Alexia Charrin

HESAV

HESAV - Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud The "School of Health Sciences" (HESAV), with its 1'000 students, is the most important academic site for healthcare education of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HES-SO). Its campus is located in the heart of the Lausanne hospital complex, next to the University Hospital (CHUV) and the Faculty of Medecine of the University of Lausanne. HESAV offers a stimulating environment supporting contacts and synergies with the clinical and academic setting. As a school of higher professional education, HESAV collaborates with regional, national and international partners, in the fields of clinical professionalisation, research and education. It plays an active role in the intellectual, scientific and economical development of the town of Lausanne, the canton of Vaud and the French-speaking part of Switzerland. On an academic level, HESAV delivers Bachelor degrees in: ◦ Nursing ◦ Physiotherapy ◦ Midwifery ◦ Radiology technology It also offers postgraduate studies in Neuro-rehabilitation, Mental Health and contributes to the training of clinical field practitioners.