Author: Jamie Stoskopf

Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) who wants to advance your career? Learn more about the RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing online program at Wichita State through a virtual information session at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, or 4 p.m. today, Dec. 1. Topics will include program highlights, application process and requirements, course information and frequently asked questions. Members who wish to attend must register in advance.

The College of Health professionals (CHP) Interprofessional Education (IPE) Committee is pleased to host Alan Dow, M.D., M.S.H.A., for his presentation “Interprofessional Education: A Foundation for the Future of Healthcare” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 via Zoom. During the presentation, participants will learn about facilitation, evaluation and dissemination of IPE to improve health outcomes.

Dr. Dow is a renowned national speaker and serves as the director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care, and the Ruth and Seymour Perlin tenured professor of Medicine and Health Administration. For more information or to get the Zoom link, contact jolynn.dowling@wichita.edu.

Celebrate students, faculty and staff in the College of Health Professions during CHP Week Oct. 25-29. We encourage you to appreciate the huge impact CHP has on health care, the economy and our communities. Join the fun on social media and use the hashtag #CHPWeek.

Are you interested in a dental hygiene career? Join Wichita State’s Department of Dental Hygiene  3:30 p.m. today at Ahlberg Hall (Room 110A).

The event will offer participants information about WSU’s dental hygiene program, admission requirements and career opportunities.

Are you interested in a dental hygiene career? Join Wichita State’s Department of Dental Hygiene  3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 at Ahlberg Hall (Room 110A).

The event will offer participants information about WSU’s dental hygiene program, admission requirements and career opportunities.

Are you interested in a career in nursing? Wichita State’s School of Nursing is hosting an information session at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 in Ahlberg Hall (room 110A.)

Learn more about program options, admission requirements and ask the nursing faculty questions directly.  Please register at least 24 hours prior to the session.

Wichita State’s Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences is hosting an information session at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 via Zoom.

The session will review career opportunities in the medical laboratory sciences profession, an overview of the WSU’s Medical Laboratory Sciences program, and the application process.

The College of Health Professions is pleased to host Dr. Timothy Church, M.D., M.P.H., and Ph.D., and Wondr Health chief medical officer (formerly Naturally Slim) for the presentation Five Graphs that will Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Exercise and Health at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Campus Activities Center Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Church, MD, MPH, PhD, is one of the country’s clinical leaders in exercise and weight management and is quoted frequently in major national media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine and CNN.  Dr. Church has been instrumental in the development of the Wondr curriculum, which is inspired by his medical expertise and has been adopted by 30 states, including the State of Kansas.

As the author of more than 300 published clinical articles, Dr. Church has received numerous awards for his research in preventive health and is recognized internationally for his presentations. He also served as the vice president of medical and laboratory research at The Cooper Institute located in Dallas, Texas. The institution is recognized for its comprehensive studies on human performance and disease prevention. He also served as professor of preventive medicine at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State is offering free hearing evaluations to faculty and staff.

During the evaluations, the staff will test the patient’s hearing to determine if there is hearing loss and the type and severity of the loss. Hearing evaluations will last approximately one to two hours; however, if a patient does have hearing loss, the appointment may last longer.

To schedule an appointment, call 316-978-3289. The clinic is located at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver streets.

August is National Breastfeeding Month; and Wichita State is committed to supporting students, employees and visitors who are breast and chestfeeding parents. There are many policies and spaces supporting this initiative that expand on the Community Supporting Breastfeeding designation Wichita awarded by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition in 2016.

WSU supports breast and chestfeeding students and employees with the following policies:

• Lactation Support for Nursing Employees
• Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Students
• Pregnancy Policies

While Kansas law protects a parent’s right to breast and chestfeed in any place that is open to the general public, WSU offers several wellness spaces on the main campus and satellite locations designed for lactating parents to have a private, comfortable and sanitary place to express breast milk or breast and chestfeed.

For more information about breast and chestfeeding support resources or policies, contact Jolynn Dowling, Janice M. Riordan Distinguished Professor in Maternal Child Health, at jolynn.dowling@wichita.edu.