Gannon University, Health Professions and Science is an important part of Gannon University. Here is a detailed introduction:

Overview of the College

Long history: Gannon University was founded in 1925. The School of Health Professions and Science has continued to grow and develop on this basis and has accumulated a profound educational foundation.

Large scale: The number of students in the college continues to grow and currently exceeds 1,500, accounting for 35% of the total number of students at Gannon University.

Advanced facilities: The college has the largest comprehensive patient simulation center in the region, covering an area of ​​5,800 square feet, equipped with 14 medium and high fidelity patient simulators, intravenous injection training stations, computer laboratories, and can accommodate 40 The classrooms for students and advanced facilities such as plasma TVs in the hall provide students with a practical environment close to real medical scenarios.

Professional Settings

School of Medical Sciences:

Physician Assistant: Provides a master's degree program to cultivate physician assistant talents with professional medical skills.

Radiological Science: Provides an associate degree of science program to lay the foundation for students to engage in radiological technology-related work.

Respiratory Care: Provides a bachelor of science degree program to enable students to master professional knowledge and skills in the field of respiratory therapy.

School of Rehabilitation Services:

Communication Sciences and Disorders: Grants a bachelor of science degree to help students understand and deal with problems related to communication disorders.

Occupational Therapy: Covers courses from undergraduate post-bachelor's degree to doctoral degree, including doctor of occupational therapy, etc., to cultivate professional talents in the field of occupational therapy.

Physical Therapy: Provides a doctoral degree in physical therapy program to provide educational support for students' in-depth development in the field of physical therapy.

Villa Maria School of Nursing: Offers nursing majors, including a bachelor of science degree Programs, Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia Program, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, etc., to cultivate nursing professionals at different levels.

School of Public Health and Health Sciences:

Applied Sports Science: Award a Bachelor of Science degree to enable students to master the application of sports science in health promotion and rehabilitation.

Medical Laboratory Science: Offer a Bachelor of Science degree program to train medical laboratory technicians.

Nutrition and Human Performance: Offer a Bachelor of Science degree program, focusing on the relationship between nutrition and human health and sports performance.

Public Health: Award a Bachelor of Science degree to cultivate professionals in the field of public health to respond to public health issues and promote community health.

School of Science:

Biochemistry: Offer a Bachelor of Science degree program to lay the foundation for students to further research in the field of biochemistry or related career development.

Biology: Offer a Bachelor of Science degree program, and provide teaching certificates and minor options. Students can choose according to their own interests and career plans.

Chemical Engineering: Cooperated with the University of Pittsburgh Through the 3+2 program, students can obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Gannon University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Chemistry: Award a Bachelor of Science degree and provide minor courses to support students' learning and research in the field of chemistry.

Freshwater and Marine Biology: Offer a Bachelor of Science degree program to allow students to focus on the study of freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Mathematics: There is a Bachelor of Science program, as well as a teaching certificate and a minor option to cultivate students' mathematical literacy and application ability.

Statistics: Offer a minor course to provide students with supplementary education in data analysis and statistical applications.

Teaching Features

Practical teaching: Focus on practical operations, through multidisciplinary team practice, clinical internships and service learning opportunities, so that students can accumulate experience in actual operations, improve their ability to solve practical problems, and prepare for real-world healthcare challenges.

Research opportunities: Provide students with unique faculty-led research opportunities, such as conducting aquatic research on the 48-foot "Environaut" ship on Lake Erie, and through community cooperation with organizations such as the Tom Ridge Environmental Center to carry out research projects, cultivate students' scientific research capabilities and innovative thinking.

Employment guarantee: The college's job placement rate is close to 100%, a high proportion of students in pre-medical and related majors are able to enter graduate schools or professional schools for further studies, providing a strong guarantee for students' career development.

Faculty

The faculty of the college not only excels in teaching, but also has rich experience and outstanding achievements in academic research and professional services. They are committed to providing students with high-quality education and guidance to help students make progress in their professional fields.