Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Terry Building, home of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine administration
Former names	Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
Type	Private medical school
Established	1981
Parent institution	Nova Southeastern University
Budget	$69.61 million
Dean	Elaine M. Wallace
Students	1,154
Location	Davie, Florida & Clearwater, Florida
Campus	Suburban 314 acres (1.27 km)
Website	medicine.nova.edu

Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-KPCOM) is a private medical school in Davie, Florida. It is an academic division of Nova Southeastern University. The college was founded in 1981 as the only osteopathic medical school located in the Southeastern United States at the time. It confers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

History

Founded in 1981 in North Miami Beach, Florida as the Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine (SECOM). In 1986, with the addition of the College of Pharmacy and the College of Optometry, the school became the "Southeastern University of Health Sciences." In 1994, Southeastern University merged with Nova University, creating Nova Southeastern University. In 1996, Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine moved from North Miami Beach, Florida to Davie, Florida. In September 2017, NSU received a $200 Million Commitment from Patel Family Foundation and the College of Medicine was named the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine.

In 2019, using an additional $50 million donated by the Patel Family, NSU opened a second DO program as part of the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Clearwater, FL. The campus started accepting new medical students in Fall 2019.

Academics

The medical college offers a single medical degree (D.O.), the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, and several master's degrees and certificate programs, including a Master of Public Health and Master of Science degrees.

Societies

First-year medical students are placed into one of ten societies upon matriculation to the College of Osteopathic Medicine. At the white coat ceremony prior to the beginning of the first medical school year, students are officially inducted or "pinned" into their society. Each society is overseen by a faculty member, who serves as an advisor and mentor to students in their society during their medical school years. Each year, students compete in a variety of social and academic events to earn points for their society. At the end of each year, the society with the most overall points receives the College of Osteopathic Medicine Cup, or COM-Cup. The ten societies are named after physicians and educators that have been influential members of the medical community both as osteopathic medical physicians and leaders in the history of the medical school.

Campus

The college provides education on a main campus in Davie, Florida and an additional campus in Clearwater, Florida.

Notable alumni

Tyler Cymet, D.O. ('88) - Professor of Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, described a new genetic syndrome called Erondu–Cymet syndrome.
Will Kirby, D.O., FAOCD ('00) - Clinical and Cosmetic Dermatologist; leading authority on laser tattoo removal; winner of CBS's Big Brother; has appeared on The Young and the Restless; and star of Dr. 90210.
Ross Zafonte, D.O. ('85) - Physiatrist and Chairperson of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ronald Renuart, D.O. ('90) - Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives.

References

"Fiscal Year 2017 Revenues and Expenditures by Osteopathic Medical College" (PDF). AACOM. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
ChooseDO. "Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine NSU-KPCOM". Choose DO: A New Generation of Doctors. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
"Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine". Commission on Osteopathic Colleges Accreditation. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
Mckenzie, Michael. "Nova Southeastern University Receives $200 Million Commitment from Patel Family Foundation". Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
Guerra, John (February 7, 2019). "Nova Southeastern University's new Clearwater campus should welcome first students by August". Tampa Bay Newspapers. The Weekly.
"Student Societies". Nova Southeastern University.
"Dr. Tyler Cymet DO". U.S. News & World Report.
Hilton, Lisette (December 1, 2011). "Will Kirby, D.O., enjoys Hollywood limelight, but family, career take center stage". Dermatology Times.
"Protecting the brain from spiral of damage". NBC News. July 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
"Dr. Ross Zafonte DO". U.S. News & World Report.
"Ronald Renuart, DO". Baptist Health.

External links

Official website

v t e Nova Southeastern University
Based in Davie, Florida
Colleges	Abraham S. Fischler College of Education College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences College of Dental Medicine College of Engineering and Computing College of Medical Sciences College of Optometry College of Pharmacy College of Psychology Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Farquhar Honors College H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Mailman Segal Center for Human Development Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing Shepard Broad College of Law
Campus	The University School Don Taft University Center Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center Miami Dolphins Training Facility Alvin Sherman Library
Athletics	Nova Southeastern Sharks Tennis (w) Soccer (w) Volleyball Crew (w) Softball Golf (w) Basketball (m) Sunshine State Conference
Miscellaneous	NSU alumni WNSU 88.5 FM The Current

v t e Osteopathic medical schools in the United States
Northeast	Lake Erie Pennsylvania Meritus New England New York Institute of Technology Philadelphia Rowan Touro NYC
South	Alabama Arkansas Campbell Edward Via Incarnate Word Lake Erie Florida Liberty Lincoln Memorial North Texas Nova Southeastern NYIT Jonesboro Oklahoma State Philadelphia Georgia Orlando Pikeville Sam Houston State West Virginia William Carey
Midwest	A.T. Still Kirksville Des Moines Kansas City Marian Michigan State Midwestern Chicago Ohio
West	A.T. Still Arizona Burrell California Health Sciences Idaho Midwestern Arizona Noorda Pacific Northwest Rocky Vista Touro California Touro Nevada WesternU California WesternU Oregon

v t e Medical education in the United States
Stages	Pre-medical Medical school Clerkship Sub-internship Graduate medical education Internship Residency Fellowship Board certification Licensure Continuing medical education
Pathways	Medicine (MD) Osteopathic Medicine (DO) International medical graduate (MBBS)
Degrees	Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine MD–PhD Comparison
Exams	MCAT USMLE Step: 1 2CK 2CS 3 COMLEX Level: 1 2CE 2PE 3
Regulatory bodies	American Medical Association Association of American Medical Colleges American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine National Resident Matching Program Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Liaison Committee on Medical Education Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education American Osteopathic Association Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Lists	Medical schools Specialty colleges
Reformers	Abraham Flexner Flexner Report William Osler William Stewart Halsted Andrew Taylor Still
Topics	Issues in higher education inside the U.S. Physician shortage inside the U.S.

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