California Health Sciences University

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California Health Sciences University
Other name
CHSU
MottoCogito Cognosco Curo (Latin)
Motto in English
Imagine, Learn, Heal
Type Private, for-profit [1]
Established2012
President Florence Dunn [2]
Dean John Graneto, DO
Mark Okamoto, PharmD [3]
Location
Clovis
,
California
,
United States

36°49′44″N119°42′03″W / 36.8289°N 119.7007°W / 36.8289; -119.7007
Website chsu.edu
California Health Sciences University

California Health Sciences University (CHSU) is a private, for-profit university located in Clovis, in the U.S. state of California. Founded in 2012, the school operates two academic programs, which offer doctoral degrees in pharmacy and osteopathic medicine. Graduates of the College of Osteopathic Medicine will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is fully pre-accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). [4]

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History

The university was founded in 2012 by the Assemi family. [5] [6] The College of Pharmacy opened in 2014. [2] In 2018, the College of Osteopathic Medicine opened. The Fresno area was the largest city in the United States without a medical school until the opening of the College of Osteopathic Medicine. [7] Construction for the osteopathic medical school broke ground in 2018. [8] The university generated controversy regarding its for-profit status and high tuition costs. [9]

Academics

The university offers two degree programs, a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). In December 2018, the College of Osteopathic Medicine received approval to recruit and begin receiving applications by May 2019. [10] The first class of osteopathic medical students will begin courses in the fall of 2020. [11] The American Osteopathic Association currently lists the college as having pre-accreditation status. [12]

The 4-year pharmacy program preaccreditation status with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) was withdrawn in 2020 for failure to meet 3 of 25 accreditation standards. [13] CHSU restarted the ACPE accreditation application process for a new, 3-year Doctor of Pharmacy program in 2021, but precandidate status for the new program was denied in 2022 with the option to appeal. [14] CHSU chose not to pursue an appeal. [15]

The university itself is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission. [16]

Campus

The university is located on a 60-acre (24 ha) campus in Clovis, California. [5] The pharmacy school is housed in a 30,000 square foot building at 120 N. Clovis Avenue. [9] The medical school building is over 90,000 sq. feet at 2500 Alluvial Ave.

Student life

The pharmacy schools has a chapter of a professional fraternity, Phi Delta Chi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Planned Clovis medical school deserves Valley's support". The Fresno Bee. November 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "CALIFORNIA HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY TO GRADUATE FIRST CLASS". The Business Journal. February 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Camacho, Ron (February 24, 2020). "CHSU Appoints Dean of Pharmacy". Clovis Roundup.
  4. ↑ "American Osteopathic Association website" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 Anderson, Barbara (November 22, 2016). "Assemi family pitches Clovis site for osteopathic medical school". The Fresno Bee .
  6. ↑ Klein, Kerry (June 20, 2017). "Planned Clovis Medical School Has A Fresno Rival—And Both Could Open In 2019". NPR for California. Valley Public Radio.
  7. ↑ Reed, Randy (12 February 2019). "New Medical School Offers Peek at Its State-of-the-Art Technology". GV Wire.
  8. ↑ Klein, Kerry (May 9, 2018). "Remember The Two Medical Schools Coming To Fresno County? Now It's Just One". Valley Public Radio. NPR for Central California.
  9. 1 2 "Fresno Family Funds Pharmacy College in Central Valley". California Healthline. 21 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Valera, Dennis (December 20, 2018). "Central Valley's first four-year medical school officially can take applications". Your Central Valley.
  11. ↑ "CHSU-COM Becomes Newest AACOM Member College". American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. AACOM.
  12. ↑ "Accreditation decisions for colleges of osteopathic medicine". American Osteopathic Association. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "ACPE Statement of the Reasons for Withdrawal of Preaccreditation Status" (PDF). apps.acpe-accredit.org. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  14. ↑ "ACPE Statement of the Reasons for Denial of Preaccreditation Status" (PDF). apps.acpe-accredit.org. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  15. ↑ Amaro, Yesenia (March 7, 2022). "For-profit Clovis university suspends pharmacy program after pre-accreditation denial". The Fresno Bee . Archived from the original on January 2, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Statement of Accreditation Status California Health Sciences University". WASC Senior College and University Commission.
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