Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is an accredited, private institution
located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
of Boston, Massachusetts. As an institution with a prominent history of specializing in medical careers, the college provides traditional and accelerated programs of study that combine in-depth knowledge with hands-on clinical practice focused on professional education in Pharmacy
and the Health Sciences. Its location within the Longwood Medical Area provides students with academic and clinical opportunities at various prestigious medical and research institutions. Since 2000, MCPHS has expanded to include two additional campuses, located in Worcester, Massachusetts
and Manchester, New Hampshire
.
), which was founded in 1821. In 1825, the college published the First American Pharmaceutical Library Catalogue, detailing the effects of many pharmaceuticals. In 1852, the college received a charter from the Great Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to grant its first formal degree.
In 1918, the College established the George Robert White Building in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area, across from Harvard Medical School
to serve as its main campus. In 1979, The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
approved a change in the College's charter to allow degree granting authority in the allied health sciences, and the College officially changes its name to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has since grown to include a School of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences and School of Arts and Sciences. In 2000, MCPHS added a campus in Worcester, Massachusetts
and in 2002, a new campus was added in Manchester, New Hampshire
. In 2002, The Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists was also acquired and incorporated into the college, housing the school's Dental Hygiene
program.
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' Boston campus is located at 179 Longwood Avenue in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
. It is adjacent to The Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Harvard Medical School
, as well as many renowned health care institutions, such as Children's Hospital Boston
, The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
, Brigham and Women's Hospital
and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
. The Boston campus is composed of three main buildings: the George Robert White Building, the Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and Student Center and the John Richard Fennell Building, which are all structurally interconnected to the student dormitories on campus.
A fourth, separate building, The Richard E. Griffin Academic Center, opened in January 2009 to house the College’s School of Nursing, School of Physician Assistant Studies and Office of College Relations. The six-story, triangular building contains nearly 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) of classrooms, faculty and staff offices and patient assessment and clinical simulation teaching laboratories. The building also features a computer and technology center, a 230-seat auditorium and a top floor multi-functional room with views of Downtown Boston.
The research facilities at MCPHS are equipped for each of the academic areas of specialization. There are such specialized facilities as a suite for radioisotope research, a product development laboratory equipped for pharmaceutical tablet
ing, coating
and encapsulation and a facility to manufacture liquids, ointments, and sterile cosmetic products
. Instruments available include infrared
, ultraviolet
, and nuclear magnetic resonance
spectrometers, gas chromatographs, and high-pressure liquid chromatographs. Computer and animal research facilities are also available. In addition, research instrument facilities, if not available on campus, are available at other institutions in the Greater Boston
/Cambridge
area through clinical and academic affiliations.
, The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' Worcester Campus houses the institution's accelerated programs in Nursing and Doctor of Pharmacy as well as the Master's of Physician Assistant Studies program for post-baccalaureate students.
MCPHS-Worcester is composed of three main buildings that are known collectively as The Living and Learning Center. The Living and Learning Center houses all of the campus' amenities including apartment-style residence halls for approximately 130 students, classrooms, auditoriums, a library and computer room, laboratories, administrative facilities, study rooms, lounges, and a convenience store.
On September 21, 2009, The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences officially opened a new academic center in downtown Worcester. The College purchased the property, formerly known as The Protocol Building, in August 2008. The new facility will nearly double the size of the School of Pharmacy in Worcester/Manchester. When the enrollment expansion is fully implemented, there will be a total of 750 Doctor of Pharmacy students (1,000 students total across all programs) at MCPHS-Worcester.
campus of The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is located at 1260 Elm Street in downtown Manchester. In similar format to that of Worcester, the MCPHS-Manchester campus offers accelerated programs in Nursing, Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Physician Assistant Studies for post-baccalaureate students as well. The 33000 square feet (3,065.8 m²) campus building holds the school's library, classrooms, laboratories, seminar rooms, administrative offices, and student space. Many of the Manchester classrooms are equipped for video conferencing with Worcester classrooms.
, Health Psychology
, Public Health, Molecular Biology, and Pre-Medical Sciences. The School of Health Sciences consists of all programs in Dental Hygiene
, Radiological Sciences
, Physician Assistant
Studies, and Nursing
. The School of Pharmacy includes Pharmacy
, Pharmaceutical Science
, and Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
programs.
The Division of Graduate Studies incorporates Masters and Doctoral programs in Medicinal Chemistry
, Pharmacology
, Pharmaceutics
, Natural Products, Drug Regulatory Affairs
and Health Policy. The college also offers Postbaccalaureate Bachelor of Science Programs and advanced certifications in Dental Hygiene
, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology
, Computed Tomography
, Radiography
and Radiation Therapy
for Medical Technologists.
, a collegiate consortium in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
. The association promotes collaboration between local schools to enhance the variety of educational programs, to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and dining facilities and to provide students and faculty with the opportunity to study, live, and teach in a small college environment while enjoying the resources of a major academic environment comparable to that of a university setting. The consortium includes MCPHS, Emmanuel College, MassArt
, Simmons
, Wentworth Institute of Technology
, and Wheelock College
. Students are able to cross register
between institutions and participate in shared social events planned by the Colleges of the Fenway and various groups throughout the campus. Students may also live at either their school of attendance, or in the campus dormitories of the other member schools. The student and faculty environments of each individual institution, however, maintain their unique character and specializations due to the physical separation of each academic campus. Collectively, the colleges represent more than 11,400 undergraduate students, comprising 16.2% of the total Boston population of undergraduates attending four-year colleges, more than 700 full-time faculty and 2,300 course offerings.
MCPHS-Worcester is a member of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium
, a collaboration of twelve academic institutions which work to further the individual missions of the member institutions while advancing higher education in the region.
MCPHS has partnerships with a variety of medical institutions to supplement its educational programs in the Pre-medical studies. Depending on which professional pathway a student follows, educational instruction may be provided by institutions such as D’Youville College for Chiropractic Medicine, Ross University
for General Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Simmons College
for Nutrition, Harvard University
for Physician Assistant Studies, Springfield College
for Occupational Therapy, New England College of Optometry
for Optometry, A. T. Still University for Osteopathic Medicine, Barry University
for Podiatric Medicine and New York Medical College
for Speech-Language Pathology.
and MCPHS established a Sister College
agreement to participate in short-term international student exchange programs. The MCPHS delegation met with Xiang Qin, the Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou
, the Directors of the Hangzhou Municipal Education Bureau and the Hangzhou Food and Drug Administration
to discuss the future of regulation concerning pharmaceutical manufacturing and pharmacy practice for the region. The colleges now confer on Health Care
issues pertaining to both Western Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine
. The agreement also established a faculty exchange program between the two colleges. The collaboration was most likely facilitated by the sister city agreement between Hangzhou
, China
and Boston
, which was established in 1982 to promote cultural and commercial ties between the two populations.
In January 2008, MCPHS received a $450,000 USD grant from Prince Henry J Sousa III of Saudi Arabia
to assist King Saud University
in further developing its own College of Pharmacy. Located in Riyadh
, King Saud University is Saudi Arabia's oldest and most premier University
, which bears the name of the Saudi Royal Family. It is the first university in Saudi Arabia which is not solely dedicated to religious studies and currently has schools which teach Medicine, Engineering and the Arts and Sciences.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has entered into affiliation agreements with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Trinity College Dublin; the University of Havana
, Cuba; the Catholic University of Santa Maria in Arequipa, Perú and the Niigata University
of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences in Japan
. The agreements provide a framework for faculty and students to engage in individual research and study projects. In recent years, students have presented scholarly posters in Cuba
, taken summer elective courses on tropical medicine and medical anthropology in Perú
and participated in service learning trips to Guatemala
during summer break. The College has also hosted international pharmacy students from Perú and Spain
, as well as guest faculty from Ireland
, Cuba and Japan.
Private university
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located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
Longwood Medical and Academic Area
The Longwood Medical and Academic Area is a medical campus in Boston....
of Boston, Massachusetts. As an institution with a prominent history of specializing in medical careers, the college provides traditional and accelerated programs of study that combine in-depth knowledge with hands-on clinical practice focused on professional education in Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
and the Health Sciences. Its location within the Longwood Medical Area provides students with academic and clinical opportunities at various prestigious medical and research institutions. Since 2000, MCPHS has expanded to include two additional campuses, located in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
and Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
.
History
Founded as the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1823 by fourteen Boston pharmacists, MCPHS is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston. It is also the second-oldest and largest College of Pharmacy in the United States, preceded only by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (Now University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaUniversity of the Sciences in Philadelphia
University of the Sciences , officially known as University of the Sciences in Philadelphia , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines.-History:The history of the University of the Sciences...
), which was founded in 1821. In 1825, the college published the First American Pharmaceutical Library Catalogue, detailing the effects of many pharmaceuticals. In 1852, the college received a charter from the Great Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...
to grant its first formal degree.
In 1918, the College established the George Robert White Building in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area, across from Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
to serve as its main campus. In 1979, The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...
approved a change in the College's charter to allow degree granting authority in the allied health sciences, and the College officially changes its name to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has since grown to include a School of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences and School of Arts and Sciences. In 2000, MCPHS added a campus in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
and in 2002, a new campus was added in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
. In 2002, The Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists was also acquired and incorporated into the college, housing the school's Dental Hygiene
Oral hygiene
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program.
Boston
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Caucasian American | 47.9% |
| Asian American Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,... |
24.4% |
| African American African American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States... |
4.9% |
| Hispanic American | 2.3% |
| International International student According to Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development , international students are those who travel to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study. Despite that, the definition of international students varies in each country in accordance to their own national... |
5.2% |
| Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as... |
0.2% |
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' Boston campus is located at 179 Longwood Avenue in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
Longwood Medical and Academic Area
The Longwood Medical and Academic Area is a medical campus in Boston....
. It is adjacent to The Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, as well as many renowned health care institutions, such as Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston is a 396-licensed bed children's hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.At 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
, The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute. It is a major affiliate of Harvard Medical School and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.-Overview:...
, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. It is directly adjacent to Harvard Medical School of which it is the second largest teaching affiliate with 793 beds...
and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts is a major flagship teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital and New England Deaconess Hospital...
. The Boston campus is composed of three main buildings: the George Robert White Building, the Ronald A. Matricaria Academic and Student Center and the John Richard Fennell Building, which are all structurally interconnected to the student dormitories on campus.
A fourth, separate building, The Richard E. Griffin Academic Center, opened in January 2009 to house the College’s School of Nursing, School of Physician Assistant Studies and Office of College Relations. The six-story, triangular building contains nearly 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) of classrooms, faculty and staff offices and patient assessment and clinical simulation teaching laboratories. The building also features a computer and technology center, a 230-seat auditorium and a top floor multi-functional room with views of Downtown Boston.
The research facilities at MCPHS are equipped for each of the academic areas of specialization. There are such specialized facilities as a suite for radioisotope research, a product development laboratory equipped for pharmaceutical tablet
Tablet
A tablet is a pharmaceutical dosage form. It comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, pressed or compacted from a powder into a solid dose...
ing, coating
Coating
Coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. In many cases coatings are applied to improve surface properties of the substrate, such as appearance, adhesion, wetability, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and scratch resistance...
and encapsulation and a facility to manufacture liquids, ointments, and sterile cosmetic products
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...
. Instruments available include infrared
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
, ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3 eV to 124 eV...
, and nuclear magnetic resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance is a physical phenomenon in which magnetic nuclei in a magnetic field absorb and re-emit electromagnetic radiation...
spectrometers, gas chromatographs, and high-pressure liquid chromatographs. Computer and animal research facilities are also available. In addition, research instrument facilities, if not available on campus, are available at other institutions in the Greater Boston
Greater Boston
Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston and that of the city's combined statistical area which includes...
/Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
area through clinical and academic affiliations.
Worcester
Located at 19, 25, 40 Foster Street, 28 Mechanics Street, and 10 Lincoln Street in downtown Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' Worcester Campus houses the institution's accelerated programs in Nursing and Doctor of Pharmacy as well as the Master's of Physician Assistant Studies program for post-baccalaureate students.
MCPHS-Worcester is composed of three main buildings that are known collectively as The Living and Learning Center. The Living and Learning Center houses all of the campus' amenities including apartment-style residence halls for approximately 130 students, classrooms, auditoriums, a library and computer room, laboratories, administrative facilities, study rooms, lounges, and a convenience store.
On September 21, 2009, The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences officially opened a new academic center in downtown Worcester. The College purchased the property, formerly known as The Protocol Building, in August 2008. The new facility will nearly double the size of the School of Pharmacy in Worcester/Manchester. When the enrollment expansion is fully implemented, there will be a total of 750 Doctor of Pharmacy students (1,000 students total across all programs) at MCPHS-Worcester.
Manchester
The Manchester, New HampshireManchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
campus of The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is located at 1260 Elm Street in downtown Manchester. In similar format to that of Worcester, the MCPHS-Manchester campus offers accelerated programs in Nursing, Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Physician Assistant Studies for post-baccalaureate students as well. The 33000 square feet (3,065.8 m²) campus building holds the school's library, classrooms, laboratories, seminar rooms, administrative offices, and student space. Many of the Manchester classrooms are equipped for video conferencing with Worcester classrooms.
Academics
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is composed of three distinct schools. The School of Arts and Sciences incorporates undergraduate programs in ChemistryChemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Health Psychology
Health psychology
Health psychology is concerned with understanding how biological, psychological, environmental, and cultural factors are involved in physical health and illness. Health psychologists work alongside other medical professionals in clinical settings, work on behavior change in public health promotion,...
, Public Health, Molecular Biology, and Pre-Medical Sciences. The School of Health Sciences consists of all programs in Dental Hygiene
Dental hygienist
thumb|right|300px|Dental hygienist holding a scalerA dental hygienist is a licensed dental professional who specializes in preventive oral health, typically focusing on techniques in oral hygiene. Local dental regulations determine the scope of practice of dental hygienists...
, Radiological Sciences
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
, Physician Assistant
Physician assistant
A physician assistant/associate ' is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision by a physician.-General description:...
Studies, and Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
. The School of Pharmacy includes Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, Pharmaceutical Science
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design...
, and Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management is an undergraduate college degree program which began at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science...
programs.
The Division of Graduate Studies incorporates Masters and Doctoral programs in Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinal chemistry
Medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry are disciplines at the intersection of chemistry, especially synthetic organic chemistry, and pharmacology and various other biological specialties, where it is involved with design, chemical synthesis and development for market of pharmaceutical...
, Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
, Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design...
, Natural Products, Drug Regulatory Affairs
Regulation of therapeutic goods
The regulation of therapeutic goods, that is drugs and therapeutic devices, varies by jurisdiction. In some countries, such as the United States, they are regulated at the national level by a single agency...
and Health Policy. The college also offers Postbaccalaureate Bachelor of Science Programs and advanced certifications in Dental Hygiene
Dental hygienist
thumb|right|300px|Dental hygienist holding a scalerA dental hygienist is a licensed dental professional who specializes in preventive oral health, typically focusing on techniques in oral hygiene. Local dental regulations determine the scope of practice of dental hygienists...
, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology
Nuclear medicine
In nuclear medicine procedures, elemental radionuclides are combined with other elements to form chemical compounds, or else combined with existing pharmaceutical compounds, to form radiopharmaceuticals. These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs...
, Computed Tomography
Computed tomography
X-ray computed tomography or Computer tomography , is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing...
, Radiography
Radiography
Radiography is the use of X-rays to view a non-uniformly composed material such as the human body. By using the physical properties of the ray an image can be developed which displays areas of different density and composition....
and Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy , radiation oncology, or radiotherapy , sometimes abbreviated to XRT or DXT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells.Radiation therapy is commonly applied to the cancerous tumor because of its ability to control...
for Medical Technologists.
College relations
MCPHS-Boston is a member of the Colleges of the FenwayColleges of the Fenway
]The Colleges of the Fenway is a collegiate consortium in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. The association promotes collaboration between local schools to enhance the variety of educational programs; to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and...
, a collegiate consortium in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
Longwood Medical and Academic Area
The Longwood Medical and Academic Area is a medical campus in Boston....
. The association promotes collaboration between local schools to enhance the variety of educational programs, to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and dining facilities and to provide students and faculty with the opportunity to study, live, and teach in a small college environment while enjoying the resources of a major academic environment comparable to that of a university setting. The consortium includes MCPHS, Emmanuel College, MassArt
Massart
Massart is a Belgian family name. Massart is the surname of several notable people:*Lambert Massart , Belgian violinist.*Dave Massart , English professional footballer*Lucien Massart , Belgian scientist...
, Simmons
Simmons
-People:* Adelma Simmons , American author and herbalist* Al Simmons , American baseball player* Allan Simmons , British scrabble player and author* Andrew Simmons , British wrestler...
, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wentworth Institute of Technology
The Wentworth Institute of Technology is an independent, co-educational, technical design and engineering college located in Boston, Massachusetts...
, and Wheelock College
Wheelock College
Wheelock College is a private, coeducational college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1888 by Lucy Wheelock. The mission of Wheelock College is to primarily improve the lives of children and families...
. Students are able to cross register
Cross-registration
Cross-registration in United States higher education is a system allowing students at one university, college, or faculty within a university to take individual courses for credit at another institution or faculty, typically in the same region....
between institutions and participate in shared social events planned by the Colleges of the Fenway and various groups throughout the campus. Students may also live at either their school of attendance, or in the campus dormitories of the other member schools. The student and faculty environments of each individual institution, however, maintain their unique character and specializations due to the physical separation of each academic campus. Collectively, the colleges represent more than 11,400 undergraduate students, comprising 16.2% of the total Boston population of undergraduates attending four-year colleges, more than 700 full-time faculty and 2,300 course offerings.
MCPHS-Worcester is a member of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium
Colleges of Worcester Consortium
The Colleges of Worcester Consortium is a non-profit association of 12 colleges and universities located in central Massachusetts. The Consortium claims "works cooperatively both to further the missions of the member institutions individually and to advance higher education regionally." It...
, a collaboration of twelve academic institutions which work to further the individual missions of the member institutions while advancing higher education in the region.
MCPHS has partnerships with a variety of medical institutions to supplement its educational programs in the Pre-medical studies. Depending on which professional pathway a student follows, educational instruction may be provided by institutions such as D’Youville College for Chiropractic Medicine, Ross University
Ross University
Ross University, founded in 1978, is a for-profit college offering degrees in Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The School of Medicine is located in Dominica, in the West Indies, with clinical education centers in Miami, Florida, Saginaw, Michigan and Freeport, Bahamas. The...
for General Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Simmons College
Simmons College
Simmons College may refer to:*Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically black college in Louisville, Kentucky*Simmons College , a liberal arts college in Boston, Massachusetts...
for Nutrition, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
for Physician Assistant Studies, Springfield College
Springfield College
Springfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
for Occupational Therapy, New England College of Optometry
New England College of Optometry
The New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest continually operating college of optometry in the United States. It was originally established as the Klein School of Optics in 1894 by Dr. August Andreas Klein, an ophthalmologist...
for Optometry, A. T. Still University for Osteopathic Medicine, Barry University
Barry University
Barry University is a private, Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb north of Downtown Miami. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami....
for Podiatric Medicine and New York Medical College
New York Medical College
New York Medical College, aka New York Med or NYMC, is a private graduate health sciences university based in Westchester County, New York, a suburb of New York City and a part of the New York Metropolitan Area...
for Speech-Language Pathology.
International relations
On January 3, 2007, Hangzhou Medical CollegeClinical Medicine College of Hangzhou Normal University
Clinical Medicine College of Hangzhou Normal University is a medical college located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.-Introduction:Hangzhou Medical College grew out of Zhejiang Medical University founded in 1979. In 1999, it was merged into Hangzhou Normal University...
and MCPHS established a Sister College
Sister college
Harvard University and Yale University in the USA and Oxford University and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have a tradition of pairing their respective residential colleges or Houses with one another. Colleges that are paired are referred to as sister colleges, and have a ceremonial and...
agreement to participate in short-term international student exchange programs. The MCPHS delegation met with Xiang Qin, the Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, the Directors of the Hangzhou Municipal Education Bureau and the Hangzhou Food and Drug Administration
State Food and Drug Administration of China
The State Food and Drug Administration is founded on the basis of the State Drug Administration. The State Food and Drug Administration is directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which is in charge of comprehensive supervision on the safety management of food, health...
to discuss the future of regulation concerning pharmaceutical manufacturing and pharmacy practice for the region. The colleges now confer on Health Care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
issues pertaining to both Western Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
. The agreement also established a faculty exchange program between the two colleges. The collaboration was most likely facilitated by the sister city agreement between Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, China
China
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and Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, which was established in 1982 to promote cultural and commercial ties between the two populations.
In January 2008, MCPHS received a $450,000 USD grant from Prince Henry J Sousa III of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
to assist King Saud University
King Saud University
King Saud University is a public university located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdul Aziz as Riyadh University, as the first university in the kingdom not dedicated to religious subjects. The university was created to meet the shortage of skilled workers in...
in further developing its own College of Pharmacy. Located in Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
, King Saud University is Saudi Arabia's oldest and most premier University
University
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, which bears the name of the Saudi Royal Family. It is the first university in Saudi Arabia which is not solely dedicated to religious studies and currently has schools which teach Medicine, Engineering and the Arts and Sciences.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has entered into affiliation agreements with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Trinity College Dublin; the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
, Cuba; the Catholic University of Santa Maria in Arequipa, Perú and the Niigata University
Niigata University
is a national university in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1949 and has its major origins in Niigata Medical College and in Niigata Higher School . It is one of the largest Japanese national universities on the Sea of Japan.The university comprises nine faculties and...
of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences in Japan
Japan
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. The agreements provide a framework for faculty and students to engage in individual research and study projects. In recent years, students have presented scholarly posters in Cuba
Cuba
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, taken summer elective courses on tropical medicine and medical anthropology in Perú
Peru
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and participated in service learning trips to Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
during summer break. The College has also hosted international pharmacy students from Perú and Spain
Spain
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, as well as guest faculty from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Cuba and Japan.