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Osteopathic medical schools expand to 29
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted May 14, 2012
Three new colleges of osteopathic medicine in Alabama, Indiana and North Carolina are accepting applications and are set to begin classes in 2013, according to the American Assn. of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
The schools are: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan.; Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis; and Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Buies Creek, N.C. The addition of the new schools brings the number of osteopathic colleges of medicine in the country to 29. More than 20% of U.S. medical students are at osteopathic colleges, the AACOM says.
“We are proud of the growth of U.S. osteopathic medical education and welcome these three new schools to AACOM,” said AACOM President and CEO Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH. “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.”
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/05/14/prbf0514.htm.
