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Meeting the needs of aspiring and working healthcare and life sciences professionals.

The School of Professional Studies was created to provide multiple learning pathways for current and aspiring healthcare and life sciences professionals. Coursework allows students to earn credentials to begin or advance their careers, to build skills, knowledge, and expertise, and to enrich their career opportunities. The school offers prerequisite courses for students who seek to enter professional healthcare and life sciences programs, certificate programs and other micro-credentials that target skill development, professional growth, and enhanced career opportunities for individuals, and executive and professional education programs for organizations.

  • Foundational Courses

    Delivering self-paced prerequisites required for admission into healthcare and life sciences degree programs.

  • Industry Relationships

    Cultivating institutional collaborations with area healthcare and health related organizations.

  • Program Flexibility

    Offering credit-bearing and noncredit programs on the MCPHS campuses, online, and through hybrid delivery formats with an emphasis on creating convenient and accessible opportunities for students to meet their career goals.

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Lead the future of healthcare and life sciences.

Through the School of Professional Studies, you can balance career advancement with the rest of your life by studying online, on your schedule. This is world-class healthcare and life sciences training. No shortcuts. You will be trained by the same faculty who train our undergraduate and graduate students as you earn sought-after professional certificates.

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#1 University for Earning Power

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Professional Education Designed for Your Team

With partners at leading medical and research institutions and a seasoned curriculum developer to work with you, MCPHS is the ideal place to send your employees to develop new skills.
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Certificate in Telehealth Practice

Learn and apply telehealth best practices to improve health care delivery and the patient encounter experience.
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Meet the Dean: Carol Stuckey

As dean of the School of Professional Studies, Carol Stuckey is helping MCPHS bring its vast education offerings to adult learners and working professionals.
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