Health Professions

Shenandoah Aids in Local Vaccination Efforts

Faculty, Staff To Help Administer Vaccine, Perform Clerical Duties

Shenandoah University will aid in local vaccination efforts starting this week at the request of the local hospital system, Valley Health. Approximately 20 faculty and…

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Health Professions Students Excel on Licensure Exams

Pass Rates are Perfect in Six Areas of Study

Shenandoah University’s health professions students are achieving perfect or near-perfect pass rates on their national licensure exams. So far this year, six health professions have…

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Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Diversity, Dialogue

Students Establish Local Chapter of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity

Shenandoah University’s occupational therapy program is doing its part to promote diversity, equity and inclusion by establishing a local chapter of the Coalition of Occupational…

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Katherine (Brady) Peterman ’13 Is On The Case

Shenandoah University Alumna Uses Her Public Health Education To Combat The Spread Of COVID-19

Katherine (Brady) Peterman ’13 decided to attempt to re-enter the workforce this summer after spending two years at home with her young son. Thanks in…

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Sample Shenandoah Graduate Programs this Summer

Take courses that could lead to a graduate certificate!

It’s understandable if you’re feeling a little unsure right now. We get it. That’s why we’ve decided to offer a variety of individual Shenandoah University…

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Autumn Wacker O’Hara Utilizes Degree to Help Others

Shenandoah University OT program balances online and in-person coursework

Autumn Wacker O’Hara ’11 chose to pursue her degree at Shenandoah because of its flexible, hybrid Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program, which allows…

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Health Professions News: Winter/Spring ’19-’20

Baby labs, presentations, burnout prevention and more mark the season

Shenandoah health professions students held their first baby lab this winter in Winchester and at Scholar Plaza, Loudoun. Students examined gross, fine and oral motor…

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Shenandoah University Health Professions News: Fall 2019

Faculty participate in an international delegation and students provide assistance to the community and peers

Assistant Professor and Director of the Division of Occupational Therapy Cathy Shanholtz, OTD,  and Director of Graduate Public Health Programs Michelle Gamber, DrPH, were part…

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Famed Pain Scientist Lorimer Moseley Presents at Shenandoah

Moseley Offers Two-Day Course To Health Professionals

Lorimer Moseley, Ph.D., an internationally known physiotherapist and pain scientist, presented a two-day continuing education course, “Pain: From Biology to Behavior Change,” on Sept. 21…

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A Head Start on Early Intervention

Shenandoah OT Student Earning Certification From GEORGE Program, Which Uses Interdisciplinary Learning to Benefit Services Provided to Young Children

When Shenandoah University occupational therapy student La’Shandra “Elle” Russell ’19 graduates from the OT program in December, she will have earned not only a Master…

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