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48 JAN / FEB 2023  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE   Healthcare Briefs Storr is certified by TRICARE, the healthcare program for our nation’s servicemembers, veter- ans, and their families. “We are incredibly lucky to have Dr. Storr on our team,” said clinic manager Patrick Gleeson. “She brings extensive clinical and therapeutic knowl- edge along with a deep passion to help others improve their well-being. When patients come in, she cheerfully greets them, checks on how they have been doing, then lightheartedly guides them through challenges they didn’t believe they could accomplish. Dr. Storr is committed to help- ing each of her patients achieve their own per- sonal goals, like getting back on the golf course or dance floor, through individualized planning of their care relative to the goals they’d like to achieve. It’s so inspirational to see her work with her patients.” FranUNamed Safest Campus in Louisiana Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University has been ranked the No. 1 safest college campus in Louisiana by Niche and graded an A by Ameri- can School Search. The University provides an annual security report in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Dis- closure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, as amended. It offers students and employees of FranU information on the Univer- sity’s security arrangements, safety policies, and procedures; programs that provide education on such things as drug and alcohol abuse, awareness of various kinds of sex offenses, and the preven- tion of crime generally; and procedures the Uni- versity will take to notify the campus community in the event of an emergency. Its purpose is to provide students and employees with informa- tion that will help them make informed decisions relating to their safety and the safety of others. “As parents of four children, all of whom were blessed to attend college, my husband and I were no different than today’s parents for whom safety is an important factor when choosing a college or university experience. All colleges and universities must comply with strict requirements imposed by federal authorities and accrediting agencies. While the need for compliance goes without speaking, what motivates us at FranU to ensure a safe campus is our Franciscan mission. We are commanded to love and respect the members of our campus community, and as such, we do our best to ensure their safety and well-being,” said Tina Holland, president and CEO of FranU. FranU is located in the heart of the healthcare district off of Essen Lane, composed of three schools — School of Nursing, School of Arts and Sciences, and School of Health Professions — with an enrollment of 1,230 students and 180 full-time faculty and staff. Lyndsey Bruno, MD, Joins BRG’s Advanced Robotics Institute Lyndsey Bruno, MD, a board-certified surgeon specializing in bariatrics and minimally invasive general surgery, has joined Baton Rouge Gener- al’s Advanced Robotics Institute. She is the fourth surgeon to join the institute since September. Bruno graduated from Louisiana State Univer- sity School of Medicine in New Orleans and also completed a general surgery residency there. She then completed a fellowship in minimally inva- sive and bariatric surgery at Saint Luke’s Hospi- tal of Kansas City. Louisiana Healthcare Connections Gives Back to the Community Louisiana Healthcare Connections recently held an employee leadership team-building exercise that included giving back to a nonprofit orga- nization that is committed to helping children removed from their homes due to neglect or abuse and placed into foster care. Brave Heart, Children in Need, Inc., which serves nearly 40 parishes throughout Louisiana, provides backpacks filled with contents that can be a tangible source of comfort to children. Lou- isiana Healthcare Connections leaders provided backpacks filled with toiletries, earbuds, crayons, and other supplies that children can use. Addi- tionally, they provided backpacks for babies that included blankets, teddy bears, booties, onesies, pacifiers, and a baby book. In addition to this donation, Louisiana Health- care Connections’ employees regularly volun- teer with Brave Heart and other nonprofits to give back in their local communities. “We are happy to support organizations who share our commitment to serving children in our community,” said Joseph St. Mary, Louisiana Healthcare Connections director of community partnerships. “Healthcare is more than just access to physicians, and we wanted to provide these kids with a reminder that someone cares.” FranU Student Job Placement After Graduation at High Rates Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Universi- ty’s 2021-2022 Student Achievement data showed seven out of 10 clinical programs had 100% of their graduates employed within 12 months of graduation. Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Research Candi McElheny said, “Students graduating from our clinical healthcare programs are demonstrating the value of their education at FranU as evidenced by their employability after graduation, with many students having one or more job offers ahead of graduation day. Our clin- ical academic programs, whether associate, bach- elors, masters or doctorate-degree level, are nor- mally able to report a 100 percent employment rate within 12 months of graduation. On occasion, this percentage dips, but when that happens, it is most often due to the small number of students graduating from a given program in combination with one or two of the graduates choosing not to pursue a job in their field of study.” FranU offers six institutional scholarships that aid students financially: Franciscan Scholarship, Board of Trustees Scholarship, Presidential Schol- arship, Dean’s Scholarship, Catholic Advantage Scholarship, and Tau Transfer Scholarship. All scholarship information can be found at franu. edu/scholarships. n Lyndsey Bruno, MD