Federal grant will address shortage of physician assistants trained in rural behavioral health services
The Physician Assistant Studies department received a five-year, $1.8 million federal grant.
Jun 24, 2024
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Three faculty earn Fulbright Scholar, Specialist awards
Joel Stillerman will spend a semester at Universidad Central de Chile; Jeffrey Kelly Lowenstein and Ranelle Brew each received specialist awards for short-term assignments.
May 21, 2024
Simulation center shines in spotlight during KCON's 50th anniversary event
The event also celebrated National Nurses Week.
May 8, 2024
GVSU in photos, April 2024: Celebrating Lakers for a Lifetime
See the images that caught our eye in the last month.
May 1, 2024
Commencement stories: Graduates reflect on their time as Lakers
Five Lakers share how GVSU helped launch their futures.
Apr 18, 2024
GV Magazine
More than a diagnosis: Health professions students adopt visual thinking strategies to be more mindful with patients
Story by Matthew Makowski -- Students majoring in Grand Valley's health professions are fine tuning their visual training and communication skills by examining art. Honing that attention to detail will help them truly see their future patients.
May 10, 2019
Eat Better, Move More, Smile Often
Story by Dottie Barnes / Photo by Amanda Pitts -- Wellness camp targets data-driven needs.
May 1, 2019
Photo by Elizabeth Lienau -- Alexa Miller stands next to the "Floating Bed" painting in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences and asks nursing, health professions and art students to discuss what they see.
News from Traverse City
GVSU Campus in Traverse City encourages students to stay in northern Michigan
Four years ago, Grand Valley State University expanded its Physician Assistant Studies program to Traverse City. The goal is to encourage students to practice in Northern Michigan after they graduate.
Jul 31, 2019
CHP Connect
Community as Classroom
Community Engaged Experiential-Learning Demonstrating Public Health Competency
Apr 1, 2024
SLP Students Help Refugee Children and Adolescents Prevent Summer Slide
GVSU speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students partnered with Learning Cafe to support the language and literacy of African refugee and other children from the Oakdale neighborhood of Grand Rapids.
Dec 6, 2023
Public Health Faculty Book Proposal Accepted
Azizur Molla's book proposal was recently accepted for publication by Springer Nature. "Climate Change, Drinking Water Security, and Public Health," a 20-chapter textbook for students and teachers will be available for use in the Fall 2025.
Dec 6, 2023