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Class of 2027 Distance Ed students

From Around the World to Drexel: Audiology Distance Education Students Build Skills

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More Than a Dry Heat: PCO Ignites Learning and Connection in Phoenix

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Orthotics and Prosthetics Students Take On the 28x28 Mobility Challenge

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From Around the World to Drexel: Audiology Distance Education Students Build Skills

Several students from around the world recently traveled to Drexel University's Elkins Park campus for intensive hands-on clinical workshops...

More Than a Dry Heat: PCO Ignites Learning and Connection in Phoenix

From June 17 through 20, 2026, faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University attended...

Orthotics and Prosthetics Students Take On the 28x28 Mobility Challenge

In recognition of Disability Pride Month this July, students, faculty and staff from the Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) program at Drexel...

Blaustein Award Winners Named at Annual Residents Day

Kayla Eshbaugh, OD, Resident ‘26, and Dhruvi Patel, OD, Resident ‘26, were both presented with the 2026 Bernard Blaustein Resident...

Accepted Students Day Eases the Transition for Incoming Elkins Park Physician Assistant Class

Morgan Alonso ‘28PA and Ciara Adams ‘28PA met by chance for the first time while both were trying on their white coats, later sitting...

Reboot of Head Start Program Benefits Children and Community

Head Start nurses do all the advance legwork to identify which students need to be seen by the PCO faculty and optometric interns.

Student-to-Student Advice: One PCO Student’s NBEO Tips

At the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University, faculty and staff continue to strengthen students’ NBEO preparation...

Pennsylvania College of Optometry New Alum Wins Donald H. Evans, OD Award

Atif Khan, OD ‘26, is the 2026 winner of the Donald H. Evans, OD Award, given to a student for “outstanding service to the Pennsylvania...

Changes Coming July 1 to Financial Aid Rules

Current and prospective students at the Elkins Park campus of Drexel University take note: there are some changes in financial aid rules that go...

Historic First: Elkins Park Programs Graduate at Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions Commencement Ceremony

Students from Elkins Park programs were recognized at the commencement June 10, 2026, of the College of Health and Nursing Professions (CNHP) at...

Mitchell Scheiman, OD, PhD ‘16, FAAO, FCOVD, Receives ASCO’s Prestigious Wertheim Award

The Herbert Wertheim Award given by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), will be presented to Dr. Mitchell Scheiman at...

Salus at Drexel Physician Assistant Studies Team Competes at National Medical Challenge Bowl

The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) doesn’t call it the National Medical Challenge Bowl for nothing, as a team from the Salus...

A Journey Worth Taking: How PCO’s Top Traditional Program Graduate Found Her Path

While researching Alzheimer’s brain pathology for her master’s thesis, Shirin Ludwig, OD ‘26, spent countless hours studying...

Celebrating PCO Class of 2026’s Achievements

The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University’s Class of 2026, who graduated May 21, 2026, was celebrated with a number of...

PCO Specialist Contributes to Development of Amblyopia Treatment Road Map

Primary eye care providers looking for an evidence-based tool to treat amblyopia now have a road map. And an associate professor from the...

Program Celebrates Speech-Language Pathology Graduates Ahead of Commencement

The SLP sendoff reception, held May 27, 2026, in the small café on the Elkins Park campus of Drexel University, was a way for the program to...

Perry Umlauf, OD ‘87, Receives Meritorious Service Award from Pennsylvania Optometric Association

Perry Umlauf, OD '87, has been named the H. Ward Ewalt Meritorious Service Award recipient by the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA).

Junean Marshall, OD ’05, Named Pennsylvania Optometric Association’s 2026 ‘Optometrist of the Year’

Junean Marshall, OD ‘05, a practicing optometrist for more than 20 years now, has been named the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA)...

Where Are They Now: Mark Larsen, ‘26OTD, MSOT ‘20

A birth injury caused Mark Larsen ‘26OTD, MSOT ‘20, some trouble with his shoulder and arm that resulted in nerve damage. So, growing...

Renowned Saxophonist Headlines Osborne Audiology's New Lecture Series

Osborne Audiology recently launched its inaugural lecture on “Beyond the Senses: Health, Hearing, and Human Experience,” welcoming...

Speech-Language Pathology Students Schooled on the Importance of Advocacy

Jenna Nurick ‘26SLP is passionate about recognizing Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) as a professional degree. It requires extensive...

PCO Class of 2026 Valedictorian Conquers a Super Challenge and Helps Inspire Others

She doesn’t really believe she has any special superhero powers, but those close to Anna German, OD ‘26, might think otherwise.

A New Generation of Leaders: Pennsylvania College of Optometry Class of 2026

The 131st commencement ceremony of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University was the first PCO stand-alone commencement...

Commencement Speaker Dr. Joseph Shovlin: A Shining Example of PCO Success

Dr. Joseph Shovlin will deliver the keynote address at his the Pennsylvania College of Optometry's commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday,...

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