Thinking about, caring about, and working to serve the needs of the elderly is what keeps Dr. Theresa Redling, DO, FACP invigorated and engaged. Since 2014 she has served on the Advisory board of Felician University’s Institute for Gerontology (IFG), which works to address the human, societal, and health conditions of a growing elderly population.

The Felician School of Nursing was a proud recipient of an AT&T Foundation Matching Telehealth Challenge Grant to help prepare nursing students for evolving global and technical advances of health care. This challenge was organized with the support of Felician Trustee, Charlene Brown. The pandemic highlighted innovative ways of receiving virtual health care via telehealth.

Whenever a member of our Felician community is asked to identify an expert in gerontology, Dr. Ann Verrett Guillory is the faculty member that is named. She has the distinction of being a recognized expert in gerontology at Felician University. Dr. Guillory is a member of the School of Arts and Sciences Counseling Psychology Department.

Congratulations to Felician University's Adult Geriatrics Graduates! Felician University School of Nursing is pleased to recognize our 2021 graduates from the Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program.  The following students successfully completed the rigorous requirements needed to graduate from this prestigious program: Susanne Capozzi, Lucia Cuttone, Gemelia Jeffrey, Blazej Kossakowski, Lizeth Ordonez, Alexandra Richardson, Melissa Rosario,

As people live longer, the use of multiple medications to treat conditions that may have started in middle age, combined with comorbidities related to aging, can put the elderly in a potentially precarious position. Although there is no concrete definition of polypharmacy, some have defined it as the use of multiple medications without clear indications

Dr. Elizabeth Van Dyk Appointed to Christian Health Board of Trustees In May 2021, Dr. Elizabeth Van Dyk DNP, RN, FNP-C, ANP-C, ANP-BC, Associate Dean for the School of Nursing Graduate Program, was nominated and appointed to the Christian Health Board of Trustees. Dr. Van Dyk is a practicing Nurse Practitioner who received her doctoral

At Felician University, we are preparing students to work in careers that address the needs of older adults. Our Occupational Therapy Assistant Program was developed to achieve this goal and admitted its first class of students in 2021. Occupational Therapy has been considered a profession in the United States since 1917. The focus of this