Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
{{Short description|Osteopathic medical school of Liberty University}}
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Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) is a private graduate medical school located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is one of the seventeen colleges and schools located in Liberty University. LUCOM was the second osteopathic medical school to open in the U.S. state of Virginia after the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.{{cite news |last1=Anne |first1=Ashley |title=Liberty University celebrates first 'Match Day' |url=http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Liberty-University-celebrates-its-first-Match-Day-with-new-medical-school-477143283.html |accessdate=2 July 2018 |agency=WDBJ7 |publisher=Gray Digital Media |date=17 March 2018}} In 2018, the inaugural class of 126 medical students graduated.
History
In August 2014, Liberty University opened the College of Osteopathic Medicine.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/liberty-university-readies-new-medical-school/article_b3206b36-0a27-11e4-85c3-001a4bcf6878.html |title=Liberty University readies new medical school |publisher=Lynchburg News and Advance |date= |accessdate=2014-07-13}} The college is housed in a 144,000-square-foot, $40 million building and was completed in 2014.{{cite news|last=Schierhorn|first=Carolyn|title=New school aims to meld Christian worldview, dedication to underserved|url=http://thedo.osteopathic.org/?p=166821|newspaper=The DO|date=February 5, 2014}}
The college received provisional accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association through the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation in 2013 and received full accreditation in 2018.{{cite web|title=Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine|url=http://www.aacom.org/about/colleges/Documents/2014%20CIB%20Supplement-Liberty.pdf|work=AACOM infobook |publisher=American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine}}{{cite news |title=Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Earns Accreditation |url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/38176683/liberty-university-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-earns-accreditation |accessdate=2 July 2018 |agency=CBS8.com |publisher=Midwest Television, Inc}} The college secured long-term affiliations with Halifax Health, the Johnson Health Center, LifePoint, and a thirty-year clinical clerkship and graduate medical education affiliation with Centra Health that including a commitment of clinical rotations for eighty students per year.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/centra-liberty-university-sign--year-affiliation-agreement/article_531a63d0-6a04-11e4-a33c-af9aa13c49e1.html |title=Centra, Liberty University sign 30-year affiliation agreement |publisher=Lynchburg News and Advance |date= |accessdate=2014-11-11}}
In July 2015, the College of Osteopathic Medicine opened Liberty Mountain Medical Group LLC, a primary care clinic serving the greater Lynchburg area. Services include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and sports medicine, and will have a laboratory and X-ray imaging available.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/liberty-mountain-medical-will-open-june/article_b70d61ae-00f3-11e5-bd5e-bb0643d109e8.html |title=Liberty Mountain Medical will open June 29 |publisher=Lynchburg News and Advance |date= |accessdate=2015-05-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newsadvance.com/work_it_lynchburg/news/the-doctor-will-see-you-now-at-a-new-lynchburg/article_80af152a-2ad9-11e5-b5d9-076a5ed1b6f4.html |title=The doctor will see you now at a new Lynchburg medical partnership |publisher=Lynchburg News and Advance |date= |accessdate=2015-07-14}}{{cite web|url=http://wsls.com/2015/06/15/lucom-partners-with-local-family-physicians-to-open-community-care-clinic/ |title=LUCOM partners with local family physicians to open community care clinic |publisher=WSLS.com |date= 15 June 2015|accessdate=2015-06-15}}
Leadership
2012–2016, founding Dean Ronnie Martin, D.O.{{Cite web |last=Pounds |first=Jessie |date=2016-09-15 |title=Founding dean of Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine retires |url=https://newsadvance.com/article_e904806a-7b78-11e6-a318-8b8263832354.html |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=NewsAdvance.com |language=en}}
2016–2017, Interim Dean David Klink, D.O.{{Cite web |date=15 September 2016 |title=Founding dean of medical school retires |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2016/09/15/founding-dean-of-medical-school-retires/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Liberty News |language=en-US}}
2017–2020, Dean Peter Alan Bell, D.O., MBA{{cite web |title=Dr. Peter A Bell appointed dean of Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2017/02/24/dr-peter-bell-appointed-dean-of-liberty-university-college-of-osteopathic-medicine/ |website=Liberty University|date=24 February 2017 }}
2021–present, Dean Joseph Johnson, D.O.{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Richard |date=2021-07-11 |title=Liberty appoints dean for College of Osteopathic Medicine |url=https://virginiabusiness.com/liberty-appoints-dean-for-college-of-osteopathic-medicine/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Virginia Business |language=en-US}}{{cite web |title=Dr. Joseph Johnson appointed interim dean of Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2020/12/01/dr-joseph-johnson-appointed-interim-dean-of-liberty-university-college-of-osteopathic-medicine/ |website=Liberty University|date=December 2020 }}
See also
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Category:Medical schools in Virginia
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