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Emory & Henry College’s School of Health Sciences Graduates Record-Breaking Class and Two Inaugural Cohorts

by Beth Funkhouser

On Saturday, August 12, at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Va., 103 students graduated from Emory & Henry College’s School of Health Sciences, marking a milestone of the largest graduating class to date. Additionally, the College celebrated the inaugural cohorts of the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and the Doctor of Occupational Therapy. Many other students graduated with a Master of Physician Assistant Studies or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.

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E&H Master of Physician Assistant Studies students pose before the commencement ceremony held on Saturday, August 12

E&H Master of Physician Assistant Studies students pose before the commencement ceremony held on Saturday, August 12

“Class of 2023, we salute you,” declared Emory & Henry President Dr. John W. Wells to the graduates. “You’ve persevered during these unprecedented times, demonstrating great resilience and unwavering commitment to your goal of earning your degree. You have made many sacrifices and put in many long hours of studying while also providing high-quality health care to your patients during this global pandemic. We have no doubt that you will be true leaders in your chosen healthcare profession.”

Emory & Henry College’s Health Sciences campus was launched in 2014 to prepare compassionate, patient-centered, highly-skilled healthcare professionals who provide quality patient care and actively engage in leadership and service opportunities within their professional organizations and communities. The College began offering Occupational Therapy in 2016 as a Master’s program and has since graduated 128 students. The Master of Occupational Therapy was replaced by the doctoral program in the fall of 2020 and celebrates members of the class of 2023 as the first to graduate from the doctoral program. The Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling was launched in the fall of 2021 as a 24-month program and one of the region’s most affordable The program at Emory & Henry is ideally suited to meet the needs of this region by providing excellent training for qualified mental health counselors.

“The world is in desperate need of your love, but what I have seen in the last year is a desperate need to know we are loved,” said Washington County native, Joshua von Castle ’07, ’17 and ’23, who spoke at the commencement on behalf of the inaugural cohort of the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. “What may seem like good common sense has become an increasingly revolutionary idea in our world; to give and receive love. May we all, each of us present here today practice this, the most important work of our lives,” he continued. Von Castle recently accepted a position at Highlands Community Services in Abingdon, Va., where he will provide community mental health services focusing on various mental health and substance use needs.

Emory & Henry College is proud to celebrate the significant milestones reached by both the College and the honorable class of 2023. For more information on the Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences and its programs, please visit www.ehc.edu/shs.

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Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences awarded more than 100 advanced healthcare degrees to students in the Clinical Mental Health C...
Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences awarded more than 100 advanced healthcare degrees to students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Physical Therapy programs
“What may seem like good common sense has become an increasingly revolutionary idea in our world; to give and receive love. May we all, each of us present here today practice this, the most important work of our lives.”
-Joshua von Castle ’07, ’17 and ’23

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3027-the-dpt-class-of-2024-earn-their-white-coats"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.jpg" alt="DPT class of 2024 at their White Coat Ceremony" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/95/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14173_DPT_white_Coat_2024.rev.1690377526.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3027-the-dpt-class-of-2024-earn-their-white-coats">The DPT Class of 2024 Earn Their White Coats</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p style="font-weight: 400;"> The Emory & Henry Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program housed in the School of Health Sciences on the Marion campus held a traditional White Coat Ceremony on Friday, June 23, 2023, at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion.</p><p style="font-weight: 400;"> The White Coat Ceremony signifies the beginning of the year-long clinical rotation component of the program as a physical therapy student and comes following two years focused on the didactic portion of students’ training.</p><a href="/live/news/3027-the-dpt-class-of-2024-earn-their-white-coats" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg" alt="Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program taking assessments." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1799" data-max-h="1796" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program">Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The DPT-EAP program offers a select number of talented high school seniors a position in the Emory & Henry College Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning with their undergraduate studies. <a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2982-enhancing-the-future-of-regional-healthcare"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg" alt=" Regional academic leaders from Bristol City, Wythe, Smyth and Washington counties join the Emory & Henry leadership team to promot..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2982-enhancing-the-future-of-regional-healthcare">Enhancing the Future of Regional Healthcare</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College was among nine partners recently awarded the College Partnership Laboratory School Planning Grant for $200,000 from the Virginia Department of Education in February. It is expected to launch during the 2023-2024 academic year.</p><a href="/live/news/2982-enhancing-the-future-of-regional-healthcare" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg" alt="School of Health Science students present Creed Rosenbalm with his new tractor in part with Children's Assistive Technology Service (CATS..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams">School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) students partnered with Children’s Assistive Technology Service (CATS) to provide a Go Baby Go modified off-the-shelf ride on car for a local little boy, Creed Rosenbalm. <a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/846-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-physician"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg" alt="The class of 2021 Physicians Assistant Studies students recite their oath." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/846-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-physician">White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Physician Assistant Students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The School of Health Sciences held a White Coat Ceremony on Monday, May 20 welcoming the Physician Assistant Studies program class of 2021 at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. <a href="/live/news/846-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-physician" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1539-eamph-physician-assistant-studies-faculty-members"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 3x"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png" alt="Harry Howe and Amanda Fleenor" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 3x" data-max-w="1078" data-max-h="1040" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1539-eamph-physician-assistant-studies-faculty-members">E&H Physician Assistant Studies Faculty Members recognized by Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amanda Fleenor, Director of Didactic Education, and Harry Howe, Adjunct Professor, were both recipients of awards from the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants (VAPA) at the 2020 VAPA Fall Conference on November 7.</span> <a href="/live/news/1539-eamph-physician-assistant-studies-faculty-members" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1106-second-class-of-occupational-therapists-graduate"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg" alt="The MOT Class of 2019 had 33 graduates." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1367" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1106-second-class-of-occupational-therapists-graduate">Second Class of Occupational Therapists Graduate from School of Health Sciences</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences graduated its second class of students with a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (MOT) at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 14 in downtown Marion. The 33 students hail from six states and plan to practice in various areas of the country. </p><a href="/live/news/1106-second-class-of-occupational-therapists-graduate" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>