The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) is a
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university headquartered in
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. It was founded in 1979 as the Institute of Physical Therapy. It has campuses in San Marcos and in
St. Augustine
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, Florida;
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History
The school that ultimately became the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979 by Stanley V. Paris as the Institute of Physical Therapy. Paris retired from USAHS in 2007.
In 1997, the school officially became "The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences." It purchased a small private hospital and an adjoining 26 acres of land at the Flagler Health Park Campus in St. Augustine, creating its current St. Augustine campus.
In 2007, USAHS expanded to California, opening a campus in San Diego. The university also completed work on a 98,000-square-foot academic and clinic building at the St. Augustine campus. Two years later, the San Diego campus moved to San Marcos, California.
In 2012, the University opened a third campus in Austin, Texas. The following year, Laureate International Universities acquired a majority interest in USAHS.
In 2015, USAHS opened its fourth campus in Miami, Florida.
Altas Partners, a Canadian long-term private equity firm, purchased USAHS from Laureate in 2019. Shortly thereafter, USAHS opened its fifth location in Dallas, Texas.
Academics
USAHS offers the following degree programs of study:
College of Rehabilitative Sciences
* Doctor of Occupational Therapy
* Master of Occupational Therapy
* Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy
* Doctor of Physical Therapy
* Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
College of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
* Doctor of Nursing Practice
* Master of Science in Nursing
Other Health Sciences
* Doctor of Education
* Master of Health Administration
USAHS is accredited by the
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In 2017, USAHS opened its first Center for Innovative Clinical Practice on the San Marcos campus.
Notable faculty
USAHS founder Stanley V. Paris was the first president of the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Faculty member Todd Bourgeois is a three-time national qualifying contestant on the NBC show
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References
External links
Official website
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