Author: Jamie Stoskopf

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program at Wichita State has welcomed five new resident dentists in their 2024-25 class: Dr. Nick Desch, Dr. Claire Freeman, Dr. Elizabeth Kiefner, Dr. Emma King and Dr. Brad Miller.  

The AEGD program is a one-year dental residency program that provides dentists with advanced comprehensive clinical experience. This is the only dentistry education training in Kansas. 

The dentists practice at WSU General Dentistry, located on the corner of 29th and Oliver St. The clinic provides a full range of services including cleanings, whitening, fillings and implants, along with in-house specialists for periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and prosthetics. The clinic is open to the public and currently accepting new patients. WSU students and their spouses and children are eligible for the Student Dental Discount program, which offers services that are up to 30% off the prices at a private dental practice.

Congratulations to Wichita State’s College of Health Professions for winning the 2024 Clash of the Colleges. The event was an evening of competition and spirit, with students in each academic college competing against each other in field day events like relay races and team sports.

Congratulations to the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Fine Arts for placing second and third. Another honor awarded was the Spirit Award, which went to the College of Engineering.

Wichita State’s First-Year Programs in Student Success hosted the 10th annual Clash of the Colleges Aug. 23.

Check out WSU’s social media to see photos and videos from Clash of the Colleges:

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The College of Health Professions (CHP) recently held its third annual Kansas High School Health Science Teacher’s Workshop, aimed at enhancing high school educators’ knowledge and teaching strategies related to the healthcare industry. The workshop featured speakers Dr. Sam Smith, Brittni Mayagoitia and Dr. Rhonda Williams, who provided insights into mastering the nervous system through active learning, transitioning from healthcare practice to classroom teaching and utilizing a hands-on approach for teaching clinical skills.

Participants engaged in interactive skill-building exercises and toured the college’s cutting-edge laboratories, including the Gross Anatomy, Human Simulation, and School of Nursing Simulation labs. These experiences were designed to equip teachers with innovative methods and resources to inspire their students to pursue healthcare careers.

In addition, travel scholarships were offered to support teachers from outside the Wichita area in attending the workshop. The college extends its gratitude to Ascension Via Christi for co-sponsoring the event and contributing to its success.

Kudos to the spring 2024 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates, who achieved a 98% pass rate on the NCLEX licensure exam on their first attempt, surpassing the national average pass rate.

Congratulations to the hardworking students, faculty and staff. A pass rate of this magnitude is an outstanding accomplishment, and a testament to the exceptional education students receive in the School of Nursing at Wichita State.

The Physician Associate program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lorna Nguutu as the new medical director and Dr. Marc Duverseau as the new associate medical director. The program looks forward to furthering student growth under their medical expertise and dedication to the PA community.

Drs. Nguutu and Duverseau are replacing longtime medical director, Dr. Garold Minns. The PA program extends its gratitude to Dr. Minns for his many years of service to the program.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State is open all summer, offering services to the public and the WSU community. The clinic provides services to people across all ages who have communication difficulties, including speaking, hearing, swallowing and spoken and written language impairments.

The Speech-Language-Hearing clinic is located in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver. Call 316-978-3289 to schedule an appointment.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State is open all summer, offering services to the public and the WSU community. The clinic provides services to people across all ages who have communication difficulties, including speaking, hearing, swallowing and spoken and written language impairments. The clinic offers hearing evaluations to faculty and staff at no additional charge.

The Speech-Language-Hearing clinic is located in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver. Call 316-978-3289 to schedule an appointment.

Are you interested in a career in nursing? The School of Nursing is hosting an information session at 10 a.m. Friday, June 7 in 110A Ahlberg Hall.

Join to learn more about the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs at Wichita State, admission requirements and ask questions directly to nursing faculty.

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

During the evaluations, an audiologist 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. If a patient does appear to 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.

The Wichita State and University of Kansas interdisciplinary team won second place at the annual CLARION Interprofessional National Case Competition. Students presented “Pandemics Past, Present, and Future: Emphasizing Trust & Equity in Emergency Preparedness and Response” with their analysis and implementation plans that reflect how to prepare and respond effectively to an arising pandemic. Team members from the Wichita State College of Health Professions are Taylor Lipford, (speech-language pathology), Kristen Geiger (physician associate) and Taygen Altenburg (health administration).

The team competed at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and the competition included 11 teams from universities across the country, with 47 students representing different healthcare professions. The team was coached by Sarah Flora, assistant educator with the Wichita State School of Nursing, and Mary Koehn, education associate professor with the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita.

CLARION is a national competition dedicated to improving health care through interprofessional collaboration. Student teams are given a case and charged with creating a feasible 360-degree, interprofessional plan to address a specific health care issue. Students work as part of an interdisciplinary team and present their research to a panel of interprofessional judges.