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Perkins and Soltysik complete Friday Night at the ER training

Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Suzanne Soltysik (right), clinical assistant professor of Nursing, and Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, completed training to become game facilitators for Friday Night at the ER, an experiential team-learning game.

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Kent and Perkins conducting mental health first aid courses

Sep 10, 2024 | A 2024-25 SBU Keenan Grant has enabled faculty from the DePerro School of Health Professions to again provide free mental health first aid certification courses to the community.

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SBU’s OT program now a satellite TRAID Center, providing free loans of assistive technology to the community

Sep 03, 2024 | º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™s Department of Occupational Therapy is now a satellite location of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Program. This program offers short-term assistive technology loans to the public, including people with disabilities or short-term injuries, caregivers, parents, students requiring technology for education, healthcare providers and/or educators, and many more.

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All in first cohort of dual-degree JCC/SBU Nursing program pass national licensure exam

Aug 28, 2024 | Every student in the first cohort of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™s dual-degree Nursing program has passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

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Master’s nursing students at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ get invaluable experience at Trauma I center

Jul 09, 2024 | Students in the Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ had an experience this summer they won’t soon forget.

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º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ 2024 Physician Assistant graduates go 33 for 33 on national exam

Jul 08, 2024 | Every 2024 graduate of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™s Physician Assistant Studies program has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). The national pass rate for first-time PANCE takers is 93% over the last five years.

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Jandoli Institute to publish hybrid journalism series

Jun 20, 2024 | Climate change, artificial intelligence and NCAA conference realignment are among the topics º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ faculty members tackled in a hybrid journalism project for the Jandoli Institute.

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Fall ’24 freshman confirmations highest in 35 years at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½

Jun 04, 2024 | Despite significant delays in the federal financial aid process, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ has more than 600 incoming freshmen confirmed for the fall semester.

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Perkins and Buttafarro accompany students on lobbying visit

Feb 23, 2024 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of nursing, and Tom Buttafarro, director of the Office of Government & Community Relations at SBU, lobbied with Master's Entry to Practice nursing students at the Olean office of state Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio on Feb. 16.

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SBU receives $250k educational grant from Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Nov 01, 2023 | º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ has received a $250,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to provide healthcare education in Cattaraugus County, a region with some of the highest rates of preventable diseases in New York state.

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SBU’s School of Health Professions to showcase master’s degree options at Graduate School Fair

Oct 17, 2023 | Explore º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™s graduate degree options in the health professions during the upcoming Graduate School Fair hosted by the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

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º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™s Student Occupational Therapy Association to hold second annual conference

Sep 11, 2023 | The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ will hold its second annual Living Lives of Purpose Conference from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the university’s Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions, Francis Hall.

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º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ physician assistant studies students leave mark at National Medical Challenge Bowl

Jun 12, 2023 | For the second straight year, students in the physician assistant studies program at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ had an impressive showing at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) National Medical Challenge Bowl.

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Ayushi Jain and Caroline Rozanski named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2023

May 14, 2023 | Two aspiring physicians – Ayushi Jain and Caroline Rozanski – have been named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2023.

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Four º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ students inducted into English honor society Sigma Tau Delta

May 08, 2023 | Four º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ undergraduate students have completed membership requirements for 2023 induction into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. They were formally recognized at an induction ceremony on May 2.

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Perkins, Buttafarro lead students on lobbying mission

Feb 24, 2023 | Connie Perkins, Ph.D., RN, CNE, and Tom Buttafarro, director of government and community relations at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, accompanied Master's Entry to Practice nursing students to the Olean offices of two state representatives on Feb. 17 to lobby for legislation affecting nurses.

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º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™s Dr. Claire Watson honored at NCAA FARA Awards Banquet

Nov 15, 2022 | º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Claire Watson was recently honored as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) Division I Newcomer of the Year.

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