KAPLAN UNIVERSITY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DEAN HEALTH SYSTEM

The agreement will give online Wisconsin students access to 60 clinics

Davenport, IA, Jan. 9, 2008— The Kaplan University School of Health Sciences today announced an agreement with Wisconsin-based Dean Health System. The agreement will provide students in Kaplan University’s Medical Assisting, Medical Transcription and Medical Office Management programs with online learning and onsite, hands-on clinical instruction in Wisconsin medical facilities.

“We are rapidly gaining ground in securing sites for our students and ensuring successful, quality experiences for both the students and clinics,” said Keith L. Smith, Ed.D., Dean of Kaplan’s School of Health Sciences. “Providing sites within reasonable driving distance for our online students is a responsibility that we take seriously.”

All three Kaplan University programs have required externships built into the academic program. Medical Assisting students are required to complete three different clinical courses for a total of 200 hours. Medical Transcription students must complete a 160-hour externship and Medical Office Management students have to complete 90 hours. Dean Health System owns and operates approximately 60 clinics and medical facilities that provide primary, specialty and tertiary care in southern Wisconsin. Kaplan will begin placing students with Dean Health System in January.

For more information about the programs at Kaplan University’s School of Health Sciences, visit http://www.kaplan.edu/ku/schools/healthsciences. 

Kaplan University, based in Davenport, Iowa, is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).  Kaplan University offers more than 100 academic programs and currently serves more than 30,000 online and on-ground students, with support centers in Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and Phoenix. To learn more, visit www.kaplanuniversitynews.com.

About Dean Health System
Dean Health System is a multi-specialty health organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, providing medical services and insurance products. Dean has approximately 500 physicians practicing primary, specialty and tertiary care at 60 locations throughout 18 southern Wisconsin counties. Dean has been serving southern Wisconsin since 1904.

About Kaplan Higher Education
Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 75,000 students through 70 campus-based schools across the U.S. and additional schools in Europe, Asia and Australia. It also has online programs through Kaplan Virtual Education and Kaplan University. Kaplan Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities, from high school diplomas to graduate and professional degrees, including a Juris Doctor degree. Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).  For more information, visit www.kaplan.com.

Press contact:    

Michele Snipe

msnipe@kaplan.edu

(312) 706-6006

 
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