MCPHS Launches Innovative Online Master Of Applied Natural Products Program

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Article Date: 10 Mar 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, which last year successfully launched the region's first Master of Applied Natural Products Degree program, has announced it plans to offer a Blended/Online Master of Applied Natural Products degree program in Fall 2008. It is targeted at working professionals with a baccalaureate degree in a health-related field.

"The Master of Applied Natural Products is an important program for the future of the U.S. medicine, as it bridges the worlds of conventional healthcare and the traditions and science of natural products," said Lana Dvorkin-Camiel, PharmD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the Applied Natural Products Program. "Society needs a new generation of clinicians that will respond to increased demand by becoming experts in revitalizing practice, research and education in the area of natural products."

The program can be completed in as little as five semesters, most of which will combine five-day, on-campus intensive experiences with the convenience of online course work. The professional education will focus on therapeutics of natural products/herbal and dietary supplements, natural products informatics, principles of functional medicine and epidemiology. Clinicians will also gain skills necessary for finding and evaluating relevant information and continuing lifelong learning.

For more information on the program, visit http://www.mcphs.edu/manp.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston's oldest college, is a private, coeducational institution offering graduate, professional and undergraduate degrees in the health sciences. With campuses in Boston, Worcester, and Manchester, New Hampshire, the College enrolls approximately 3,800 students, who are drawn from 35 states and 34 foreign countries, and employs over 350 faculty and staff.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences