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As part of their continuing effort to broaden the healthcare educational opportunities offered to the community, Dade Medical College will begin offering Bachelor of Science degree programs from their four South Florida Campuses as early as the spring of 2012. A fifth campus in West Palm Beach is slated to open around the same time. The first such degrees offered by the college represent the growing needs of the healthcare industry and include Nursing (RN to BSN), Healthcare Management and Psychology.“Part of our mission is to provide quality teaching and preparation for our students and believe these new offerings are in line with those goals,” says Dade Medical College President and CEO, Ernesto Perez. “We feel we can take a positive step in education by offering more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees and training students for these careers of the future.”
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) will allow RN graduates to enhance their career path as nurses and transition into the next level of this noble and challenging profession. The program will help develop qualified, well-rounded nurses and perfect students’ skills to communicate effectively, demonstrate cultural diversity, accept accountability and understand changes in the healthcare community. Now enrolling, the program, once launched, will comprise 180 quarter credits and 1600 credit hours over 82 weeks.
The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management program will expand the scope of the college’s Associate of Science degree in the field. Designed to provide the skill sets and industry knowledge required to work effectively in a healthcare setting, graduates of the program will be able to communicate effectively in a healthcare setting, manage personnel and understand the multi-dimensions of running a healthcare practice. Having utilized academic processes such as feedback from faculty, course examinations and self-reflection, graduates will be situated for lifelong learning and administrative positions in healthcare administration.
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology program is currently in developmental but will be designed to compete with traditional college and university psychology programs. The goal of the program will be to prepare students for entry level employment in fields such as social work, counseling and healthcare education.
