Florida Site
National University of Health Sciences is part of the University Partnership Center at St. Petersburg College (SPC). This innovative campus-sharing program allows us to offer our Doctor of Chiropractic degree at the SPC campus in Florida.
The University Partnership Center (UPC) is an alliance of sixteen colleges offering degree programs to more than a million people in the Pinellas county area. The UPC provides partnerships and educational programs, facilitates interactive instruction, and offers learning resource support services. DC students will attend classes on the SPC campus, but be students of National University. The UPC is the first of its kind in Florida and one of only a handful nationwide.
Our Program
Admission
- Maximum of 20 students admitted for each trimester start
- DC program starts 3 times per year in September, January, and May
Curriculum
- Evidence-based, broad scope program focusing on primary care
- Same curriculum as the DC program taught at our Lombard, IL campus
- 12-month internship at NUHS-St. Petersburg area clinic, an Illinois clinic, or with pre-qualified local physicians or hospitals
Unique Benefits
- Small class size allows for more faculty attention and student participation
- Interact and build relationships with other UPC partners teaching other programs (e.g. physician assistant, nursing, dentistry, etc.)
Learning Kinesio Taping in the Technique Lab
Our Faculty
Our SPC faculty boasts the same top-quality instructors you would expected from an NUHS program, including shared faculty experts with the highest academic credentials in science and health care.
Additional Faculty
Our Facilities
You'll benefit from our modern laboratories and classrooms outfitted with the latest technology and equipment including interactive classrooms, Smart Boards, and technique tables. In addition, our students have access to all the resources and amenities of SPC's campuses which include 6 libraries, 5 student cafes, 5 bookstores, 36 student clubs and organizations, and wellness centers equipped with a variety of fitness equipment.
Virtual and Video Tours
Get a feel for our Florida site anywhere.
Technique Lab
National University offers students the unique
opportunity to work on hydraulic tables in the multi-purpose
technique lab. Students work in the technique lab early in the
program, perfecting skills on state of the art equipment.
Gross Anatomy Laboratory
The campus anatomy lab boasts state-of-the-art downdraft
dissecting tables for 9 cadavers. Ceiling mounted high definition
cameras encourage detailed instruction from faculty and group
viewing of cadavers.
Training and Assessment Center (TAC)
Digitized with remote cameras, speakers and intercoms,
the training and assessment center allows digital capture of live
interactions between students and standardized patients.
NUHS Whole Health Center-Pinellas Park
Located just 2 blocks from campus, student interns serve
the general patient population alongside DC clinicians in this
newly-constructed community integrative medical clinic.
St. Petersburg College
In addition to the facilities unique to National
University, our students have access to the resources and amenities
of SPC's many campuses. In addition to 6 libraries, 5 student
cafes, 5 bookstores, and several wellness centers equipped with a
variety of fitness equipment, students can participate in 36
student clubs and organizations.
Our Location
SPC is close to three airports and the vibrant city of Tampa. Classes on at our Florida site are taught in two main buildings: Caruth Health Education Center (Phase 1, Terms 1-4) and the Annex (Phase 2, Terms 5-8).
Check out our Virtual Tour »
Enjoy the Tampa Bay Area
Visit Us
Visit Day - Florida
- Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015
Student for a Day
- Friday, Mar. 13, 2015
Individual Visit
- By appointment
Video Tour
Explore the Annex building and the Caruth Health Education Center building at our Florida site in two video tours with Dr. Joseph Stiefel, President of National University of Health Sciences.
