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Athletic Training Program Prepares Students for Success, Present and Future
Healthcare delivery is an ever growing and evolving practice. To best meet the needs of the active population, athletic training as a profession has made changes to how future athletic...
MSW Alumna Overcomes Cancer During School and Achieves Her Goals
Jamie Younger ’17 ’18 MSW traveled a rocky road on her path to becoming a clinical social worker. But she says her experience battling cancer during her time in graduate...
New CSD Pilot Telehealth Clinical Instruction Initiative Keeps Students on Track for Graduation
A new clinical instruction initiative in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders is ensuring that students in the master’s program get the patient-contact hours they need for graduation. The...
Students Across the US and Caribbean Get Exposure to STEM Disciplines and Learn from Experts Thanks to Virtual Workshop
Nearly 200 elementary and high-school students throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean recently participated in a virtual STEM workshop, thanks to the efforts of Danielle Webster, an associate lecturer in...
New CHPS Scholarship Honors Strength, Promise and Invincibility
A new scholarship in the College of Health Professions and Sciences honors not only a student’s promise, but also their past. The Invincible Knights Award was created to honor students...
How Alzheimer’s Disease Impacts Patient, Family and Friends and How to Rally Support in the Community
While everyone occasionally forgets a name, or why they entered a room, changes in cognition and behaviors might be indicators of something more serious. These could be signs of dementia...
Physical Therapy Clinical Faculty Member Helps Patients Achieve Their Goals
Sheila Klausner has always viewed her profession as a physical therapist as more than a job – it’s her calling. She took her passion as an athlete and turned it...
Men’s Health Encompasses A Wide Variety of Topics and Concerns
In 1948, the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Often, men’s health...
Health Sciences Alumnus Shares How Getting Involved Helped Him Find His Passions
Growing up, Taylor Duffy ‘20 was on track to become a professional tennis player. At the age of 16, he was nationally ranked and seemed destined to continue his trajectory....
Fostering Relationships with Refugees Through Psychosocial Support
Resettling into a new country can be difficult for anyone. UCF Social Work Assistant Professor Asli Cennet Yalim talks about the increased challenges refugees experience while resettling and the importance...
