NSU Health Professions Division 1 Welcome and congratulations on your acceptance to Nova Southeastern University. You are joining an innovative learning community replete with the resources and experiences you will need to prepare you for a fulfilling career in health. NSU’s healthcare programs are unique. They were all developed as programs of academic excellence founded on the concept that the interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach to education is beneficial to students of all professions. As such, you will be prepared to work effectively with health care providers from different fields and foster mutual understanding of the challenges, rewards, and needs specific to each discipline. By encouraging students from various disciplines to learn together, barriers are broken, and patient care is enhanced. Your distinguished faculty members are talented, student-centered teachers and respected researchers—all dedicated to helping you attain the skills and knowledge necessary to begin or enhance your professional career. Faculty members utilize a brilliant array of effective experiential learning approaches, giving you practical, real-world clinical experiences. You will also benefit from NSU’s technology-enhanced classrooms, labs, clinics, and library resources supporting you on your educational journey. At NSU, you will become part of a vibrant, diverse student body. NSU is a minority-majority community, giving you the opportunity to learn in a culture-rich environment. You will find tremendous diversity with the patients you will see in the NSU clinics, practicums, rotations, and community service as well, because the university has a longstanding commitment to promoting service to underserved communities. We look forward to working with you. I wish you great success as you pursue your academic studies and prepare to become health care professionals who serve and lead with integrity. Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Co-Editor in Chief, The Qualitative Report Letter from the NSU Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
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