School of Health Sciences

The Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society will coordinate the production of case study resources for Public Health and Health Sciences students.

As Raya Coley G’25 prepares to earn her Doctor of Physical Therapy on Dec. 12, she is reflecting on the relationships and skills learned, but also the goal she set for herself in the field, both to help others and be a model for other Black women in the field.

The new program, at Elon’s main campus and Charlotte national campus, will work to prepare competent, compassionate and ethical counselors committed to promoting mental wellness and addressing an urgent need for counselors.

As the two students prepare to graduate on Dec. 12, they reflect on their experience moving through the Accelerated Pathways program to physician assistant studies.

The event focused on diabetes prevention and nutrition education, with the help of developed recipes by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

After years of teaching in the classroom, Sarah Jenkins ’25 is hanging it up and putting on the scrubs as she earns a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree through Elon’s accelerated program.

Elon University’s Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Program celebrated its Class of 2026 in a November program that symbolized a transition from classroom learning to a series of clinical rotations over the next year.

The funding for a community-based initiative in the university's Physician Assistant Studies graduate program will expand medically based STEM curriculum for students in the Alamance-Burlington School System and strengthen research mentorship.

Nursing Professors Jeanmarie Koonts and Cyra Kussman presented their work on growing the next generation of culturally competent nursing students through transcultural experiences and experiential learning.

Program Director of Physical Therapy Education at Elon Robert Nithman spoke with "The Strategist" about whether your body weight should be considered when choosing a mattress.