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Rachel Gelman, DPT '12, (left) trains a physical therapist on pelvic floor care in Nairobi, Kenya.

September 15, 2020Campus News

Little-Known Specialty, Big Difference for Pelvic Floor PT Patients

Rachel Gelman, DPT ’12, clearly remembers her first full-time clinical rotation as a physical therapy student. A patient came in complaining of back pain from a car crash, but it was a different...

September 1, 2020Campus News

OTD Alumnus Spreads Joy in Time of COVID-19

Whether donning a pink wig and feather boa or playing guitar while he sings into a banana microphone, Dave Pilon, ODT ’12, is spreading joy and love in the time of COVID-19 to kids and families. His...

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Kaala Cheney, DPT '20, and Michelle Johnson (from left) explain the physical therapy program's hands-on labs for people with Parkinson's disease.

August 25, 2020Campus News

Physical Therapy Students Learn From People With Parkinson’s Disease

An innovative initiative led by faculty and students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program invites people with Parkinson’s disease into student-led labs on campus. There, students learn from local...

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Professor Velinda Chapmen leads a pediatric simulation via WebEx

August 5, 2020

Online Simulations Drive Innovative

Dakota Davis wails in pain as her mother sits anxiously beside her emergency room bed. Dakota is wearing sunglasses. "The lights are just hurting my eyes so much," groans Dakota, a 17-year-old college...

BSN students rotate at part of Life ElderCare's fall prevention initiative

July 28, 2020

Longtime Clinical Trains Nursing Students How to Prevent Falls, Hospitalizations

When Rachel Fariscal, BSN’ 20, arrived to check on a man in his early 90s she was nervous. She’d completed clinical hours at hospitals before but as part of her community health rotation she was about...

Students Assess Manikin During Simulation

July 23, 2020

BSN Students Graduate With Low Debt, High Incomes

Samuel Merritt University Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) alumni are among the best-prepared graduates to repay student loans and land jobs with higher salaries, according to rankings by Credible...

Henry Roth, vice president for strategy, innovation, and operations

July 14, 2020

SMU Welcomes New VP of Strategy, Innovation, and Operations

Henry Roth has been named vice president for strategy, innovation, and operations at the Samuel Merritt University. He started July 5. In this role, Roth will oversee Financial Services, People and...

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Little-Known Specialty, Big Difference for Pelvic Floor PT Patients

OTD Alumnus Spreads Joy in Time of COVID-19

Physical Therapy Students Learn From People With Parkinson’s Disease

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Online Simulations Drive Innovative

Longtime Clinical Trains Nursing Students How to Prevent Falls, Hospitalizations

BSN Students Graduate With Low Debt, High Incomes

SMU Welcomes New VP of Strategy, Innovation, and Operations

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Scholarships Break Through Social Stigma for BSN Student

Kamya Nearly Died from a Medical Error. In the Aftermath, She Decided to Become a Nurse

Celeyce Matthews ABSN ’19 Says Caregiving is an Honor

Best Study Hacks From a Teaching Assistant Who’s Been There

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Diego V. Inzunza, PA '18, has been appointed to the California Physician Assistant Board by Gov. Gavin Newsom

SMU Alumna and Nursing Professor Leads Nursing Students to Connect with Isolated Seniors During Pandemic

What the Science Tells Us About Breaking the Long-Term Health Implications of Childhood Trauma

Why It's Time to Update Medicare to Reflect Today’s Advanced Practice Clinicians

Doctors Struggle to "Do No Harm" as Surgeries Resume During Phase Three COVID-19 Reopening

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