The presidents of Drexel and Salus universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer.given approval, pending the necessary regulatory approvals, including consideration by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the accrediting body.that they were exploring “an affiliation” that would link the schools’ graduate health sciences education and clinical practice programs.
Salus’ clinics are expected to remain intact, too. The university has three clinical facilities in Montgomery County and Philadelphia, including in East Oak Lane and Chestnut Hill, that provide vision, hearing, and balance, speech-language pathology and occupational therapy services. What will happen with Salus’ main campus in Elkins Park will be a topic addressed by a newly formed integration council comprised of faculty and professional staff from both universities. That council will develop a plan on how and when academic programs and operational units at Salus will become part of Drexel.
Meanwhile, Drexel already has medical, biomedical, public health, nursing, and health professions’ programs.