Growing up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Saloni Christian was surrounded by healthcare professionals. Her dad is a physician, and her mom is a psychologist. Though never pressured to go into medicine, Christian knew at an early age that she wanted to come to America, study pre-medicine biology and then go to medical school.Christian decided to attend Kent State University – more than 7,700 miles away from her hometown – where her brother received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, to begin her medical journey in 2019. She was active on campus, working at the Warren Student Recreation and Wel...

For Ayat Husain, the road to Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine started with her own two feet.Ayat Husain grew up in Green, Ohio. After graduating from high school, she joined Kent State in fall 2019, majoring in biology. During that first semester, she learned about the university’s College of Podiatric Medicine. It wasn’t the first time she had heard about podiatric medicine.A Pathway to Podiatric Medicine“I have flat feet,” Husain explained. Flat feet are a common condition in which the feet have little or no arches when pressed flat on the ground. “I knew about the podia...

Every Sept. 30, vacation balances that are over the maximum accrual are cut back to three times your annual accrual. This is in accordance with vacation policy 6-11.7.What does this mean for me?You are receiving this message because you may be at risk of losing vacation hours over the policy maximum of three times your annual accrual. Please take a few minutes today to view your leave balances in FlashLine and your maximum hours for vacation carryover. This is an informational message only. At this point, it is difficult to determine who will be affected by the cutback because of the accruals ...