SMU News
Keep up-to-date on all the recent news, achievements and breakthroughs happening at SMU.
Care Without Barriers
Jennifer Elton is meeting hepatitis C patients where they are to increase access to treatment. Hepatitis C is a curable viral liver infection, but for many patients, treatment remains out of…
- ELMSN Family Nurse Practitioner
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
Federal Grants to Provide up to $6.5 Million in Support for Nursing and Physical Therapy Students
Samuel Merritt University (SMU) received two federal grants in September to help prepare future nurses and physical therapists to serve in primary care and medically vulnerable communities. The…
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- College of Nursing
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
From Oakland Youth to Oakland Healthcare: Building Pathways into the Health Professions
“Pathway building programs like the ones we have at SMU help expose underrepresented youth to different types of healthcare careers, while also giving them tangible tools they can bring back to their…
- Center for Community Engagement
- Community Engagement
- Community Partners
- ELMSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Glad to Meet You: Krista Anderson
“It’s so important that we learn to listen to our patients,” says Krista Anderson, who took the helm of SMU’s Health Science Simulation Center (HSSC) last fall. Through simulation learning,…
- Health Science Simulation Center
Standing on Science
“I got into podiatry because I have such bad feet,” says Chris Smith, DPM ’63.With feet “as flat as pancakes,” Smith, who taught for decades at the California College of Podiatric Medicine, the…
- College of Podiatric Medicine
- Alumni
Communities as Classrooms
Community partnerships are transforming how SMU students learn, serve, and shape healthcare. Students heading into the community to put their classroom-learned skills into practice isn’t new in…
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- Center for Community Engagement
- Oakland
- Ethnic Health Institute
- ELMSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Opening Doors
Once a scholarship recipient herself, Caroline Cabias is creating pathways to opportunity for others. Caroline Cabias’s passion for health and education access and equity keeps her very…
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Students Deliver Free Care for Bay Area Community at Suitcase Clinics
Every few Tuesdays throughout the school year, Samuel Merritt University College of Podiatric Medicine (SMU CPM) students volunteer at free community clinics hosted by UC Berkeley pre-med students,…
Better Together
Samuel Merritt University is preparing students to thrive in team-based healthcare through interprofessional education that mirrors today’s clinical practice. In today’s healthcare…
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- College of Nursing
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
SMU to Launch THRIVE Institute on Human Trafficking Response with $1 Million in State Funding Championed by Sen. Jesse Arreguín
Samuel Merritt University (SMU) announced today $1 million in California state budget funding, championed by California state Sen. Jesse Arreguín, to create the SMU Trauma-Informed Health…
- Center for Community Engagement
- Ethnic Health Institute
