The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), along with its board of ethics, has recognized second-year master’s degree student Audrey McMillion as the second-place recipient of the 2020 Student Ethics Essay Award contest.
The Division of Physical Therapy recognized its class of 2020 graduates, including six residents, 30 Doctor of Physical Therapy students (DPT), and three transitional DPT students in a ceremony held on Saturday, August 1.
The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) recognized three alumnae of the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science as “Voices Under 40” at its annual meeting, hosted online in summer 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics & Gynecology has recognized Physician Assistant Studies preceptor Jacquetta Melvin, PA-C, MPH, with its annual preceptor award.
Clay Hadden (’06 MS SLP), a speech-language pathologist based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, remembers the day a professor held up an early model iPod during his time as a student and forecasted how technology could change the future of the profession.
Anna VerMeulen ’14 (’19 DPT) joined Mission Health in Asheville, North Carolina, as a physical therapist in October 2019; shortly after beginning her career, VerMeulen began work on a step-down unit treating patients who contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Spectrum, an autism research publication, recently featured Clare Harrop, an assistant professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences on conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Allied Health Sciences Community Conversations, designed to facilitate conversations with the goal of intentionally and mindfully respecting diversity in our community, has drawn in its largest-ever group of attendees in light of recent activism efforts across the country. The DAHS Community Conversations were launched by faculty Brenda Mitchell and Melissa Culp more … Read more
Jessica Thomas is a second-year Physician Assistant Studies student whose desire to work with people as a health care professional spurred her to volunteer with Meals on Wheels of Durham in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ali Sherron ’16 (’19 DPT) joined UNC REX Healthcare as a physical therapist in September 2019; six months into her role conducting inpatient care, Sherron began work on ICU and non-ICU floors treating patients who contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
