On Jan. 1, the University became independent after being an affiliate of Sutter Health since 1999. We asked SMU President Ching-Hua Wang to tell us why the University chose to become independent and...
When Jason Saunders, MPA ’23, thinks back to being 18, he remembers many of his peers locked away in jail, involved in selling and taking drugs, or dead. He was determined to take another path. “I...
Abigail Spaulding was worried. Her 20-year-old patient seemed to have plateaued, having made little progress during his two weeks at one of the country’s premier brain trauma centers, Spaulding...
Wesley Chow, OTD ’21, took the University’s hands-on learning mission literally earlier this year when he printed 15 larger-than-life plastic finger bones using a 3-D printer. The finger bones were...
Shifting his weight from side to side like he’s ready to pounce, Huy Trinh, DPT ’21, signals the next move to half-a-dozen community members tuned in on Zoom for a physical therapy shadowboxing class...
Skye Schmelzer, (they/she), MPA ’21, believes it’s vital for healthcare workers to understand the history of care provided to the queer and transgender communities, which has often left them sidelined...
Aimee Martel, DPT ’07, knows the injuries that dancers face—she used to be a dancer herself. Now she focuses her physical therapy practice in Walnut Creek on the needs of adolescent recreational...
Victoria Lopez, OTD ’21, sat close by and watched as an occupational therapist worked with a 5-year-old who had autism. The girl bounced on an inflatable yoga ball. Sometimes the therapist took the...
Juliana Lainez, OTD ’22, knows what it’s like to be the parent of an occupational therapy patient. In fact, it’s the driving force behind her desire to become an occupational therapist. When her son...
Whether donning a pink wig and feather boa or playing guitar while he sings into a banana microphone, Dave Pilon, ODT ’12, is spreading joy and love in the time of COVID-19 to kids and families. His...
