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Oct. 11, 2024

Executive MHA program marks three decades of shaping health care

30 years after its creation at the University of Missouri, the Executive MHA program continues to train innovative health care leaders.

Oct. 8, 2024

Fall 2024 faculty promotions

Congratulations to College of Health Sciences faculty who received promotions this fall!

Oct. 8, 2024

Career detour fuels success as licensed physician assistant

How a detour on the road toward becoming a physician assistant helped CHS alum Taylor Lintner reach her dream destination.

Oct. 3, 2024

Fireside chat with SSM Health leaders

The Master of Health Administration program in the College of Health Sciences is pleased to host a panel discussion and reception featuring two prominent leaders in health care.

Sep. 27, 2024

Mentoring the health care experts of tomorrow

Students from across the College of Health Sciences participated in the Tomorrow’s Health Care Experts Expo put on by MU Health Care on Friday, Sept. 13, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia.  The event was attended by hundreds of high school students from across mid-Missouri. The expo was designed to help these students learn about potential career paths within the health care industry.  Senior Radiography students Jada Graves and Katelyn Kruse helped staff the Radiography booth, engaging students in a “What Bone am I?” game and discussing the student experience in the radiography program.   Other CHS programs and…

Sep. 25, 2024

Workshops designed to help students get into research 

By Rebecca Spezzano College of Health Sciences students interested in building their skills as researchers are in luck, as a series of virtual workshops this fall can help them work toward Student Training for Advancing Research (S.T.A.R.) certification.  The S.T.A.R. program was created by the Mizzou Office of Undergraduate Research. To earn the credential, students must complete five or more qualifying workshops.  While these workshops will take place via Zoom, the College of Health Sciences is hosting a series of in-person livestream sessions in 108 Clark Hall for participants who would prefer some extra camaraderie — and free snacks.  The first…

Sep. 20, 2024

2024 College of Health Sciences alumni award recipients

Margo Leitschuh, BHS ’16 Outstanding Young Alumni Margo Leitschuh (second from right) completed her BHS in Health Science in 2016 and has emerged as a national leader in college student health and well-being. She is the prevention and implementation team lead for Missouri Partners in Prevention — a coalition that includes the University of Missouri and 25 other campuses across the state — and serves as project lead for the nation’s first-ever Suicide Prevention Coalition Academy. Her nominator, Jenna Wintemberg, said Leitschuh’s commitment to giving back is evident through her ongoing support of CHS students, whether by mentoring interns, presenting…

A young woman looks into a microscope at a lab bench

Sep. 10, 2024

Internship gives Health Science major inside look at drug development

Health Science major Charlotte Munene spent the summer immersed in the research and development of life-changing medicine at the National Institutes of Health.

Sep. 6, 2024

Photo gallery: Health Sciences Scholars kickoff

The College of Health Sciences Scholars Program kicked off on Tuesday, Aug. 27, with about 50 faculty members, scholars, alumni and mentors in attendance. The orientation gave incoming scholars a chance to learn about the program as well as available opportunities for professional development and networking.

Sandra Chrapah

Aug. 29, 2024

New faculty spotlight: Sandra Chrapah

This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Sandra Chrapah Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching HS 4400: Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I am originally from Ghana and came to the U.S. as an exchange student in Minnesota during my senior year of high school. That was when a friend…