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WINTER 2014 Volume 1 • Issue 1 UPCOMING EVENTS February 4 Pacific Physical Therapy Alumni and Friends Reception at CSM bit.ly/csm020414 March 12 Pacific Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Hawaii-Kauai Regional Reception bit.ly/kauai_031214 March 15 Pacific Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Hawaii-Honolulu Regional Reception bit.ly/oahu_031514 March 19 Fresno Regional Reception and CE bit.ly/fresnoreception_031914 March 29 Pacific Speech-Language Pathology Alumni and Friends Breakfast at CSHA bit.ly/csha_032914 For more event information, go to pacificpahsalum.org/events
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BOB HANYAK GUEST BLOG I am delighted to announce our new professional doctorate degree program, Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Pacific’s Au.D. program will be the first in Northern California. It will be one of four accelerated programs in the country, and the only one in California. This program will be located on the new San Francisco campus with clinics on both the San Francisco and Stockton campuses. This threeyear accelerated program will serve a cohort of 15-20 students per year and will draw students with undergraduate majors in speech-language pathology, biology, and pre-health. The first class of Pacific’s Doctor of Audiology students will begin in the fall of 2015 pending approval of the audiology accrediting agency.
Robert E. Hanyak, Au.D. Department Chair Associate Professor of Audiology
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, “employment of audiologists is expected to grow by 37% from 2010 to 2020, much faster than the average for all occupations. Hearing loss increases as people age, so an aging population is likely to increase demand for audiologists. The early identification and diagnosis of hearing disorders in infants also will spur employment growth. Advances in hearing aid design, such as the reduction of feedback and a smaller size, may make the devices more appealing as a means to minimize hearing loss, leading to more demand for the audiologists who provide hearing aids.” There is currently a shortage of audiologists in California since the only Au.D. Program in San Diego currently graduates 8 to 10 audiologists per year. The Audiology Clinic on the Stockton campus will serve as a clinical site for students and has successfully operated since 2004. Our new Audiology Clinic on the San Francisco campus along with anticipated collaborations with many Northern California medical and audiology centers will provide student clinical experiences. The San Francisco Clinic will begin seeing patients in August 2014 and will provide residents throughout the San Francisco Bay Area with audiology and hearing aid services through patient visits and community outreach events. Want to read more? Go to pacificpahsalum.org/guestblog_bobhanyak012114 Stay on top of the most recent news, events and achievements when you subscribe to The Dean’s Letter online! Not on the list? Contact Jen Flora at jflora@pacific.edu.