The Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences and previously Ponce School of Medicine, is a private, for-profit university located in the city of Ponce in Puerto Rico specializing in the A nationally-accredited university inaugurated in 1977, it issues graduate degrees in Medicine (MD), Clinical Psychology (PsyD and PhD), Biomedical Sciences (PhD), Medical Sciences (MSMS), and Public Health (MPH and DrPH). The institution performs research funded by various organizations.