MIA Accounting Command.The command is responsible for investigating,excavating and identifying the remains of all POW/MIAs. She checked with a couple of websites

(Virtualwall.org and pownetwork.org) and learned thatBusch’s remains were positively identified and returnedto his Ohio family in 1988. What surprised her wasreading that Burns was alive and living in Sarasota, Fla.

Almost immediately she began composing a heartfeltletter to Burns. In it she introduced the story of herbracelets and how each one touched and affectedher during that time and the years that followed. Shemailed the letter asking for his permission to present

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Anita Feliciano holds a picture of herself and Lt. Michael T. Burns following their Oct. 13 lunch inFlorida. Feliciano gave Burns a bracelet with his name that she purchased more than 40 years ago.

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Teddy Bear ClinicGoing to the doctor isn’t so bad when yourfavorite stuffed animal can come along, even if itis almost life sized, such as Eli Jackson’s MickeyMouse, pictured right. Eli had Mickey checkedfor an ear infection at MUSC Children’s AfterHours Care during the Oct. 29 Teddy Bear Clinic.More than 30 children brought in their favoriteanimals to see the doctor. Children and theirfavorite plush animals received a doctor’s examand left with a prescription to read to their toybefore bed. The clinic staff is pediatric trainedand sees patients from birth until age 18. Locatedin North Charleston on Highway 78 (nearCharleston Southern University, right behindZaxby’s), the clinic is open 4 until 10 p.m.,Monday through Friday, and from noon until 7p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

MUSC nursing student Allyson Dodson andTyler Heckman with Ruff Ruff puppy.

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Employee WellnessNine months ago,

Sodexo initiated the“Eat This, LearnThat!” taste testingprogram to educateMUSC employeesabout the Wellness &You recipe offeringsavailable for purchaseat World Cuisine inthe university hospitalcafeteria.

During the tastetastings, “Eat This,Learn That!” participants learn aboutthe healthy ingredients contained in thefeatured dish. They learn about Sodexo’sinitiatives to identify healthy items in thecafeteria and how to identify them usingWellness logos and Sodexo employees.Participants also receive a 10 percentdiscount on their next purchase of awellness dish at World Cuisine.

The final educational taste-testing ofthe year is scheduled from noon to 12:30p.m., Nov. 16 in Room 103, ColbertEducational Center & Library. The topicwill be “Add Boost not Bulk: EffortlesslyBuild Your High-Fiber Diet” duringwhich time healthy comfort foods will bediscussed while participants sample thefeatured wellness dish, chicken harvestgrain salad, which includes heart healthybarley and quinoa.

Registered dietitian, Katherine Boyce,

will lead the question and answer sessionat the conclusion and participants willhave the opportunity to purchase “ARTof Healthy Cooking” cookbooks for$26. A portion of the proceeds fromthe cookbooks fund the Heart Healthprogram, which is a pediatric weightmanagement program complete withnutrition and fitness interventionsoffered at MUSC.

For information, visit http://www.muschealth.com/nutrition/wellness/events/eatthislearnthat.

Employee Wellness eventsq Wellness Wednesday: Visit staff fromCharleston Acupuncture Clinic from 11a.m. - 1 p.m., Nov. 16 in the Children'sHospital lobbyq Wellness Wednesday—flu shot clinic:Visit Employee Health for free flu shotsfor employees from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Nov.16 in Ashley River Tower.q MUSC Employee Fitness Series: Afree yoga class will be held at the MUSCWellness Center from 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.,Nov. 16. E-mail [email protected] Holistic Wellness Fair: Interactwith businesses and practitioners whospecialize in a array of complementaryhealth and wellness disciplines from 11a.m. - 1 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Horseshoe.

Email [email protected] to becomeinvolved in employee wellness.

Healthat workSusan Johnson

the bracelet to him, and waited for aresponse.

On Oct. 13, Feliciano got a chanceto meet the bracelet’s owner in Florida.She and Burns, who is now a lawyer,met for a three-hour lunch at one ofSarasota’s Gulfside marinas. It was anincredible and emotional meeting forthem both, said Feliciano. They talkedabout many things and experienced acomfort and rapport with each otheralmost immediately. “We both knew andrespected where each of us had comefrom.”

And at the right moment, shepresented Burns with her bracelet — inher eyes, always the rightful owner.Additionally, she gave him Bush’sbracelet and presented him with a letter,a Patriot Guard “Standing for Those who

Stood for Us, Mission Accomplished”pin and commemorative RollingThunder “Freedom Isn’t Free” pin.

Feliciano’s son, who is currentlyworking in Afghanistan, reminded herthat if one does not understand history,then they can’t change the future. Shenow advocates for the support andrecognition of the country’s servicemenand servicewomen. “Let us not forgetthose men and women before us andencourage those serving now and in thefuture; let us never forget those who cannever return home and help those homethat can go home; let us never forget ourcurrent war POWs and that they too willcome home soon; and finally make surethat our nation takes care of our pastand current wounded warriors — theirwar will never end.”

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care professionals and providing patient care. MUSCemployees also share an important dual role as citizen-soldiers working with National Guard, active duty orreserve troops.

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When it comes to choosing a leader,many managers look for qualities thatdefine character such as courage, self-discipline and humility.

These qualities easily describe 10West’sMike Sawin, R.N.

Such as several MUSC employees,Sawin’s medical career involves dualroles. Full-time, he is the nurse managerin the university hospital’s orthopaedic/trauma unit. His part-time job is asexecutive officer with the U.S. ArmyReserve 7224th Medical Support Unit.To him, each role complements oneanother as it relates to leadership, jobskills and work ethic.

“Working at MUSC has provided theperfect balance for me between serving asa nurse-officer in the Army Reserves andbeing a nurse manager and leader at thishospital.”

Although Sawin’s career began withthe military, his career path to nursingand health care was not so direct. Afterstudying computer science in college,Sawin felt unfulfilled and chose to followthe tradition of military service as hadother members of his family. He enlistedin 1985 with the Pennsylvania NationalGuard and later served in the U.S. Armyas an active duty soldier.

A defining moment came in 1996while on assignment at an observationpost in the Middle East. He assisted an

Army captain-nurse in the treatment of aBedouin man with a severe hand injury.After treating the man and evacuatinghim to a nearby hospital, Sawin realizedthat he just helped save a man’s handand that he felt great about it. The Armynurse responded with a challenge, “Ifyou really want to make a difference,consider becoming a nurse.”

Those words resonated with him.Four years later, Sawin completed hisnursing degree specializing in criticalcare nursing. It also was during this timethat he switched jobs with the NationalGuard to the Army Reserves as a combatmedic, which according to Sawin, wasmore aligned with his career nursinggoals. He relocated to Charleston in2003 to work as an emergency roomnurse at a local hospital, and laterjoined MUSC’s hospital options pool

in 2005. In February 2009, he wasselected by current boss Nancy Tassin,R.N., Musculoskeletal Service Lineadministrator, to lead 10West’s 43employees.

According to Tassin, Sawin has beenworking with 10West staff responding totheir needs and ensuring quality nursingcare is provided to patients, especiallythose who’ve gone through traumaticevents that often result in orthopaedicinjuries. He’s been able to apply his skillsand demonstrate a level of leadershipthat allows his team more interactionand empowerment with unit decision-making in managing safety issues todoing peer interviewing for new hires.As one of Sawin’s first acts as a manager,he established the 10West leadershipcouncil composed of nurses, patient caretechnicians and secretaries from the unit.

The group can openly discuss topics,share ideas and resolve issues. Resultshave enhanced staff efficiency andimproved patient care.

When Sawin was unexpectedlydeployed in 2009, his supervisor andunit staff pulled together to keep thingsgoing. Unit nurse Karen Boyd was oneof two people asked to help manage10West’s operations. “Mike is a greatleader, a good listener and fair. It’sevident that he puts his whole heart andsoul in his work and genuinely caresabout the welfare of everyone in ourunit. All of us wanted him to come backsafe and sound.”

Tassin also shared the same admirationfor Sawin’s strengths and leadershipability.

“Mike’s absence gave the unit arenewed sense of purpose. And theculture of this unit has changeddramatically since then.”

Within the last year, 10West’s patientsatisfaction scores have been consistentand surpassed set goals. This past spring,the unit was recognized with the MUSCExcellence banner award for patientsatisfaction. It also has achieved sevenof 10 responses in the 75th percentilein the Hospital Consumer Assessmentof Healthcare Providers Systems survey,which is this year’s organizational goal,Tassin said.

According to Sawin, leadership issomething that’s taught at all levels inthe Army and the military branches. He

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Nurse manager Mike Sawin, center, and the 10West staff hold up theExcellence banner honoring the unit for achieving the highest patientsatisfaction score for adult inpatient and adult emergency department.

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realized that early as an infantry squad leader.“People’s lives depended upon my decision making,

assignments and the skills we brought to every situationin the battlefield. Leadership is leadership, and it can be

taught to anyone with the right knowledge and training.These are much of the same values that are being taughtthrough MUSC Excellence.”

To Sawin, an Army Reserve captain, working atMUSC has provided him with a sense of balance, pride

and accomplishment. “As a nurse-officer in the ArmyReserves, I’ve found that my work as a civilian nursemanager enhances the skills I’m able to offer in theArmy and in the same way my Army career skills helpme become a better leader at MUSC.”

in his power to make it one of thenation’s leading academic medicalcenters. His 40 years as a board memberprovided a steadying influence as wesought to provide the people of SouthCarolina a place where they could notonly receive compassionate, competenthealth care, but also a place wherebreakthroughs in biomedical sciencecould become commonplace,” Edwardssaid.

MUSC President Ray Greenberg,M.D., Ph.D., said Berlinsky’s devotion toMUSC was such that he was a constantpresence on campus. “He loved theinstitution and attended virtually everypublic event, and even maintained anoffice on campus so that he could beclose to what was happening here ona day-to-day basis,” Greenberg said.“He was known and highly regardedby faculty, students, and staff acrosscampus and will be missed deeply by

all. Melvyn and his wife, Joan, adoptedmy wife, Leah, and me when we arrivedin Charleston,” Greenberg added. “Hisfamily always treated us as if we were partof their own.”

Layton McCurdy, M.D., Collegeof Medicine Dean Emeritus andDistinguished University Professor, knewBerlinsky for 43 years and said he couldalways count on his support. “He wasdedicated and always available to helpin difficult situations,” McCurdy said.“I will always remember his kind andthoughtful manner.”

Retired U.S. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings,for whom MUSC’s cancer center isnamed, said he was one of the finestcivic leaders he has ever known. “He hadsuch a love for the medical university.He was always there troubleshootingany problems and involved in thedevelopment of a lot of the projects theyhad going on.”

Larry Mohr, M.D., professor ofmedicine, said Berlinsky was an

exemplary public servant, who devotedalmost half of his life to transformingMUSC into the nationally prominenthealth sciences institution that it istoday.

“His main focus was always to improvethe lives of the people who make ouruniversity what it is: students, facultymembers, staff members and patients.He knew that people were the heart andsoul of our university and providingthem with an environment to excel wasthe most important factor in its growth.”

A devoted husband, father andgrandfather, Berlinsky also was awonderful friend, Mohr added. “He willbe missed, but his memory will live in myheart forever.”

Berlinsky, who served in the U.S.Army in World War II and completedhis education at The Citadel followingthe end of the war, owned andoperated Berlinsky’s Men’s Wear/NewYork Tailors with his father until hisretirement in 1984. He was appointed

to the local Board 10 Selective ServiceCommission by President John F.Kennedy and reappointed by PresidentRichard Nixon.

He was chairman of the Region 9 LawEnforcement Task Force and servedon the U.S. Department of JusticeServicemen in Planning for the CriminalJustice System. He was a member ofthe Elks, Masons, Shriners, Lions,Association of Citadel Men, St. FrancisDevelopment Foundation and HebrewBenevolent Society and a foundingmember of the Creekside Tennis Club.

Surviving are his wife, Joan Berlinsky,his children, Bruce, Fred and Shelli,and Lee and Claire; grandchildren,Harris, Drew, Tyler, Alex, Ryan andNiki. Berlinsky was born Dec. 9,1926, the son of Hyman and TillieBerlinsky. Funeral services were heldat Synagogue Emanuel Cemetery(Maryville), on Nov. 6. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to MUSCFoundation — Melvyn Berlinsky Fund.

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