Groups, Activities, and Events
Dean’s Professional Development Book Club
Faculty and staff gather each semester to discuss literature relevant to healthcare education. The next book the department will discuss is Remediation in Medical Education: A Mid-Course Correction by Adina Kalet and Calvin Chou.
CHS Health Career Academy
Our Health Career Academy offers opportunities for youth to learn about health careers. The Academy specifically seeks to increase awareness of and interest in health professions among all persons. Diversity in the healthcare workforce increases patient access to care, bolsters patient satisfaction, and improves health outcomes and reduces disparities. By involving a team of students and professionals from various health disciplines – public health, physician assistant, nursing, and physical therapy – youth are exposed to understanding each profession’s role in improving the health of individuals and communities.
PT Multicultural Leadership Alliance
The Physical Therapy Multicultural Leadership Alliance (PTMLA) mission is to create an environment of self-growth in regards to cultural competence amongst our students and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the physical therapy profession.Prior events have included: Inclusive Language in Healthcare, and LGBTQIA+ Community and related health disparities. The committee is open to all PT faculty, staff, and students.
Pro Bono Clinic
Arcadia University’s student-run Pro Bono Clinic offers no-cost physical therapy services to underinsured individuals.
Learn More About Pro Bono Clinic
Public Health Week
Arcadia’s annual celebration of National Public Health Week (NPHW) focuses on various topics, like events on addiction, climate change, resilience, and careers. The topics reflect the daily themes set each year by the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Cross-Curricular Events
The 2024 Academic Year event featured Dr. Sabrina M. Heman-Ackah, MD, DPhil (Oxon), MSE in the panel “Microaggressions in Medicine: A Neurosurgeon’s Personal Perspective.” Here, she discussed her achievements and challenges as a member of two underrepresented groups in medicine, offering insights into how systemic racism impacts healthcare from the perspectives of providers, patients, and academics. This event was funded by CASAA and supports the university’s CABR initiative focused on justice, respect, and responsibility in academia and healthcare. This event was the inaugural event of a CHS-initiative to offer cross-curricular content across all CHS programs collaboratively. Each year, CHS holds collaborative events related to inclusive practice in health professions.
The 2025 Academic Year event involved faculty and students from the College of Health Sciences joined athletes, coaches, families, healthcare professionals, and other volunteers from institutions across the state at Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s annual Fall Festival. Read more
PA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
This committee, which includes program faculty and leadership, staff, students, and the CHS Dean, meets regularly to plan events according to the program’s goals and action plan. The committee is open to all PA faculty, staff, and students.
