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Healing Hearts provides meaningful service opportunities for students in pre-health tracks.


Austin Schlater was training for the military when a nasty back injury introduced him to physical therapy. Now he’s learning how to help others recover from their injuries as a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Physical Therapy at UD.

Ohio's Great Minds Fellowship Program is simultaneously helping clinical mental health counseling students defray the costs of grad school while addressing mental health workforce shortages.

Assistant clinical professor Rebecca Gonter-Dray was recognized as the 2025 Outstanding Dietetics Educator for the Ohio chapter of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and also for the north central region of the national organization.

Garro is excelling in the classroom and in the field, and she's looking forward to helping people bounce back after an injury.


As part of her curriculum in the physician assistant program, Jayla Treadwell '24 partnered with the Dayton Early College Academy to introduce high school students to the PA profession.

As a National Health Service Corps scholar, Halemah Shuman reflects on her drive to bridge health disparities, serve underserved communities, and the powerful motivation rooted in both personal passion and faith.

Seventy five individuals volunteered over 225 hours of service during the inaugural Day of Service in UD's physical therapy program.