Choose any college or academic program on our Glendale campus and
you'll find they all share a rigorous intellectual challenge and
the opportunity for personal growth.
That's just what you expect from a university where graduates routinely
pass national certification exams well above the national averages
and earn internships at some of the most prestigious medical centers,
laboratories, and private practices in the United States. That's
what you'll find in the colleges and programs at Midwestern University.
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
(AZCOM)
The osteopathic approach and commitment to health care is patient-oriented,
not disease-oriented. By incorporating the additional skill of osteopathic
manipulative medicine (OMM) with the latest advances in modern medicine,
osteopathic physicians can provide patients with the most comprehensive,
holistic care available today.
College of Pharmacy–Glendale
(CPG)
As a pharmacist, you may select drug therapies, determine dosage
forms and schedules, communicate recommendations to physicians,
prepare medications, counsel patients, and educate other health
professionals about optimal drug use. The aging US population and
advances in pharmaceuticals mean new pharmacists are needed in settings
from community pharmacies and hospitals to educational institutions,
laboratories, and managed care.
College
of Dental Medicine (CDM)
The Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree program
is the newest addition to Midwestern University’s interdisciplinary
health care programs of study. Based at MWU’s Glendale (Ariz.)
Campus, the College of Dental Medicine offers a four-year curriculum
that includes academic coursework in the basic sciences, the behavioral
sciences, and the clinical sciences; preclinical simulation studies;
practical clinical dentistry; and community clinical rotations that
follow the guidelines of the American Dental Association and the
Commission on Dental Education. Upon completion of the program,
you will be eligible for licensing in the State of Arizona and the
Southwestern United States through the Western Region Board Examination,
and throughout the country upon passing other regional board examinations.
College of Health Sciences - Physician
Assistant Studies
Physician assistants are licensed to practice medicine and provide
a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic service, with physician
supervision. Clinical roles include primary and specialty care in
medical and surgical practice in both rural and urban areas.
College of Health Sciences - Occupational
Therapy
Striving to minimize disruption caused by disabilities, occupational
therapists develop skills for patient evaluation and treatment,
screening and education, consultation, research, and administration.
Practice settings include pediatrics, hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation,
and work-hardening programs.
College of Health Sciences - Master
of Biomedical Science
College of Health
Sciences - Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences
College of Health
Sceinces - Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Biomedical science graduates may pursue graduate study at professional
schools offering degrees in medicine and health sciences, or move
directly into professions in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical
industries, including work at biomedical laboratories, governmental
and regulatory agencies, and undergraduate teaching.
College of Health Sciences - Bioethics
Designed to enhance your on-going career efforts in another discipline
or practice, the interdisciplinary MWU Bioethics Program helps you
learn to balance the complex challenges of our extended life span
and our amazing scientific advancement. By looking at real-world
problems and potential solutions with a diverse group of professionals,
you'll examine the process of making ethical decisions about health
care practice and patient care.
College of Health Sciences - Health
Professions Education
As a practicing health care professional interested in sharing your
wealth of knowledge with the next generation, you can serve the
rapidly growing need for professional health care educators in colleges
and universities across the country. With expanded education and
communication skills, you'll also enhance patient care and community
involvement.
College of Health Sciences - Cardiovascular
Science/Perfusion
Cardiovascular perfusionists set up and operate the heart-lung machine
and other equipment that keeps a patient alive during open-heart
surgery. In addition, perfusionists develop the technological services
and skills to support or substitute for patient cardiopulmonary
function during heart-related surgeries and procedures, such as
blood salvaging, circulatory support, artificial hearts, and cardiac
pacemakers.
College of Health Sciences - Arizona
Podiatric Medicine
Podiatric physicians are specialists that manage both acute and
chronic lower extremity complaints as well as the lower extremity
manifestations of systemic disease. Though specialists, podiatrists
enjoy some of the practice characteristics of primary care providers
such as longitudinal relationships with patients while caring for
their chronic problems. The instructional program, therefore, is
designed to prepare the podiatric graduate with a thorough general
medical education with additional focused education and training
in podiatric biomechanics, podiatric medicine, and podiatric surgery.
College of Health
Sciences - Nurse Anesthesia Program
Nurse anesthesia is the oldest of the nursing specialties
and nurse anesthetists have been providing anesthesia care in the
United States for over 100 years. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
(CRNAs) are anesthesia specialists. They administer approximately
65% of the 26 million anesthetics given to patients each year in
the United States. CRNAs are the sole anesthesia providers in more
than 65% of rural hospitals in the United States, enabling these
healthcare facilities to provide obstetrical, surgical, and trauma
stabilization services.
College
of Health Sciences - Clinical Psychology Program
The four-year curriculum incorporates didactic courses,
practical experiences, internship, and a clinical dissertation.
The doctor of clinical psychology degree (Psy.D.) is awarded after
four years of study and completion of all requirements.
When you choose Midwestern's Glendale campus, you're starting on
the path to 21st century health care practice.
Join us. We're tomorrow's health care team...learning together
today.
