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At the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University, faculty and staff continue to strengthen students’ NBEO preparation...
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...
Current and prospective students at the Elkins Park campus of Drexel University take note: there are some changes in financial aid rules that go...
Students from Elkins Park programs were recognized at the commencement June 10, 2026, of the College of Health and Nursing Professions (CNHP) at...
The Herbert Wertheim Award given by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), will be presented to Dr. Mitchell Scheiman at...
The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) doesn’t call it the National Medical Challenge Bowl for nothing, as a team from the Salus...
While researching Alzheimer’s brain pathology for her master’s thesis, Shirin Ludwig, OD ‘26, spent countless hours studying...
The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University’s Class of 2026, who graduated May 21, 2026, was celebrated with a number of...
Primary eye care providers looking for an evidence-based tool to treat amblyopia now have a road map. And an associate professor from the...
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, has been named the H. Ward Ewalt Meritorious Service Award recipient by the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA).
Junean Marshall, OD ‘05, a practicing optometrist for more than 20 years now, has been named the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA)...
A birth injury caused Mark Larsen ‘26OTD, MSOT ‘20, some trouble with his shoulder and arm that resulted in nerve damage. So, growing...
Osborne Audiology recently launched its inaugural lecture on “Beyond the Senses: Health, Hearing, and Human Experience,” welcoming...
Jenna Nurick ‘26SLP is passionate about recognizing Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) as a professional degree. It requires extensive...
She doesn’t really believe she has any special superhero powers, but those close to Anna German, OD ‘26, might think otherwise.
The 131st commencement ceremony of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Drexel University was the first PCO stand-alone commencement...
Dr. Joseph Shovlin will deliver the keynote address at his the Pennsylvania College of Optometry's commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday,...
During the 2022 World Federation of Occupational Therapy conference in Paris, Andrea Tyszka, OTD ‘18, MS, OTR/L, SIPT, was stationed next to...
The past few months have been an exciting time for the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Drexel University! We are quickly approaching the end...
Before each of the three parts of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) exams, Madison Edwards ‘26OD felt very overwhelmed and...
Working with someone who has been through the same program can be a tremendous learning opportunity, one that Erika Barbera ‘26MSOT took full...
Julie Quinlan became the first faculty member of the O&P department to earn her doctorate since the inception of the program in the fall of...
Going into her first Dangerous Decibels classroom presentation, Gabriella “Brie” Chichilitti ‘28AUD, expected it might be...
