New Doctor of Medical Science Degree Offered at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
February 26, 2019
Applications currently accepted
PROVO, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/DMSc?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#DMSclt;/agt;–Rocky
Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) today announced a
new degree program for physician assistants (PA). The new Doctor
of Medical Science (DMSc) program is designed to expand PAs’ careers
focused on skills, contributions and leadership.
“The DMSc program will allow students to make an increased positive
impact on individuals, communities and organizations,” said Dr. Bartley
Rust, DMSc Program Director at RMUoHP. “Even if a PA has no plans to
seek leadership positions, the DMSc program allows students to increase
knowledge, skills and leadership qualities.”
The DMSc program prepares PAs for leadership roles in clinical,
administrative, and academic settings. PAs with active and unencumbered
state licensure or NCCPA certification and a master or doctoral degree
from a regionally-accredited institution are eligible for the DMSc
program. The DMSc credential is valuable to all PAs, whether new
graduates or seasoned practitioners looking for career advancement.
As a practicing physician assistant since 2001, Dr. Rust has been
involved in PA education since 2006. He has also been actively involved
in scholarly activity, having served on item writing committees and
workgroups for the Physician Assistant Education Association PACKRAT
and End of Rotation exams since 2012. He also serves on the review board
for The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice.
The DMSc program is designed to accommodate working professionals who
cannot leave their practice and relocate. The program can be completed
in about four semesters and is entirely online allowing students to
further their education while still continuing to meet personal and
professional obligations.
The DMSc curriculum is evidence-based and has been developed by PAs with
clinical, academic, and administrative experience and focuses on the
knowledge and skills most applicable to advancing PAs’ career.
RMUoHP is accepting
applications now through April 15, 2019 for the summer semester
beginning May 6; and through August 12, 2019 for fall semester beginning
Sept. 3. Each class size is 45.
Photo: Dr.
Bartley Rust, DMSc Program Director at RMUoHP
About Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Founded in 1998 and located in Provo, Utah, Rocky Mountain University of
Health Professions (RMUoHP), is a regionally accredited institution
under the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an
institutional accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education. This accreditation is the highest achievable in
the United States. RMUoHP is an exclusive graduate healthcare education
institution with a reputation for
high-quality, evidence-based, and outcomes-oriented healthcare education
programs and has a diverse student body and faculty with alumni from
Utah and all 50 states. www.rm.edu
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