PAS grad expands Detroit nonprofit for sexual assault survivors

While Kimberly Hurst '01 works as an emergency room physician assistant twice a week, the job she calls "an honor and a privilege" is running Detroit’s only nonprofit provider of sexual assault exams. Witnessing firsthand how urgently Detroit needed specialized sexual assault care, she founded WC SAFE in 2006 and just announced its evolution into Avalon, a new comprehensive healing center in Detroit that will offer expanded services to the community. 

Headlines

In memoriam: Dr. Greg S. Umstead (1946-2020)

Bending not breaking: Christine Rabinak’s PTSD research persists through the pandemic

Kappa Psi brings collaborative spirit to diabetes education program in metro Detroit

OT professors Heather Fritz, Malcolm Cutchin to depart Wayne State for Pacific Northwest University

WSU Applebaum launches doctoral program in pharmaceutical sciences and urban sustainability

Do you work with Detroit seniors? 

The Wayne State pharmacy program is part of a $2M grant to provide tech-enabled health care for Detroit’s low-income seniors. Professor Mary Beth O'Connell and her team of student pharmacists and pharmacy alumni are conducting comprehensive medication management reviews with this vulnerable population. This project must be completed by Dec. 31, so we would be grateful for your help in spreading the word. If you have a means to email a flier about the medication review program or pass them out at your professional, church, or community activities to low-income Detroiters 60 years and older, please contact Dr. O'Connell at mboconnell@wayne.edu or 313-993-7620. 

Videos

Kappa Psi takes over Wayne State Instagram stories

PharmD Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony

Sara Maher '97, '99, '20 on creating a healthy home office

WSU Applebaum featured as Wayne State earns national Excellence in Assessment award

Watch Dec. 15 at 10:30 a.m.: WSU Applebaum commencement

Leading in Turbulent Times: WSU Applebaum Alumni Town Hall

On Dec. 3, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences alumni gathered for a town hall with Interim Dean Cathy Lysack and associate deans Peter Frade and Richard Lucarotti to learn about the state of the college, how it has coped and grown in the face of adversity, and exciting updates on what the deans are looking forward to in the next six months. Watch the full event on YouTube.

Dean search

While it will be impossible to replace Interim Dean Cathy Lysack, she will complete her term in June 2021 after a yearlong extension to carry the college through pandemic response. Candidates are currently being identified. If you know someone who may be perfectly suited for this position, please share the leadership profile with them and encourage them to apply. For more information, contact Joyce De Leo or Claudia Teschky at executive search firm Witt Kieffer.

In the media

APTA: Student Bana Odeh on PT profession's minority accommodations in light of COVID-19

CBS News: Paul Kilgore talks vaccines on the Debrief with Major Garrett

WDET: Paul Kilgore discusses holiday safety on Detroit Today

News Medical: Wanqing Liu among researchers to uncover potential glycine-based treatment for NAFLD

An anchor in urban health care
As one of the founding colleges of Wayne State University, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is built on more than 100 years of tradition and innovation in the heart of Detroit. We have grown deep roots in our city, harnessing its powerhouse hospital systems and community service organizations as vibrant, real-world training grounds for our students. And our research at all levels – from undergraduates to veteran faculty members – translates into creative solutions for healthier communities.