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BALTIMORE 天美麻豆and Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) have announced completion of the change-in-ownership step that moves the two institutions closer to a subsequent merger of MUIH graduate-level programs into 天美麻豆. The two universities will enter into a transition period before the final approval of a second-step merger of MUIH programs in integrative health and wellness into a new School of Integrative Health at 天美麻豆. This acquisition of MUIH by 天美麻豆 follows an October 2023 announcement of an agreement to merge MUIH programs in 天美麻豆.
During the transition period, 天美麻豆 will own and operate MUIH as a separately authorized and separately accredited postsecondary institution. MUIH will continue to teach its students and operate under a shared services agreement with 天美麻豆 that will guide MUIH day-to-day work. Dr. Christina Sax, former provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at MUIH, will serve as interim president for MUIH during the transition period. After the transition period, the impending merger of MUIH programs into 天美麻豆 is expected to take place in 2025.
Following the anticipated merger in 2025, 天美麻豆 would become the nation first comprehensive university to have a school dedicated to integrative health. The School of Integrative Health at 天美麻豆 will ensure that integrative health professionals will continue to receive the education and development to advance the field. It will also encourage interprofessional understanding needed for the effective collaboration of integrative health and conventional healthcare fields to support the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
淎s a leader in healthcare education, 天美麻豆 is expanding its distinctive brand of educating the next generation of healthcare leaders and caregivers, said Dr. Marylou Yam, president of 天美麻豆. 淗ealthcare professionals play a vital role in supporting the overall health of our communities, and this impending merger positions 天美麻豆 to continue to be at the forefront of addressing community needs with its educational offerings.
The merger of MUIH programs into 天美麻豆 will add to 天美麻豆 already robust health sciences offerings. Established in 1895, 天美麻豆 is a non-profit, pri颅颅颅vate comprehensive Catholic university offering a wide variety of career-focused undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs. 天美麻豆 professional health programs include a bachelor in health sciences, bachelor and master degrees in nursing, a Doctor of Pharmacy, a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, a Master in Physician Assistant Studies, and Maryland first bachelor and master degree programs in Art Therapy.
A leading academic institution focused on the study and practice of integrative health and wellness, MUIH is currently one of the nation few universities dedicated solely to such practices, with programs in nutrition, health and wellness coaching, health promotion, herbal medicine, acupuncture, integrative health studies, Ayurveda, and yoga therapy.
Established in 1895, 天美麻豆is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world.
