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Meet Don — one of our staff pharmacists. He has been at Scottish Rite for 18 years and truly enjoys providing the best care to our patients and families. Learn more about him in this staff spotlight.
When a patient is going to have an MRI with general anesthesia, medical play is a developmentally appropriate way to explain how the anesthesia mask works. Margo plays a huge roll in helping to normalize and model what the patient needs to do!
In 1964, former U.S. Senator William Blakley and his wife, Villa, donated two large ranches to Scottish Rite for Children to support the institution with endowment income. This unprecedented gift allowed for staff to begin plans for the construction of a new facility. The board of trustees at the time decided to invest the ranch income until sufficient capital was available to construct a hospital that was free of debt, which they did in 1977. Located across the street from the original hospital, the six-story 400,000 square foot facility was designed to be child-friendly and comforting to patients. Sitting on 15 acres, the Dallas campus has ample space for playgrounds and parks and also enjoys historic Reverchon Park in its backyard. Tour the Dallas campus inpatient unit with nurse Katy Jones.
The 2021 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting is in Dallas! Other than serving as the local host, staff from Scottish Rite are presenting their latest research to other specialists in the field. Learn more about the conference and the projects our team is sharing.
Division Director of Movement Science, Dr. Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, has a life-size statue of herself in the #IfThenSheCan — The Exhibit at Dallas' NorthPark Center! The exhibit, which opened just this past weekend, includes 120 influential women in STEM — making it known to be the first to have the most women statues ever displayed in one location, at one time. Learn more on our website.
Meet Dr. Vennecia Jackson — the director of diagnostic services at the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders. From a young age, she has known exactly what she wanted to do with her life. “My mind was made up. No matter what it would take, and I didn’t have a clue what that was, I was going to be a pediatrician who made children well.” Learn more about this life changing decision she made, as well as her role, in this staff spotlight.
According to Chief Medical Officer B. Stephens “Steve” Richards, M.D., the people at Scottish Rite for Children generate an unimaginable amount of positive energy that is absorbed by the families who enter our doors. “Doing the right thing for our pediatric patients and their parents, and doing so with warmth and expertise, gives me a great deal of personal satisfaction and motivation,” Richards says. During his more than 30-year tenure, he has focused on clubfoot, foot disorders and scoliosis. He has been active in more than a dozen professional organizations, including being named president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America in 2008-2009 and president of the Scoliosis Research Society in 2011-2012. “Working at Scottish Rite is a rewarding experience,” Richards says. “I go home with a smile on my face!” Read more about Scottish Rite researchers, including Dr. Richards, who recently discovered a gene contributing to clubfoot.
Meet Ian — a sports physical therapist and the Bridge Program coordinator. He does group performance training with our young athletes as they are transitioning back to sport or play. Learn more about Ian and what led him to physical therapy, in this staff spotlight.
Margo leaves her mark everywhere she goes 🐾
Meet Chris — one of our certified orthotic and prosthetic technicians. "It is extremely rewarding to start from the beginning of building a device to seeing the end result, which provides a child with new experiences that he/she otherwise would not have." Learn more about Chris and his role in this staff spotlight.
