Pikeville
College
School of Osteopathic
Medicine
147 Sycamore Street
Pikeville,
Kentucky
41501
Phone:
(606) 218-5406
Fax:
(606) 218-5405
E-mail:
ahamilto@pc.edu
Description
Commitment to Rural
Medicine
PCSOM is nationally
recognized for its com-mitment to educating osteopathic physicians who
practice in rural areas that are medically underserved, particularly within
the
Eastern Kentucky
region that the school’s mission serves. PCSOM ranks as one of the top 20
medical schools in the nation in rural medicine accord-ing to the
U.S.News & World Report’s 2009 annual rankings of “
America’s
Best Graduate Schools.” PCSOM also ranked fourth in the country in the
percentage of graduates entering primary care residencies. Since its
inception in 1997, the ma-jority of PCSOM graduates have entered primary
care postgraduate training programs, which is the greatest need in rural
Kentucky
and
Central Appalachia.
Mission
Statement
To provide men and women
with an osteopathic medical education that emphasizes primary care,
encourages research, promotes lifelong scholarly activity, and produces
graduates who are committed to serving the health care needs of communities
in
Eastern Kentucky
and other Appalachian regions. PCSOM enrolls an average of 75 students per
class for a total enrollment of approximately 300 students.
Setting: Pikeville,
KY;
Rural
Date
Founded: 1997; Private
Accreditation
Pikeville College School
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
PCSOM is part of
Pikeville College.
2009-2010 Enrollment
Total medical school enrollment:
299
Total male: 166
Total female: 133
First-year enrollment:
83
First-year male:
48
First-year female:
35
Total enrollment
affiliate institutions: 1,106
Curricular Offerings
Pikeville College School
of Osteopathic Medicine (PCSOM) is a private institution with a small class
size to promote an environment of indi-vidual attention from faculty and
staff. PCSOM’s curriculum and coursework are very similar
to other osteopathic
medical school programs except in four areas.
PCSOM provides special
emphasis in the follow-ing areas:
1.
Osteopathic Manipulative
Medicine
2.
Community and Behavioral
Medicine
3.
Ambulatory Care
4.
Rural Medicine
The curriculum in the
first two years is discipline-based, with student clinical skills introduced
early through the use of standard-ized patients, human models and work with
community clinical preceptors. Student clinical competencies are further
developed in the third-and fourth-year clinical rotations.
Combined Degree Programs
Baccalaureate/DO:
No
DO/MA:
No
DO/MS:
No
DO/MPH:
No
DO/MBA:
No
DO/JD:
No
DO/PhD:
No
Special Programs
The PCSOM Advantage
PCSOM’s tuition is very
competitive compared to other osteopathic medical schools. Further, at no
additional charge to its students, PCSOM provides them with benefits of
significant value that include the following:
•
laptop computer
•
treatment table
•
white coat and scrub suit
•
diagnostic equipment
(stethoscope, ophthal-moscope, etc.)
•
all required textbooks
•
paid membership dues to
the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) and the Kentucky
Osteopathic Medical Association (KOMA)
•
exam fees once for the
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners COMLEX USA Level 1 and Level
2-CE board exams
•
COMLEX Level 1 review course
•
International Medicine
Programs: No
Preparatory Programs
Post baccalaureate
program: No
Summer program(s):
No
Facilities
The PCSOM offices,
classrooms, labs, and student study space are located in
Armington Learning Center
on the
Pikeville College
campus. PCSOM also has an extensive medical library and a telemedicine
center. Plans are underway for adding a state-of-the-art Clinical Skills
Training and Evaluation Center (CSTEC) that will contain exam rooms,
classrooms and lab facilities, and faculty offices. The CSTEC will house
PCSOM’s instructional programs that utilize standardized patients, patient
simulation and human models.
Application Information
Primary application
service: AACOMAS
Earliest filing date:
Opening date of AACOMAS
Latest filing date:*
2-1-2011
*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:
Begins
8-8-2011.
Attendance is re-
quired for all of
orientation week.
International students (non-US citizens or temporary residents) eligible:
Yes
Supplemental Application
Supplemental
application required: Yes
Sent to:
All Applicants
URL:
By Invitation Only
Supplemental Application Fee:
$75
Fee waiver available:
Yes
Waiver conditions, if offered:
AACOMAS waiver
Supplemental app. earliest filing date:
6-1-2010
Supplemental app. latest filing date:
3-1-2011
Supplemental Application Requirements
1.
Supplemental Application.
2.
Letters of recommendation
from two science faculty members or a pre-medical committee.
3.
Letter from an osteopathic
physician who is a member of the AOA.
MCAT
Oldest MCAT considered:
3 years or less
Accept September 2010 MCAT Scores:
Yes
Accept January 2011 MCAT scores:
Yes
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:
11-1-2010
•
Latest acceptance date:
Until class is filled
•
Maximum time for
applicant to accept offer:
3 months
•
Requests for deferred
entrance considered: Yes
Early
Decision Program (EDP)
PCSOM does not have EDP for
notifying candi-dates on early admissions.
COM
Interview Format
Open file, 30 minutes, 2
faculty members
First-Year Class Matriculants’ Selection Factors
PCSOM’s mission influences
its selection of students. Applicants to PCSOM also are consid-ered with
respect to their academic potential, character, personal maturity,
commitment and suitability to become a productive osteopathic physician.
Further, all applicants and students are required to meet Minimum Technical
Standards.
PCSOM considers all
applicants for admission and for financial aid without respect to age,
gen-der, race, color, creed, religion, handicap, sexual orientation or
national origin. College policies are nondiscriminatory.
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: 13%
Black or African American:
4%
Hispanic/Latino:
1%
White:
82%
Pacific Islander:
0%
First-Year Class Matriculants with:
Science Majors:
86%
Non-Science Majors:
14%
Baccalaureate degree:
87%
Graduate degree(s):
13%
Premedical Coursework
Science
|
|
|
|
|
Course
|
Req.
|
Rec.
|
Lab
|
Sem. Hrs
|
Biology/Zoology
|
X
|
|
|
12
|
Biochemistry
|
|
X
|
|
3
|
Molecular
|
|
|
|
|
Biology
|
|
X
|
|
3
|
Genetics
|
|
X
|
|
|
Inorganic
|
|
|
|
|
Chemistry
|
X
|
|
|
8
|
