When Rebecca Owen, MSN-FNP ’11, DNP ’19, began working as a family nurse practitioner at an organization that provides affordable healthcare to underserved populations in and around Sacramento, she...
Lorraine Petti is a self-proclaimed “mad scientist” when it comes to making skin. An associate professor in the Physician Assistant Program, Petti has been creating skin for her students to practice...
While researching stress and exhaustion among advanced practice clinicians (APCs), Sutter Health nurse administrator Surani Hayre-Kwan, DNP ’19, discovered that the first-year turnover for the group...
For more than 30 million Americans with diabetes, identifying a foot ulcer in the early stages can save a foot or leg from amputation—but catching ulcers early isn’t easy. That’s because diabetics...
As a child, Pablo Tavares, DPT ’20, was a regular companion to his mother’s appointments, translating her Spanish to health care providers. At 12, he accompanied her to a physical therapy appointment...
New research out of Samuel Merritt University’s Occupational Therapy program offers a potential road map for how to teach health science students cultural responsiveness. The research, published in...
For Dr. William Lowe, DPM, ’57 and his wife Phyllis, visiting with students who receive their scholarship is a high point of the academic year. Now retired, the Lowes visit Samuel Merritt University’s...
For Dr. William Lowe DPM ’57 and his wife Phyllis, visiting with students who receive their scholarship is a high point of the academic year. Now retired, the Lowes visit Samuel Merritt University’s...
For years, research has shown that children who experience trauma such as abuse, neglect, and parental divorce, or who have an incarcerated parent are at higher risk for poor health outcomes, even...
Japan has the lowest organ donation rate in the world, putting at risk many of its citizens. Now, SMU’s Joyce Trompeta, BSN ’88, has set out to help change that. “The Japanese are known for their...