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Rutgers School of Health Professions
Type	Public
Established	1976
Dean	Jeffrey DiGiovanni
Students	1,800
Location	Newark, Piscataway, Stratford, and Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States; 40°44′36″N 74°11′30″W / 40.743447°N 74.191798°W
Campus	Urban and Suburban
Website	shp.rutgers.edu

The Rutgers School of Health Professions (abbreviated SHP, also known as Rutgers SHP) is one of the schools that form Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, a division of Rutgers University. The school has campuses in Newark, Piscataway, Scotch Plains, and Stratford, New Jersey. SHP was formerly the School of Health Related Professions of the now-defunct University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).

Established in 1973 as part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the school became part of Rutgers University in 2013 when UMDNJ was dissolved and largely merged into Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The word "Related" was dropped from the school's named in 2016.^[1]

Jeffrey DiGiovanni was named as the school's dean in June 2023.^[2]

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Rutgers School of Health Professions

References

^ "Rutgers Board of Governors approves school name change", Courier News, June 30, 2016. Accessed January 31, 2024. "To better reflect the value and educational mission of the Rutgers School of Health Related Professions, a constituent school of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, the Rutgers Board of Governors has approved a name change, effective July 1. The new nomenclature, the Rutgers School of Health Professions, will officially kick off the school’s 40th anniversary celebration.... The School of Health Professions was started in 1976 as part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. It joined with Rutgers in 2013."
^ "School of Health Professions Dean Search Announcement", Rutgers Health, press release dated June 12, 2023. Accessed January 31, 2024. "I am pleased to announce that Jeffrey DiGiovanni, PhD, has accepted the position of Dean of the School of Health Professions. Currently, Dr. DiGiovanni serves as Acting Associate Dean of Research and Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders of the College of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati."