Julie Morita, MD, executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), will deliver the 2021 Sargent College virtual commencement address. As the nation’s largest private philanthropy dedicated solely to improving the nation’s health, RWJF is focused on advancing health equity where everyone in America has a fair and just opportunity to live the […]
(4/16/2021, The Daily Free Press) Though COVID-19 has largely dominated health-related news since last year, health inequities and immigrant vulnerabilities are still critical topics that persisted before the pandemic. Boston University School of Medicine, BU School of Public Health, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Boston Medical Center co-hosted the “Immigrant Health […]
(2/25/2021, APDA Rehab Resource Center) Podcast presented by Sargent Choice senior nutritionist Rachel Reynolds with host Tami DeAngelis, senior physical therapist in the BU Center for Neurorehabilitation. Discover the connection between movement and nutrition for people with Parkinson’s disease. Watch the video
Join Sargent Student Government on Tuesday, December 1 from 7-8:30 p.m. ET for a discussion about racism in healthcare facilitated by Sargent faculty. Please register to receive the Zoom event link. Register
Join us for our virtual Family & Friends Weekend! BU has put together more than thirty complimentary events and programs for our BU community. Schedule of Events Sargent College “Office Hours” Friday, October 16, 4-5 p.m. ET Join our Program Directors, Academic Counselors, Associate Dean for Digital Learning, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Dean of […]
We are pleased to announce the virtual Sargent College Professional Development Workshops Series sponsored in partnership with the Sargent College Alumni Association and the BU Center for Career Development(CCD). These events, available to Sargent undergraduates, allow students to advance their professional development and network with Sargent alumni. We developed this workshop series in response to […]
This workshop will show you how networking is as easy as “P.I.E”. Utilize this simple methodology to formulate your Pitch, leave an Impression, and Execute the follow up to maintain the relationship. Then take the opportunity to practice by networking with Sargent alumni! Presented by Fernando J. Limbo III (’16) Search Consultant, Howard Fischer Associates Monday, November 2, […]
This workshop will help you take your passion and interests and begin to shape and form them. Through a personality inventory (taken prior to the workshop), self-reflection, and group activities with Sargent alumni, you’ll gain the confidence and focus to take the next steps in both your academic and professional endeavors. Presented by Fernando J. […]
“If you want to improve health, you have to reduce inequity,” said Donald Berwick, a pediatrician and an expert on healthcare quality and improvement, who delivered Sargent’s 2019 Meredith E. Drench Lecture, “Start Here: Getting Real about Social Determinants of Health.” Using New York City’s subway map, Berwick highlighted how inequality affects health. On a […]
(2/28/20, BU Today) The Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards are given each year to advisors “who have engaged students in the collaborative process of advising and have had a significant impact on students’ academic careers.” Clinical associate professor of occupational therapy Nancy Lowenstein, who has been an advisor ever since coming to BU in 1999, knows […]
Students and faculty from our DPT and PhD programs presented their research at the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2020 Combined Sections Meeting in February.
(2/18/20, Daily Free Press) Students in Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences presented their research at the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2020 Combined Sections Meeting, a national conference that ran from Wednesday through Saturday.E llie Ottman and Jenna Zajec, both first year PhD students at Sargent, traveled to Denver, Colorado for the […]
Wendy Coster, Professor and Chair in the Department of Occupational Therapy, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Presidents’ Commendation Award from The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF). The rarely given accolade was established jointly by the governing Boards of both AOTA and AOTF to honor […]
(11/19/19, Runner’s World) Expert Quote: “The truth is, none of these strategies will solve the problem; they actually risk making it worse by overemphasizing weight or controlling food intake. The volume of questions on these themes tells me that coaches are in dire need of education on these topics.” – Associate Professor Paula Quatromoni Read […]
(11/05/19, Insider) Expert Quote: “[Peanut butter and jelly sandwich] provides protein, carbs, and fat. I could survive forever on this meal. Most American children do.” – Clinical Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the article