Trammel Robinson ’20, a business administration major from Memphis, did such a bang-up job on his internship this summer that the company’s managing director wrote officials at the University of Lynchburg to tell them about it.
Lynchburg among ‘Best-Run Colleges’
University of Lynchburg is ranked No. 19 in “Best-Run Colleges,” according to the 2020 edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, “The Best 385 Colleges.” Lynchburg was one of only three Virginia institutions on the “Best-Run” list.
MSAT student raising funds, awareness for rare disorder
When Ticynn London ’21 MSAT was born, her doctors didn’t know what was wrong with her. Her birthweight was low and her thumb was underdeveloped. As she got older, she bruised easily, her skin was discolored, she had frequent nosebleeds, and she had a hard time shaking colds and other childhood illnesses.
New master’s degree ‘looking behind the curtain’ of health benefits industry
Tim Pafford, a drug rep with the international pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, was tired of not getting answers. In his job as a senior endocrinology diabetes care specialist, he talks with health care professionals every day about diabetes medications and getting patients access to them. Over and over, he said, he found a “convoluted mess.”
Power on, work ‘on schedule’ at new residence hall
Power is on in the new residence hall and according to Kristen Cooper, director of housing and residence life, work is still on schedule for students residing in the new residence hall to move in August 26 and 27.
Leadership changes to strengthen ‘long-term state advocacy’ for PA Medicine program, profession
Dr. Jeremy Welsh has been named dean of the University of Lynchburg School of PA Medicine and senior associate dean of the College of Health Sciences. Dean of the School of PA Medicine is a new position at Lynchburg.
Virtual dissection table highlight of Hobbs-Sigler renovations
Imagine dissecting a cadaver without having to pick up a scalpel. This fall, University of Lynchburg students will be able to do that with a new, state-of-the-art tool: the Anatomage Table. Billed as “the world’s first virtual dissection table,” the Anatomage Table looks like a giant tablet computer, albeit one that’s loaded with a variety of cadavers and other anatomical and medical images.
DMSc grad to lead American Academy of Physician Assistants
A 2018 graduate of the University of Lynchburg’s Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program has been elected president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. The organization represents and advocates for more than 131,000 PAs across the U.S., its territories, and uniformed services.
Longtime athletic training professor to be inducted into NATA Hall of Fame
Dr. Pat Aronson, a longtime athletic training professor at Lynchburg, will be inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame at the organization’s annual Clinical Symposia and AT Expo held in Las Vegas June 24 to 27.
Lynchburg student maps local camp trails (and her future)
Thanks to two University of Lynchburg students and some GPS technology, Camp Kum-Ba-Yah in Lynchburg has a better map of its trails — something useful for staffers, campers, and emergency personnel alike.
