Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff,
Alumni, Board members and friends,
It’s a beautiful fall day in
Philadelphia. This week seems to have flown by!
In our College of Education and
Rehabilitation, congratulations are in order for the Director of the Speech-Language
Institute, Bob Serianni, who has been elected to Distinguished Fellowship
of the National Academies of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology. This
is a true honor that recognizes Bob’s professional achievements and
contributions to both his profession and Salus.
Last Monday I spent the day
in Harrisburg, along with about 35 of our optometry students and many
more Pennsylvania optometrists, to discuss several pieces of legislation
that will affect the practice of optometry in the Commonwealth. All of
our meetings were met with a great deal of interest and provided
an opportunity for us to explain the public health implications of
allowing optometrists to practice at the highest level of care as well as to
educate legislators about optometric education. We invited
legislators we met with to visit Salus to see, first hand, the breadth and
quality of education we provide. 
On Wednesday, we celebrated the
grand opening of the CityLife primary care clinic that is located on the
second floor of The Eye Institute. We’re extremely excited about
our partnership with CityLife and the opportunity a primary care
medical clinic integrated into The Eye Institute presents to our
students, faculty and staff in addition to the wonderful health benefits this
will bring to our East Oak Lane and surrounding communities. If you get a
chance, please try to stop by the clinic to see what a great environment
of care they will provide for our patients.
Looking Out for Kids is just a few
short weeks away, and we still have tickets left to sell. Remember, this event
supports our charity that provides vision care to underprivileged children
in the Philadelphia, Norristown and other surrounding school
districts. We’ve screened thousands of children to date and really
have changed the lives of those we’ve touched. The event is on
November 11 at the Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. We hope to see
as many of you as possible there!
Have a great weekend. I hope
you can get out and enjoy this great fall weather!
Mike
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