Loyola University Chicago launches new School of Health Sciences and Public Health

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health will build on Loyola's reputation in health care education and will prepare the health care workforce of the future.

As Loyola University Chicago approaches its 150th anniversary, the University is expanding its Jesuit mission of education and service to those in need by introducing the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health.

The school will train the health care workforce of the future, leverage data to improve patient care and outcomes, and reach new frontiers in medical research. It will offer flexible, interdisciplinary programs for students and professionals who seek to promote health equity.

The health care workforce of the future depends on professionals with specific skills across a range of disciplines. Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health will draw on the expertise of Loyola’s nationally recognized Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Bringing all of Loyola’s health sciences and public health programs together into one school will better serve Loyola students, patients, and communities in the Chicago area and beyond.

Graduates of the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, like Stritch and Niehoff graduates, will have the knowledge required to improve patient and population health and minimize inequities.

Robert L. Parkinson Jr. (BBA ’73, MBA ’75) and Elizabeth (Betty) (BS ’75) are engaged alumni who believe in Loyola’s mission. Loyola is recognizing the Parkinsons’ commitment and generosity by naming its new school the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health.

The gift will create student scholarships, the dean’s endowment for strategic initiatives, and the Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

For more information, https://luc.edu/parkinson/

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