Murphy Demig College of Health Scieces
Health scieces programs offer ew opportuities that are cetral to our missio ad resposive to the market. They build upo Mary Baldwi College s log-stadig commitmet to the liberal arts ad scieces ad udergraduate research. Dr. Pamela Fox, presidet M ary Baldwi College is o the brik of a trasformatio. It is dramatic. It is ot like aythig we have doe before, ad it will set us apart from other Virgiia colleges ad wome s colleges aroud the coutry. Murphy Demig College of Health Scieces (MDCHS) will become a atioal model i health scieces educatio ad commuity trasformatio offerig iovative programs ad a atmosphere fosterig welless to attract the best studets, faculty, ad collaborative parters ad garer the respect of peer istitutios. After hudreds of coversatios ad dozes of site visits, the Board of Trustees uaimously approved three programs: doctor of physical therapy, doctor of occupatioal therapy, ad master of physicia assistat studies. Approachig a project of this magitude pragmatically, college officials determied a set of guidelies to keep the process focused o ehacig the college as a whole. [ Eight trasformatioal criteria ] complemet the distictiveess ad missio of MBC brig a ew market of graduate studets stregthe our udergraduate program geerate cash flow for the etire college fuded iitially through door support ispire ew doors to support MBC foster commuity parterships spark busiess developmet opportuities 2
Lead door, Bertie Murphy Demig Smith 46, celebrated with the college commuity at the site of the future programs i sprig 2012, givig the college praise: I am so impressed with Mary Baldwi s progress, its etrepreeurial spirit, ad the way it cotiues to evolve to serve the eeds of ew geeratios while also hoorig its history, cherishig its values, servig a broad array of studets, ad makig sure that its graduates are both willig ad able to make a differece i the world. I order to cotiue to thrive, we eed ew graduate programs i fields where there is the greatest eed I wat to ecourage others to joi me i realizig this importat project is the ext chapter i the history of a great college. Smith cotributed a geerous $15 millio to the project, which has give MBC the mometum to move forward with developig MDCHS. Defiig Our Degrees Udeiable Impact MDCHS is projected to add 50 faculty ad staff positios ad 300 studets to the Mary Baldwi commuity, geeratig a sigificat ew source of reveue by 2020 to support the college s existig academic programs ad fuel future growth i the health scieces. PT physical OT occupatioal PA therapist therapist physicia assistat A licesed professioal who examies, diagoses, ad provides hads-o treatmet for pai, coditios, or ijuries that limit the body s ability to move ad fuctio i daily life. PTs offer a alterative to medicatio or surgery for people i a variety of settigs, icludig hospitals, private practices, outpatiet cliics, home health agecies, schools, sports ad fitess facilities, workplaces, ad ursig homes. (www.apta.org) A traied practitioer who helps patiets participate i the activities they wat ad eed to do through the therapeutic use of everyday tasks. OTs have a holistic perspective, i which the focus is o adaptig the eviromet to fit the perso, ad their method of treatmet may iclude a comprehesive evaluatio of the cliet s home ad other eviromets (workplace, school, etc.), recommedatios for adaptive equipmet ad traiig i its use, ad guidace ad educatio for family members ad caregivers. (www.aota.org) A medical professioal who works as part of a team with a doctor. PAs perform physical examiatios, diagose ad treat illesses, order ad iterpret lab tests, perform procedures, assist i surgery, provide patiet educatio ad couselig, prescribe medicatio, ad make rouds i hospitals ad ursig homes. (www.aapa.org) 3
I DEmad Roughly 3.5 millio ew jobs will be created i the healthcare idustry betwee 2010 ad 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics physical therapist Occupatioal therapist Physicia Assistat 14% GROWTH Total Natioal Employmet 33% GROWTH 30% GROWTH 39% GROWTH Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Departmet of Labor, Occupatioal Outlook Hadbook, 2012-13 Editio The master s degree i physicia assistat studies was raked No. 1 i Forbes magazie s 2011 list of Best Master s Degrees for Jobs. Healthcare providers cosistetly rak as oe of the Te Happiest Jobs, as reported i Forbes magazie s aual report. The health scieces experieced the largest oeyear chage i graduate applicatios from 2009 to 2010, with a 17.4% icrease as reported by the Coucil of Graduate Schools. Job opeigs i healthcare are projected to dramatically outpace atioal employmet growth over the ext 10 years, accordig to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accordig to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1/3 of the fastest growig occupatios i the U.S. are i the healthcare field, icludig jobs i both occupatioal ad physical therapy. There are curretly o doctor of occupatioal therapy etry-level programs i the state of Virgiia, oted by www.aota.org. Timig it Right Movig quickly to lauch the health scieces iitiative esures that the college will begi to see a sigificat retur o ivestmet by the fourth year of the program. All projected dates are prelimiary ad are cotiget o fulfillig accreditatio requiremets. 2009 Faculty met to discuss optios for ew graduate programs 2010 Iformatio techology, educatio, health scieces idetified as high-growth fields Health scieces emerged as best fit for MBC 2011 March: Feasibility study iitiated October: MBC Board of Trustees aouced commitmet to health scieces ad a $15 millio lead gift 2012 February: Site selectio aoucemet April: Murphy Demig College of Health Scieces ame aouced; Kahler Slater selected for architectural desig 4
The Visio for Murphy Demig College of Health Scieces MBC chose the buildig site for MDCHS from amog 20 differet optios. It will be located o Goose Creek Road i Fishersville, at the heart of the area s medical services hub. With the site selected, architectural firm Kahler Slater has desigs for the buildig uderway. INTERSTATE 64 WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER ROYAL CARE MURPHY DEMING COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES 1 MILE GOOSE CREEK ROAD (RT 636) ROUTE 250 (JEFFERSON HIGHWAY) AUGUSTA FREE CLINIC AUGUSTA HEALTH UVA HEALTH SCIENCES AUGUSTA NURSING & REHAB CENTER 1 MILE 1 MILE p r o j e c t e d 2012 (cotiued) jue: VP of Health Scieces ad PT program director amed; accreditatio processes begi October: ceremoial groudbreakig 2013 August: admissios cycle for PT ad OT begi 2014 Jue: Classes begi for PT ad OT studets October: Admissios cycle for PA begis 2015 august: Classes begi for PA studets 2017 Jue: First PT, OT, ad PA studets graduate 5
Establishig Leadership MBC hired accomplished professioals for two of the top leadership positios i MDCHS durig summer 2012. Dr. Lida Seestedt-Staford was amed foudig vice presidet of health scieces ad will help develop ad build the three ew graduate programs. Prior to joiig the MBC commuity, Seestedt-Staford served as dea of the College of Health ad Huma Scieces ad professor of commuicatio scieces ad disorders at Wester Carolia Uiversity (WCU). This ew college (MDCHS) will build its programs based o the reality that quality healthcare practice relies o bright, flexible practitioers that are accustomed to workig collaboratively across disciplies i the delivery of patiet care. From the curriculum to the layout of our ew health scieces facility, iter-professioal didactic ad cliical iteractios will make our programs truly uique. Dr. Lisa Doega Shoaf MBC also welcomed Harrisoburg ative Dr. Lisa Doega Shoaf as foudig director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program for MDCHS. Shoaf has early 31 years of experiece i the field ad was a faculty member withi the Departmet of Physical Therapy at Virgiia Commowealth Uiversity (VCU) prior to joiig the raks at MBC. I am elated to hear the ews regardig the $15 millio that was committed to establish health sciece graduate programs. Whe I atteded Mary Baldwi College i 1977 80, there were oly two istitutios i the state that eve offered a bachelor s degree i physical therapy, ad I trasferred to oe of them after my juior year, so I am particularly thrilled that MBC will ow offer that doctoral program. My experiece at Mary Baldwi helped me mature ito a youg woma who was able to excel i physical therapy ad to establish a successful private practice i my hometow. Judy Lockridge 81 (pictured below) 6
A Trasformatioal Ivestmet Durig the feasibility study, Board of Trustees members ad college staff visited a umber of colleges with physicia assistat, physical therapy, ad occupatioal therapy programs. They all observed the clear halo effect that these health scieces programs had o istitutios as a whole. There was o questio that these graduate disciplies had served the colleges well i a variety of ways. Brigig health scieces programs to MBC will ehace the core of udergraduate liberal arts educatio while itroducig ew opportuities to urture cofidet, compassioate chagemakers. Much work has goe ito esurig that MDCHS will grow to serve both the college ad commuity powerfully i years to come. MBC is dedicated to stregtheig its udergraduate sciece programs i tadem with lauchig graduate programs i health scieces. A large part of fortifyig cotiued success ad reewal of the existig sciece programs is fully reovatig Jesse Clevelad Pearce Sciece Ceter. Phase I of the reovatio project is ow complete, thaks to MBC doors ad a $1.2 millio grat from the Natioal Sciece Foudatio; fudraisig for the ext phase is uderway. Fouders for our future Bertie Murphy Demig Smith s geerous gift of $15 millio provided the seed fudig o which to start buildig our visio for MDCHS, ad we will require several more sigificat gifts to brig it to fruitio. The opportuity to be oe of the fouders of a groudbreakig program does ot come alog every day. Seize this momet. You ca esure that Mary Baldwi College houses oe of the atio s best health scieces programs. This is about the future of Mary Baldwi College, but, just as importatly, it is about the future of our commuity. As we grow, there will be ew facilities, additioal faculty, ad other activities that will boost the ecoomy, brig dollars ad jobs to our commuity, ad provide skilled practitioers i much-eeded healthcare fields. Margaret E. Ly McDermid 95, Board of Trustees chair 7
ever bold ispired visioary impactful courageous trasformative ahead of the curve For additioal iformatio cocerig the Murphy Demig College of Health Scieces ad Ever Ahead: The Campaig for Mary Baldwi College, please cotact: Istitutioal Advacemet P.O. Box 1500 Stauto, VA 24402 1-800-622-4255 www.mbc.edu/everahead All programs have iitiated the appropriate accreditatio process. It is expected that all studets will graduate from a accredited program. Mary Baldwi College is seekig accreditatio of a ew physical therapist educatio program from Commissio o Accreditatio i Physical Therapy Educatio (CAPTE). The program will submit a Applicatio for Cadidacy, which is the formal applicatio required i the pre-accreditatio stage. Submissio of this documet does ot assure that the program will be grated Cadidate for Accreditatio status. Achievemet of Cadidate for Accreditatio status is required prior to implemetatio of the professioal/techical phase of the program; therefore, o studets may be erolled i professioal/ techical courses util Cadidate for Accreditatio status has bee achieved. Further, though achievemet of Cadidate for Accreditatio status sigifies satisfactory progress toward accreditatio, it does ot assure that the program will be grated accreditatio. Graduatio from a physical therapist educatio program accredited by CAPTE, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexadria, VA 22314; phoe; 703-306-3245; accreditatio@apta.org is ecessary for eligibility to sit for the licesure examiatio, which is required i all states. ------- Mary Baldwi College has applied for provisioal accreditatio from the Accreditatio Review Commissio o Educatio for the Physicia Assistat (ARC-PA). Mary Baldwi College/Murphy Demig College of Health Scieces aticipates matriculatig its first class i May 2015, pedig provisioal accreditatio i September 2014. Provisioal accreditatio is a accreditatio status for a ew PA program that has ot yet erolled studets, but at the time of its comprehesive accreditatio review, has demostrated its preparedess to iitiate a program i accordace with the accreditatio Stadards. ------- Mary Baldwi College is seekig accreditatio for its Occupatioal Therapist Doctoral Program from the Accreditatio Coucil for Occupatioal Therapy Educatio (ACOTE ), c/o America Occupatioal Therapy Associatio (AOTA ), 4720 Motgomery Lae, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220, 301-652-2682.