Huntington University of Health Sciences Announcements

Now is the time to put “Dr.” in front of your name. HCHS is now accepting enrollment applications for our new accredited Doctor of Health Science (DHS) in Integrative Healthcare program.

After five years in development, Huntington College of Health Science (HCHS) is pleased and proud to announce the launch of our newly accredited Doctor of Health Science (DHS) in Integrative Healthcare program. The DHS program is unlike virtually any other doctorate program available in the U.S. or abroad. This dynamic, professional doctorate program is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to take an integrative approach to patient care through the application of principles associated with functional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and other integrative healthcare topics. It also prepares graduates to manage a CAM practice and to conduct CAM-oriented research. The DHS program is offered exclusively online, and has no residential requirements.

The DHS program offers two areas of concentration: 1) Clinical Nutrition or 2) a Personalized Concentration. Graduate students who wish to gain a more in-depth understanding of nutritional medicine in clinical practice should take the Clinical Nutrition application. Those who wish to focus on an area of integrative healthcare not currently offered as part of a formalized program of study through HCHS should consider the Personalized Concentration. Through prior agreement with course instructors, students may use various sources of information as a basis for learning, including any combination of attending symposiums or seminars, reading textbooks or scientific literature, participation in a research project, or participation in a professional activity related to the health sciences.  Examples of Personalized Concentrations in integrative healthcare include functional medicine and genomics, holistic nursing, phytotherapy, dietary supplement science, integrative healthcare education, etc. The DHS program culminates in a capstone project in which the student demonstrates learning achieved throughout the program. The capstone project may take different forms, including writing a dissertation, designing and executing a practicum, or planning and executing a project. A maximum of 9 credit hours may be transferred from previously completed graduate courses from other accredited institutions.

For more information about HCHS’s DHS in Integrative Healthcare program, click here or call 1-800-290-4226, ext. 1 to speak to an enrollment specialist.