As a department, we are committed to holding the university and ourselves accountable for taking action to address racism. Because we educate future health care professionals, we recognize our ethical responsibility to develop students who understand and recognize implicit bias, equip them with tools to practice social justice, anti-racism, and advocate for change in health care settings and communities. Read the full statement ▻
October 30, 2020
Ian Roy (’19) is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at Tufts University. Upon graduation, Roy will be pursuing a medical degree through the innovative Maine Track Program.
September 14, 2020
Health sciences alumna Kat Topf (’19) is currently pursuing a MPH degree at Emory University. She is also working at the Georgia Department of Public Health in support of their COVID-19 response as part of her assistantship.
September 8, 2020
The University Career Center (formerly CAP) is open and ready to help students with all their career needs! Watch this video to learn about the name change, what they offer, and find out about virtual office hours for the semester.
June 8, 2020
Ansley Waters (’18) has been selected for a prestigious applied epidemiology fellowship sponsored by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control.
May 5, 2020
Weeks before the coronavirus shuttered campus, health sciences professor and acting unit head Andy Peachey had already incorporated learning about the new virus into his epidemiology course.
Thank you for visiting the Department of Health Sciences in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies at James Madison University. Our department prepares undergraduate students to pursue various health related graduate professional programs (e.g. dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, and others) or seek entry level positions in the workforce after graduation.
