On December 3, the Scholars for Academic Success hosted an event called "How Mentors Change Lives" in the New College Building's Geary Hall A. The event consisted of a panel of mentors and mentees from Drexel University...

Recent graduate Sandra Brinkman-Denney’s capstone manuscript, entitled “An International Comparison of the Clinical Trials Nurse Role,” was published in the December issue of the British journal, Nursing Management-UK...

Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, an associate professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, recently published three journal articles. The first article was titled...

On December 13, Drexel University recognized faculty and staff who have given significant years of service to the institution with a Service Recognition Lunch at the Sheraton Center City Hotel. All 2013 Service Recognition honorees and their direct supervisors were invited to attend...

On November 7, The Drexel University Physician Assistant Department hosted a forum for the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ). This inter-professional forum was part of the AHRQ study...

BSN co-op seniors, Noah Zuares and Kyle Coles, presented a poster at the 2013 American Assembly for Men in Nursing Annual Conference in Newark, New Jersey. Zuares and Coles presented the findings of their Internet survey through which they investigated...

Members of the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Nursing faculty attended the 42^nd annual Nursing Honors Society Convention hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 16-20...

As healthcare options grow more advanced, and as more people are seeking care due to the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act, nurses who have at least a bachelor’s degree are more likely to secure a job than candidates who have only an RN, according to new data from The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)...

"As a second year student in the Radiologic Technology Program at Drexel, I’ve seen multiple trauma cases and have participated as much as possible alongside residents and techs.  These experiences have proven to increase my overall..."

Stem cell research has been on the forefront of ethical debates for years, but there is no denying the power and uniqueness of the stem cell. Cheryl Mele, an assistant clinical professor...

For Nicole Willcox, who graduated from The College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Master’s in Art Therapy Program in 2008, providing therapy to those who really need it is not just a job, it’s her life’s passion. The tragedy that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School on...

The Drexel Social Science Committee (SCC) recently chose Constance Perry, PhD, an associate professor in the Health Services Administration Department, along with several other Drexel professors from various colleges, to receive support from the...

The brisk November weather did not deter participants from gathering at 11^th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University on Saturday, November 16 for the health center’s first annual “Gobble Gallop,” a 2.06 mile course designed by 11^th Street Fitness Trainer John Kirby...

Are you the type of person who loves traveling and learning about new cultures? Are you seeking cooperative education opportunities in another country? You’re now likely to find the information you need, thanks to the new Going Global resource at Drexel...

Ellen Giarelli, EdD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ graduate nursing program, was invited to the University of Colombia in Bogota, Colombia by the Nursing School’s Dean...

Washington Post: Talk to the hand, Dad: Dealing with your teen when your spouse has cancer

This year marks the 40^th anniversary of the Drexel University Alumni Association’s Turkey Project, a charitable program through which Drexel alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends have provided holiday turkeys to local families in need.

Congratulations to Redian Furxhiu, a senior academic advisor for the MSN Advanced Role Department, who received a 2013 Distance Learning Award.  He was recognized by the University for his achievements in a ceremony on November 12, where he was presented with the Outstanding Online Professional Staff Award...

Erika Barrington (MA ’13) and Amy Capomacchio (MA ’13) hosted a workshop called Theatre of the Oppressed for mental health professionals at Studio 34 in Philadelphia. The workshop consisted of games and theatrical exercises designed to help improve communication skills...

For those who have had questions about writing a successful journal abstract, look no further than our own Stephen Gambescia, PhD’s most recent publication. A clinical professor in the Health Administration Department and the Assistant Dean for Academic Student Affairs, Dr. Gambescia recently published “A brief on writing an abstract,”  in the international journal Education for Health. 

On behalf of the Office of Student Affairs, Center City Office, we decided to host a networking event to foster interactions between graduate students at Drexel, while also creating awareness about the Office and the work that we do. Often as a graduate student it is fairly easy to become immersed in your program and the people you see and are with all of the time.

Congratulations to Kate Morse, PhD, an assistant clinical professor and Chair of the Nurse Practitioner Program, who was accepted into the National League for Nursing’s Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators...

Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD sometimes pauses when she is introduced as a graduate of MCP Hahnemann University’s Physical Therapy Program. Although we recognize her as one of our astounding Drexel graduates, her Curriculum Vitae, website biography and countless presentation and lecture introductions still include the MCP Hahnemann name...

As an Academic Advisor at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, I often encounter situations that test my ethical framework. For example, what criteria determine if an exception to a policy is appropriate, how should I approach a colleague whom I suspect is misinforming students, and what is the best way to advise a student who is unlikely to be retained? 

“Makia!” Emily Nussdorfer chanted loudly while rocking forward and rolling her arms back and forth like an ocean wave. “Mana wa,” she continued, repeating the same gesture. Nussdorfer, a 2001 Creative Arts Therapies Program graduate, led participants in an Indigenous Hawaiin Dance workshop...

Maureen Hammond has memories of her mother’s stacks of index cards, which she would tote around in case an opportunity arose to cram a few minutes of study time. Maureen was in middle school when her mom, Mary Hammond, grinded her way through the Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) BSN Program at the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Mary was a member of the second class of ACE graduates and a self-identified “Queen of Notecards.”

In June, a new post-graduate clinical physical therapy residency program in conjunction with the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ faculty practice initiatives was implemented in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences. Its mission is to provide post-professional didactic and clinical training to physical therapists who seek...

Cerebral palsy, a term that encompasses a group of motor conditions, movement disorders, and muscle tone or posture disorders, affects almost 800,000 Americans. Robert Palisano, PT, a distinguished professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been researching cerebral palsy in children and adolescents for the past twenty years...