A T Still University
Online Atsu Arizona School of Health Sciences Ashs
Doctor of Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.):
The Doctor of Health Sciences Program (D.H.Sc.) is a post-professional degree
designed for master's prepared health care professionals. This advanced degree
will prepare graduates to better understand and effectively manage the ongoing
challenges of access, cost, and quality in healthcare; and to skillfully
analyze, plan, implement and evaluate proposed solutions to these challenges.
The focus is on critical analysis and evaluation of complex issues and
challenges arising in professional practice. The D.H.Sc. program addresses a
significant problem in today's struggling healthcare system, namely, the need
for well-trained healthcare administrators, educators, clinicians, and
researchers. The D.H.Sc. program is intended to provide present healthcare
professionals with the knowledge and skills to excel in project management,
decision-making, managing organizational behavior, setting standards based on
the evidence, and gaining the competence to apply research to their professional
practice.
Established in 1892 by the founder of osteopathy, Andrew Taylor
Still, M.D., D.O., A.T. Still University began as the nation’s first college
of osteopathic medicine and has evolved into a leading university of health
sciences. Today we offer more than 20 master’s degrees across allied health
disciplines, doctorates in health education, physical therapy, and
audiology; the doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.); and the doctor of
osteopathy (D.O.).
For more than 115 years, ATSU’s reputation for academic excellence has
positioned us at the forefront of healthcare education. Our students and
faculty are part of a distinguished heritage of humanistic healthcare. The
whole-person approach begins with a belief in body-mind-spirit interactions
and continues with an understanding of how these dimensions can be treated
holistically. Our programs integrate the principles of whole-person care
into its curriculum.
At ATSU, you'll experience a rich heritage coupled with innovative thinking
to give you the skills and education necessary to succeed. We invite you to
learn more about ATSU and join our legacy as part of our next generation of
graduates.
ATSU educates students to become competent whole-person healthcare
professionals who continuously develop and demonstrate compassion and
ability. We believe this commitment to you, and by extension to the patients
you will treat in the future, makes us the most distinctive, and perhaps the
most important, health sciences university in the country.
