William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Office of Admissions
498 Tuscan Avenue,
Box 194
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone:
(601)
318-6235
Fax: (601) 318-6332
E-mail: Emily Bennett,
ebennett@wmcarey.edu
Description
William Carey University
College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCU-COM) is a private institution with a
smaller class size to promote an environ-ment of individual attention with
faculty and staff. WCU-COM’s curriculum and coursework are very similar to
other osteopathic medical school programs, except that WCU-COM pro-vides
special emphasis in the following critical areas:
1.
Osteopathic Manipulative
Medicine
2.
Community and Behavioral
Medicine
3.
Ambulatory Care
4.
Rural and Community-Based
Medical Practice
Mission Statement
The mission of William
Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCU-COM) is to prepare men
and women to become osteopathic physicians through an emphasis on primary
care, lifelong learning and scholarly activity.
By using a community-based
training model, the COM will educate and train graduates who are committed
to serving the health care needs of all individuals with special attention
directed to the medically underserved and diverse populations of the state,
region and international mission field.
Setting: Hattiesburg, MS
Date
Founded: 2008; Private
Accreditation
William Carey University
College of Osteopathic Medicine holds provisional accreditation
from the Commission on
Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and is accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools
(CC-SACS).
Institutional Affiliation
WCU-COM is part of William Carey University.
2010-2011 Enrollment
Total medical school enrollment:
100 projected
Total male:
Total female:
First-year enrollment:
100 projected
First-year male: First-year female:
Total enrollment
affiliate institutions: 3,226
Curricular Offerings
WCU-COM’s curriculum
features hours in behavioral and community medicine, physi-cal diagnosis and
Osteopathic Principles and Practices (OPP). The curriculum in the first two
years is discipline based; traditional subjects are covered using case-based
learning, traditional lecture and lab, and computer simulation.
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
•
In keeping with the
mission of WCU-COM, William Carey University’s Board of Trustees believes
that osteopathic medical students should have every opportunity to excel
both academically and organizationally.
•
Distinctive Curriculum in:
o Disaster
Preparedness
o Regional Health
Issues
o Oral Health
o
Third World Medicine (elective)
•
International Medicine
Programs: Yes
Preparatory Programs
Post baccalaureate program: Yes
Summer program(s): No
Facilities
Two newly constructed
buildings (48,500 square foot) will be completed in summer 2010, along with
a third administrative building in December 2010. They will contain two
amphi-theater lecture halls, student activity and study areas, faculty
offices, a state-of-the-art OPP Lab, new anatomy lab, two clinical simulator
rooms,
eight standardized patient
examination rooms and a state-of-the-art telemedicine center. The medical
school’s computer system is wireless and campus-wide. Biomedical research
will be accomplished in conjunction with the University of Southern
Mississippi.
WCU-COM will offer
clinical training at a community-based training network representing more
than 6,000 beds in three states: Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Application Information
Primary application
service: AACOMAS
Earliest filing date:
Opening date of AACOMAS
Latest filing date:*
3-1-2011
*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:
8-16-2011
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:
$50
Fee waiver available:
No
Waiver conditions, if offered:
N/A
Supplemental app. earliest filing date:
6-1-2010
Supplemental app. latest filing date:
4-15-2011
Supplemental Application Requirements
Two letters of
recommendation from science faculty members or a pre-medical committee.
Letter from an osteopathic physician who is a member of the AOA.
MCAT
Oldest MCAT
considered: 2007
Accept September 2010 MCAT Scores:
Yes
Accept January 2011 MCAT scores:
Yes
Send
Letters of Recommendation by:
Virtual Evals: No
Interfolio: No
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:
11-1-2009
