Despite the fact that the country is undergoing an economic recession and unemployment is at its highest level in recent decades, qualified and skilled employees in the healthcare industry are still in high demand.  The healthcare industry is one field experiencing job growth and it is anticipated to stay the course through the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  That is great news for the approximate 271 graduates who have received diplomas in the first six months of 2009. 

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SMU Remembers Gerri Adams

The Samuel Merritt University (SMU) community mourns the passing of Geraldine (Gerri) Adams... read more »

Annual Symposium Presents Research and Ignites Discussion

The 2009 Spring Science Symposium was the fourth annual symposium and luncheon...   read more »

Admission Staff Trek Long Hours and Miles to Attract SMU Students

As the words 'Norfolk, Virginia flight 7305' and 'delay' flashed across the Chicago O'Hare International Airport monitor, Anne Seed... read more »

BSN Students Donate Class Fund in Memory of Fallen Oakland Police Officers

Caitlin Baron, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduate student, says she will never forget... read more »

SMU Graduate opens Northern California's tenth ROTA CARE

This summer Desiree Allyn, a 2008 Samuel Merritt University Entry-level Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Program graduate, will open... read more »

SMU Students Find Economical Ways to Get to Class in Oakland

According to the Office of Admissions, there are at least five health sciences institutions around the country that offer similar programs as... read more »

Patient Simulators at HSSC No Longer Face Identity Crisis

Until recently the simulated human beings at the Health Science Simulation Center (HSSC) have been going through an identity crisis... read more »

Cultural Understanding Explodes at SMU

Back in the 80's, Samuel Merritt University (SMU) started a committee that gathered employees of all cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds... read more »

SMU Joins in City and State Healthcare Reform Talks

As an institutional member of the City of Oakland's Health Task Force, Samuel Merritt University... read more »

SMU Lights up San Mateo Learning Center

When it comes to signage, how big is big enough? For the San Mateo Learning Center (SMLC)... read more »

Country Joe McDonald Pays Tribute to Nursing at Samuel Merritt University

Singer and songwriter, Country Joe McDonald, the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s rock group Country Joe & the Fish, kicked off... read more »