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While some students discover Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) early in their academic journey, some find their way into the profession through unexpected experiences. In this podcast, we’ll learn more about current O&P students and their unique path to how they discovered this profession and what ultimately led them to Drexel's O&P program.

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In this episode of Health Science Starts Here, host Jenna Bracken speaks with Dr. Fiza Tariq, Acting Coordinator, Primary Eye Care/Ocular Disease Residencies at The Eye Institute, about the growing impact of screen time on children’s eye health. As digital devices become an increasingly common part of everyday life, concerns continue to grow about their impact on vision and eye health, including myopia (nearsightedness), digital eye strain, dry eye, and difficulties with focusing and eye teaming.

Dr. Tariq explains what eye care professionals are seeing in clinics today, the relationship between increased screen use and rising rates of myopia, and why outdoor time plays an important role in healthy visual development. 

Listen in to learn how small changes today can make a lasting difference in your child’s eye health.

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A client shares his story about living with aphasia and how the Speech-Language Institute (SLI) has positively impacted his life.

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In this episode, SLP Post-bacc Program Coordinator Kimberly Cafarella, MS, CCC-SLP, talks to students Lina "LJ" Jaquez-Ly '24PBSLP and Fatmira "Mira" Gobeljic '24PBSLP about how why they chose the SLP Post-bacc and how the program has prepared them for graduate school. 

For more information about the SLP Post-bacc program, visit salus.edu/post-bacc-slp

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In this podcast, Dr. Anna Grasso talks to second-year Occupational Therapy students Anita Werner '24MSOT and Meghan Seitter '24MSOT about their fieldwork placements thus far, and how these experiences are shaping their future careers. 

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In this PEI podcast, Dr. Rebecca Blaha talks to SLP program chair Bob Serianni about the intersections of audiology and speech-language pathology in aural rehab, and the importance of taking an interprofessional approach. 

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In this episode, Lindsay Bondurant, PhD, discusses her wide-ranging role as Director of the Pennsylvania Ear Institute, and what she loves about working in the clinic and at Salus University. 

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In this podcast, Taylor Evans, Speech-Language Institute office manager, Bob Serianni,  program director, and Kara Maharay, director of clinical education, discuss new initiatives in the clinic, and what they love most about the SLP program at Salus.

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In this podcast, BLVS alumni Katelyn (Kate) Maffei, MEd ‘21, TVI, VRT, and Kinshasa Coghill, MS ‘02, CLVT, CVRT, OMS, discuss their daily routines in their blindness and low vision professions, and current student Carolyn Pijanowski '24VRT, '24OM, shares her day in the life as a Salus BLVS student. 

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In this podcast, BLVS alumni Katelyn Maffei, MEd '21, VRT '22, and Kinshasa Coghill, MS '02, CLVT '02, CVRT '02, OMS '23, along with Carolyn Pijanowski, '24MS VRT, '24O&M, share their stories of discovering the blindness and low vision professions, and why people from any background should consider the BLVS program.

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