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Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicinewas established in 1979 and matriculated its first classin 1981. Located in North Miami Beach, the school be-came a component of the newly formed SoutheasternUniversity of the Health Sciences in 1988 due to theaddition of new health professions degree programssuch as pharmacy and optometry. In 1994, Southeast-ern University merged with Nova University, thus cre-ating the name Nova Southeastern University.

Since relocating to NSU’s main Davie/Fort Laud-erdale campus in 1996, the College of OsteopathicMedicine has grown into an even stronger medical ed-ucation entity that wholeheartedly tackled the secondmajor charge of medical schools, which is to producenew knowledge through research and scholarly activ-ity. NSU-COM is now ranked first or second in everycategory of external funding in relation to NSU’s 17colleges, schools, and centers. In addition, the collegeis often recognized at the national level for both thequality and quantity of its research.

As you review this brochure, you will access datasubstantiating the outstanding growth that has oc-curred due to the dedicated efforts of our students,administration, and faculty and staff members. Becauseof NSU-COM’s esteemed reputation, over 90 percentof our students are able to match in their first or sec-

ond choice of residency. Additionally, we offer our stu-dents an opportunity to participate in several one-yearpredoctoral programs—a research fellowship and anosteopathic principles and practice fellowship—thatadvance the selected students’ skills in these areas. Wealso offer several dual- and joint-degree programs,which allow our students to further enhance theiroverall patient-care skills.

NSU-COM is very excited about the role it playsin regard to producing physicians who are truly com-passionate but also wholly prepared to provide thehighest level of care to their patients. In fact, many ofour graduates choose careers in medically under-served areas thanks to the national and internationalmedically underserved experiences they participatedin during their time at the college.

I look forward to your reviewing this brochureand learning about what makes NSU’s College of Os-teopathic Medicine so special.

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Welcome

Sincerely,

Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., FACOFP dist.Dean, NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., FACOFP dist.

to Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM)


GENERAL STATISTICSThe College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) ranks as the 14th largest medical schoolin the nation in terms of total enrollment. Ac-cording to 2011-12 figures, there are 164 med-ical schools in the nation (135 M.D. and 29 D.O.).

NSU-COM was awarded a full seven-year ac-creditation from the American OsteopathicAssociation’s (AOA) Commission on Osteo-pathic College Accreditation (COCA) in the fallof 2011.

In January 2013, the college received approvalfor a new medical specialty developed at NSU-COM in collaboration with the Florida Depart-ment of Corrections—correctional medicine.The college became the first medical school inthe country to gain such recognition when thestandards developed by NSU-COM for this dis-tinct specialty were approved by the AmericanOsteopathic Association. NSU-COM now hasthe first accredited and approved correctionalmedicine fellowship program in the country.

The Art Observation Program introduces med-ical and other health professional students totechniques that improve scrutiny of their pa-

tients based on the utilization of observing var-ious artworks. NSU-COM utilizes the Museumof Art/Fort Lauderdale for this interprofes-sional program that encourages students totruly and comprehensively scrutinize ratherthan just see patients. It also includes the onlyonline program of its kind for fourth-yearmedical students.

Three NSU-COM faculty members/administra-tors have participated in the Fulbright Special-ists Program, which was created in 2000 tocomplement the traditional Fulbright ScholarProgram and promote linkages between U.S. ac-ademics and professionals and their counter-parts at universities abroad.

NSU-COM offers the only preventive medicineresidency in Florida and the osteopathic medicalprofession. This residency is accredited for bothM.D. (Accreditation Council for Graduate Med-ical Education) and D.O. (American OsteopathicAssociation) graduates.

Annually, NSU-COM has more M.P.H./physiciangraduates than any other medical school in theUnited States.

The college is home to five prestigious centersand institutes that provide vital training and sup-port to individuals within as well as outside ofthe NSU academic community. They are the In-stitute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness(IDEP), the Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Ed-ucation, and Training Center (GREAT GEC), the Life-long Learning Institute (LLI), the Institute forNeuro-Immune Medicine, and the Center for Inter-professional Education and Practice (CIPEP).

CENTERS ANDINSTITUTES


The November 2012 issue of the Journal of the Amer-ican Osteopathic Association listed NSU-COM as thenumber one private osteopathic medical school na-tionwide in the number of National Institutes ofHealth dollars received from 2006 through 2010and number four of both public and private osteo-pathic medical schools. The latter statistic includessix public osteopathic medical schools. In relatednews, the number of articles published by NSU-COM faculty members ranked fourth in the nationin the number of citations, number one in citationsper publication compared to all the osteopathicmedical schools—and had the highest impact index.

The college has eight patient simulators to pro-vide its students with modern educational toolsto hone their arsenal of clinical skills. Anotherteaching tool called Second Life is a virtual clinicthe students can access at any time to practiceclinical skills. To access the technology, the stu-dents design avatars of themselves and fly to theNSU-COM Virtual Clinic to practice on virtualpatients. The college also possesses the Turning-Point® Audience Response System, which allowsfaculty members to create lectures containing in-teractive questions that are answered by the stu-dents, who respond via remote-control devices.

RESEARCH ANDSCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

TECHNOLOGICALLEARNING

Osteopathic Medicine - D.O.Biomedical Informatics - M.S.B.I.Graduate Certificate in Public Health InformaticsGraduate Certificate in Clinical InformaticsPublic Health - M.P.H.Graduate Certificate in Public HealthGraduate Certificate in Health EducationDisaster and Emergency Preparedness - M.S.

Joint- and Dual-Degree ProgramsM.S. in Medical Education (M.S.Ed)Master of Health Law (M.H.L.)M.B.A. in Health AdministrationD.O./D.M.D. (first graduating class in May 2013)

PROFESSIONAL ANDGRADUATE PROGRAMS


When it comes to providing training to its third- and fourth-year students during their core clinicalrotations, NSU-COM places its students into a single hospital complex to ensure a quality edu-cation experience within an assigned curriculum. There are multiple affiliations with a wide arrayof community health centers, private physicians’ offices, and hospitals. In fact, 34 hospitals—in-cluding three statutory teaching hospitals: Largo Medical Center, Larkin Community Hospital, andMount Sinai Medical Center—currently have NSU-COM students assigned to their programs.

The Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME)—the osteopathic postdoctoral train-ing institution affiliated with NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine—was established in January1999 to further increase and enhance new and existing opportunities for postgraduate medicaltraining, internships, residencies, fellowships, and continuing education. The CEME is an alliance of21 hospitals located throughout Florida and the southeastern United States that are linked throughelectronic networks; teaching, research, and the community health collaborations; and a sharedcommitment to excellence in the education of tomorrow’s physicians.

CLINICAL STUDENT ROTATION AFFILIATIONSWITH HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS,

AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES

CONSORTIUM FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION


To expose students to the needs of the under-served in various countries, NSU-COM offersseveral international medical outreach oppor-tunities in which students can participate an-nually. In recent years, these experiences haveincluded humanitarian medical outreach tripsto Argentina, Bangladesh, the Dominican Re-public, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, and Vietnam.

Fourth-year NSU-COM students are able tobroaden their educational and cultural horizonsby participating in life-enhancing internationalselective clinical rotations, which currently in-clude 28 countries on 5 continents. Over 150students participate annually in the aforemen-tioned international experiences.

As of January 2013, the college offers 89 internship,residency, and fellowship programs that provide974 postgraduate training positions through itsConsortium for Excellence in Medical Education.They are as follows:

Residencies: Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emer-gency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery,Internal Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine,Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, PalliativeCare, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilita-tion, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, and Radiology.

Fellowships: Addiction Medicine, Allergy and Im-munology, Cardiology, Critical Care, CorrectionalMedicine, Dermatology, Endocrinology, ForensicPathology, Forensic Psychiatry, Gastroenterology,Geriatrics Family Practice, Geriatrics Internal Med-icine, Geriatrics Psychiatry, Gynecologic Oncology,Hematology and Oncology, Hospice and PalliativeCare, Infectious Disease, Integrated Family PracticeNeuromuscular Medicine, Interventional Cardiol-ogy, Psychiatry, Pulmonary-Critical Care, Rheuma-tology, Palliative Care, Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine,and Sports Medicine.

POSTGRADUATETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

INTERNATIONALMEDICAL OUTREACHAND CLINICALSELECTIVE ROTATIONOPPORTUNITIES


The Health Professions Division Library cur-rently houses the following resources:

• Medical Texts – 17,058 medical texts in print; 566 online

• Journals – 8,239 online; 866 in print; 236active subscriptions online

• Databases – 115, including Up toDate, DynaMed, Visual Dx, and Procedure Guide

There is no usage charge for full- or part-timefaculty members, students, residents, and fel-lows. An interlibrary loan service for all booksand journals also exists.

Students, administrators, faculty members, andprofessional staff participate in various com-munity, state, and national organizations, as wellas work with governmental committees, ac-crediting organizations, and international insti-tutions. In 2010, NSU-COM established aseven-member Dean’s Leadership Councilcomprising a mix of alumni, as well as nonNSU-affiliated individuals representing variousfields such as human resources, accounting, law,and organizational leadership.

COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT

LIBRARY RESOURCESFOR STUDENTS ANDFACULTY MEMBERS


NSU-COM MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the College of Osteopathic Medicine is to provide learner-centered education, both nationally and internationally, for osteopathic medicalstudents, postgraduate trainees, and other professionals. Through its interprofessional programs, the college prepares competent and compassionatelifelong learners; supports research, scholarly activity, and community service; and advocates for the health and welfare of diverse populations, includingthe medically underserved.

NOTICE OF ACCREDITATIONNova Southeastern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane,Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097; telephone number: 404-679-4501) to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENTNova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, or national or ethnicorigin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administrationof its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.


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