How to Undo Systemic Racism in Higher Education Faculty Hiring
January 20, 2023
Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Veronica Carey, PhD welcomed Marybeth Gasman, PhD, author and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair and a distinguished professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, for an open dialogue about systemic racism in higher education with regard to hiring and retaining faculty of color.
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CNHP Graduation Highlights and Awards
June 21, 2022
On June 9, 2022, the College of Nursing and Health Professions held their college graduation ceremony at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts before the University's commencement ceremony at Citizen's Bank Park. Speakers and award winners are highlighted.
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Drexel Health Sciences Building Updates
April 08, 2022
The ground has been broken on the Drexel Academic Tower, the new home for the College of Nursing and Health Professions in the University City Campus. Periodic updates, photos and video will be posted so you can feel part of the project.
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Shining a Black Light Week Four
February 21, 2022
This is the fourth of a weekly Black History Month 2022 feature celebrating members of the CNHP community who contribute daily to the success of the College.
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Shining a Black Light Week Two
February 07, 2022
This is the second of a weekly Black History Month 2022 feature celebrating members of the CNHP community who contribute daily to the success of the College.
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Longevity at Drexel Recognized Annually
January 07, 2022
Every year Drexel recognizes faculty and professional staff for their years of service to the university. The people who have dedicated so much of their professional lives to the education of future leaders are the backbone of the university.
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New Ambition Can't Wait commercial to start airing
December 20, 2021
On November 16, 2021, the College of Nursing and Health Professions in partnership with Offices of University Communications and Enrollment Management & Student Success filmed an Ambition Can't Wait commercial portraying a disaster simulation exercise. Students, alumni, faculty and professional staff took part in the one-day taping at the New College Building on Drexel's Center City Campus.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 19, 2021
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we reflect on our mission for health equity and social justice and how we respond to the healthcare needs of transgender individuals.
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Kailie Dunn, BS/MPH ’19 is leveraging innovative technology to improve patient care
October 18, 2021
Kailie Dunn graduated in five years with a BS in Health Services Administration and a master’s in Public Health from Drexel University in 2019. Through this accelerated program that spans the College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Dornsife School of Public Health, Dunn found an ideal combination of her distinct interests in health care, business and public health.
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Celebrating Service During National Volunteer Week
April 20, 2021
Civic engagement is at the foundation of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, and touches the lives of everyone in the community. Read about some faculty, professional staff and student volunteers and how they found inspiration to give their time outside of work to help others.
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What is the Macy Program?
March 15, 2021
The Macy Undergraduate Leadership Fellows program provides students at Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dornsife School of Public Health an opportunity to exponentially boost their leadership potential and learn how to collaborate with and work on interprofessional teams.
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Heroes in our College
May 08, 2020
As a college educating health professionals, we are proud of our faculty, students, staff and alumni who choose to live their purpose, even in the face of a pandemic.
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Tending to Students' Mental Health
April 10, 2020
Faculty from Counseling and Family Therapy organized and recorded a 30-minute Zoom check-in for students about mental health. They provided excellent resources and tips for handling our new situation.
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CNHP Honors 2020 People of Purpose
March 05, 2020
Two years ago, Dean Gitlin launched a project that would celebrate and showcase people who represented the a deep-seated sense of purpose. In February, the College, along with 80 attendees, celebrated the 2020 People of Purpose at an event much like the inaugural of 2019.
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Rundiogram
January 15, 2018
This is a monthly column highlighting the accomplishments of the faculty and students. It started as a column just for nursing, but we're expanding and renaming it. In the next issue of Off the Charts, look for "R & B Notes" by Al Rundio, PhD who continues to talk up nursing and Stephanie Brooks, PhD who will highlight health professions.
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Student Powered Community Wellness: Meet Our Team
January 10, 2018
Meet the students who greet everyone coming through the door at the Community Wellness HUB with a bright and cheerful smile. From diverse backgrounds and institutions, these men and women chose the HUB for different reasons, but all share a desire to serve.
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Community Wellness Services at the HUB
January 09, 2018
It took over a year to gather information from residents of Mantua and Powelton Village before the Community Wellness HUB opened its doors. Looking at health concerns, Loretta Jemmott, PhD and her team created seven key areas for services.
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IPER Roles and Responsibilities
January 09, 2018
IPER's Brown Bag Lunch Series is off to a great start. New collaborative working groups are forming, ideas are being exchanged and faculty and students are getting excited about what learning outcomes will result from this series and work. Read the story to see how you can get involved.
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IPER Mindfulness Workshop Recap
November 29, 2017
Mindfulness is a hot topic. That's easy enough to see from the more than 55 students from multiple disciplines who came to "Mindfulness: for Clinical Practice and for Life" in early October. A workshop given by faculty in physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences and creative arts therapies, students experienced the science and the creative part of mindfulness.
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IPER Brown Bag Lunch Series
November 29, 2017
IPER's Brown Bag Lunch Series is off to a great start. New collaborative working groups are forming, ideas are being exchanged and faculty and students are getting excited about what learning outcomes will result from this series and work. Read the story to see how you can get involved.
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Commencement Activities and Celebrations
July 05, 2017
Academic excellence and hopes for the future were celebrated and shared at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts at CNHP’s commencement exercises. Graduates received sage advice and life’s lessons from two student commencement speakers and the incoming CEO of BAYADA Home Health Care on June 12.
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With Graditude for Your Service: 2017 Retirements
June 03, 2017
No matter how long an individual has been at the College of Nursing and Health Professions, be it faculty or staff, his or her contributions to the success of educating our students and changing the delivery of healthcare will be recognized for years to come.
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Real Health Care Reform for Americans
May 01, 2017
Now that the topic of health care “reform” has resurfaced onto the national policy agenda, here is a five-point plan that can bring real reform to bring health care to all Americans. To move in this radical, but effective, direction, the loyal ACA supporters need to accept the reality that Obamacare is not sustainable; it is imploding.
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Skating into his Future
May 01, 2017
Talking about healthcare these days can cause a person a lot of stress and invariably heated discussions. It’s scary. It’s not an easy thing to unpack or understand. There may be too many players at the table, but one thing is for sure, a career in Health Services Administration will be incredibly diverse and interesting. That’s exactly what drew Damian Dodge to eventually settle on it as a major.
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Bringing Valuable Experience to the Job
May 01, 2017
Kevin Mitchell, PhD is the newest faculty member in Health Services Administration and brings extensive and impressive experience from academia and many areas of health administration. Mitchell graduated from Temple University with a degree in public health and went on to receive two advance degrees, an MBA from Eastern University, and a PhD in public health from Walden University. Those degrees helped him build a career combining corporate, academic and public experience, something he hopes will help him achieve his one goal at the College of Nursing and Health Professions — connecting students to the right organizations having the right competencies.
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On a Mission
May 01, 2017
Very few individuals can gather enough experience before going to college to be absolutely sure of their chosen major, especially when following the traditional path of starting the fall after high school graduation. Health Services Administration senior, Toni Ross, is one of the few who can say that her experiences before coming to Drexel undeniably revealed the path she wanted to pursue. But Toni Ross is anything but traditional...
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Maureen Dorce Wins Leadership Award
June 15, 2016
Maureen Dorce, ’19, a sophomore Health Services Administration student, was selected as the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ 2016 “Rising Leader of the Year” for her work as President of Drexel’s Society of Future Health Leaders and her completion of the Macy Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program.
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Disability In The Workplace
March 15, 2016
Though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all places of employment to provide equal access and reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities, there are still many barriers to employment that may stand between a deserving individual with a disability and their full career potential.
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The Booming Business of Health Care
February 15, 2016
The health care industry added nearly a half million jobs in 2015 – in part a result of the Affordable Care Act. With more people covered for health insurance, there is an increased demand for health care services. The new jobs that are being created to meet that demand run the gamut from managerial to clinical positions to accommodate the growing covered population.
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Students Secure Spring-Summer Co-ops
February 15, 2016
In less than two months, another round of co-operative education students will embark on their six- month-long professional journeys focused on sampling careers in the health professions and nursing. For some, this will be their first go-round. For others, this could be another step toward landing a job post-graduation.
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Alumni Spotlight: Mahmoud Shurbaji ‘15
January 19, 2016
It’s been less than one year since Mahmoud Shurbaji graduated from the Health Services Administration program and he’s already putting his degree to good use. He’s also realized the value of a Drexel education, and the benefits of earning a degree focused on health care and business.
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Stephen Gambescia Named SOPHE 2016 Distinguished Fellow
January 19, 2016
In December, Stephen Gambescia, PhD, clinical professor in the Health Administration Department, was selected as the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 2016 Distinguished Fellow. The organization notes that this is the “highest honor that SOPHE bestows upon its most highly regarded members.”
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Course spotlight: health and illness in film
August 27, 2015
This fall, David Flood, PhD, professor in the Health Administration Department, is teaching Health and Illness in Film. The course, which focuses on how health care is portrayed in films, gives students an opportunity to analyze the portrayal of a variety of health care topics that appear in them.
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Because of risks, schools should drop football
August 27, 2015
August is when schools across the country start official football practices. Parents and coaches will pray that no player drops dead from heat exhaustion. That’s a rare event, and precautions have been taken to prevent it, which is good. But truth be told, parents need to hold their breath through every play of the season, as American football – by its design and the way it is played – poses a high risk of injury to young people.
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Sampling Careers at Summer Institute
July 30, 2015
If you were given a week to sample a desired major and connect with professionals in your field, all before coming to college, would you take it? The high school students who attended Drexel’s Exploration in Mental Health Careers hosted by the Behavioral Health Counseling Department certainly did. From June 22 – 26 and July 6 – 10 nearly 30 students made the journey to Drexel to get the inside scoop on all things mental health, and their experiences couldn’t have been more positive.
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Students Advocate Mental Health Awareness
July 30, 2015
As the topic of mental health on college campuses continues to garner attention from the media, student bodies and university administrations, Drexel’s Angela Mancao aims to take a proactive approach to awareness.
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Hey Niket!
March 13, 2015
Niket Subhedar is a senior in the Health Services Administration program, completing his studies in March in anticipation of June graduation. He is the president of the Drexel Society of Future Health Leaders, and was recently nominated to be included in Who’s Who Among Students in American Institutes & Colleges.
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From Philly to Mexico: How the Macy Program helped him Realize a Dream
November 05, 2014
Drexel is known for applying knowledge gained in the classroom to the surrounding community through civic engagement. For junior Health Services Administration student Freddy Perez, he not only hopes to make an impact in Philadelphia, but he also dreams of making a difference in his native country of Mexico...
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Kristine Mulhorn Travels to China on Fulbright Grant
August 13, 2014
Kristine Mulhorn, an associate professor and Chair of the Health Services Administration Department, was awarded a specialist grant in Sociology by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, to travel to Dalian Maritime University in Dalian, China.
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Second HSAD Summer Institute a Success
August 13, 2014
The second annual Health Services Administration Summer Institute was held July 14-18, 2014. Eight high school juniors learned about various aspects of health administration, including marketing, emergency preparedness, managed care reimbursement, non-profit organization management, risk management, health care ethics, and leadership skills.
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What’s Next for Our Dragons?
July 14, 2014
Hundreds of College of Nursing and Health Professions students- both undergraduate and graduate- crossed the stage at the University’s 120th Commencement Exercises on June 13.
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Alumni Association Awards 2014
June 09, 2014
On May 3, the Drexel University Alumni Association held its annual Alumni Association Awards Ceremony. Several current students and alumni from the College of Nursing and Health Professions were presented with awards from the Association, including Andrew DeMaio, Abigail Warner, Mahmoud Shurbaji, and Susan Bastable.
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Tell Me About Your Mother
June 09, 2014
Her presentation, titled “Tell Me About Your Mother: The Power of a Simple Question to Reveal a Patient’s Voice Through a Family Discussion,” focused on the use of open-ended questions to help families identify patients’ wishes...
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Gambescia Appointed Founding Editor of New Journal
April 22, 2014
Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD, the Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs and a clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Health Services Administration Department, has been appointed founding editor of the new journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Science of Teaching and Learning.
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Introducing the Society of Future Health Administrators
February 19, 2014
Students at the College of Nursing and Health Professions regularly demonstrate how caring they are. Not only do they care about the academic excellence, but they also care about helping their peers to succeed. Senior Health Services Administration (HSAD) Program students Jane Lee and Mahawa Kpada are prime examples...
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Scholars for Academic Success Hosts Mentor Event
December 19, 2013
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...
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Gambescia Publishes “A brief on writing an abstract” in International Journal
December 02, 2013
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.
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HSAD Student Mahmoud Shurbaji Serves as Undergraduate Student Government President
October 09, 2013
For College of Nursing and Health Professions student Mahmoud Shurbaji, a “typical” day is anything but typical. His day starts with an early morning Crew practice in the chilly waters of the Schuylkill River, followed by afternoon classes in Center City, eventually ending with a few late-night meetings. In addition to being a Health Services Administration (HSAD) major, with double minors in Business Administration and Operations Management, Shurbaji is also the President of the Drexel Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) and a member of the...
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Seeing the Big Picture in Healthcare: Just What Can You Do with an HSAD Degree?
July 22, 2013
So just what can someone do with a degree in Health Services Administration? Students graduating with an HSAD degree have gone on to careers with health maintenance organizations (HMOs), insurance companies, hospitals, marketing firms, government agencies, advocacy organizations, clinics, mental health organizations and long-term care facilities, to name a few...
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Faculty Prepare Students to be Professional Leaders from the First Day of Classes
July 22, 2013
When Spencer Ward, PhD, begins teaching any of his courses, he always starts with an introductory exercise. Students share their names, where they are from, their backgrounds and any prior work experience they may have. “I tell everyone that the reason I do it is not only to create a more relaxing environment, but to create bonds and network,” said Ward...
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Student Niket Subhedar Follows a Different Path to Medicine
July 22, 2013
Drexel sophomore Niket Subhedar is forging a unique path to medical school in the Health Services Administration Program at the College of Nursing and Health Professions. While working toward his Bachelor’s degree in HSAD, Subhedar is also fulfilling his pre-requisite requirements to continue on to medical school...
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Mulhorn Invited by U.S. Social Security to Discuss Policy Change
June 12, 2013
Kristine Mulhorn, PhD, an associate professor and Chair of the Health Administration Department, was invited by the United States Social Security Administration to their first meeting to discuss making the International Classification of Functioning and Health (ICF) the function status federal standard in the United States.
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Gambescia Published in American Journal of Health Education
June 12, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate professor of Health Services Administration and Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, co-authored an article in May on “Understanding of the Application of Advanced-Practice Health Educator Subcompetencies by Certified Health Education Specialists”
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Gambescia Awarded Grant for Online Education White Paper
February 27, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the Health Services Administration Program and the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, was awarded the title of MCHES (Master Certified Health Education Specialist) this summer.
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Staff Changes
September 30, 2012
The Nurse Anesthesia Program is excited to welcome Kirsten Brinkman-Hansen to their staff in the dual role of Academic Advisor and Admissions Coordinator. Kirsten joins the program from Drexel University’s Goodwin College, where she was an academic advisor for the past six years
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