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Community is one of the six Saint Leo University core values. Thanks to the new College of Health Professions launched in 2020 at Saint Leo, health-minded students now have access to three high-demand bachelor's degree programs that prepare them for a variety of rewarding roles in the healthcare field to positively impact the health and well-being of the community.

In this episode of the Saint Leo 360 podcast, our guest is Dr. Kathleen Van Eerden, dean of the College of Health Professions at Saint Leo University. In this conversation, Dr. Van Eerden spoke about:

  • Her background in nursing and academia, along with how she came to Saint Leo University
  • The reasons behind starting the College of Health Professions
  • Why Saint Leo launched the BS in Health Education and Health Promotion degree program
  • Types of students this health education degree program is geared toward and where the program is offered
  • Types of courses offered in this program, faculty in the program, and career opportunities with this health education degree
  • Why Saint Leo started the BS in Respiratory Therapy degree program
  • Types of students this respiratory therapy degree program is geared toward and where the program is offered
  • Types of courses offered in this program, faculty in the program, and career opportunities with this degree
  • Why Saint Leo started the BS in Nursing degree program
  • Types of students this nursing degree program is geared toward and where the program is offered
  • Types of courses offered in this program, faculty in the program, and career opportunities with this degree

Listen Now

Listen to Episode 33 of the Saint Leo 360 podcast with Dr. Kathleen Van Eerden on the College of Health Professions and its three undergraduate degree programs at Saint Leo University on the Episode 33 podcast page.

You can also listen and subscribe to the Saint Leo 360 podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Stitcher. Plus, you can find all of the Saint Leo 360 podcast episodes on the Saint Leo 360 podcast page.

Learn more about the three undergraduate health sciences degree programs under the College of Health Professions at Saint Leo University on the College of Health Professions page.

For further details on the three specific degree programs, check out the program pages for the: