Blair College of Health

The Andrew Blair College of Health was established in 2010 to honor Andrew Blair M.D., a prominent physician in Charlotte who passed away tragically in his early 50s in 1948. The college was funded with a generous gift from Richard and Delores Blair, who, along with the senior leadership at Queens, recognized the need for a broadening of health education opportunities in the Charlotte area. The healthcare industry generates more new jobs from year to year than any other industry, a trend that is expected to continue through the next decade.  Healthcare is increasingly complex, multidisciplinary, and collaborative, with knowledge in the health sciences doubling every 18 months. State-of-the-science health education requires a multidisciplinary community of scholars. The Blair College of Health is envisioned to provide such a venue within a private university environment, and in Charlotte, the healthcare hub of the Piedmont of the Carolinas. The Blair College of Health houses the Presbyterian School of Nursing, and in January, 2013, the newly formed Kinesiology Department began offering courses, majors, and minors.