June 3, 2021
Summer hiatus. Doesn’t that sound relaxing? For fans of VITALS, the Visionary Health Leadership in Action speaker series that launched this year at Northeast Ohio Medical University, a summer break […]
June 2, 2021
When you think of a service dog, it’s probably more about the help it can provide others than the care it may need for itself. Pharmacists can play a part […]
June 1, 2021
What are the real-life consequences when patients have the option of being treated by health professionals who look like them? “Research shows patients are more likely to utilize preventive care […]
June 1, 2021
All specialties in medicine are affected by sexual harassment and gender discrimination, but certain specialties are disproportionally affected and have historically reported higher rates – in particular, surgery and its […]
May 28, 2021
Take Michaela Ward, a first-generation college student who is training to be the first physician in her family. Now, pair her up to mentor Zoya Khan, a medical-school-bound undergraduate whose […]
May 27, 2021
Health care providers and community organizations have teamed up to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in three Akron neighborhoods over Memorial Day weekend, and volunteer students from Northeast Ohio Medical University plan […]
May 26, 2021
One way to push back against burnout is to spend a portion of your free time doing something that you love. In the case of Christina Girgis, M.D. (’05), that […]
May 24, 2021
Two AHEC Scholar students have been named “Scholars of the Year” by the Eastern Ohio Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Chelsey Palmer, a recent graduate of Kent State Trumbull, and […]
May 21, 2021
Appointments are being scheduled for a Pfizer vaccine clinic for people from ages 12 to 18 at the Kent State University Field House from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May […]
May 21, 2021
In the vintage postcard, the setting looks bucolic and inviting, with its stately brick buildings and velvety green landscaping. But what was behind the public image at places like the […]