As the semester winds down, students are completing their last rounds of finals and we‘ll launch a new set of graduates in a couple of weeks. This caps off what has been another great academic year at Salus!
Congratulations to the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) Class of 2019 (and to Dr. Trego and the PCO faculty) for exceeding the national average pass rate on Part I of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam. – this is the first class to accomplish this in several years – and a special mention to our optometric scholars who achieved a 91% pass rate on the test.
Construction on the first half of Lombardi Classroom is pretty much complete with furniture due to arrive late next week. We will be dedicating the classroom on Wednesday May 23 at 4:30 p.m. I hope many of you can attend this opportunity to celebrate the unbelievable career of Dr. Lorraine Lombardi. Those who had Lorraine for anatomy, remember her drawing with both hands while explaining the intricacies of neuroanatomy – well before there was PowerPoint. While there won’t be a drawing demonstration, at least to the best of my knowledge, you will have the opportunity to thank Lorraine for all her years of service to PCO and now Salus.
Congratulations to Drs. Theresa Duda and Ramesh Sharma on the publication of their groundbreaking research on retinal physiology in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. This is an internationally peer-reviewed journal. This work speaks of the high quality of research that these fine scientists have accomplished at Salus.
The Pennsylvania Ear Institute (PEI), located in the north building on the Elkins Park campus, will be holding an Open House and tinnitus information session on Saturday May 19. It’s a great opportunity to see what goes on in the clinic in addition to learning more about tinnitus.
Brianna Brim, MOT, our academic fieldwork advisor and instructor in Occupational Therapy, has been selected as one of only 30 recipients of a highly coveted spot at the Clinical and Translational Research Course for PhD students at the NIH Clinical Center beginning the week of July 9. Congratulations! Find out more about this tremendous opportunity.
As most of you know, the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) is preparing to celebrate our 100th anniversary next year. In preparation for that many activities are being planned, we’ve launched our centennial website which is now live. You can check it out here. You will also find a direct link on the Salus University homepage in the top right corner, and under the "News" tab. We will be updating this website with weekly content leading up to our 100-year anniversary in 2019, and continue to add alumni features, throwback photos, faculty Q&As, etc. throughout 2019 to celebrate our anniversary. If you have a Salus 100 Story you would like featured, please share it with us here.
The Salus Transition to Practice and the Career & Resource Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22nd. There is also a career fair that same day. Employers are excited to meet with faculty as well as students in order to share their message and job opportunities with a larger audience. Please stop by the Hafter Center on Tuesday, May 22, anytime between 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
This weekend should be pretty nice and for those of you done with finals, I know you’ll have some extra time on your hands. Try to get some exercise, unwind and spend time with family and friends. Thanks for all you’ve done throughout the year to make Salus such as special place!
Mike
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