University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Associate degree
Dental Assisting + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. Includes instruction in medical record-keeping,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Associate degree
Ophthalmic Technician + Technologist | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist ophthalmologists and optometrists in examining and treating patients with vision problems, vision disorders, and eye diseases. Includes instruction in taking patient histories; administering directed treatments and topical medications; diagnostic test procedures... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Associate degree
Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiographer | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical imaging services to patients and attending health care professionals. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, patient positioning, radiographic technique, radiation biology, safety and emergency... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Bachelor degree
Clinical Laboratory Science + Medical Technology + Technologist | |
A program that prepares individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. Includes instruction in... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Bachelor degree
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | |
Any instructional program in the health professions and related clinical sciences not listed in the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Bachelor degree
Nuclear Medical Technology + Technologist | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to employ radioactive and stable nuclides in diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic applications while monitoring for patient health and safety. Includes instruction in nuclear physics, health physics, instrumentation and statistics,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Bachelor degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Bachelor degree
Public Health Education and Promotion | |
A program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion specialists.... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Bachelor degree
Veterinary + Animal Health Technology + Technician and Veterinary Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of veterinarians, laboratory animal specialists, and zoological professionals, to provide patient management, care, and clinical procedures assistance as well as owner communication. Includes instruction in animal nursing care, animal health... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of dental clinical techniques and dental practice issues. Includes instruction in subjects such as the history of dentistry; advanced dental practice management; dental ethics and jurisprudence; social and behavioral science studies of dentistry; advanced... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Medicine (MD) | |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses, injuries, and other disorders of the human body. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, examination and diagnosis,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Oral + Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the diagnosis and intrusive and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial regions, including functional and aesthetic aspects. Includes instruction in pharmacology, analgesia, anesthesia, anxiety control, surgical... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Orthodontics + Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the guidance of growing dental structures and the correction of misalignments, disproportionate growth, and traumas caused by genetics, disease, injuries, and dysfunctional behaviors. Includes instruction in malocclusion, design and fabrication of orthodontic... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Pediatric Dentistry + Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the therapeutic and preventive care of the oral health of children from birth through adolescence, and the care of adults with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Includes instruction in developmental oral biology, preventive medicine, diet therapy... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Prosthodontics + Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the restoration and maintenance of teeth, oral function, and aesthetic form through the use of single or compound materials, structures, and artificial devices. Includes instruction in implant dentistry, surgical procedures, denture design and fabrication,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | |
Any instructional program in the health professions and related clinical sciences not listed in the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Clinical Laboratory Science + Medical Technology + Technologist | |
A program that prepares individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. Includes instruction in... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Cytotechnology + Cytotechnologist | |
A program that prepares individuals to work with pathologists to detect changes in body cells that may indicate, and permit diagnosis of, the early development of cancers and other diseases. Includes instruction in biochemistry, microbiology, applied mathematics, microscopy, slide preparation, identification... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other | |
Any instructional program in dietetics and clinical nutrition services not listed in the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Gerontology | |
A program that focuses on the human aging process and aged human populations, using the knowledge and methodologies of the social sciences, psychology and the biological and health sciences. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Nurse Midwife + Nursing Midwifery | |
A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to independently deliver babies and treat mothers in the prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery periods. Includes instruction in pre-delivery screening, physician referral, and the care of infants during the delivery and immediate post-delivery phases. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Public Health, Other | |
Any instructional program in public health not listed in the Public Health, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Doctor's degree
Anatomy | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of organ systems, tissue structures, and whole bodies together with their cellular and structural components and dynamics. Includes instruction in cell biology and histology, structural biology, molecular mechanics, regional and gross anatomy, embryology,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Doctor's degree
Biochemistry + Biophysics and Molecular Biology | |
An integrated, combined program that focuses on the structure, function, and dynamic behavior of the components of biological systems at the submolecular, molecular, and supramolecular levels and their influence on biological activity at the cellular, tissue, organ, and organismic levels. Includes instruction... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Doctor's degree
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of pathogenic bacteria that are significant factors in causing or facilitating human disease. Includes instruction in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases, bacterial genetics and physiology, bacterial anatomy and structure, antigens, bacterial reproduction,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Doctor's degree
Pharmacology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of drug interactions on biological systems and organisms and the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of drugs. Includes instruction in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, drug therapeutics, drug action, bodily... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Doctor's degree
Physiology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the functional dynamics, morphology, and biochemical and biophysical communications within organisms and between living systems at all levels of complexity and integration. Includes instruction in reproduction, growth, hormonal action, vascular... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Doctor's degree
Public Health, Other | |
Any instructional program in public health not listed in the Public Health, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
First-Professional degree
Dentistry (DDS, DMD) | |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of dentistry/dental medicine, encompassing the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and adjacent structures and their impact on the... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
First-Professional degree
Medicine (MD) | |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses, injuries, and other disorders of the human body. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, examination and diagnosis,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
First-Professional degree
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS + BPharm [Canada]) | |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent or employed practice of preparing and dispensing drugs and medications in consultation with prescribing physicians ad other health care professionals, and for managing pharmacy practices and counseling patients. Includes instruction in mathematics,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Anatomy | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of organ systems, tissue structures, and whole bodies together with their cellular and structural components and dynamics. Includes instruction in cell biology and histology, structural biology, molecular mechanics, regional and gross anatomy, embryology,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Audiology + Audiologist and Hearing Sciences | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of hearing processes and hearing loss, and that prepares individuals to diagnose hearing loss and impairments and advise patients on means to use their remaining hearing and select and fit hearing aids and other devices. Includes instruction in acoustics,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Biochemistry + Biophysics and Molecular Biology | |
An integrated, combined program that focuses on the structure, function, and dynamic behavior of the components of biological systems at the submolecular, molecular, and supramolecular levels and their influence on biological activity at the cellular, tissue, organ, and organismic levels. Includes instruction... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Biostatistics | |
A program that focuses on the application of descriptive and inferential statistics to biomedical research and clinical, public health, and industrial issues related to human populations. Includes instruction in mathematical statistics, modeling, clinical trials methodology, disease and survival analysis,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Clinical Laboratory Science + Medical Technology + Technologist | |
A program that prepares individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. Includes instruction in... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Demography and Population Studies | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of population models and population phenomena, and related problems of social structure and behavior. Includes instruction in population growth, spatial distribution, mortality and fertility factors, migration, dynamic population modeling, population estimation... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Environmental Health | |
A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Epidemiology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of disease, disability, and trauma patterns within and across populations and the development of health management mechanisms to prevent and control disease outbreaks and injurious behaviors. Includes instruction in biostatistics, biochemistry, molecular... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Gerontology | |
A program that focuses on the human aging process and aged human populations, using the knowledge and methodologies of the social sciences, psychology and the biological and health sciences. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Health Information + Medical Records Administration + Administrator | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyze, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. Includes instruction in the principles... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Health Services Administration | |
A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences (MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the application of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy to the study of pharmaceuticals production and distribution, and prepares individuals to manage pharmaceutical industry operations. Includes instruction in pharmaceconomics, industrial management, operations management,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Maternal and Child Health | |
A program that focuses on the application of public health specializations, public policy studies, and the social and behavioral sciences to issues of health affecting women, children, and families; and prepares individuals to function as maternal and child health specialists. Includes instruction in... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of pathogenic bacteria that are significant factors in causing or facilitating human disease. Includes instruction in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases, bacterial genetics and physiology, bacterial anatomy and structure, antigens, bacterial reproduction,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | |
An undifferentiated clinical science program that prepares graduated physicians (MD or DO) as research scientists in various areas. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the application of chemistry to the study of biologically and clinically active substances, biological and pharmacological interactions, and the development of associated research methods, techniques, and clinical trial procedures. Includes instruction in organic chemistry,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Nurse Anesthetist | |
A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to administer anesthetics and provide care for patients before, during andafter anesthesia. Includes instruction in the biochemistry and physics of anesthesia; advanced anatomy and physiology; clinical pharmacology of anesthetics and adjunctive drugs;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Nurse Midwife + Nursing Midwifery | |
A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to independently deliver babies and treat mothers in the prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery periods. Includes instruction in pre-delivery screening, physician referral, and the care of infants during the delivery and immediate post-delivery phases. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Nursing, Other | |
Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Nutrition Sciences | |
A scientific program that focuses on the utilization of food for human growth and metabolism, in both normal and dysfunctional states, from the interdisciplinary perspective of the agricultural, human, biological, and biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in food science, biochemistry, physiology,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | |
A program that prepares public health specialists to monitor and evaluate health and related safety standards in industrial, commercial, and government workplaces and facilities. Includes instruction in occupational health and safety standards and regulations; health-related aspects of various occupations... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Occupational Therapy + Therapist | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Oral + Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the diagnosis and intrusive and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial regions, including functional and aesthetic aspects. Includes instruction in pharmacology, analgesia, anesthesia, anxiety control, surgical... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Orthodontics + Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the guidance of growing dental structures and the correction of misalignments, disproportionate growth, and traumas caused by genetics, disease, injuries, and dysfunctional behaviors. Includes instruction in malocclusion, design and fabrication of orthodontic... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Pediatric Dentistry + Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the therapeutic and preventive care of the oral health of children from birth through adolescence, and the care of adults with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Includes instruction in developmental oral biology, preventive medicine, diet therapy... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Pharmacology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of drug interactions on biological systems and organisms and the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of drugs. Includes instruction in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, drug therapeutics, drug action, bodily... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Physical Therapy + Therapist | |
A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Physiology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the functional dynamics, morphology, and biochemical and biophysical communications within organisms and between living systems at all levels of complexity and integration. Includes instruction in reproduction, growth, hormonal action, vascular... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Prosthodontics + Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | |
A program that focuses on the advanced study of the restoration and maintenance of teeth, oral function, and aesthetic form through the use of single or compound materials, structures, and artificial devices. Includes instruction in implant dentistry, surgical procedures, denture design and fabrication,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Public Health Education and Promotion | |
A program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion specialists.... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services and to function as public health officers. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, health policy and regulations, health care services and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Public Health, Other | |
Any instructional program in public health not listed in the Public Health, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Masters degree
Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist | |
A program that prepares individuals to evaluate the speaking, language interpretation, and related physiological and cognitive capabilities of children and/or adults and develop treatment and rehabilitative solutions in consultation with clinicians and educators. Includes instruction in the anatomy... |
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