DPT Holds Student Research Night Showcasing their Hard Work
Recently, held at the Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and family gathered to view the Doctor of Physical Therapy research projects at Crean College’s DPT Fall research symposium. This provided an opportunity for our students in trimester 8 to present their research posters from work completed in PT
Crean College PA Students Volunteer at Beckman High School's Medical Skills Day
Rarely do you see high school students so excited to be up at such an early hour – 7:30am to be exact. But that was the case at Beckman High School in Irvine. Over 100 students gathered from the Medical Certificate Program (MCP) to attend their first annual Fall Medical Skills Day. Chapman PA students
Delta Kappa Leads the Way in Giving Back to the Community
Last weekend members of Crean College’s Phi chapter of Delta Kappa, the National Honor Society for Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), participated in the National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI-OC 5K charity walk. Held at Angel Stadium the walk raises funds for and public awareness of NAMI-OC and the field of mental health. NAMI-OC is
PA Students Volunteer with the Special Olympics
Recently, our PA students volunteered at an event, called MedFest, where they helped perform sports physical screenings on Special Olympics athletes of Orange County. This event is complimentary to athletes, and at each MedFest they screen between 40 and 60 athletes. This fall, they also volunteered at the Special Olympics Games in the Health Promotion
MFT Students Awarded the California Department of Health Care Access & Information Scholarship
“In the words of my late grandfather, “I am on top of the world and extremely blessed”. I come from educators, pastors, and manual laborers. I never imagined that I would first be worthy enough to study at an institute like Chapman but to also receive financial funding that would significantly decrease my financial worries.
Alumni Spotlight: Naina Vyas '20 Psych
When did you graduate – and with what major? I graduated in May 2020 (beginning of the pandemic) with my BA in Psychology, and a minor in Health Sciences What inspired or drew you to choose that major? Between the summer of my junior and senior year in high school, I took an intro
PA Students Claim First Place at the California State CAPA Challenge Bowl
Last weekend Crean Collage’s PA Student team claimed First Place at the CAPA Challenge Bowl! The CAPA Challenge Bowl team (Spencer Scobie-Gilpin, Courtnie Ly, and Sophia Bilboa), competed against 13 California PA programs. The students earned an overwhelming victory and won the California state championship, going against the University of the Pacific and Point Loma
Dr. Alison McKenzie Honored by California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA)
Recently Dr. Alison McKenzie was honored by the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) with the prestigious Royce P. Noland Award of Merit. This top award was presented to her at CPTA’s annual conference in Anaheim on September 24th. The award has only been awarded 19 times since it’s inception in 1986. The award celebrates exceptional
Top 3 Reasons to attend Research Discovery Night
1. Discover labs that are doing research specific to your Health Science and Psychology major This event is smaller than other University-wide research events and focuses exclusively on research related to health. It is easy to maneuver through the posters, chat at-length with faculty, and discover research that is most relevant to your area of
PA Students Volunteer at RAD (Rising Above Disability) Camp
Giving back to the community is a core value here at Chapman. This week our Physician Assistant students volunteered at RAD Camp (Rising Above Disability) in Costa Mesa. Established in 2014, RAD Camp was created to empower people, shining a light on each as an individual with unique and amazing abilities, regardless of disability, diagnosis