Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Type Private
Established 1979
Budget $55.55 million[1]
Dean Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S, M.S., M.S.
Students 958[2]
Location Davie, Florida, USA
Campus Suburban
480 acres (1.9 km2)
Website medicine.nova.edu

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private, non-profit medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Davie, in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1979, the college is an academic division of Nova Southeastern University.

Nova Southern University College of Osteopathic Medicine grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree, and was the first college of osteopathic medicine in the southeastern U.S.. The college also offers a Master of Science in Medical Informatics, and Master of Public Health.

History

Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine (SECOM) was established in 1979 in North Miami Beach, Florida. In 1986, the College of Pharmacy was added, along with the College of Optometry, creating Southeastern University of Health Sciences. In 1994, Southeastern University was merged with Nova University, creating Nova-Southeastern University. Nova-Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine moved from North Miami Beach, Florida to Davie, Florida, in 1996 following the merger. A fourth health professions college - the College of Dental Medicine - was added in 1997.

Academics

The College of Osteopathic Medicine offers Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), and Master of Biomedical Informatics (M.S.) degrees. Students enrolled in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program can also apply for admission into the combined D.O./M.P.H. program. In addition, and in conjunction with the Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, the College of Osteopathic Medicine offers a combined D.O./D.M.D. program. Graduates of this six-year program will be qualified for licensure in dentistry and for postgraduate residencies required for medical licensure.

Societies

First-year medical students are placed into one of ten societies upon matriculation to the College of Osteopathic Medicine. At the white coat ceremony prior to the beginning of the first medical school year, students are officially inducted or "pinned" into their society when they receive their society pin from students already members of their society. Each society is overseen by a faculty member, who serves as an advisor and mentor to students in their society during their medical school years. Each year, students compete in a variety of social and academic events to earn points for their society. At the end of each year, the society with the most overall points receives the College of Osteopathic Medicine Cup, or COM-Cup.

The ten societies of Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine are named after physicians and educators that have been influential members of the medical community both as osteopathic medical physicians and leaders at either SECOM or NSU-COM. The names of each society are:

Curriculum

Year 1: Basic Sciences

Year 2: Systems-based Learning

Year 3: Core Clinical Rotations

Year 4: Core Clinical and Elective Rotations

Clinical training sites

During years 3 and 4, students leave NSU-COM's Davie campus to begin clinical rotations. Major affiliated training hospitals include:

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2013 Revenues and Expenditures by Osteopathic Medical College" (PDF). AACOM. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine" (PDF). AACOM infobook 2014. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2013.
  3. ↑ "Protecting the brain from spiral of damage". MSNBC. July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2010.

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Coordinates: 26°04′40″N 80°14′31″W / 26.0779°N 80.2419°W / 26.0779; -80.2419

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