Doctor of Health Science Clinical Excellence through Graduate Education
The Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) degree is focused on teaching students to comprehend and adapt scientific knowledge and apply it in a manner that exemplifies clinical excellence. The DHSc degree prepares occupational and physical therapists to become leaders in the areas of clinical practice and academia through the development of advanced and concentrated practice skills. The degree will assist students in making meaningful contributions in their respective professions. Most students take 3-6 credits per term; there are three terms per year. It is important during the DHSc program, that you take courses each semester. Most of our DHSc students work full-time and are able to complete their coursework in the evenings and on weekends. in 3-5 years. The scholarly project is the culmination of the student’s doctoral studies. The scholarly project involves either a research project that will result in a publishable article for a peer reviewed professional journal or involves the development of an item of equipment or educational product tested for professional use.
Why choose USA’s DHSc program? Delivered in a format that is convenient for you! Courses in the DHSc program are offered in several delivery formats. Students will take part in designing a curriculum that can be completed online, in a weekend seminar format, or a combination of both. In addition to the program’s coursework, there are two required weekend residencies.
Curriculum
Examples of Required Courses
Introduction to Doctoral Studies Foundations of Teaching and Learning Organizational Leadership and Policy in Health Care Residency I Residency II Oral and Written Comprehensive Exam Dissertation/Oral Defense
Examples of Elective Courses
Curriculum Development in Health Science Education Technology in Higher Education Current Issues in Health Science Education Motivation Theory in Health Care Education Teaching Online Advanced Topics Teaching Internship Independent Study
University Mission The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovative, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.
Program Learning Outcomes • Employ advanced scholarly research tactics that contribute to a lifetime of scholarship as a doctorate in the health sciences. • Collaborate with other disciplines in delivering health care or educational services. • Translate advances made in diverse scholarly disciplines into functional interventions in a given discipline. • Formulate scholarly arguments on matters of teaching and learning and/or clinical best practices based on grounded empirical and theoretical evidence. • Defend a teaching philosophy against the grounded empirical and theoretical evidence of educational psychology and applied ethics. • Translate best practice teaching and learning principles and/or clinical best practices into interventions designed to solve health care problems. • Write scholarly manuscripts capable of being published in preferred health science journals or other distributed sources of repute.
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Admission is open any physical or occupational therapists that are currently licensed and/or practicing in their profession. Applicants must also have a minimum of three years of experience. Please submit the application, supporting documentation and references for consideration. or Call (800) 241-1027 to register for your first seminar or online course, and we will send you an application package.
Licensure and Accreditation We are licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education to offer all of our degree programs. The University is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is authorized by the Department of Education to accredit distance education programs. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
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Doctor of Education Clinical Excellence through Graduate Education
Based on today’s shortage of health science faculty in higher education, this degree program was designed to offer candidates the opportunity to learn skills necessary for success in the higher education environment. Coursework in the EdD program is structured to meet the unique needs of health science education, in particular those looking to teach in areas such as occupational and physical therapy education, nursing, athletic training and physician assistant programs. This program is delivered fully online with two on-campus residency experiences. Students will move through their coursework with a cohort of multi-disciplinary clinicians. Core coursework is designed to enhance instructional skills in topics such as curriculum development, educational theory and classroom delivery. Elective courses are designed to offer flexibility in meeting unique student needs. The EdD program begins three times per year – January, May and September. The Dissertation is the final course in the EdD program. Students may choose to complete research in an area of interest. Each student will be assigned a dissertation committee that has a similar area of practice, who will help to oversee the development and completion of the project.
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Curriculum
Required Courses Introduction to Doctoral Studies Philosophy of Knowledge Foundations of Teaching and Learning Motivation Theory in Health Care Residency I Residency II Oral and Written Comprehensive Exam Dissertation/Oral Defense Electives Teaching Online Organizational Leadership & Policy in Health Care Curriculum Development Technology in Education Current Issues in Health Science Education Advanced Topics Teaching Internship Independent Study
University Mission
The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovative, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.
Program Learning Outcomes: • Employ advanced scholarly research methodologies that contribute to the body of educational scholarship. • Collaborate with other disciplines in delivering educational services. • Apply best practices in education to the health science classroom. • Communicate with students using teaching and learning principles that are grounded in sound educational theory. • Develop a teaching philosophy that is grounded in professionalism, integrity and ethics. • Advocate best practice teaching and learning principles for classroom interventions. • Formulate scholarly arguments that are theoretically and empirically sound.
Why choose USA’s EdD program? We educate the educators! USA’s EdD program was designed to help those wanting to teach in a health science field, specifically in higher education. Our EdD program allows you the opportunity to learn with a community of other health care practitioners that work in various settings, allowing you to share your passion for education with others! This program also allows you the flexibility of doing your coursework online and only coming to a campus two weekends during the entire program to complete the required residency portion of the curriculum.
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Admission is open to health care providers who have a master’s degree or a clinical doctoral degree (DPT, OTD, etc) and are currently licensed and/or practicing in their profession. Applicants must also have a minimum of three years of experience. Please submit the application, supporting documentation and references for consideration. or Call (800) 241-1027 to register for your first seminar or online course, and we will send you an application package.
Licensure and Accreditation We are licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education to offer all of our degree programs. The University is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is authorized by the Department of Education to accredit distance education programs. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
1 University Blvd | St. Augustine, FL 32086 | (800) 241-1027 | admissions@usa.edu