Health Sciences Degrees

BVU's state-of-the-art facilities will help you build the healthcare career you want. Our health sciences programs will ready you for the fast-paced and ever-changing world of healthcare. 

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96%

of 2023 graduates were employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation

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Average class size is less than 20 students, leading to a more personalized educational experience

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Internships available - locally, nationally, and even globally

100%

of Storm Lake graduates receive financial aid

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Why Study Health Sciences at BVU?

State-of-the-Art Facilities

The Estelle Siebens Science Center boasts high-tech labs, a greenhouse, cell culture labs, a human cadaver lab, and more designed to set you up for success

Experience

Internships and capstone projects give you hands-on experience to prepare you for your career; work alongside our expert faculty and practicing clinicians

Educational Opportunity

Programs like our Rural Health Initiative and the Stine Endowment allow for unique educational experiences that will prepare you for an exciting future

Top-Notch Equipment

Access to up-to-date technology like nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscope, gas chromatography-mass spectrometer, gene guns, and more

What Our Students Are Doing

Buena Vista University graduates Jade Hays, left, and Molly Barten show their diplomas after receiving them in the 2022 Commencement exercise in Siebens Fieldhouse on May 7. Both graduates are headed to medical school.

BVU Seniors Embark on Medical School Futures

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BVU Experience Brings a Smile to Future Dental School Student

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Alumna's Healthcare Profession Takes Flight

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Rural Health Fellowship Expands Career Options for BVU Senior

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Health Sciences Faculty

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Dr. Lisa Bengtson-Sheffer
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science & Kinesiology
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Dr. Jessy Bibler
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
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Dr. Thomas Bonagura
Dean, School of Science
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Dr. Brittney Dinkel
Associate Professor of Biology
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Dr. David Henning
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
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Lisa Mellmann
Dr. Lisa Mellmann
Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences
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Dr. Sarah Schlichte
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
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