Building Research Infrastucture Capacity

USM College of Nursing and Health Professions

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The University of Southern Maine (USM) College of Nursing and Health Professions boasts excellent faculty and programs, with unique and rich community partnerships. The College's 32 full-time faculty are committed to providing exemplary educational programs, scholarship, and community and professional service which is responsive to the needs of the citizens of Maine and in the global community. Majors include Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology, Health Fitness, Health Sciences, Nursing, Radiation Therapy, Sports Medicine, and Therapeutic Recreation, with minors in Holistic Health, Nature Tourism, and Recreational Leadership.

The concepts of community and social justice are central to the mission and philosophy of the USM CONHP. Faculty, students, staff are committed to promoting a healthy and just environment that supports transformative learning, academic integrity, open communication, and personal and professional growth among the diverse members of our academic community. We believe that these commitments are grounded in intellectual openness, in personal and professional accountability, and in the democratic values of inclusivity and mutual respect which are guided by rational discourse and by a relational ethic of care.