Help Newark Families Access Essential Speech Therapy At the Rutgers Speech-Language Pathology Clinic, free speech therapy services help children and adults receive essential care for autism, language delays, brain injuries, swallowing disorders, and more. But for many Newark families, getting to the clinic can be one of the biggest barriers to treatment. The [...]
Sandra L. Kaplan Named 2026 SHP Gonfalonier As Rutgers School of Health Professions prepares for Convocation and Rutgers University Commencement, we are proud to announce Sandra L. Kaplan, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, as the 2026 Gonfalonier. Each year, the Gonfalonier leads the faculty procession at Convocation and University Commencement. The honor recognizes [...]
Matthew A. McQuillan Appointed to National Accreditation Leadership Role Matthew A. McQuillan, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, chair and program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice, has been appointed to serve on Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)’s Post-Professional PA Doctorate Subcommission. His three-year term runs through [...]
Virtual Hospital, Real-World Impact: How Faculty Are Reimagining Health Education Thanks to an off-the-cuff remark, a highly specialized teaching tool has blossomed into a comprehensive and vibrant health care system.Rebecca Brody, professor and Jason Stevens, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventative Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP) [...]
Shristi Rawal Awarded NIH Grant to Continue Work on Remote Monitoring for High-Risk Pregnancies Shristi Rawal, associate professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences, has received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), building on two prior NIH-funded projects focused on developing and evaluating digital [...]
Fast Enough to Matter What We Learned Building a Strategic Plan in Five Months By Karen Shapiro, Jeffery DiGiovanni, Alma Merians, Yuane Jia, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, and Ralph A. Gigliotti Let's be honest about something: most strategic planning processes are exhausting. They take years. They rely on the same small group of people [...]