By Allan Peng, First-year student It was a pleasure to have Dr. Arun J. Sanyal speak at Eastern Mennonite University. His lecture focused on “Fatty Liver Disease: A Silent Killer in Our Communities.” He works as a professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). His....

By Ty Steve, second-year student On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill arrived at the House of Commons for the first time as Prime Minister and gave one of his most powerful speeches in which he informed the British population that their country has one aim, which was a victory at all costs. Churchill had a....

By Cheryl Doss The semester is only seven weeks old, and already our new students are starting to think about their cross-culture experience.  And although the experience happens in May, it takes months to plan and prepare the required course.  The trip of a lifetime includes observing health care delivered to underserved populations and full....

By Monica Nazir, First-Year Student The process students must go through before gaining admission to a health professionals school is often just as stressful and taxing as attending one. For this reason, the choices made on the path to reach that goal are crucial. When I decided to attend EMU’s MA in Biomedicine program, I....

By Milan Sheth Our undergrad and graduate years are one of the most stressful and uncertain phases of our lives. We enter with a mindset that maintaining a high GPA and doing well in prerequisite courses are the only priority. Although this should be every student’s main focus, it is equally important to immerse yourself....

by Cheryl Doss Like all things that are new and challenging, it isn’t always easy.  At times it is frustrating, difficult, tiresome, and just not fun.  At those times, it easy for our students to get discouraged and wonder is it worth it.  But, thankfully, there is always a classmate or faculty/staff to ready encourage....

On 3/31, Erin Frazier, a nurse who works at the Harrisonburg Community Health Center, came to speak to our class about many primary services that are offered for low income individuals and vulnerable populations. I enjoyed her input about the benefits of health centers like the one in Harrisonburg and the importance of building relationships....

I like when some of the guest lecturers we have for Suter Science Seminars take a more reflective approach about their journey throughout science and medicine. Dr. Alden Hostetter did a great job of discussing the importance of his role as a community pathologist, as well as discussing how life experiences can often play a....

Kenton Derstine is an associate professor of supervised ministry here at EMU. He came to speak with our class a little while ago about navigating the passage onto death from a family approach. I found his perspective to be insightful and I hope you will too.   Kenton Derstine is an associate professor of supervised....

Below is a summary of Jennifer Bryant’s discussion about cardiac remodeling in last wee’s Suter Science seminar. Enjoy!     Jennifer Bryant, who is an associate professor in biopharmaceutical sciences at Shenandoah University, gave a lecture about the research she has performed over the last decade that concerns cardiac remodeling and fibrosis occurring after someone....