Our Community Health team, in collaboration with our Addiction Medicine team, recently participated in Operation Helping Hand in Collingswood on April 12, 2023. This event aimed to address addiction and provide vital healthcare services and support to individuals in need.… Read more.

Congratulations to Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS, who has been elected to serve as President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery. The announcement was made last week during the 2023 Surgical Education Week meeting in San Diego, California.… Read more.

On April 22, 2023, Cooper will join nations around the world in celebrating Earth Day. The theme for this year’s Earth Day – “Invest in Our Planet” – highlights the importance of dedicating our time, resources, and energy to solving climate change and other environmental issues.… Read more.

Every April, we celebrate Occupational Therapy Month to honor the meaningful differences that occupational therapy practitioners make in the lives of patients.

Occupational therapy practitioners are either occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants. They are skilled health care professionals who use research and scientific evidence to ensure their interventions are effective.… Read more.

This week is National Volunteer Week. It is an opportunity to recognize and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice, and support to Cooper University Health Care. Their stories inspire others to take action, realize their power, and make a difference to our patients, visitors, and team members.… Read more.

Cooper team members are invited to the Center for Humanism’s Narrative Medicine workshop on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, from noon to 1 p.m., in room 428 at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

Participants will read and reflect on a short piece, do a brief reflective writing exercise, and share and discuss our work.… Read more.

Cooper’s Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) monthly education series is held at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. The trainings provide education on an array of topics relevant to conducting research at Cooper, with a primary focus on human subjects and research topics.… Read more.

On April 27, 2023, the Cooper University Hospital Disaster Medicine, Infection Prevention, and Infectious Disease teams will be working together to provide Cooper team members with hands-on education on proper donning/doffing procedures for a high-consequence infectious disease (HCID).… Read more.

Last month, Cooper’s Community Outreach team hosted their first-ever Community Advisory Council meeting, where Raynisha (Raye) Bulsara, Community Outreach Coordinator, acted as facilitator. In addition to Cooper team members, attendees included community members and representatives from various organizations such as the Center for Family Services, Rutgers School of Nursing, St.… Read more.

Cooper recently partnered with Better Tomorrow to host a successful COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinic at the Camden County Housing Authority.

The event aimed to increase accessibility to vaccines and promote vaccination within the community. Members of the Cooper team and other community-based organizations provided information and answer questions about the vaccines.… Read more.