On December 4, 2020, PA Studies held their annual White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2021 (short coat). It was a virtual experience with students and faculty participating via Zoom while friends and family watched on Facebook Live. Before the ceremony closed graduate students, Mia Reyes ’21 and Emily Blair ’21 were announced as
Choosing a major or career can be daunting, but sometimes the answer you’ve been looking for is right in front of your eyes. When I was younger, I loved math. It was always my strongest subject, and it came so naturally to me, so I figured my future had to include math or else I
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has awarded its 2020–21 Career Development Grant to Allison Huynh ’22. Huynh is a graduate student in our Marriage and Family Therapy program. Her area of interest is health psychology with a focus on providing counseling services to cancer survivors and caregivers. “I am beyond grateful, excited, and
M.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders graduate students Daniela Jurado ’21 and Kimi Phippen ’21 got a big surprise last month! They were both recipients of OSHPD’s California Advanced Practice Healthcare Scholarship giving them $25,000 each for one year of school. Recipients of this prestigious and highly competitive scholarship agree to a 12-month service obligation practicing
The annual undergraduate Senior Celebration banquet and ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Departments of Health Sciences and Psychology have decided to publish the names of all awardees TODAY! We will post a slideshow presentation of these names to our social media channels later in the day. Congratulations to all for
In these uncertain times, something I’ve found to be helpful is a shift in focus. Instead of thinking about what is OUT of my control, I shift my focus to what is IN my control. When we spend our time thinking about what is out of our control, such as the scope of the pandemic
As graduation approaches and I prepare to apply for medical school, I reflect upon a time when I was genuinely overwhelmed about getting enough experience to be a competitive applicant. As any pre-health student can attest to, there is so much importance placed on getting involved in leadership, research, and patient care, all while keeping
We are Margaret Guzman ’20 and Alexandra Anguiano ’20, third-year Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) students. This past fall, we were honored to co-facilitate a psychotherapeutic group for parents of children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as part of the “Balanced Families” program. Hosted by the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) with participation from MFT faculty
On December 13, 2019, PA Studies graduate students Dominique Borchard and Max Kupferman were surprised in class with the news that they were the recipients of the Jon P. Dyer and Keith Dyer Fellowship Awards Jon’s passion for advancing the future of medical caregiving is based on his experience caring for his late brother Keith,
Hello everyone! My name is Elizabeth Dingbaum ’20, and I am a grad student at Chapman University’s Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program. I was one of fifteen students selected to be a Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Future Educator Fellow for the 2019-2020 year. This fellowship is designed to help current PA students learn about