College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Northwest
{{Short description|Medical school in Oregon, U.S.}}
{{Infobox university
| name = College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest at Western University
| image_name = WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest, main building (COMP Northwest).jpg
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| caption = Main college building. Opened for classes in fall 2011.
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| established = 2011
| type = Private, non-profit
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| dean = Paula Crone, D.O.
| city = Lebanon, Oregon
| country = U.S.
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| administrative_staff = 21 {{cite web|url=https://www.westernu.edu/ire/outcomes/osteopathic-medicine/ |title=Osteopathic Medicine | Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness }}
| other_name = COMP-Northwest
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| website = {{url|http://www.westernu.edu/northwest}}
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The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Northwest, also known as COMP Northwest, is a non-profit, private medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Lebanon, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 2011, the school is a branch campus of Western University of Health Sciences' College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, and is operated in partnership with Samaritan Health Services. Graduates of the college receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The university eventually plans to open additional colleges at the Lebanon campus.{{cite news |title=More colleges planned at COMP-NW, area leaders told |first=Alex |last=Paul |url=http://democratherald.com/news/local/more-colleges-planned-at-comp-nw-area-leaders-told/article_330ea54a-4d3f-11e1-b3e8-0019bb2963f4.html |newspaper=Democratherald |date=February 2, 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012}}
History
Plans for the school were announced as early as 2007,{{cite news|last=Oden|first=Betty|title=Western University Samaritan Campus Phase 1|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/11/western-university-samaritan-campus-phase-1/|access-date=1 August 2011|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=November 11, 2009}} and in January 2008 it was announced the school would partner with Willamette Valley based Samaritan Health Services.{{cite web|last=Blancett|first=Molly|title=Medical school coming to Lebanon|url=http://www.kval.com/news/13822412.html|work=KVAL.com|publisher=Fisher Communications|access-date=1 August 2011|date=January 15, 2008}} A year later, the planned school received accreditation by the American Osteopathic Association,{{cite news|agency=The Associated Press|title=Medical school for Lebanon gets green light|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/medical_school_for_lebanon_get.html|access-date=1 August 2011|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=January 16, 2009}} and in June 2009 groundbreaking took place for the first building on the campus, a {{convert|55000|ft2|adj=on}} structure owned by Samaritan Health Services and leased to the school.{{cite web|title=Samaritan, WesternU break ground on health sciences campus|url=http://www.samhealth.org/aboutus/newsevents/featuredarticles/Pages/healthsciencescampusceremony.aspx|work=News & Events|publisher=Samaritan Health Services|access-date=1 August 2011|date=July 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005015712/http://www.samhealth.org/aboutus/newsevents/featuredarticles/Pages/healthsciencescampusceremony.aspx|archive-date=5 October 2011|url-status=dead}} That building was estimated to cost $15 million to build, and COMP Northwest signed a 20-year lease on the building.{{cite news|last=Weinstein|first=Nathalie|title=Medical school breaks ground in Lebanon|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/06/25/medical-school-breaks-gound-in-lebanon/|access-date=1 August 2011|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=June 25, 2009}}
During the 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly, the Senate passed a resolution to "congratulate the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest, thank the founders for their commitment to the people of Oregon and wish the college success in the future".{{cite web|title=Senate Resolution 2|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sr1.dir/sr0002.intro.html|work=2011 Regular Session|publisher=Oregon Legislature|access-date=1 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805190846/http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sr1.dir/sr0002.intro.html|archive-date=2012-08-05|url-status=dead}} The school opened in August 2011 with an initial enrollment of 107 students, and 15 full-time faculty members.{{cite news|last=Budnick|first=Nick|title=Osteopathic medical school to open next week in Lebanon, Oregon|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2011/07/osteopathic_medical_school_to.html|access-date=1 August 2011|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=July 31, 2011}} At that time tuition was $47,000 and the college planned to eventually grow to 400 students. COMP Northwest is expected to nearly double the number of Oregon residents graduating as physicians from medical school.{{cite news|last=DeBow|first=Matt|title=Merkley breezes through town for tour of COMP|url=http://www.lebanon-express.com/news/local/merkley-breezes-through-town-for-tour-of-comp/article_94aa474c-41fe-11e1-9bae-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1lST2ZGC8|access-date=4 February 2012|newspaper=Lebanon Express|date=January 19, 2012}} In March 2012, the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce gave COMP-Northwest the Small Business of the Year Award.{{cite news|last=Paul |first=Alex |title=Lebanon Area Chamber Gives Community Awards |url=http://democratherald.com/news/local/lebanon-area-chamber-gives-community-awards/article_9dc37406-6e55-11e1-8e75-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=7 May 2012 |newspaper=Democratic Herald |date=March 15, 2012}} The school's first class of 100 graduated in June 2015.{{cite news|agency=The Associated Press|title=Oregon's 'other medical school' graduates its first 100 doctors this spring|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2015/02/oregons_other_medical_school_p.html|access-date=14 February 2015|work=The Oregonian|date=February 13, 2015}}
As of the 2023-2024 academic school year there were 431 students enrolled with a faculty and administrative staff of 21 and 815 alumni at the end of calendar year 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.westernu.edu/ire/outcomes/osteopathic-medicine/ |title=Osteopathic Medicine | Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness }}
Academics
The students entering as the inaugural Class of 2015 had an average Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score of 28 and an average overall GPA of 3.53.{{cite web|url=http://prospective.westernu.edu/osteopathic-northwest/competitive|title=Competitive Candidate Profile|publisher=Western University of Health Sciences|access-date=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017144157/http://prospective.westernu.edu/osteopathic-northwest/competitive|archive-date=2012-10-17|url-status=dead}}
Campus
The campus is located across the street from Samaritan Health Services' Lebanon Community Hospital. The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific previously provided students with residencies at the hospital before the new branch campus opened. COMP Northwest's campus shares lectures from the home campus in Pomona, California. Lectures are streamed in both directions, with most of the lectures coming from the Pomona campus. The campus has a single two-story building leased from Samaritan Health Services, with an option to buy the building and construct additional buildings at the location.
See also
- List of medical schools in the United States
- Western University College of Podiatric Medicine
- Western University College of Veterinary Medicine
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.westernu.edu/northwest/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720113407/http://www.westernu.edu/bin/northwest/comp-northwest-folder.pdf COMP Northwest brochure]
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