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May your holidays shine bright with joy.
Wishing everyone happiness, good health and peace in the year ahead.
Dean Mahon and the School of Health Professions
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Jill Reichman Retires After 39 Years as Faculty, Program Director and Chair in PA Program |
Faculty said they will miss Jill Reichman' s calm demeanor and steady style of leadership as she prepares to retire after 39 years with the nationally renowned Physician Assistant program.
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DPT Program Director Nancy Kirsch Selected To Help Guide the Profession into Next Century of Growth |
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) will begin a yearlong celebration of its centennial founding. The association, with a membership of over 100,000, has selected Dr. Nancy Kirsch, DPT program director, as one of 25 members who have served in leadership positions in the profession to mentor early future leaders poised to take the association into its next century of growth. As a centennial mentor, Nancy will work with four mentees on a year long capstone project to benefit patients and the profession that serves them.
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Dean, Faculty, and Alumni Recognized by NJ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association |
We are pleased to announce that our school was well-represented in this year's NJ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association's (NJPRA) recognition awards. Dean Gwendolyn Mahon was the recipient of the 2020 Administrator Award, and faculty member Lue Ann Librera was the recipient of the 2020 Educator Award. Alumni Karen Burke '04 and Lynn Blecher-Vicari '07 received the Supervisor Awards for their work at the non-profit Collaborative Support Programs of NJ (CSPNJ). Michael Shultz, student and alumni, was honored with the 2020 Alan Lunt Consumer Advocate Award. Congratulations to all recipients.
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In Adapting to the Pandemic, PA Program Finds Better Ways to Learn |
When the coronavirus upended class routines last spring, faculty in the physician assistant (PA) program at Rutgers School of Health Professions adapted, implementing virtual peer review into their patient assessments. Faculty and students say it sharpens skills and improves work - and that it is here to stay.
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IPE Conference Goes Online in Successful Virtual Event |
Over 600 students and faculty came together for the fifth annual Interprofessional Education CVA Case Experience. The event is usually held in the Great Hall in Piscataway, but this year it was successfully moved online. Students came from all disciplines in Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, gathering in teams to work collaboratively on a hypothetical medical case. Students learned about other health professions from each other as part of an interprofessional team. Rutgers School of Health Professions helped develop this event when it launched five years ago, and has continued to assist with the organization and planning of this important interprofessional learning experience.
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Dec. 17: Please Join Us In Recognizing Donors & Scholarship Recipients |
All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are cordially invited to join us in a Virtual Celebration of donors and those impacted by their generosity. Meet some of the donors and find out what moves them to give. Hear what the scholarships mean to those who receive them.
Please register in advance for this online event to be held on Dec. 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
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Tech Talks: Box, Zoom and Instructional Technology Tools |
Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. - Box
We are transitioning our CORE shared drives and restricted folders to Box. Learn different ways of using Box, a cloud computing service that provides filing sharing and other tools. Please register.
Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. – Zoom update
Please join us for the latest information on Zoom. Register here.
Instructional Technology
Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. - Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor tools are available to increase the integrity of online exams. Please register in advance.
Dec. 17 at 11a.m. - If you are looking for a polling tool to use in your online classes, Playposit could be the solution. Please register in advance
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Susan Gould Fogerite, Associate Professor and Yoga Enthusiast, Retires |
Known to her students as Dr. GF, Susan Gould Fogerite (second from left) came to UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1991, and joined SHP in 2004. She has been an associate professor in the departments of Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Imaging Sciences, and the Physician Assistant program.
While students and faculty know her as a mentor, lecturer, speaker and author of scientific articles, many also know her as a yoga instructor and enthusiast.
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Barbara Herbert, Administrative Assistant, Retires After 28 Years |
Barbara Herbert (center) is leaving Rutgers after a 28-year career at the university. During her tenure, she saw many programs leave and new ones begin. She helped in six campus moves. She said she is ready to relax and enjoy retirement - but first she will spend time helping her grandson with virtual learning.
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Aphasia Expert: Jose Centeno Edits Aphasiology Special Issue and is Recipient of Aphasia Research Grant
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Jose Centeno, faculty in the new Speech-Language Pathology program, created and co-edited a special issue of the Aphasiology journal focused on ethno-geriatric populations with aphasia, a frequent post-stroke language disability.
He gathered an international roster of researchers from several highly diverse countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.S., to discuss research that could strengthen service provision and minimize service disparities in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation worldwide.
Jose also received a $10,000 Advancing Health Equity and Social Justice Pilot grant from RBHS for a project to identify needs, barriers and facilitators in the care and rehabilitation services for Hispanic adults with post-stroke aphasia.
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