NUHS and UIC Offer Two New Coordinated Degree Programs
Monday, November 14, 2011
Lombard -- National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) and the
School of Public Health at the
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are now partnering to
offer two new coordinated degree programs for students interested
in health sciences and research. Now students may earn a doctor of chiropractic
degree (DC) while concurrently earning a Master
of Public Health (MPH) degree or a Master
of Science in Clinical and Translational Science degree (MS
CTS) from UIC.
"These coordinated degree programs take advantage of advanced
standing credits in each school, allowing students to finish both
degrees in a shorter amount of time than if they took each program
separately," says Victoria Sweeney, Director of Admissions at NUHS.
"This also means a potential savings in tuition costs for both
programs."
Finishing a coordinated degree program requires between 12 and
14 trimesters to complete, and students must meet separate and
specific admissions requirements for both schools, which include: a
minimum 3.25 GPA, a baccalaureate in the biological sciences,
experience in health care or and public health, and an expressed
desire for a career that includes public health or clinical
research.
The program is supported in part by a grant from the National
Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NIH NCCAM R25 AT002872. G. Cramer, principal
investigator). Students accepted into the coordinated degree during
the R25 grant duration may be eligible for scholarship
benefits.
"Earning both a first professional degree, such as a DC, in
addition to an academic degree in public health or research, can
open a wide variety of career options," explains program manager,
Dr. Barbara Sullivan. "An MPH can prepare grads for public health
policy development and administration, academics, government and
research, as well as a wide spectrum of private and group
practices."
"The MS CTS will prepare grads to participate in clinical
research studies and translate clinical research into real-time
applicable clinical practice guidelines and standards, advancing
complementary and alternative medical professions," adds Dr.
Sullivan.
"To our knowledge this is the first formalized collaborative
graduate degree program between a CAM institution (National
University of Health Sciences) and a traditional, research
intensive institution (the University of Illinois Chicago) in the
US," says Dr. Gregory Cramer, dean of research for National
University.
"Educational institutional collaborative efforts such as this
benefit students, institutions and society in general," said Dr.
Winterstein, President of National University of Health Sciences,
"for through such efforts we grow our pool of learned professionals
at a significant cost savings. We are very grateful to the
University of Illinois for their commitment to this joint
effort."
For more information, or to begin the application process for
one of the above coordinated degree programs, contact NUHS Office
of Admissions at 1-800-826-6285, or email admissions@nuhs.edu.
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