Stories

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Get to Know Pitt Doctor of PA Studies Student Gianna Coscia

September 8, 2023 | 4 min read

This full-time clinical research physician assistant in neurosurgery from Buffalo, NY, shares why the Pitt online program is setting her up for expanded leadership opportunities.

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The Personal and Professional Benefits of Earning a Doctor of PA Studies Degree

August 11, 2023 | 4 min read

By pursuing a higher level of academic standing, the DPAS student can simultaneously obtain professional achievement and fulfill interpersonal growth.

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Emerging Sports Science Professional Scholarship Awarded to Kristofer Herlitz

July 21, 2023 | 3 min read

Congratulations to Master of Science in Sports Science student Kristofer Herlitz for being awarded the Emerging Sports Science Professional Scholarship at Pitt.

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Congratulations to the 2023 AccelerATe Scholarship Award Winners

July 21, 2023 | 5 min read

Congratulations to the three recipients of the AccelerATe Scholarship award, granting up to $5,000 for students in the Master of Rehabilitation Technology and Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics programs.

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Pitt OTD Student Makes a Difference in Gender-Affirming Care

July 17, 2023 | 3 min read

Tana Pierro, a student in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program, who has initiated plans to implement gender-affirming care in occupational therapy education and spaces.

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OT and PAS Students are Allies for Health + Wellbeing’s 2023 Bright Young People

July 12, 2023 | 9 min read

Tana Pierro, a student in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Deionte Harrilla-Gray, a student in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, were each named Allies for Health + Wellbeing's 2023 Bright Young People.

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Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS) Students Shine at the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Association Conference

June 30, 2023 | 3 min read

Several students in the Pitt Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) master’s program were honored at the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Association (PRA) Professional Development Institute (PDI) this spring.