Ponce School of Medicine
Logo of the Ponce Health Sciences University
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Former names
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Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
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| Motto | Tamdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas |
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Motto in English
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We should learn as long as we may live |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1977 |
| President & CEO | David Lenihan, PhD, DC, JD |
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Academic staff
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356 |
| Students | 800 |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 100 acres |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 17°59′36″N 66°37′11″W / 17.993406°N 66.619778°W
The Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences and previously Ponce School of Medicine, is a private university located in the city of Ponce in Puerto Rico specializing in the health sciences. A nationally-accredited university inaugurated in 1977, it issues graduate degrees in Medicine (MD), Clinical Psychology (PsyD and PhD), Biomedical Sciences (PhD), Medical Sciences (MSMS), and Public Health (MPH and DrPH). The institution performs research funded by various organizations.
In January 1980 a group of lay and professional leaders in southern Puerto Rico established the Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, for the purpose of providing continuity to the Medical Education Program (MD Program) originally developed by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in 1977. In July 1980, the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico (CHE-PR) authorized the Foundation to operate a medical school under the name Ponce School of Medicine. In 1981, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited the school to grant the MD degree. The new administration, governed by a Board of Trustees, successfully handled the change and challenge and the new free-standing School of Medicine graduated its first class of 23 students.
In 1983, the institution applied for funds under the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (MBRS) and the Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program. The award of both grants permitted the faculty to undertake expanded research activities. A Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PhD Program) was also initiated in 1988, and in 1992 the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico (CHE-PR) accredited the PhD Program and authorized PHSU to award a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Biomedical Sciences to those students who successfully completed the program.
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