HOPE Clinic Launches In-House Diabetes Education Program Thanks to a generous, anonymous gift, the Rutgers HOPE Clinic is beginning an in-house diabetes and nutrition education program to address a gap in patient care needs. When the clinic opened its doors in Plainfield, it had a dual purpose: meeting the health care needs [...]
Mutual Mentoring Grant for the SHP Free Clinic Network The Fall 2025 Clinic Advisory Group Meeting, held on December 4, 2025 and guided by Frank Giannelli and Dr. Andrew Lynch, marked the third and final session sponsored by the Mutual Mentoring Grant.Across one year, the grant supported three interdisciplinary meetings that brought together faculty from [...]
Rutgers Physician Assistant Studies is Third in U.S. News and World Report’s Graduate School Rankings The top-five program accepts 50 students per cohort from more than 1,500 applicants annually The physician assistant program at the Rutgers School of Health Professions is ranked No. 3 in the nation for 2025-26, according to U.S. News [...]
From Modest Beginnings to National Acclaim: Rutgers’ Physician Assistant Program Turns 50 Fifty years ago, Rutgers SHP’s Physician Assistant (PA) program launched as New Jersey’s only one of its kind—with just a dozen students who couldn’t even practice in-state due to outdated laws. Today, it’s a nationally ranked powerhouse, producing top-tier PAs who shape [...]
PA Program’s Commitment to Service is Recognized with Scholarship The Physician Assistant (PA) program received the Esther Elliott Martin Scholarship award in recognition of its commitment to community service, including its work with the Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic, which provides primary care services to those who are uninsured or underinsured. The $2,000 [...]
H.O.P.E. Clinic Receives Award to Transition to Electronic Health Record System Health care technology company athenahealth will provide free electronic health record service, which will improve care to the Rutgers Health clinic’s uninsured patients. The Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic, a free health clinic in the Rutgers School of Health Professions that [...]