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No graduates. 1882 merged with the Homeopathic Medical College of Missouri [2] Missouri Hippocratean College of Medicine St. Louis 1907 1910 Night school, no graduates [2] Missouri Homeopathic Medical College of Kansas City Kansas City 1873 Unknown Fraudulent [2] Missouri Homeopathic Medical College of Missouri St. Louis 1859 1860 1909
A.T. Still University (ATSU) is a private medical school based in Kirksville, Missouri, with a second campus in Arizona and third campus in Santa Maria, California.It was founded in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still and was the world's first osteopathic medical school.
Osteopathic medicine was founded in the late 1800s in Kirksville, Missouri, by Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, a medical doctor who recognized that the medical practices of the day often caused more harm than good. He focused on developing a system of medical care that would promote the body's innate ability to heal itself and called this system ...
Following an accreditation survey in 1903, the American Osteopathic Association began requiring 3-year curricula at osteopathic medical schools. [38] In 1916, the AOA mandated all DO schools expand programs to four years. [38] In 1929, osteopathic medical schools began teaching pharmacology as a part of the curricula. [38]
Kansas City University (KCU) is a private medical school with its main campus in Kansas City, Missouri and an additional campus in Joplin, Missouri.Founded in 1916, KCU is one of the original osteopathic medical schools in the United States.
Primaris was founded in 1983 by the Missouri State Medical Association, Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.The company was originally named the Missouri Patient Care Review Foundation.
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredits the 144 U.S. medical schools that award the MD degree, [34] [35] while the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)'s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredits the 38 osteopathic medical schools that award the DO degree. [36]
The ABPS, the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS), is the United States' third largest recognized physician multi-specialty certifying body, providing physician board certification re-certification for thousands of physicians in following 20 medical specialties: [6]