Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) is a private, for-profit osteopathic medical school. Founded in 2016, ICOM is located at the Meridian campus of Idaho State University (ISU).[7] At ICOM, students can earn a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree.[7]
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| Type | For profit[1] |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016[2] |
| Affiliation | Idaho State University[3] |
| Chairman | David C. Pate, MD, JD, FACP, FACHE [4] |
| President | Tracy Farnsworth, EdD, MHSA, MBA, FACHE[5] |
| Dean | Kevin Wilson, DO, FACOI, FACP[6] |
| Students | ~600 |
| ~600 | |
| Location | , , USA |
| Website | www |
History
editBefore ICOM was established, Idaho was the most populous state without a medical school of its own. Although Idaho is among the most rapidly growing areas of the country, the state ranks 49th in physicians per capita.[8] ICOM was founded by Dan Burrell, who also founded the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, NM. Though the school is private, it was founded in partnership with Idaho State University and other senior Idaho healthcare and government officials, with Dr. Robert Hasty as the founding dean. The medical school helps address the current and growing shortage of physicians in the Mountain West region and beyond. With approval from the Idaho State Board of Education, former Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter announced the creation of ICOM on February of 2016. In December 2017 COCA granted ICOM pre-accreditation status and authorized the recruitment of 162 students. ICOM's inaugural class matriculated in August 2018.[9] This class graduated in May 2022[10] and went on to have a 100% residency match rate,[11] leading to ICOM's elevation to full accreditation status by COCA.[12]
Campus
editLocated in Meridian, Idaho, the three-story, 94,000-square-foot facility cost $34 million, and took Engineered Structures, Inc. (ESI) just thirteen months to build. Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, a New Mexico-based architecture firm, did the design.[13]
ICOM's campus, located next to ISU, Meridian, includes more than 12,000 feet of classroom space, including: two lecture halls, each with 250 seats; a clinical simulation center; a 3,500-square-foot medical library; and a 3,479-square-foot osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) Lab. Additionally, 12 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) rooms are located on the second floor.[13]
ICOM has a 40-year agreement with Idaho State University-Meridian, which is located next to the ICOM campus, for use of its Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (TVAPL). There, ICOM's first-year and second-year medical students perform whole-body dissections on donated bodies, also known as cadavers.[14]
Academics
editAs a free-standing medical school, ICOM only offers graduate-level training. ICOM awards the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO). This is a four-year degree with years 1 and 2 consisting of on-campus didactic lectures, small group assignments laboratory and clinical experiences. Years 3 and 4 are completed at selected clinical sites.[15]
ICOM also offers concurrent degrees of DO+MPH and DO+MHA, in collaboration with ISU.[16]
Research
editStudents can pursue research in basic science, medical education, osteopathic principles and practice, and underserved and rural medicine in collaboration with ICOM faculty. ICOM's research serves to advance medicine and biomedical scholarship in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and beyond. Areas of focus include: Osteopathic principles and practice; Medical education; Rural and underserved medicine; Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiometabolic Syndrome; Cellular bioenergetics, free radicals and oxidative stress, muscle biology, cancer, diabetes; Neuroinflammation, gene regulation, cell motility in the central nervous system (CNS), CNS histology; Studies of mosquito gene expression and protein secretion. Student research funding is also available for programs.
Student life
editStudents participate in several organizations and interest committees on campus. There are more than 30 student organizations represented on campus, ranging from national, professional and general interest.[17]
References
edit- ^ Webb, Anna (October 15, 2017). "Update: Idaho's 1st medical school is ready to start recruiting students". Idaho Statesman.
- ^ "Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM)" (PDF). OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE INFORMATION BOOK, 2018. AACOM.
- ^ Boone, Rebecca (March 17, 2016). "What you need to know about the medical school opening in Meridian". Idaho News.
- ^ "Board of Trustees — Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine". Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ "Bio-TFarnsworth — Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine". Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "ICOM's New Dean". 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Bowen, Patty (15 August 2018). "Idaho's first medical school welcomes students". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ jaimee@stoltzgroup.com (2018-08-18). "Idaho's First Medical School Welcomes Inaugural Class". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ sdillon (2022-05-14). "ICOM Graduates Inaugural Class of Osteopathic Physicians". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Outcomes". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ sdillon (2022-05-16). "Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Earns Full Accreditation". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b "ICOM recognized at IBR's Top Projects awards". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "Anatomy lab expansion enhances students' experience". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "Academics". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "Degrees". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "Student Organizations". Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 2019-12-20.