SHRS Blog

Are you in the 11th or 12th grade and interested in learning about using artificial intelligence (AI) in health care? The Pitt Health Informatics faculty will be joined by the School of Medicine’s Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE) and the IEEE Computer Society to host an all-expenses-paid, weeklong summer school in Oakland from June 24 to 28, 2024.  

The University of Pittsburgh is proud to host the inaugural OTC Hearing Aid and Hearing Self-Care Symposium on June 7, 2024. The event will bring together thought leaders from pharmacy, audiology and public health to discuss how the newest class of hearing aids (over-the-counter) can increase patient access to hearing health care in the United States. 

The University of Pittsburgh Healthy Home Lab (HHL) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop technology-enabled solutions to reduce falls and improve the safety of older adults living in public and rental housing. 

The University of Pittsburgh’s Board of Trustees approved the building under construction at Fifth Avenue and Halket Street to be the new headquarters for SHRS. This building will unite nine of our 13 disciplines in one Oakland location, meeting SHRS’ immediate and future needs with modernized teaching facilities and state-of-the-art equipment.

Pitt’s Counseling program has crossed a milestone! The Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling recently received its Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Accreditation, demonstrating the program’s ability to fulfill standards set by the counseling profession to provide knowledge and skillsets to current and prospective students. 

Evans was selected for being “an inspiring example of excellence in the collaborative and holistic process of advising by preparing students for lives of impact through educational experiences tailored to their specific goals and needs.” Evans was also recognized for her institutional knowledge, enthusiasm and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Facets Magazine Feature: Thanks to the Healthy Home Lab (HHL), students in the Emergency Medicine (EM) program now have a real-life home environment in which to hone their community paramedicine skills.

FACETS Magazine Feature: For millions of aging Americans, their family home is not always a safe place. But the new Healthy Home Laboratory near the heart of the University of Pittsburgh campus is an innovative, collaborative resource where scientists, engineers, rehabilitation experts and community partners are coming together to maximize the health and safety of a typical home environment and allow more people to age safely and independently at home. 

The PAS Hybrid program has completed its first didactic year. To end their third and final semester of classes, 96 students filled the halls and exam rooms of the Murdoch building to demonstrate their skills in suturing, splinting and head-to-toe examinations before celebrating their transition from didactic student to clinical student with their white coat ceremony. These clinical students are now in supervised clinical practice across the country.

After receiving my undergraduate degree in Rehabilitation and Health Services from Penn State, I came to the University of Pittsburgh to pursue a Doctor in Occupational Therapy (OTD) degree through the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS).  

The Dietitian Nutritionist (DN) Program offers an entry point for students who obtained a bachelor’s degree from a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) at another accredited institution prior to coming to SHRS, allowing them to then obtain a Master of Science degree through Pitt’s DN Program. These students will complete two years in the DN Program, fulfilling 60 credits as opposed to the traditional three-year program for the other program entry points. While completing the two years of courses, all students complete supervised experiential learning which is divided into three major rotations: Community and Public Health Nutrition, Food Service Management and Clinical. 

Read more to learn about Sarah Grace Hayward and Danielle Barsky--two students who utilized the DPD entry point in Pitt’s DN Program.