2021 NSU Fact Book

80 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Nutrition and Dietetics. This highly prescribed course of study is the only pathway leading to eligibility for entry-level Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medi- cine and Health Professions Division parallel the inter- professional delivery model of patient-care settings. Medical professionals who choose to teach in the Health Professions Division must be able to train graduates to integrate multiple forms of reasoning and knowledge in order to provide the best patient care. To this end, the college offers a Master of Science (M.S.) in Medical Education degree. This 30-credit, online program is designed to enhance professional education and teaching skills of clinical faculty members and community preceptors, as well as expand the ability to facilitate the learning process of students and residents in a variety of clinical settings. The M.S. in Medical Education program incorporates the most recent educational technologies into a robust, 10-course program that includes assessment and evaluation, educational methodologies, research, technology in education, and learning styles. While many students choose to follow the traditional, two- year completion of the degree, there is a one-year completion option available. All students have up to six years to complete the degree, no matter which option they choose at matriculation. Faculty members are carefully selected on the basis of their subject expertise, teaching abilities, and professional involvement. Most importantly, they are united in their desire to educate and to motivate students to use what they learn in the program to inspire others. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS In response to the need for innovative undergraduate programs that address the changing landscape of health care, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine launched its first undergraduate degree in the fall of 2017, a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Student interest in this alternative premedical path was evident from the onset, prompting the launch of a second undergraduate degree in the fall of 2019: a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition. Students majoring in Public Health or Human Nutrition account for nearly 300 students at NSU. KPCOM’s third undergraduate option, a Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Coaching, is set to launch in the fall 2020 and will address the social and behavioral health foundation of medicine from a systems paradigm. All three Bachelor of Science undergraduate programs in the KPCOM offer four- year degrees in addition to dual-admission options into the osteopathic medicine college. These dual- admission opportunities make NSU’s academic offerings extremely innovative, as no other academic programs in the country offer dual-admission options with undergraduate course offerings in public health, human nutrition, or health and wellness coaching. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS NSU’s KPCOM Certificate in Health Professions Preparation (CHPP) is a full-time, graduate-level certificate program (commonly referred to as a postbacc.) designed to enhance the academic preparation of qualified pre-health students with a goal of direct matriculation into NSU-KPCOM’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program. The program is delivered by KPCOM faculty members and utilizes a hybrid online and on-site curriculum in which student’s progress through the two-semester program as one cohort. While enrolled, students are provided training in the basic sciences, foundational for success in the preclinical years of the medical school curriculum. Student’s who successfully complete the program with a 500 cumulative MCAT score and a 3.6 GPA are guaranteed admission into the KPCOM D.O. program. Student’s who successfully complete the program with a 500 cumulative MCAT and a GPA of 3.3–3.6 will be guaranteed an admissions interview. In 2018, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine introduced an online certificate program in Emergency Medicine. This is designed for advanced practitioners to obtain additional education in the field of emergency medicine. Through this 18-credit curriculum, students will obtain an in-depth education of emergency medicine topics. This program is ideal for practicing nurse practitioners and physician Colleges and Academic Centers