J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center
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Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
and a major teaching hospital and related facilities in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. The Health Science Center comprises the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
's Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions and Veterinary Medicine. The HSC is the only academic health center in the United States with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus. The facility was named after the fourth president of the University of Florida, J. Hillis Miller, Sr.
J. Hillis Miller, Sr.
Joseph Hillis Miller, Sr. was an American university professor, education administrator and university president. Miller was a native of Virginia, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees before embarking on an academic career...
, who served from 1947 to 1953. Miller spearheaded the effort to fund and build the university's College of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville...
and its teaching hospital, which were incorporated into the Health Science Center.
The Health Science Center is a world leader in interdisciplinary research, and generates over half of the University of Florida's total research awards. The HSC is affiliated with Shands at the University of Florida
Shands at the University of Florida
Shands at the University of Florida is a teaching hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and Jacksonville, Florida and is two of many hospitals in the Shands HealthCare system.-History:...
and Shands Jacksonville
Shands Jacksonville
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center is a teaching hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is one of seven hospitals in the Shands HealthCare system and functions as the Jacksonville campus for the University of Florida's Health Science Center...
. Over 6,000 students are enrolled in the six HSC academic colleges.
The new University of Florida Cancer Hospital
University of Florida Cancer Hospital
The University of Florida Cancer Hospital is an Academic Cancer Center in Gainesville, FL. The 200 bedroom complex focuses on producing basic laboratory findings that will ultimately be used for preventive therapies for cancers.-Background:...
for Shands at the University of Florida, located on S.W. Archer Road in Gainesville, was recently completed. The facility cost approximately $388 million to construct, and the building exceeds 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²) of interior space.
Divisions
| Colleges within the HSC |
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| College of Dentistry University of Florida College of Dentistry The University of Florida College of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Florida. The college is located in the Dental Sciences Building located on the western edge of the Health Science Center campus. The college is one of the six that make up UF's J... |
| College of Public Health and Health Professions University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions The College of Public Health and Health Profession is the academic college of public health and health professions at the University of Florida. The college was established by the Florida Board of Regents in 1958 as a separate school within the Health Science Center and is a member of the ASPH and... |
| College of Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville... |
| College of Nursing University of Florida College of Nursing The University of Florida College of Nursing is the nursing school at the University of Florida. Established in 1956, the college is fully accredited and is one of six schools that compose the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center.... |
| College of Pharmacy University of Florida College of Pharmacy The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is an American pharmacy school founded in 1923 and located in Gainesville, Florida. The Doctor of Pharmacy program is fully accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.... |
| College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is the veterinary school of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1976, it is one of six schools that compose the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center... |
Research
- In all the HSC generates over $280 million in total research expenditures for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The Health Science Center focuses on blindness, hypertension and smoking cessation.
Accreditation
The Health Science Center is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
to award baccalaureate
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and doctoral
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
degrees. Each of the professional colleges or programs is accredited by the appropriate agency for the profession or program.
See also
- University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
- Shands at the University of FloridaShands at the University of FloridaShands at the University of Florida is a teaching hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and Jacksonville, Florida and is two of many hospitals in the Shands HealthCare system.-History:...
- University of Florida Cancer HospitalUniversity of Florida Cancer HospitalThe University of Florida Cancer Hospital is an Academic Cancer Center in Gainesville, FL. The 200 bedroom complex focuses on producing basic laboratory findings that will ultimately be used for preventive therapies for cancers.-Background:...
- Shands JacksonvilleShands JacksonvilleShands Jacksonville Medical Center is a teaching hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is one of seven hospitals in the Shands HealthCare system and functions as the Jacksonville campus for the University of Florida's Health Science Center...
- J. Hillis Miller, Sr.J. Hillis Miller, Sr.Joseph Hillis Miller, Sr. was an American university professor, education administrator and university president. Miller was a native of Virginia, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees before embarking on an academic career...
- McKnight Brain InstituteMcKnight Brain InstituteThe McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida is a research and teaching center, which conducts integrated Research in neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry, cognitive science, and related areas....
- Buildings at the University of FloridaBuildings at the University of FloridaThe University of Florida is a flagship university in the State University System of Florida and has many notable buildings located in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando and throughout Florida. The Campus Historic District at the University of Florida comprises 32 contributing properties that are...