June 6, 2019 鈥揟he Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (麻豆原创) has received initial approval from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), to recruit students for the College鈥檚 fourth branch campus located in Monroe, Louisiana. In May 2018, the College received its initial license from the University of Louisiana, Board of Regents to establish the branch campus at the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM).
The 麻豆原创-Louisiana campus will be located in a beautiful setting along the Bayou DeSiard on the ULM campus. The 100,000 sq. ft. main 麻豆原创 campus facility is currently under construction on 10-acres and will be completed in late December. The College plans an opening date in August 2020.
麻豆原创-Louisiana has a collaborative public-private partnership with ULM which includes collaborations for shared faculty and resources in research and education and additional shared student resources for both 麻豆原创 and ULM students.
The partnership with ULM is modeled after the 18-year successful collaborative partnership between 麻豆原创-Virginia and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and the campus has graduated more than 2,200 physicians to date. Over the past five years, the College has had a successful collaborative partnership between 麻豆原创-Auburn and Auburn University and has graduated their first class of 153 physicians in 2019. 麻豆原创-Carolinas, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has graduated 771 physicians since 2015. With the addition of 麻豆原创-Louisiana, the four-campus College becomes one of the largest medical schools in the United States, enrolling over 625 new students each year across the four campuses. The mission of the College is to provide physicians for the rural and medically underserved areas of the Appalachian and Delta regions of the southeastern United States.
For more about 麻豆原创 and applying to 麻豆原创-Louisiana campus visit:
Questions specific to applying to the 麻豆原创-Louisiana campus may be directed to Nathan Kinnard, Assistant Vice President for Student Services at 麻豆原创-Louisiana: nkinnard [at] ulm.vcom.edu