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The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) is a
The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed the inaugural class in August 2013. The school was awarded accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), in April 2017.
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) Official Website
Baptist universities and colleges in the United States Campbell University Educational institutions established in 2011 Osteopathic medical schools in the United States Medical schools in North Carolina Universities and colleges affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention Universities and colleges in the Research Triangle 2011 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-university-stub
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medical school
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in Lillington, North Carolina. It is one of seven schools at Campbell University
Campbell University is a private Baptist university in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Southern Baptist Convention). Southern Baptist ConventionColleges and Universities sbc.n ...
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CUSOM is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 176,000 osteopathic medical doctors (D.O.s) and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinoi ...
's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
The American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredits medical schools granting the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree in the United States. The US Department of Education lists the Co ...
. Graduates of CUSOM receive a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become lice ...
degree (D.O.). The inaugural class matriculated in August 2013 and graduated May 20, 2017.
History
The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed the inaugural class in August 2013. The school was awarded accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), in April 2017.
Campus
The medical school's main building, a 96,500-square-foot facility located on the university's Health Sciences Campus, was estimated to have a start-up and build cost of $60 million. It is North Carolina's first new medical school to open in 35 years and is projected to have a regional economic growth of 1,158 new jobs and $300 million in its first 10-years of operation.Academics
Students at the medical school complete the first two years of training at the main campus in rural Harnett County, and the third and fourth years of training at various clinics and hospitals in the state. The school has a partnership with Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Sampson Regional Medical Center, Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, WakeMed, Carteret Health Medical Center and the Harnett Health System establishing clerkships for 3rd and 4th year rotations as well as residencies for Campbell students. On August 1, the medical school received its first research grant from theNational Institutes of Health
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and the National Cancer Institute
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, amounting to $300,000.
See also
*List of medical schools in the United States This list of medical schools in the United States includes current and developing academic institutions which award the Doctor of Medicine (MD), or the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) a professional level of education, either of which is requ ...
References
External links
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) Official Website
Baptist universities and colleges in the United States Campbell University Educational institutions established in 2011 Osteopathic medical schools in the United States Medical schools in North Carolina Universities and colleges affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention Universities and colleges in the Research Triangle 2011 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-university-stub