Report to the Community - Samuel Merritt University
Report to the Community - Samuel Merritt University
Report to the Community - Samuel Merritt University
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ePort <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> community 2010 — 2011<br />
research & results<br />
throughout its his<strong>to</strong>ry, samuel merritt university has<br />
excelled at teaching. with a student <strong>to</strong> faculty ratio that<br />
averages 10 <strong>to</strong> 1, classes are known <strong>to</strong> be small, interactive<br />
and hands-on. during clinical rotations, students have<br />
access <strong>to</strong> precep<strong>to</strong>rs at <strong>the</strong> hospital, or o<strong>the</strong>r clinical<br />
sites, at a ratio of no more than 8 <strong>to</strong> 1. depending on <strong>the</strong><br />
specialty, a ratio of 1 <strong>to</strong> 1 may be required <strong>to</strong> provide safe<br />
patient care. <strong>the</strong>se<br />
fac<strong>to</strong>rs have enabled<br />
<strong>the</strong> curricula across<br />
all disciplines <strong>to</strong><br />
be consistently<br />
rigorous, fastpaced<br />
and learnercentered,<br />
with<br />
primary emphasis<br />
on student learning<br />
and patient safety.<br />
Dr. richard rocco focuses on<br />
diabetic research with DPm students<br />
David Bentley and Jeremy evans.<br />
university culture has<br />
changed dramatically<br />
in <strong>the</strong> last several<br />
years, accelerating since <strong>the</strong> college became a university<br />
in 2009. although research has been traditionally infused<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> teaching and learning experience, smu<br />
is beginning <strong>to</strong> develop within its faculty more focused<br />
efforts <strong>to</strong> produce a broad range of scholarship that<br />
can directly contribute <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> knowledge base of <strong>the</strong><br />
professional degrees that <strong>the</strong> university offers. where<br />
faculty have long been recognized as expert practitioners<br />
in <strong>the</strong>ir fields, <strong>the</strong> scholarly qualifications and interests<br />
of our professoriate have increased in impressive ways.<br />
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