Nova Southeastern
University
College of
Osteopathic Medicine
3301 College Avenue
P.O. Box
299000
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33329-9905
Phone:
(866) 817-4068
Fax:
(954) 262-2282
E-mail:
com@nsu.nova.edu
Description
The Health Professions
Division, with a stu-dent body of more than 2,000, is home to Nova
Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine—the first
osteopathic college estab-lished in the southeastern
United States.
As a student in the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern
University, you can anticipate a remarkable experience. You will train,
study, interact and share facilities, faculty and resources with other
health professions students.
Mission
Statement
The mission of the College
of Osteopathic Medicine is to provide education, both nation-ally and
internationally, for physicians and osteopathic medical students at the
highest achievable level of excellence in an environment that supports
research and scholarly activity, while focusing on producing compassionate
and ethical lifelong learners and advocating for the health and welfare of
diverse patient populations, including the medically underserved.
Setting:
Fort Lauderdale-Davie,
FL;
Large
metropolitan
area
Date
Founded: 1979; Private
Accreditation
Nova Southeastern University College
of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic
College Accreditation (COCA) and by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Institutional Affiliation
Nova Southeastern University
2009-2010 Enrollment
Total medical school enrollment:
924
Total male: 500
Total female: 424
First-year enrollment:
235
First-year male:
139
First-year female:
96
Total enrollment
affiliate institutions: 30,000
Curricular Offerings
The Health Professions
Division is unique in that it has been developed as an interdisciplinary
educational center from its inception. The division was founded on the
concept that the interdisciplin-ary approach to education is beneficial to
students of all professions and that by preparing students to work
effectively with health care providers from
different fields, barriers
are broken and patient care is enhanced. Over the past 25 years, NSU’s
Health Professions Division has developed into a multi disciplinary
academic health center of internation-al stature. Comprising the Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine, Optometry, Allied Health
and Nursing, and Medical Sciences, the Health Professions Division has
redoubled
its commitment to academic
excellence, innova-tion and community service while expanding its mission in
research and scholarship. Together as a team, the distinguished faculty
prepares students for an exciting career on tomorrow’s dynamic health care
team.
The Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine (DO) is a professional degree that requires four years of
professional study. Our innovative curriculum is designed to fulfill our
mission of training primary care physicians. Its design is based on
successful academic models that are carefully developed and integrated. The
unique curriculum provides academic and clinical training that prepares
students for the “real world” of medicine. It will make you more competitive
for postdoctoral training positions and more attractive to those
interviewing candidates for those positions.
Combined Degree Programs
Baccalaureate/DO:
Yes
Students in both programs
will receive the DO degree after four years of training at
Nova South-eastern University College
of Osteopathic Medicine.
http.//undergrad.nova.edu/MST/biology/index.cfm
DO/MA:
No
DO/MS:
No
DO/MPH:
Yes
This program requires a
minimum of 42 semester hours of study. Coursework may be taken on a full- or
part-time basis and can be done online or
onsite.
www.nova.edu/ph
DO/MBA:
Yes
The MBA program is
available to all students who are academically in good standing and have
completed the first semester of their first year.
http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/
DO/JD:
No
DO/PhD:
No
DO/DMD:
Yes
Special Programs
A notable aspect of our
clinical training program is a three-month clinical rotation at a rural
setting where many residents have little access to health care. You will
learn to treat various cultural and ethnic groups whose lifestyles and
attitudes to-ward health care differ from those you will see in more
traditional training sites. It is an enriching educational experience.
Other Special Programs
o
Osteopathic Principles &
Practice Fellowship
o
Research Fellowship
o
Summer Preparatory Program
o
MedStart Program
•
International Medicine
Programs: Yes
Preparatory Programs
Post baccalaureate
program: Yes
Master of Biomedical Sciences Degree Dates:
August 2010 - May 2011
Tuition:
$30,175
Prerequisites/Academic Qualifications:
Eight semes-ter hours with
a 2.0 GPA in each of the following Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,
Physics, and Biology with lab
http://medsciences.nova.edu/aboutbs.html
Summer program(s):
No
Facilities
Located on a beautiful
300-acre campus in
Fort Lauderdale,
NSU has more than 25,000 students and is the largest independent institution
of higher education in
Florida
and the sixth largest independent institution nationally. NSU awards
associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, doctoral and
first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. The university
com-prises undergraduate, graduate and professional schools of osteopathic
medicine, pharmacy, op-tometry, allied health and nursing, medical
sci-ences, dental medicine, law, marine biology and oceanography, business
and entrepreneurship, computer and information sciences, humanities,
conflict resolution, family therapy, interdisciplin-ary studies education,
psychology and counsel-ing and family programs.
Residence
The Rolling Hills Graduate
Apartments, which opened in August 2008, is approximately 1 mile west of the
NSU main campus and houses ap-proximately 373 graduate and doctoral
students. Each single and quad room is fully furnished and features a
kitchen, bathroom and living room. Off-Campus Housing Services have been
established by
Nova Southeastern University
to provide incoming students, current students, and faculty/staff with an
informational resource to assist in identifying options for rental housing
near your desired NSU site location. We provide rental listings including
apartments, condos, townhouses, homes, rooms in private homes,
and short-term stay
facilities. Other resources include a roommate-finder service, moving tips,
answers to frequently asked questions, and location area resource links to
help make your move easier.
Application Information Primary application
service: AACOMAS
Earliest filing date:
Opening date of AACOMAS
Latest filing date:*
1-15-2011 *For best consideration,
applicants should submit their AACOMAS application at least four weeks prior
to this school’s latest filing date.
Academic year/orientation for first-year students start date:
8-2-2011 International students (non-US citizens or temporary residents) eligible:
Considered
Supplemental Application Supplemental
application required: Yes
Sent to: All Applicants
URL: By Invitation Only
Supplemental Application Fee: $50
Fee waiver available: No
Supplemental app. earliest filing date:
8-1-2010
Supplemental app. latest filing date:
3-1-2011 Supplemental Application Requirements
Minimum cumulative and
science GPA of 3.0. All applicants are required to take the Medical College
Admission Test. A recommendation letter from a physician is required with
your ap-plication. A letter of recommendation from the pre-professional
committee is required. If such a committee does not exist, then three
letters of evaluation: two from science professors and one from a liberal
arts professor. The college receives more than 3,500 applications each year,
from which only 230 students are chosen. These stu-dents have varied
backgrounds, and while many enter the college directly from an undergraduate
program, other students come from successful careers. Entering students have
included phar-macists, physician assistants, nurses, teachers, pilots and
engineers.
MCAT Oldest MCAT
considered: 3 years prior to
application
Accept September 2010 MCAT Scores: Yes
Accept January 2011 MCAT scores: Considered
Additional Comments: Whether or not we accept
January MCAT
scores depends on how many qualified applicants we have by that time.
Send
Letters of Recommendation by: Virtual Evals: Yes
Interfolio: Yes
Paper: Yes
Regular Acceptance Notice Applicants will be requested to submit
necessary
matriculation documents, including a deposit,
according to the following
AACOMAS traffic guideline
schedule:
•
Those
accepted prior to November 15 will have
until December
14
•
Those
accepted between November 15 and January 14 will have 30 days
•
Those
accepted between January 15 and May 14 will have 14 days
•
Those
accepted after May 15 may be asked for
an immediate
deposit
•
Earliest acceptance date:
•
Latest acceptance date:
Until class is filled
•
Maximum time for
applicant to accept offer: 30 days
•
Requests for deferred
entrance considered: Yes
Early
Decision Program (EDP) NSU-COM does not have EDP
for notifying candidates on early admissions.
COM
Interview Format Open file one-on-one
interview with two or three faculty members.
First-Year Class Matriculants’ Selection Factors
A bachelor’s degree is
preferred and must be from a regionally accredited college or university. A
minimum of 90 semester hours of accepted work from a regionally accredited
college or university may be required for admission. The MCAT is re-quired
and cannot be more than three years old.
The college recieves more
than 3,500 applica-tions per year, of which only 230 students are chosen.
These students have varied backgrounds. The committee on admissions
recommends ap-plicants to the Dean on the basis of demonstrat-ed academic
excellence, leadership, compassion and commitment to the osteopathic medical
profession.
First-Year Class Matriculants’ Self-Reported Race/Ethnicity:
Percentages are based on self-reported data
and
therefore may not equal
100%.
American Indian or
Alaska
Native: 0%
Asian: 22%
Black or African American: 2%
Hispanic/Latino: 10%
White: 65.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
First-Year Class Matriculants with: Science Majors: 65%
Non-Science Majors: 35%
Baccalaureate degree: 85%
Graduate degree(s): 15%
Premedical Coursework
Science |
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Course |
Req. |
Rec. |
Lab |
Sem. Hrs
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Biology/Zoology
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X
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X
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8
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Biochemistry
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X
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Molecular
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Biology
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X
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