High-Impact Experiences
An Etown education is for people who feel the pull to contribute to the world. The Elizabethtown College School of Human and Health Professions integrates our students' compassion with professional study. Our students learn to make an impact through their work both inside and outside the classroom. Be the change you wish to see with Elizabethtown College's School of Human and Health Professions.
Human and Health Professions Programs
Meet the Dean
Dr. Humbert joined the Etown faculty in 2007. Prior to that, she was on the faculty at The Pennsylvania State University – Berks campus, and she served as an adjunct faculty at Etown as needed. Dr. Humbert’s experience includes early intervention services, classroom and community-based family-centered practice, mental health and behavioral services, adult and pediatric rehabilitation, community-based services, private practice and consultation.
Learn by Doing
Many of our programs will have you using your skills in your field well before you graduate. Student-teaching, fieldwork, clinicals, and other capstone projects will have you learning on the job and ready to enter the workforce from day one after graduation.
Not Your Average Classroom
As a student in Etown’s School of Health and Human Professions, you will put theory into practice and get plenty of hands-on experience through simulation activities. From occupational therapy labs to our Kid’s Zone, our spaces offer unique ways to learn in hands-on spaces:
Physical Rehabilitation Lab
The Physical Rehabilitation Lab is an instructional space designed to foster your understanding of how body movements relate to the tasks of daily life. In this room, the "science of our body" meets the "function" needed for living. You’ll navigate concerns and practice practical applications like: How do you get into the bathtub or bed when you use a wheelchair? How do you facilitate movement of your arm in order to get your shirt on? How do you tie your shoes when you don't have the balance to lean over? These questions are answered in the simulated bed and bath corner and by gaining practice with occupational therapy mats and adaptive equipment.
Occupations Lab
Occupations are the meaningful activities of our lives. The Occupations Lab is an instructional space where our Occupational Therapy students learn the importance of engaging in the meaningful occupations of life and how to adapt to these when a person experiences life through a difference in the way that the mind, body, or spirit functions. These differences may be due to an illness, a medical condition, or an environmental barrier, but you’ll learn how to help your future patients navigate daily challenges that come with sudden life changes.
Kids Zone
Adults are not the only group that occupational therapists might work with! The Kid Zone at Etown College is an instructional lab designed to foster our Occupational Therapy students' learning about the important occupations of children: play, school, self-care and independence. The needs of children still in crucial developmental life stages differ greatly from the needs of adults. The space is flexible enough to accommodate both large and small motor skills activities. This is a place where kids can be kids and you can learn from them.
Cadaver Lab
Etown's cadaver lab allows students to examine portions and identify components of anatomy on a cadaver in small groups. Students will learn the basic head to toe anatomy needed as a foundation needed for clinical rotations and careers in nursing, biology, phsyician assistant, and more.