CAMPUS SCENE // SORENSON
Sorenson
The Legacy Fo undation Center for Clinical Excellence
is a new 100,000 s q u a re - fo ot fa c i li ty i nte g rati n g re s e a rc h , s t udent training, a n d co m p re h e n s i ve c li n i c a l s e r v i ce s to cl ients across the re g i o n . Th e So re n s o n Ce nte r i s t h e f i rs t of its k ind in the Inte rm o u nta i n We s t a n d w i ll be n ef i t l ow in come, underserve d m i n o ri ty p o p u lati o n s , a n d fa mi l i e s i n Utah and beyond. Th e ce nte r h o u s e s a n a d va n ced n u rs i n g s imulation lab, hyd roth e ra py p o o l, s p e e c h - la n g u a ge c l i n i c , memory clinic, ea rly c h i ld h o o d e d u c ati o n c la s s ro o ms , move ment research clin i c , h e a ri n g a n d b a la n ce c li n i c , be h av i o ra l h ealth services, an d a te a c h i n g k i tc h e n . “Our work has ta u g ht u s th e va lu e of a n i nte rdi s c i pl i n a r y approach to outst a n d i n g c a re , tra i n i n g , a n d re s e a rc h ,” s ays Beth Foley, dean of th e Em m a Ecc le s Jo n e s Co lle ge of Education and Hu m a n Se rvi ce s . “ It i s w i th th i s i n mi n d t h at we created the So re n s o n Le g a c y Fo u n d ati o n Ce nte r fo r Cl i nical Excellence — a s i n g le , co m p re h e n s i ve fa c i l i t y t h at offers interdiscipli n a ry c a re , te a c h i n g , a n d re s e arc h a c ro s s t h e entire lifespan.”
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Dean Beth Foley (center) and dignitaries celebrate the Sorenson center’s ribbon cutting May 3. Photo by Jeremy Jensen.
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