MARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY
Programs
Marshall B. Ketchum University Graduate Education
SEE SCHEDULE OGRADUATE EDUCATION: THE MISSION OF MARSHALL B. KETCHUM UNIVERSITY IS TO EDUCATE CARING, INSPIRED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PREPARED TO DELIVER COLLABORATIVE, PATIENT-CENTRIC HEALTH CARE IN AN INTERPROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. IN ADDITION TO THE RIGOROUS ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL CURRICULUM ON CAMPUS, ALL PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS ROTATE THROUGH SEVERAL EXTERNAL CLINICAL SITES TO BROADEN AND DIVERSIFY THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO PREPARE THEM FOR CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE. IN THE FALL OF 2022, OUR TOTAL ENROLLMENT WAS 672 FULL-TIME HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS REPRESENTING OPTOMETRY (394), PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) (117), PHARMACY (160), MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VISION SCIENCE (1), AND OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERING A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL OPTOMETRY (11). IN ADDITION, MBKU HAD 4 OPTOMETRY AND 10 PHARMACY PART-TIME STUDENTS. FOR THE 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR, WE GRADUATED 36 MEDICAL MASTER'S SCIENCE DEGREES AND PA CERTIFICATES, 47 DOCTOR OPTOMETRY DEGREES, 47 DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREES, 0 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VISION SCIENCE, AND 4 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL OPTOMETRY. THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR FALL 2022 ENROLLMENT IS REPORTED BELOW. AT THE OUTSET OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD, THE ADMISSIONS POLICY COMMITTEES ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR GPAS, APPLICATION TEST SCORES, IF APPLICABLE, AND ACADEMIC INDEX POINT MINIMUMS PROVIDING THRESHOLDS FOR ADMISSIONS PERSONNEL TO CAREFULLY SCREEN AND SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW.PROGRAM: OPTOMETRY VERIFIED APPLICATIONS: 438INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED: 196 MATRICULATED CLASS: 106 PROGRAM: PA VERIFIED APPLICATIONS: 1,753 INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED: 171 MATRICULATED CLASS: 40PROGRAM: PHARMACY VERIFIED APPLICATIONS: 189 INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED: 109 MATRICULATED CLASS: 28*VERIFIED APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE CENTRALIZED APPLICATION SYSTEM (I.E., OPTOMCAS, CASPA, AND PHARMCAS).GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$22.7MMarshall B. Ketchum University Clinical Education
SEE SCHEDULE OCLINICAL EDUCATION VISION/PATIENT CARE: AFFILIATED WITH THE EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES FULL-SERVICE VISION CLINICS ON ITS ORANGE COUNTY CAMPUS AND IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, PLUS 4 LIMITED-HOUR COMMUNITY CLINICS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES, MANY LOCATED IN LOW-INCOME AREAS. THE CLINICS TOGETHER SERVED 27,857 UNIQUE ENCOUNTERS. COMPREHENSIVE VISION SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY EYE CARE AND SPECIALIZED PATIENT SERVICES: BASIC VISION EXAMINATION; PEDIATRIC VISION SCREENING, VISION CARE AND VISION THERAPY; OCULAR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AND OPHTHALMOLOGY CONSULTATION; CONTACT LENSES AND PROSTHETICS FITTING; LOW VISION REHABILITATION AND EYEWEAR AND OPTICAL DISPENSING. THE VISION CLINICS PROVIDED $526,239 IN PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH DISCOUNTS AND FEE WAIVERS. ALSO, 1,109 PATIENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR 9 SCHOOL SCREENING PROGRAMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.9MMarshall B. Ketchum University Research Support
SEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH: THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS RESEARCH WITHIN THE THREE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS, THE COLLEGES OF OPTOMETRY AND PHARMACY AND THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE, PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FACULTY AND STUDENTS WHO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH.THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY AT MBKU HAS 48 FULL-TIME FACULTY. A TOTAL OF 14 FACULTY STUDIES WERE ACTIVE DURING THE YEAR, THAT INCLUDED EXTERNALLY-FUNDED STUDIES (E.G., GRANTS FROM NIH, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDUSTRY), AND SELF-FUNDED STUDIES. THE MS IN VISION SCIENCE PROGRAM HAD 10 PROJECTS ACTIVE DURING THE YEAR AND THERE WAS 1 ACTIVE STUDENT RESEARCH ELECTIVE. TOTAL EXTERNAL GRANT REVENUE FOR THE PERIOD WAS $378,711 AND THERE WERE 19 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY COMPRISES TWO DEPARTMENTS: PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND PHARMACY PRACTICE. THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE HAS 12 FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS, 11 AS PHARMACY CLINICAL FACULTY AND ONE AS NON-CLINICAL FACULTY. THE PHARMACY PRACTICE FACULTY PRODUCED 15 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS OR PRESENTATIONS DURING THE YEAR AND DID NOT HAVE EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEACH PROJECTS OR GRANTS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES HAS 5 FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS WHOSE RESEARCH INCLUDED EXTERNAL GRANTS SUCH AS ONE FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. TOTAL DIRECT GRANT REVENUE FOR THE PERIOD WAS $27,875 AND THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 9 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS OR PRESENTATIONS. THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (SPAS) AT MBKU HAD 10 FULL-TIME AND 2 PART-TIME FACULTY. SCHOLARLY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE INTEGRAL TO THE MASTERS CAPSTONE PROJECT (MCP) WHICH HAD A TOTAL OF 8 COMPLETED. THE SPAS PROGRAM HAD A CLASS OF 38 ENROLLED STUDENTS FOR 2023 AND A CLASS OF 40 ENROLLED STUDENTS FOR 2024. THERE WAS NO DIRECT GRANT REVENUE FOR THE PERIOD AND THERE WERE 8 TOTAL PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS OR PRESENTATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$948.4K
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