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Errata Sheet for Rush University 2025 - 2026 University Catalog
This errata serves as the official notification of changes to the 2025 - 2026 catalog and should be used in conjunction with the printed and online versions.
Listed below are any changes, additions, corrections, or modifications to the 2025 - 2026 catalog since the 2025 published edition. These changes have been authorized by the program director, college administration or University administration.
Erratum for College of Nursing
Requested on: August 11, 2025
Submitted by: Frank D. Hicks, PhD, RN, CNE
Section(s): Doctor of Nursing Practice (MSN to DNP) Area of Focus: Transformative Leadership: Population Health: Curriculum Section
Please note: The curriculum for the Transformative Leadership: Population Health track published in this catalog will begin in Fall 2026. The current Program of Study may be obtained from the track director.
Erratum for Tuition and Fees
Requested on: August 22, 2025
Submitted by: Qudus Agboola, MA, MBA
Section(s): Tuition and Fees for College of Nursing
The tuition and fees (2025-2026) rate table includes an error for the College of Nursing:
The line referring to “DNP CRNA (enrolled beginning Fall 2025)**” and the associated comment (“**CRNA students in their first year, beginning in fall 2025, will be billed at this rate. Current year 2 and 3 CRNA students will pay the standard post-licensure rate listed.”) are inaccurate and should be striken from this table.
CRNA DNP students are charged a rate of $1,436 per credit hour.
Addendum for College of Health Sciences
Requested on: September 22, 2025
Submitted by: Shital C. Shah, PhD
Section(s): Health Systems Management (MS): Curriculum and Course Descriptions
A new Topics in Health Systems Management course has been approved since this catalog was published. This course will satisfy one of the three topics courses required to graduate from this program.
HSM - 688P Topics in Health Systems Management: Entrepreneurship in Action
This is a practical class – essentially a lab. Its goal is to help student teams develop new business ideas through established entrepreneurship concepts and approaches. This is achieved by using a business model canvas to diagram value creation for the customers and validate hypotheses to create a repeatable, scalable business model. Students will use the customer development approach to test hypotheses by getting out of the building and off campus and running experiments weekly to test assumptions about product features, pricing, distribution, etc. Based on the results of these weekly experiments, teams will rapidly iterate their product to build something people actually want and make significant changes to their business model hypotheses before spending millions of dollars and years of work. The class will culminate in writing and presenting a business pitch. Topics covered include the entrepreneurial mindset, the pursuit of ideas, opportunity recognition, creativity and innovation, design thinking, ecosystems to support new ventures (incubators, accelerators), legal, marketing, branding and financial tools related to the start-up and entrepreneurial development process. Offered: spring. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 2
Erratum for College of Health Sciences
Requested on: December 4, 2025
Submitted by: Mark McInerney, DHSc, RD, LDN
Section(s): Master of Science Clinical Nutrition (MS) Dietetic Integrated Track
The Master of Science Clinical Nutrition (MS) Dietetic Integrated Track section of this catalog contains the following errors:
- The first sentence in this section should read as follows:
“The MS in Clinical Nutrition - Dietetic Integrated track is a 20-month curriculum that integrates didactic and supervised experiential learning.”
- The last sentence in the first paragraph of the Graduation Requirements section should read as follows:
“Students must complete all MS in Clinical Nutrition and supervised experiential learning hours within 30 months of matriculation.”
- The last sentence in the first paragraph of the “Academic Policies” section should read as follows”
“Students must complete all of the required courses and supervised experiential learning experiences within 30 months of matriculation.”
Addendum for Rush Medical College
Requested on: January 5, 2026
Submitted by: Jamie Cvengros, PhD, MHPE
Section(s): Course Descriptions
A new course has been approved since this catalog was published.
MED - 728 Cardiology Consult Service
The cardiology consult service will provide students with exposure to a wide breadth of inpatient cardiac conditions. We manage patients from admission to discharge, performing a wide array of diagnostics and therapeutics. Prerequisite: MED-703. Offered: fall, spring and summer. Retake Counts for Credit: Yes. Credit(s): 2-4
Addendum for Rush Medical College
Requested on: February 23, 2026
Submitted by: Jamie Cvengros, PhD, MHPE
Section(s): Course Descriptions
A new course has been approved since this catalog was published.
SUR - 714 Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery is an area that is often underrepresented in the medical school curriculum, despite the fact that vascular disease intersects with nearly every core clinical discipline students encounter during their rotations. This course is designed to address that gap by providing students with a cohesive learning experience that integrates vascular pathophysiology, imaging interpretation, procedural exposure and principles of longitudinal patient care. Offered: fall, spring and summer. Retake Counts for Credit: Yes. Credit(s): 2-4
Erratum for College of Health Sciences
Requested on: March 23, 2026
Submitted by: Shital C. Shah, PhD
Section(s): Course Descriptions
Beginning with the summer 2026 term, a new course description applies for HSC - 352 Professional Writing. That course description is as follows:
HSC - 352 Professional Writing
This course is designed to provide students with the foundations necessary for quality communication practices. It will familiarize students with the processes involved in becoming successful writers in academic and professional settings. The course emphasizes a writing approach that enables students to produce a variety of communications in a well-presented, clear and concise style. In addition, the course will help students develop the critical thinking, ethical decision-making and authorship skills necessary for responsible and effective communication in a world increasingly shaped by AI-assisted writing tools, chatbots and other emerging technologies. Offered: fall and summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 3
Erratum for College of Nursing
Requested on: March 23, 2026
Submitted by: Urmeka T. Jefferson, PhD, RN
Section(s): Course Descriptions
Revisions were approved to the course description for NSG - 693 Research Practicum. That course description is as follows:
NSG - 693 Research Practicum
This course is designed to provide individualized, mentored research training. The course allows students to engage directly in faculty-led research activities, including project development, data collection, analysis and dissemination. Students develop foundational competencies in research design, team collaboration and scholarly communication. This experiential course strengthens a student’s preparation for independent research and future dissertation work. Pre or Corequisites: NSG-675 and NSG-688. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 2
Addendum for Rush Medical College
Requested on: March 23, 2026
Submitted by: Jamie Cvengros, PhD, MHPE
Section(s): Course Descriptions
A new course has been approved since this catalog was published.
RMD - 728 Immersive Artificial Intelligence Exploration
This elective introduces medical students to artificial intelligence (AI) as a rapidly evolving influence on health care, research and professional practice. Students critically examine how AI systems are designed, validated and used; explore ethical and policy implications; and apply structured frameworks to evaluate AI tools in clinical and educational contexts. Offered as a semester-length, asynchronous elective, the course integrates foundational content with guided self-directed learning culminating in an analytical or case-based project and a required brief presentation; final products may include comparative evaluations, policy or implementation briefs, case studies, educational analyses or other scholarly or professional work aligned with course objectives. Offered: fall, spring and summer. Retake Counts for Credit: Yes. Credit(s): 2
Erratum for College of Health Sciences
Requested on: April 2, 2026
Submitted by: Brinda Desai Bradaric, PhD
Section(s): Health Sciences (BS): Curriculum
There is an error related to HSC - 425 Health Care Informatics in the curriculum section of Health Sciences (BS) program. This course is currently listed as a required course and it is an elective. The following edits apply to this section of the catalog:
- In the section titled “Upper-Division Coursework,” the first sentence in the last paragraph should read:
“Students must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of upper-division coursework including a minimum of 27 credit hours in the required core and at least 33 credit hours of elective courses approved by their academic adviser.”
- In the section titled “Core Courses Required of All Students,” HSC - 425 should be removed.
- In the section titled “Leadership and Community Wellness Electives,” HSC - 425 should be added.
Erratum for College of Health Sciences
Requested on: April 20, 2026
Submitted by: Shital C. Shah, PhD
Section(s): Course Descriptions
Beginning with the summer 2026 term, new course descriptions apply for four physician assistant studies courses. These revised course descriptions follow:
- PHA - 510 Human Physiology
This lecture-based course will present a comprehensive and advanced review of organ systems, including human physiologic function, regulation and integration as a basis for understanding the complex interaction of specific body systems and their relationship to disease. Commonly occurring pathophysiologic processes will be introduced to prepare students for more in-depth learning about specific disease states and patient presentations in subsequent courses. Corequisite: PHA-511. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 2
- PHA - 511 Human Anatomy
This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the principles of functional and applied human anatomy necessary for the practice of clinical medicine. The course is driven primarily by the laboratory (small group) sessions with lectures given to prepare students for the lab and provide supplementary information. Corequisite: PHA-510. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 5
- PHA - 513 Physician Assistant Professional Practice
This course is designed to introduce and familiarize the student with the major professional issues and communication skills important to a practicing physician assistant working on a medical team. Topics include the history and development of the physician assistant profession, the physician/physician assistant relationship, physician assistant scope of practice and professional regulations, licensure, certification/recertification, physician assistant program accreditation and physician assistant professional organizations. The course also covers legal issues in health care related to physician assistant practice, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), professional liability, laws and regulations, billing and reimbursement, quality assurance and risk management. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 1
- PHA - 589 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The physical medicine and rehabilitation rotation is a core clinical rotation that provides physician assistant studies students with hands-on experience in the care of adults with rehabilitation needs. Students will work closely with rehabilitation medicine providers to assess, diagnose and manage complex health issues. Key skills include conducting comprehensive assessments, managing acute and chronic conditions and addressing the physical and psychosocial needs of these patients. These experiences also include exposure to procedural interventions, such as joint injections. Emphasis is placed on patient-centered care and interdisciplinary team collaboration. Students will also gain experience in fall prevention, medication management, optimizing functional support and improving quality of life. Offered: fall, spring and summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 4
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