Earlier today, SMU hosted a historic event, SMU Forward: The Next 100 Years , in Oakland鈥檚 City Center to celebrate two major announcements: a $10 million gift 鈥 the largest in the university鈥檚 113...
An Nguyen, DPT 鈥22, knows what it means to take a chance for a brighter future. 鈥淢y parents told me that they risked their lives fleeing Vietnam at the end of the war and came to the U.S. as refugees...
Nurses and the profession of nursing are at a turning point. They鈥檙e burning out at higher rates than ever before, resulting in less engaged patient care and many nurses leaving the profession...
Iman Mattox, ABSN 鈥18, MSN-CRNA 鈥23, was 10 years into a teaching career when he decided to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Although he had a 2.0 GPA in college and didn鈥檛 pass...
When Charae McConnell, OTD 鈥19, read that 84% of occupational therapists (OTs) are white, she knew it was more than an abstract statistic in her class textbook. As an African American, she鈥檇 seen the...
鈥淚 believe in a health equity first approach to community engagement. If we look at how community engagement impacts the most marginalized and start from there, everyone benefits.鈥 - Sam Alavi...
Doug Stone, ABSN 鈥20, MSN-FNP 鈥22, arrived in Medyka, Poland just days after his SMU semester ended in May. Within hours, he started his first shift as the senior medical provider of the local...
Nurse managers are in high demand, and many RNs are pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree with an eye toward moving into leadership positions. Others are pursuing a BSN to increase...
In a photo on her Instagram feed, Guadalupe Vega-Tiistola stands in front of a brightly striped serape, a traditional cloak from Mexico, proudly wearing her new white lab coat that marks her induction...
To no one鈥檚 surprise, people鈥檚 mental health dramatically declined in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, an additional 129 million documented cases of depression and anxiety were reported...
