University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Focused from its creation on entry-level professional education, the school began to focus more on research and advanced graduate school after 1989, under the guidance of then senior vice chancellor for health sciences Thomas Detre.

[2] The name of the school was changed in 1991 after Clifford E. Brubaker became Dean, at which time it was expanded with new programs and departments.

SHRS faculty and students are active in basic, translational and clinical research.

In 2017, SHRS budgets exceeded $21 million in external research funding.

SHRS research typically involves faculty from multiple departments, schools, as well as other institutions.