SMU News
Keep up-to-date on all the recent news, achievements and breakthroughs happening at SMU.
SMU College of Podiatric Medicine Faculty, Timothy Dutra, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Timothy Dutra, DPM ‘85, recently received a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM) at its recent Stand Alone Meeting in Chandler, Arizona.…
- College of Podiatric Medicine
- Faculty
- Awards
SMU College of Podiatric Medicine Faculty, Timothy Dutra, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Timothy Dutra, DPM ‘85, recently received a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM) at its recent Stand Alone Meeting in Chandler, Arizona.…
- College of Podiatric Medicine
- Faculty
- Awards
SMU Names Dr. Alexa Colgrove Curtis Dean of the College of Nursing
Samuel Merritt University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexa Colgrove Curtis, PhD, MPH, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, as the new Dean of the College of Nursing.Dr. Curtis is a distinguished…
- College of Nursing
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
Around the World With an FNP: The Story of Alum Peter Chordas
Greetings From Morocco. I am currently sitting in an emergency room with a patient in Rabat, Morocco trying to find the definitive diagnosis for abdominal pain. I’m suspicious of E. Coli. Nurses are…
- Alumni
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
The Architect of Expansion: Abby Heydman and the Evolution of SMU
Shortly after Samuel Merritt College (now Samuel Merritt University) began offering bachelor’s degrees in nursing in the 1980s, consultant Abby Heydman, PhD, looked around and noticed the small…
- College of Nursing
- College of Health Sciences
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Master of Physician Assistant
The Architect of Expansion: Abby Heydman and the Evolution of SMU
Shortly after Samuel Merritt College (now Samuel Merritt University) began offering bachelor’s degrees in nursing in the 1980s, consultant Abby Heydman, PhD, looked around and noticed the small…
- College of Nursing
- College of Health Sciences
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Master of Physician Assistant
In Her Own Words: Rondi Crowley on a Life Dedicated to Nursing
With more than four decades of experience in nursing, Rondi Crowley, RN, has done it all—from staff nurse to operating room director. A Samuel Merritt University (SMU) alumna, what started as a…
- College of Nursing
- Alumni
Keeping Her Memory Alive: Honoring Tracey Teruya
Sixth floor memorial garden for Teruya at SMU Oakland On the sixth floor of Samuel Merritt…
- Alumni
- Oakland
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
From Patient to Friend: Former Patient Launches Podiatric Scholarship Honoring Sacramento Area Podiatrist
Dr. Gregory A. Tovmassian, DPM ’09, is being honored for his outstanding service and leadership in the community through a podiatric scholarship at Samuel Merritt University (SMU), thanks to the…
- College of Podiatric Medicine
Health Impact Awards Honor Community Impact at the Oakland Rotunda Building
On April 2, a few hundred members of the Samuel Merritt University (SMU) community gathered in the 114-year-old historic landmark Oakland Rotunda building to celebrate recipients of the 2026 Health…
- Awards
