Interim Physician Assistant Studies Program Director David Beck and his team received a $430,000 award from the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The funds will enable PA faculty to implement Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and medication therapy into their curriculum and then study the outcomes.
Associate Professor Tom Platt has been named Emergency Medicine program director. Platt is also vice chair of the Community Health Services division in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology.
Associate Professor Jonathan Pearlman is now chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and will oversee the Prosthetics & Orthotics and Rehabilitation Technology programs. Read more.
Audiology Program Director and Associate Professor Catherine Palmer (pictured center) will serve as president-elect of the American Academy of Audiology. Palmer's term begins October 1, 2018.
Assistant Professors Katelyn Allison and Matt Darnell were members of the winning team in Pitt's first Performance Innovation Tournament! Read more about their project proposal and prizes.
Communication Science and Disorders Associate Professor Elaine Mormer receives the Pennsylvania Speech-Language Hearing Association's 2018 Clinical Achievement Award.
