Profile of Baptist College of Health Sciences

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences (BMCHS) is a private, Christian college that focuses on undergraduate health care education. Building on an educational legacy begun in 1912, BMCHS offers baccalaureate degrees in seven health care majors: diagnostic medical sonography, health care management, medical radiography, nuclear medicine technology, nursing, radiation therapy, and respiratory care.

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is the legal name of the institution. The College's name is routinely shortened to Baptist College of Health Sciences (BCHS).

BCHS Graduate Expectations

Patient Care

Graduates will provide patient care that is appropriate, compassionate, and effective. Graduates are expected to:

• Practice competently in a variety of health care settings.
• Use critical thinking skills.
• Use technology effectively to optimize patient outcomes.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Graduates will demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that effect appropriate information exchange between patients, patients' families, and other members of the health care team. Graduates are expected to:

• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with others.

Professionalism

Graduates will demonstrate a commitment to carrying out their professional responsibilities ethically and with sensitivity to a diverse patient population. Graduates are expected to:

• Exhibit personal, professional, and interprofessional conduct consistent with Christian values, standards of care, and codes of ethics as defined by their professions.
• Demonstrate culturally sensitive care through respect for cultural differences, values, beliefs, and practices.

Student Right to Know

The U. S. Department of Education requires every college to report how well they help first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students to complete their bachelor's degree in six years. Please go to the National Center for Education Statistics for this information and more about our college.

Institutional Memberships of BCHS

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is an institutional member of the following organizations:

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
• American Council on Education (ACE)
• American Health Sciences Education Consortium (AHSEC)
• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASHAP)
• Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools (ASBCS)
• College and University Professionals Association for Human Resources (CUPA)
• National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC)
• National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
• Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO)
• Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO)
• Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (TACRAO)
• Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA)

BCHS Annual Reports, Fact Sheet & Fact Book