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This is an international list of osteopathic schools, universities, colleges, and medical schools that award a recognized osteopathic qualification or an osteopathic medical degree. The degrees of non-medical osteopathy conferred vary widely, and include: Certificates, Diplomas (such as Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice - DOMP), Bachelors ...
In the 2017 match, more than 2,200 osteopathic physicians matched into these residency programs. [24] In February, 2014, the AOA and AACOM decided to join with ACGME to form a unified post-graduate accreditation system. From July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2020, AOA-accredited training programs will transition to ACGME recognition and accreditation.
During the 1990s, a series of new graduate level programs were added, expanding the scope of the medical school to a wide range of health-care related programs. In 1993, PCOM started the graduate program in biomedical science, offering graduate certificates, and Master of Science degrees. In 1995, a Doctor of Psychology program was established.
In February 1994, the American College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) was established in Paintsville. It was then renamed the Southern College of Osteopathic Medicine (SCOM) in September 1994. [6] By August 1995, it became apparent that there was insufficient financial support to construct a school of osteopathic medicine in Paintsville.
After completion of the 4-year APEP program, physicians with foreign credentials receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree and are able to apply to D.O. and M.D. residency match programs as American graduates. The college provides its alumni and other osteopathic medical graduates with residency and internship training ...
The Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AODME) is a professional association of deans and presidents of osteopathic medical schools, residency program directors, and the leadership of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). [3] The organization's headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois ...
Board certification in neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine (NMM/OMM) is required of physicians in order to chair an osteopathic manipulative medicine department at a medical school, or to serve as a director for an ONMM residency program. [5]
Prospective students apply through the Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS). The college awards the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO). The program consists of four years of curriculum, with years 1 and 2 consisting of on-campus didactic lectures, small group assignments laboratory and clinical experience, while years 3 and 4 are completed at selected clinical sites.