Academic Affairs Division of Global, Interprofessional, and Specialized Programming

Mission

The mission of the Academic Affairs Division of Global, Interprofessional, and Specialized Programming is to provide innovative degree programs and  professional development offerings, including interprofessional education for collaborative practice (IPECP), to improve student, patient, client, and community outcomes both nationally and internationally.

Programming

• Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Practice (IPECP) for preceptors and alumni, faculty development, and students.
• Clinical training programs for international students, both degree and non-degree.
• Profession-specific, interprofessional, and IPECP continuing education for current faculty, preceptors, and alumni.
• Profession-specific, interprofessional, and IPECP certificates and microcredential badging programs.
• Required healthcare-specific trainings for students, faculty, and alumni.
• International student services.
• Administrative support for:
  • International internships
  • Cohort-specific international and domestic certificates
• Lunch and Learns for the Salus community.

For over 20 years, Salus University has delivered education around the world, which has resulted in:

• Improvement of practice standards
• International professional harmonization via cooperation with colleges and universities
• Advancement and improvement of legislation

International Programs:

• Optometry
  • International Advanced Placement OD Degree Program
  • MSc in Clinical Optometry with an Advanced Studies Certificate Degree
• Audiology
  • Doctor of Audiology Online Bridge Program
  • Master of Science in Clinical Audiology
• PhD in Biomedicine with a Specialty in:
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Blindness and Low Vision Studies

Specialized programming:

• Blindness and Low Vision Studies
  • ​Low Vision Rehabilitation
  • Orientation & Mobility
  • Education of Children & Youth with Visual Impairments
  • Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
  • Micro-credentials and other professional development offerings
• Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Practice (IPECP)

Academic Affairs Division of Global, Interprofessional, and Specialized Programming Staff