ACADEMIA
The
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Office of Minority Health is not responsible for the content of the individual
organization’s web pages found at these links.
Colleges &
Schools of Medicine
Florida
State University (FSU)
The FSU
College of Medicine focuses on educating outstanding physicians for practice in
community settings. Students benefit from a well-structured continuum of
education in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences. Subjects such as
anatomy and pathology are presented in a clinically relevant context using
medical cases, as well as the latest educational technologies. Problem-based and
small-group learning experiences help students develop their clinical acumen and
learn to work as a team.
Contact Information
FSU College of
Medicine
1115 West Call Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300
850.644.1855
Fax: 850.644.9399
Website:
http://med.fsu.edu/
University
of Florida (UF)
The UF College of Medicine
has achieved a position of national leadership in education. The college is
strongly committed to innovation and excellence in teaching, and has developed a
responsive, highly progressive curriculum that embraces the exciting changes in
molecular medicine and digital technology that are transforming medicine. The
college is fully committed to the development of compassionate, skilled and
intellectually disciplined medical and research professionals who advance the
quality and accessibility of patient care and are committed to the highest
ideals and standards of the profession.
Contact Information
University of Florida
College of Medicine-Admissions
P.O. Box 100216
Gainesville, FL 32610
352.392.4569
Website:
http://www.med.ufl.edu/
University
of Miami (UM)
The
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, an academic medical center
founded in 1952, is proud to serve Miami, South Florida, South America, and the
Caribbean in education, research, patient care, and community service. The founders of the Miller
School of Medicine were true visionaries. They anticipated the tremendous need
for excellent medical care within our community and set into motion a plan for
the facility that now treats more than 1,000,000 patients annually.
Contact Information
Medical
School Admissions
P.O.
Box 016159
Miami, 33101-R-159
305.243.6791
Website:
http://www.med.miami.edu/
University of South
Florida (USF)
The mission of the College
of Medicine is to provide for the education of students and professionals of the
health and biomedical sciences through the creation of a scholarly environment
that fosters excellence in the lifelong goals of education, research activity
and compassionate patient care.
Contact Information
USF
College of Medicine
12901
Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 2
Tampa,
FL 33612
Website:
http://health.usf.edu/medicine/home.html
Colleges &
Schools of Nursing
Barry University
Barry University School of Nursing provides an
exciting educational experience for women and men interested in shaping the
health care system of the new century. Nursing is a unique and valued human
service, rich in scholarship, research, and political activism.
The School of Nursing offers
undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs that prepare students to meet the
challenges of the future with confidence, knowledge, and creativity.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
11300 NE 2nd Avenue
Bethune-Cookman
University
The
School of Nursing at Bethune-Cookman University offers a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing degree. The School of Nursing is approved by the Florida State Board of
Nursing and accredited by the National league for Nursing Accrediting Commission
(NLNAC).
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
640 Dr.
Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.
Daytona
Beach, FL 32114
386.481.2000
Website:
http://www.cookman.edu/subpages/School_of_Nursing.asp
Broward Community College
Nurses assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing
care plans, and maintain medical records. They also administer nursing care to
ill, injured, convalescent or disabled patients, and may advise patients on
health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.
Contact Information
School of Nursing
111 East Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954.207.7350
Website:
http://www.broward.edu/ext/ProgramOverview.jsp?2127
Central Florida Community College
Central Florida Community College currently offers seven degree and certificate
programs to help you enter the largest, fastest-growing industry in the United
States – health services. In just two years, you can learn how to combine
medical technology and human touch to respond to the needs of millions of
people.
Contact Information
School of Nursing
3001 SW College Rd
Ocala, FL 34474
352.873.5800
Website:
http://www.cf.edu/programs/practical_nursing.htm
City College
The City College Nursing program will incorporate holistic nursing concepts and
principles to guide self and others towards wellness-oriented choices for the
health improvement of society. The student will learn to care for patients and
learn how to think about the care that is needed and why they will be providing
it. The program combines theory courses, lab courses, and clinical experiences.
Critical thinking is the key in nursing.
Campuses are located in:
Ft. Lauderdale, South Miami, Gainesville
Website:
http://www.citycollege.edu/programs/prog_nursing.asp/
Daytona Beach
Community College
The
mission of the nursing department is to provide an innovative learning
environment that prepares students to be professional, ethical, and competent
caregivers in an increasingly diverse society. The realization of this mission
will be the student’s successful completion of the licensure/ certification
examinations. Daytona Beach Community College Nursing Department is in good
standing with the Florida Board of Nursing. The Associate Degree Program is
nationally accredited through the
National League
for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Contact Information
Department of Nursing
1200 W.
International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386.506.3000
Website:
http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/
Edison College
The
Nursing Program is organized within Edison College within the Division of
Professional and Technical Studies. This program is designed to prepare the
qualified and accepted nursing student to enter the registered nursing
profession. The course content provides the student with a thorough background
in all aspects of nursing. Clinical practice and theoretical concepts are
stressed in order to prepare the student to pass the NCLEX-RN examination.
There is a day basic program and evening / weekend basic program as well as an
Advanced Placement Program designed for LPN's, RT's, CVT's and Paramedics to
bridge to RN.
Campuses are located in:
Fort
Meyers, Punta Gorda, Naples, Labelle
Website:
http://www.edison.edu/academics/nursing/index.shtml
Florida A&M
University
Florida A&M University is
proud of its glorious past and long tradition of excellence in nursing
education. The faculty, grounded in their understanding of the realities of
delivering services, is focused on the many contemporary community-based health
promotion and disease prevention nursing and health care challenges that face
rural and urban population across the lifespan. The School offers a Bachelor's
and Master's degree in Nursing. Both programs are approved by the Florida Board
of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission (NLNAC). The School also offers a Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD) In
Nursing Science cooperatively with the University of Florida and Florida State
University.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
103
Ware-Raney Building
Tallahassee, FL 32307
850.599.3017
Website:
http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=nursing
Florida Community
College (FCCJ)
FCCJ forged partnerships
with Baptist, Brooks Rehabilitation, Flagler Shands, St. Luke’s and St. Vincent
hospitals, as well as Mayo Clinic, to establish the most advanced medical
training center in Northeast Florida. Our labs are state-of-the art. Master
classes are taught on our campus by the area’s leading surgeons, physicians,
scientists and allied health professionals.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
501 W.
State St.
Jacksonville,
FL 32202
904.646.2300
Website:
http://www.fccj.org/prospective/programs/data06_07/2149.html
Florida Gulf Coast
University
The
School of Nursing facilitates the transition of the University student from
admission to graduation, cultivates personal and professional growth, and
fosters student retention and progression.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
10501
FGCU Blvd, S.
Fort
Myers, FL 33965-6565
239.590.1000
800.590.3428
Website:
http://www.fgcu.edu/chp/nursing/
Florida Hospital
College of Health
Sciences
In harmony with
the mission of the College, the Department of Nursing provides educational
experiences within a Christian environment designed to promote excellence in
nursing. The faculty believes that the discipline of nursing is both an art and
a science that promotes health through the delivery of holistic care to
individuals, families, and communities. Through the profession of nursing, we
extend the healing ministry of Christ. The practice and teaching of nursing is a
calling to exercise God’s gifts in a life of service to humanity. Faculty and
students, guided by Christian principles, achieve personal and professional
excellence through quality education and lifelong learning.
Contact Information
College
of Health Science
671 Winyah Drive
Orlando, FL 32803-1226
407.303.9798
800.500.7747
Website:
http://www.fhchs.edu/academics/nursing
Florida
International University
(FIU)
Although the School is only
eighteen years old, it has produced numerous nurses, nurse practitioners, and
nursing leaders who contribute to the health and well-being of South Florida and
the surrounding region everyday. FIU has a student population that is highly
multicultural and multiethnic, a curriculum that is rich and reflective of
current trends and research, and a faculty that is clinically expert and
committed to educating nurses for the future.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
11200 SW 8th
Street
Miami, FL
33199
305.348.5840
Website:
http://www.fiu.edu/~nursing/welcome.html
Florida
Southern College (FSC)
The Florida Southern College
Nursing Department is committed to educational excellence and provides unique
opportunities for personal and professional growth for the Registered Nurse
student. Whether you are just entering nursing, or advancing your career, FSC
Nursing faculty wants to help you succeed in meeting your goals.
Contact Information
Nursing
Department
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, FL 33801-5698
Website:
http://www.flsouthern.edu/
Florida State
University (FSU)
Founded in 1950, the FSU
School of Nursing was the first nationally accredited baccalaureate degree in
nursing in the state of Florida. Today, it continues to provide the highest
standard of nursing education to very bright students. In fact, currently the
GPA for incoming freshman is above 4.0, and the upperclassmen coming into the
BSN program is 3.78.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
104K
Duxbury Hall
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4310
850.644.3299
Website:
http://www.fsu.edu/~nursing/
Gooding Institute of Nurse Anesthesia, Bay Medical Center (BMC)
Bay Medical has over 200 physicians on staff representing virtually every
medical specialty and a support staff of more than 2,000 dedicated employees.
Serving the community for more than 54 years, BMC provides a wide range of
medical-surgical services, including inpatient and outpatient surgery, the only
open heart surgery program within 100 miles, a widespread reputation for
excellence in critical care with state-of-the-art intensive care units,
gastroenterology, a sleep disorders center, a dedicated pediatric unit,
obstetrics and gynecology, radiation/oncology services, and 24 hour emergency
services staffed with board certified emergency physicians. The medical center
has many support services including the childhood communications disorders
clinic, rehabilitation facilities and respiratory therapy, to name a few.
Contact Information
School of Nursing
615 North Bonita Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
850.769.1511
Website:
http://www.baymedical.org/education/gooding/
Gulf
Coast Community College
The
mission of the Division of Health Sciences is to maintain high levels of
academic and clinical standards while providing the medical community with
effective and highly motivated health professionals. This goal is achieved by
meeting the myriad needs of students through supportive academic advising,
counseling, and innovative instructional techniques. The Nursing Department's
nursing educational philosophy and theoretical framework and terminal objectives
of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program can be found under the ADN Nursing
Student Handbook.
Contact Information
Nursing
Department
5230 W.
Hwy 98
Panama
City, FL 32401
850.769.1551
Website:
http://nursing.gulfcoast.edu/
Herzing College
While
expanding its campuses, Herzing also diversified its educational programs to
include the fields of business management, electronics, health care, design, and
public safety. It also raised the level of credentials from not only diplomas,
but also bachelors of science degrees and associate of science degrees at all
its U.S. campuses.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
1595 South
Semoran Boulevard
Winter Park,
FL 32792
407.478.0500
Website:
http://www.herzing.edu/school.php?program=259
Hillsborough
Community College (HCC)
Welcome
to the HCC Nursing Program Website. The Nursing Program began at HCC in 1970 at
the Gordon Keller Campus on Davis Island. Offered currently at both the Dale
Mabry and Plant City campuses, the HCC Nursing Program is a two year, full-time
program. Our program is fully accredited and approved by the Florida State Board
of Nursing and by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Graduates of the Associates in Science degree Nursing Program are able to
provide direct patient care to patients in hospitals and comparable health
agencies. The duration of the program is four terms for the basic option and
four terms for the transition option. The program requires full-time attendance
commitment from the student. It offers a competency-based systematic
instructional approach and both day and evening clinical experiences are
utilized.
Campuses are located in:
Brandon,
Dale Mabry,
MacDill,
Plant City,
Sunpoint,
Ybor City
Website:
http://www.hccfl.edu/depts/healthsci/nursing/
Indian River Community
College
A Nursing Assistant works
under the supervision of nursing or medical staff to provide basic care in
hospitals, nursing homes, physicians offices, clinics and in-home care. Most
Nursing Assistants help with nursing activities such as bathing and feeding. The
Nursing Assistant course usually takes about seven weeks to complete. Students
attend class approximately 20 hours per week. If you would like to become part
of the healthcare team that helps provide basic care to patients and would like
to work in hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians offices–there is an
opportunity for you in nursing.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
3209
Virginia Avenue
Fort
Pierce, FL 34981
866.866.IRCC (4722)
Website:
http://www.ircc.edu/portal/layout_web1.aspx?PortalPageID=490
Jacksonville
University
The philosophy of
the School of Nursing (SON) is derived from the faculty’s beliefs regarding the
person, environment, health and illness, professional nursing, baccalaureate
nursing education, graduate education, and teaching learning. The philosophy
reflects the mission statements of Jacksonville University and the School of
Nursing.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
2800
University Blvd. North
Jacksonville, FL 32211
904.256.8000
800.225.2027
Website:
http://www.ju.edu/depts/nursing/
Keiser University
Keiser
University’s Associate of Science degree in Nursing prepares students to
practice professional nursing. Professional nursing involves the performance of
those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment and nursing
skill based upon applied principles of biological, physical, psychological and
social sciences. The nursing practice of a professional nurse includes
observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and
evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of individuals who may be
ill, injured or infirm; promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and
prevention of illness of others; and administration of treatments and
medications as prescribed in accordance with the standards of nursing practice.
Campuses are located in:
Kendall, Lakeland, Melbourne, Sarasota, Tallahassee, West Palm Beach
Website:
http://www.keiseruniversity.edu/keiserkey/?ysmchn=GGL&ysmcpn=Keiser%2Bfl&ysmgrp=KeiserName%5FFL&ysmtrm=keiser%2Buniversity&ysmtac=PPC&gclid=COCuh9_l24wCFQV4VAodDhewdg
Lake
City Community College
The Associate
Degree in Nursing Program at Lake City Community College was established in
1964. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission program is highly
ranked in excellence as evidenced by a state board passing rate of 90 percent
for the past five years. The graduates are widely recruited and consistently
demonstrate a strong clinical competence. Many of the area hospitals are
predominately staffed by these graduates. The experienced nursing faculty is
well prepared both academically and clinically. Students receive individual
guidance in the simulated lab of the new Medical Technology Building along with
small group supervision in clinical facilities.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
Website:
http://www.lakecitycc.edu/
Manatee Community
College
The Associate
Degree Nursing Program (ADN) combines course work on campus with guided clinical
experiences in health care agencies in both Manatee and Sarasota counties.
There are two methods for completion of the program, the traditional approach
for students who have no previous nursing course work, and the transition
approach for Licensed Practical Nurses. Upon successful completion of the
program, the graduate is eligible to take the National Council Licensure
Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become licensed as a registered nurse.
Campuses are located in:
Bradenton, Venice,
Sarasota
Website:
http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/1.asp
Manatee Technical Institute
Our mission
is to prepare students to pass State practical nursing licensing and/or nursing
assistant certification exams, to qualify them for employment as safe and
competent health care providers and to meet community employment needs.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
5603
34th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34210
941.751.7900
Website:
http://www.manateetechnicalinstitute.org/east_camp/nursing.html
MedVance Institute
The Practical Nurse (PN)
is prepared to function as a member of the healthcare team by exercising sound
judgment based on preparation, knowledge, skills and understanding of patients
and diseases. A practical nurse does a large share of the direct patient care in
health facilities. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) participates and assists in
the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing needs of patients in all
settings where nursing care takes place. Practical nurses provide for the
emotional and physical comfort and safety of patients; observing, recording and
reporting to appropriate persons, changes in patients' symptoms and conditions.
Practical nurses help in performing more specialized nursing functions such as
administering medications and therapeutic treatments and assisting with
rehabilitative care.
Campuses are located
in:
Miami,
Stuart, West Palm Beach
Website:
http://medvance.edu/program/practical-nursing
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital
School of Practical Nursing began in 1981 with a single class of 12 students. In
2001, the school celebrated 20 years of excellence in practical nurse
preparation and the Mayor of Miami Dade County decreed that August 3rd be known
as Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing Day. In 2002, the school expanded
from one daytime program to three programs, including one in the evening. Today,
the school is Florida’s only private, Catholic, hospital-based program for
practical nurses.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
3663 South
Miami Avenue
Miami, FL
33133
305.854.4400
Website:
http://www.mercymiami.org/Nursing/index.asp
Miami Dade College
In the Nursing program,
students will gain knowledge and skills needed for professional nursing practice
in all clinical settings. They will also gain skills for advanced nursing
practice leadership, management and education positions in a multicultural
society. The program is designed for licensed registered nurses (R.N.) who
already have an Associate in Science in Nursing from an accredited program.
Campuses are located in:
Doral,
Hialeah, Homestead, Little Havana, Kendall, Miami
Website:
http://www.mdc.edu/home/
Nova
Southeastern University
The
Nova Southeastern University Nursing Department offers a variety of innovative
educational programs that will enrich your life and enhance your career. NSU is
a leader among nursing schools nationwide offering online, on campus, and
combination nursing programs which value your professional and personal time and
respect your need for flexible scheduling options.
Campuses are located in:
Jacksonville,
Orlando, Tampa, Miami, West Palm Beach, Naples, Fort Meyers
Website:
http://www.nova.edu/nursing/
Palm
Beach Atlantic
University
It's an exciting
time to be a nurse. The face of health care is changing rapidly, and today's
nursing student will help to shape tomorrow's world.
The national nursing shortage ensures that all nursing graduates will have no
trouble finding employment. But PBA nursing graduates will have an extra
advantage! The Christian worldview and faith found throughout our program helps
prepare you as nurses who are able to function in our increasingly global
healthcare system without losing sight of your values or compromising patient
care. PBA's Nursing program will be the only nationally accredited Christian
nursing program in the state of Florida.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
901 S. Flagler
Drive
West Palm Beach,
FL 33401
561.803.2000
888.GO.TO.PBA
Website:
http://www.pba.edu/nursing/about-school/index.cfm
Palm Beach
Community College (PBCC)
This is your gateway to
current information about the course of study leading to the title of Registered
Nurse (RN). The four
semester Nursing Program at Palm Beach Community College (PBCC) confers an
AS degree
on successful graduates, effective Fall 2007. It is offered as a full-time or
part-time course of study.
Campuses are located in:
Belle Glade,
Boca Raton,
Lake Worth,
Palm Beach Gardens
Website:
http://www.pbcc.edu/x1093.xml
Pasco-Hernando
Community College (PHCC)
PHCC’s
comprehensive 1,350 hour program, which includes intensive clinical training,
enables qualified students to complete their studies in one year. Day, evening,
and weekend programs are available. Completers of this program are eligible to
sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses.
Licensed practical nurses may apply to PHCC’s RN/LPN Track, which allows
students to enter the Registered Nursing program at an advanced placement level.
Campuses are located in:
New Port Richey,
Dade City, Brooksville, Spring Hill
Website:
http://phcc.edu/academics/programs/display.php?id=lpn
Polk
Community College (PCC)
The
purpose of the Nursing program is to participate as an active partner in meeting
the health care needs of the community by educating and preparing entry level
professional nurses to practice in a variety of settings. PCC fulfill our
responsibilities to our students, to the broader community, and to the nursing
profession by: Fostering and developing creative, innovative, and positive
learning experiences that support the profession’s defined standards of care.
Serving as role models and mentors for the student, the community, and the
profession. Creating a learning environment in which students are provided the
opportunity to develop the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills
necessary to assume the role of a professional nurse.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
999
Avenue H NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881-4299
Website:
http://www.polk.edu/INSTRUCT/Mash/nursing/index.htm
Santa Fe Community
College (SFCC)
The
mission of our Nursing Programs at Santa Fe Community College is to be
responsive to current and evolving health care needs of our community by
providing nursing education. The mission/vision is in keeping with currently
accepted social, educational and nursing standards, and is consistent with the
mission/vision and values of Santa Fe Community College. SFCC add value to our
student's lives by offering a student-oriented philosophy, which is affordable
and accessible to a diverse student population. We recognize that our students
are members of the community in which they are receiving their education, and as
such, they are stakeholders in the health and welfare of this community.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
3000 NW
83rd Street
Room R112
Gainesville, FL 32606
352.395.SFCC (7322)
Website:
http://inst.sfcc.edu/~health/Nursing/
Seminole
Community College
The Seminole Community
College Nursing Department provides the highest quality education for
individuals seeking a career in the health profession. A variety of educational
experiences, which promote critical thinking and the development of technical
skills, are integrated throughout the curriculum. Our graduates are prepared to
meet the current and future healthcare requirements of the community we serve.
Campuses are located in:
Sanford/Lake Mary, Oviedo, Hunt Club, Heathrow, Altamonte Springs
Website:
http://www.scc-fl.edu/nursing/
South University
At South University, traditional classroom studies is combined with interactive
labs and practical experience to provide our students with an education that
will prepare them to enter the nursing profession field.
Campuses are located in:
Tampa,
West Palm Beach
Website:
http://www.southuniversity.edu/campus/Nursing/index.asp?siteID
St.
Petersburg College (SPC)
The SPC
Associate Degree in Nursing Program is fully approved by the
Florida Board of Nursing
and accredited by the
National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. Successful students of the SPC
Nursing Program receive an Associate in Science in Nursing Degree enabling the
individual to apply to write the licensing examination and receive their
Registered Nurse (R.N.) license. Graduates of Associate Degree Nursing Programs
are able to provide direct nursing care to patients in hospitals and other
health agencies. Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program are
able to provide management and leadership in complex healthcare settings.
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
P.O. Box 13489
St. Petersburg
FL 33733-3489
727.341.4SPC
(4772)
Website:
http://www.spjc.edu/
University of Central
Florida (UCF)
Our
school has achieved prominence as an innovator in nursing education, responding
to a changing population with complex health-care needs. UCF value access to
education and embrace opportunities to utilize advanced technology, innovation
and creativity to provide graduates with the highest quality education at the
baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32816
407.823.2000
Website:
http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/nursing/
University of Florida
The
University of Florida College of
Nursing
is the flagship nursing school for the state of Florida. With campuses in
Gainesville and Jacksonville, the College continually attracts and retains the
highest caliber of students and faculty with a passion for science and caring.
Contact Information
College
of Nursing
101 S.
Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL
32611
352.392.3261
Website:
http://con.ufl.edu/
University of Miami
(UM)
The
Nursing School collaborates regularly in education and research programs with
UM’s Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, one of the nation’s premiere academic
medical centers. Nursing and health studies students are exposed to clinical
experiences on UM’s medical campus as well as at more than 170 health and social
service organizations throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe
Counties serving some of the most health at-risk populations in the nation. The
school is a national leader in the area of cultural competency, which recognizes
an individual’s unique health beliefs and practices, having pioneered this
aspect of the nursing curriculum in 1980s.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
P.O.
Box 248153,
Coral
Gables, FL. 33124
305.284.3666
Website:
http://www6.miami.edu/sonhs/
University of North
Florida
The
School of Nursing at the University of North Florida offers a Bachelor of
Science in Nursing degree. The curriculum is community-based in that it supports
engagement with the community throughout the nursing major, nurturing and
building relationships with community agencies consistently over time through an
innovative home-basing of students in a designated community for the entire
length of their nursing program.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
4567
St. Johns Bluff Road, South
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645
904.620.1000
Website:
http://www.unf.edu/brooks/cohnursi.htm
University of Phoenix
Beginning in the early 1970s
University of Phoenix reinvented the way in which working adults could achieve a
higher education and made academic innovation, quality and accountability its
hallmark. The University has received national recognition for excellence in
learning assessment, online learning, undergraduate education, quality service
and organizational performance.
Campuses are located in:
Ft.
Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa
Website:
http://www.phoenix.edu/
University of South
Florida (USF)
The USF
College of Nursing offers a wide variety of programs tailored to meet the wealth
of options available to today’s Nurses. With degrees at the bachelors, masters,
and doctoral level, our graduates are poised to become leaders in healthcare,
education and research.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
12901 Bruce B.
Downs Blvd.
MDC Box 22
Tampa, FL 33612
813.974.2191
Website:
http://health.usf.edu/nocms/nursing/
University of Tampa
The University of
Tampa’s baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs prepare students to respond
to diverse health care needs. Nursing graduates will find opportunities in an
array of stimulating and meaningful careers.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
401 W. Kennedy
Blvd.
Tampa, FL
33606-1490
813.253.3333
Website:
http://www.utampa.edu/academics/nursing/index.cfm
University of West
Florida (UNF)
UNF offers
both an RN to BSN degree and a generic four-year BSN degree. The programs are
nationally accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Contact Information
Nursing
Program
11000
University Parkway
Pensacola, Fl. 32514
850.474.2230
Website:
http://www.uwf.edu/nursing/
Valencia Community
College
The Valencia
Community College Nursing Program has been coordinated with local health care
agencies, the State Department of Education and the State Board of Nursing.
The Valencia Nursing
program, both the Generic Track and the Advanced Standing Track, have been
coordinated with local health care agencies, the State Department of Education
and the State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Campuses are located in:
Orlando,
Kissimmee, Winter Park
Website:
http://www.valencia.cc.fl.us/
Virginia College
Practical
Nurses work in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. Employment prospects are
excellent and there are many more opportunities emerging in a variety of diverse
locations. More sophisticated procedures that once were performed only in
hospitals are now being done in physicians offices and clinics. That means
employment of Practical Nurses is projected to grow much faster than average as
healthcare expands outside the traditional hospital setting. Home healthcare
services are also expected to grow faster than average because of the growing
number of older persons and technological advances that make it possible to
bring increasingly complex treatments into the home. At Virginia
College, small class sizes, real-world faculty and the latest equipment insure
you get the best preparation for this exciting career field.
Contact Information
School
of Nursing
19 West Garden St
Pensacola, FL 32502
877.207.0359
Website:
http://www.vc.edu/site/program.cfm?programID=61
Colleges &
Schools of Public Health
Florida A&M
University
The mission of
the Institute of Public Health and Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program
is to improve the health status of the poor and underserved through graduate
training, research and service. Special emphasis is placed on the provision of
graduate training and research on diseases and health problems that
disproportionately affect educationally and economically disadvantaged
individuals. This includes, without limitations, the human health effects
associated with acute and chronic disease, environmental pollution and violence.
Contact
Information
Institute of
Public Health
College of
Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences
New Pharmacy
Building
1415 South
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tallahassee,
FL 32307
850.599.3301
Website:
http://pharmacy.famu.edu/InstitutePublicHealth.asp#Overview
Florida State
University (FSU)
The ticket into this
industry and its fascinating careers is the right training: the Master's of
Public Health (MPH). This degree is offered by the FSU College of Social
Sciences through an exciting, flexible inter-disciplinary program of courses
drawing from a wide variety of departments. After core courses, electives
selections can be tailored to suit a student's needs and interests.
Concentration options include business, economics, epidemiology, public
administration, sociology, social psychology, statistics and other fields.
Contact Information
College
of Social Sciences
211
Bellamy, MC2161
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2161
850.644.4418
Website:
http://www.coss.fsu.edu/publichealth/
Robert Stempel School of Public Health
The Robert Stempel School of Public Health offers programs of study which
prepare graduates to work effectively in the areas of community nutrition,
health promotion and disease prevention, health policy and management,
epidemiology and biostatistics, and environmental and occupational health.
Graduates of all of our programs are well qualified to work in governmental and
voluntary settings within the community, regional, state, and national systems.
Graduates are also well prepared for careers in academia, research or industry.
The Robert Stempel School of Public Health offers Master and PhD Degrees in
Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Environmental and Occupational
Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and in Dietetics and Nutrition.
Graduate Certificates are also available in all of these areas.
Contact Information
College of Public Health
11200 SW 8 Street, HLS 595
Miami, FL 33199
Website:
http://chua2.fiu.edu/SSPH/
University of Florida
The University
of Florida will help you advance your career in this rapidly growing field. The
Master of Public Health Degree is designed to prepare you to become effective
educators, researchers, service leaders, and consultants in the prevention of
disease and the promotion of health in the local, national, and international
communities. A Certificate of Public Health will provide the academic foundation
to do your job well and expand your job opportunities and can be your first step
towards earning an MPH. Now available on campus and online.
Contact Information
College
of Public Health
Box
100182
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0182
1.866.62.UFMPH
Website:
http://www.mph.ufl.edu/
University of Miami
(UM)
The
mission of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health is to promote and
conduct high quality research, teaching and service for the prevention of
disease and maintenance of health. Efforts of the faculty and research staff
address a variety of biological factors that hinder the maintenance of good
health. UM’s research and teaching is integrated with multicultural,
community-based interventions and observational research in South Florida and
throughout the world.
Contact Information
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
P.O.
Box 016069
Miami, FL 33101
305.243.6759
Website:
http://www.biomed.miami.edu/epi/
University of South
Florida
Established in July 1984
with an initial enrollment of 100 students, the College is fully accredited by
the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and has graduated over 2,000
students. Current enrollment includes nearly 600 Master's and doctoral full and
part-time students. Constructed in 1991, the College building houses an
auditorium, classrooms, a distance education studio, computer classrooms, and 17
laboratories. More than 91 faculty provide education, research and service
impacting local, state, national and global public health.
Campuses are located in:
Lakeland, Saint
Petersburg, Sarasota
Website:
http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/homepage.html
Colleges &
Schools of Pharmacy
Florida A&M
University
The School of
Pharmacy was organized in 1951 as part of the Florida Agricultural and
Mechanical College (FAMC). The thrust for pharmaceutical education at FAMU came
from community health care leaders and health professionals on campus who saw
the need for pharmaceutical services in communities across the country. The
College has expanded its operations from the main campus located in the capital
city of Tallahassee. Extension campuses are located in Miami and Tampa. These
campuses, all affiliated with a major teaching medical center, create
outstanding clinical training opportunities for the student, provide unlimited
opportunities for research and support the infrastructure for the College's
statewide commitment to pharmacy education and public service.
Contact Information
College
of Pharmacy
P.O. Box 3355
Tallahassee,
FL 32301
850.599.3301
Website:
http://www.pharmacy.famu.edu/
Nova
Southeastern University
The educational programs and
facilities of the College of Pharmacy are among the best in the country.
Pharmacy faculty are young and enthusiastic and on the cutting edge of pharmacy
practice. With over 200 clinical sites and over 450 preceptors, experiential
education is as comprehensive and diverse and anyone could desire. These include
sites ranging from the clinic pharmacy at Davie where faculty practice disease
state management to the 15-bed Jackson Memorial Hospital as well as medical
centers in Tampa, Orlando, and West Palm Beach Upon the completion of four
rigorous years, students are conferred the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Contact Information
College
of Pharmacy
3200 S.
University Drive
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33328
954.262.1300
1.800.356.0026, ext. 1300
Website:
http://pharmacy.nova.edu/home.html
University of Florida
(UF)
The
faculty and staff of the College of Pharmacy truly believe that we are one of
the top colleges of pharmacy in the nation. More importantly, we are not the
only ones who think so. The U.S. News and World Report magazine recently ranked
UF College of Pharmacy as one of the Top Colleges in the United States. The
college provides students with an exceptional education because of the quality
of its faculty, staff, student services, curriculum, experiential programs, and
the quality of the students themselves. Graduates of the University of Florida
College of Pharmacy are highly skilled pharmacy practitioners and exceptional
citizens of the state and country.
Contact Information
College
of Pharmacy
P.O. Box 100484
Gainesville, FL 32610
352.273.6312
Website:
http://www.cop.ufl.edu/root4/index.htm
Colleges of
Allied Health
Due to the numerous colleges of Allied Health in the State of Florida, here is a
link to view all schools under this category:
http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/featured/?location=FL
Dental Programs
Advance Career Training
(ACT)
If you are looking for a
dental assisting school in Florida or Georgia, Advanced Career Training could be
the place for you! ACT can provide you with the dental assisting training you
need to succeed in just eight months.
Contact Information
Dental Program
3563 Philips Highway,
Building C,
Suite 300
Jacksonville,
FL 32207
904.391.6500
Website:
http://www.act-edu.com/dental-assistant.php
Central Florida Institute, Inc.
Since 1997, Central Florida Institute’s mission is to advance and promote
professionalism and education for medical, surgical, and dental students. We
specialize in training you for an in-demand healthcare career.
Contact Information
Dental Program
30522 US Hwy. 19 N,
Suite 200
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
1.888.831.8303
Website:
http://www.cfinstitute.com/Dental-Assistant.asp
Florida Education Center
The objective of the Dental Assistant Diploma program is to prepare you for an
entry-level position as a dental assistant in dental offices, clinics, or labs.
Before you graduate, you will be required to complete an externship at a general
dental office or specialty practice where you can actively participate in
patient care. Some of the job skills that are covered during the program are:
patient care, infection control and sterilization, dental X-rays and
impressions, use of dental instruments, oral evacuation, fixed prosthodontics,
pharmacology and pain control.
Contact Information
Dental Program
1299B NW Fortieth Avenue
Lauderhill, FL 33313
954.797.6140
Website:
http://www.floridaeducationcenter.com/floridaeducationcenterPortal/floridaeducationcenterCampuses/Florida/Lauderhill/AreasofStudy/HealthCare/DentalAssistantDiploma.htm
High-Tech Institute (HTI)
High-Tech Institute (HTI) is an accredited, award-winning family of schools
offering Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees. Our mission is simple: to offer a
highly-instructional, real-world education that qualifies you for a rewarding,
long-term career in health care, visual arts, technology, criminal justice and
business.
Contact Information
HTI Dental Program
3710 Maguire Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32803
888.326.1985
Website:
http://www.hightechinstitute.edu/programs/dental-assistant/high-tech-institute-orlando/
Lincoln College of Technology
Founded 1982 in the Palm Beaches, a premiere location in South Florida, the West
Palm Beach campus of Lincoln College of Technology (formerly New England
Institute of Technology) has been helping students and business professionals
realize their career goals and career aspirations locally, regionally,
nationally and internationally for nearly 20 years. West Palm Beach offers 18-24
month Associate Degree programs, a variety of continuing education
certifications for business professionals, and new 9 and 12-month diploma
programs for those on the career fast track.
Contact Information
Dental Program
2410 Metrocentre Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
561.842.8324
Website:
http://www.lincolncollegeoftechnology.com/c_dental_assisting.php
Sanford Brown Institute
The diploma in Dental Assisting with expanded functions program can prepare
graduates to assist in a variety of dental office situations. This dental
assistant training can give students a background in dental anatomy, pathology,
and terminology, as well as dental materials, radiography and chair side
assisting techniques. Graduates of the dental assisting with expanded functions
program will have had the opportunity to gain experience in assisting a dentist
with exams and a variety of dental procedures, preparing instruments, taking
dental x-rays, conducting dental laboratory procedures and reception and office
management procedures.
Contact Information
Dental Program
1201 W. Cypress Creek Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
954.308.7400
Website:
http://www.sbftlauderdale.com/programs/dental_assisting.asp
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee Community College and the Dental Health Programs have established
programs that provide excellence in teaching and service to the community. The
basic premise reflects a belief that each individual has dignity and worth and
the right to higher education for the general welfare of society. The formal
process provides students with cognitive and psychomotor skills, and a value
system that subscribes to the commitment of providing quality dental health care
to patients.
Contact Information
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32304
850.201.6200
Website:
http://www.tcc.cc.fl.us/about_tcc/academic_affairs/division_of_health_care_professions/hcp_areas_of_study/dental_health_programs
University of Florida
College of Dentistry
The
college is nationally recognized for its oral health research enterprise,
emphasizing infectious diseases in dentistry, bone biology, pain and
neurosciences, and translational research to improve clinical dental care. This
research excellence resulted in the college being ranked No. 7 among 56 U.S.
dental schools in federal funding in 2005, and research initiatives represent
the college’s close alignment to Health Science Center and university
initiatives in the areas of genomics of infectious diseases, immunology,
autoimmunity, biostatistics, cancer epidemiology and prevention, cell
biology/cell signaling, and pain and neurosciences.
Contact Information
University of Florida
College of Dentistry
P.O. Box 100405
Gainesville, FL 32610
Website:
http://www.dentalmuseum.org/touchscreen/U%20Florida/intro.cfm
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