BOSTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Northeastern University today will launch the Bouve Institute for Healthcare Leadership and Professional Development, providing opportunities for career advancement and professional development within the health sciences. U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, Dr. Susan Blumenthal is the guest speaker at today’s launch reception at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center. She will speak about “Healthcare Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century.”
The Bouve Institute was created through a partnership between the Bouve College of Health Sciences and Northeastern University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies. Its primary purpose is to develop leaders in healthcare through continuing and executive education programs. The Institute supports the Northeastern University mission as a practice-oriented, student-centered, urban research institution.
“The Institute aims to improve worldwide healthcare delivery and clinical outcomes through training and professional development, filling the gaps in health professions education,” said Lea Johnson, Director, Bouve Institute for Healthcare Leadership and Professional Development, Northeastern University. “We look forward to developing partnerships with healthcare leadership, and reviewing current research in order to identify emerging professional development trends in healthcare.”
The Institute will provide healthcare professionals with national and international opportunities for professional development and in-depth learning through specialty conferences, grand rounds, credit and non-credit courses, certificate programs and healthcare leadership offerings. It will also provide a forum for professionals to continue to learn from the best in the field and offer career ladders for health care workers at all levels. In addition, the Institute will partner with local community colleges to provide access to healthcare education and careers for all health professionals.
About Northeastern University
Northeastern University, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is a world leader in cooperative education and recognized for its expert faculty and first-rate academic and research facilities. Through co-op, Northeastern undergraduates alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields relevant to their professional interests and major, giving them nearly two years of professional experience upon graduation. The majority of Northeastern graduates receive a job offer from a co-op employer. Cited for excellence two years running by U.S. News & World Report, Northeastern was named a top college in the northeast by the Princeton Review 2003/04. In addition, Northeastern’s career services was awarded top honors by Kaplan Newsweek’s “Unofficial Insiders Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges and Universities,” 2003 edition. For more information, please visit http://www.northeastern.edu/.
CONTACT: Sue Thorn 617-373-2410 s.thorn@neu.edu
Northeastern University
CONTACT: Sue Thorn of Northeastern University, +1-617-373-2410,s.thorn@neu.edu
Web site: http://www.northeastern.edu/