Health Sciences

What's special about HLS at Detroit Mercy?

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  A customizable program just right for you

  As a Health Sciences student at UDM, you can personalize the program to match your future goals. Examples:

  • Choose a minor or concentration with your HLS major, such as in population health, digital health or sports management.
  • Take electives to satisfy prerequisites for graduate studies, such as in occupational therapy, physical therapy or a range of other disciplines.

  Detroit Mercy's program is designed to provide you with the flexibility that empowers you to quickly and efficiently get the education you need to achieve the future you want. The HLS curriculum even provides room to fulfill the prerequisites of medical school, dental school, a physician assistant program, etc.
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  Internship and research – high-impact learning

  UDM's Health Sciences program provides you with hands-on education, where you’ll engage in meaningful, real-world experiences as part of your curriculum. You’ll not only gain practical skills, but also connect what you learn in the classroom to the challenges you’ll face in your career.

  As an HLS student, you'll work an internship as part of the program. You'll also take part in research. Similar high-impact learning may include community projects or collaborative activities where you and other students tackle real-world problems.

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  Interprofessional education for better teamwork

  Interprofessional education is an instructional approach that brings you together with students from different healthcare disciplines, to help you understand and respect other professions.

  By learning how each discipline contributes to healthy outcomes for patients, you'll have a career advantage: you'll be prepared to work better in teams and collaborate successfully in real-life healthcare settings.

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  UDM's values

  We are proud of the values at the heart of our institution – you'll discover that this is one of the best and most important parts of your Detroit Mercy education. UDM’s religious sponsors – the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Religious Sisters of Mercy – share a vision of giving each student like you the individual attention you need to become a competent, compassionate leader, ready to serve in a vulnerable world.

  At UDM, we don't just teach you book knowledge and job skills. We also work to integrate your intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development. You’ll learn respect for all voices, especially those that are often muted. In a UDM education, moral and ethical issues are considered alongside academic and professional ones.

  And while the HLS program focuses on preparing you for a successful career, we also know that compassion is what changes society and the world, and professional ethics are what make a true leader. Learn more about UDM's values-based education.

  Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic university, which means you are surrounded by faculty and administrators who know you, listen to you, care about your well-being and provide you with personal attention to help you succeed. At UDM, we don't just create graduates, we care for you as a whole person ("cura personalis"). In addition to excellent education, that's a key part of our heritage and mission.