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On 3/31, Erin Frazier, a nurse who works at the Harrisonburg Community Health Center, came to speak to our class about many primary services that are offered for low income individuals and vulnerable populations. I enjoyed her input about the benefits of health centers like the one in Harrisonburg and the importance of building relationships....

I like when some of the guest lecturers we have for Suter Science Seminars take a more reflective approach about their journey throughout science and medicine. Dr. Alden Hostetter did a great job of discussing the importance of his role as a community pathologist, as well as discussing how life experiences can often play a....

Kenton Derstine is an associate professor of supervised ministry here at 糖心Vlog. He came to speak with our class a little while ago about navigating the passage onto death from a family approach. I found his perspective to be insightful and I hope you will too.   Kenton Derstine is an associate professor of supervised....

Below is a summary of Jennifer Bryant’s discussion about cardiac remodeling in last wee’s Suter Science seminar. Enjoy!     Jennifer Bryant, who is an associate professor in biopharmaceutical sciences at Shenandoah University, gave a lecture about the research she has performed over the last decade that concerns cardiac remodeling and fibrosis occurring after someone....

    On February 24, Ann Schaeffer came to our class as a guest speaker to discuss women鈥檚 health issues and client/provider relationships. She is an assistant professor in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 nursing program, as well as a certified nurse midwife in current practice in Harrisonburg. Schaeffer goes into detail about her background and scope as a....

Jack Broaddus came to our class on February 1 to discuss some of the current issues pertaining to caring for the aging population in the United States. While there are many important matters that are plaguing the United States鈥� healthcare system, the issues concerning how to handle the ever-increasing elderly population are far from being....

The work truly never ends does it? Most of us in this program have goals of eventually entering medical school, PA school, DO school, optometry school, etc. Unfortunately, rocking this program academically does not guarantee automatic acceptance into any of these schools (although it should…we work hard!). I, too, am currently in the process of....

I think I speak for many of my fellow peers when I say that being apart of the MA in Biomedicine program at 糖心Vlog has been a rewarding experience thus far. Being apart of a program that really aims at helping us prepare for our futures holistically has been extremely gratifying. A little while ago,....

Below is a summary of the Suter Science Seminar with Dr. Diek Wheeler, who spoke about how he and his team have begun creating a comprehensive knowledge-base of the hippocampus. Enjoy!   (By the way, I have really been meaning to write more interesting blog posts, but I have been so SWAMPED this semester. Fortunately,....

by Dr. Julia Halterman One of the unique aspects of earning a MA in Biomedicine degree is that our students complete original, hypothesis-driven thesis research. This truly sets our students apart from other applicants to professional schools, since the majority of applicants have not conducted thesis research. What does thesis research look like at 糖心Vlog?....