Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
The American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredits medical schools granting the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree in the United States. The US Department of Education lists the Commission as a recognized accreditor.[1][2]
Accreditation standards
editThere are many requirements for the accreditation of a college of osteopathic medicine. Accreditation requires that the college have a clearly defined mission, with resources to attain it, and evidence that successful achievement of the mission is likely. Accreditation also requires that the college incorporate the science of medicine and osteopathic principles and practice into the curriculum.[1] In order for a new school to open or for an established school to receive approval to grow in size, the school must also demonstrate that it has access to enough clerkship sites for the third and fourth year students.[3] Standards also require training in internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, family practice, surgery, psychiatry, emergency medicine, radiology, preventive medicine and public health.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation" (PDF). State of New Jersey. December 10, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Accreditation in the United States". ED.gov. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Krueger, PM; Dane, P; Slocum, P; Kimmelman, M (June 2009). "Osteopathic clinical training in three universities". Academic Medicine. 84 (6): 712–7. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181a409b1. PMID 19474543.
- ^ "Overview of Osteopathic Medical Education/Accreditation/The Four-Year Curriculum (2012 Osteopathic Medical College Information Book)" (PDF). American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2012-11-03.