Consisting of the Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy; the Divisions of Communication Disorders, Kinesiology and Health, and Social Work; the Family Practice Residency Centers in Cheyenne and Casper; the WWAMI Medical Education Program; and the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, a dental hygiene degree in conjunction with Sheridan College, and an interdisciplinary bachelor of science degree in health sciences, Health Science is UW’s second largest college.
Welcome to the College of Health Sciences!
Welcome to the University of Wyoming's College of Health Sciences, the place for students interested in improving and maintaining the physical and social health of others. We offer challenging degree programs in the "helping professions," careers that range from pharmacy to nursing to social work; physical and health education, exercise, and sport sciences; speech, language, and hearing science; and dental hygiene. We also offer minors in health sciences and disability studies and serve as the gateway to schools of medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, and optometry. Find out more!
The College of Health Sciences Mission Statement:
"The mission of the College of Health Sciences is to promote excellence in health and human services through university teaching, research and service with special emphasis on rural populations."
CHS Faculty and Staff Awards!
Each year, the College of Health Sciences seeks to honor its faculty and staff for their outstanding achievements over the past year. Here are this year's award recipients.
The Wyoming Certifying Office is going electronic! For students applying for any of the three programs - WICHE, WWAMI, and/or WYDENT, the process will now be entirely online. Go to WICHE, WWAMI, WYDENT for details.
Pharmacy students Kara Springer and Pam Darrow (center) were joined by Jun Ren (far left) and Dean Steiner at the College of Health SciencesApril 12th Grand Rounds/Research Day with their prizewinning poster"Review of Medcations Utilized during a One-week Experience in Honduras."
May 23, 2012 — The University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing recognized the school’s top graduating students during its recent convocation.
Consisting of the Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy; the Divisions of Communication Disorders, Kinesiology and Health, and Social Work; the Family Practice Residency Centers in Cheyenne and Casper; the WWAMI Medical Education Program; and the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, a dental hygiene degree in conjunction with Sheridan College, and an interdisciplinary bachelor of science degree in health sciences, Health Science is UW’s second largest college.
