LAURIE SHANDERSON, PhD, MPA, FACHE
Founding Dean
School of Health Sciences
Welcome to the School of Health Sciences! We are
very excited that you have chosen to explore one of
our programs to further your education and expand
your career opportunities. Our goal is to prepare
you to excel as a healthcare leader, making a
positive impact on the diverse and ever-changing
healthcare sector. Upon graduating from any of our
programs, you will have developed the necessary
health leadership competencies and skills in
interprofessional collaboration that will allow you to
successfully lead your organization and improve the
health outcomes of the populations you serve.
We offer degrees in Health Administration and
Nursing both at the master's and doctoral levels. You
will find our curriculum engaging and applicable to
the realities of healthcare leadership today, as well
as in the future. Our Faculty are experts and here to
mentor you on your journey. Our unique one-to-one
learning model and active online student
communities offer you the support that you need to
succeed. You have a team dedicated to your
educational success, which in turn, will assist you in
realizing your career goals!
Again, welcome to the School of Health
Sciences…where you can imagine yourself at a
higher degree!
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