MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
Alexis Jenkins definitely is very active from the start. Sports have always been her passion; growing up, you could always catch her outside at the softball field playing with her high school, tournament team, or family. This all was until she had an almost career-ending injury occur not just once but twice. Luckily, she could continue to play two years of college softball, but she always wondered why tearing your ACL, also known as your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was such a big deal. Now years later, she is a Senior here at Millersville studying Sports Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work her way into the ESPN world to eventually become an ESPN Broadcast Journalist.
Food as Medication: A Concept Analysis
by Gary Grimm
Abstract: From the moment we are conceived until the time of our death, we maintain an ongoing relationship with food as it plays a major part in our lives. In America, we spend incredible amounts of money on healthcare, yet we continue to have one of the unhealthiest populations in the world. There seems to be disconnect amongst providers and the healthcare system about the effects food can have as a treatment. The aim of this analysis is to explore the essence of the concept food as medication using Walker & Avant’s method and arrive at an operational definition of the concept. Food as medication is defined; attributes, antecedents, consequences, cases, and empirical referents are also included.
About the Author
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Gary is finishing his first year in the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program here at Millersville. He graduated with departmental honors from Millersville in 2008 with a BS in Biology. He completed his diploma in Nursing from Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences in 2012 and his BSN from Millersville in 2015. Currently, Gary works in the Emergency Department at the Lebanon Veterans Administration Hospital where he is also an ACLS certified instructor. Once Gary completes this FNP program his goal is to practice Integrative Medicine in family practice and eventually work in a Direct Primary Care (DPC) model (no insurance). Gary lives in Lancaster city with his beautiful wife and two dogs. His hobbies include skydiving in Marietta at Maytown Sport Parachute Club and hammock backpacking.