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Department of Pre-Professional Health Programs
Benedictine University





Director: Alice Sima, MSN, MBA, RN
Birck Hall of Sciences  ~  Room 322
(630) 829-6585

The Department of Pre-Professional Health Programs is responsible for the supervision of the baccalaureate degree program in related health professions. This office also coordinates all health science practica and is responsible for clinical affiliations, external funding and accreditation of the university's pre-professional health programs. The office is the primary advising center within the university of the the health professions and provides career information to students interested in medicine (allopathic and osteopathic), pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, veterinary science and allied health.

Clinical Laboratory Science Advisor

Alice M. Sima, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A.


CLS Lecturers


Myron E. Rubinitz, M.D.
Donna Wray, MT(ASCP)

NMT Clinical Lecturers

Gary R. Eastman, C.N.M.T., Program Director
   Hines V.A.
Nancy McDonald, C.N.M.T., Program Director
   Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Parvez Shirazi, M.D., Chief, Nuclear Medicine
   Hines V.A.
Stewart Spies, M.D., Medical Director
   Northwestern Memorial Hospital

RT Clinical Lecturers

Bharat B. Mittal,M.D., Medical Director
   Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Sandy Piehl, Program Director
   Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Practicum Clinical Lecturers

Mark Batts, M.D.
Patrick Blaney, D.D.S.
Paul Chiang, M.D.
Thomas Cornwell, M.D.
Charles Crowl, D.D.S.
Peter Gallos, D.D.S.
Kathryn Kennedy, D.D.S.
Sharon Luckhardt, O.D.
David Maze, O.D.
Scott Padalik, M.D.
David Piazza, M.D.
Leonard Piazza, M.D.
Stephen Rowley, M.D.
Thomas Scaletta, M.D.
Nancy Schubert, D.O.
Gregory Stevens, D.M.D.
Daryl Wilson, M.D.
The Lecturers listed are individuals who have been employed as instructors on an as-needed basis, within the last several years, to teach courses at Benedictine University. Instructors listed may not currently be employed by Benedictine University. The University is fortunate to be able to provide our students with part-time faculty whose experience, credentials and commitment to education add to the high quality of our resident faculty.

Last updated 9/28/09
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