Ponce Health Sciences University

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Ponce Health Sciences University
Ponce Health Sciences University logo.png
Type Private
For-profit
Established1977;48 years ago (1977) [1]
President Dr. Gino Natalicchio [2]
CEODavid Lenihan
StudentsOver 1,700 (2023) [3]
Location
Ponce
,
Puerto Rico

17°59′38″N66°37′09″W / 17.9939°N 66.6192°W / 17.9939; -66.6192
Website www.psm.edu

The Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is a private, for-profit university in Ponce, Puerto Rico and St. Louis, Missouri. It awards graduate degrees in Medicine (MD), Clinical Psychology (PsyD and PhD), Biomedical Sciences (PhD), Medical Sciences (MS), and Public Health (MPH and DrPH). The university has 360 students in its medical school and, as of 11 February 2019, was authorized to increase the student body at the medical school to 600 which, when fully in place, will make it the largest private medical school in Puerto Rico and one of the largest under the American flag. [4]

Contents

History

Research Building at Ponce Health Sciences University. Research Bldg at Ponce School of Medicine in Barrio Playa in Ponce, PR (DSC00769).jpg
Research Building at Ponce Health Sciences University.

What is now Ponce Health Sciences University began in 1976 as the school of medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Soon after its first medical class in 1977, the university decided to not continue its medical program. In order to save the only medical program in the region, a group of lay and professional leaders in southern Puerto Rico acquired the school of medicine and established the independent Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. as a non-profit organization in January 1980. In July 1980, the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico (CHE-PR) authorized the Foundation to operate a medical school under the name Ponce School of Medicine. In 1981, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited the school to grant the Doctor of Medicine degree.

In 1983, the institution applied for funds under the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (MBRS) and the Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program. A Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PhD) was initiated in 1988, and in 1992 the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico (CHE-PR) accredited the PhD Program and authorized PHSU to award a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Biomedical Sciences.

In January 1995, the academic institution moved to a new campus with additional facilities. A Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program (PsyD Program) was begun in 1999 which was later expanded to offer a PhD in Psychology, Professional Certificate in Couples and Family Therapy, and Postgraduate Certificate in Neuroscience of Learning.

In August 2002 a Master's of Public Health (MPH) program was started with specialization in Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and General Public Health. A DrPH in Epidemiology is also offered. On 5 September 2014, the Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences was acquired by Arist Corporation, which itself is an investment of global media, services and education company Bertelsmann. [5] [6]

The university has a campus in St. Louis, Missouri. In March 2020 the school "announced an $80 million investment toward creating a new medical school" near their downtown location and on the former Pruitt-Igoe site. [7]

Organization

Schools

Campuses

Partner Hospitals

Research

The Ponce Research Institute (PRI) at Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) performs research in the basic, behavioral, public health, and clinical sciences. Research areas include non-communicable diseases (cancer, women's health, gastrointestinal disorders), health disparities, infectious diseases (HIV, dengue), neurosciences and behavioral sciences, genetics, and community health outreach (obesity, smoking).

In 2002, an academic partnership was established with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, with involvement of the National Cancer Institute. [8] [9]

On 4 December 2014, Andreas Charalambous, executive dean of the University of Nicosia Medical School (UNMS), and David Lenihan, president and CEO of PHSU, signed an agreement to promote academic cooperation and collaboration in research. [10]

Licenses and accreditation

The Ponce Health Sciences University is accredited by the following entities:

Notable alumni and members

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  4. ↑ "Puerto Rico's Ponce Health Sciences University to Build New Campus and Aims to Expand Enrollments: Ponce Health Sciences University has broken ground on the construction of a $80MM campus/medical research facility, which will be the largest of its kind in Puerto Rico." Ponce, Puerto Rico. PRUnderground. 11 February 2019. Accessed 21 September 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Bertelsmann — Arist Education System".
  7. ↑ "University announces plans for north St. Louis medical school".
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  9. ↑ "WELCOME to the PHSU-MCC Partnership". Moffitt Cancer Center. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Medical School signs agreement with Ponce Health Sciences University of Puerto Rico". University of Nicosia Medical School. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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  13. ↑ Accredited MD Programs in the United States. Liaison Committee on Medical Education. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. ↑ List of Accredited Schools and Programs: Public Health Programs: Ponce Health Sciences University - Public Health Program. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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