University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Type Private for-profit health sciences university
Established1979
FounderStanley V. Paris
Chancellor Vivian A. Sanchez
President Brian Goldstein
Location
San Marcos, California(HQ),
Miami, Florida,
St. Augustine, Florida,
Austin, Texas, and Dallas, Texas
,
United States
Website www.usa.edu

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) is a private for-profit health sciences university headquartered in San Marcos, California. It was founded in 1979 as the Institute of Physical Therapy. [1] It has campuses in San Marcos and in St. Augustine, Florida; Miami, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. [2] The university is owned by the private equity firm Altas Partners. [3]

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History

The school that ultimately became the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979 by Stanley V. Paris as the Institute of Physical Therapy. Paris retired from USAHS in 2007. [4]

In 1997, the school officially became "The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences." It purchased a small private hospital and an adjoining 26 acres of land at the Flagler Health Park Campus in St. Augustine, creating its current St. Augustine campus. [5]

In 2007, USAHS expanded to California, opening a campus in San Diego. The university also completed work on a 98,000-square-foot academic and clinic building at the St. Augustine campus. [6] Two years later, the San Diego campus moved to San Marcos, California. [7]

In 2012, the university opened its third campus, a new location in Austin, Texas. [8] The following year, Laureate International Universities acquired a majority interest in USAHS. [9] Three years later, it opened a campus in Miami, Florida. [10]

Altas Partners, a Canadian long-term private equity firm, purchased USAHS from Laureate in 2019. [11] Shortly thereafter, USAHS opened its fifth location in Dallas, Texas. [12]

Academics

USAHS offers the following degree programs of study: [13]

College of Rehabilitative Sciences

College of Health Sciences

School of Nursing

Other Health Sciences

USAHS is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. [14]

In 2017, USAHS opened its first Center for Innovative Clinical Practice on the San Marcos campus. [15]

Notable faculty

USAHS founder Stanley V. Paris was the first president of the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). [16]

Faculty member Todd Bourgeois is a three-time national qualifying contestant on the NBC show American Ninja Warrior. Nicknamed the “Cajun Cowboy,” Bourgeois has been competing on the show since 2013. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Healthy Growth: University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ↑ "University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Campus Now Open in Irving" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Altas". www.altas.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. ↑ "New APTA HQ Conference Center Honors Paris and Patla Donation" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  5. ↑ "University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences announces change in ownership" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  6. ↑ "University of St. Augustine Catalog 2014 - 2015" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Agenda" (PDF). regents.la.gov.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive: University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to open in Irving, ramp up to 700 students" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Altas Partners to acquire University of St. Augustine" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  10. ↑ "University of St. Augustine Catalog 2017". bppe.ca.gov.
  11. ↑ "Atlas Partners 400 Million Acquisition of University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences". www.globallegalchronicle.com.
  12. ↑ "University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Campus Now Open in Irving" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  13. ↑ "Accreditation | USAHS". University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  14. ↑ "University of St Augustine for Health Sciences (USA)" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  15. ↑ "University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Unveils New Center for Innovative Clinical Practice (ICP) on its San Marcos Campus" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  16. ↑ "Stanley Paris Bio" . Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  17. ↑ Dr. Todd Bourgeois talks about being on American Ninja Warrior , retrieved 2024-02-19

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