A university built around health, technology, evidence, and people.
AUHT is an applied higher education institution focused on healthcare technology, public health, health data, behavioral medicine, policy, management, and sustainable wellbeing.
University Overview
American University of Healthcare Technology, abbreviated as AUHT, is positioned as a health technology-oriented, applied research-oriented, interdisciplinary, and globally minded institution.
Located in Colorado Springs, AUHT draws inspiration from the region’s natural environment, healthy lifestyle, educational resources, and innovation culture.
Preparing professionals for complex health systems.
The world faces aging populations, chronic disease, health inequities, public health risks, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability challenges. AUHT responds through interdisciplinary education.
Education with purpose and responsibility.
Mission
To cultivate professionals capable of improving individual health, population health, healthcare service quality, and social wellbeing through interdisciplinary health technology education and applied research.
Vision
To become an internationally influential university of health technology with distinctive strengths in health data, public health, behavioral medicine, population health, policy, healthy cities, and sustainable wellbeing.
Core Values
- Health for All
- Technology with Humanity
- Evidence into Practice
- Ethics and Responsibility
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
President’s Profile
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Whitaker serves as President of American University of Healthcare Technology. He provides leadership in strategic development, academic planning, international cooperation, educational quality enhancement, and research platform development.
Academic Philosophy
AUHT believes that future health professionals should not only understand theory, but also be able to analyze data, design projects, evaluate outcomes, communicate evidence, and support ethical decision-making.
- Applied learning rather than passive learning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration across health fields
- Professional ethics and responsible innovation
- Practical outcomes for communities and organizations