SHP Secures $875,000 Grant to Strengthen the Behavioral Health Workforce Nora Barrett, vice chair and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, has been awarded a five-year, $875,000 undergraduate education in rehabilitation services grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funding will support tuition scholarships for students pursuing [...]
Rutgers Physician Assistant Program Marks 50 Years of Excellence The Rutgers Physician Assistant (PA) program celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala that brought together generations of alumni, faculty, students, and friends. The milestone event honored a half-century of education, service, and leadership in advancing the PA profession in New Jersey and beyond. Guests [...]
SHP Honors Scholarship Recipients at Celebration Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP) honored 41 exceptional students at its annual scholarship celebration, held Nov. 6 at the Rutgers Club in Piscataway. The event brought together students, faculty, and program leaders to recognize academic excellence and achievement across SHP’s diverse programs. The awards included SHP [...]
Rutgers SHP and Newark Public Schools (NPS) Showcases National Model for Community-Driven Research at 2025 ASHA Convention Newark Public Schools (NPS) and Rutgers School of Health Professions presented a collaborative session at the 2025 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Convention, highlighting an innovative, community-centered approach to improving outcomes for students in urban school settings. [...]
NBA Star Inspires SHP Students to Find Their Voice Former player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist visited SHP to share how overcoming his stutter led him to advocate for others through his nonprofit, Change & Impact. In a heartfelt classroom session, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist spoke candidly to first-year Rutgers Health students about growth, resilience and finding voice [...]
Rutgers MS CRM Track Featured in National Journal Rutgers School of Health Professions' Academic Clinical Research Management (ACRM) track is now published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science!Led by Erika Stevens, with co-authors Barbara Tafuto and industry leaders from the Rutgers Cancer Institute, NJ ACTS, and Rutgers Clinical Research Units, the article [...]