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Health Sciences Students Learn by Helping Others

February 8, 2023
Dr. Angela Herman, Health Sciences chair, is collaborating with Lori’s Hands, a community-service learning program, to coordinate internships for students enrolled in Wilmington University’s College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences. Based in Newark, Delaware, Lori’s Hands builds mutually beneficial partnerships between people in the community with chronic illness and college…
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Spearheading Innovations in Nursing Education

October 28, 2022
From left: Dr. Aaron Sebach, dean of the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences and Mobile Integrated Health Nurse Practitioner with TidalHealth; MSN NP student Meagan Prime; Salisbury Fire Department Paramedic Miranda Webster; and Chris Truitt, assistant chief…
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DNP Student a Double Scholarship Winner

October 12, 2022
Lisa Lietzke Lisa Lietzke, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student, is the recipient of two prestigious scholarships that will help her realize her goal of educating other leaders in nursing. She is one of 32 nurses nationwide to receive a competitive scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds (NEF), which supports nurses seeking master’s and doctoral degrees in nursing education, practice…
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Hands-On Experience in Health Care

August 11, 2022
Hummu Saydee, a senior in the Health Sciences Program, is getting hands-on experience this summer as a paid intern for ChristianaCare Health System, learning about leading-edge approaches while building on her previous work experience in health care. Saydee is a certified nursing assistant who has worked with elderly patients in their homes and in long-term care facilities. At ChristianaCare…
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Honor Student Overcomes Disabilities to Help Others

June 8, 2022
Health Sciences junior Jessica Davenport hasn’t allowed her disabilities to interfere with her education, nor her determination to help others. She has used a wheelchair since 2004, when she suffered a severe stroke at age 19. Today, Davenport is an intern at Resources for…
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Leading with Distinction

April 29, 2022
College of Health Professions Dean Dr. Denise Wells received the DAWN 2021–2022 Leadership Award, which is granted to a woman who has excelled in the field of higher education and served with distinction as a role model for rising stars in her organization and beyond. Dr. Wells accepted her award in October, at DAWN’s virtual ceremony that brought together colleagues from neighboring colleges…
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