California State University, long beach launches plan for two new pilot doctoral programs - doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree and the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree. The new medical degree could start as early as autumn 2012 programs.
Earlier this week, the CSU approved the process to start the three DNP programs including two offered jointly by multiple CSU campus Board of Trustees. CSULB team a common nursing practice program in the southern part of the State and Fresno State State is L.A. offer with Cal State Fullerton and CAL and San Jose State will provide a joint programme in the North. San Diego State was recommended for a stand-alone program.
How doctor who was physical therapy (DPT) degree begin planning for a pilot CSULB of one five campus green light given. The others were Fresno State, Cal State Northridge, Sacramento State, and San Diego State. All five colleges offer the master's degree already in physical therapy.
In September, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in legislation signed two important measures provide the CSU permission to two doctorate degrees, providing previously strictly within the scope of the University of California system master plan as directed by the State for higher education.
"History should never dictate the educational needs of today", said President CSULB F. King Alexander. "If these two bills were passed and signed the Governor and the State legislature was beyond CSU system know permission on the California master plan to go vital offering doctoral needs of that State will have a significant impact on the future health care."
AB 2382 CSU permission were to offer a doctorate of physical therapy degree. Five CSU campus offer physical therapy (PT) programs, and together, they produce a third State PT graduates already. However, there is a scarcity for physical therapy professionals in California, but with the new doctoral programs, CSU campus are able to help meet these requirements.
The data profiling task is especially relevant for accreditation in CSU-physical therapy programs. Physical therapists in California practice must completed have an accredited physical therapy program and national and State examinations passed. Beginning in 2015, the Commission on accreditation in physical therapy education national only accreditation programs awarded Ph.d. grant.
"The approval of the doctorate in physical therapy at the CSU was is critical to us in accordance with the standards accrediting and licensing of the profession," said Kenneth Millar, CSULB's Dean of the College of health and human services, where if approved, both doctoral studies would be accommodated. "The doctorate course, the CSU will maintain its leadership role in preparing the workforce to professional physical therapy."
Assembly Bill (AB) 867 enables the CSU transfer DNP degrees. The CSU already provides 65 percent of the State Bachelor's degrees in nursing, but some serious challenges are the campus efforts to meet the urgent need for additional nursing professionals in the field of employment.
The U.S. Bureau of health professionals projects have California a deficit of more than 100,000 nurses in ten years. An important challenge for the conclusion of the projected deficit is qualified nursing faculty to serve as a limited number of slots available in California nursing programs is tied to a limited number of individuals.
"The doctor of nursing practice degree special attention has to prepare future nurse educators" said Millar. "A significant contribution to the acute shortage in California nursing and indeed in the entire nation, that universities not sufficient students trained faculty in schools of nursing students demand." "This promotion is an important step in addressing this deficiency."
It is estimated that the defect at the Faculty of nursing hundreds of qualified candidates from nursing programs CSU and California Community College campus (CCC) holds. Now, DNP to offer the CSU degree can, but start with Campus Faculty of your own programs and CCC nursing nursing and programs prepare. This will lead nursing shortage to train more nurses of the State to help address.
DNP both the DPT program are subject to authorisation and determining the need for and feasibility of Registrar and must show that qualified faculty, financial support, facilities and information resources sufficiently establish and maintain programs. Before approving the Chancellor programs are occupational and regional accreditation and try the recommendation by the California postsecondary education Commission.
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