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.
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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Advanced practice nursing alumna strives to eliminate health care disparities in rural Oklahoma
Accessing health care is an enormous challenge for many Americans, especially for the poor and those who live outside urban centers. Alumna Molly Hannagan (BSN ’98, DNP ’19) is working hard to change that.
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Speech-language pathologists at the frontlines of COVID-19 patient care
Graduates of TU’s speech-language pathology programs are in the thick of helping COVID-19 patients relearn essential activities of daily life, such as swallowing and speaking with their loved ones.
- On the job: TU nursing students develop their skills and care for patients during summer externships
- Exploring communication partners
- Digital voices: Speech-language pathology students embrace online care delivery
- Elevating athletic trainers’ standard of care through cultural competency education
- “I haven’t thought about that in a long time”: TU Schweitzer Fellow helps hospice residents tell their stories