University of Hawaii - Manoa (School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene)
The School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH) offers programs to prepare students for careers in nursing and dental hygiene primarily for the state of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Basin.
The Department of Nursing offers programs leading to the bachelor of science, master of science and PhD in nursing degrees and a post-master’s certificate in nursing. The undergraduate nursing program provides two options: (a) the bachelor of science degree pathway, which admits students following completion of a minimum of 34 credit hours of the UH General Education Core requirements and nursing prerequisite courses in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and (b) the RN to BS pathway, which allows entry after completion of the AS degree or diploma in nursing.
The program leading to the master of science in nursing degree prepares the student for advanced practice role in primary care, psychiatric-mental health nursing, community/public health, nursing education, nursing administration, and nursing administration/MBA. The program leading to the PhD in nursing prepares visionary scholars who are capable of conducting culturally appropriate clinical scholarship and teaching in nursing educational programs.
The Department of Dental Hygiene offers the bachelor of science in dental hygiene. The program admits students following completion of dental hygiene prerequisite courses and UH General Education Core requirements.
VISION
The School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene’s (SONDH) vision is to be the leader in nursing and dental hygiene education and research in Hawaii with outreach to Asia and the Pacific Basin.
MISSION
The SONDH supports the mission of the University of Hawaii at Manoa: to provide an innovative, caring and multicultural enviornment in which faculty, students and staff work together to generate and transmit knowledge, wisdom, and values to promote quality of life and health for present and future generations. To better reflect Hawaii's unique cultural diversity and heritage, the SONDH is committed to increasing Native Hawaiian and other underserved people in all nursing and dental hygiene programs.
The school is committed to the following:
1. Educating qualified people in the disciplines of nursing and dental hygiene;
2. Using learning approaches that are appropriate to the needs of students and facilitating achievement of health outcomes within the diverse communities of the state of Hawaii and the Pacific Basin;
3. Advancing knowledge through research; and
4. Designing and implementing nursing and dental hygiene services.
School name: University of Hawaii - Manoa (School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene)
Address: 2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall
Zip & city: HI 96822 Honolulu
Phone: 808-956-8522
Web: http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/
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