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It’s a lesson he learned as a graduate student at BGSU: the art of caring.
Today, as dean of the School of Graduate Medical Education at Seton Hall University, Dr. Brian Shulman ’91, ’93 is sharing
that lesson with hundreds of college students each year.
“Bowling Green taught me about mentoring and about caring,” Shulman said during a recent telephone interview. The faculty
and staff were so supportive of him during his academic work toward master’s and doctoral degrees in communication disorders,
that he now uses that background as the foundation to his school’s mission for students.
“We tell our students how important it is for them to “Learn the Art and Science of Caring,” he said. “We try and bridge the
gap between theory and practice. We teach them to be caring and compassionate leaders in the health care arena.”
Shulman also credits BGSU for encouraging his critical thinking skills. As a doctoral student in communication disorders,
he learned how to ask good questions and to make good clinical decisions. The faculty and staff fostered growth and development
of his leadership skills, he said. In addition to his academic deanship, Shulman has served in a number of professional leadership
roles. Currently, he is beginning his final year of a three-year term as vice president for professional practices in speech-language
pathology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Bowling Green became home to the New York native in the late 1970s. He earned his undergraduate degree from State University
of New York College at Cortland and came to BGSU upon the advice of one of his mentors at SUNY-Cortland who was completing
her doctoral degree from BGSU. It was a good decision. “I loved Ohio, the faculty and the education I received.” He’s always
happy to return to campus and talk to students in the healthcare field. Among the messages he shares with students, whether
they are studying at BGSU, Seton Hall or elsewhere, is to interact with others. “You can’t work in a vacuum,” he tells them.
Because they will be part of future healthcare teams, we want them to know how to interact with others.
He’s proud of his accomplishments to date at Seton Hall. Under his leadership, the speech-language-pathology graduate program
was re-accredited and all of the entry-level professional programs within his school have met enrollment targets. He also
reports that 100 percent of his graduates have secured jobs before or upon graduation.
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