PHILADELPHIA—Drexel University opened its $3.7 million Parkway Health & Wellness clinic in downtown Philadelphia.
The clinic is located on the second and third floors in 23,000 square feet of space at the Three Parkway building at 1601 Cherry St. It will serve as a faculty practice site, offer primary care services and provide clinical training to students in Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The facility will also house research facilities on both floors. The newly completed clinical and research space is part of a larger renovation project designed to move the majority of the College of Nursing and Health Professions' academic offices into the Three Parkway Building by 2015.
“At Parkway Health & Wellness, our world-class faculty get to practice what they teach,” says Gloria Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCP, dean of and a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. “That opportunity, combined with the raw talent of our eager students, will translate to bringing patients great outcomes in care and bringing students learning opportunities in a real-world clinical setting.”
Primary care services by nurse practitioners and physician assistants to be provided at the clinic include an emphasis on women's health and occupational health services; physical therapy services for musculoskeletal and neurological conditions and improve runners' performance; nutrition counseling including counseling focused on specific health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease; behavioral health counseling by couple and family therapists and through the creative arts therapies of music, art and dance/movement therapy
Types of research to be conducted at the center include studies in biomechanical aspects of back and shoulder pain; treatment approaches for osteoporosis, depression and breast cancer survivors; music therapy for chronic pain; studies of the brain's response to food; child and adult studies in physical activity and obesity; studies of running and gait; studies of lifespan caregiving; and studies of activity and participation in children with cerebral palsy. See story in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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