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Where Are They Now?
MARYLAND
Brittney Hamlett, MMS ’17: Expert in the ER
When Brittney Hamlett, MMS ’17, was a student in the University’s Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program, she completed an elective rotation in the Emergency Room. That confirmed that what she wanted to do — be a Physician Assistant in the ER — was going to be the right choice. And, she’s been in the ER ever since.
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CALIFORNIA
Rachel Plavnik, MS ’19: Go West, Young SLP
When she was looking for a speechlanguage pathology (SLP) graduate school, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, resident Rachel Plavnik, MS ’19, wanted to stay close to home. That made the Salus University SLP program — with its focus on interprofessional collaboration and clinical training — the perfect spot for Plavnik to continue her educational journey. But now that speech-language pathologist is a professional, being close to home wasn’t quite as important. As a result, Plavnik moved to Los Angeles where she works at a skilled nursing facility in addition to working part-time at a local hospital.
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Cora Franze, MS ’20: Inspired to go O&M
Cora Franze, MS ’20, was initially introduced to the field of blindness and visual impairment when she worked as a special education paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary School in Blaine, Minnesota. At the time, she was paired with a girl who was totally blind and behind in visual impairment skills. The girl’s Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialist, Julie Kochevar, MS ’05, was a Salus University graduate. As a result, Franze heard a lot of good things about the University’s Orientation and Mobility program and she’s now working as an O&M instructor.
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Sara Reuss, MS ’17, CLVT: Career Path Inspiration
When Sara Reuss, MS ’17, CLVT, was in high school, her mother would encourage her to volunteer every summer at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, a school in Nebraska City. That’s where she got her first taste of helping visually impaired and blind students. But meeting an Orientation and Mobility specialist changed her career path. “She was really inspiring and I thought O&M sounded like a really great job,” Reuss said. “You can work with students in the school, you can go out into the community, and teach in all these great environments.”
