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The School of Health Professions provides holistic and
interdisciplinary education for wellness, health care and
rehabilitation. It encompasses the following programs: Health
Science, Music Therapy, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical
Therapy, Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Services as
well as a Gerontology Certificate Program and a summer program in
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Each program is committed to preparing professionals who can
effectively deal with the complex healthcare and rehabilitation
needs of a diverse population. Each program provides sequential
opportunities to link subject matter to practical application
through student involvement in practica and clinicals. Our approach
to preparing students for the societal realities of the present and
future includes emphasizing content expertise within a framework of
sophisticated thought processes and fostering, by expectation and
example, professional collaboration and respectful interaction. Our
collective commitment to human dignity permeates the fabric of
highly integrated and constantly changing curricular designs.
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For more information,
contact the School of Health Professions
at (314) 529-9625, or via e-mail at
cgulas@maryville.edu
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Vision |
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The School of
Health Professions aspires to offer state of the art
academic programs through a health promotion center model that
integrates experiential learning and research. The School
seeks to use collaborative partnerships to educate competent,
compassionate,
and reflective practitioners prepared for practice in current
and future healthcare environments.
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Mission |
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The mission of
the Maryville University School of Health Professions is to
prepare a diverse student body with the knowledge, skills and
attitudes needed to become caring and competent health care
professionals who will continue their personal and professional
development throughout their practice. Through a liberal arts
foundation and through strong partnerships, both internally
within the university and externally in the greater St. Louis
community, faculty and staff work collaboratively to enable
students to become critical thinkers as well as collaborative,
productive and civil members of society and leaders within their
profession.
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Goals |
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To develop partnerships which will: |
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Foster a sense of moral responsibility and cultural
consciousness in students that prepares them to provide
appropriate services to diverse populations.
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Provide opportunities for faculty development to enhance
educational effectiveness, scholarly work and professional
competence.
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Provide students with opportunities for interdisciplinary and
international study.
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Encourage and support the development and implementation of
educational programs and other opportunities to meet the needs
of a diverse student body and the health care needs of a
changing world.
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As programs within the School, work individually and
collaboratively to
support the goal of the integration of liberal and professional
learning as valued by the Maryville University community. |
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As programs within the School and university, work individually
and collaboratively to be creative and fiscally responsible in
our endeavors. |
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As programs within the School and university, work
collaboratively in the development of a health promotion center
to serve not only the community-at-large, but which would also
provide research and clinical facilities for faculty and student
work.
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The School
of Health Professions
provides excellence in education through quality
built on liberal arts foundation and values. |
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