9/7/16 | Johnson & Wales University (JWU) continues to expand its academic programming in the area of health through the establishment of a College of Health & Wellness, located at the university’s Providence Campus.
The college is home to the new Health Science major, as well as the Master of Science program in Physician Assistant Studies that the university began offering in 2014. Future program offerings for the College of Health & Wellness include an ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) accredited Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Dietetics.
George Bottomley, DVM, PA-C, has been named dean of the College of Health & Wellness. In 2012, George returned to his home state of Rhode Island to join JWU as the founding director of the JWU physician assistant studies program.