Adventist University of Health Sciences
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Former names | Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1992 |
Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| President | David E. Greenlaw |
Academic staff |
64 Full Time (including non-classroom teachers) 24 Adjunct 6 Professional Faculty 145 clinical professors[1] |
| Students | 3000~ |
| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Campus | Urban (Medical campus) |
| Accreditation |
SACS AAA |
| Affiliations |
ICUF NAICU[2] Florida Hospital system |
| Website | ADU.edu |
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Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU), formerly Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, is located in Orlando, Florida, United States. It is a Seventh-day Adventist institution which specializes in allied health and nursing education. The college is associated with Florida Hospital, and Adventist Health System which is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[3] It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[4][5][6] [7]
Accreditation
The university is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as well as specific accreditation or licensing bodies for specific programs.[8]
History
Florida Hospital began its nursing program in 1913 when Southern Missionary College (now Southern Adventist University) in Collegedale, Tennessee would send its "pre-nursing" students to Orlando for clinical experience.[9] The Associate Degree in Nursing program began in 1983. Other allied health programs were started and the four programs – nursing, practical nursing, radiography and sonography – were consolidated to form the Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences. In 1998, the college became a baccalaureate-granting institution.[10] In August 2012, it was renamed the Adventist University of Health Sciences, with the addition of graduate programs over the previous four years.[11]
Academics
ADU is organized into nine departments:
- Physician Assistant Studies (M.S.)
- Physical Therapy (D.P.T. – in accreditation process)
- Occupational Therapy
- Nursing (B.S.N., RN to B.S.N. conversion)
- Nurse Anesthesia (M.S.)
- Healthcare Administration (M.H.A., Executive M.H.A.)
- Health and Biomedical Sciences (A.S., B.S.)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (A.S., B.S.)
- Radiologic Sciences (A.S., B.S.)
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.fhchs.edu/academicbulletin20092010/faculty
- ↑ NAICU – Member Directory
- ↑ About Adventist Health System Retrieved 2009-12-04
- ↑ "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. November 15, 2010.
...the second largest Christian school system in the world...
- ↑ "Seventh-Day Adventist Church". ReligionFacts.
- ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ↑ FHCHS Accreditation
- ↑ "School of Nursing: About Us". southern.edu.
- ↑ History & Heritage
- ↑ "Florida Hospital College to Become Adventist University of Health Sciences". Spectrum. May 25, 2012.
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