Dear Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff, Alumni, Board Members and Friends,
As we enter the first few days of summer, we are thrilled to see the progress being made as we ready our Mobile Unit for Healthcare Resources to serve local schools and community members. Looking forward to the ribbon cutting next Wednesday, 26 June!!
Some other happenings around campus include:
DR. SUNDAR TO RETIRE: Over the past 14 years, Dr. Giri Sundar has developed the Osborne College of Audiology’s Distance Education programs into one of the most highly regarded programs in the world. Now, she’s going to retire, effective at the end of this month. Read more here about Dr. Sundar’s substantial contributions to the University.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Because of an Occupational Therapy (OT) articulation agreement between Drexel University and Salus, Lauren DeAngelo, MSOT ’23, applied and was accepted to Salus. Her time in the OT program provided her with the exact training and skills she needed to go out into the professional world. Click here to read more.
A SOUND LEGACY: Inspired by the legacy of the late John M. Reid, renowned co-inventor of the country’s first echocardiogram device, Drexel University’s Biomed faculty and their alumni protégés are steering ultrasound science deeper into the experimental domain of cancer, infection and wound treatment. To read more, click here.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Today is the third day of a major heat wave gripping our region as well as midwestern and other mid-atlantic states, with over 70 million Americans under some form of heat alerts (ABC News, 6/20/24). Heat is the “leading cause of all weather-related deaths in the United States.” (Scientific American, 7/1/23). We can expect more extreme weather instances such as these as we experience the effects of climate change.
It is important to know the risks of extreme heat. Heat exhaustion and heat related illnesses are preventable. A number of helpful resources are available to help you prepare yourself and others, including: The American Red Cross, ready.gov and The National Weather Service. As we head into the summer, take some time to familiarize yourself with these so that you can offer evidence-based, preventive care for your patients, clients, neighbors and yourself.
Be safe, rest well, continue to hydrate to help beat the heat and remain SALUS STRONG! Below: A sneak peek at our Mobile Unit for Healthcare Resources:
-Mike
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