{"id":7323,"date":"2018-03-19T18:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/19\/furman-offers-new-masters-degree-in-community-medicine\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:01:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:01:13","slug":"furman-offers-new-masters-degree-in-community-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-offers-new-masters-degree-in-community-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman offers new master’s degree in community medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Furman University is launching a Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine (MS-CEM) this summer. The new degree program aims to narrow the gap between community health and the resources necessary to meet those needs.<\/p>\n

Open to all qualified students with a bachelor\u2019s degree, the MS-CEM is a 12-month, three-term program, which provides an advanced understanding of science and population health. The Graduate Studies office at Furman is now accepting applications for the summer term, which runs June 4-Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

In keeping with Furman\u2019s tradition of engaged learning and small class size, enrollment for the master\u2019s program is capped at 20 students per year.<\/p>\n

MS-CEM Director and Professor of Biology Victoria Turgeon said the program is designed to be more than a series of upper-level science courses offered in other master\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n

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Troy Terry is\u00a0executive director of graduate and evening studies at Furman.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt is important that the Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine be in alignment with Furman\u2019s mission and extend liberal arts and sciences values to students who are ultimately planning careers in health care,\u201d she said. \u201cCourses and experiences in the program were created to make a difference in how future practitioners think about medicine and health.\u201d<\/p>\n

This program, with a focus on the disparities between health care needs and resources, uses field experiences to allow students to see, first-hand, existing health-related disparities and to work with community partners to meet those needs.<\/p>\n

While aimed at mitigating the growing imbalance between community health needs and resources, the MS-CEM is also designed for those seeking to bolster applications to medical or dental schools, or for students pursuing allied health care professions, including physician assistants, dental hygienists and radiographers. With the integration of population health, this program also provides avenues for students to enter public health programs and careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to offer this graduate degree program,\u201d said Troy Terry, Furman\u2019s executive director of graduate and evening studies. \u201cDeveloped in partnership with Furman\u2019s Institute for the Advancement of Community Health and our community partners at Greenville Health System, this program will meet the immediate needs of candidates in our community by offering a Furman learning experience delivered by our best faculty using state-of-the-art technology and learning techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to health care seminars and community medicine fieldwork in underserved areas, the courses for the 34-credit, MS-CEM include:<\/p>\n