Mission, Vision and Values
Our Mission: The purpose of our work. Why we exist.
We are an inclusive, Christ-centered community that develops, educates and empowers leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset to advance health and human potential.
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Belmont University embodies an entrepreneurial mindset framework as a way of being. We cultivate skills and develop leaders of character who are prepared to recognize opportunities, navigate challenges and create meaningful changes in health care and their communities.
The qualities that define this framework include:
- Courageous - comfortable taking risks
- Creative & Innovative
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving/Analytical Reasoning Skills
- Strong Communication and Collaboration Skills
- Initiative and Self-Reliance - strong locus of control
and resilience - Future Thinking
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Recognize Opportunities
Our Four Missional Pillars: Purposeful teaching, interdisciplinary research, transformational practice and impactful service.
Our Vision: What we aspire to become.
To be the premier destination for leaders championing the pursuit of life abundant for all through the advancement of health and human potential.
Our Values: The culture we are working to create.
- CURIOSITY in our learning
- COURAGE and JUSTICE in our actions
- COLLABORATION in our work
- SERVICE and HUMILITY in all we do.
A Message from Founding Dean Sharrel L. Pinto
Every person has been created with unique gifts, talents and a purpose that can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
If you feel called to help people live healthier, fuller lives—even if you are still discovering what that path might look like— you belong here. Health care needs compassionate listeners, innovative problem-solvers, researchers, advocates, pharmacists, therapists, counselors, public health professionals, social workers, exercise scientists, entrepreneurs and leaders willing to imagine what care can become.
My own journey began as a young girl in India with ambitious dreams of changing lives. I hoped that the blessing of an education would allow me to serve others. I never imagined that I would one day leave India, come to the United States, learn a new culture and way of life, make this country my home and have the privilege of giving back by serving as a university dean.
My path was not always predictable, but education opened doors I could not yet see. That is one reason I believe so deeply in the potential within every student. Your beginning does not determine the boundaries of your future. If my journey was possible, yours is too.
At Belmont University's College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, we believe education should do more than prepare you for your first job. It should prepare you for a lifetime of purpose, leadership and service. As an inclusive, Christ-centered community, we develop, educate and empower leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset to advance health and human potential.
Across our seven health professions and thirteen academic programs, students learn with and from one another while gaining meaningful experience through clinical education, simulation, research, innovation and community engagement. We are preparing graduates not only to care for people when they are ill, but also to help individuals and communities remain healthier, flourish more fully and gain greater access to the support they need.
We also believe education is deeply personal. Here, you are more than a student. You are known. You are challenged. You are supported. We celebrate your achievements, invest in your growth and walk alongside you as you discover not only what you will do, but who you are called to become.
To the families, mentors, teachers, pastors, coaches, health care partners and community members who encourage our students: thank you. Your belief in another person may be the first step in helping them discover possibilities they have not yet imagined.
I invite you to explore our programs, meet our remarkable faculty and staff and experience the community that makes Belmont's College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences so special.
The future of health care will not be shaped by one profession or one kind of person. It will be built by people from many backgrounds who care deeply, think boldly and serve faithfully. If that describes you, welcome to Belmont. We would be honored to walk this journey with you.
About the College
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont serves as an asset to the community and a provider to a world-class heathcare community. As a Belmont College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences student, you will be exposed to innovative practice sites in retail pharmacy, hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, healthcare corporations and more, all in the nation’s healthcare capital. The College is dedicated to providing you the hands-on experience needed to equip you to serve others. McWhorter Hall and the Gordon E. Inman Center are key to this experiential learning as they provide our students with state-of-the-art facilities and a comfortable and stimulating environment to learn.
Belmont University is well-respected in the health care industry for each of its professional programs of study. In addition to the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Belmont offers top-notch programs in nursing as part of the Inman College of Nursing. Student collaboration within these disciplines helps shape you into the compassionate and skilled healthcare professional you aspire to be.
Schools & Departments
Belmont’s M.A. and Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling are unique among counseling programs. Combining rigorous study in contemporary scientific psychotherapy with the wisdom, insight and values of the Christian tradition of caring for souls, this one-of-a-kind graduate program will give you practical tools and techniques to more effectively treat your patients. Moreover, it will also expand your capacity for compassionate and professional service.
Our program, drawing students from a variety of backgrounds, is led by a diverse faculty who remain engaged in research, academic writing and clinical practice to ensure students are equipped with the training and skills required to practice as counselors after graduation. The faculty and curricula offer spiritual and theological foundations concomitant to psychotherapeutic training that will prepare students to become practitioners who are prepared and empowered to ethically treat clients holistically.
As one of the first in the country to gain professional accreditation at the doctoral level and with a unique master's program providing advancement opportunities for occupational therapy assistants and physical therapist assistants throughout the U.S., the Belmont University School of Occupational Therapy leads the way in educating future occupational therapists. Students receive a comprehensive education from experienced practitioners, utilizing the latest methods and technologies in an environment that encourages life-long learning, service and advocacy.
Mission
The School of Occupational Therapy provides comprehensive graduate education within a Christian, learning environment to enable students from diverse backgrounds to positively impact the community at large and enhance the human condition through appreciation of diversity, problem-solving and utility of meaningful and purposeful occupations.
Vision
The School of Occupational Therapy’s vision is to offer a comprehensive education to graduate students in a Christian environment, preparing them to become and continue to be occupational therapy practitioners who are committed to evidence and occupation based practice, life-long learning, service and advocacy.
AOTA Vision Statement
We envision that occupational therapy is a powerful, science-driven and evidence-based profession with a globally connected and diverse workforce meeting society’s occupational needs.
The Belmont University School of Pharmacy is located in the heart of the healthcare capital of the United States. Students and faculty practice and work at world-renowned pharmacy practice sites. Our innovative pharmacy curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to provide exceptional patient care, be leaders in the profession of pharmacy, work collaboratively with other health professions and serve humanity. Additionally, the curriculum prepares the graduate to help those most in need with an intentional focus on strategies to improve health equity.
Purposeful planning occurred to align the curriculum with Belmont’s Christian, student-focused mission by ensuring student success in the classroom and after graduation. The curriculum is delivered in an integrated modular format using a blend of traditional didactic instruction and innovative active learning to engage all learners. A robust integrated pharmacotherapy sequence is designed to empower the student with knowledge and critical thinking skills to provide exceptional patient care. The student will develop leadership skills and learn strategies to advance pharmacy practice to lead the profession. Frequent interprofessional experiences and integration of healthcare technology give the student the ability to work collaboratively with other health professions. Opportunities for mission work and exposure to research prepare the student for service to humanity. Finally, a longitudinal pharmacy skills lab allows students to apply concepts learned in the classroom.
A Belmont University School of Pharmacy (BUSOP) graduate will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
- Use knowledge from foundational science and clinical practice to solve complex problems
- Use information systems and literature
- Integrate pharmacy care within an interdisciplinary team
- Provide patient-centered and population-based care
- Safely and effectively manage pharmacy resources
- Communicate effectively through both verbal and nonverbal means
- Be a self-directed and lifelong learner
- Behave professionally and ethically
Mission
The Belmont University School of Pharmacy is an inclusive, Christian community dedicated to purposeful teaching, scholarship, service and leadership to develop highly sought-after pharmacists prepared to meet demands of a continuously changing profession.
Vision
To be the primary destination for the education of pharmacists who seek to advance public health and transform healthcare.
Values
Integrity, Inquiry, Collaboration, Service, Humility.
Over the last 20 years, the motto of the Belmont University School of Physical Therapy has been “Our students and our graduates are our credentials.” Our staff, faculty and students work together to make this phrase a distinguishing trait of our program. While the rigorous curriculum, built on the medical model, challenges students academically, the program provides the support necessary for students to succeed. We strive to create an “extended family environment” while maintaining professional relationships. With open classrooms and laboratories, our state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technologies support research and teaching. The faculty are outstanding educators who maintain contemporary clinical expertise and are dedicated to molding excellent clinicians. Our goal is to prepare physical therapists who are compassionate providers, transformational leaders and evidence-based clinicians committed to lifelong learning, critical thinking, and interprofessional collaboration.
Mission
The School of Physical Therapy mission is to prepare physical therapists to provide excellent, compassionate care through evidence-based, autonomous practice.
Graduates will be:
- practitioners of choice in the movement sciences
- prepared to assume leadership roles
- engaged in lifelong learning
- actively involved in the profession and community service
Values
We seek to prepare graduates to function as primary healthcare providers for persons with movement disorders and to maximize the physical and psychological potential of individuals and groups by demonstrating and instructing health promotion strategies.
In order to competently assess and provide intervention for patients, we believe graduates require an in-depth knowledge of the basic and applied sciences, effective critical thinking skills, and the ability to intellectually bridge theory with practice. Integration of the psychosocial, cultural and ethical elements of patient care is also essential, as is compassion, communication and professional behavior.
We aim to create an educational environment that is intellectually challenging, offers unique opportunities for learning and collaboration, and stimulates lifelong learning and active involvement in the profession and community.
For over 50 years, the School of Social Work at Belmont University has attracted students who have a desire to help facilitate positive change in the lives of others. Unlock endless career possibilities with Belmont University's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, designed to empower students with comprehensive skills and real-world experience. Discover hands-on learning opportunities, expert faculty guidance and a supportive community that prepares you for a wide range of professional opportunities. Join Belmont University and transform your passion for helping others into a rewarding career.
Public health is a dynamic field of study and practice aimed at improving the health of communities and populations. It is a rich and rewarding career choice filled with opportunities to serve and to make a difference in the world. Students in the Department of Public Health at Belmont discover exciting new ways to serve locally and around the globe.
Public health is credited with adding 25 years to life expectancy in the U.S. in the last century. In more recent years, the discipline is credited with saving millions of lives due to cleaner air, water and food standards, immunization programs, tobacco control regulations, highway safety and injury prevention programs, emergency preparedness and many other programs.
The Department of Exercise Science is designed for students to complete the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science in four years. Our experienced faculty provide a supportive learning environment as students prepare for a variety of careers.
The Department of Exercise Science currently offers minors in Sport Medicine, Nutrition and Strength & Conditioning.
Contact Us
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: (615) 460-6748