Dear Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff, Alumni, Board Members and Friends,
Greetings from our Elkins Park campus on a cloudy Fall morning! It’s been another busy week on campus where our students have been learning new clinical skills, going to lectures and caring for our patients in our clinics. In addition to our campus activities, here are some things that may also be of interest to you:
VISUALLY IMPAIRED SUBWAY TRAVEL: Our Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) Department engaged in a subway travel lesson this summer as a part of its Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Techniques course. Click here for details as student Suha Almusa O&M ‘22 explains more about navigating subway travel as an individual with visual impairment.
CLASS OF 2023 RESIDENT: Alisha Musau, OD, Resident ‘23 was a biology major at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Although she knew she wanted to be in healthcare, she wasn’t quite sure which path she wanted to pursue. A routine eye exam and conversation with her optometrist set her on a career path to optometry, and now she’s one of our newest residents. Read more about Dr. Musau here.
ARTICULATION AGREEMENT WITH SJU: We’re excited to announce our first articulation agreement with Saint Joseph’s University (SJU) making it easier for qualified SJU students to achieve a masters of science in our College of Health Sciences, Education and Rehabilitation (CHER) Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program. For details of the agreement, click here.
DEPRESSION SCREENINGS: National Depression Screening Day is Thursday, Oct. 6. Our Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) is offering free, brief depression screenings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its offices (W300 B,C,E) that day. Walk-ins are welcome.
GIVING WEEK: Join us for the Annual Salus Giving Week, October 2-8, 2022, by supporting funding for student scholarships, capital improvements, and community outreach. Your donation enables us to continue providing high-quality education to all of our students and underserved communities in the Philadelphia area. For more information, click here.
FINAL THOUGHTS: As we prepare to experience the remnants of Hurricane Ian this weekend, with forecasts of tropical rainstorms locally, please keep those in Florida, where the storm has already left a path of death and destruction in the southwestern part of the state in your thoughts and prayers. As Ian heads toward the Carolinas and into our region, it brings into clear focus the effects of climate change on our environment. We can expect stronger, more frequent storms like this one, and we need to be prepared. Climate change presents a clear and present challenge to those of us who are responsible for the maintenance of public health in our society. As healthcare providers, many of us will need to be prepared to diagnose and treat more water and vector-borne diseases such as West Nile fever and antibiotic resistant infections. Now is the time to ensure that the next generation of health care professionals are prepared to effectively care for patients and clients under their charge. The CDC provides guidance on both what we can do and what is needed. I encourage you to become knowledgeable and active in broader efforts to strengthen and invest in our public health infrastructure.
Please keep all affected by the hurricane in your thoughts and prayers over the weekend. Please be careful, especially if you are out and about tomorrow, as we are forecasted to get significant rainfall. This could be a great weekend to curl up with your study notes or a good book! No matter what you do, please keep in mind that what you do off campus affects all of us on campus, so continue to follow CDC masking guidelines and stay on the alert for symptoms of Monkeypox if you believe you’ve been exposed.
Stay safe, look out for one another and remain SALUS STRONG!
-Mike
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