The UAB School of Health Professions is one of the six schools comprising the world-renowned UAB Academic Health Center. Our students are exposed to vast resources, state-of-the-art facilities and progressive research during their academic and clinical education. Our research funding surpasses $14 million; top of NIH funding for schools of our type and we have been ranked 1st or 2nd in NIH research funding since 1969. Every program that can be accredited by a respective agency is accredited. Every program that can be ranked in the U.S. News & World Report is ranked. And our M.S. in Health Administration program is the only UAB program ranked #1 in the nation. Our vision is to be recognized as the leading school of health professions – shaping the future of healthcare. Our mission is to improve the quality of health through teaching, research and translation of discoveries into practice.