Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Marquette University mobilized its health and medical faculty and staff to provide help and insights into the emerging disease. Testing was a key component of the university’s strategy, and it was a massive undertaking. While new tests were being developed…

By Ann Christenson The L-shaped, light-filled room is stocked with equipment — an anti-gravity treadmill, an elliptical machine, free weights, exercise balls, high and low tables — but only a few patients. It’s the end-of-semester lull for the Marquette Sports Rehabilitation Clinic. Normally, says clinic director Jeff Wilkens, PT ’99…

Resident. For many, the term conjures up images of overworked young medical professionals on TV shows like ER and Grey’s Anatomy, fraught with drama and filled with little substance. …

By Martina Ibanez-Baldor Danny Steeno, a senior majoring in biomedical sciences, was 8 years old when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, devastating the city of New Orleans. It was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States, displacing hundreds of thousands from their homes. …

By Stephen Filmanowicz Marquette’s unique summer brain course is an enlightening 3D journey through brain form and function — and a window into the college’s invaluable gross anatomy traditions. It’s day one of Marquette’s summer brain dissection course, lunch time. After a meal of lasagna and salad, Jessica Alva is…

By Jesse Lee A decade ago, people with aphasia faced a long and difficult road to recovery. With advances in neuroscientific treatment, the Intensive Aphasia Program at Marquette is revolutionizing aphasia care. Ashley Stich is a typical 17-yearold who loves to do traditional teen activities — she was a two-time…

By Jennifer Anderson Last year, Karene Boos, a 1995 physical therapy graduate who has served the people of Africa in myriad ways for more than 20 years, developed the idea for a physical therapy internship in Tanzania. “There are so many benefits for students who participate in an international clinical…

By Jesse Lee PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD — ANN FARESE There are two reasons why Ann Farese, Med Tech ’74, attended Marquette: a renowned Jesuit education and a strong program in Medical Technology (now Clinical Laboratory Science). She says both contributed to her success in her life and her work. Farese…

Marquette physician assistants learn the intangibles of health care, including empathy and kindness, at the Repairers of the Breach clinic in Milwaukee. By Allison Dikanovic A man walked into the Repairers of the Breach community clinic on a Tuesday afternoon complaining that his feet were extremely sore. According to Pastor…