Pathway to Health Professions: Accelerated Dual Degree Programs

Accelerated Dual Degree (BS/MHS) Program in Physician Assistant Studies
The Pathway to Health Professions (Health Sciences) Program and the Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program of the College of Nursing and Health Professions have created an accelerated dual degree program which offers its students valuable early advising and mentoring from PA faculty to help them plan their studies and meet their goals while they are still undergraduate students. Drexel’s highly regarded Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program, which was founded at the former Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, is the oldest Physician Assistant Program in Pennsylvania and one of the largest PA programs in the country. The Hahnemann PA Program is known for attracting a diverse student body, with more than a quarter of the trainees coming from minority backgrounds and from the medically-underserved areas in which PAs are critically important.

• Factsheet for Accelerated BS/MHS Program
• Undergraduate Curriculum for Accelerated BS/MHS Program
• Distributional Requirements for Accelerated BS/MHS Program
  
• Graduate Physician Assistant Curriculum

Accelerated Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Physical Therapy 3+3 Program
The Pathway to Health Professions (Health Sciences) Program and the Programs in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences of the College of Nursing and Health Professions offer an accelerated dual degree program that can put you in practice a year and a half ahead of your future colleagues – and with better training. Participants can earn both a B.S. degree in Health Sciences and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree in only 5 1/2 years after graduation from high school. Graduates of this innovative program are able to function in a variety of health care settings and are well-prepared to seek licensure by state board examination. Drexel’s DPT program – the new standard in physical therapy education – is the successor to the former MCP Hahnemann University’s Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Program. The DPT program is fully accredited by American Physical Therapy Association’s Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) and has been since the existence of the program.

• Factsheet for Accelerated BS/DPT Program
• Undergraduate Curriculum for Accelerated BS/DPT Program
• Distributional Requirements for Accelerated BS/DPT Program
• Graduate Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum
  
  

Accelerated Health Sciences - ACE 3+1 BSN Program
The Pathway to Health Professions and the Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) to Nursing Program have created a new undergraduate program, entitled "Health Sciences - ACE 3+1 BSN Program” for the College of Nursing and Health Professions of Drexel University.  The new program is based on the 4-year, one co-op curricular model.  The new program combines the first three years of the Pathway to Health Professions Program (Health Sciences major) with the one-year Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) to Nursing Program.  The new program creates another avenue for high school graduates to obtain a BSN degree and pursue a career in nursing.  Students can enter this new program either as freshmen or as transfer students.  The new program is very timely in that it addresses the strong demand among applicants for undergraduate programs leading to the BSN degree.  The current demand for nursing degrees is a reflection the excellent job market that exists for nurses.  There is expected to be a strong demand for nurses for at least the next decade, if not beyond.

• Undergraduate Curriculum for Accelerated Health Sciences -ACE 3+1 BSN Program

PLEASE NOTE: You will need to have the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view these documents.