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As an institution dedicated to being evidence-based, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU) is pleased to announce that Serge Herzog, PhD, MEd, MA, has joined the administration as the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness effective December 1, 2022.

A champion of advanced analytics, Dr. Herzog will further “imbue decision-making at RMU with a level of data analysis that optimizes resource allocation and maximizes success of students both at RMU and post-graduation.”

Dr. Herzog earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science and ...

Dr. Richard P. Nielsen, founding president and CEO of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU), knows quite a bit about scaling seemingly insurmountable summits and tackling tough terrain. In a span of 14 years, he conquered Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa a staggering eight times.

“Every time I climbed that mountain, I said, ‘It’s the hardest thing I’ve done in my life.’ So I knew every time I was going to do it again, it would continue to be the hardest ...

Sandy Pennington PhD, RN, who currently works as the Senior Advisor to the President at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP), has served in a variety of roles at the University since 2002. In addition to her current role, she serves as the University’s Accreditation Liaison Officer to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Following the summer 2021 semester, Pennington will be retiring from both of her positions at RMUoHP, leaving behind a vast and impressive legacy ...

Certificate, master’s degree, and doctoral degree recipients celebrate achievements.

More than 140 Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) certificate, master’s degree, and doctoral degree candidates from various graduate healthcare programs at RMUoHP were encouraged to persist and to serve others with respect and integrity throughout their healthcare careers during a virtual commencement ceremony Saturday, August 8, 2020. 

“Today marks the end of your formal learning and unlearning education experiences at RMUoHP,” said Dr. Richard P. Nielsen, founding president/CEO of RMUoHP. “This ...

Commission provides commendations.

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) is pleased to announce that the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a regional accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, has formally reaffirmed accreditation for the University following the 2020 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness, which included an institutional self-evaluation report and comprehensive peer-evaluation.

The reaffirmation of accreditation is the first since RMUoHP initially received its institutional accreditation by the NWCCU in 2010. The next evaluation ...

College to begin recruiting inaugural class.

The proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine (Noorda-COM) Board of Trustees announced it received approval to recruit students for its inaugural class in the Fall of 2021 from the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).

The decision was made at COCA’s June meeting, when it accepted the proposed Noorda-COM’s application to advance to the next step of the accreditation process for the medical school currently under development in Provo. The application should post on the ...

Black lives matter. United we stand.

We believe in honoring each other – for our differences and for our similarities. We are stronger as a University and as a community because we value inclusion. We mourn today with our Black students, alumni, employees, faculty, families, friends, and neighbors. We condemn the blatant, systemic disregard for human life at the hands of racism and corruption.

We do not tolerate racism. As deep our sadness is for the lives lost or harmed and unnecessary hardships placed upon America’s Black sons ...

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions’ clinics continue providing important community service.

.With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, global healthcare workers, the unsung heroes deep in the trenches of this crisis, continually serve to prevent the spread of the virus and heal those afflicted with it. Health services innovation appears daily, including at the pro bono clinics under the authority of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP), who are using unique telehealth options to serve an increased population of people needing ...

The degree programs are designed to address mental health, social, and educational needs.

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) announced the availability of its new Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MHC) and Master of Science in School Counseling (SC) degree programs.

Students may apply now for either of the two programs. Students seeking training in the field of counseling may also take a dual-degree program comprising both degrees. The application deadline for both programs for summer semester is ...

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) announced a new Master of Science in Athletic Training Practice (MSATP) degree program. Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2020 semester.

“The MSATP curriculum is designed to help students advance careers as athletic trainers,” said Dr. Michelle Monaco, RMUoHP MSATP program director. “It is designed to address the evolving field of athletic training, teach leadership concepts, better understand the mental health of active individuals, emergency medical procedures and response, and is based ...