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Founded in 2012, the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University is the only health college of its kind — which is what you would expect from the most innovative university in the nation. Our faculty and students translate health research and discovery into practice to improve health outcomes. We bring people together to improve the health of the communities we serve, reaching them where they live, learn, work and play throughout the lifespan.

The ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation provides a first-class education for over 5,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Students completing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from the Edson College have an NCLEX first-time pass rate of 95%, compared to the national average of 89.5%. Both our Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees are ranked by U.S. News and World Report as two of the best programs in the nation.

In the fall of 2012, Northern Arizona University opened the Physician Assistant and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs at the PBC. The inaugural Occupational Therapy doctoral class began in fall 2014, the first of its kind in the state. Athletic Training is the most recent graduate program to be added to the PBC, with its first cohort having begun in fall 2016. Our students have the opportunity to work with students from the University of Arizona, and this integrative approach will produce a collaborative environment that promotes professional growth and cutting-edge research.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix has graduated more than 660 students since its first class in 2007. UArizona COMP is home to nearly 200 on-campus faculty and more than 1,200 affiliate faculty as part of our partnerships with Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Abrazo Central Campus, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Valleywise Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, HonorHealth, Mayo Clinic, Hospice of the Valley and the Phoenix VA Health Care System; and have 1,184 community faculty at locations around the state. The College is partnered with nine clinical affiliates, anchored by Banner Health, our primary clinical partner since 2015. Faculty at the College conduct research focused on improving the health and wellbeing of residents of Arizona and beyond. The College garners more than $11 million in research grants annually. The Health Sciences Education Building, which opened in July 2012, is a state-of-the-art, 268,000-square-foot, six-story facility with lecture halls, the Center for Simulation and Innovation, clinical education suites, an anatomy lab, offices and various flexible classrooms.

The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management offers its executive MBA program on the Phoenix Bioscience Core.

Established in January of 2000 by the Arizona Board of Regents, The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is currently the first and only nationally accredited college of public health in Arizona. The UArizona Zuckerman College of Public Health is organized into three academic departments, and a division on the Phoenix campus, that reflect the nature of their research, teaching and practice: Community, Environment and Policy, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Promotion Sciences, Division of Public Health Practice & Translational Research in Phoenix.

The UArizona College of Pharmacy’s location on the PBC offers students a great location to receive their degree. Situated in the heart of downtown Phoenix, the PBC allows students to mingle with peers from ASU and NAU. The College of Pharmacy’s PharmD program uses modern classroom video conferencing technology to simultaneously deliver courses in Tucson and Phoenix. Students in both locations have full interaction with professors and each other. There are instructors on site to answer students’ questions and guide learning activities.