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Paying it Forward with a Scholarship for Health Informatics Students

October 10, 2022 | 6 min read

Kim Peterson, assistant professor in the Health Informatics (HI) program, reflects on her journey to HI and her hopes for the future.

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Alumni Feature Faculty Feature

Children with Cerebral Palsy: Setting Them Up for Success in the MS in Physical Therapy Program

August 23, 2022 | 8 min read

“Anybody who is different is looked at and stared at. That happens around the globe,” observes Sue Whitney when asked how society views children with cerebral palsy (CP). As co-director and professor of the Master of Science in Physical Therapy (MSPT) program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation…

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Department Feature Faculty Feature Research Feature

Our Researchers are Using Health Informatics Technologies to Improve Patient Care

August 9, 2022 | 5 min read

Yanshan Wang, assistant professor and vice chair for Research in the Department of Health Information Management shares how Health Informatics has impacted patients.

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Faculty Feature

Whitney Named First Non-Physician Recipient of Hallpike-Nylen Award

May 24, 2022 | 3 min read

At the 2022 International Bárány Society meeting in Madrid, Spain, Professor Sue Whitney received the prestigious Hallpike-Nylen Award for her lifetime achievements in vestibular clinical research.