There’s No Limit to the Possibilities for PA Doctoral Graduates
The job of a physician assistant/associate (PA) is demanding and fast-paced but at the same time, extremely satisfying. It is also a launching pad for even greater career advancement.
Spring/Summer 2026
Touching Lives Through Research
Researchers Angela Caldwell (Department of Occupational Therapy) and Andi Saptono (Department of Health Information Management) collaborate to establish healthy routines for children with Down syndrome.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) is a leader in the field of health care education, with several of our programs ranked among the best in the country and with alumni representing SHRS around the world. Inside every issue of our alumni magazine, FACETS, you’ll discover many sides of the SHRS legacy. You’ll hear how our students and faculty continue to step out boldly and confidently in the classroom, in the lab and in the community. You’ll learn how we help to advance health care in every way possible: leading innovation and collaboration, producing groundbreaking research and establishing meaningful connections. You’ll get a sense of our past. And the vision that drives us to shape the future of health care.
Healthier Routines Help Children with Down Syndrome Thrive
Researchers at SHRS are finding ways to help families develop healthy routines that support the needs of children with Down syndrome so they grow up healthier and are better able to thrive in the adult world.
From Lab to Market: Commercial Translation Prevents Injuries and Ensures Holistic Health for All
Commercial translation and research projects across SHRS departments prevents injuries and ensures holistic health.
Hearing Between the Lines: Inside Pitt’s Push to Bring Precision Medicine to Hearing Health Care
Researchers are building the foundation for precision audiology, a model in which every patient receives an individualized hearing profile as specific and actionable as any other personalized medicine approach.
How Baby Elephants Are Enhancing Health Care in Mozambique
Faculty from the Pitt Emergency Medicine program and Health Sciences traveled to Mozambique to teach an Emergency Medical Responder course to Gorongosa National Park team members.
Eyes on the Future. Roots in the Past. From Emergency Medicine to the City of Pittsburgh Chief of Police.
A 2001 graduate of the Pitt Emergency Medicine program, Jason Lando worked as a Pittsburgh police officer, then police chief in Frederick, MD, and is now the new chief of police for the City of Pittsburgh.
Leading by Example. Mentee Turns Mentor as the New City of Pittsburgh Director of Public Safety
Sheldon Williams, assistant professor of the Pitt Emergency Medicine program, is the new director of public safety for the City of Pittsburgh.
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