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Interprofessional Education in Action: How Occupational Therapy Students Learn to Collaborate with Optometrists

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Elkins Park Campus to Start New Drexel Homecoming Tradition

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Student Spotlight: Q&A with Morgan Semko ‘27O&P

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Interprofessional Education in Action: How Occupational Therapy Students Learn to Collaborate with Optometrists

Finding that perfect teamwork, camaraderie and understanding between optometrists and occupational therapists is a goal for Alicia Reiser, MS,...

Elkins Park Campus to Start New Drexel Homecoming Tradition

At Drexel University, life on campus only heats up in January as the University’s winter tradition of Homecoming comes around. This...

Student Spotlight: Q&A with Morgan Semko ‘27O&P

In this question-and-answer session, Morgan Semko '27OD explains her decision to pursue the O&P profession, why she specifically...

Building Research Confidence: Doctor of Audiology Students Present Posters

Third-year students participated in the Audiology Grand Rounds poster presentations for students in the Osborne Audiology program at Drexel...

Every Dog Has Its Day: Orthotics and Prosthetics Students Learn from Casting Three-Legged Canine

As a self-proclaimed “dog person,” Becca Hanoka ‘28O&P, was looking forward to a project where she and her classmates would...

Student Spotlight: Q&A with Kirsten Tran ‘27OD

In a wide-ranging interview, Kirsten Tran '27OD talks about several topics relevant to PCO students.

2025 Reflections: A Year of Change and Growth

The big news in 2025 was the merger between Salus University and Drexel University, which was finalized on July 3. But the year was also filled...

Orthotics and Prosthetics Students Salute Valuable Patient Models 

At the recent patient model appreciation event held by the O&P Department, there was an opportunity to recognize the patient models who help...

Developing A Diverse Dynamic: Audiology Distance Education Students Learn Together

One of the hardest things in an online program is to build community. But for the latest cohort at the Osborne Audiology Department of Drexel...

Occupational Therapy Student Navigates Challenges of School, Work, and Motherhood

Jennifer Dunne '26OTD, OTR/L, decided it was time to flex her brain muscles again. What followed was a long and challenging four-year journey...

Back to the Future: The Revival of PCO World

The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University’s Elkins Park campus is embarking on an exciting journey that may be...

Orthotics and Prosthetics Student’s Research Poster Takes Top Honors 

Justin Hornung's poster “Exploring the Extent of Plastic Waste Per Device During Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) Fabrication in Clinical...

From Damage to Renewal: An Audiology Lab Revitalized

The Audiometric Principles Lab at the Elkins Park campus, a critical hands-on training space for Osborne Audiology students, has been renovated...

SLP Student Awarded American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship

Qurratulaain “Annie” Imran ‘27SLP, was awarded a $5,000 Graduate Student Scholarship by the American Speech-Language-Hearing...

Student Events Showcase: Where Fun Meets Friends

From engaging programs to fun social gatherings, this roundup showcases the vibrant life and connections happening on the Elkins Park campus.

Mother, Daughter Travel A Challenging Path Together at the Speech-Language Institute

Traci Albuck has relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), characterized by unpredictable relapses where new symptoms appear or existing ones...

Kirsten Tran ‘27OD Receives American Academy of Optometry Foundation Scholarship

Kirsten Tran has been awarded the J. Pat Cummings Scholarship from the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF).

Where Are They Now: Rachel O’Brien, MS ‘23, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathology

While in the SLP program, Rachel O’Brien said the hands-on experience, in-depth training and the availability and willingness of faculty...

Two PCO Students Awarded VSP Vision Scholarships

Two students in the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University have been awarded the “Practice Excellence...

Advancing Audiology, Anywhere: What’s New in Osborne Audiology’s Distance Education Programs

What began in 2000 as a pioneering distance learning effort to elevate practicing audiologists from a master’s degree to a professional...

Students at Leisure: Rachel Antwi-Boasiako ‘29OD, Spoken Word Poetry

Rachel Antwi-Boasiako ‘29OD began writing poetry in seventh grade, to express herself as she learned to navigate many intersectional...

Andrea Tyszka Named Director of the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program

Andrea Tyszka, OTD ‘18, MS, OTR/L, SIPT, part of the founding faculty for what was then Salus University, now Drexel University, Occupational...

Alumni Spotlight: Emily E. McMahan, AuD ‘13, Showcases the Value of an Osborne Audiology Education

As Emily E. McMahan, AuD ‘13, listened to the description of the recipient of the 2025 Leo Doerfler Award at the recent Academy of Doctors of...

Where Are They Now: Veronica Baez, MS ‘23, Speech-Language Pathology

Originally from Ecuador, Veronica Baez, MS ‘23, came to the United States with her family when she was two years old, specifically because...

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