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Deaconess Hospital unit educator Heather Meyer is Oklahoma’s first certified medical laser safety officer. Photo by James Coburn

Laughing with Elizabeth Commentary by...Elizabeth Bussey Sowdal, RN

Pamela King, MPA, RN, is the director of genetics and the state genetics coordinator at the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Photo by Elissa Crocker

Each week we visit with health care professionals throughout Oklahoma. If you would like us to visit your facility, please email the Editor at: news@okcnursingtimes.com

With 17 years of military experience, Kurt Lane knows a thing or two about conflict. Photo by M. J. Alexander

Linda Pryor started her affiliation with Oklahoma Wesleyan University as a student. She now serves as interim director of enrollment services in Tulsa. Photo by Marty Mitchell

A hospital stay can be rough on a patient even in the best of circumstances. Think about what it can do to a child whose just learning his or her place in the world.

At its semiannual board meeting recently, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) added Bond Payne and Phyllis Stough, both of Oklahoma City, to its board of directors.

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