New York—Yeshiva University has announced a new Master of Science (MS) degree program in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) beginning in the Fall 2014 semester. The program will prepare students to become speech-language pathologists working in hospitals, rehabilitative centers, university or college clinics, specialized clinical settings or private practice.
“This is a natural marriage between our speech pathology and audiology program and our Albert Einstein College of Medicine, particularly Montefiore Medical Center,” said Dr. Joseph Danto, professor and cross campus chair of the speech and hearing sciences at YU.
Featuring academic training, top-notch professional clinical and research staff and joint-teaching by speech-language and medical professionals, the program offers students the unique opportunity to learn and gain clinical experience all in the same place: the world-class facilities of YU’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where the program will be housed. Students will have access to clinical settings in the Montefiore Medical Arts Pavilion, Children’s Hospital, Wakefield Division of Montefiore, and Aster Avenue Medical.
“It’s rare for graduate programs in Speech-Language Pathology to be connected to a medical institution,” said Danto. “Our students will be able to employ hands-on, state-of-the-art learning in virtual operating rooms, major voice clinics and medical school anatomical laboratories.”
The MS degree will span two years and two summers.
“We are looking forward to the opening of our Masters in Speech Language Pathology as the first of a series of new programs in Health Professions,” said Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, vice provost for undergraduate education at YU. “The close cooperation of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will help to guarantee the excellence of these programs that we hope will serve the needs of our own graduates and of the wider community.”
To learn more about the program or apply, visit http://yu.edu/academics/graduate-arts-sciences/speech-language-pathology/
