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Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.)

Take the next step in your career in healthcare, administration or education with the Health Sciences doctoral program.

Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.)

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Expand your potential

The Health Sciences doctoral program will ready you for a leadership position in the workplace. Our program exposes you to a broad range of topics, including:

Healthcare delivery systems
Strategic communication
Medical simulation
Budgeting and finance
Data analytics
Health policy
Organizational management
Conflict analysis

Get ahead. Earn your doctoral degree in Health Sciences.

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Program benefits

Distance learning

Balancing obligations to your job, education and family? Online, asynchronous courses make it easy.

Fast track

Complete your degree in just eight consecutive semesters.

Diverse curriculum

Comprehensive courses prepare you for a variety of real-life situations in the workplace.

Meet our faculty

Gregory T. Scott, PhD

Program Director Gregory Scott joined the medical school in January 2020 and has worked as a healthcare administrator for over 10 years in not-for-profit, proprietary, and government healthcare settings, with board certifications in health finance and medical logistics. He is a member of the Association for Healthcare Resources and Materials Management (AHRMM) and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). As a Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Resources and Materials Management where he sits on the Fellow Review Committee, Dr. Scott works directly with mentees. He also has experience in training and education, human resources, strategic management, and general operations.

Vincent A. Rhodes, PhD, APR

Dr. Rhodes specializes in communications and management. He oversees Marketing & Communications, develops the institution’s strategic communications plan, and supports its executive communications. Dr. Rhodes has devoted much of his career to public relations and education. Before joining the medical school, he served as Communications Manager and Clerk of the School Board for Norfolk Public Schools, the largest urban school system in Virginia and one of the 150 largest school systems nationwide. He also taught high school English, journalism, and TV production courses. Before becoming an educator, he worked as managing editor of the national scuba diving magazine Sport Diver.

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