During his investiture speech in January 2025, Dr. Harry K. Moon, president and CEO of Nova Southeastern University, said hope and trust is the basic tenet for the patient-physician relationship.
“NSU Health will play that trusted role, to integrate education, research and better patient care here and across our campuses and all of our communities,” Moon said.
NSU Health is NSU’s healthcare system. It encompasses eight colleges: the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Optometry, the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, the College of Dental Medicine and the College of Psychology.
Dr. Chad Perlyn, executive vice president, chief medical officer and executive medical director of NSU Health and Dean of the College of Allopathic Medicine, was a surgeon at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami.
Perlyn said there was a job opportunity to come to NSU in 2024 as Moon transitioned into presidency.
“I threw my hat in the mix and was very honored to be selected to come to this great university and be able to now put my energy behind this healthcare system and educational system, which I think is just superb,” Perlyn said.
Perlyn said NSU Health allows students to learn through the clinics, as well as for patients to receive healthcare. He said NSU Health was originally designed around the clinics on campus.
Perlyn said as NSU Health grows, it will come to represent all three parts of the tripartite mission of an academic medical center. The three parts are clinical care, research and teaching.
Perlyn said NSU currently sees more than 200,000 patients annually.
“That alone is of tremendous benefit to the community in terms of the care that they’re able to get, the access to care, the education of future healthcare clinicians and the economic engine that NSU Health is for the community in terms of opportunity. As we grow NSU Health, that impact on the community will grow as well,” Perlyn said.
Perlyn looks forward to seeing how NSU Health grows in the future, from the number of clinics to the number of patients.
“I used to have an expression when I was at the children’s hospital. People would hear me say all the time ‘forward we go,’ as my mantra to continue to drive us further towards excellence,” Perlyn said. “Since coming to NSU, I’ve modified it slightly since becoming a Shark. You’ll often see my tagline as ‘forward we swim.’ The Sharks will keep swimming forward because that’s how we thrive.”
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