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East Tennessee State University is preparing to launch two in-demand programs that will expand its footprint in the rehabilitative sciences — a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and a Master of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics. ETSU will begin accepting applications for both programs this July, and will welcome the first cohorts of students in May 2022. The programs will be housed on the VA campus in Building 2, which is set to undergo renovations that will transform it into ETSU’s r...

Posted By: Hewson Beattie June 14, 2021 @ 7:20 pm Local News, News, State OTC in Springfield has named a new Dean of Health Sciences. Dr. Aaron Light takes over on July 1st, replacing Dr. Sherry Taylor who retired in March. Dr. Light has been the director for OTC’s Respiratory Therapy program for six years but has worked with the college since 2003. Dr. Light helped lead the respiratory therapy program through the proce...

At its spring commission meeting May 20, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission granted final approval for three new academic programs at East Tennessee State University as well as an off-campus

RANCHO SANTA FE (KUSI) – Helen Woodward Animal Center is seeking pets for their Pet Encounter Therapy Program which they say is, in essence, “cuddle therapy.” The program brings the unconditional love and tactile benefits of animals to people inside skilled nursing facilities, children’s shelters, hospitals, psychiatric units and many more. The basis of the important therapy stems from studies showing that holding and caressing an animal provides benefits such as relaxation, lower blood...

The world according to Walter Palmer The educator, organizer, and alumnus discusses his six decades of activism, growing up in the Black Bottom, studying and teaching at Penn, his work at CHOP, the student strike of 1967, the Vietnam War, Frank Rizzo, Donald Trump, school choice, gun violence, the Chauvin trial, and why he thinks racism should be declared a national public health crisis. Image: Eric Sucar Two weeks before he was a...

East Tennessee State University’s College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences recently announced its 2020 Distinguished Alumni and Hall of Fame Inductees. Typically, honorees are announced in the fall. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic last fall, the 2020 honorees will be recognized along with the 2021 honorees to be announced later this fall. The two recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from the CCRHS are: • Kim Garland — Garland received her Bachelor...

The health foundation and TD Bank Fall Education Awards for 2014 saw 28 successful applicants from within the region receive $18,525 in awards. Supporting education in the health region is the goal of the Health Foundation and TD Bank’s education awards. The fall awards saw 28 successful applicants receiving $18,525, for a total of $30,982. TD Bank provides $12,000 annually for the awards. Ross Fisher, Executive Director of the Health Foundation says that the program is about enhancing clin...

Hoag Launches First In United States Myeloma Imaging Trial and First in Orange County Prostate Cancer Molecular Therapy Trial - Hoag is first in the United States to offer the CD38-Targeted Immuno PET myeloma trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health - Trial PSMA I-131 is the first molecular therapy trial opened in Orange County, funded by Hoag philanthropy - Hoag is the only hospital in Orange County to provide the most sensitive cancer detection and therapy using nuclear medicine New...

The black golden retriever is the third dog to join the program at the Hershey-based hospital. Credit: Penn State Childrens Hospital Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 3:36 PM EDT April 1, 2021 HERSHEY, Pa. — A new provider has joined the region’s only children’s hospital. Pilot, a black golden retriever, is joining a growing pack of facility dogs at Penn State Childrens Hospital in Hershey.  Working with Stacy Gloudemans, a certified child life spe...

Listen here. Two community colleges in Missouri, including one in Springfield, will soon offer bachelor’s degrees in respiratory therapy. Ozarks Technical Community College and St. Louis Community College announced their approval from the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to offer respiratory therapy as a bachelor’s degree this week.  It’s the first time a community college in Missouri has gotten approval to offer a bachelor’s in any subject.  Aaron Light, Respiratory Therapy P...