Vaccine infographic designed by and for JMU students
May 20, 2021
Students in HTH 245: Foundations of Infectious Disease worked on a special assignment to inform their peers on the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
As a department, we are committed to holding the university and ourselves accountable for taking action to address racism. Because we educate future health care professionals, we recognize our ethical responsibility to develop students who understand and recognize implicit bias, equip them with tools to practice social justice, anti-racism, and advocate for change in health care settings and communities.
News
Alumni talk about publishing their research
April 19, 2021
HS alumni Sarah Alvarez and Anthony Walton published their research in The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. They worked with professor Stephanie Baller to investigate the security risks associated with wearable fitness devices.
Health sciences senior headed to optometry school
April 15, 2021
When Dorcas Owusu was in sixth grade biology class, she was assigned an ocular disease to research. This opened her eyes to the career of optometry, no pun intended. minor.
Occupational therapy program is next step for health sciences senior
April 8, 2021
After graduating in May 2021, senior Madison Gerencser will be pursuing her goal of becoming an occupational therapist.
Health sciences grad forges a future in medicine
March 25, 2021
Health sciences alumnus Evans Osuji (’17) found James Madison University to be a perfect setting to excel as both an academic and an athlete.
Welcome from the Department Head
Thank you for visiting the Department of Health Sciences in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies at James Madison University. Our department prepares undergraduate students to pursue various health related graduate professional programs (e.g. dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, and others) or seek entry level positions in the workforce after graduation.
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- Health and Behavioral Studies Building
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- 235 Martin Luther King Jr Way
- Harrisonburg, VA 22807
- Email: healthsciences@jmu.edu
- Phone: (540) 568-6510
- Fax: (540) 568-3336
- Last updated: May 20, 2021
