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Eric McMahon Uses Professional Baseball Coaching Experience to Elevate MS-SC Program

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 in Careers in College of Health Sciences in Leaders Made in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning

Eric McMahon, MEd, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC*E is the coaching and sport science program manager for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), where he organizes and collaborates with professionals across sports organizations to support education and career advancement opportunities. Before joining the NSCA in 2020, he spent more than a decade working with professional baseball players as a strength and conditioning coach. After earning his bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Lawrence University in New York and his master’s degree in strength and conditioning from Springfield College in Massachusetts, he began his career in the Minor Leagues as a strength …

Exploring Diverse Career Paths in Chiropractic Care: Pediatrics and Neurology

Posted on July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 in Healthcare in Leaders Made in Master of Science in Chiropractic Pediatrics

For Anna Papadopoulou, MChiro, DC, DACNB, FRCC, MSc, her career lies at the intersection of chiropractic care, neurology and pediatrics. She blends her clinical expertise and commitment to education as an instructor in the Master of Science in Chiropractic Pediatrics (MS-CP) program at Logan University. Specifically, Dr. Papadopoulou teaches Pediatric Neurology 560, a 15-week course that covers important points in the ever-evolving field of pediatric neurology. “I found this an exciting yet terrifying task,” she said. “This program is training new groups of chiropractors who are excited to continue learning and becoming experts in this field. This commitment comes with …

Unlocking the Future of Healthcare: Logan’s Master of Science in Health Informatics Degree Provides Three Tracks for Maximum Customization

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 in College of Health Sciences in Healthcare in Leaders Made in Master of Science in Health Informatics in Resources

Logan’s Master of Science in Health Informatics (MS-HI) program combines aspects of healthcare, information technology and management to improve delivery, patient outcomes and overall efficiency in the healthcare system. Data is one of the most powerful tools in modern medicine. From pharmaceuticals and insurance to clinics, hospitals and non-profits, the field of health informatics is one of the fastest-growing health professions and is expected to grow 17% through 2031. Logan’s MS-HI program sits at the intersection of information technology and healthcare and offers three different tracks that allow students to customize their degree. Leadership Track: this track combines information technology, …

Teresa Saxon Bridges Nursing and Technology with Health Informatics

Posted on June 28, 2024June 27, 2024 in Alumni in College of Health Sciences in Master of Science in Health Informatics

Teresa Saxon, MS (’23), BSN, RN discovered a new passion that combined her expertise in nursing with technology – and that passion led her to recently complete Logan’s Master of Science in Health Informatics (MS-HI). Teresa’s journey into health informatics began while working as a nurse. Part of her role was to support fellow nurses with electronic health records, a digital version of a patient’s paper chart. She soon realized she enjoyed this aspect of her job, sparking a new interest in health informatics. She discovered Logan’s MS-HI program through a friend and was immediately attracted to its flexibility. The …

Dr. Karen Erickson: Pioneering Pediatric Chiropractic Integration and Education

Posted on June 26, 2024 in Healthcare in Master of Science in Chiropractic Pediatrics

Karen Erickson, DC, FACC has been in practice for more than 30 years. One of her dreams at the beginning of her career was to see chiropractic integrated into a medical care team. She was able to not only watch it come true, but also contribute to the endeavor. “More than 20 years ago, I was invited to join an integrated practice in New York City, and it was the first chiropractic credentialed teaching hospital in the country: the Center for Health and Healing at Beth Israel Medical Center,” she said. “This hospital played a historic role in integrating chiropractic …

Logan Alumna Helps Women Balance Career and Family by Sharing Helpful Tools to Simplify Life

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 in Alumni in Careers in College of Chiropractic in Master of Science in Sport Science and Rehabilitation in Resources

A three-time Logan alumna, Danielle Angela Eaton, DC (’08) received her undergraduate degree in 2006, her Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree in 2008 and her Master’s of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation (MS-SSR) also in 2008. After graduation, she began working at Logan as the assistant director of sports and rehabilitation at the University’s sports medicine clinic. In 2012, Dr. Eaton had her first child and left the position to start her own practice. “Running a solo private practice gave me great flexibility with my schedule and I was able to really focus on my patients,” she said. “However, …