The
leadership and Board of Deans of the American Association of Colleges
of Osteopathic
Medicine (AACOM) are pleased to welcome three new colleges of
osteopathic medicine as members of AACOM. The three colleges are now
available to students applying through AACOMAS (AACOM’s centralized
application service) for 2013 entry into osteopathic medical
school.
The three new colleges of osteopathic medicine and their respective deans include:
- Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (Dothan, AL)
Craig J. Lenz, DO, FAODME, Founding Dean
- Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine (Buies Creek, NC)
John M. Kauffman Jr., DO, Founding Dean
- Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Indianapolis, IN)
Paul Evans, DO, Vice President, Founding Dean
With the addition of these new schools, there are now 29 U.S. colleges
of osteopathic medicine
(COMs), four branch campuses, and four additional teaching locations.
Currently, more than 20 percent of medical students in the United States
are
earning their degrees at one of the nation’s COMs.
The
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine promotes
excellence in osteopathic
medical education, in research and in service, and fosters innovation
and quality among osteopathic medical colleges to improve the health of
the American public.
Quote from Dr. Stephen C. Shannon,
President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
"We
are proud of the growth of U.S. osteopathic medical education, and
welcome these three
new schools to AACOM. Osteopathic medicine, with its traditional
community-based primary care and prevention focus, has an important role
to play in ensuring that our nation’s health care system has the type
of physicians that we need. Osteopathic medical education
is pleased to provide leadership in this important area."
