Happy February to our favorite future health professionals!

Hoping you are feeling the love this month and are crushing that class schedule 💙

We know, we know, you are busy! If you do not read anything else in here, please at least glance over these important dates:

February Observance: Black History Month

2/1 Sonography and Radiation Therapy applications due 

*Note that recommendation forms will still be sent after the deadline

2/3 First Parallel Planning Session

2/14 Valentine's Day

2/15 Recreation Therapy application due

2/17 Midterms begin

 

Keep reading for more information on:

- Parallel Planning

- Information Sessions 

- Campus and Community Happenings

- Black History Month

If you applied to a selective or competitive CHP program, it is a good idea to make a Parallel Plan. Parallel plans create options if an application is not accepted or the student chooses a different career path.

Don't wait until the sea starts spinning, check out the virtual dates below:

❤️🗓️ February 3rd, 11th, 18th, 26th
🍀🗓️ March 10th, 11th

Registration for Spring and Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Winter 2026 opens in March. Make an advising appointment soon to ensure you can get the assistance you need before your registration date!

If you are a first-year or transfer student, you are REQUIRED to meet with an advisor before registering. Banner will literally stop you. So please, make that appointment. 

First year advising appointments are available via Zoom or in-person. No matter what you choose, we've got your back.

🗓️ February 6th | 12:00 PM

🗓️ February 19th | 7:00 PM

🗓️ February 24th | 12:00 PM

Meet with program director Janna Pacey to discuss the College of Health Professions Health Information Management program!

🗓️ February 13 (Thursday) @ 9 a.m. 

🗓️February 25 (Tuesday) @ 10 a.m. 

Join the MPH program director, Dr. Ranelle Brew, to learn how and why you should earn your Master of Public Health at Grand Valley State University. 

🗓️ February 25th @ 12 PM

Join the program director, Dr. Ann Flint, to learn how and why you should earn your BSRC at Grand Valley State University.

This information session will present an overview of the profession and program, and provide you with the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the program application process, eligibility requirements, prerequisites, courses, and more.

The Winter Career & Internship Fair is an excellent place to kick off your job or internship search, or to begin networking with organizations looking to hire Grand Valley students and alumni of all majors! 230 employers with immediate openings are expected to attend.

RSVP for this event

Learning about Black history in healthcare can help improve health equity and the quality of healthcare for all. As healthcare providers, engaging in learning around Black History can help you better understand and meet the needs of their patients. 

Yale Public Health has provided a great reading and watch that serves as a great starting point for learning during BHM, and beyond. 

Here are some highlights:

📖 Books

- "Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot" by Mikki Kendal

- "Infectious Fear: Politics, Disease, and the Health Effects of Segregation" by Samuel K. Roberts

- "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present" by Harriet A. Washington

 

🤓 Articles

- Carter, C.R. (2022), Gaslighting: ALS, anti-Blackness, and medicine. Feminist Anthropology, 3: 235-245.

- Opara, I., Lardier, D. T., Jr, Metzger, I., Herrera, A., Franklin, L., Garcia-Reid, P., & Reid, R. J. (2020). "Bullets Have no Names": A Qualitative Exploration of Community Trauma Among Black and Latinx Youth. Journal of child and family studies, 29(8), 2117–2129.

- Oro, P.J.L. (2021). A Love Letter to Indigenous Blackness. NACLA Report on the Americas, 53(3), 248-254.

 

🍿 Watching

- 13th (documentary on Netflix)

- "The Body Is Not an Apology" by Sonya Renee Taylor (spoken word poetry available on Youtube)

- The Heart Still Hums (documentary short film available on Youtube)