School of Health Sciences

When faculty in Elon's physical therapy program noticed a student interested in a piano during a course activity, it sparked an idea to connect the impact of music with the health sciences.

Physician Assistant studies recently received their first endowment, the Bo William Kopynec, M.D. and Susan Kopynec '81, PA-C, PA Program Endowment, allowing several students to receive scholarships to advance their education at Elon.

Elon is undertaking a range of construction projects this summer that will enhance the student experience and upgrade academic spaces.

With support from the Kernodle Center for Civic Life, students in over 42 courses across disciplines worked with local community partner organizations. Below, ten students of varying majors share experiences from community-based learning courses this spring.

The Elon PA Program helped to raise awareness of sexual assault and attended professional development opportunities at the end of the Spring 2024 semester.

Elon alumna Deanna DeMarco, G'23 has been awarded the prestigious Mary McMillan Scholarship Award from the American Physical Therapy Association.

Elon’s School of Health Sciences Interprofessional Simulation Center received full accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare on May 17, 2024. The IPSC team was accredited in the area of Teaching/Education.

An innovative partnership between the Department of Physical Therapy Education’s HOPE Clinic and the Engineering Department delivers a cost-effective bracing solution, enabling mobility for a spinal injury survivor.

These four awards recognize members of the Elon community for excellence in teaching, scholarship, civic engagement and mentoring.

While the rest of the nation was busy filling out their brackets to select the next NCAA Division I men’s basketball champion, nursing students were embroiled in a selection process all their own.