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update on VCOM-Auburn from Feb 6-
http://www.vcom.vt.edu/news/2014-02-06-Auburn-Groundbreaking.html
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) celebrated the groundbreaking for its new Auburn facility today, located at the Auburn Research Park in Auburn, Alabama. The more than 90,000 sq. ft., four story, state-of-the-art building is situated on 15 acres and is adjacent to Auburn University.
In 2012, VCOM, the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation and Auburn University signed a collaboration agreement to work together to establish a third VCOM campus. VCOM is applying for accreditation, and when approvals are complete, the college hopes to welcome its first 150 students in the fall of 2015.
VCOM is building the campus, which will hold collaborative research programs with Auburn University and programs for the current VCOM students training in hospitals within Alabama, until the branch campus is accredited. In addition, the facility will hold continuing medical education programs for the clinical faculty from Alabama and surrounding states. VCOM’s new academic facility in Auburn will have classrooms, small-group learning rooms, laboratories, and a technology center. No state funds will be required for operations or construction, resulting in no cost to the state taxpayer.
“I want to emphasize two major things. First, how grateful we are for this association with Auburn and the opportunities it provides for both partners, and secondly, how this branch campus will assist in our mission by meeting the growing need for physicians in Alabama and the surrounding rural and underserved areas,” said VCOM President James F. Wolfe, Ph.D.
“Serving society is part of Auburn’s mission,” said Auburn University President Jay Gogue. “Auburn and VCOM are working together to help address the challenges Alabama faces in terms of health and shortage of physicians. We are excited about what the future holds, not just for Auburn but also for the citizens of Alabama.”
http://www.vcom.vt.edu/news/2014-02-06-Auburn-Groundbreaking.html
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) celebrated the groundbreaking for its new Auburn facility today, located at the Auburn Research Park in Auburn, Alabama. The more than 90,000 sq. ft., four story, state-of-the-art building is situated on 15 acres and is adjacent to Auburn University.
In 2012, VCOM, the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation and Auburn University signed a collaboration agreement to work together to establish a third VCOM campus. VCOM is applying for accreditation, and when approvals are complete, the college hopes to welcome its first 150 students in the fall of 2015.
VCOM is building the campus, which will hold collaborative research programs with Auburn University and programs for the current VCOM students training in hospitals within Alabama, until the branch campus is accredited. In addition, the facility will hold continuing medical education programs for the clinical faculty from Alabama and surrounding states. VCOM’s new academic facility in Auburn will have classrooms, small-group learning rooms, laboratories, and a technology center. No state funds will be required for operations or construction, resulting in no cost to the state taxpayer.
“I want to emphasize two major things. First, how grateful we are for this association with Auburn and the opportunities it provides for both partners, and secondly, how this branch campus will assist in our mission by meeting the growing need for physicians in Alabama and the surrounding rural and underserved areas,” said VCOM President James F. Wolfe, Ph.D.
“Serving society is part of Auburn’s mission,” said Auburn University President Jay Gogue. “Auburn and VCOM are working together to help address the challenges Alabama faces in terms of health and shortage of physicians. We are excited about what the future holds, not just for Auburn but also for the citizens of Alabama.”
