The Oxley College of Health Sciences comprises the School of Nursing, Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitative Sciences, and Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The Oxley Health Sciences facility in downtown Tulsa includes high tech classrooms, a high-fidelity simulation center, a research lab and labs for nursing, athletic training and exercise and sports science.
Academics
The Oxley College of Health Sciences offers programs that prepare students to be the next generation of health care providers. Programs offered include undergraduate- and graduate-level nursing, athletic training, exercise and sports science and speech-language pathology. Each program includes a significant amount of clinical experience enhancing knowledge gained in the classroom and skills labs to prepare students for positions in their field. The college also offers a certificate in Health Care Delivery Sciences for working professionals.
Engagement
The Oxley College of Health Sciences encourages students to take their classroom knowledge and utilize it in clinical experience, research, and community service opportunities.
Meet student Ashley Hughes
I’ve always wanted to work with and help people because a desk job is just not for me. And, I really wanted to study abroad … something my TU advisor helped to make happen by offering me a tailored schedule.
Ashley Hughes, BS Exercise and Sports Science
News
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TU’s new nurse anesthesia program receives accreditation
TU’s nurse anesthesia program — the only one in Oklahoma — has received COA accreditation and will welcome its first students in fall 2020.
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Exercise and sports science student and alumnus heading to dentistry school
Meet an exercise and sports science senior and a recent graduate (who was also a Golden Hurricane football player) whose undergraduate studies have paved their paths to dentistry school.
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- DNP student working to improve emergency room transfers for elderly patients