Ellmer College of Health Sciences opens new opportunities for health care students and the community [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Old Dominion University officially opened the door to a new state-of-the-art health sciences building that will not only train health care workers of tomorrow, but is also serving the community today.

The Ellmer College of Health Sciences is home to studies on dental hygiene and restorative therapies, including physical, occupational and speech.

It includes what are called public facing centers, which means community members can go there for treatment, often without insurance and at a lower cost.

“Whatever that health needs may be, we have the programs, we have the faculty expertise, we have the physicians to address those needs,” said ODU President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D.

Students are energized by the spacious new three-story facility and state-of-the-art equipment.

“This place is spacious, and I mean, the windows are beautiful, but it’s really the little things that I was most excited about,” said Lauren Norris, an undergraduate student of the dental hygiene program.

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