what does accreditation with heightened monitoring mean?
It means they didn't meet some of the standards for accreditation. Which is understandable considering how many of their students are complaining in that thread. Some of the stuff they are complaining about are shocking
Accreditation issues are, in my opinion, the biggest con of all when considering schools. You will be there for four years, if the situation gets worse you may run into difficulties such as securing rotations (depending on what the deficiencies are - which to my knowledge are not always explicitly stated). It's better to not have to worry about this and go to WVSOM. Yeah, it might be further away from family, more rural, but these things don't matter as much if you know you will be getting a quality education. Don't go to a school with a bunch of red flags if you don't have to.
I can't recommend LMU; here's why:
osteopathic.org
3 COMs now:I can't recommend LMU; here's why:
LMU: granted continuing Accreditation with Heightened Monitoring. “Accreditation with Heightened Monitoring: This indicates that fewer than three standards are non-compliant and ongoing monitoring will occur via progress reporting. For schools with this status, accreditation will be granted for four years.”
This is only one of two COMs that has this level of accreditation status right now.
Accreditation decisions for colleges of osteopathic medicine - American Osteopathic Association
Chicago, September 24, 2018–The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) today announced accreditation decisions made at its Aug. 24-26, 2018 meeting. Comprehensive site visits occur at the end of an accreditation cycle. The following...
Hmmm...I missed that in COCA accreditation PDF!
No, that wasn't why. They had accreditation warnings before they open that new campus. Accreditation warnings has to do with 1 or several academic standard(s) not being met to the minimum of what COCA wants. It has nothing to do with the new campus. Although, that will contribute to make it even harder to meet and keep academic standards for both places.
Why’s that?
As a 22 yr WV resident, the area is terrible with little opportunity. I finally got accepted to med school out of WV & am beyond excited to leave the state!
Given their options, I dont think location preference should be at the top of their priorities. Med schools is 4 years - OP will get through it. Going to a poor DO school for a better location and having bad rotations has more severe implications.
I agree to this, I decided to go with WVSOM instead of LMU-DCOM even though the location would have been much more convenient, such as to visit family and other aspects. I ultimately chose WVSOM because of their great program!
I'm trying to decide between these two schools now. Would you still recommend WVSOM over LMU-DCOM after your experience?
