Drexel University and Salus University formalized a merger agreement with a ceremonial signing today. The move comes after the respective Boards of Trustees of Drexel and Salus approved a path toward a merger of the two universities.
Drexel University and Salus University have signed a merger agreement that will combine the health sciences programs of both universities. Salus University, a private school with a campus in Elkins Park, Montgomery County, specializes in optometry and also has programs in audiology, physician assistant studies, biomedicine, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy and orthotics and prosthetics. Drexel's top health sciences tracks are its medical, biomedical, public health, nursing and health professions programs.
Drexel University will explore an affiliation with Salus University, the private school in Elkins Park that has graduate programs in optometry, audiology, physicians assistant studies and other health sciences. The strategic partnership would aim to boost interdisciplinary research and make their graduate programs more competitive.