Speech Language Pathology Clinic patient receiving no-cost treatment.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Dean

November 22, 2022

Dear SHP Community,

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on what we are thankful for. This year has been one of successes and accomplishments, and I thank each one of our faculty, staff, and students for their contributions.

After the challenges of the pandemic, it is good to be back together as a team. We have continued to work collaboratively to change the health care landscape for the better, in our classrooms, our research labs and our clinics, where we provided care to our community’s most vulnerable people. Together, with RBHS, we opened a food pantry one year ago to ease hunger and have provided thousands of meals. I am proud of the work we have done.

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and what I like to call real food and great desserts. While we all celebrate in our own unique way, we share similarities. Just as at SHP, where our programs each function in their own unique way, they too share similarities, yet we depend on each other to meet our mission.

Enjoy your holiday, your time off, and come back refreshed.

With gratitude,


Alma S. Merians, PT, Ph.D.
Interim Dean
Rutgers School of Health Professions

SHP Giving in Action

Working with patients at our speech Speech-Language Pathology Clinic.
Working with patients at our speech Speech-Language Pathology Clinic
Volunteer stock the shelves at the RBHS Food Pantry.
The RBHS food pantry provides food at no cost to RBHS students, employees, and faculty.
Volunteers work each week to stock the shelves at the RBHS Food Pantry.
Volunteer stocking the shelves at the RBHS Food Pantry
HOPE Clinic provides free primary-care to uninsured adults in Plainfield, NJ.
HOPE Clinic provides free primary-care to uninsured adults in Plainfield, NJ.
HOPE Clinic provides free primary-care to uninsured adults in Plainfield, NJ.

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