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/news/compassion-action-smu-embraces-gender-diversity-dr-katharine-schotts-lunch-and-learn
On Thursday, March 14 th , SMU hosted an engaging 90-minute presentation on gender-affirming care (GAC) with Dr. Katharine Schott from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM). The event drew more than 125 students, faculty, staff, and incoming OT and PT …
/news/brighter-beginnings-community-health-center-beacon-resilience-and-community-support
If you stepped into the waiting area of the Brighter Beginnings Community Health Center in Richmond before March 13, 2024, you might have noticed a blank wall waiting to be transformed. Thanks to the visionary Stronger Together Resiliency Grant and the …
/news/smu-makes-strides-top-100-best-health-schools
Samuel Merritt University (SMU) has been ranked the top 100 for part of Best Health Schools according to the prestigious US News and World Report rankings. The recent rankings affirm SMU's commitment to providing outstanding education in healthcare …
/news/empowering-frontlines-smu-hosts-training-program-human-trafficking-education-initiative
Studies have shown that over 80% of people who experience human trafficking interact with healthcare institutions while they’re being trafficked. However, only about 30% of healthcare workers report feeling prepared to address human trafficking in a …
/news/smu-engages-high-school-students-address-opioid-crisis-through-innovative-simulation-education
As an institution seeking to transform both healthcare and communities, Samuel Merritt University is always striving to provide relevant and cutting-edge education not only to our own health sciences students but the community at large. This month SMU’s …
/news/honorary-doctorate-awarded-local-healthcare-pillar-jovine-fifer-hankins
Samuel Merritt University (SMU) is proud to announce the conferral of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, on Jovine Fifer Hankins, Providence ‘53, RN, PHN, BSN, MEd, FCN, recognizing her outstanding contributions to nursing, education, …
/news/community-reads-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-oakland-high-school-teen-authors
This spring, SMU’s Community Reads celebrated their 10 year anniversary by hosting the book launch for the sixth volume of The Cross-Cultural Medicine Anthology, written by Oakland High School’s (OHS) Public Health Academy students. Community Reads is …
/news/lindsey-mcclenahan-selected-as-vp-of-advancement
Samuel Merritt University is pleased to announce the appointment of Lindsey McClenahan as the new Vice President of Advancement and Communications, effective August 19, 2024. Lindsey McClenahan joins SMU with more than 15 years of experience in …
/news/healthy-strides
As anticipation builds for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, a different kind of athletic fervor is palpable here in Northern California. Special Olympics athletes are eagerly preparing to showcase their skills and determination in their own sporting …
/news/smus-health-ministries-bridge-gap-between-communities-and-healthcare
Bringing Healthcare to Places of Worship Tanya Foley started her Sunday at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland early—not for worship, but to help transform the gym into a blood pressure screening event, known as the Dr. Frank E. Staggers, Sr. …