Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions

Health Care That Starts With the Whole Person

At the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, becoming a health care professional means more than mastering clinical skills. Rooted in a Jesuit tradition that has always understood health as inseparable from dignity, RHCHP prepares students to see and treat the full person, not just the condition. That means rigorous clinical preparation, hands-on learning in settings such as the Clinical Simulation Laboratory and a genuine grounding in the ethical and human dimensions of care. Graduates enter the field practice-ready and with a reputation for bringing something to patient care that technical training alone doesn’t produce.

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An education rooted in care, skill and service to others.

17%

Growth in mental health counselor roles through 2033¹

$101020

Median salary for physical therapists²

Best Colleges for Nursing in Colorado³

Best Nursing Graduate Degree Schools in Colorado⁴

88%

Pharm.D. residency match rate in 2025, compared to 81% national average

¹ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, mental health counselor, 2024
² Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024
³ Niche.com, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026
⁴ CollegeFactual.com, 2023, 2024

Why Choose Regis for Health Professions?

Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions (RHCHP) prepares you for the realities of health care in Denver and beyond. Clinical placements, simulation-based training in our on-site Clinical Simulation Laboratory and faculty who come from the fields they teach, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy and more, mean you’re learning from people who know what practice actually looks like. That preparation shows up in outcomes: RHCHP graduates are known for entering the workforce ready to meet professional and licensure standards from day one.

What sets a Regis health professions education apart is the layer of formation that runs alongside clinical training. Rooted in Jesuit values that treat every patient as a whole person, you’ll develop the ethical grounding and human awareness that technical preparation alone doesn’t build and that employers and patients notice.

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Hands-On Clinical Training From Simulation to Practice

Your training at Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions happens in environments built to reflect the real demands of health care. From simulation labs and service learning to interprofessional collaboration, every experience is designed to build the skills, awareness and confidence you’ll carry into your career.

With support from the Center for Career and Professional Development, you’ll be ready to take the next step into clinical practice and your future career.

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Students at the Health Professions Summer Experience working on a dummy patient

Finding Purpose in Service: Regis University's Guatemala Medical Service Program

In Cobán, Guatemala, Regis students are learning what medicine practiced with compassion truly means. Discover how service is shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals.

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Solidarity and Resilience: Recognizing veterans’ mental health at Regis

On Sept. 22, 2025, Regis University Military Services engaged the entire Regis campus and broader community in a series of events, the 22-a-Day Push-Up Challenge and the Suicide Awareness and Well-Being Conversation.

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Regis University kicks off the inaugural PUENTE “Bridge” Program for first-gen students

In Summer 2025, Regis University kicked off the Pipeline Uplifting Excellence in Nursing Training and Education (PUENTE) “Bridge” Program for the first time.

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Regis’ Health Professions Summer Experience empowers incoming students to explore the health care industry

Regis University’s Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions invites rising high schoolers and college students to take part in the Health Professions Summer Experience.

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Global Health Pathway: Where Care Meets Culture

Understanding health means understanding the communities you serve. The Global Health Pathway is a concentration for RHCHP students who want to develop that understanding firsthand. Through immersions both internationally and across Colorado, students work alongside communities with limited health care access, gaining perspective that can't be replicated in a classroom. Each experience integrates service, education and clinical practice, building the cultural awareness and adaptability that prepares you to work with any community, anywhere.

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Hands-On Training, Career-Ready Results

The labs, programs and initiatives within Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions are where the academic and the practical meet. Each one offers a different way to deepen your training, broaden your perspective and engage with the realities of health care before you graduate.

Clinical Simulation Laboratory

You'll practice in an environment built to feel like the real thing before you ever step into a clinical placement. The Clinical Simulation Laboratory spans nearly 5,000 square feet of purpose-built settings including acute inpatient, ambulatory care, physical therapy and home care, using high-fidelity simulators and trained health care actors to replicate what real practice looks and feels like. It's a space designed for learning by doing, where feedback is immediate and building confidence is the whole point.

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Service Learning

Service learning at RHCHP connects your academic preparation directly to community needs in and around Denver. Students have hosted baby showers for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House, coordinated annual wellness fairs and designed health education programs for underserved populations. These are structured learning experiences embedded into your course work, building cultural awareness, communication skills and the kind of professional judgment that comes from engaging authentically with the communities you’ll one day serve.

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Interprofessional Education

RHCHP prepares you to be a strong teammate. Students from nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, mental health and other programs learn alongside each other, developing the communication and coordination skills that research consistently links to better patient outcomes.

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Where Caring for Others Starts With a Puppy

At Regis, service dogs in training are part of campus life. Students who join the Canine Companions partnership take on the rewarding responsibility of raising and socializing future service animals, bringing their pups to class, studying alongside them and helping shape the temperament of a dog that will eventually transform someone’s life.

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With the help of the faculty and my mentors, I am more intentional and systematic in how I evaluate patients, forming hypotheses, testing them, and refining differential diagnoses in real time.

I also feel significantly more confident in my manual therapy skills, where I am more thoughtful about integrating manual therapy into a comprehensive plan of care and can adapt based on patient response.
Tara Riley, Residency in Orthopedic Physical Therapy

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Loretto Heights School of Nursing

Prepare to deliver high-quality patient care through hands-on clinical experiences, simulation and a strong foundation in nursing practice, ethics and compassion.

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School of Mental and Behavioral Health

Study the complexities of mental health and human behavior while preparing to support individuals and communities through counseling, advocacy and evidence-based practice.

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School of Pharmacy

Develop the scientific knowledge and clinical skills needed to support patient health through medication management, research and collaborative decision-making.

Students practicing rehabilitative assessment and treatment techniques on peers during training

School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences

Prepare to improve movement, function and quality of life through programs focused on physical therapy, exercise science and human performance.

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Pre-Health Programs in Regis College

Some journeys to a health profession start with a broader foundation. If you're drawn to health care but not ready to leave your other interests behind, Regis College's pre-health programs let you keep exploring.

Study music, philosophy, environmental science or whatever genuinely excites you, while building the scientific groundwork for graduate study in nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy and beyond. Many students follow that path directly into RHCHP, arriving with a richer perspective than a single-track program would have given them.

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Accreditation That Supports Your Path to Licensure

Many programs within the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions hold specialized accreditation from discipline-specific organizations, ensuring alignment with industry standards and preparation for licensure and professional practice. For students entering regulated health professions, that program-level accreditation is worth looking into early. Details can be found directly on each school and division page.

Regis University is also regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, confirming that academic quality, faculty expertise and student outcomes meet recognized standards across the institution.

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Clinical and Community Partnerships in Denver

For health professions students, the city you train in matters. Denver's growing health care sector spans large hospital systems, community clinics, public health organizations and everything in between, and RHCHP students train directly within it. Clinical placements and community-based experiences are woven into your program early, so by the time you graduate, real-world practice is already familiar territory.

Clinical and Health Care Partnerships

Denver’s health care landscape gives RHCHP students access to a wide range of practice environments across the industry. From hospitals and specialty clinics to behavioral health practices, rehabilitation centers and pharmacies, you’ll gain experience in the settings that reflect the full breadth of what health care actually looks like and build the clinical confidence that comes from working within them.

Public Health and Government Collaborations

Not all health care work happens in a clinic. RHCHP students also engage with the public health side of the field, working alongside government agencies, grant-funded programs and community health initiatives focused on population health, health equity and access to care. These experiences build an understanding of how health systems work at a broader level and prepare you to contribute to work that extends beyond individual patient care.

Nursing students assessing a patient and recording observations during clinical training

Student monitoring a patient simulation on a screen from an observation room

Regis University students studying eye anatomy using models and diagrams

Students performing and assessing balance and stability during rehabilitative training

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Follow along on social media to see what students are learning, experiencing and achieving both inside and outside of the classroom. From campus events to student stories, it’s a great way to get a closer look at life at Regis.

Our Mission and Vision

Learn more about the mission and values that guide the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions and reflect its commitment to excellence in health education, ethical care and preparing students to serve individuals, families and communities with skill and compassion.

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Meet the Rueckert-Hartman College Leadership

Linda Osterlund, PhD., LMFT

Academic Dean, Professor and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy

Lisa Zenoni, Ph.D., RN, CRRN

Associate Dean

Megan Murphy, Ph.D., LMFT

Dean and Professor

Samit Shah, Ph.D.

Dean, Professor

Heidi Eigsti, PT, DPT, Ph.D.

Professor, Executive Leadership Team