CHSU is accepting applications for our Doctor of Pharmacy program in Clovis, CA through PharmCAS. Learn more at chsu.edu
California Health Sciences University was founded in 2012 and is the first university of its kind in the Central Valley. Envisioned by the Assemi family, CHSU offers a local option for health care professionals seeking doctoral programs and to help remedy the shortage of health care services offered in the Valley. Students can enjoy the unique combination of high quality of life, affordable cost of living and plentiful career opportunities the Valley provides. The College of Pharmacy was the first program offered because of the high demand for pharmacists in the region. CHSU plans to open up to 10 post graduate Colleges within the University to train health care professionals in the coming years and is considering Allied Health, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, and a Medical school. The timing and specific discipline for each new College and/or program will be determined based on the need and opportunity for job placement within the region.
In November 2016, California Health Sciences University announced plans to open a College of Osteopathic Medicine with the first class starting in fall 2019. The proposed CHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine will be the first of its kind in the San Joaquin Valley. The university has been granted applicant status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), the only accrediting agency for predoctoral osteopathic medical education recognized by the United States Department of Education.
“Ever since we founded CHSU in 2012, we’ve been actively planning to open a medical school,” stated Florence Dunn, CHSU president. “With the rapid growth of our population and increasing disparity in health care access – and coupled with the success of our pharmacy program – we’ve decided to make the medical school an immediate priority. The Central Valley suffers from some of the most severe physician shortages in California and we are dedicated to improving the health and lives of the people of our community.”
University officials are formalizing plans now to assemble the osteopathic medical school’s leadership team.
Planning for a master campus in the Clovis Research and Technology Park is underway and will include up to 10 colleges, campus housing, library, administration building, etc. Initially, the College of Osteopathic Medicine building will be constructed and is expected to be finished in fall 2019. At full build out, the campus can support the approximately 2,000 future health care professionals and will also support economic development in the region, with over 300 employees, mostly faculty, and up to 500 graduating health care professionals per year, who will be encouraged to remain and practice in the Valley.
The Founding President of CHSU, Florence Dunn, is a long-time Valley resident and a former Bank Executive who has attracted a stellar Board of Trustees from varying health care, education and business backgrounds. Long-time educator and community leader, Dr. John Welty, President Emeritus at Fresno State, serves as the Board Chair and has helped to fast track the university.
“The new University has received tremendous community support, collaborating with key state and local leaders, including top educational and healthcare executives,” states President Dunn. “CHSU is proud to collaborate with Fresno State, Fresno Pacific University, Clovis Community College and other universities in Central California for interdisciplinary research and interprofessional education. CHSU has also partnered with Central California hospitals, like Community Medical Centers, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Kern County Hospital to name a few and physician groups such as Santé Community Physicians and other group facilities, independent medical doctors and pharmacists.”
The university will also serve as a means of securing the Valley’s healthcare system by recruiting local talent and working to retain graduates here in the Valley.
About CHSU College of Pharmacy
At CHSU, you will learn contemporary pharmacy practice and how to provide primary patient care in collaboration with physicians. This is what separates us from other pharmacy schools in California. You will refine your clinical skills under direct supervision of practicing pharmacists and physicians during rotations at hospitals, clinics and community pharmacies. Our innovative team-based learning curriculum includes: pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences,
patient care courses, and physical assessment labs.
With the Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APP) designation, the role of pharmacists on the health care team has been elevated allowing APP’s in California to provide primary care in collaboration with physicians. CHSU College of Pharmacy graduating pharmacists can help pave the way for the newly developing opportunities in the Central California health care system.
ACCREDITATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
California Health Sciences University College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program has been granted Candidate status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60503, 312/664-3575; FAX 312/664-4652, web site www.acpe-accredit.org.
For an explanation of the ACPE accreditation process, consult the
Office of the Dean or ACPE (www.acpe-accredit.org).
We exist to improve the health care outcomes of people living in the Central Valley by:
1. Inspiring diverse students from our region to commit to health care careers that serve our region;
2. Developing compassionate, highly trained, intellectually curious, adaptive leaders capable of meeting the health care needs of the future through a performance-based education;
3. Empowering people to teach, serve, research, innovate, and practice collaboratively in areas of skill and expertise.
California Health Sciences University (CHSU) is the first university of its kind in the Central Valley of California. CHSU opened its first school - the College of Pharmacy - in August 2014. CHSU College of Pharmacy school offers a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Program.
CHSU, a privately funded, proprietary university that's committed to health sciences research and improving the access and delivery of quality health care in the San Joaquin Valley.
