COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Introduction
The College of Health Sciences is one of the outstanding colleges in the university. The college offers training that enable students become certified health care practitioners. The college offers Associate of Science Degree in Nursing. However, preparation is ongoing for the elevation of programs to bachelor’s degrees level in the soonest possible time in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Midwifery
- Public Health
Mission
The mission of the program is to train and produce competent nurses who will provide quality nursing care to clients with different needs (physical, emotional, spiritual, and social) in the health facility and community. The college is serving communities by preparing students to become ‘responsible citizens’ and providing relevant, quality educational programs capable of responding to human resource needs of the county, country and world at large.
Vision
To produce competent nurses who will improve and promote the health status of the Liberian population. The college shall be the premier among the colleges at Lofa County University integrating leaning and applied research specializing in healthcare programs.
Philosophy
To produce competent nurses who will improve and promote the health status of the Liberian population. The college shall be the premier among the colleges at Lofa County University integrating leaning and applied research specializing in healthcare programs.
Values
Be kind and compassionate, must be assertive, skillful and knowledgeable, independent, respectful, committed worker, lifelong learner, must possess interpersonal skills, must be accountable and responsible, culturally sensitive, must be critical thinkers/enquiry mind and problem solvers.
Objectives
To provide training and study leading to Associate of Arts Degree in professional nursing;
- To provide professional course work for persons interested in pursuing such health careers including nursing and teaching;
- To offer courses which satisfy the curriculum requirements for Associate Degree in Professional Nursing;
- To encourage students and faculty to participate in Professional nursing and research program and to be active in pursuit of medical knowledge. Critical thinking, data analysis, computer and instrumentation usage are skills to be developed.
- To participate in community outreach activities as professional nursing, educator’s and representative of the college.