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Detailed Information

Programs of Study

The School of Health Sciences is committed to developing professionals through comprehensive, career-oriented programs. The person-to-person nature of a Quinnipiac education sets it apart as one of the Northeast’s premier education centers for health professionals. The entire staff at the School of Health Sciences takes the time to help each student plan a graduate program best suited to his or her interests, strengths, and career goals. Students are guided by expert faculty members who are current with the latest techniques, technologies, and research in their specialties. Many are also practitioners and consultants in their respective fields. The personal touch is also evident in the School of Health Sciences’ extensive internship and field work programs. Through the University’s affiliations with nearly 1,000 hospitals and health-care facilities nationwide, students develop interpersonal skills and apply their classroom work in real-life settings with on-site mentors.

The School of Health Sciences offers the following graduate degree programs: Master of Health Science (M.H.S.) in biomedical/medical laboratory sciences; M.S. in molecular and cell biology (now in the College of Arts and Sciences); Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) with adult nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner tracks; pathologists’ assistant (M.H.S.); physician assistant (M.H.S.); radiologist assistant (M.H.S.); and cardiovascular perfusion (M.H.S.). Post-master’s certificates are offered in the adult nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner tracks.

Research Facilities

The University is developing a new 104-acre campus in North Haven, Connecticut to accommodate its growing number of graduate programs, as well as the upper division professional programs in the School of Health Sciences. Just a short drive from the Mount Carmel Campus in Hamden, the North Haven Campus will eventually house most of the University's graduate programs and Quinnipiac University Online.

Students in the School’s graduate programs utilize a wide array of scientific and professional facilities. The state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Laboratory contains physical examination tables and sophisticated computer programs and models for teaching and to enable nursing students to practice diagnostic and physical assessment skills. Two critical-care units duplicate their hospital counterparts. The Nursing Computer Laboratory houses software for skills practice. Computer-assisted programs provide simulated health assessment and physical examination situations for students to experience, assess, and evaluate. A training laboratory for pathologists’ assistant students contains various types of microscopes critical to the training of the students and a range of equipment used for preparing tissues for diagnosis, such as microtome, cryo/cut microtome, a dual/camera B42 microscope, a fluorescent microscope with camera, eight-head microscopes (housed at Veteran’s Hospital), incubators, and spectrophotometers. Specialized facilities for the Physician Assistant Program include a physical diagnosis lab with eighteen physical exam tables and a PA CD server that includes a program that students use to practice their clinical skills as well as test-prep software for the PA certification test. Laboratories utilized by students in the Molecular and Cell Biology and Medical Laboratory Sciences/Biomedical Sciences Programs contain all the equipment used in professional research laboratories, including ultracentrifuges, spectrophotometers, a Kodak imaging station, electron microscopes, and quantitative PCR, HPLC, and immunoflourescence imaging equipment. Echlin Health Sciences Center houses classrooms designed for clinical practice in the health sciences and extensive computer and robotics equipment as well as lecture halls and seminar rooms. All of the classrooms are wired, so that the faculty members can utilize the Internet, specialized computer programs, and the library databases and resources in their classes.

The University also provides an impressive collection of health science resources. Arnold Bernhard Library, one of the most technologically advanced centers for electronic information and learning resources anywhere in the country, houses a vast Health Science Center section that contains texts and journals as well as citations and abstracts to health-care articles and a national citation database of scholarly articles in the health sciences. Students also have access to scores of online databases and resources, including Basic Biosis, Biochemical Journal, Biological Sciences from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CINAHL, FirstSearch, Harrison’s Online Medical Clinic, Health Reference Center, Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Chemical Investigation, Medline, National Science Digital Library, New England Journal of Medicine, Proquest Direct, PubMed, Science Direct, and Stat Ref. Off-campus e-mail users have full access to the University’s computer network.

Financial Aid

Several avenues are available to help students fund their education. Students may be eligible for Federal Stafford Student Loans. Physician assistant students receive a reduction in tuition during their clinical year.

Cost of Study

Tuition in 2009–10 is $770 per credit hour. In addition, student fees are $315 per semester for full-time students and $35 per credit for part-time students.

Living and Housing Costs

On-campus housing is available during the summer. Privately owned housing is available near the campus. For more information concerning off-campus housing, interested students should contact the Office of Residential Life or visit the University’s Web site.

Student Group

The School of Health Sciences enrolls 336 full-time and 99 part-time students, 349 of whom are women.

Location

The University is located on a beautiful campus in Hamden, Connecticut, a suburb of New Haven. It is approximately 30 minutes from Hartford, 90 minutes from New York City, and 2 hours from Boston.

The University

Quinnipiac University is nationally recognized as one of the leading centers for higher learning in the Northeast and is consistently ranked among the best master’s-level universities in the north in U.S. News & World Report’s Guide to America’s Best Colleges. All programs have integrated computer technology into academic and campus life, and Quinnipiac has been recognized in Yahoo! Internet Life for its achievements in technology. Quinnipiac was ranked ninth in PC Magazine’s 2007 Top Wired Colleges.

The University enrolls about 5,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students and offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs through the School of Health Sciences, the School of Communications, the School of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Law.

Applying

In general, applicants should have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students should submit the completed application, the application fee, and official transcripts. International students must also submit TOEFL scores. Other requirements may include letters of recommendation, professional licensure, and an interview. Specific application requirements and deadlines are available online. Students should check the Web site for more information.

The Faculty And Their Research

• GRADUATE NURSING PROGRAMS
• Full-Time Faculty
• Cynthia C. Barrere, Associate Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Connecticut. Nursing practice, holistic integrity.
• Elnora Jane Bower, Associate Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Adelphi. Holistic integrity, health-care history.
• Cory A. Boyd, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Ed.D., Columbia Teachers College. Holistic integrity.
• Angela Carrano, Clinical Instructor, Nursing; M.S.N., Hartford. Holistic integrity, clinical skills.
• Mary Ann Cordeau, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Connecticut. Nursing theory.
• Anne Durkin, Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Connecticut. Holistic integrity, nursing leadership, nursing research.
• Mary A. Helming, Associate Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Union (Ohio). Primary care nursing, family nursing.
• Jeanne LeVasseur, Professor and Director of the Graduate Nursing Program; Ph.D., Connecticut; RN, APRN, FNP, ANP. Women’s health, the art of nursing, combat nursing.
• Elizabeth F. McGann, Professor of Nursing, D.N.Sc., Yale. Nursing theory, studies in asthma.
• Barbara A. Moynihan, Professor; M.S.N., Southern Connecticut State; Ph.D., Connecticut; APRN, BC. Forensic nursing, psychotherapy.
• Lisa G. O'Connor, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Ed.D., Hartford. Holistic integrity, holistic nursing.
• Lynn C. Price, Associate Professor; J.D., George Washington; M.P.H./M.S.N., Yale; FNP. Health policy analysis.
• Janice Thompson, Professor; Ph.D., Adelphi; APRN.
• Celeste K. Yanni, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Yale. Community health and public health nursing.
• MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM
• Full-Time Faculty
• Dwayne Boucaud, Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo. Microbiology.
• Thomas Brady, Ph.D., Connecticut. Clinical pathology.
• Deborah Clark, Ph.D., Cornell. Biochemistry.
• Lisa Cuchara, Ph.D., Albany Medical College. Immunohematology, pathogenic microbiology, transplantation immunology.
• Christian Eggers, Ph.D., Montana. Microbiology.
• Charlotte Hammond, Ph.D., Connecticut. Molecular biology.
• Kenneth Kaloustian, Ph.D., New Hampshire. Physiology and endocrinology.
• Edward O’Connor, Ph.D., Albany Medical College. Neuropharmacology.
• Dennis Richardson, Ph.D., Nebraska–Lincoln. Parasitology.
• Gene Wong, Ph.D., Alberta. Developmental biology.
• Adjunct Faculty
• Kenneth Carley, Dr.Ph., Alabama. Epidemiology.
• Janet Emanuel, Ph.D., Yale. Human genetics.
• John Howe, Ph.D., California, Davis. Molecular pathology.
• Edward McDonough, M.D., New York Medical College. Forensic pathology.
• Lena Prisco, Ph.D., Connecticut. Molecular biology.
• Thomas Tinghitella, Ph.D., Notre Dame. Microbiology.
• MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY PROGRAM
• Full-time Faculty
• Dwayne Boucaud, Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo. Microbiology.
• Thomas Brady, Ph.D., Connecticut. Clinical pathology.
• Deborah Clark, Ph.D., Cornell. Biochemistry.
• Christian Eggers, Ph.D., Montana. Microbiology.
• Charlotte Hammond, Ph.D., Connecticut Health Center. Molecular biology.
• Kenneth Kaloustian, Ph.D., New Hampshire. Physiology and endocrinology.
• Edward O’Connor, Ph.D., Albany Medical College. Neuropharmacology.
• Gene Wong, Ph.D., Alberta. Developmental biology.
• Adjunct Faculty
• Kenneth Carley, Dr.P.H., Alabama. Epidemiology.
• Janet Emanuel, Ph.D., Yale. Human genetics.
• John Howe, M.D., Yale.
• Edward McDonough, M.D., New York Medical College. Forensic pathology.
• Lena Prisco, Ph.D., Connecticut. Molecular biology.
• Thomas Tinghitella, Ph.D., Notre Dame. Microbiology.
• PATHOLOGISTS’ ASSISTANT PROGRAM
• Full-Time Faculty
• Irwin Beitch, Ph.D., Richmond. Histology/histochemistry.
• Tania Blyth, M.H.S., Quinnipiac. Biomedical sciences.
• Thomas Brady, Ph.D., Connecticut. Clinical pathology.
• Lisa Cuchara, Ph.D., Albany Medical College. Microbiology/immunology.
• Christian Eggers, Ph.D., Montana. Microbiology.
• William Hennessy, B.S., Montclair State; RT, (R)(M). Radiology.
• Kenneth Kaloustian, Ph.D., New Hampshire. Physiology and endocrinology.
• Edward Tantorski, M.P.H., Yale. Physical therapy.
• Gene Wong, Ph.D., Alberta. Developmental biology.
• Adjunct Faculty
• Steven Bilodeau, M.H.S., Quinnipiac; PA. Pathologists’ assistant.
• Nelson Gelfman, M.D., Pennsylvania.
• Leo Kelly, M.H.S., Quinnipiac; PA. Pathologists’ assistant.
• Edward McDonough, M.D., New York Medical College. Forensic pathology.
• Erika Sembler, M.H.S., Quinnipiac; PA. Pathologists’ assistant.
• PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM
• Full-Time Faculty
• Lisa Barratt, M.S., Saint Joseph (Connecticut); PA, Yale; PA-C. Surgical critical care.
• Christian H. Eggers, Ph.D., Montana. Microbiology and pathology.
• Thomas M. Kodz, M.H.S., Quinnipiac. Physical diagnosis.
• William Kohlhepp, PA, Rutgers; M.H.A., Quinnipiac; PA-C. Occupational medicine.
• Cynthia Booth Lord, PA, Yale; M.H.S., Quinnipiac; PA-C. Family medicine.
• Terry O’Donnell, PA, M.H.S., Quinnipiac. Allergy and asthma.
• Cindy Rossi, PA, Yale; M.H.S., Quinnipiac. Allergy and asthma.
• Adjunct Faculty
• Dawn Columb-Lippa, M.H.S., Quinnipiac.
• Timothy Ferrarotti, M.H.S., Quinnipiac; PA-C. Emergency medicine.
• Ellen R. Fischbein, M.D., SUNY at Buffalo. Psychiatry.
• James Gerace, M.S., South Carolina.
• Patricia B. Gunning, B.S., Connecticut.
• Peter Juergensen, Metabolism Associate, Nephrology and Endocrinology Department, Yale New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of St. Raphael; PA, Yale.
• James Lunn, M.H.S., Quinnipiac.
• Ronald Rozett, Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program; M.D., Harvard. Internal medicine.
• Peter Sandor, PA, M.H.S., Quinnipiac. Surgical ICU.
• John Smagula, PA, Kentucky; RT. Radiology.
• Allene Troy, M.H.S., George Washington. Principles of pediatrics.
• Radiologist Assistant
• Shelley L. Giordano, Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging; D.H.S., Nova Southeastern. Radiographic procedures, research methods, diagnostic imaging.
• Ramon Gonzalez, Director of the Radiology Assistant Program; M.D., Colegio Mayor De Nuestra Senora Del Rosario (Columbia). Image critique, pathology, research methods.
• King Lee, Part-time faculty; Ph.D., Kentucky. Pharmacology.
• Cardiovascular Perfusion
• Michael J. Smith, Professor of Cardiovascular Perfusion, Director of Cardiovascular Perfusion Program; Ph.D., Waterloo. Physiology of human performance, anatomy and physiology, pediatric perfusion.

Correspondence and Information

Quinnipiac University
Office of Graduate Admissions
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06518
Telephone: 203-582-8672
800-462-1944 (toll-free)
Fax: 203-582-3443
Email: graduate@quinnipiac.edu