Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medical school of Ohio University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) is the medical school of Ohio University and the only osteopathic medical school in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its mission is to emphasize the practice of primary care and train physicians to serve Ohio, especially in the underserved Appalachian and urban areas of the state.
Type | Public |
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Established | 1975 |
Endowment | $18.0 million[1] |
Budget | $105 million[2] |
Dean | Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O. |
Academic staff | 142 |
1001[2] | |
Location | , U.S. 39.3379°N 82.0956°W / 39.3379; -82.0956 |
Campus | Rural, urban |
Mascot | Ostie the Osteopathic Owl and Rufus the Bobcat |
Website | www |
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2023/05/ohio-university-heritage-college-osteopathic-medicine-among-top-50-u-s-primary-care https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/who-we-are/facts |
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine offers a single program conferring the degree Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), and several combined degree programs. Graduates are eligible to practice medicine in all 50 states and more than 50 countries.[3] The college is fully accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, and by the Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[4] The World Directory of Medical Schools lists the school as a US medical school along with other accredited US MD and DO programs.