{"id":17,"date":"2018-09-20T20:07:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chpscms.smca.ucf.edu\/swbeta\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2024-02-21T12:36:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T17:36:53","slug":"chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/healthsciences\/chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1615395836275{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/03\/fountain-3-2021.jpg?id=824) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mb-4&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527858038636{padding-right: 80px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeTitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to the Department of Health Sciences\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeSubtitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t\t\tat the University of Central Florida\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637070330728{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #fecb2f !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478351304{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478366376{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Toggle navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2VjdGlvbiUyMGlkJTNEJTIyd2VsY29tZSUyMiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyYXV0by1zZWN0aW9uJTIyJTIwZGF0YS1zZWN0aW9uLWxpbmstdGl0bGUlM0QlMjJNZWV0JTIwdGhlJTIwQ2hhaXIlMjIlMjByb2xlJTNEJTIycmVnaW9uJTIyJTIwYXJpYS1sYWJlbCUzRCUyMk1lZXQlMjB0aGUlMjBDaGFpciUyMiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Message from the Chair&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23000000|line_height:1.5&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;heading-underline&#8221;][vc_column_text]Welcome to the Department of Health Sciences! As the home of one of the largest majors at the University of Central Florida, we offer a broad selection of courses so students can customize their education and best prepare themselves for careers in health care and health promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Students in the Department of Health Sciences learn about the human body, causes of disease, interventions used to treat and prevent illness, and strategies for promoting health and wellness. Our program focuses on biological and behavioral sciences related to human health that prepares students for advanced degree programs in medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, occupational therapy, public health, clinical\/behavioral health research and others.<\/p>\n<p>Working with our expert faculty, students learn about scientific approaches to health promotion and prevention of disease, and how to foster critical thinking skills. Students also have opportunities to engage in enrichment activities such as conducting research with a faculty mentor or completing an internship or service-learning experience that exposes them to a wide variety of career options within health sciences.<\/p>\n<p>We offer two tracks in the Department of Health Sciences: a Pre-Clinical track for those who wish to pursue a career as a physician, physician assistant, dentist, pharmacist, or other medical careers; and a Health Promotions track for students who wish to pursue a career as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, public health specialist or other health-related fields.<\/p>\n<p>With each graduating class, I am always amazed by our outstanding students, and with their already impressive accomplishments. If a career in health care is your goal, I invite you to start your academic journey at UCF by joining us in the Department of Health Sciences.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564690487701{margin-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"row mb-1 cat-border personlist-ht\"><div class=\"showpictrue col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-sm-5 col-4 p-0 media-background-container catlist-photo mx-auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/person\/gail-kauwell\/\" title=\"Gail Kauwell\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Kauwell-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Kauwell's profile picture at UCF\" title=\"Gail Kauwell\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col p-3\"><h2 class=\"h4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/person\/gail-kauwell\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Gail Kauwell\">Gail Kauwell<span class\"\">, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, FAND<\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class=\"profilejobtitle\">Department Chair, Professor<\/div><div class=\"profiledepartments\">Health Sciences<\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xl-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 person-label\"><span ><i class=\"fa fa-map-marker icongrey\"><\/i> Location: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/location\/health-sciences-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Map to HS II\">HS II<\/a> <span>Room: 210C<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xl-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 person-label\"><span ><i class=\"fa fa-envelope icongrey\"><\/i> E-mail: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Gail.Kauwell@ucf.edu\">Gail.Kauwell@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xl-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 person-label\"><span ><i class=\"fa fa-phone icongrey\"><\/i> Phone: <\/span><a href=\"tel:407-823-0782\">407-823-0782<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDJTJGc2VjdGlvbiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1615395836275{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/03\/fountain-3-2021.jpg?id=824) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mb-4&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527858038636{padding-right: 80px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637070330728{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":814,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Message from the Chair - UCF Department of Health Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to the Department of Health Sciences! 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